by Joe Katzman | Jun 1, 2006 | Contracts - Awards, Equipment - Other, Other Corporation, Transport & Utility, USA
C-5 Refuels from KC-135Note KC-135 = 707 airliner!(click to view full) Eagle Tool and Machine Co. Inc. in Springfield, OH received a $7.5 million fixed-price with economic price adjustment contract. This action provides for 104 (each) landing gear cylinder and piston...
by Joe Katzman | May 31, 2006 | Alliances, Britain/U.K., Europe - Other, European Union (EU), France, Helicopters & Rotary, Industry & Trends, Issues - International, Issues - Political, Legal, Lobbying, Policy - Procurement
In our October 2005 article “EU Defense Ministers Take Initial Steps to Open Up Arms Competition,” DID pointed to the EU’s European Defense Agency, its radical push for greater integration in Europe’s defense industry, and its less radical...
by Joe Katzman | May 31, 2006 | ABM, Alliances, Boeing, Contracts - Intent, Forces - Strategic, Israel, Issues - International, Missiles - Surface-Air, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Raytheon, Transformation, USA, Warfare - Trends
Layered ABM defense(click to view full) Defense Update editor Tamir Eshel writes to let us know that Raytheon Company and Rafael Armament Development Authority have been selected by the Israel Ministry of Defense’ Defense Research and development Directorate...
by Joe Katzman | May 31, 2006 | C4ISR, Coastal & Littoral, Domestic Security, IT - Software & Integration, Lockheed Martin, New Systems Tech, R&D - Contracted, Transformation, USA
In the wake of a major contract award and GAO report, DID recently covered Deepwater, the US Coast Guard’s $20-25 billion program to update its aging fleet and acquire new aircraft, ships, and intelligence and communications resources. One important but...
by Joe Katzman | May 31, 2006 | Boeing, Delivery & Task Orders, Fighters & Attack, IT - Software & Integration, USA
F-15E: Mission executed.(click to view full) Boeing received a $13.2 million U.S. Air Force contract to develop new F-15 Suite 6 mission planning software under the Mission Planning Enterprise Contract (MPEC) program. The contract provides for mission planning...
