by Joe Katzman | Jan 17, 2011 | Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Finmeccanica, Helicopters & Rotary, Logistics Innovations, Procurement Innovations, Support & Maintenance
RAF Merlin HC3(click to view full) Thales’ 2011-2016 IMOS sub-contract. (April 11/11) The United Kingdom has sustained extensive efforts to strike long-term, through-life support contracts for various weapons systems under a “contracting for...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 17, 2011 | Canada, Contracts - Awards, Helicopters & Rotary, Support & Maintenance, Textron
CH-146, Northwest Territories(click to view full) During a January 2011 visit to Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Ltd’s assembly line in Mirabel, QB, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced a 10-year, C$ 640 million (about $646 million, get used to this)...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 17, 2011 | Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Intent, Design Innovations, Germany, Guns - 20-59 mm direct, Other Corporation, Other Equipment - Land, Radars, Warfare - Trends
Latest updates: System handed from Army to Luftwaffe. Skyshield AHEAD(click to view full) Rheinmetall’s MANTIS C-RAM (Counter Rocket, Artillery, and Mortars) system is a further development of their Skyshield system. Also known by its German initials NBS...
by Fred Donovan | Jan 16, 2011 | Avionics, BAE, Bases & Infrastructure, Britain/U.K., China, Daily Rapid Fire, DARPA, Electronics - General, Equipment - Other, Issues - International, Leadership & People, R&D - Contracted, Tanks & Mechanized, USA
* I like Ike: New book sheds light on President Eisenhower’s warning about the “military-industrial complex” on the 50th anniversary of his farewell speech. * Chinese fortune: Former USAF intelligence officer provides insight into how US should deal...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 16, 2011 | Boeing, C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Domestic Security, Elbit Systems, Electronics - General, Issues - Political, L3 Communications, Other Corporation, Sensors & Guidance, USA, Warfare - Lessons
Back in June 2006, Boeing and Raytheon teams were preparing for a big border surveillance contract. It was all part of the USA’s Secure Border Initiative (SBI), a comprehensive plan to secure U.S. borders and reduce illegal immigration, including an array of...
