by Joe Katzman | Mar 12, 2008 | Official Reports, Policy - Personnel, Policy - Procurement, USA
In recent years, the US Department of Defense has moved civilians into positions of responsibility alongside DoD employees. Some work is straightforward – public relations, facility maintenance, et. al. Other work contains the potential for entanglement, such as...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 12, 2008 | Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Europe - Other, Other Corporation, Trucks & Transport
MAN SX, up-armored A deal announced on June 29, 2006 by UK Defence Procurement Minister Lord Drayson will add more trucks to Britain’s program to replace its Armed Forces’ tri-service fleet of 4-tonne, 8-tonne, and 14-tonne cargo and recovery trucks. The...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 11, 2008 | Airbus, Boeing, Issues - Political, Legal, Northrop-Grumman, Specialty Aircraft, Transport & Utility, USA
KC-767: In the dark?(click to view full) Our FOCUS Article “The USAF’s KC-X Aerial Tanker RFP” has covered the lead-up to Boeing’s protest, in the wake of the Airbus/NGC win. Today, Boeing issued a release that discussed its claims in the...
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...
