by Joe Katzman | Sep 21, 2005 | Avionics, Contracts - Modifications, Security Contractor, Specialty Aircraft, Support & Maintenance, USA
C-12 Huron DynCorp International LLC in Fort Worth, TX received a $30.9 million modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for the Upgrade of 29 C-12R1 aircraft to the C-12V configuration. The twin-propeller C-12R1 Beechcraft King Air VIP transports have been limited...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 21, 2005 | Corporate Innovations, Leadership & People, Logistics Innovations, Project Successes, Public Partnering, Support & Maintenance, Transport & Utility, USA
C-5 Refuels from KC-135Note KC-135 = 707 airliner!(click to view full) The Warner Robins Air Logistics Center (ALC) is the first public sector entity to be awarded the Shingo Prize for Excellence in Manufacturing (Gold Level). The C-5 Programmed Depot Maintenance...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 20, 2005 | Boeing, Bombs - Smart, Lockheed Martin, New Systems Tech, Northrop-Grumman, Pre-RFP, Scandals & Investigations, Transformation, USA
Somebody, about tohave a bad day On April 25, 2005, DID covered the new GBU-39 250 lb. Small Diameter Bomb (SDB), a GPS-suided glide bomb whose design and pinpoint accuracy gave it the same penetration capabilities as a 2000 lb. BLU-109, while enabling US aircraft to...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 20, 2005 | Contracts - Modifications, Engines - Aircraft, GPS Infrastructure, Other Corporation, Satellites & Sensors, Security & Secrecy, USA
NAVSTAR GPS Harris Technical Services in Colorado Springs, CO received a pair of contract modifications from the 50th Space Wing for operation, maintenance and support of the critical ground station components for several critical satellite constellations, and for the...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 20, 2005 | ABM, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Modifications, Europe - Other, Other Corporation, Radars, Support & Maintenance, USA
Fylingdales SSPARS ARCTEC Services in Colorado Springs, CO recently received two radar support contract modifications from the US military. One covers the ballistic missile early warning and space tracking radars, while the other covers the Alaska Radar System. The...