by Joe Katzman | Jul 21, 2005 | Britain/U.K., Budgets, Issues - Political, New Systems Tech, Nuclear Weapons, Official Reports, Support & Maintenance
A GBP 1.05 billion ($1.83 billion) package has been finalized to ensure the continuing safe maintenance of the UK’s nuclear warheads for the rest of their intended service lives. In light of the UK’s ratification of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, which...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 21, 2005 | Budgets, Industry & Trends, South Korea, Transformation
Defense Minister Yoon Kwang-ung recently reaffirmed his commitment to reform South Korea’s Army-dominated military to achieve a better balance between the Army, Navy and Air Force. South Korea has 690,000 troops, the sixth largest military in the world,...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 21, 2005 | Contracts - Modifications, ECM, Forces - Special Ops, Northrop-Grumman, Protective Systems - Aircraft, Transport & Utility, USA
MC-130HCombat Talon II Using supplemental funding for the global war on terrorism, the US Air Force (USAF) is continuing its efforts to outfit more of its transport aircraft with the Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM) system. Northrop Grumman Systems...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 21, 2005 | Delivery & Task Orders, Logistics, Logistics Innovations, Small Business, Transformation, Trucks & Transport, USA
CROP Small business qualifier Summa Technology Inc. in Huntsville, AL received the full delivery order amount on a $5.8 million firm-fixed-price sole-source contract for Container Roll-in-Out Platform (CROP) Units. Work will be performed in Cullman, AL and is expected...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 21, 2005 | Contracts - Awards, Fighters & Attack, Lockheed Martin, Turkey
F-16B (click to view full) Back on May 6/05, DID discussed Turkey’s $1.1 billion agreement with the U.S. government to upgrade its 200+ F-16s to a common Block 40-50 configuration. Now Lockheed Martin Corp. in Fort Worth, TX has received an $83.5 million...
