As another news-packed week passes, we have plenty of work to do, covering a range of interesting subjects. This week Lebanon suffered brutal clashes in Beirut, Iran tested its new… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (11-15 October)"
The Department of Defence announced today that it had cancelled solicitations for the $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) Cloud, and has “initiated contract termination procedures”. Alongside the cancellation… Continue reading "Pentagon Axes JEDI Contract, To Recompete Cloud Efforts"
The $10 billion US Department of Defense (DoD) Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) contract ranks among the most legally messy in recent memory. Initially, Amazon was considered to be the… Continue reading "Court Upholds Legal Challenge to DoD JEDI Contract"
In October 2020, Mexican Ex-Minister of Defense General Salvador Cienfuegos, accused of corruption and cooperating with cartels, such as H-2, while in office from 2012-2018, was arrested by American authorities… Continue reading "US Responds to Mexico’s Decision to Not Charge Ex-Minister of Defense"
The joint US Army/Marine Corps development of the IVAS or Integrated Visual Augmentation System continues apace with large scale trials scheduled for July this year. A Marine infantry platoon, an… Continue reading "US Army/USMC Integrated Visual Augmentation System Set For Larger Scale Trials"
US Army soldiers from the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division are acting as the ‘test-bed’ for the latest generation of Enhanced Night Vision Goggle-Binocular (ENVG-B) being developed… Continue reading "Enhanced Night Vision Goggle-Binoculars Being Tested by US Army"
Back in June, VK Integrated Systems, partnered with Bachstein Consulting, broke cover to unveil their submission to the US Army’s Next Generation Squad Weapon programme. The AR-platform XR-68 boasts a… Continue reading "VK Integrated Systems and Bachstein Consulting Submit XR-68 to US Army’s NGSW Programme"
“This is cutting-edge technology. It is going to transform the way we train Soldiers and the way Soldiers operate in combat. We’re excited about it.” is how General James C.… Continue reading "Army Tests New Integrated Visual Augmentation System"