by Joe Katzman | Oct 6, 2006 | Bases & Infrastructure, Corporate Innovations, DID site, Rumours, Support Functions - Other, USA
After reading “A Month In The Life: Oct 2006 US Base Operating Support Contracts”, a DID reader writes: “You need to take an in-depth look at the A-76 process going on in DoD… While the government’s civil service people have won the last...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 5, 2006 | Americas - Other, Australia & S. Pacific, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Intent, Engines - Aircraft, Fighters & Attack, Guns - Artillery & Mortars, Helicopters & Rotary, India, Israel, IT - General, IT - Software & Integration, Marketing & Advertising, New Systems Tech, Simulation & Training, Specialty Aircraft, Tanks & Mechanized, UAVs, United Technologies, USA, UUVs & USVs
RU-38 Twin Condor(click to view full) * US Army meets 2006 recruiting goals early. * No slowdown in India-Israel defense cooperation. * China recruiting innovative weapons designers * US Congress tightens port security requirements. * BAE’s Nimrod MRA4 goes for...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 5, 2006 | Budgets, Contracts - Intent, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, Issues - Political, Lockheed Martin, Official Reports, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Rolls Royce, United Technologies
Getting there…(click to view full) DID’s Benelux reader David Vandenberghe offers us translations and links to a number of Dutch documents and speeches re: their continued participation in the F-35 Lightning II/ Joint Strike Fighter program. The...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 5, 2006 | Boeing, Bombs - General, New Systems Tech, Transformation
Existing GBU-28 Bomb Oct 4/06: The Boeing Company in St Louis, MO received a $9 million indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract modification. This effort will design and test “a large penetrating munition” in order to...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 5, 2006 | Bases & Infrastructure, Contracts - Awards, Environmental, Other Corporation, USA
Air Combat Command HQ at Langley Air Force Base, VA has issued a $500 million contract for restoration; performance-based remediation; horizontal and vertical construction, repair and maintenance; demolition; force protection; homeland security; and a full range of...