If you were anywhere near Melbourne, FL this weekend, the sound of freedom could be heard. The U.S. Navy Blue Angels flight demonstration team stole the show at the the Great Florida Air Show. The aerobatic lineup included the U.S. Air Force F-16 Viper Demonstration Team; U.S. Special Operations Command Parachute Team; EA-18G Growler (a modified F/A-18F [Read More…]
Category: Defense Logistics
Defense Logistics
Global defense spending up 3.6% and tops out at almost $2 trillion dollars. Topping the list of big spenders is the United States with 38% of the global spending share.
WASHINGTON, April 2, 2019 – The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to India of twenty-four (24) MH-60R Multi-Mission helicopters for an estimated cost of $2.6 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
Over the last thirty years, every branch of the military has gone through cycles where inventory management of key parts has failed to forecast supply needs, or maintain the necessary parts on-site to ensure a high level of equipment and mission readiness. The Department of Defense (DoD) manages several million secondary inventory items, such as [Read More…]