by Joe Katzman | Sep 29, 2006 | Boeing, Contracts - Modifications, Europe - Other, Specialty Aircraft, USA
KDC-10 with F-16s Last year, we covered a $196.2 million firm-fixed-price contract modification exercising FY 2006 options for KC-10 Extender and KDC-10 contractor logistics support. These aircraft are McDonnell Douglas DC-10 Series 30CF variants converted to the air...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 29, 2006 | Avionics, BAE, Boeing, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, L3 Communications, Middle East - Other, Other Corporation, Rolls Royce, Simulation & Training, Specialty Aircraft, USA
Do you feel lucky…?(click to view full) The T-45 Training System includes T-45 Goshawk aircraft, advanced flight simulators, computer-assisted instructional programs, a computerized training integration system, and a contractor logistics support package. The...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 29, 2006 | Budgets, Events, Lockheed Martin, Memoriam, New Systems Tech, Official Reports, Surface Ships - Combat, USA
LCS 1 Freedom christening(click to view full) On September 23, 2006, the US Navy christened and launched LCS 1 Freedom, the nation’s first Flight 0 littoral combat ship, at the Marinette Marine shipyard in Wisconsin. The ship will continue to undergo outfitting...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 29, 2006 | Contracts - Awards, Forces - Marines, Policy - Personnel, Support Functions - Other, USA
J&E Associates, Inc. in Silver Spring, MD received a $5.5 million time & materials contract for the New Parent Support Program, to assist Marines and their families as they prepare to integrate a child into the home. The contract includes 3 option years,...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 28, 2006 | Conferences & Events
Today’s edition of DID is rather foreshortened, as I’ve just returned from the “Transformation for Effective Sustainment” conference in Monterey, California. DID has consistently covered issues like the emergence of through-life support...
