by Joe Katzman | Sep 25, 2006 | DID site
Here at DID, some of our readers have been asking us to make our Focus Articles more accessible. These are DID’s pieces that highlight key weapons programs and cover related events and contracts on an ongoing basis, or deal with a critical industry issue. In...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 25, 2006 | Boeing, Official Reports, Other Corporation, Policy - Procurement, Projections & Assessments, USA
On Sept. 14, 2006, the US Government Accountability Office released report # GAO-06-883: “Best Practices: Stronger Practices Needed to Improve DOD Technology Transition Processes.” The report’s home page reads: “The Department of Defense (DOD)...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 25, 2006 | Contracts - Awards, Field Reports, Guns - Personal Weapons, Middle East - Other, Other Corporation, Policy - Doctrine, USA
M24 sniper system(click to view full) Faced with an enemy that has no compunctions about committing war crimes by using human shields, the US Army is discovering that snipers are a critical battlefield asset. For instance, the American Snipers 501c3 support...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 25, 2006 | Contracts - Awards, Other Corporation, Science - Basic Research, USA
Roy Anderson Corp. in Gulfport, MS received a $42.5 million firm-fixed price two-phased design-build construction contract for the design and construction of the Ocean Science Laboratory Complex at Stennis Space Center. Work will be performed in Bay St. Louis, MS, and...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 22, 2006 | Boeing, Contracts - Modifications, Forces - Marines, Forces - Special Ops, Helicopters & Rotary, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Small Business, Support & Maintenance, Support Functions - Other, USA
(click to view full) The V-22 Osprey’s history has been long, and troubled. The aircraft remains controversial despite a $200 million order for 3 MV-22s in August 2006; the forced abort of a direct-deployment flight to the 2006 Farnborough Air Show has been the...
