by Joe Katzman | Oct 5, 2006 | Americas - Other, Australia & S. Pacific, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Intent, Engines - Aircraft, Fighters & Attack, Guns - Artillery & Mortars, Helicopters & Rotary, India, Israel, IT - General, IT - Software & Integration, Marketing & Advertising, New Systems Tech, Simulation & Training, Specialty Aircraft, Tanks & Mechanized, UAVs, United Technologies, USA, UUVs & USVs
RU-38 Twin Condor(click to view full) * US Army meets 2006 recruiting goals early. * No slowdown in India-Israel defense cooperation. * China recruiting innovative weapons designers * US Congress tightens port security requirements. * BAE’s Nimrod MRA4 goes for...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 5, 2006 | Budgets, Contracts - Intent, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, Issues - Political, Lockheed Martin, Official Reports, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Rolls Royce, United Technologies
Getting there…(click to view full) DID’s Benelux reader David Vandenberghe offers us translations and links to a number of Dutch documents and speeches re: their continued participation in the F-35 Lightning II/ Joint Strike Fighter program. The...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 5, 2006 | Boeing, Bombs - General, New Systems Tech, Transformation
Existing GBU-28 Bomb Oct 4/06: The Boeing Company in St Louis, MO received a $9 million indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract modification. This effort will design and test “a large penetrating munition” in order to...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 5, 2006 | Bases & Infrastructure, Contracts - Awards, Environmental, Other Corporation, USA
Air Combat Command HQ at Langley Air Force Base, VA has issued a $500 million contract for restoration; performance-based remediation; horizontal and vertical construction, repair and maintenance; demolition; force protection; homeland security; and a full range of...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 5, 2006 | Americas - Other, Bases & Infrastructure, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Delivery & Task Orders, Other Corporation, Small Business, Support Functions - Other, USA
Most militaries spend a lot on bases and maintenance, but those expenditures aren’t as sexy as new weapons systems. Which is why they receive far less coverage and attention, except from elected representatives whose districts benefit from the base’s...
