L-3 Communications has acquired ForceX, a Nashville-based company that specializes in intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) mission-management software and geospatial application technology, the company announced Tuesday afternoon. “We have been strategically repositioning our portfolio by adding new capabilities that are aligned with our customers’ priorities, and we are pleased to announce this acquisition, which furthers […]
During the Iraq war, private defense contractors providing security and support outnumbered troops on the ground at points. Contractors can enhance US military capacity but also entail risks. US experience with private security contractors holds several key lessons.
In a press release by Pace Environmental Law Review to analyze and discusse aspects of the ongoing KBR Burn Pit Litigation. The litigation was renamed “In re KBR, Inc., Burn Pit Litigation” by the Multidistrict Litigation Panel (“MDL”) upon request of plaintiffs. See J.P.M.L. Transfer Order, No. 2083 (Oct. 16, 2009). an emerging toxic tort in the United States. The litigation is in […]
mer·ce·nary noun \mr-s-ner-ē, -ne-rē\ a soldier who is paid by a foreign country to fight in its army : a soldier who will fight for any group or country that hires him (Merriam-Webster) Say that you work for a private security company (PSC) and most people think one of two things: Either you are a mall cop. […]
US Army Africa Command (Africom) wants private contractors to move military equipment and supplies from the US to Egypt and 55 other countries within its Area of Responsibility (AOR). This comes hard on the heels of a transport contract awarded by the US Army’s Transport Command (US-TRANSCOM) to Berry Aviation to provide to provide air […]