by Joe Katzman | Mar 25, 2008 | Contracts - Awards, Other Corporation, Support & Maintenance, USA
Slovakian MiG-29(now AMARG) Ogden Air Logistics Center in Utah and Arizona’s Aircraft Maintenance and Regeneration Group in Tucson AZ have received authorization to issue up to $98 million in delivery orders under the Depot Onsite Contract Augmentee Team...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 24, 2008 | Sharpen yourself
Management is its own discipline, and good managers must always be sharpening their own skills. This is true in the defense industry as well, as engineers climb the ladder, officers rotate out into civilian life or into desk rather than field jobs, and globalizing...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 24, 2008 | Contracts - Modifications, General Dynamics, Submarines, USA
future SSN 777(click to view full) General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp. in Groton, CT received a not-to-exceed $324.9 million modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-03-C-2101) for long lead time material associated with the FY 2009 Virginia Class...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 24, 2008 | Contracts - Awards, Corporate Innovations, Electronics - General, Forces - Marines, Lockheed Martin, Logistics, New Systems Tech, Support Functions - Other, Tanks & Mechanized, Transformation, Trucks & Transport, USA
EPLS(click to view full) Good car owners take their vehicle in for maintenance after a certain number of months, or a certain number of miles, whichever comes first. Depending on the vehicle’s age and mileage, the dealer’s mechanic will have a list of...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 23, 2008 | Boeing, C4ISR, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, IT - Software & Integration, New Systems Tech, Official Reports, Robots, T&C - SAIC, Tanks & Mechanized, Transformation, UAVs, USA
FCS Constellation(click to view full) The USA’s $160+ billion Future Combat Systems program aims to replace at least 1/3 of the USA’s land forces. The program’s original mandate had its components replacing the USA’s heavy armor, but that plan...