USMC Snipers to Replace “Failing” Scopes

by Joe Katzman | Sep 2, 2005 | Contracts - Awards, Europe - Other, Field Reports, Forces - Marines, Guns - Personal Weapons, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Policy - Procurement, Soldier's Gear, USA, Warfare - Trends

USMC SniperCobra Gold 2000(click to view full) This contract has been reported before by others, but not with full details. Premiere Reticles of Winchester VA received a $15 million firm-fixed-priced, indefinite delivery/ indefinite quantity contract for Scout Sniper...

$350M for Engineering Services in NAVFAC South

by Joe Katzman | Sep 2, 2005 | Bases & Infrastructure, Contracts - Awards, Events, Other Corporation, Policy - Procurement, Small Business, USA

The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southern Division, North Charleston, SC has issued a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity design build multiple award contract to a series of contracting and infrastructure firms. Potential recipients...

Japan Seeks Defense Spending Increase to $44B

by Joe Katzman | Sep 2, 2005 | Alliances, Budgets, Fighters & Attack, Issues - International, Japan, Lobbying, New Systems Tech, R&D - Contracted, Surface Ships - Combat, Tanks & Mechanized

F-2 Multirole Fighter Japan’s Defense Agency is seeking its first increase in military spending in four years, asking for 4.9 trillion yen ($44 billion) for next year’s budget, representing a 1.2% gain. This past year’s budget had been a 1.0%...

$6.9M for Pioneer UAV Spares & Electronics

by Joe Katzman | Sep 2, 2005 | Delivery & Task Orders, Electronics - General, Forces - Marines, Israel, Other Corporation, UAVs, USA

RQ-2 Pioneer: still going Israeli Aircraft Industries/ AAI Corp. joint venture Pioneer Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) Inc. in Hunt Valley, MD received a $6.9 million firm-fixed priced delivery order against a previously issued Basic Ordering Agreement (N00019-04-G-0011)....

$6.8M to Consolidate Support Services for U.S. 30th Space Wing

by Joe Katzman | Sep 2, 2005 | ABM, Contracts - Modifications, Forces - Space, Launch Facilities, Nuclear Weapons, Other Corporation, Procurement Innovations, Satellites & Sensors, Support Functions - Other, Testing & Evaluation

The 30th Space Wing at Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA has issued a cost-plus award-fee contract modification to consolidate three vital logistical aerospace support services (Unconventional Propellant Support, Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory Services,...