by Joe Katzman | Dec 23, 2005 | Bases & Infrastructure, Contracts - Awards, Middle East - Other, Security Contractor, Training & Exercises, USA
On March 11, 2005, DID noted that MPRI, Inc. of Alexandria, VA had won a $7.4 million contract to operate the Butler Military Artillery Range near Baghdad, Iraq until Dec 31, 2005. The US government has apparently renewed it for a full year via an $8.8 million...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 23, 2005 | IT - General, USA
Some DID readers may have noticed that the US Naval Sea Systems Command’s (NAVSEA) public access web sites have been down for several days. DID asked about this at NAVSEA and was told that their system was taken offline for investigation and cleanup, that there...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 22, 2005 | Airbus, France, Mergers & Acquisitions, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Russia, Specialty Aircraft, Transport & Utility
In the aftermath of Russia’s MAKS 2005 exhibition in August, DID reported that EADS had committed EUR 50 million (USD $62 million) to buy 10% of Irkut Corp. On December 16, 2005, Irkut Corporation and EADS closed the deal by signing a sale contract which makes...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 22, 2005 | Contracts - Awards, Electronics - General, Forces - Strategic, Lockheed Martin, Nuclear Weapons, Policy - Procurement, Project Methodologies, R&D - Contracted, Sensors & Guidance, Submarines, Support & Maintenance, Testing & Evaluation, USA
Avoid this. Lockheed Martin Space Systems in Sunnyvale, CA received an $869 million cost-plus-incentive-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost-plus-award-fee contract from the US Navy to provide funding for fiscal 2006 Trident II (D5) Missile Production and Deployed System...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 22, 2005 | Contracts - Awards, Engines - Aircraft, Helicopters & Rotary, Other Corporation, Procurement Innovations, Project Successes, Public Partnering, Support Functions - Other, USA
T700 engine As part of ongoing US Army fleet maintenance and upgrade efforts, General Electric Aircraft Engine in Cincinnati, OH received a $177.9 million firm-fixed-price contract to continue overhaul support of T700 engines at the Corpus Christi Army Depot (CCAD)...
