PZA LOARA(click to view full) In the wake of the Soviet Union's collapse, the Warsaw Pact defense industries that had supported its mailitary machine were faced with painful restructuring. Poverty and poor national infrastructure left governments with other...
Dingo 2 PRV(click for alternate D2) The Luxembourg Army's Protected Reconnaissance Vehicle (PRV) contract called for a tactical reconnaissance vehicle "that is particularly well suited to allied operations" such as NATO's ISAF mission in Afghanistan. The winner would...
Getting blast-resistant MRAP vehicles to the front lines involves more than just vehicle orders and a DX rating for materials priority. Deliveries will be delayed if critical parts or accessories aren't also bought in time,, and final integration of...
(click to view larger) DID's new "Sharpen Yourself" category aims to supplement our ongoing procurement and defense coverage with articles like "Preparing More Powerful Presentations," which are equally valuable to professional readers of an industry magazine. One...
HEMTT PLS(click to view full) Oshkosh Truck Corp. in Oshkosh, WI received a $272.7 million firm-fixed price contract for "Family of Heavy Tactical Vehicles" heavy trucks, which include its HET heavy vehicle transporters, HEMTT heavy trucks, and PLS HEMTT trucks with...
The 72nd Contracting Squadron at Tinker Air Force Base awarded a $60 million multiple-vendor, indefinite delivery/ indefinite quantity contract for follow-on architect-engineer (A-E) services on their premises. Winning firms will perform Title I, Title II, and other...
USNS Supply(click for explanation) BAE Systems, Norfolk Ship Repair in Norfolk, VA received an $8 million firm-fixed-price contract for a regular overhaul of US Military Sealift Command's fast combat support ship USNS Supply [T-AOE 6]. Work will include dry-docking...
China's 2008 military budget and its 2-decade string of uninterrupted double-digit budget growth have been attracting a great deal of attention lately. The official figure is now $58.8 billion, but there is no accountability or transparency, and outside estimates...
Building the F-35(click to view full) At present, F-35 Lightning II/ Joint Strike Fighter production is led by Lockheed Martin, with BAE and Northrop-Grumman playing major supporting roles, and many subcontractors below them. F-35 main production and final assembly is...