by Joe Katzman | Sep 29, 2005 | Contracts - Awards, Guns - Naval, Other Corporation, USA
The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division in Crane, IN has issued 5 indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contracts worth a maximum of $29.9 million each for various types of gun-mounts. A full and open competition was held, with the solicitation being...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 28, 2005 | Boeing, C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Design Innovations, Force Structure, Interoperability, Issues - Political, New Systems Tech, Other Equipment - Land, Procurement Innovations, Project Management, Project Methodologies, R&D - Contracted, Robots, Soldier's Gear, Transformation, UAVs, USA
The Boeing Co. in St. Louis, MO received a $219.2M increment as part of a $17.35 billion cost-plus-fixed-fee/ cost-plus-incentive-fee contract for the Future Combat System development and demonstration phase. Boeing and SAIC are the lead system integrators for this...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 28, 2005 | Asia - Other, Avionics, Britain/U.K., Europe - Other, France, Industry & Trends, Mergers & Acquisitions, Other Corporation, Sensors & Guidance, Soldier's Gear, Thales, USA
Thales and Candover Investments plc have reached agreement on the sale of Thales High Tech Optics (HTO) activities in the UK, US, Singapore, Germany and Hungary. Under the agreement, Candover has acquired the businesses, regarded as non-strategic for Thales, for a...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 28, 2005 | Contracts - Awards, Engines - Aircraft, Field Innovations, Field Reports, L3 Communications, Procurement Innovations, Specialty Aircraft, Support & Maintenance, USA
T-45 Goshawks(click to view full) In 1981, the T45TS beat out the Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet in a bid to replace two US Navy training aircraft (the TA-4J Skyhawk and T-2C Buckeye). The system trains U.S. Navy and Marine Corps pilots for conversion into the F/A-18A-D...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 28, 2005 | Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, General Dynamics, Grenades, Guns - 20-59 mm direct, Small Business, USA
Mk 19 (click to view full) 40mm grenades are a potent battlefield weapon. Fired singly from an M203 rifle mount, or in a devastating rain from a gun like the Mk19 and its competitors/successors, the 40mm grenade brings considerable firepower to the infantry fight....
