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Up to $50M to MTN for DISA Broadband Satellite Services

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....

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Rapid Fire 2010-03-16: Canadian Military Procurement

Rapid Fire 2010-03-16: Canadian Military Procurement

* Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries issues its Report on Military Procurement; recommendations include 1 minister to oversee it, rather than the current 3. * F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet fighter rumored to have beaten the F-35A and JAS-39DK Gripen NG...

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Rapid Fire 2010-03-15: JPALS Preliminary Design Review

Rapid Fire 2010-03-15: JPALS Preliminary Design Review

* USCG acquisition chief warns about declining readiness of cutter fleet [PDF], expects price tag for Deepwater program to reach $27.4 billion. * UK's SSN Trafalgar-class fast attack submarine HMS Triumph sets sail for sea trials after 6-year, GBP 300 million refit...

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$326M to GE for 80 F414 Engines, Equipment and Spares

$326M to GE for 80 F414 Engines, Equipment and Spares

F414-GE-400 engine(click to see in sections) General Electric Aircraft Engines business group in Lynn, MA received a $326 million modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-06-C-0088), exercising an option for 80 F-414-GE-400 engines and...

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Rapid Fire 2010-03-12: Chinese Sea Denial

Rapid Fire 2010-03-12: Chinese Sea Denial

* CSBA Paper looks at potential US responses to China's sea-denial doctrines: "Why AirSea Battle?" [PDF]. Defense Tech moves to strike up a conversation. * Indian Air Force signs EUR 560 million contract for 12 AW101 VIP helicopters. * Are trans-Atlantic defense...

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