by Joe Katzman | Sep 11, 2005 | C4ISR, Contracts - Modifications, Design Innovations, Field Innovations, IT - General, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, IT - Software & Integration, New Systems Tech, T&C - EDS, USA
(click to view full) Electronic Data Systems in Herndon, VA received an $8 million modification to a fixed-price-incentive with award fee contract for Implementation of the Command Communications Survivability Program Systems Integration Effort. The foundation for...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 9, 2005 | Industry & Trends, Leadership & People, People, Policy - Procurement
Trade balance (click) The US Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) Aerospace Research Center released figures showing that US foreign trade in the aerospace industry posted a surplus of about $19 billion in the first half of 2005. The statistics include transport...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 9, 2005 | Airbus, Australia & S. Pacific, Boeing, Britain/U.K., Lobbying, Northrop-Grumman, Partnerships & Consortia, Scandals & Investigations, Specialty Aircraft, USA
A330 MRTT Refueler(click to view full) DID has reported on EADS determination to crack the US market before, including its recent setup of an Airbus center of excellence in Mobile, AL, its bid for the $2+ billion US Army Light Utility Helicopter competition, and its...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 9, 2005 | Contracts - Awards, Corporate Innovations, Fighters & Attack, Industry & Trends, Lockheed Martin, USA
F/A-22 Cutaway A couple of days ago, DID ran an article by the President of the National Defense Industrial Association that addressed the importance of improved U.S. defense manufacturing. Just a day or two later came word that Lockheed Martin Corp. in Fort Worth, TX...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 9, 2005 | Contracts - Intent, Fighters & Attack, Legal, Missiles - Precision Attack, Raytheon, Turkey
AGM-154 JSOW The JSOW precision glide bomb appears to be picking up fans. Shortly after a request from Singapore that prefigured its recent order for 20 F-15 Strike Eagle fighters, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has notified Congress of a possible...
