by Joe Katzman | Sep 16, 2007 | Americas - Other, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Helicopters & Rotary, Other Corporation, Support & Maintenance
CH-149 Cormorant(click to view full) The Aerospace Division of Halifax-based IMP Group Ltd. recently received a second 7-year increment for its contract to maintain Canada’s search and rescue (SAR) helicopter fleet. This original contract, which was...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 16, 2007 | Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, MBDA, Missiles - Surface-Air, Procurement Innovations, Support & Maintenance
Rapier launch(click to view full) The previous GBP 36 million TRADERS(The Rapier Exchange of Repairable Spares) contract with MBDA was signed in March 2004. In August 2005, however, the MoD’s Land Guided Weapons Integrated Project Team (IPT) launched the Air...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 16, 2007 | BAE, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Fighters & Attack, Procurement Innovations, Support & Maintenance, Support Functions - Other, Transformation
RAF Typhoons(click to view full) Britain’s unusual maintenance approach for military equipment is called “future contracting for availability.” In English, this involves partnerships with contractors that establish fixed-price support services for...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 13, 2007 | India, Issues - Political, Legal, Policy - Procurement
It’s a growing practice in a number of Commonwealth countries – independent deal monitors outside of official auditing offices whose role is to scrutinize the defense procurement process and certify the process as fair. India, which has traditionally had a...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 12, 2007 | Contracts - Awards, Field Reports, General Atomics, UAVs, USA
MQ-1 landing -1 Hellfire fired?(click to view full) General Atomics of San Diego, CA won a firm fixed price contract from the USAF for $94.3 million in exchange for 36 Predator MQ-1B Aircraft, Aircraft Spares, RSP kits, Hellfire Missile Kit Installation, IMAs and core...
