by Joe Katzman | Aug 29, 2007 | Contracts - Awards, Issues - International, Other Corporation, Training & Exercises, USA
Khan Quest 2006(click to view full) Veteran-owned Complex Solutions, Inc. in Kailua, Hawaii, received a $17.7 million time and materials indefinite-delivery contract for technical and educational support services to the Naval Postgraduate School’s Civil Military...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 28, 2007 | Alliances, Ammunition, Asia - Other, Boeing, Bombs - General, Bombs - Smart, Contracts - Intent, GE, General Dynamics, Support & Maintenance, Training & Exercises, USA
F-15E Strike Eagle(click to view full) Singapore’s decision to buy the F-15SG Strike Eagle as a replacement for its A-4SU Super Skyhawks has already sparked one weapons purchase to outfit the new aircraft. The August 2005 DSCA request mostly involved air-air...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 27, 2007 | Boeing, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Intent, Fuel & Power, Israel, Issues - International, Issues - Political, Missiles - Air-Air, Missiles - Anti-Ship, Other Corporation, Raytheon, USA
F-16I “Soufa”(click to view full) As part of the 1979 Camp David peace accords, the USA offered substantial long-term military aid packages to Israel and Egypt. Aside from the geopolitical considerations involved, these packages have been good for American...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 27, 2007 | Contracts - Intent, Helicopters & Rotary, Iraq, Other Corporation, Support Functions - Other, USA
IqAF Hueys(click to view full) The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced [PDF] Iraq’s formal request for 16 UH-I HUEY helicopters, upgraded to Bell Helicopter’s “Huey II” configuration. In addition to rewiring, new avionics, and...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 26, 2007 | Contracts - Awards, Corporate Innovations, General Dynamics, Issues - Political, IT - General, IT - Software & Integration, Lobbying, Logistics, Logistics Innovations, Mergers & Acquisitions, Official Reports, Other Corporation, Project Management, Public Partnering, Small Business, T&C - CSC, T&C - IBM, T&C - SAIC, Transformation, USA
It is said that amateurs study tactics, while professionals study logistics. Analysts study procurement, because this is where the decisions are taken that affect both the range of thinkable tactics, and the logistics infrastructure that underpins them. Hence the...
