by Joe Katzman | Aug 22, 2006 | Delivery & Task Orders, Other Corporation, R&D - Contracted, USA
Titanium DID has covered the rising importance of titanium, as well as recent joint ventures and mergers designed to take advantage, political controversies, et. al. The MER-DuPont Titanium Consortium in Tucson, AZ recently received a $3.8 million increment of a $5.7...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 21, 2006 | Field Reports, Fighters & Attack, USA
F-22A Raptor(click to enlarge) Journalist David Axe notes that “There ain’t a lot of love for the ol’ F-22A Raptor outside of Air Force and Lockheed Martin circles these days.” The critics largely have the floor in the media, so Axe went to...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 17, 2006 | DID site
Yak-130(click to view full) In an earlier March 15, 2006 report, DID covered a huge arms sale from Russia to Algeria involving fighter aircraft, tanks, and air defense systems, with the possibility of additional equipment. The Algerian package was post-Soviet...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 16, 2006 | Contracts - Modifications, Delivery & Task Orders, Electronics - General, Eng. Control Systems, Field Reports, General Dynamics, New Systems Tech, Sensors & Guidance, Signals Radio & Wireless, Support & Maintenance, Tanks & Mechanized, USA, Warfare - Lessons
3ID M1A1s in Tal Afar(click to view full) General Dynamics Land Systems in Warren, MI receives a pair of delivery order amounts for M1A1 vehicle material sets, used in the AIM process. They include one order for $63.4 million as part of an $81 million firm-fixed-price...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 15, 2006 | Helicopters & Rotary, Other Corporation, Project Management, USA
UH-1Y and AH-1Zby Neville Dawson(click to view full) DID has covered the unexpected procurement problems encountered by the US Marine Corps’ “H-1 helicopter program” to upgrade 100 of its UH-1N Hueys and 180 of its AH-1W Super Cobra attack...
