by Joe Katzman | Jan 29, 2008 | Contracts - Modifications, IT - General, Support Functions - Other, T&C - Booz Allen, USA
(click to visit) Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. in McLean, VA received a $10.5 million modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N00421-06-C-0003), exercising an option for an estimated 149,760 man-hours of technical, engineering, professional and...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 28, 2008 | Contracts - Awards, Electronics - General, Europe - Other, General Dynamics, Helicopters & Rotary, Israel, Missiles - Anti-Armor, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Sensors & Guidance, Warfare - Lessons
Tiger HAD w. Spike(click to view full) The Spike missile family is designed around 2 key principles: low life cycle cost, and simple but reliable operation. Low life cycle cost comes from keeping prices down for all components by using “good enough”...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 27, 2008 | Budgets, Europe - Other, France, Official Reports, Russia, USA
Each year, NATO publishes updated figures on its members’ defense expenditures, based on the NATO definition of the term. Data is also provide with respect to key outside entities; estimates are presented for Russia as well. The alliance has been tracking...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 27, 2008 | Coastal & Littoral, Consulting Firms, Contracts - Intent, Europe - Other, Surface Ships - Other
USS Osprey,shock test(click to view full) During the Cold War, NATO countries had a strong incentive to invest in minesweeper fleets, in order to keep their ports open to American reinforcements and cover key chokepoints that might be mined by Soviet submarines. With...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 27, 2008 | Delivery & Task Orders, Forces - Marines, Guns - Artillery & Mortars, Materials Innovations, Small Business, USA
M224 firing(click to view full) Flowforming is an advanced cold forming process, used to manufacture dimensionally precise, seamless metal components in rounded shapes. The technology offers a number of advantages, including very high precision, the ability to use...
