by Joe Katzman | Aug 2, 2005 | Air Reconnaissance, Boeing, Contracts - Awards, Helicopters & Rotary, L3 Communications, Lockheed Martin, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Policy - Procurement, Project Failures, Rumours, T&C - CSC, USA
ARH-70A w. Hydras(click to view full) Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. of Fort Worth, TX received a $210.7 million cost-plus-incentive-fee contract for the system development and demonstration (SDD) of the U.S. Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH) program, including...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 2, 2005 | Budgets, Force Structure, Issues - Political, Lobbying, Official Reports, Policy - Procurement
The Senate’s recent decision Tuesday to indefinitely delay consideration of the FY 2006 defense authorization bill will create a tight timeline after the summer recess, in order to meet the September 30, 2005 deadline without requiring ‘continuing...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 2, 2005 | Contracts - Awards, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, UAVs, USA
RQ-7 Shadow UAV(click to expand) AAI Corporation, the defense subsidiary of United Industrial Corporation, has received a $129 million award from the U.S. Army for 12 additional Shadow Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (TUAV) systems. Each system includes 4 advanced...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 2, 2005 | Contracts - Awards, Other Corporation, USA, WMD Defenses
Meridian Medical Technologies Inc. in Columbia, MD received a maximum $50.4 million firm-fixed-price contract for nerve agent antidotes services and supplies for the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps. This is a base year indefinite-quantity contract. Work...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 2, 2005 | Contracts - Awards, Environmental, Issues - Environmental, Memoriam, Surface Ships - Combat, USA
CG 31 USS Sterrett(click to view full) The Naval Sea Systems Command in Washington, DC recently issued 3 estimated ceiling cost $25 million indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity, fixed price award-fee contracts for the dismantling and recycling of inactive ships...
