by Joe Katzman | Jan 3, 2006 | Contracts - Awards, Field Reports, Food-related, Other Corporation, Small Business, USA
Mmm, Parmesan Chicken… Even civilians are familiar with the USA’s MREs, or Meals Ready to Eat. While there are reports that the French RCIR (Ration de Combat Individuelle Rechauffable) has superior trade value on the front lines, MREs are generally...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 3, 2006 | Contracts - Modifications, Equipment - Other, Fighters & Attack, Other Corporation, Small Business, USA
F/A-18F with tanks(click to view full) Smiths Aerospace Mechanical Systems – Santa Ana Inc. in Santa Ana, CA received a $13.1 million modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00421-00-C-0433) to exercise an option for the procurement of...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 29, 2005 | Explosives, Issues - International, Mines & Countermine-IED, Official Reports, Support Functions - Other, USA
As the New Year approaches, DID thought we’d end on a different kind of note. A recent report from the United States Department of State notes that the USA has spent more than $1 billion over the past dozen years on humanitarian land mine removal efforts around...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 29, 2005 | Boeing, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Delivery & Task Orders, Engines - Aircraft, Forces - Marines, Helicopters & Rotary, IT - Software & Integration, Logistics, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Rolls Royce, Simulation & Training, Support Functions - Other, Testing & Evaluation, UAVs, USA
V-22 Osprey The USA’s Naval Air Systems Command in Patuxent River, MD has issued a series of contracts over the last week or so related to the twin-engine V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor transport aircraft. The V-22 Osprey remains controversial given its $100 million per...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 29, 2005 | Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Fighters & Attack, Raytheon, Sensors & Guidance, USA
ATFLIR on USMC F/A-18C DID has covered the ATFLIR’s success in theater over Iraq, and how it has changed the roles of the F/A-18 aircraft fitted with it. Advanced Targeting Forward Looking Infrared (ATFLIR) combines three pods into one: a targeting FLIR, a laser...
