by Joe Katzman | Mar 2, 2007 | BAE, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Intent, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Procurement Innovations, Public Partnering, Specialty Aircraft, Support & Maintenance, Transformation
The Red Arrows(click to view full) British efforts to move toward a new way of supporting their aircraft have involved through-life umbrella maintenance contracts based on availability rather than hours or spares. It is a model that Britain is using for several...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 2, 2007 | Blimps & LTA Craft, New Systems Tech, R&D - Contracted, Sensors & Guidance, USA
TCOM 32M aerostat(click to view full) In the aftermath of World War 2, blimps and airships found themselves gradually phased out of the US military. That didn’t really begin to change until the 21st century (see April 2005, “USN, DARPA See Blimps &...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 2, 2007 | Boeing, Contracts - Modifications, Launch Vehicles, Satellites & Sensors, USA
Delta family(click to view full) Boeing Corp. in Huntington Beach, CA received a $49.5 million cost-plus-award fee contract modification for one Delta II Launch Vehicle in the standard 7925-9.5 configuration, used to launch the last GPS IIR satellite on the National...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 2, 2007 | Ammunition, Delivery & Task Orders, Legal, Other Corporation, USA
ATK subsidiary Alliant Lake City Small Caliber Ammunition Company L.L.C. in Independence, MO received the full $30 million delivery order amount of $30 million as part of a firm-fixed-price contract for intellectual property and capital equipment/improvement...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 1, 2007 | Contracts - Modifications, Electronics - General, Protective Systems - Naval, Radars, Raytheon, Signals Radio & Wireless, USA
CEC Concept(click to enlarge) Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC) is the true “secret weapon” of AEGIS fleet defense. On the one hand, this JHU/APL brainchild consists only of a data distribution system, including antenna, and the cooperative...
