by Joe Katzman | Oct 4, 2005 | IT - General, IT - Software & Integration, New Systems Tech, Official Reports, Policy - Procurement, Procurement Innovations, Project Management, Project Methodologies, USA
Yesterday, DID talked about ongoing efforts in the US Department of Defense toward procurement reform. We covered the pressures, some players, and some major developments, but smaller efforts are also worthy of coverage. Computerworld reports he U.S. Department of...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 4, 2005 | Britain/U.K., Fighters & Attack, Issues - Political, Saudi Arabia, Scandals & Investigations
RAF Eurofighter(click to view full) Last week, DID noted an article in The Guardian newspaper alleging that a GBP 40 billion arms deal including Eurofighter aircraft was facing obstancles due to “tricky favours” the Saudis were asking in return. Agence...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 4, 2005 | Delivery & Task Orders, Design Innovations, Forces - Marines, Logistics, Other Corporation, Trucks & Transport
MTVR towing howitzer Oshkosh Truck Corp. in Oshkosh, WI received two contracts from US Marine Corps Systems Command in Quantico, VA for its Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR) 7-ton trucks. MTVRs replace the Marines’ existing M809/M939 medium tactical...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 4, 2005 | Contracts - Modifications, Delivery & Task Orders, Electronics - General, Helicopters & Rotary, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Sensors & Guidance, UAVs, USA
Current Predator MTS turret(click to view full) Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems (Raytheon SAS) in McKinney, TX recently received a contract to provide its MTS-A sensors for MH-60 helicopters as well as MQ-1/RQ-1 Predator UAVs. Meanwhile, Lockheed Martin Systems...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 4, 2005 | Contracts - Modifications, New Systems Tech, Northrop-Grumman, Testing & Evaluation, UAVs, USA
RQ-4A and RQ-4B Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. in San Diego, CA received a $20.5 million cost-plus award-fee contract modification (F33657-01-C-4600/ P00113) “to complete the development of the Global Hawk RQ-4B to meet the start of Initial Operation Test and...
