by Joe Katzman | Dec 8, 2008 | Bases & Infrastructure, Contracts - Awards, USA
Duke Realty Corp. in Indianapolis, IN won a $300 million firm-fixed-price contract to buy “complete and usable administrative office complex to be sold to the Army and developed on a turnkey basis by the contractor.” Work will be performed in Alexandria,...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 8, 2008 | Contracts - Awards, New Systems Tech, Security & Secrecy, Sensors & Guidance, T&C - SAIC, Trucks & Transport, USA
MobileVACIS scan(click to view full) Science Applications International Corp. in San Diego, CA received $98 million firm-fixed-price contract for 50 Militarized Mobile Gamma-Ray Imaging Systems for non-intrusive inspection of vehicles and cargo, as well as maintenance...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 8, 2008 | Australia & S. Pacific, Issues - Political, Policy - Procurement, Raytheon, Small Business
“I’ve done a lot…”(click to view larger) In early December 2008, Australian Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Procurement Greg Combet outlined A$ 25.5 million in initiatives targeted at Small to Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in the sector,...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 8, 2008 | Britain/U.K., Coastal & Littoral, Engineer Units, Middle East - Other, Warfare - Lessons
Catching anything?(click to view full) Having the right capabilities on hand isn’t always a matter of having high-tech, expensive items. A British base near Basra had been coming under attack by rockets fired from the marshes of the nearby Shatt-Al-Arab...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 8, 2008 | Asia - Central, Europe - Other, Events, Force Structure, Other Corporation, Power Projection, Specialty Aircraft
Russian IL-78(click to view larger) In December 2008, Defense News reported that 2 IL-78 “Midas” air refueling tankers were seen landing on Dec 2/08 at Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, Pakistan, painted in Pakistani Air Force livery. Pakistan...
