by Editorial Staff | Jun 7, 2012 | Daily Rapid Fire, Fuel & Power, General Dynamics, India, IT - Cyber-Security, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, IT - Software & Integration, Official Reports, People, Procurement Innovations, Think Tanks
Jay L. Johnson will retire from his position as Chairman and CEO of General Dynamics at the end of the year. Phebe N. Novakovic, President and COO since last month, will replace him. CACI’s CEO Paul M. Cofoni is also leaving, to be replaced by Daniel D. Allen....
by Joe Katzman | Jun 6, 2012 | Australia & S. Pacific, Contracts - Awards
HMAS Parramatta(click to view full) Australia’s 8 ANZAC Class (MEKO 200 ANZ) frigates entered service from 1996 – 2006. In June 2012, Australia signed a repair and maintenance contract for its fleet that has an expected value of around A$ 300 million over...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 6, 2012 | Contracts - Awards, Oshkosh, Other Equipment - Land, USA
Money talks(click to view full) In June 2012, Oshkosh Corp. in Oshkosh, WI won a maximum $382 million fixed-price with economic price adjustment contract for “commercial type fire and emergency vehicles” on behalf of the US Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine...
by Editorial Staff | Jun 6, 2012 | Alliances, Budgets, China, Daily Rapid Fire, Germany, Japan, Logistics, Nuclear Weapons, Policy - Doctrine, USA
Salvageable? The bill to fix the USS Miami SSN after it caught fire last month could amount to $400M. Another fire was reported this morning but thankfully it turned out to be a false alarm. Mike Petters, President and CEO of Huntington Ingalls Industries answers a...
by Editorial Staff | Jun 5, 2012 | Africa - Other, Britain/U.K., Budgets, China, Daily Rapid Fire, Issues - Political, Legal, Rolls Royce, USA
Papa’s Got a Brand New Block USAF B-1B Lancers are getting a bunch of upgrades within Sustainment-Block 16 including MIDS LVT-1. This follows earlier hardware and software upgrades done in 2006/07. As NATO plans its withdrawal from Afghanistan – Pakistani...
