by Joe Katzman | Oct 30, 2011 | Contracts - Modifications, Fighters & Attack, Helicopters & Rotary, L3 Communications, Specialty Aircraft, Support & Maintenance, USA
USN F-16A(click to view full) In October 2011, L-3 Communications Vertex Aerospace, LLC in Madison, MS received a $26.3 million firm-fixed-price contract modification, exercising an option for organizational, selected intermediate, and limited depot level maintenance...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 27, 2011 | Consulting Firms, Contracts - Awards, DARPA, Design Innovations, Materials Innovations, New Systems Tech, R&D - Contracted, Robots, Support Functions - Other, T&C - Booz Allen, USA
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Tactical Technology Office has 3 major focus areas. Advanced Platforms does a lot of work in robotics, from load carriers that walk like a dog (LS3) to UAVs designed to stay up for months (Vulture). They also do...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 27, 2011 | Africa - Other, Airbus, Boeing, Budgets, China, Coastal & Littoral, Daily Rapid Fire, Electronics - General, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, Finmeccanica, France, Fuel & Power, Helicopters & Rotary, Issues - Political, IT - Cyber-Security, Japan, Lockheed Martin, Missiles - Ballistic, New Systems Tech, Nuclear Weapons, Other Corporation, Specialty Aircraft, Surface Ships - Combat, Testing & Evaluation, Transport & Utility, United Technologies, USA
* The Pentagon wants to radically change the terms of the F-35 contract, and have Lockheed Martin pay for problems discovered through testing, and fixes to already-produced aircraft. Suddenly, the Pentagon’s plan to start production before testing is done has a...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 25, 2011 | Asia - Central, Contracts - Awards, Engineer Units, Intelligence & PsyOps, Security Contractor, Support Functions - Other, USA
In October 2011, Global Integrated Security (USA), Inc. in Reston, VA won a 4-year, $480 million firm-fixed-price contract from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, for Reconstruction Security Support Services throughout Afghanistan. Work will be performed in...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 24, 2011 | Asia - Other, Boeing, Contracts - Awards, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, L3 Communications, Middle East - Other, Simulation & Training, Support & Maintenance, Support Functions - Other, USA
Greek F-16 TS(click to view full) In an age of expensive fighters, expensive fuel, limited flight time, and cheaper computing power, high-fidelity simulators have become an important component of pilot training. L-3 Link Simulation and Training in Arlington, TX is a...
