by Joe Katzman | Mar 9, 2008 | Budgets, India, Issues - Political, Policy - Procurement
China’s 2008 military budget and its 2-decade string of uninterrupted double-digit budget growth have been attracting a great deal of attention lately. The official figure is now $58.8 billion, but there is no accountability or transparency, and outside...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 9, 2008 | Britain/U.K., Corporate Innovations, Eng. Control Systems, Industry & Trends, IT - Software & Integration, Lockheed Martin, Partnerships & Consortia, USA
Building the F-35(click to view full) At present, F-35 Lightning II/ Joint Strike Fighter production is led by Lockheed Martin, with BAE and Northrop-Grumman playing major supporting roles, and many subcontractors below them. F-35 main production and final assembly is...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 9, 2008 | Contracts - Awards, Electronics - General, Field Reports, Other Equipment - Land, Partnerships & Consortia, Radars, Raytheon, Support & Maintenance, Thales, USA
AN/TPQ-36 Firefinder ThalesRaytheon’s AN/TPQ-36 and AN/TPQ-37 Firefinder weapon-locating radars automatically detect, track and locate enemy mortars, artillery and rocket launchers allowing friendly forces to counterfire with pinpoint accuracy. The TPQ-36 radar...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 9, 2008 | Bases & Infrastructure, Contracts - Awards, Engineer Units, Other Corporation, USA
The U.S. Army Engineer District in Philadelphia has a background page about dredging that explains the rationale and the different options. It’s a frequent subject of military contracts, and is part of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ efforts to maintain...
