by Joe Katzman | Nov 13, 2006 | Australia & S. Pacific, Contracts - Intent, Issues - Political, Lobbying, Lockheed Martin, New Systems Tech, Partnerships & Consortia
One more(click to view full) On November 10, Australian Defence Minister Dr. Brendan Nelson announced that the Australian Government has given First Pass approval for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. The minister plans to sign the JSF Production Sustainment and...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 13, 2006 | Security & Secrecy, USA
If you work in the industry, you know that navigating the designated layers of classified material can be challenging, and that decisions regarding classification may not always make sense to you. This is also true on a public policy level: the Federation of American...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 13, 2006 | Corporate Innovations, Missiles - Air-Air, Project Successes, Raytheon, USA
AIM-120D into F-22A(click to view full) The AIM-120D AMRAAM Production Program Manager was a bit skeptical when he was asked to be team leader on a rapid improvement event under the “Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st century” process improvement...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 13, 2006 | Boeing, Contracts - Awards, FOCUS Articles, Forces - Special Ops, Helicopters & Rotary, New Systems Tech, USA
CH-47 offers a helpinghand in Afghanistan(click to view full) Back on June 13, 2005, while covering the “US101” EH-101 variant’s approval as the next US Presidential helicopter, DID noted that the rivals for this bid (Lockheed’s...
