by Joe Katzman | Dec 15, 2005 | Contracts - Awards, Japan, Other Corporation, Surface Ships - Other, USA
SS Montauk(click to view full) Sealift Inc. in Oyster Bay, NY received a $5.5 million firm-fixed-price contract with additional reimbursables for the time charter of one U.S. tanker to support military re-supply requirements. Work will be performed in the Japan/Korea...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 14, 2005 | New Systems Tech, Northrop-Grumman, Raytheon, Surface Ships - Combat, USA
CVN-21 Enhancements(click to view full) Some nations have aircraft carriers. The USA has super-carriers. The French Charles De Gaulle Class nuclear carriers displace about 43,000t. India’s new Vikramaditya/ Admiral Gorshkov Class will have a similar...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 14, 2005 | Asia - Other, Avionics, Contracts - Intent, General Dynamics, Israel, Issues - International, L3 Communications, Legal, Lobbying, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Radars, Specialty Aircraft, USA
G550 AWACS(click to view larger) In a December 11, 2005 article, DID noted that South Korea was looking to award its E-X airborne early warning aircraft contract and get on with the program. Their $1.1 billion choice was the G550 platform offered by an...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 14, 2005 | Avionics, Boeing, Contracts - Awards, Fighters & Attack, Singapore
DID has covered Singapore’s bellwether fighter competition over the last year, from the Eurofighter’s elimination, to Singapore’s conditional order of accompanying American weapons and services for the F-15. DID also covered the announcement that the...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 14, 2005 | Delivery & Task Orders, General Dynamics, Support & Maintenance, Tanks & Mechanized, USA
Bradley On the Line(click to view enlarged) Heavy mileage in a war zone has predictable effects. Things break, and maintenance piles up. This results in a number of very unglamorous but necessary contracts. Like the $8.8 million delivery order amount General Dynamics...
