by Joe Katzman | Jan 18, 2010 | Events, Northrop-Grumman, Official Reports, Scandals & Investigations, Submarines, Surface Ships - Combat, USA
SSN 777 construction(click to view full) On May 14/09, a welding inspector at Northrop Grumman’s Newport News, VA shipyard did the right thing, and complained that a fellow inspector was signing off on ship welds without actually inspecting them. The...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 14, 2010 | BAE, China, Contracts - Awards, Domestic Security, Europe - Other, Force Structure, Guest Articles, Iraq, IT - Software & Integration, Other Corporation, Sensors & Guidance, Transport & Utility, USA
(c) DJ Elliott(click to view full) DJ Elliott is a retired USN Intelligence Specialist (22 years active duty) who has been analyzing and writing on Iraqi Security Forces developments since 2006. His Iraqi Security Forces Order of Battle is an open-source compilation...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 13, 2010 | Boeing, Contracts - Awards, Heavy Bombers, IT - Software & Integration, Support & Maintenance, Support Functions - Other, Testing & Evaluation, USA
B-52H and B-17:only as old as I feel…(click to view full) In June 2009, the US Air Force is replaced Boeing’s existing fleet support contract for the USA’s B-52 heavy bomber fleet, with a 10-year, $750 million firm-fixed-price Engineering Sustainment...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 5, 2010 | Boeing, Contracts - Intent, Lockheed Martin, Middle East - Other, Missiles - Anti-Armor, USA
Hellfire II Dec 18/09: The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency formally announces [PDF] Egypt’s request to buy another 450 AGM-114K3A Hellfire II missiles, plus spare and repair parts, test and tool sets, personnel training and equipment, publications, and...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 3, 2010 | Asia - Central, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Intent, Europe - Other, MPs & Justice, Other Corporation, Trucks & Transport, Warfare - Trends
Czech Republic soldiers have deployed a Provincial Reconstruction Team as part of NATO’s ISAF mission to Afghanistan’s southern Logar province, along the Pakistani border havens. The USA offered to lend them more than 20 up-armored Hummers for the...
