by Joe Katzman | Oct 5, 2006 | Americas - Other, Bases & Infrastructure, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Delivery & Task Orders, Other Corporation, Small Business, Support Functions - Other, USA
Most militaries spend a lot on bases and maintenance, but those expenditures aren’t as sexy as new weapons systems. Which is why they receive far less coverage and attention, except from elected representatives whose districts benefit from the base’s...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 4, 2006 | Corporate Innovations, Force Structure, Forces - Land, Logistics, Power Projection, Support & Maintenance, Support Functions - Other, Testing & Evaluation, Training & Exercises, Transformation, USA
On Sept. 22, 2006, a ceremony marked the launch of U.S. Army Sustainment Command at Rock Island Arsenal, IL, under US Army Materiel Command. It will be commanded by Maj. Gen. Jerome Johnson, who said at the ceremony that “Our mission is clear-cut and crucial:...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 4, 2006 | Alliances, Asia - Other, Events, Fighters & Attack, Issues - Political, Lobbying, Lockheed Martin, Official Reports, USA
On November 1, 2005, we ran “Taiwan Orders F-16 Training in USA, But Larger Defense Buys Remain in Limbo,” covering the stalled procurement of Patriot PAC-3 air and missile defense systems, P-3C Orion anti-submarine aircraft, and modern diesel submarines...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 4, 2006 | Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, France, Japan, Middle East - Other, Other Corporation, R&D - Contracted, Support Functions - Other, University-related, USA
In November 2005, “$355.2M for MITRE from the US Air Force” covered exactly what the title implied. This year, the Headquarters Electronic Systems Center at Hanscom Air Force Base, MA issued a $312 million cost-plus-fixed fee contract for systems...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 4, 2006 | Asia - Central, Contracts - Awards, L3 Communications, Middle East - Other, MPs & Justice, Security Contractor, USA
+3 Terrorist Bane Oct 3/06: L-3 Communications subsidiary MPRI Inc. in Alexandria, VA received a $15 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for law enforcement personnel embedded with units deploying to Iraq and Afghanistan. Work will be performed in Washington, D.C....
