DoD Planning Major OCO Boost to Sidestep FY20 Budget Caps
The Pentagon will reportedly seek a massive increase in its FY20 war coffer in an effort to sidestep federal spending limits, a move that could push war funding to near …
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U.S. Defense Budget Request Delayed
As a result of the U.S. government shutdown, the U.S. defense budget will not be released next week as planned. Despite the fact that the 2019 defense budget was passed …
Read MoreThales Gains Back Market Share with New Radio Contract
by Greg Giaquinto, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. Thales has been awarded a $37 million contract from the U.S. Army to equip the new rapidly deployable security force assistance brigades …
Read MoreJoint Tactical Networking Center: Making Software Radios Interoperable, Secure, and Affordable
by Greg Giaquinto, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. The Joint Tactical Networking Center (JTNC) was created following the cancellation of the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) program. The U.S. Department …
Read MoreDefense Secretary Carter Previews FY17 Budget
by Shaun McDougall, Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter offered a preview of the Pentagon’s FY17 budget request on February 2, but offered relatively few concrete …
Read MoreCyberspace Test Technology: $127 Million Project Keeps Cyberspace Warfighter Systems Current
By Greg Giaquinto, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. Forecast International projects that the U.S. Department of Defense will spend approximately $127 million on its Cyberspace Test Technology (CTT) project over …
Read MoreWhat’s In a Name? U.S. Department of Defense AN Nomenclature Made Easy
By Richard Sterk, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. The U.S. Department of Defense’s official nomenclature equipment identification system is formally known as the Joint Electronics Type Designation System (JETDS), although …
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