3ID M1A1s in Tal Afar(click to view full) General Dynamics Land Systems in Warren, MI receives a pair of delivery order amounts for M1A1 vehicle material sets, used in the AIM process. They include one order for $63.4 million as part of an $81 million firm-fixed-price...
UH-1Y and AH-1Zby Neville Dawson(click to view full) DID has covered the unexpected procurement problems encountered by the US Marine Corps’ “H-1 helicopter program” to upgrade 100 of its UH-1N Hueys and 180 of its AH-1W Super Cobra attack...
A difficult landing(click to view full) The use of outsourcing for support functions from construction to fuel convoys is becoming more normal in Western militaries. Britain has become a leader in public-private partnerships for the through-life maintenance of its...
MOLLE gear options(FIXED – click to view) Modular Light-weight Load Carrying Equipment (MOLLE) is a modular quick-release backpack with compartments and components that can be added or removed, plus a fighting load vest that can accept removable pockets for the...
In our August 11, 2006 article “US Titanium Firms Angry at Senate Deal; Russian Firms Angry at US Firms,” DID reported on VSMPO-Avisma, the world’s #1 titanium firm. At the time, we discussed both its pending merger with Rosoboronexport and a...
