by Joe Katzman | Sep 17, 2007 | Contracts - Awards
MiG-31 Foxhound(click to view full) Kazakhstan Today reports the Russia’s RSK-MiG signed a $60+ million contract at the MAKS 2007 aerospace show to refurbish and upgrade Kazakh aircraft. Reports indicate that the aircraft are 10 of Kazakhstan’s 50 MiG-31...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 17, 2007 | Contracts - Awards, Logistics, Other Corporation, USA
The United States Transportation Command (US TRANSCOM) Directorate of Acquisition at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. has issued 9 multiple-award, indefinite delivery/ indefinite quantity, fixed-price contracts with a total maximum value of $400 million. The contractors...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 16, 2007 | Contracts - Awards, Helicopters & Rotary, Issues - Political, Official Reports, Policy - Personnel, Projections & Assessments, Tanks & Mechanized, Trucks & Transport, USA, Warfare - Trends
(click to view PDF) DID’s FOCUS Article covering the US Army’s RESET maintenance programs shone a light on an under-appreciated aspect of defense spending. Now a Congressional Budget Office report says the US Army has received $38 billion to date to...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 16, 2007 | Americas - Other, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Helicopters & Rotary, Other Corporation, Support & Maintenance
CH-149 Cormorant(click to view full) The Aerospace Division of Halifax-based IMP Group Ltd. recently received a second 7-year increment for its contract to maintain Canada’s search and rescue (SAR) helicopter fleet. This original contract, which was...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 16, 2007 | Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, MBDA, Missiles - Surface-Air, Procurement Innovations, Support & Maintenance
Rapier launch(click to view full) The previous GBP 36 million TRADERS(The Rapier Exchange of Repairable Spares) contract with MBDA was signed in March 2004. In August 2005, however, the MoD’s Land Guided Weapons Integrated Project Team (IPT) launched the Air...
