by Joe Katzman | Nov 8, 2009 | Britain/U.K., Industry & Trends, IT - Software & Integration, Legal, Partnerships & Consortia, USA
AIA’s eBiz “Radar”(click to view full) The American Aerospace Industries Association and UK’s A|D|S recently announced new global standards for trading partner and electronic collaboration agreements between prime contractors and suppliers....
by Joe Katzman | Nov 5, 2009 | Africa - Other, Airbus, Contracts - Awards, Europe - Other, Events, Force Structure, France, Issues - Political, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Policy - Procurement, Scandals & Investigations, Support & Maintenance, Transport & Utility
Scratch one flag…(click to view full) In April 2005, South Africa’s Public Enterprises Minister Alec Erwin expected the cost of the SAAF’s 8 planned Airbus A400M medium-heavy military transport aircraft to be EUR 830 million. That converted to R 6.5...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 1, 2009 | BAE, Britain/U.K., European Union (EU), Events, Industry & Trends, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Policy - Procurement, Surface Ships - Combat
As part of Britain’s Defence Industrial Strategy, the Labour Party government and Ministry of Defence actively sought to reduce the number of companies involved in naval surface ship building and maintenance. In fact, they wanted just one company to deal with....
by Joe Katzman | Nov 1, 2009 | Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, Issues - Political, Official Reports, USA
F-35A #AA-1(click to view full) At the end of September 2008, NWF Daily News reported that noise complaints from local residents may threaten the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter’s proposed Integrated Training Center at Eglin AFB, FL. Maj. Gen. Charles Davis was...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 29, 2009 | C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Signals Radio & Wireless, USA
AN/PRC-117G concept(click to view full) Harris Corp recently received a basic purchasing agreement contract worth up to $419 million to supply the US Army with Falcon III AN/PRC-117G [data sheet, PDF] multiband tactical manpack radios, and vehicular power-amplifier...
