JSF Selected by Norway for New Fighter
Filed under: Contract Awards, Lockheed Martin, Military Aviation, Norway, Sweden, production program
The Fort Worth Star and Telegram reports that Norway has selected the F-35 aircraft over the Swedish Gripen. The new aircraft will replace the F-16 fleet currently operated by the Scandinavian country. Norway had always been leaning towards the F-35 due to its integration in NATO; but Sweden had made an unsolicited offer for the Gripen that was considered a very good deal.
UK Buys More MRAP Vehicles
Filed under: Contract Awards, England, Navistar, logistics, production program
Navistar was awarded a contract by the Ministry of Defence to build MRAP vehicles. See the Chicago Tribune for the report. Like the US military the UK has put increasing amounts of funding into their MRAP fleet. The major threat in Iraq and Afghanistan remains IED and mines and the MRAP is designed to minimize the damage from these attacks. Even though Iraq may be winding down there is still a requirement for vehicles to support operations in Afghanistan.
Norweigian Left Supports JSF
Filed under: Contract Awards, Lockheed Martin, Military Aviation, Norway, development program, production program
Aftenposten writes that the far left party, Socialist Left Party, will not stop the procurement of the JSF fighter by the government. Norway is considering the JSF to replace its F-16 fleet, although Sweden has also made an unsolicited offer with the Gripen aircraft. The decision as to which aircraft will be purchased will be made by the end of the year. There was some concern that the Socialist Left would not support buying the US aircraft, preferring the Gripen. They accept though that with Norway being part of NATO it may influence the decision.
T-45 logistics contract awarded by the Navy
Filed under: Boeing, Contract Awards, L-3, Military Aviation, U.S. Navy, logistics, training
Vertex, a subsidiary of L-3 Company, was awarded a contract to provide logistics support to the Navy’s fleet of T-45 training aircraft. The contract, if all options are awarded, is worth over $500 M. The T-45 is used by both the Navy and Air Force to provide jet training for their flight personnel. Boeing teamed with L-3 to provide the parts management. The military has turned to Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) for a variety of systems - ground and air - in a bid to lower costs. One of the major areas is that the Department of Defense does not need to invest in a large pool of spare parts; relying on the contractor to do that.
See the press release at MarketWatch.com.
Incident Control Systems Receives Contract to Supply Add-on Armor for the Interim High Mobility Engineering Excavator - Press Release
Filed under: Contract Awards, ICS, development program, logistics, production program
New Bedford, MA, September 30, 2008: Incident Control Systems, LLC has been awarded a contract to continue the supply of Advanced Composite B-kit Armor for the Interim High Mobility Engineering Excavator (IHMEE). This latest contract awarded by Oshkosh Corporation of Oshkosh, WI will put the total armor built by ICS to over 70 kits. “This is a new partnership for us and we are very excited to be working with Oshkosh Corporation to provide these kits to the Army” said Eddie Terrenzi, VP of Business Development for Incident Control Systems, LLC.
A year ago ICS was selected as an Add-on Armor supplier for the IHMEE by US Army TARDEC after having gone through extensive testing. Over the past year ICS has provided Add-on Armor for the entire fleet of vehicles. “We are very pleased and honored that the US Government and Oshkosh has continued to place their trust in us and our advanced armor solutions” said Steve Monette, General Manager of Incident Control Systems, LLC.
Headquartered in New Bedford, Massachusetts, Incident Control Systems is a small business that specializes in the design, manufacture, and integration of advanced composite armor solutions for military combat vehicles.
Contact: Incident Control Systems, LLC
Eddie Terrenzi
508.984.8820
eterrenzi@incidentcontrolsystems.com
JSF spreads the wealth
Filed under: Contract Awards, Konsberg, Lockheed Martin, Military Aviation, Norway, development program, logistics, production program
Lockheed Martin awarded a Norwegian company, Kongsberg, a contract to make parts for the F-35 JSF. See an article here. In an unrelated matter Norway is looking at buying either JSF or Swedish Gripen aircraft to replace their F-16 fleet. Kongsberg will get the contract worth up to $1 B or more even if Norway does not buy the JSF.
C-5 upgrade contract spills over
Filed under: Contract Awards, Goodrich, Lockheed Martin, Military Aviation, U.S. Air Force, logistics, production program
Goodrich announced that they received a subcontract from Lockheed Martin to provide engine pylons and casings for the C-5 Upgrade Program. See a press release here. The contract is worth $600 M and indicates the size of the total program. As the US is now dependent on a fleet of C-5 and C-17 aircraft continued extension of the life of the C-5 is critical to supporting combat operations in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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