by Joe Katzman | Jan 31, 2007 | Asia - Central, Avionics, Contracts - Awards, Electronics - General, India, Issues - International, Lockheed Martin, Radars, Specialty Aircraft, USA
Pakistani P-3(click to view full) Lockheed Martin Corp. Maritime Systems and Sensors in St. Paul, MN received a $186.5 million ceiling-priced modification to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N00019-06-D-0012) for the fabrication,...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 31, 2007 | Contracts - Awards, Electronics - General, Forces - Special Ops, Other Corporation, USA
“It’s the delivery boy…”(click to view full) Shock Tube Systems, Inc. in Moosup, CT received an estimated $15 million firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contract for MK154 Mod 0 Non-electric Delay Detonators. The MK154...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 31, 2007 | Bases & Infrastructure, Contracts - Awards, Engineer Units, Other Corporation, USA
The Walsh Group, dba Archer Western Contractors in Chicago, IL received $13.3 million for firm-fixed-price Task Order 0006 for renovation of administrative buildings for use by the Military Sealift Command at Naval Station Norfolk. Work to be performed provides for...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 31, 2007 | Europe - Other, Field Innovations, Logistics Innovations, Missiles - Air-Air, Project Successes, Raytheon, Support Functions - Other, USA
C’mon baby, light my fire… U.S. Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) officials recently moved to shift serviceable rocket motors from older, first-generation AIM-120A AMRAAM air-air missiles and put them in unserviceable, but newer and more capable AIM-120B and C...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 31, 2007 | Asia - Central, Britain/U.K., Field Innovations, Field Reports, Memoriam
Climb aboard…(click to view full) It’s useful to bear in mind that military equipment is often used in ways its manufacturers never imagined, let alone intended. A fine illustration of this principle in action comes to us from the Garmsir area in Helmland...