by Tig Tillinghast | Oct 13, 2005 | Air Reconnaissance, Aircraft, Equipment - Other, Fighters & Attack, Forces - Air, Interoperability, Policy - Procurement, Project Failures, Project Management, Protective Systems - Aircraft, R&D - Contracted, UAVs
Moseley: No biggerthan this Air Force Chief Michael Moseley told CongressDaily that over-budget programs and ones far behind schedule could find themselves at risk not just from Congress, but also from his own office. “I don’t believe Congress will be...
by Tig Tillinghast | Oct 13, 2005 | Bombs - Smart, Forces - Air, Raytheon, Sensors & Guidance
Raytheon won a $45.5 million contract for more Paveway II kits that make dumb bombs into smart bombs. These add-ons home in on laser light reflected off a target. They do not have the bells and whistles offered by the Enhanced Paveway II, which includes GPS-aided...
by Tig Tillinghast | Oct 12, 2005 | Aircraft, Equipment - Other, Forces - Air, Power Projection, Transport & Utility
The Defense Supply Center in Richmond, VA reached out to Hamilton Sundsrant of Windsor Locks, CT to be virtual prime vendor for the C-130 hub and blade. The contract, worth $347 million fixed price with economic price adjustment, has an exercising option period of up...
by Tig Tillinghast | Oct 12, 2005 | ABM, Contracts - Awards, Forces - Strategic, Industry & Trends, Procurement Innovations, Project Management, Space Warfare
With procurement officers increasingly over-stretched, the Missile Defense Agency’s Contracting Directorate awarded a $7.7 million deal to CACI Dynamic Systems of Arlington, VA to help take the load off of its own acquisition, contracting and support functions....
by Tig Tillinghast | Oct 12, 2005 | Aircraft, Contracts - Awards, Equipment - Other, Forces - Air, Helicopters & Rotary, United Technologies
The Army Aviation and Missile Command awarded Sikorsky Aircraft a $10.3 million firm-fixed-price contract for UH-60 Black Hawk spare parts. Sikorsky will fulfill the order at its Stratford, CT factory between now and October 1999. The AAMC initially sought the sole...
