April is not the cruelest month for companies that sell aviation fuel to the US military. Six more firms have secured up to $768.6 million in new aviation fuel contracts from the US Defense Energy Support Center (DESC) in Fort Belvoir, VA. These contracts are on top...
Harris Corp.'s Government Communications Systems Division in Melbourne, FL received a $6.2 million firm-fixed-priced indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contract for the full rate production and support of 63 tactical aircraft moving map capability digital map...
* South Korean Defense Minister Kim Tae-young reportedly says "the bubble jet effect caused by a heavy torpedo is the most likely cause" of the ROKS Cheonan's sinking, as the ship is raised from the bottom. * Lexington Institute: Could low rocket motor orders...
Fill 'Er Up(click to view full) Despite the "going green" trend of the US military, there continues to be a huge demand for good, old-fashioned fuel. To feed that need for fuel, on April 23/10 the Defense Energy Support Center (DESC) in Ft Belvoir, VA, awarded up to...
Austrian AB212(click to view full) Austria's mountainous terrain makes helicopters very important to its military, which operates a handful of S-70 Black Hawks, plus an aging fleet of AB212 Hueys that were license-built in Italy, and even older French Alouette-III...
Exocet MM40 Block 3(click to view full) The Emirate of Qatar sits in the middle of the Persian Gulf, a shallow and narrow body of water that lends itself to fast, small, missile armed ships and boats. Qatar's Navy relies on 7 French and British 400t-500t Fast Attack...
MFCS MK99 components(click to view larger) The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) awarded a $59 million contract modification to Raytheon Co's Integrated Defense Systems in Tewksbury, MA, for advance procurement of materials and associated labor in support of...
United Technologies Corp. in San Antonio, TX received a $65.1 million contract to provide modules to be remanufactured at the contract facility, such as, core modules, fan drive turbines, inlet fans, and gearboxes, for the Pratt & Whitney F100 engine supporting...
* Russia: No more gas-for-military base deals. * China looks to strengthen its nuclear retaliatory capability. * US House Armed Services Committee approves the IMPROVE Acquisition Act, which would reform the defense acquisition process. * House Armed Services Air and...