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by Joe Katzman | Nov 21, 2005 | Industry

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US DoD Releases Acquisition Reports for Deviating & Milestoned Programs

by Joe Katzman | Nov 21, 2005 | Issues - Political, Official Reports, Policy - Procurement, Project Failures, Project Successes, Scandals & Investigations, USA

The US Department of Defense has released details per Congress’ Selected Acquisition Reports (SARs) requirements for the Sept. 30, 2005, reporting period. SARs summarize the latest estimates of a major program’s cost, schedule, and technical status....

Franco-Italian FREMM Multi-Role Frigate Project Formalized

by Joe Katzman | Nov 21, 2005 | Alliances, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Europe - Other, Finmeccanica, France, Issues - International, Issues - Political, MBDA, Missiles - Anti-Ship, Missiles - Precision Attack, Missiles - Surface-Air, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Power Projection, Surface Ships - Combat, Thales

FREMM drawing(click to view full) DID has covered the roles of the various organizations active in European defense integration efforts, from the EDA (EU’s European Defense Agency) to the OCCAR (The Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation). We also covered...

Iraq Receives T-72s & BMPs – With Another Armored Brigade Planned

by Joe Katzman | Nov 21, 2005 | Alliances, Ammunition, Europe - Other, Events, Field Innovations, Guns - Personal Weapons, Iraq, Issues - International, Leadership & People, Legal, Other Corporation, Project Successes, Soldier's Gear, Support & Maintenance, Tanks & Mechanized

BMP-1 IFV(click to view full) DID can now close out the story of the 77 refurbished Hungarian T-72s that will equip Iraq’s 9th Army Division (Mechanized). MNF-I’s Nov. 12, 2005 issue of The Advisor magazine notes that the division took delivery of the...

Stork Applies High Performance Machining to Titanium, Wins Another F-35 JSF Contract

by Joe Katzman | Nov 21, 2005 | Boeing, Contracts - Awards, Engines - Aircraft, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, Materials Innovations, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Project Successes, R&D - Private, Specialty Aircraft

F135 Engine Test(click to view full) On November 17, 2006, Stork Aerospace N.V. of the Netherlands and U.S. firm Pratt & Whitney announced an agreement for the production development of components for the new P&W F135 jet engine, one of the two...