by Joe Katzman | Jun 22, 2010 | Asia - Other, Australia & S. Pacific, Contracts - Modifications, Equipment - Other, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, Helicopters & Rotary, Japan, Middle East - Other, Other Corporation, Specialty Aircraft, Support & Maintenance, Transport & Utility, USA
C-2A Greyhound(click to view larger) In June 2010, Michelin Aircraft Tire Corp. in Greenville, SC received a $101.1 million firm-fixed-price performance based logistics contract that supports 23 separate tire types aboard V-22 family tilt-rotors; H-60, H-46, and H-53...
by Fred Donovan | Jun 21, 2010 | Americas - Other, C4ISR, Daily Rapid Fire, DARPA, Europe - Other, General Dynamics, Industry & Trends, IT - General, IT - Software & Integration, Missiles - Surface-Air, Raytheon, Simulation & Training, Small Business, Specialty Aircraft, T&C - CSC, Tanks & Mechanized, UAVs, USA
* Accenture Research adds to a long list of reminders: Shortage of skilled workers could pose serious business challenge for North American aerospace and defense industry. * GALE Winds: Raytheon’s BBN Technologies gets $17 million order for DARPA’s GALE...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 21, 2010 | Contracts - Awards, Corporate Innovations, Forces - Special Ops, Helicopters & Rotary, L3 Communications, Legal, Lockheed Martin, Scandals & Investigations, Specialty Aircraft, Support & Maintenance, Support Functions - Other, USA
MH-6J “Little Bird”:Rangers lead the way!(click to view full) US Special Operations Command (US SOCOM) has been extremely busy since Sept 11/01, a situation which creates corresponding demands on their support infrastructure. SOCOM is famous for having a...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 21, 2010 | Americas - Other, Australia & S. Pacific, BAE, Contracts - Awards, Design Innovations, ECM, Lockheed Martin, Other Corporation, Protective Systems - Naval, USA
Nulka launch(click to view larger) BAE recently announced that Australia’s Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) had awarded a 12th successive annual contract to produce Nulka (Abor. “be quick”) hovering decoy rockets for the Australian, American, and...
by Fred Donovan | Jun 21, 2010 | Ammunition, Budgets, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, DARPA, Electronics - General, India, Industry & Trends, Lockheed Martin, Missiles - Ballistic, Northrop-Grumman, Nuclear Weapons, Other Corporation, Scandals & Investigations, Science - Basic Research, Transport & Utility, University-related, USA
* US congressional committee to investigate scandal at Arlington National cemetery; Salon magazine has done extensive reporting on the contracting and burial allegations. * SIPRI Yearbook 2010: Spending by the world’s militaries rose 5.9% to $1.53 trillion in...