Keep on Moving(click to view full) Everybody hates to move. And no one moves more than the US military. With approximately 500,000 household goods shipments every year, the military is the largest moving population in the United States. To help ease the process, the...
As part of Britain's Defence Industrial Strategy, the Labour Party government and Ministry of Defence actively sought to reduce the number of companies involved in naval surface ship building and maintenance. In fact, they wanted just one company to deal with....
B-1B: "Power" by Dru Blair(click to view full) Boeing received an $84 million order from the US Air Force for upgrades to the B-1B heavy bomber fleet's avionics software that will enhance the aircraft's color cockpit displays, data link, radar and navigation systems....
Mk19 40mm(click to view full) General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products received a $13 million order from the US Army TACOM-ARDEC for production of MK19 MOD 3 40mm grenade machine guns [pdf]. Deliveries are expected to begin in June 2010 and will be completed...
F-35A #AA-1(click to view full) At the end of September 2008, NWF Daily News reported that noise complaints from local residents may threaten the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter's proposed Integrated Training Center at Eglin AFB, FL. Maj. Gen. Charles Davis was speaking at...
AN/PRC-117G concept(click to view full) Harris Corp recently received a basic purchasing agreement contract worth up to $419 million to supply the US Army with Falcon III AN/PRC-117G [data sheet, PDF] multiband tactical manpack radios, and vehicular power-amplifier...
Falcon II Multiband Radio(click to view larger) Harris Corp.'s RF Communications Division in Rochester, NY received a 5-year, $90 million ceiling firm-fixed-priced, indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contract for up to 3,385 AN/PRC-117F multiband radio vehicular...
Nimrod MR2 - incoming!(click to view full) On Sept 3/06, an RAF Nimrod MR2 sea control aircraft was flying near Kandahar, Afghanistan, using its advanced sensors and long endurance in support of NATO ISAF forces on land. The aircraft moved to take on additional fuel...
The US Air Force has exercised a second option year on a $90 million 5-year contract (FA8224-07-D-0001) for Mainstream GS in Bethesda, MD, to provide continuous process improvement (CPI) services. CPI is intended to improve the efficiency of how the USAF works as an...