by Joe Katzman | Oct 5, 2006 | Boeing, Bombs - General, New Systems Tech, Transformation
Existing GBU-28 Bomb Oct 4/06: The Boeing Company in St Louis, MO received a $9 million indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract modification. This effort will design and test “a large penetrating munition” in order to...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 5, 2006 | Bases & Infrastructure, Contracts - Awards, Environmental, Other Corporation, USA
Air Combat Command HQ at Langley Air Force Base, VA has issued a $500 million contract for restoration; performance-based remediation; horizontal and vertical construction, repair and maintenance; demolition; force protection; homeland security; and a full range of...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 5, 2006 | Americas - Other, Bases & Infrastructure, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Delivery & Task Orders, Other Corporation, Small Business, Support Functions - Other, USA
Most militaries spend a lot on bases and maintenance, but those expenditures aren’t as sexy as new weapons systems. Which is why they receive far less coverage and attention, except from elected representatives whose districts benefit from the base’s...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 4, 2006 | Corporate Innovations, Force Structure, Forces - Land, Logistics, Power Projection, Support & Maintenance, Support Functions - Other, Testing & Evaluation, Training & Exercises, Transformation, USA
On Sept. 22, 2006, a ceremony marked the launch of U.S. Army Sustainment Command at Rock Island Arsenal, IL, under US Army Materiel Command. It will be commanded by Maj. Gen. Jerome Johnson, who said at the ceremony that “Our mission is clear-cut and crucial:...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 4, 2006 | Alliances, Asia - Other, Events, Fighters & Attack, Issues - Political, Lobbying, Lockheed Martin, Official Reports, USA
On November 1, 2005, we ran “Taiwan Orders F-16 Training in USA, But Larger Defense Buys Remain in Limbo,” covering the stalled procurement of Patriot PAC-3 air and missile defense systems, P-3C Orion anti-submarine aircraft, and modern diesel submarines...
