by Joe Katzman | Sep 30, 2006 | Contracts - Modifications, Delivery & Task Orders, General Dynamics, Other Corporation, Support & Maintenance, Support Functions - Other, Tanks & Mechanized, USA
Stryker MGS checkout(click to view full) The U.S. Army has been issuing a number of contracts related to the Stryker family of armored vehicles lately. While DID doesn’t cover every one of these announcements, we thought we’d cover every announcement in...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 30, 2006 | Boeing, Budgets, C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Field Reports, Fighters & Attack, FOCUS Articles, Issues - International, Issues - Political, Japan, Lockheed Martin, New Systems Tech, Official Reports, Procurement Innovations, United Technologies, USA
F-22A Raptor, ready (click to view full) The fifth-generation F-22A Raptor fighter program has been the subject of fierce controversy, with advocates and detractors aplenty. This DID focus article covers both sides of that controversy, and also addresses key events...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 29, 2006 | Boeing, Contracts - Modifications, Europe - Other, Specialty Aircraft, USA
KDC-10 with F-16s Last year, we covered a $196.2 million firm-fixed-price contract modification exercising FY 2006 options for KC-10 Extender and KDC-10 contractor logistics support. These aircraft are McDonnell Douglas DC-10 Series 30CF variants converted to the air...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 29, 2006 | Avionics, BAE, Boeing, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, L3 Communications, Middle East - Other, Other Corporation, Rolls Royce, Simulation & Training, Specialty Aircraft, USA
Do you feel lucky…?(click to view full) The T-45 Training System includes T-45 Goshawk aircraft, advanced flight simulators, computer-assisted instructional programs, a computerized training integration system, and a contractor logistics support package. The...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 29, 2006 | Budgets, Events, Lockheed Martin, Memoriam, New Systems Tech, Official Reports, Surface Ships - Combat, USA
LCS 1 Freedom christening(click to view full) On September 23, 2006, the US Navy christened and launched LCS 1 Freedom, the nation’s first Flight 0 littoral combat ship, at the Marinette Marine shipyard in Wisconsin. The ship will continue to undergo outfitting...
