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EADS Adds Thais as TransHospital Customers

EADS Adds Thais as TransHospital Customers

TransHospital, Afghanistan(click to view full) Shipping containers are ubiquitous in a globalized world, and many modes of transport on air, sea, and land are adapted to carry them easily. To portability, add protection: their rigid metal construction provides more...

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Up to $29.1M to VT Group for CH-47D/F Logistics Support

Up to $29.1M to VT Group for CH-47D/F Logistics Support

CH-47D Chinooks(click to view full) VT Group US, a unit of UK-based VT Group, received a contract to provide logistics analyses and support for the Army's fleet of CH-47D/F Chinook cargo helicopters. The contract has a potential value of $29.1 million over a 5 year...

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USS Ronald Reagan Gets Makeover Before Returning to Duty

USS Ronald Reagan Gets Makeover Before Returning to Duty

CVN 76 into Pearl(click to view full) The USS Ronald Reagan [CVN-76] is scheduled for a $12.1 million makeover at the hands of Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding in Newport News, VA. The aircraft carrier will undergo a Planned Incremental Availability (PIA), during which...

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DCNS’ 2009 French TLS Naval Service Contracts

DCNS’ 2009 French TLS Naval Service Contracts

FS Latouche Treville(click to view full) DCNS recently announced a EUR 310 million (currently about $462 million) set of multi-year contracts to maintain 22 of the French Navy's ships. The firm has been providing support to the French Navy for a long time, though it...

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GAO on US Defense Contract Audit Agency, 2009: Uh-Oh…

GAO on US Defense Contract Audit Agency, 2009: Uh-Oh…

On Oct 15/09, the US Congress' GAO audit office published report #GAO-10-163T, "Defense Management: Widespread DCAA Audit Problems Leave Billions of Taxpayer Dollars Vulnerable to Fraud, Waste, Abuse, and Mismanagement." An excerpt: "The Defense Contract Audit Agency...

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AFSOC Awards up to $85M in SETA IV Contracts

AFSOC Awards up to $85M in SETA IV Contracts

AFSOC Combat Controllers(click to view full) The US Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) awarded 3 five-year indefinite delivery/ indefinite quantity contracts worth up to $85 million to provide advisory and assistance services to AFSOC headquarters. The...

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