T-45 logistics contract awarded by the Navy

October 27, 2008 by Dagpotter · Comment
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.

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Congressional micromanageing of the Defense Budget screws up Force Protection

February 10, 2008 by Dagpotter · Comment
Filed under: Congress, Federal Budget Process, Force Protection, Restructuring, production program 

This article in The Charleston Post-Gazette discusses how Force Protection Inc. went through a boom period, and now seems to be heading towards a downturn. This is all due to Congress suddenly deciding that the Army and Marines need more MRAPs. Read more

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