by Joe Katzman | Mar 1, 2006 | Asia - Central, Australia & S. Pacific, Budgets, China, India, Lobbying
India-Defense reports that Finance Minister Mr. P. Chidambaram has announced a 7% increase in India’s Defense budget for the next fiscal year. The Defence Budget has been increased from INR 83,000 crore[1] to INR 89,000 crore ($20.11 billion at March 1/06...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 1, 2006 | Contracts - Intent, Design Innovations, France, India, Lobbying, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Submarines
Chilean Scorpene cutaway(click to view full) Back on September 19, 2005, DID offered in-depth coverage of India’s $3.5 billion local-build deal for 6 SSK Scorpene Class ultra-quiet diesel-electric submarines between 2012-1017, as well as the present status and...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 1, 2006 | Airbus, Americas - Other, Asia - Other, China, Contracts - Awards, Domestic Security, Engines - Aircraft, France, Helicopters & Rotary, Other Corporation, USA
Magnum’s not here…(click to view full) eDefense Online notes that EADS subsidiary American Eurocopter received an order from the US Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection for 10 Light Sign Cutter EC120 helicopters. This acquisition...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 1, 2006 | Delivery & Task Orders, Guns - Personal Weapons, Small Business, USA
M4 MWS(click to view full) Small business qualifier Knight’s Armament Co. in Titusville, FL received a delivery order amount of $31 million as part of a $110.8 million firm-fixed-price contract for the Modular Weapon System in support of the M16A4 Rifle and M4...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 1, 2006 | Ammunition
Practice makes perfect The Army Field Support Command in Rock Island, IL awarded a pair of modifications to a firm-fixed-price contract for M831A1 Target Practice Tracer 120mm Cartridges and M865 Target Practice Cone Stabilized Discarding Sabot Tracer 120mm...
