by Joe Katzman | May 4, 2006 | BAE, Budgets, Europe - Other, Expeditionary Warfare, Fighters & Attack, Force Structure, Issues - Political, Other Corporation, Transport & Utility
Darkening prospects?(click to view full) On April 25, 2006, the Swedish Armed Forces submitted their 2007 budget proposal [note: page in Swedish]. The Armed Forces’ plans include continued commitment in the Balkans and Afghanistan, and they anticipate that from...
by Joe Katzman | May 4, 2006 | Americas - Other, Asia - Central, Contracts - Awards, Europe - Other, Israel, Other Corporation, RFPs, UAVs
Skylark UAV launch(click to view full) Welcome to the commando Olympics, to use a term from StrategyPage that we quoted in our November 2005 coverage of Afghanistan’s mini-UAVs like the American RQ-11A Raven and British MiTex Buster. Likewise, we have also...
by Joe Katzman | May 4, 2006 | Contracts - Awards, Engineering Vehicles, Other Corporation, USA
Cougar-H & EOD Team(click to view full) Force Protection Industries, Inc. in Ladson, SC received a $50.9 million firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contract with a maximum ordering quantity of 79 Joint Explosive Ordnance Disposal Rapid...
by Joe Katzman | May 4, 2006 | Americas - Other, Asstd. Support Equipment, Boeing, Issues - International, Legal, Missiles - Precision Attack, Support & Maintenance, Turkey
SLAM-ER Highlights(click to view full) The USA Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Turkey of 50 AGM-84K Joint Standoff Land Attack Missiles-Expanded Response (SLAM-ER) as well as associated equipment and...
by Joe Katzman | May 4, 2006 | Contracts - Awards, General Dynamics, USA, UUVs & USVs
Spartan Scout USV(click to view full) General Dynamics Robotic Systems in Westminster, MD received an $8.5 million cost-plus-fixed-fee completion pricing arrangement contract for two unmanned surface vehicle (USV) systems for the littoral combat ship anti-submarine...
