The U.S. Army‘s Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center has tapped VICIS to enhance the blunt impact performance of combat helmets, the Seattle, Wash., company announced Tuesday. VICIS will explore applying its football helmet liner as a replacement for the foam liner pads currently used in Army and Marine Corps helmets. …
Read More »Deloitte: Moderate Global Defense Spending to Continue Through 2020
A report by Deloitte predicts economic forces will continue to drive moderate defense commitments globally and will increase the relative parity among military capabilities through 2020. The company’s latest Global Defense Outlook report forecasts that the combined annual defense budget of the 50 countries studied will remain flat at nearly $1.6 trillion over the next five years, Deloitte …
Read More »Deloitte Forecast Shows Global Defense Spending Shift to IT; Charles Wald Comments
A new Deloitte report depicts a shift in the types of defense-related goods and services governments are buying and for how much, Breaking Defense reported Monday. Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. writes the Global Defense Outlook 2013 sees a decrease in military expenditures for the 50 nations that represent 97 percent …
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