Up to $219.2 million for Performance-Based H-53 Helicopter Parts Overhauls

Up to $219.2 million for Performance-Based H-53 Helicopter Parts Overhauls

MH-35E tows AMCM(click to view full) The state of the Corps’ new CH-53K Improved Super Stallion programaging CH-53 aircraft leads to a high maintenance burden (44:1 maintenance:flying hours). Maintenance costs money, so it’s hardly surprising that United...
Up to $219.2 million for Performance-Based H-53 Helicopter Parts Overhauls

Rheinmetall Wins 2 Large-Cal Ammo Contracts

APFS-DS in flight Turkey and the Netherlands recently awarded Rheinmetall AG of Dusseldorf, Germany contracts for large-calibre tank and artillery ammunition worth some EUR 79 million ($94 million at current conversion). While US APFS-DS tank rounds use depleted...
Up to $219.2 million for Performance-Based H-53 Helicopter Parts Overhauls

Trident Warrior 2005 Naval Exercise Builds In Risk, Experimentation

An announcement from secure messaging vendor Sigaba noted that the recent Trident Warrior ’05 annual FORCEnet exercise had experimentation and risk were built into the event, rather than being strictly a demonstration or showcase of proven technologies....