by Joe Katzman | Apr 25, 2006 | Design Innovations, Engines & Propulsion - Naval, Fuel & Power, Industry & Trends, Issues - Political, Lobbying, Official Reports, Policy - Procurement, Surface Ships - Combat, Surface Ships - Other, USA
LHA-R: go nuclear?(click to expand) The Pentagon’ has increased its attention to energy conservation in the wake of a recent Army Corps of Engineers report, as well as its rising outlays for fuel. House Armed Services committee force Projection subcommittee...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 25, 2006 | BAE, Britain/U.K., Europe - Other, Finmeccanica, France, Industry & Trends, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Procurement Innovations, Protective Systems - Aircraft
Five major European naval shipbuilders have formed a “club” to promote synergies in materials procurement as part of broader efforts to reduce costs. Procurement represents approximately 60% of the cost of a typical warship program, and participating...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 25, 2006 | Americas - Other, Contracts - Awards, Engines - Aircraft, Fighters & Attack, New Systems Tech, Support & Maintenance, Support Functions - Other, United Technologies, USA
F135 Assembly(click to view full) United Technologies Corp. subsidiary Pratt & Whitney Military Engines in East Hartford, CT received a $120 million ceiling-priced cost-plus-incentive-fee, award-fee contract for the low rate initial product lot 1 procurement of...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 25, 2006 | Delivery & Task Orders, Electronics - General, Other Corporation, Tanks & Mechanized, USA
M2A3 Bradley(click to view full) DRS Test and Energy Management Inc. in Huntsville, AL received a delivery order of $22.9 million as the initial part of a $34.4 million firm-fixed-price contract for chassis modernization/ embedded diagnostics kits for the Bradley A3...
