by Joe Katzman | Aug 27, 2007 | Contracts - Intent, Helicopters & Rotary, Iraq, Other Corporation, Support Functions - Other, USA
IqAF Hueys(click to view full) The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced [PDF] Iraq’s formal request for 16 UH-I HUEY helicopters, upgraded to Bell Helicopter’s “Huey II” configuration. In addition to rewiring, new avionics, and...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 26, 2007 | Contracts - Awards, Corporate Innovations, General Dynamics, Issues - Political, IT - General, IT - Software & Integration, Lobbying, Logistics, Logistics Innovations, Mergers & Acquisitions, Official Reports, Other Corporation, Project Management, Public Partnering, Small Business, T&C - CSC, T&C - IBM, T&C - SAIC, Transformation, USA
It is said that amateurs study tactics, while professionals study logistics. Analysts study procurement, because this is where the decisions are taken that affect both the range of thinkable tactics, and the logistics infrastructure that underpins them. Hence the...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 26, 2007 | BAE, Contracts - Awards, Guns - Naval, Protective Systems - Naval, Support & Maintenance, Surface Ships - Combat, USA
Mk 45 firing(click to view full) BAE Systems has announced a Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) from the U.S. Navy for up to $368 million to build and refurbish naval weapon systems, and provide support services over the next 5 years. Potential orders received under this...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 26, 2007 | Bases & Infrastructure, C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Launch Facilities, Raytheon, Support & Maintenance, T&C - CSC, USA
Computer Sciences Raytheon received a contract for $816.2 million for Eastern Range Technical Services to provide operations, maintenance, sustainment of critical range and launch processing systems that support the launch processing mission of the 45th Space Wing and...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 26, 2007 | Bases & Infrastructure, Contracts - Modifications, General Dynamics, Remote Weapons Systems, Support Functions - Other, Tanks & Mechanized, USA, WMD Detection
M93 Fox(click to view full) General Dynamics Land Systems Inc. in Sterling Heights, MI received a $56.5 million modification to a firm-fixed-price contract to upgrade 18 Fox Nuclear Biological Chemical Reconnaissance System (NBC-RS) Vehicles from M93 (14) and M93A1...
