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U.S. Army Awards AeroVironment $5.1 Million Order for Switchblade Loitering Munition Systems and Services
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AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV) announced it received a contract modification effective March 20, 2012 from the U.S. Army Close Combat Weapons Systems (CCWS), Program Executive Office Missiles and Space (PEO MS). The $5,108,160 modification toL-3 WESCAM to Provide In-Service Support for INGRESS Electro-Optical/Infrared Imaging Systems
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L-3 WESCAM announced today that it has been awarded an in-service support contract valued at $10 million by Public Works and Government Services Canada on behalf of the Canadian Department of National Defence (DND). The contract fulfills the DND'sAeroVironment Introduces Digital Wasp AE Small Unmanned Aircraft System, Announces U.S. Air Force Program Acceptance, $2.5 Million Order
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AeroVironment (NASDAQ: AVAV) today introduced the Wasp AE small unmanned aircraft system and announced that it has been accepted by the U.S. Air Force for inclusion in its Battlefield Air Targeting Micro Air Vehicle (BATMAV) program. Inclusion intoGEO and Etneo Make Energy Engaging for Italian households
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Green Energy Options (GEO) has appointed Etneo Italia to distribute GEO's Home Energy Management Systems within Italy. These include a range of In-Home Displays (IHDs) which are easy for consumers to install, provide real-time information on energyGEO ed Etneo per rendere l'energia coinvolgente per le famiglie italiane
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Green Energy Options (GEO) ha nominato ETNEO, Distributore In Italia dei prodotti e sistemi di gestione dell'energia. Questi includono una vasta gamma di servizi - IN CASA - (In Home Display) - facili da installare per i consumatori, ed in gradoFokker Elmo selected by Airbus for A320neo Electrical Wiring Packages
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Fokker Elmo, part of Fokker Technologies, has been selected by the aircraft manufacturer Airbus for the design and manufacturing of two Electrical Wiring Interconnection System (EWIS) packages, one for the A320neo aircraft and another for the A320Fokker Services extends Fokker 50 Landing Gear life to 72,000 flight cycles
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Fokker Services has certified a 20 Landing Gear life extension from 60,000 to 72,000 landings for the Fokker 50. This significantly reduces Direct Operating Cost (DOC) and allows more flexibility in fleet operation and maintenance scheduling. Additionally,Corporate Flight Management Selects Component Control to Manage Business Aviation MRO
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Component Control announced today that Corporate Flight Management (CFM), a global aviation resource firm providing charter, aircraft management, maintenance, ground support, aircraft investment, aircraft sales and pilot training, has selected QuantumComponent Control beats established competition to win the title of 'Best IT Software Provider'
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The ATE&M Awards 2012 were celebrated at a sparkling ceremony in Covent Garden, London, last Wednesday night. MRO and Logistics Software provider, Component Control, celebrated success winning the 'Best IT Software Provider' category, beatingASTRIUM choose LDS V994 Shaker for satellite testing
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Bruel & Kjar is to provide ASTRIUM with an LDS vibration shaker system for mechanical vibration and shock testing of satellites. Built within the scope of Republic of Kazakhstan SBIK satellite project, the system is for the new satellite Assembly,Euroatlantic Airways chooses Fokker Services' EFB solution for iPad(r) for its entire fleet of various Boeing aircraft
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Euroatlantic Airways from Portugal has chosen Fokker Services as partner to install the EFB solution for iPad(r) in its entire fleet of various Boeing aircraft. The EFB solution for iPad(r) is EASA certified (Class 2 Type B), requires no expensiveL-3 WESCAM to Sign Agreement to Open Authorized Service Center in Jordan
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L-3 WESCAM to Sign Agreement to Open Authorized Service Center in Jordan AMMAN, Jordan, May 7, 2012 - L-3 WESCAM announced today that it will sign a Service Center Agreement with King Abdullah II Design and Development Bureau (KADDB) to open a WESCAMNew release of CORENA IETP supporting S1000D and iSpec2200
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CORENA, a global leader in S1000D software and implementation services, announced today the release of a new Interactive Electronic Technical Publication (IETP) for the Aerospace and Defense industry. The new CORENA IETP currently supports S1000DU.S. Marine Corps Places $3.6 Million Order for AeroVironment RQ-11B Raven Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems
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AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVAV) announced it received a firm fixed-price order valued at $3,653,519 on March 15, 2012 from the United States Marine Corps through an existing U.S. Army contract. The order includes RQ-11B Raven small unmanned aircraftBoeing Company Acquiring Inmedius to Enhance Information Services Capabilities
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Today, Inmedius(r), Inc., a provider of software applications and services for managing and sharing information and learning content, announced that it has signed an agreement with Boeing to acquire the company. Boeing is the world's largest aerospaceMacNeillie reveals its latest operations support package
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Market leading specialist vehicle converter and integrator, MacNeillie, will reveal its latest operations support package at the UK's Counter Terror Expo in London this week. The unit has been designed to provide maximum cubic body volume,Luciad brings High Performance Situational Awareness to the Cloud
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Luciad, the market leader in high performance visualization, is pleased to announce its support for Cloud based Geospatial Situational Awareness applications and services. Cloud computing is a rapidly emerging technology in the Defense, SecurityCORENA and Tedopres announce free webinar: ''S1000D and STE. A perfect match!''
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CORENA and Tedopres announce a joint educational webinar on S1000D and Simplified Technical English (STE): "S1000D and STE. A perfect match!" The S1000D standard is defined as an international specification for the procurement and production ofAptima Develops Decision-support Software for Environmental Site Managers
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How to clean up large site contaminations, such as oil spills or toxic river sediment, presents environmental managers with complex choices and often unclear tradeoffs. How can the optimal remediation option, given all the ecologic and financial considerations,Inmedius Advances S1000D Support with Development of S1000DmanagerAcaEURA3/4Ac v4.2
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Inmedius(r), Inc. announces the latest, enhanced release of S1000Dmanager v4.2, its robust project setup and management system. This recent product development supports the S1000D 4.1 Technical Pre-release Package and the Airbus A350 platform. TheRe: Lockheed Martin’s SMSS Vehicle Demonstrates Autonomous Performance For Logistics Centers
By Bill Overton from Defense Procurement News - Latest Comments. Published on Oct 26, 2010.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
How does it stack up against the 3000lb carrying LASSO?
Re: Oshkosh Defense Equips U.S. Army Vehicle for Autonomous Logistics Missions — Press Release
By Hanger15 from Defense Procurement News - Latest Comments. Published on Oct 21, 2010.
Military Logistics is constantly changing as our needs in-theatre change. I like the idea of autonomous logistics operations. I expect to see convoys monitored by UAV's overhead to provide additional situational awareness. I also expect to see more of the smaller, agile, and highly mobile vehicles to carry equipment at the squadron level, like this little 6X6 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
Re: LASSO® (LAND, AIR & SEA SPECIAL OPERATIONS) VEHICLE BRINGS OFF-ROAD OPERATIONS TO A NEW LEVEL — Press Release
By JohnHarvey from Defense Procurement News - Latest Comments. Published on Oct 20, 2010.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
Wow! This thing really performs!
Re: Humana Continues to Gain Due to TRICARE Contracts
By defproc from Defense Procurement News - Latest Comments. Published on Oct 13, 2010.
Thank you for reading. Unfortunately I relied on my memory when I wrote this. I will update the post to clarify.
MCP
Re: Humana Continues to Gain Due to TRICARE Contracts
By Guest from Defense Procurement News - Latest Comments. Published on Oct 13, 2010.
You may want to check your facts and rewrite your article... You are confusing two separate contracts. The GAO found the winner in the Northeast region (Aetna) had hired the government contractor and that bid was lost by HealthNet. The TMA eventually disqualified Aetna and re-awarded the contract to HealthNet.
The Humana / Southeast contract is under dispute with UnitedHealth Military & Veterans Services.
Re: DOD CONTRACTS for March 18, 2010
By woodworking project plans from Defense Procurement News - Latest Comments. Published on Oct 13, 2010.
The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Va., is the contracting activity.
Re: Insitu’s Integrator Successfully Demonstrates SINCGARS Communications Relay Payload
By defproc from Defense Procurement News - Latest Comments. Published on Oct 06, 2010.
I am sorry I don't know but your are right since it is UHF/VHF it is limited; but it sounds like the goal is to have a series or systems that can repeat the signal so that will extend the range.
Thanks for reading, BTW.
Re: Insitu’s Integrator Successfully Demonstrates SINCGARS Communications Relay Payload
By Krisw2 from Defense Procurement News - Latest Comments. Published on Oct 05, 2010.
Any indication what the range capability of the systems is? If the relay is based on the Harris PRC-152, the range can be expected to be very limited.
Re: Looking for a Mission and a Buyer: The A400M in America
By MYRON D. STOKES from Defense Procurement News - Latest Comments. Published on Sep 27, 2010.
Colleagues: An appropriate response to this well done commentary requires a systemic and holistic understanding of the forces at work here attempting to address current and future airlift requirements mandated by the reality of concomitant asymmetric and conventional warfare --coupled with an uptick in humanitarian/disaster relief missions -- scenarios. Scenarios that dictate signifcant airlift projection, to quote a DoD colleague, "Anywhere in an hour".
The following excerpt from a June release ( http://www.slideshare.net/GHHL... ) may be of some relevance to this discussion:
"Most importantly, C-17 has proven on a continuing basis it is the ideal, if not perfect, airlift platform for addressing the potential of conventional and asymmetric warfare existing concomitantly, along with an observable increase in the frequency of disaster/humanitarian relief scenarios (think Haiti, Chile and Katrina). This reality, according to military strategists, dictates need for an ability to rapidly project significant force in a way that acknowledges the comfortable bi-polarity of the Cold War has been replaced by the dangers and unpredictability of a militarily/economically emergent China, a nuclear armed Iran, the traditional uncertainties associated with North Korea's belligerence and terrorist organizations possessed of global reach.
A World Being Made Safe For Retrofitted C-5s, C130Js and Airbus A400Ms?
"Stokes further says Global HeavyLift will continue in its firm belief that the non-stop and intense efforts to kill Boeing C-17 are directly the result of a desire by involved parties to ensure retrofit all remaining C-5s, advance the cause of C-5M, and [U]introduce the yet-to-be-operational Airbus/EADS A400M 37 tonne capacity (now 25 tonnes due to its currently being 12 tonnes overweight) turboprop tactical airlifter into USAF inventories, an assertion confirmed by Airbus Military's publicly stated desire this year to sell 200 A400Ms to the USAF.
"As regards the clamoring for new purchases of the C-130J, the current iteration of a 50 year-old design, let's not forget that Airbus has offered to the airforces of the world since 2006 a buyback of new variant Hercules aircraft ordered, to be exchanged for A400M when available. I suspect a similar offer has been made to the USAF, thus explaining the current push to acquire tactical transport aircraft of a type flown and serviced by the grandfather's, even great-grandfathers, of current pilots and crew", Stokes said.
"It is not a stretch to say all three aspirations require the demise of C-17, and perhaps, Boeing itself. Moreover, it is quite telling that Secretary Gates, despite his constant statements of the need to reduce costs and that sufficient airlift capacity existed for 'any contingency', did not swiftly and utterly dismiss the Airbus objectives as moot. To be sure, South Africa's cancellation of A400M due to per aircraft cost escalations, which according to their calculations, exceeded C-17, should give everyone pause, including the Pentagon," he said.
We trust this will be of some assistance in terms of, hopefully, bringing much needed clarification to this matter.
Thank you for your insights.
Myron D. Stokes
Managing Member
Global HeavyLift Holdings, LLC
Defense Logistics Agency listed (www.ccr.gov)
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Re: Acquisition Reform and Budget Machinations Begin to Affect Programs
By Haywoodj from Defense Procurement News - Latest Comments. Published on Aug 26, 2010.
Also it was General Dynamics, not Northrop Grumman (NOC)
Re: Acquisition Reform and Budget Machinations Begin to Affect Programs
By Haywoodj from Defense Procurement News - Latest Comments. Published on Aug 26, 2010.
It is Austal USA, not Austal (ASB:AU) of Australia
Re: Defense Department Continues Criticism of Lockheed Martin’s EVMS System
By defproc from Defense Procurement News - Latest Comments. Published on Aug 11, 2010.
Sir,
I agree that the situation may be unfair to Lockheed Martin. The article was stressing that the government is moving to punish the company for this situation potentially further impeding progress on the JSF program. I also think the government would argue that it is not up to them to fix the EVMS system as Lockheed signed up to a contract which delineates what data should be provided. Certainly managing by CV and SV alone which the PM shops often do without necessarily recognizing their contribution to the problem is also not fair. The current emphasis on earlier cost estimates with higher fidelity will only increase these issues as the pressure to manage to EVM will only be higher.
Thank you,
MCP
Re: Defense Department Continues Criticism of Lockheed Martin’s EVMS System
By Enrique (Rick) Contreras from Defense Procurement News - Latest Comments. Published on Aug 11, 2010.
This article puts the pressure on LM, but does not address the lack of control by the government PMO, or the lack of responsibility assigned to DCMA to identify issues in a contractor's EVMS. DCMA only identifies issues, not proper corrective actions. I speak from experience. There is much more to this story than the article addresses.
Re: Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company Acquires Special Devices, Incorporated Defense and Aerospace Group — Press Release
By William L. Poteat from Defense Procurement News - Latest Comments. Published on Aug 06, 2010.
I would like to contact the Moorpark office concerning a couple of positions that they are advertizing . Cuold you get me a good phone number , that phone number that is on the web site sounds like a fax number when I dial it . I would like to talk to the Human Resource Section about salaries
Thank You , Bill Poteat
Re: U.S. To Buy More M2 Machine Gun Parts
By defproc from Defense Procurement News - Latest Comments. Published on Jul 05, 2010.
Delete.
Re: General Dynamics Reaches Agreement to Purchase Pfizer Complex in New London
By Office Space Islington from Defense Procurement News - Latest Comments. Published on Jul 05, 2010.
that's a great boost for New London, great news
Re: More Sniper Pod Sales For Lockheed Martin
By Google Sniper System from Defense Procurement News - Latest Comments. Published on Jun 28, 2010.
The Sniper pod's advanced features are changing the way our ... SOURCE Lockheed Martin!
Re: Sniper Location & Gunshot Detection Systems
By Google Sniper System from Defense Procurement News - Latest Comments. Published on Jun 28, 2010.
hi Once detection is made, the C-Sniper system will provide the data and control to point ... tracks, and communicates exact sniper locations
Re: New Gulfstream G650 Completes First Flight — Press Release
By Jet Charter Travel from Defense Procurement News - Latest Comments. Published on Jun 05, 2010.
We just had the pleasure of taking our first flight in the G650 and it is the standard, without a doubt. The new Gulfstream flew so smoothly, so quietly that we were able to enjoy our sleep during our over night.
Re: Oshkosh Defense Receives $79 Million for M-ATV Protection and Remote Weapon System Kits — Press Release
By ATV fanatic from Defense Procurement News - Latest Comments. Published on May 01, 2010.
Cool gadget that it have for an atv.
Re: Raytheon Awarded Contract for Integrated Standoff Inspection System — Press Release
By htomfields from Defense Procurement News - Latest Comments. Published on Apr 27, 2010.
There is a lot of information about Idaho National Laboratory's National and Homeland Security projects on this high def video that the lab just released.
http://www.facebook.com/#!/vid...
Re: U.S. Army AFFIRMS FMTV Contract AWARD to Oshkosh Corporation — Press Release
By Angel Rosado from Defense Procurement News - Latest Comments. Published on Feb 22, 2010.
Posted by MAJ Angel Rosado, US Army, 22 February 2010
This resolution finally put an end to this protest. A protest is one of the most lengthy and painful procedures especially during war when contracting for any material acquisition, as it can stop production and/or delivery of critical equipment. For the past few years, protests were rarely seen on defense contracts due to fact that most of the protests were never sustained. However, the basis for BAE Systems’ protest was strongly credible and deserving of revision as the Army gave a better technical evaluation score to Oshkosh than BAE. BAE Systems claimed that Oshkosh lacks the capacity, tools, facilities, and equipment to fulfill the production requirement for the Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) contract, and that the cab design does not meet the necessary requirements. Based on these accusations, BAE Systems also claimed that the Army discriminated against its proposal while believing that they could provide a superior product, on budget, and on schedule as done in the past. In addition, BAE Systems claimed that the price quote provided by Oshkosh was unrealistic. Oshkosh proposed a price quote on its contract bid that was 30% lower that BAE Systems’ proposal, this translates to about $400 million on savings to the government over the five-year contract.
The following provides a little more information for those that have not been following this contract. BAE system is been the primary manufacturer of the FMTV since 2003. Their contract expired at the end of 2008 and by February 27, 2009, the Army issued a solicitation (an open bid) for a follow-on production proposal. In August 26, 2009, the Army awarded the contract to Oshkosh and in September 8, 2009, BAE Systems submitted a protest to dispute the Army’s decision. In December 14, 2009, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) sustained BAE’s protest on the conclusion that the Army’s evaluation of the technical and price proposal, and selection decision were flawed. The GAO gave the 60 days to re-evaluate the proposal and in February 12, 2010, the Army announced that would retain the contract with Oshkosh. At this point if BAE Systems wants to continue fighting for this contract it will have to go to Federal Court, but this is unlikely since BAE System would have to prove with clear and convicting evidence that the Army acted irrationally for its decision.
Despite arguments that the reasons behind the Oshkosh contract award are plainly political, there are no politicians involve in the source selection process for defense acquisition contracts. It is a fact that BAE System has its main FMTV production plant in Texas (predominately a Republican State) and Oshkosh has its main production plant in Wisconsin (voted Democratic on 2008 elections). However, I hardly believe that this is the reason why Oshkosh received the contract. Therefore, it is important to clarify the defense acquisition contracting process for contract involving such a large amount of money like this one ($3 billion over five years). The FMTV is an acquisition category IC (ACAT IC) level program and because of its classification and the large amount of money, its progress needs to be reported to Congress. However, personnel from the Acquisition, Logistics & Technology workforce (AL&T), do the contract initiation and execution rather than politicians from Congress. I understand that it is the responsibility of each congressional representative to seek economic growth for their respective states but is erroneous to assume that they can leverage defense contracts.
In addition, since the government owns the technical data package (TDP) for the FMTV that includes the technical designs (except for the vehicles cab, which is a BAE Systems’ proprietary design), once a contract expires, it has the liberty to give the next contract to the contractor that offers the best value. The Army can seek savings on the FMTV production by implementing short-term (5 years) firm-fixed price contracts. This type of contract allows open competition among the industry and allows it to be innovative and creative. Simultaneously, this type of contract provides the government with savings as it places the risk onto the contractor. In other words, the contractor will have to deliver at the contracted price and the contractor absorbs any cost overruns.
Oshkosh had proved to be a reliable manufacturer of military vehicles, but I am concerned that the company is not fully resourced to produce the FMTV, however they will not start full production until 2011, providing them with time to expand their facilities and procure the equipment necessary. An additional issue is that since the FMTV cab is a proprietary right of BAE, Oshkosh will have to provide its own cab design and this could cause production delays. The last issue is the production price offered by Oshkosh. A unit price below production cost will cause cost overruns; although, it is Oshkosh’s strategy to get its profits from expected modifications and future improvements to the vehicles. Since most of the time modifications and upgrades are generally unilateral decisions made by the government that are outside the scope of the contract, under these circumstances the contractor has the liberty to price whatever they what to carry out the task.
I am optimistic that Oshkosh will do well on this contract to provide the logistics force the high quality and reliable vehicles needed to enable them to continue being successful on their war-time missions.
Re: First Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Commissioned
By Matthew Potter from Defense Procurement News - Latest Comments. Published on Feb 08, 2010.
Thank you. I updated the post to correct my error.
Re: First Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Commissioned
By garel from Defense Procurement News - Latest Comments. Published on Feb 08, 2010.
NG is not building an LCS ship. Lockheed Martin is.
Re: Competition For Boeing On Missile Defense Support Contract
By wyoming from Defense Procurement News - Latest Comments. Published on Aug 07, 2009.
The government may own the data rights, but from what they themselves have stated, they don't have the data.
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