by Joe Katzman | Oct 6, 2006 | Americas - Other, Asia - Central, BAE, Field Reports, Think Tanks, Trucks & Transport, Warfare - Lessons, Warfare - Trends
USMC RG-31, IEDed in Iraq(click to view full) Canadian military think tank CASR notes that: “On 26 September 2006, a suicide bomber attacked a Canadian convoy 2km from Kandahar Airfield. The bomber detonated a explosives-laden minivan while trying to ram an...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 6, 2006 | Airbus, BAE, Mergers & Acquisitions
In April 2006, DID covered and analyzed BAE Systems’ proposed sale of its 20% stake in Airbus. BAE now confirms that it has issued a Put Option Intention Notice to EADS, a process contemplated in the Airbus Shareholders Agreement signed in 2001. Wikipedia...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 6, 2006 | Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Electronics - General, Other Corporation, Sensors - Aquatic, Submarines, Thales
SSN Astute Class concept(click to view full) Thales UK has been awarded a GBP 30 million contract (about $55 million) for a major enhancement to the Trafalgar Class and new SSN Astute Class submarine sonar suites as the lead sonar provider and lead system integrator....
by Joe Katzman | Oct 6, 2006 | Canada, Israel, Other Corporation, Rumours, Thales, UAVs
Skylark UAV launch(click to view full) In “Dutch, Canadians Purchase Mini-UAVs for Use in Afghanistan,” we noted Canada’s deployment of Elbit Systems’ Skylark mini-UAV to Afghanistan as an interim solution. Now SpaceWar.com reports that a...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 6, 2006 | Consulting Firms, Delivery & Task Orders, IT - Software & Integration, Small Business, USA
Small business qualifier Enterprise Information Management Inc. in Arlington, VA received the full delivery order amount of $49 million as part of a firm-fixed-price contract for forms content management. Work will be performed in Arlington, VA and is expected to be...
