Logistics
20 SEP 18
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AW139 helicopters will enhance Italian National Fire Corps capabilities
The contract valued at around EUR45 million also includes support and training services, with an option for 12 additional helicopters Aircraft to perform maritime and mountain SAR, medical rescue, firefighting and disaster relief/civil protection...
4 Additional M-346 Advanced Jet Trainers to Poland
The Armament Inspectorate of Polish Ministry of National Defense has exercised an option for acquiring four more M-346 Advanced Jet Trainers (AJT) as outlined by the contract signed in March 2018. By acquiring four more...
Mod Awards GBP160M Contract to Prepare RAF Lakenheath for US F-35s
The MOD has awarded a contract worth £160m to Kier VolkerFitzpatrick to deliver infrastructure to ready RAF Lakenheath for two squadrons of US F-35s. The Suffolk airbase will be the first permanent international site...
Belgium selects GA-ASI Unmanned Aircraft
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. has been notified that the Government of Belgium has approved Belgian Defense to begin negotiations with the U.S. Government to acquire the MQ-9B SkyGuardian Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). “We...
Improving Military Mobility within and beyond
Defending Europe: Improving Military Mobility within and beyond the European Union – Army University Press Creating a fully-fledged European Defence Union by 2025 is imperative to Europe’s security and to build a Union that protects....
European military mobility for NATO: S&T sponsored new SW
A U.S. Army research and development facility hosted NATO representatives for a three-day demonstration of its new military mobility software, as NATO allies work to ensure war fighters and their equipment can be quickly...
TARDEC hosts NATO-sponsored demo of mobility prediction software
When mobility predictions are not correct, military ground vehicles become immobilized, putting Soldiers at risk and jeopardizing mission success. With a goal of improving mobility predictions, NATO representatives from around the world met at...
Modernization Will Help Boost Logistics in Military
Gen. James McConville, vice chief of staff of the U.S. Army, said the service will look into how the civilian sector applies innovation and modernization with the aim of applying the same methods in the...
Australian MoD: Warnings on cost of sustaining
With defence purchases (in Australia) of about $200 billion planned or under way — and more than $56bn estimated to involve the army — it is no surprise the spending spree has grabbed headlines....
NATO Multinational Project: The first NATO NSPA Air-to-Ground Precision Guided Munitions
The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) received the first lot of Precision Guided Munitions (PGMs), acquired through a NATO project involving 11 Allies and one NATO partner. The PGMs, produced in the United...
Restructuring the Department of Defense Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Organization and Chief Management Officer Organization
Trump to Nominate Robert McMahon as DoD Assistant Secretary for Sustainment President Trump has announced Robert McMahon, assistant secretary for logistics and materiel readiness at the Defense Department, as his choice for the next DoD...
Lockheed, Raytheon, Thales to partner for NATO missile defense
Lockheed Martin and ThalesRaytheonSystems are collaborating on a joint project to provide NATO with enhanced communication for ballistic missile defense systems. Lockheed Martin and ThalesRaytheonSystems are collaborating to provide NATO with a local command...
Provide Operation and Sustainment of Live, Virtual and Constructive Training and Simulation Environments to US Army: $128M Contract to NCG
Northrop Grumman Corporation has been selected by the U.S. Army to continue providing support for its Mission Command Training Center (MCTC). The new program, Mission Training Complex Contractor Support (MTCCS – III Corps), provides...
Pre-flight threat simulation equipment for multiple air platforms: post-design support contract to Leonardo
Leonardo has been awarded a post-design support contract by the UK Ministry of Defence which will see the Company provide in-service support for its pre-flight threat simulation equipment, currently being used on the Typhoon,...
Active Protection Systems for US Army: $193M to Leonardo DRS and RAFAEL to Provide TROPHY
Leonardo DRS, Inc. announced today that it has been awarded a contract worth $193M to provide the U.S. Army with TROPHY active protection systems for its Abrams tanks in support of immediate operational requirements....
“Airathon”: the first hackathon on the subject of logistics for the aeronautics sector
The ITAF Airathon represents not only a great opportunity to stimulate a broader reflection on the institutional interlocutors of the aerospace sector on complex issues related to logistics 4.0, but also promotes the knowledge...
Freight Transportation with drones in non-segregated airspace
Unmanned autonomous aircraft have reached sophisticated technologies and can have security systems that allow them to be used in controlled airspace, ie civil aviation. The dimensions of these automatic aircraft range from those of...
Sustaining F-35 Electronic Warfare systems
BAE Systems has received a contract from Lockheed Martin to ensure the readiness of critical electronic warfare (EW) systems on the F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft. Under the five-year contract, BAE Systems will manage...
U.S. Navy: pay attention to cyber threats
It will rely on common standards set by an independent technical authority, acquisition standards, assessment by an independent security authority, and ultimately certification by a separate body. – The U.S. Navy is working hard...