by Joe Katzman | May 5, 2006 | Electronics - General, Field Reports, Forces - Marines, Industry & Trends, Logistics, Logistics Innovations, Power Projection, Transformation, USA
RFID Journal reports that RFID implementation in the US military is starting to show quantifiable and anecdotal benefits, as the Pentagon rolls this technology through its massive $120 billion per year logistics chain. The US expects to spend a total of $500 million...
by Joe Katzman | May 5, 2006 | Avionics, Budgets, Contracts - Awards, Helicopters & Rotary, Lockheed Martin, New Systems Tech, USA
MH-60R w. Hellfires, ALFS(click to view full) Lockheed Martin Systems Integration-Owego in Owego, NY received an estimated $51 million advance acquisition contract for long lead efforts and materials associated with the production and delivery of the FY 2007 full rate...
by Joe Katzman | May 5, 2006 | Fuel & Power, New Systems Tech, Projections & Assessments, Trucks & Transport, USA
RST-V Shadow(click to view full) DID has covered Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Targeting Vehicle (RST-V) Shadow hybrid vehicle, a V-22 Osprey-transportable vehicle that could fulfill scout and jeep-type roles. The Marines are interested, and the Canadian...
by Joe Katzman | May 5, 2006 | Bases & Infrastructure, Contracts - Awards, Small Business, USA
Small business qualifier ECI Construction Inc. in Shawnee Mission, KS received a $5.5 million firm-fixed-price contract for construction of a Army Reserve Center in Grand Prairie, TX. Work is expected to be complete by Oct. 31, 2007. Bids were solicited via the World...
