by Joe Katzman | Jun 29, 2006 | Avionics, Boeing, Contracts - Awards, Delivery & Task Orders, Design Innovations, ECM, Heavy Bombers, IT - Software & Integration, New Systems Tech, Transformation, USA
B-52H, current options…(click to view full) Boeing Co. in Wichita, KS received a $150 million cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price and cost reimbursable contract to expand the capabilities of its 1960s-era B-52 Stratofortress fleet. This contract covers new...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 28, 2006 | Contracts - Modifications, Small Business, Support & Maintenance, UAVs, USA
Raven launching Small business qualifier AeroVironment Corp. in Monrovia, CA received a $9.6 million modification to a firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee, and cost-plus-incentive-fee contract for depot level maintenance and repair for the RQ-11A Raven mini-UAV....
by Joe Katzman | Jun 28, 2006 | Airbus, Europe - Other, France, Issues - International, Legal
Defence-Aerospace.com carries a Deutsche Welle radio report covering tensions within EADS’ corporate structure in the wake of a delays in the A380 super-jumbo passenger jet, uncertainty around the A350 as Boeing’s 777 and 787 snap up market share,...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 28, 2006 | Contracts - Awards, Security & Secrecy, Support Functions - Other, University-related, USA
Oklahoma State University Center for Innovation and Economic Development Inc. in Stillwater, OK received a $34.3 million cost-reimbursable or cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the production and update of Joint Munitions Effectiveness Manuals (JMEMs). This work will...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 26, 2006 | Blimps & LTA Craft, Conferences & Events, Design Innovations, ECM, Field Innovations, Forces - Land, Grenades, Materials Innovations, Medical, MPs & Justice, New Systems Tech, Policy - Procurement, Sensors & Guidance, Signals Radio & Wireless, USA, Warfare - Lessons
Technical innovation is present in all militaries, but America’s combination of do-it-yourself types, large defense budgets, and a gadget-happy national character makes it particularly fertile ground. Now add a global war and its challenges, plus a defense...
