by Joe Katzman | Aug 22, 2013 | BAE
M88 & M1: Need a tow?(click to view full) BAE’s armored vehicle plant in York, PA could really use a lifeline right now. In August 2013, it got a small piece of planned good news. The Pentagon announced a maximum $149.9 million firm-fixed price order for 49...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 12, 2013 | Australia & S. Pacific, BAE, Contracts - Awards, Specialty Aircraft, Support & Maintenance, Support Functions - Other
RAAF Hawk Mk.127s(click to view full) In July 2013, the Royal Australian Air Force inked a long-term contract with BAE Systems to maintain and upgrade its 33 Hawk Mk.127 jet trainers based at RAAFB Williamtown and RAAFB Pearce. The new deal is for 5 years and up to...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 7, 2013 | After-Action Reviews, BAE, Budgets, Canada, Contracts - Intent, Europe - Other, Events, Force Structure, General Dynamics, Issues - Political, Other Corporation, Policy - Procurement, Support & Maintenance, Tanks & Mechanized, Trucks & Transport
LAV-III: stuck(click to view larger) In late November 2008, Canada’s Department of National Defence (DND) announced its intention to combine 3 programs into one general set of upgrades to its armored vehicle fleets. The C$ 5 billion meta-program would include:...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 6, 2013 | Airbus, Contracts - Awards, Europe - Other, France, Middle East - Other, Specialty Aircraft, Transport & Utility
A330-MRTT: UAE concept(click to view full) In February 2007 the UAE announced its selection of the EADS A330 MRTT as its next-generation aerial tanker, with secondary transport capabilities. In this industry, however, contracts can take a while to materialize. It took...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 29, 2013 | Coastal & Littoral, Design Innovations, Forces - Special Ops, New Systems Tech, Procurement Innovations, Project Successes, Small Business, Surface Ships - Combat, Surface Ships - Other, Testing & Evaluation, Transformation, USA
M-Ship Stiletto(click to view full) With the formal roll-out of the 88-foot Stiletto stealth ship and its cutting-edge “M-Hull” wave-damping design on Jan 31/06, the late Vice-Admiral Cebrowski’s legacy of advocating “the small, the fast and...
