by Joe Katzman | Jan 12, 2006 | Contracts - Modifications, Fighters & Attack, Lockheed Martin, Logistics, Procurement Innovations, Support Functions - Other, USA
F/A-22 Raptor(click to view full) In November 2005, DID covered over $3 billion in contracts related to the F-22 Raptor, mostly related to production of the Lot 5 batch production of 24 aircraft. Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. in Fort Worth, TX has now been awarded a...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 12, 2006 | Airbus, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Intent, Europe - Other, Finmeccanica, Helicopters & Rotary, Issues - Political, Other Corporation, Surface Ships - Combat, Trucks & Transport
Old (left) and New…(click to view full) DID does its best to cover global developments, but language barriers and less transparency sometimes make it harder to cover certain countries. In July 2005, we covered about $1.2 billion in planned Belgian defense...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 11, 2006 | China, Industry & Trends, Issues - International, Projections & Assessments, T&C - RAND Corp.
DID has covered RAND’s Project Air Force before, and their lessons learned from the F-22 and F/A-18 Super Hornet programs attracted a lot of reader interest here. Now they shift their focus to China’s defense production capabilities, which are beginning to...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 11, 2006 | Contracts - Awards, Industry & Trends, IT - Software & Integration, Other Corporation, Simulation & Training, Testing & Evaluation, USA
Simulink screenshot(click to view full) The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division at China Lake, CA has awarded MathWorks Inc. of Natick, MA a $10 million firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract for MathWorks Software products. This...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 11, 2006 | Contracts - Intent, Engines - Aircraft, Fighters & Attack, Other Corporation, Singapore
F-15 Strike Eagle(click to view full) The government of Singapore has selected the GE F110 fighter engine to power its 12-20 new Boeing F-15SG Strike Eagle aircraft. Engine deliveries for the firm order of 12 aircraft will occur in 2008-2009. The Singapore selection...
