by Joe Katzman | Dec 9, 2005 | Bases & Infrastructure, Engineer Units, Expeditionary Warfare, Fuel & Power, Issues - Environmental, Logistics Innovations, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, USA
Robins Air Force Base received ten 5kW fuel cells in October 2005 as part of the Robins Micro-grid Project. The fuel cells will provide 275,000 kilowatt hours of power to the base’s power source until their departure in October 2006. New York-based manufacturer...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 8, 2005 | Industry & Trends, Missiles - Anti-Armor, Other Corporation, Projections & Assessments, Russia
RPG-27 In its annual analysis, “The World Market for Man-Portable Anti-Armor and Bunker Buster Weapons,” the Forecast International Weapons Group (FIWG) expects the market will produce nearly 1.9 million weapons, worth $5.33 billion, through 2014. The...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 8, 2005 | Delivery & Task Orders, Design Innovations, Field Innovations, Logistics Innovations, Project Successes, Raytheon, Support & Maintenance, Testing & Evaluation, USA
Launch. Raytheon Missile Systems Co. in Tucson, AZ received a $29.3 million firm-fixed priced delivery order against a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contract. This order provides for the full recertification of 150 All-Up-Round (AUR)...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 8, 2005 | Americas - Other, Contracts - Modifications, L3 Communications, Legal, Lobbying, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Support & Maintenance, Transport & Utility
CC-130 Hercules(click to view full) DID has covered the extreme age of Canada’s CC-130 fleet, and the special challenges it posed while an emergency replacement competition got underway. L-3 SPAR Aerospace has been Canada’s sole C-130 Hercules Centre of...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 8, 2005 | Marketing & Advertising, USA
Defense firms interested in doing business with the Pentagon are limited by federal law in their ability to interact with procurement officials. But that isn’t stopping them from mass advertising. The Washington Post notes that companies may invest years of work...
