* EADS CEO says the company is looking to buy a medium-sized defense company in the US; last US acquisition was PlantCML. * The use of metrology-assisted machining, manufacturing, and assembly is growing in the aerospace sector. * Strategy Analytics: Annual market for...
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USAF Needs Knowledge, and It Needs It Now
Getting knowledge now(click to view full) As the saying goes, knowledge is power. And for one US airman it proved to be the key to carry out a challenging task in a difficult environment - to set up an armory in Baghdad in the months following the March 2003 US...
Up to $60M to 2 Companies for US Navy/USMC Engineering Service
The US Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) multiple award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts to Parsons Infrastructure and Technology Group in Pasadena, CA (N62470-10-D-2019) and HDR Engineering in Colorado Springs, CO (N62470-10-D-2020) for...
Rapid Fire 2010-03-19: Northrop Grumman Stealth UAVs
* USA DOE drawing up a strategic plan to deal with China's dominance of key rare-earth mineral supplies. * People as policy: Northrop Grumman appoints new head for X-47B N-UCAS stealth UAV program - but that's just one piece of a bigger picture. * Littoral Combat Ship...
Up to $900M for NAVFAC Construction in US Southwest
The Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) awarded firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity multiple-award contracts to 9 companies for commercial and military institutional building construction in the Southwest United States. The maximum...
Rapid Fire 2010-03-18: Armored Vehicle Market
* Defense executive panel offers advice to contractors on future industry challenges. * Nordic Alliance proposal continues to make political progress. * ASDReports.com: Global market for armored vehicles will reach $10.3 billion, fueled by continued IED threat. * US...
Rapid Fire: 2010-03-17
* GAO blocks $1 billion contract award to Xe Services, formerly known as Blackwater, to train Afghan police, upholding DynCorp protest. Washington Post | Business Week | GovExec | DynCorp release * European shipbuilder consortium (Fincantieri, Damen, Meyer Werft, STX,...
The 2006 Saudi Shopping Spree: Pimp My (F-15S) Ride
Saudi F-15, refueling(click to view larger) On Nov 14/06, a US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notice hinted that Saudi Arabia was about to become the first F-15 operator to switch its Pratt & Whitney F100 jet engines for General Electric's F110, as part of...
Up to $50M to MTN for DISA Broadband Satellite Services
MTN shipboard VSAT The US Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) awarded a contract worth up to $50 million to MTN Government Services (MTNGS), a subsidiary of Miramar, FL-based MTN Satellite Communications (MTN), to provide global broadband satellite services....