by Joe Katzman | Apr 20, 2007 | Industry & Trends, Mergers & Acquisitions
InfoBase/DACIS’ “Defense Mergers & Acquisitions” reports that worldwide defense and aerospace companies completed M&A deals worth more than $40 billion in 2006, with a total of 370 transactions completed. The top 5 deals accounted for only...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 20, 2007 | Aircraft, USA
MH-60Rs: $46.1M(click to view full) In “Sticker Shock: Estimating the Real Cost of Modern Fighter Aircraft,” defense-aerospace attempted to establish baseline prices for various Western fighter aircraft. In “Updated US Military Aircraft Prices (Dec....
by Joe Katzman | Apr 20, 2007 | Asia - Central, Contracts - Awards, General Dynamics, Middle East - Other, Other Corporation, Remote Weapons Systems, Support & Maintenance, USA
M151 on Stryker, Mosul(click to view full) The GM/ GDLS Defense Group LLC Joint Venture in Sterling Heights, MI has been contracted to provide “contractor logistics support for other customer’s remote weapon station systems.” In plain English, these...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 20, 2007 | BAE, Contracts - Awards, Raytheon, Shells & Mortar Rounds, USA
Excalibur 155mm(click to view full) On April 13 we noted that StrikeLink software was being asked for target designation software on an “urgent need” basis to go with BAE Bofors’ new GPS-guided XM982 Excalibur shell, which has been late to field...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 20, 2007 | C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Other Corporation, Support & Maintenance, Support Functions - Other, USA
SERCO, Inc. in Vienna, VA is being awarded a $39.3 million single award, indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-incentive-fee with an option for fixed-price orders, performance-based contract to provide Sea Enterprise C4ISR support services. The contract,...
