Kuwait Buys AH-64 CLS

November 19, 2008 by Dagpotter · Comment
Filed under: Contract Awards, Dyncorp, FMS, Kuwait, Military Aviation, U.S. Army, logistics 

The US Army awarded DynCorp a contract to support the AH-64 Apache attack helicopters operated by Kuwait. MarketWatch has the press release here. The CLS contract is worth $11 M in the first year. Kuwait purchased a small number of these advanced aircraft through the US Army. DynCorp has other contracts with both the US and Kuwait governments to perform this type of work on other aircraft. Use of CLS, especially for non-combat systems, has been growing in the US and UK as it is considered cheaper as you do not have the associated personnel and training costs of using service personnel. Of course, CLS in support of FMS systems is also common as it is the simplest way for the nations to get the support they need for advanced weapons.

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BAE Subs Out Weapon Part Production

November 6, 2008 by Dagpotter · Comment
Filed under: Contract Awards, Federal Budget Process, TTM Technologies, production program 

As with any large contract the prime contractor, here BAE Systems, has to find companies to make the piece parts and award sub-contracts. In this press release at MarketWatch.com; TTM Technologies announces that they have won a contract from BAE to provide circuit boards and assemblies for use in thermal sights. The contract is wroth $65 M over the next few years. All across the US are many small companies making individual parts and sub-assemblies that are fit together by larger companies to make the actual delivery hardware for the customer. Read more

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Marines buy more MRAP vehicles

September 5, 2008 by Dagpotter · Comment
Filed under: Contract Awards, Mississippi, Navistar, U.S. Marine Corps, production program 

The USMC awarded Navistar a contract to purchase more of their new, lighter vehicles. The contract is worth about $750 M and will buy 800 or so vehicles. The trend in recent MRAP buys has been to get smaller and less bulky vehicles for service in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Marines especially have cut back on MRAP buys and moved away from the original vehicles.

Navistar makes the MRAP in Mississippi and the press release can be found at The Wall Street Journal’s MarketWatch.com site here.

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