by Joe Katzman | Apr 8, 2008 | Other Corporation, Other Equipment - Land, Policy - Doctrine, Support & Maintenance, USA
Cat 307C Anything that is used, wears out. With civil infrastructure projects in high demand in places like Iraq, Afghanistan, and around the world, America’s military construction equipment is seeing a lot of wear. Combat engineering is a critical competency...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 8, 2008 | Contracts - Modifications, Engineer Units, Oceans - International, Small Business, Support Functions - Other, USA
Small business qualifier Sound & Sea Technology, Inc. in Lynnwood, WA received $5.9 million under a previously awarded cost-plus-award-fee contract (N62473-06-D-3005) to exercise option year 4 for engineering and technical services in support of the Naval...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 7, 2008 | Asia - Central, Boeing, C4ISR, Contracts - Modifications, Support Functions - Other, UAVs, USA
ScanEagle UAV(click for alternate view) Boeing has had field representatives in theater for a couple of years now to support and operate the Boeing/Insitu ScanEagle UAV from ships and ashore, receiving high praise and a fairly regular stream of contracts like this one...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 6, 2008 | BAE, Britain/U.K., C4ISR, Coastal & Littoral, Contracts - Awards, Europe - Other, L3 Communications, Lockheed Martin, Other Corporation, Other Equipment - Land, Radars, Signals Radio & Wireless, Transformation
LEAPP(click to view full) Digitization and smaller electronics affect the battlefield in a number of ways. In the area of air defense, it has become possible to make small radars quite powerful, while also connecting them in networks that can provide a combined...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 6, 2008 | Contracts - Awards, Engines - Aircraft, Forces - Marines, Helicopters & Rotary, Support & Maintenance, Support Functions - Other, USA
CH-53E lifts UH-60, Iraq(click to view full) DID FOCUS Article “CH-53K: The USMC’s HLR Helicopter Program” notes that: “On average, existing CH-53E aircraft are more than 15 years old, have over 3,000 flight hours under tough conditions, and...
