AlixPartners on Aerospace: Trends, Supplier Shifts, & Global Opportunities

by Joe Katzman | Jul 22, 2009 | Europe - Other, France, Guest Articles, Industry & Trends, Other Corporation, USA

(click for firm site)  Guest Article by David Fitzpatrick, Managing Director, AlixPartners Over the last 5 years, AlixPartners’ aerospace practice has conducted an annual Global Aerospace & Defense Review of the industry. The survey evaluates financial...

Fencing the Kingdom: EADS Lands Huge Saudi Border Deal

by Joe Katzman | Jul 19, 2009 | Airbus, BAE, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Domestic Security, Europe - Other, France, IT - General, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, IT - Software & Integration, Middle East - Other, Partnerships & Consortia, Raytheon, Signals Radio & Wireless, Thales, USA

Saudi Arabia(click to view full) Border fences and related surveillance systems are becoming popular around the world, including the Middle East. As “Jordan’s JBSP Border Security Program” notes, these systems are not foolproof. They can offer...

Kuwait Upgrading its Desert Warriors

by Joe Katzman | Jul 14, 2009 | Contracts - Intent, Middle East - Other, Raytheon, Sensors & Guidance, Support Functions - Other, Tanks & Mechanized, USA

British Warrior: Scots Guards, Afghanistan(click to view full) Kuwait needs to upgrade its Warriors. The light 24t infantry fighting vehicles are famous for their aluminum armor, and accompanying speed. From 1987 – 1995, Alvis Vickers (now BAE) built over 1,000...

High Integrity GPS/ iGPS: Boeing’s Iridium Ace Card

by Joe Katzman | Jul 13, 2009 | Boeing, C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, GPS Infrastructure, R&D - Contracted, Satellites & Sensors, Transformation, USA

GPS IIF satellite(click to view full) In July 2008, the Pentagon announced that Boeing’s Huntington Beach, CA facility would work on a “High Integrity GPS (Global Positioning System) Technology Concept demonstration,” under a $150+ million contract...

Slovaks Order 10 Blast-Resistant Iveco LMVs

by Joe Katzman | Jul 13, 2009 | Contracts - Awards, Europe - Other, Other Corporation, Trucks & Transport

Iveco LMV etc.(click to view full) Fiat subsidiary Iveco Defence Vehicles recently announced a contract with the Slovak Army for 10 Light Multirole Vehicles to be delivered by the end of 2009. They join a larger trend of blast-resistant vehicle orders that are...