“The tracer is two-way.” —— U.S. Army Ordnance
Dear readers,
Opening summary of the report of the House of Commons Defense Committee: Protect those who protect us: women in the armed forces from recruitment to civilian life, Published on July 25, 2021. It was shocking to read: “Although the army generally welcomes female soldiers today, we are seriously concerned that nearly 62% of female soldiers have suffered bullying, harassment and discrimination (BHD)- Too many military personnel and veterans who have completed our survey have been affected.” More than 4,000 female service personnel and female veterans participated in the survey, including 1,637 female service personnel and 2,469 veterans.
In addition, the report continues: “Our investigation received shocking evidence from female service workers that they had been subjected to bullying, sexual harassment, sexual assault, and rape, some of which-more disturbingly-involved acting Senior officials who acted illegally.”
The complaint system was judged to be “extremely poor” and the complaint was “covered”. The report states that this “lack of confidence in the system has resulted in 89% of male and female personnel in the regular army not filing a formal complaint against BHD.”
As more and more women are encouraged to enter the military to assume almost all available roles, despite the report’s findings, “nearly 90% of these military women would recommend the military to other women.”
The cross-party report details many measures currently being taken to correct the serious problems detailed in detail. It can be found at: https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/6959/documents/72771/default
Significant changes have taken place within the armed forces, especially in the past three decades. The shift to technology has opened up more equal opportunities, allowing all sectors of civil society to function. This report shows that compared with civil society, the traditional male-oriented attitude of the service sector is much slower in adapting to the new era of equality, which is not surprising in many respects. Aggression and physical violence have traditionally been considered the cornerstones of making soldiers effective, not only in the British army, but all over the world. But in this era of digital technology, this requirement is decreasing. Pushing services to be more inclusive in terms of gender and context is a big step forward, but the systems that manage this transition must evolve at the same pace.
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The Crown Consortium, supported by the European Union, develops a multifunctional radio frequency system based on AESA
Laying the foundation for the next generation of multifunctional radio frequency (RF) systems based on Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) technology is the mission of the CROWN Alliance.
CROWN is a European active electronic scanning array with combined radar, communications and electronic warfare functions for military applications. It is a $11.8 million project and is expected to last 30 months.
In 2019, in accordance with the proposal of the European Union’s Defense Research Preparatory Action (PADR) managed by EDA to call for “Electromagnetic Spectrum Superiority”, an international alliance composed of 11 participants from seven countries has been established.
The CROWN consortium is coordinated by Indra (Spain) and brings together 11 leading industry members, research centers and a small and medium enterprise from seven EU countries: Indra (Spain), Thales (France), Office National d’Etudes et de Recherches Aerospatiales – ONERA (France), Hensoldt Sensors (Germany), Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (Germany), Saab (Sweden), Totalforsvarets Forskningsinstitut-FOI (Sweden) Dutch Applied Science Research Organization-TNO (Netherlands), Leonardo (Italy), Elettronica (Italy) And Baltijos Pazangiu Technologiju Institutas-BPTI (Lithuania).
The project will examine R&T activities at key technology, system, and component levels, and will seek to design, manufacture, and test small-scale prototypes.
PADR was established by the European Commission in 2017 to evaluate and demonstrate the added value of defense research and technology (R&T) supported by the European Union. According to EDA: “It paves the way for an appropriate European defense plan as part of the European Defense Fund (EDF), under the European Union’s multi-year financial framework (2021-2027).”
With the adversary catching up, the Ministry of Defense hopes to modernize the intelligence information structure
As a traditional information technology leader, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) is now aware that its opponents are challenging their advantages in areas such as cyber security, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and supply chain risk management.
“In order to meet these technical challenges, we must be united throughout the Department of Defense, how do we expand and operate IT infrastructure, and protect it to provide the most advanced technology,” said Cynthia J. Mendoza, Deputy Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense ( Cynthia J. Mendoza) said. Interviewer Information Technology spoke on the GovExec forum last week.
Mendoza said that the future task is to “expand and implement IT support capabilities by using key advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning, 5G wireless technology and quantum computing.”
She called for the “return to basics” method out of the need to understand “task results and results.” This will not only combine the experience of the Department of Defense, but also the experience of the intelligence community, international partners, the private sector, academia, and Congress.
Major US arms sales (Defense Security Cooperation Agency-DSCA).
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U.S. government contract
The focus is on government-granted contracts and foreign military sales contracts that were awarded between July 19 and 23, 2021, with more than 100 million U.S. dollars.
July 23
American armies
Pfizer won a $1.3 billion conversion contract for the production of the BNT162b2 vaccine. The U.S. Army Contracting Command is a contracting activity. (Issued on July 20, 2021).
Defense Logistics Agency
Supply core; I-solution direct; and TW Metals share the highest USD 900 million IDIQ contract for commercial metal products. The army, navy, air force, and marines use military services. The contracting activity is supported by the local defense logistics team.
July 22
Missile Defense Agency
(The highest prize of the day).Raytheon Missiles and Defense, located in Tucson, Arizona, won a $90.2 million conversion contract [to] The previously awarded guidance electronic unit engineering development activities are completely transitioned to production activities. The transition to production activities includes: (1) Perform testing, development and system engineering tasks; (2) Develop software loading capabilities; (3) Convert traditional test equipment to test configuration hardware; (4) Develop new general-purpose platform test equipment . The Missile Defense Agency is a contracting activity.
July 21
U.S. Air Force
Parsons Government Services has been awarded a US$953 million IDIQ contract for air defense services at the European-African Air Force (USAFE-AFAFRICA) Air Force Base. This contract provides USAFE-AFAFRICA with a layered base defense capability. This capability will be used at various locations in the area of responsibility. The 764th Corporate Purchasing Squadron is a contracting activity.
Braxton Technologies has won a $139 million modification contract for satellite operations, prototyping and support and delivery, integration of networks, infrastructure, hardware and architectural solutions. This modification provides cross-domain solutions, design, integration and rapid delivery team services. The cumulative face value of the contract is US$233 million. The Space and Missile System Center is a contracting activity.
July 20
U.S. Navy
Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems won a conversion contract worth $231 million to confirm the initial contract and purchase 70 additional MK41 vertical launch system modules and auxiliary equipment for the DDG 51-class destroyer and the FFG 62-class frigate. The contract modification incorporates procurement by the US government (80%); the Commonwealth of Australia (13%); and Spain (7%) under the Foreign Arms Sales (FMS) plan. Shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) funding for FY2021 is US$91.6 million (40%); Shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) funding for FY2020 is US$91.6 (40%); FMS Australia provides funding of US$30.6 (13%); and The US$17.4 million (7%) of the FMS Spain Fund will be borne at the time of grant. The Naval Maritime System Command is a contracting activity.
Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems received a $80.2 million modification for the delivery of the Technical Insertion-20 (TI-20) AN/SQQ-89A(V)15 surface ship underwater combat system and AN/SQS-53C transmitter base Facility fleet hardware. The contract combines purchases by the US government (94%) and the Commonwealth of Australia (6%) under the Foreign Arms Sales (FMS) program. The Naval Maritime System Command is a contracting activity. (Issued on July 15, 2021)
July 19
American armies
Booz Allen Hamilton; CAE USA Mission Solutions; JANUS Research Group; and Valiant Global Defense Services will compete for each order of a USD 240 million futures and concept center mission support service contract. The U.S. Army Field Bureau office is a contracting activity.
U.S. Navy
Serco; CACI International; Griffon Technology; Life Cycle Engineering; McKean Defense Group; and Reliability & Performance Technologies were awarded IDIQ contracts for procurement engineering and technical service project management and information technology support services for naval surface warship projects , Including DDG-51, DDG-1000, LCS, LPD, LX(R), LHA(R), landing craft, Military Maritime Command, Coast Guard, International Plan (Foreign Naval Plan Initiative) and Naval Surface Warfare Center Philadelphia Ministry of Proving Grounds. The maximum total value of all six contracts is US$218 million. Serco was awarded a maximum value of 39.5 million US dollars; CACI was awarded a maximum value of 35.7 million US dollars; Gryphon was awarded a maximum value of 38.8 million US dollars; LCE was awarded a maximum value of 35.7 million US dollars; McKean was awarded a maximum value of 32.8 US dollars; 35.8 million US dollars. The Naval Surface Warfare Center is a contracting activity.
According to the basic order agreement previously granted, Raytheon Missiles and National Defense Corporation won an order worth 35.6 million U.S. dollars for the purchase of AEGIS Modernization (AMOD) kits for the Navy’s DDG 51-class destroyers and the Japanese government under the foreign arms sales plan. The contract includes procurement for the navy (59%); and the Japanese government (41%) according to the foreign arms sales plan. The Naval Maritime System Command is a contracting activity.
Event confirmation
Sea, air, space-August 1 to 4, 2021
Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, National Harbor, Maryland, USA
IDEF21, August 17-20, 2021
Tüyap Istanbul Expo and Conference Center, Turkey.
DSEI, September 14-17, 2021
ExCeL London, Royal Victoria Dock, London, UK
Best wishes,
Andrew De Vega
Main editor
Invincible Fleet International/Asian Military Review
