A seldom lauded subject, defence acquisition is a complex task and can be over-complicated by those involved and certainly by those commenting upon it. With processes intended to reduce economic… Continue reading "British Defence Acquisition – A Primer on the Process"
The U.S. Department of Defense announced on 2nd April , that Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $512m firm-fixed-price contract for F-16 Block 70 production for the Republic of Bulgaria.… Continue reading "Bulgaria Orders F-16s"
As BAE Systems announced on 3rd April, 2020, BAE Systems will drydock and perform nearly 18 months of modernization work aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LDH 4). According… Continue reading "BAE Systems Will Upgrade USS Boxer"
A local New Jersey media outlet recently reported that a Picatinny Arsenal contracting officer and an employee of the company that she was managing both pleaded guilty to charges of… Continue reading "Subsystem Technologies Employee, Picatinny Arsenal Contracting Officer Charged with Bribery"