by Fred Donovan | Oct 20, 2009 | Bases & Infrastructure, Contracts - Awards, Food-related, Logistics, Other Corporation, USA
Napoleon on Horseback(click to view larger) The great French military strategist and political leader Napoleon once said that “an army marches on its stomach.” This is as true today as it was when Napoleon’s troops were marching toward Moscow. To...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 20, 2009 | Airbus, Asia - Other, Contracts - Awards, Design Innovations, Europe - Other, Logistics Innovations, Medical
TransHospital, Afghanistan(click to view full) Shipping containers are ubiquitous in a globalized world, and many modes of transport on air, sea, and land are adapted to carry them easily. To portability, add protection: their rigid metal construction provides more...
by Fred Donovan | Oct 20, 2009 | Contracts - Awards, Helicopters & Rotary, Logistics, Other Corporation, Simulation & Training, Support & Maintenance, USA
CH-47D Chinooks(click to view full) VT Group US, a unit of UK-based VT Group, received a contract to provide logistics analyses and support for the Army’s fleet of CH-47D/F Chinook cargo helicopters. The contract has a potential value of $29.1 million over a 5...
by Fred Donovan | Oct 20, 2009 | Northrop-Grumman, Support & Maintenance, Surface Ships - Combat, USA
CVN 76 into Pearl(click to view full) The USS Ronald Reagan [CVN-76] is scheduled for a $12.1 million makeover at the hands of Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding in Newport News, VA. The aircraft carrier will undergo a Planned Incremental Availability (PIA), during which...
