Elizabeth City USCG Base Infrastructure
08/25/2010
Photobrief: On our tour of the Elizabeth City USCG station there were several examples of the state of the infrastructure and of needs for modernization.
The Challenge of Modernizing USCG Infrastructure: The Case of the Elizabeth City USCG Base
08/24/2010
An Interview with Captain Bennett Earlier this summer Second Line of Defense interviewed Captain Bennett, base commander at the Elizabeth City Coast Guard Station. Captain Bennett discussed the challenges facing the facility with aging infrastructure impacting on operations and capabilities. Our website looks at concepts of operations and capabilities. Clearly…
Zoltek Circumvents U.S. Export Controls By Moving Offshore
08/24/2010
By Richard McCormack One American company selling a widely produced global product that the U.S. government says could be used by rogue states against American national security interests has found a way around U.S. government export controls. Zoltek Corp., a St. Louis-based manufacturer of carbon-fiber, uses its factory in Hungary…
High Tech CEO Wonders if Silicon Valley will Look Like Shenango Valley
08/17/2010
By Richard A. McCormack It might not be very long before Silicon Valley, Calif., starts to take on the characteristics of Shenango Valley, Penn., if state and national policies don't change to encourage investment in manufacturing and high-tech production, says Hank Nothhaft, president, CEO and chairman of the board of…
Manufacturers Wonder If It’s Worth Staying In America
08/17/2010
By Richard A. McCormack Small- and medium-sized American manufacturing companies are feeling better about their prospects, as compared to last year at this time, but they remain cautious about the future. They are also worried about U.S. government policies that are increasing the costs of doing business in the United…
Russia’s New Fifth Generation Fighter
08/17/2010
By Dr. Richard Weitz The United States possess the only fifth-generation fighter currently in service, the F-22A Raptor stealth fighter, which entered the U.S. Air Force in 1997. The Russian Federation is hoping to join this exalted category in the next few years, with its new fighter plane, which began…
An Update on the A330 MRTT: 2010
06/19/2010
Highlights of the presentation made last month at Spain-based Airbus final assembly lines provide insights into the basic configuration of the aircraft, a customer update, and some interesting comments on the engineering and industrial solutions for working with partners.
An Update on F-35 Manufacturing: The Case of Wing Assembly
06/18/2010
During the System Development and Demonstration (SDD) phase, wings have been built in the more traditional military aircraft assembly approach of building around stations. The parts and components come to the station and the wing is assembled over a period of months at the station.