by Joe Katzman | Jul 17, 2007 | Delivery & Task Orders, Field Reports, General Dynamics, Other Corporation, Remote Weapons Systems, Tanks & Mechanized, USA
M1129 firing(click to view full) July 2/07: The GM-GDLS Defense Group L.L.C. Joint Venture in Sterling Heights, MI receives a delivery order amount of $256.9 million as part of a $5.41 billion firm-fixed-price contract for Stryker family vehicles based on the General...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 17, 2007 | Contracts - Modifications, General Dynamics, Submarines, Support & Maintenance, Support Functions - Other, USA
Virginia Class cutaway(click to view: Large!) General Dynamics subsidiary Electric Boat Corp. in Groton, CT received a $116.4 million modification to previously awarded contract for lead yard services, and for development studies and design efforts, related to the US...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 17, 2007 | Britain/U.K., Events, Field Reports, Fighters & Attack, India, Interoperability, Power Projection, Projections & Assessments, Transformation
SU-30MKI, Typhoon, F3(click to view full) DID usually restricts its coverage to procurements, but issues of doctrine and lessons and innovations from the field also qualify. Drawing conclusions from exercises is always tricky, and can never replace combat experience....
by Joe Katzman | Jul 16, 2007 | BAE, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Modifications, Field Reports, Other Corporation, Support Functions - Other, Tanks & Mechanized, Warfare - Lessons, Warfare - Trends
FV430 Mk3, Iraq(click to view full) The British Army is currently upgrading about 500 FV430 Mk3 Armored Personnel Carriers with specialty armor and upgraded components (including IED jammer antennas in some cases), in order to equip an armored battlegroup. The intent...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 16, 2007 | Asstd. Support Equipment, Contracts - Awards, Events, Issues - Political, Northrop-Grumman, Scandals & Investigations, USA
Pascagoula, 2005(click to view full) In the wake of 2005’s Hurricane Katrina, the US passed Section 2203 of Public Law 109-234, “Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Defense, The Global War on Terror and Hurricane Recovery 2006.” The stated...
