by Fred Donovan | Apr 25, 2010 | Contracts - Awards, Engines - Aircraft, Fighters & Attack, United Technologies, USA
United Technologies Corp. in San Antonio, TX received a $65.1 million contract to provide modules to be remanufactured at the contract facility, such as, core modules, fan drive turbines, inlet fans, and gearboxes, for the Pratt & Whitney F100 engine supporting...
by Fred Donovan | Apr 22, 2010 | Bases & Infrastructure, Budgets, China, Contracts - Awards, Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, Force Structure, Israel, Issues - International, L3 Communications, Middle East - Other, Nuclear Weapons, Other Corporation, Other Equipment - Land, Policy - Procurement, Russia, USA
* Russia: No more gas-for-military base deals. * China looks to strengthen its nuclear retaliatory capability. * US House Armed Services Committee approves the IMPROVE Acquisition Act, which would reform the defense acquisition process. * House Armed Services Air and...
by Fred Donovan | Apr 22, 2010 | Airbus, Boeing, Budgets, Contracts - Awards, Delivery & Task Orders, Europe - Other, Financial & Accounting, Helicopters & Rotary, Legal, Lockheed Martin, Northrop-Grumman, Official Reports, Policy - Procurement, Pre-RFP, RFPs, Specialty Aircraft, Spotlight articles, USA
In 2004 the GAO changed its name from the Government Accounting Office to the Government Accountability Office. Along with the name change came an aggressive approach to combat fraud, waste and abuse in the US government contracting process. Probably the most...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 22, 2010 | Bases & Infrastructure, Contracts - Awards, Delivery & Task Orders, Force Structure, Issues - Political, Official Reports, Other Corporation, Small Business, USA
4ID-3BCT: Baqubah, Iraq(click to view full) Fort Carson is located just 1 mile away from NORAD’s famous headquarters in Colorado. It is now home to the 2nd and 3rd Brigade Combat Teams (BCT) of the 4th Infantry Division (a misleading name – 4ID contains...
by Fred Donovan | Apr 22, 2010 | Americas - Other, Asia - Central, Contracts - Awards, Electronics - General, Field Innovations, Intelligence & PsyOps, Mines & Countermine-IED, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Sensors & Guidance, Support Functions - Other, Trucks & Transport
Backscatter Truck Scan(click to view full) The US Marine Corps has been using them in Afghanistan for years. And now the US Army wants to get its hands on some. Some what? You may ask. Why backscatter van (BV) military trailers, of course. BV military trailers use...