by Joe Katzman | Mar 11, 2008 | Engines, Europe - Other, India, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Rumours, Tanks & Mechanized
PZA LOARA(click to view full) In the wake of the Soviet Union’s collapse, the Warsaw Pact defense industries that had supported its mailitary machine were faced with painful restructuring. Poverty and poor national infrastructure left governments with other...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 11, 2008 | C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Europe - Other, France, Other Corporation, Sensors & Guidance, Signals Radio & Wireless, Thales, Trucks & Transport
Dingo 2 PRV(click for alternate D2) The Luxembourg Army’s Protected Reconnaissance Vehicle (PRV) contract called for a tactical reconnaissance vehicle “that is particularly well suited to allied operations” such as NATO’s ISAF mission in...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 11, 2008 | Delivery & Task Orders, Other Corporation, Trucks & Transport, USA
Getting blast-resistant MRAP vehicles to the front lines involves more than just vehicle orders and a DX rating for materials priority. Deliveries will be delayed if critical parts or accessories aren’t also bought in time,, and final integration of...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 10, 2008 | Industry & Trends, Legal, Sharpen yourself
(click to view larger) DID’s new “Sharpen Yourself” category aims to supplement our ongoing procurement and defense coverage with articles like “Preparing More Powerful Presentations,” which are equally valuable to professional readers of...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 10, 2008 | Contracts - Awards
HEMTT PLS(click to view full) Oshkosh Truck Corp. in Oshkosh, WI received a $272.7 million firm-fixed price contract for “Family of Heavy Tactical Vehicles” heavy trucks, which include its HET heavy vehicle transporters, HEMTT heavy trucks, and PLS HEMTT...
