by Joe Katzman | Feb 28, 2007 | Consulting Firms, Contracts - Awards, Corporate Innovations, Logistics Innovations, USA
Mainstream GS, LLC in Loveland, CO received a $90 million, 7-year firm-fixed-price contract for a Continuous Process Improvement (CPI) Program. They will provide contractor support in the achievement of USAF Smart Operations 21 (AFSO 21) initiatives at Ogden Air...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 28, 2007 | Contracts - Awards, Delivery & Task Orders, Design Innovations, Field Reports, Forces - Special Ops, Guns - Personal Weapons, India, Israel, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Pre-RFP, Rumours
Tavor C21 demo(click to view full) In late 2002, India signed a Rs. 880 million (about $20 million) deal with Israel Military Industries for 3,070 TAR-21 Tavor assault rifles, a new bullpup design developed for use by the Israeli Defense Forces. The Israelis had just...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 28, 2007 | Airbus, Australia & S. Pacific, Contracts - Awards, Other Corporation, Specialty Aircraft, Support & Maintenance
RAAF KC-30B concept(click to view full) Australian Minister of Defence Dr. Brendan Nelson announced that Australia’s DoD has signed a 5-year contract with Qantas airlines for the ongoing engineering, maintenance, supply and training support of Australia’s...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 28, 2007 | Clothing, Contracts - Awards, Other Corporation, USA
Wellco Enterprises in Waynesville, NC won a maximum $7.3 million firm-fixed-price contract for safety flight deck boots on behalf of the US Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. Proposals were solicited using a Bidders List and 8 responded. The contract will end on June...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 27, 2007 | Britain/U.K., Issues - Political, New Systems Tech, Official Reports, Tanks & Mechanized, Transformation
GD’s AHED Cutaway(click to view full) February 2007 has been an eventful month for the FRES program. Some important milestones were reached, political controversy over the MoD’s medium armored vehicle strategy erupted in the Parliamentary Defence...
