by Fred Donovan | Apr 27, 2011 | Asia - Central, ATK, Australia & S. Pacific, Boeing, C4ISR, Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, Delivery & Task Orders, General Dynamics, Missiles - Ballistic, Northrop-Grumman, Nuclear Weapons, Official Reports, Russia, Submarines, USA
* General Dynamics, Northrop Grumman, and Boeing all beat Wall Street first quarter results estimates. * Raytheon sees strong Q1 growth in its ace and Airborne Systems (SAS) business thanks to its acquisition of Applied Signal Technology. Meanwhile ManTech had a mix...
by Fred Donovan | Apr 26, 2011 | Africa - Other, Britain/U.K., C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, DARPA, Delivery & Task Orders, Fighters & Attack, India, Issues - International, L3 Communications, Lockheed Martin, Middle East - Other, Missiles - Surface-Air, Northrop-Grumman, Policy - Procurement, Radars, Raytheon, Signals Intercept, Cryptography, etc., Signals Radio & Wireless, Specialty Aircraft, Tanks & Mechanized, Trucks & Transport, UAVs, USA
* The Pentagon is launching a preferred supplier program. Companies who receive high marks in the Defense Department’s performance-tracking system may see better performance payments and other rewards. The Pentagon will also encourage more use of contract...
by Fred Donovan | Apr 25, 2011 | Australia & S. Pacific, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Delivery & Task Orders, Fighters & Attack, Helicopters & Rotary, IT - Cyber-Security, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, IT - Software & Integration, Lockheed Martin, Middle East - Other, USA
* USAF announces acquisition strategy to recapitalize its HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter and to replace the UH-1N fleet with the Common Vertical Lift Support Platform. * Teri Takai, DoD’s CIO since October 2010, is cautious about cloud computing and its security...
by Fred Donovan | Apr 24, 2011 | Alliances, Ammunition, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, DARPA, Explosives, Fuel & Power, General Dynamics, IT - General, Japan, Logistics, Pre-RFP, R&D - Contracted, Soldier's Gear, UAVs, University-related, USA
* Researchers find that helmets with 1/8 inch more foam padding would offer better protection against soldiers’ brain injuries. * DoD issues 27 contracts totaling $191 million under the Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative program for academic...
by Fred Donovan | Apr 21, 2011 | Asia - Other, Australia & S. Pacific, BAE, Britain/U.K., Budgets, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Daily Rapid Fire, Delivery & Task Orders, European Union (EU), Fighters & Attack, France, Lockheed Martin, Logistics, Missiles - Anti-Armor, Missiles - Anti-Ship, Other Corporation, Policy - Personnel, Raytheon, Robots, Russia, Sensors & Guidance, Support Functions - Other, Tanks & Mechanized, USA
* Up to $2.5 billion to 13 companies for mobilization and deployment planning support to the US Army Forces Command under the OPTARSS II contract. * US Army to shut down Accessions Command, which oversees initial entry training programs for recruits. * BAE Systems...
