by Joe Katzman | Dec 7, 2006 | Corporate Innovations, Forces - Naval, Helicopters & Rotary, Procurement Innovations, Project Successes, Raytheon, Sensors & Guidance, Support & Maintenance, USA
On November 7, 2006 The US Department of Defense has awarded a Raytheon/ US Navy partnership a Performance Based Logistics Award (sub-system level) for performance based logistics that has improved the availability, reliability and mission success of the AN/AAS-44(v)...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 7, 2006 | Contracts - Modifications, Fuel & Power, Other Corporation, Support & Maintenance, USA
The Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest, Specialty Center Contracts Core in Port Hueneme, CA has issued a trio of $16 million modifications to exercise a third option period under cost-plus award-fee, firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 6, 2006 | Budgets, Europe - Other, Force Structure, Issues - Political, Lobbying, Transformation
Gen. Sverre Diesen by Endre Lunde As “Norway’s Proposed FY 2007 Defense Budget” noted on October 11, 2006, the government has proposed a defence budget for 2007 amounting to NOK 31 billion (about $4.65 billion), with increases in a number of areas....
by Joe Katzman | Dec 6, 2006 | Contracts - Modifications, Engines - Aircraft, Fighters & Attack, GE, Support Functions - Other, USA
F110-GE-129 testing(click to view full) General Electric Co. in Cincinnati, OH received a $61.2 million firm-fixed-price and fixed-quantity contract modification. This action provides for a newly redesigned high pressure compressor and high pressure turbine assemblies...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 6, 2006 | Asia - Central, Contracts - Awards, Fighters & Attack, Lockheed Martin, USA
PAF F-16A(click to view full) Lockheed Martin Corp. in Fort Worth, TX received a $144 million firm-fixed-price and time and materials contract for 12 operational single place F-16C Block 52 aircraft and 6 operational two place F-16D Block 52+ aircraft. Aircraft...