by Joe Katzman | Jan 29, 2008 | Americas - Other, Bases & Infrastructure, Official Reports, Other Corporation, Testing & Evaluation, USA
AUTEC, Bermuda: MH-60R and ALFS,(click to view full) Jan 28/08: CSC Applied Technologies, LLC in Fort Worth, TX received a $25.5 million modification under previously awarded contract (N66604-05-C-1277) to support requirements for increased base operations at the...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 29, 2008 | Contracts - Modifications, IT - General, Support Functions - Other, T&C - Booz Allen, USA
(click to visit) Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. in McLean, VA received a $10.5 million modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N00421-06-C-0003), exercising an option for an estimated 149,760 man-hours of technical, engineering, professional and...
by [email protected] | Jan 28, 2008 | Contracts - Awards, Electronics - General, Eng. Control Systems, Other Corporation, Submarines, USA
6L16 EOG(click to view full) Submarines travel underwater, but they all need oxygen. Diesel-electric submarines need it for their engines, and must surface to get it, though modern AIP (Air Independent Propulsion) supplemental systems allow one to cruise at moderate...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 28, 2008 | Contracts - Awards, Electronics - General, Europe - Other, General Dynamics, Helicopters & Rotary, Israel, Missiles - Anti-Armor, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Sensors & Guidance, Warfare - Lessons
Tiger HAD w. Spike(click to view full) The Spike missile family is designed around 2 key principles: low life cycle cost, and simple but reliable operation. Low life cycle cost comes from keeping prices down for all components by using “good enough”...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 27, 2008 | Budgets, Europe - Other, France, Official Reports, Russia, USA
Each year, NATO publishes updated figures on its members’ defense expenditures, based on the NATO definition of the term. Data is also provide with respect to key outside entities; estimates are presented for Russia as well. The alliance has been tracking...
