by Joe Katzman | Nov 22, 2005 | Clothing, Contracts - Modifications, Logistics, Other Corporation, USA
DID has been focusing on some of the “high-profile, high glamour” items recently, but a lot of military spending is more quotidian. For instance, Lion Vallen Ltd. Parternship in Dayton, OH won a maximum $16 million firm-fixed-price contract for ordering,...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 21, 2005 | Industry
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by Joe Katzman | Nov 21, 2005 | Issues - Political, Official Reports, Policy - Procurement, Project Failures, Project Successes, Scandals & Investigations, USA
The US Department of Defense has released details per Congress’ Selected Acquisition Reports (SARs) requirements for the Sept. 30, 2005, reporting period. SARs summarize the latest estimates of a major program’s cost, schedule, and technical status....
by Joe Katzman | Nov 21, 2005 | Alliances, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Europe - Other, Finmeccanica, France, Issues - International, Issues - Political, MBDA, Missiles - Anti-Ship, Missiles - Precision Attack, Missiles - Surface-Air, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Power Projection, Surface Ships - Combat, Thales
FREMM drawing(click to view full) DID has covered the roles of the various organizations active in European defense integration efforts, from the EDA (EU’s European Defense Agency) to the OCCAR (The Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation). We also covered...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 21, 2005 | Alliances, Ammunition, Europe - Other, Events, Field Innovations, Guns - Personal Weapons, Iraq, Issues - International, Leadership & People, Legal, Other Corporation, Project Successes, Soldier's Gear, Support & Maintenance, Tanks & Mechanized
BMP-1 IFV(click to view full) DID can now close out the story of the 77 refurbished Hungarian T-72s that will equip Iraq’s 9th Army Division (Mechanized). MNF-I’s Nov. 12, 2005 issue of The Advisor magazine notes that the division took delivery of the...
