by Fred Donovan | May 9, 2010 | Americas - Other, Asia - Central, Bases & Infrastructure, Budgets, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, Fuel & Power, IT - General, Lockheed Martin, Mergers & Acquisitions, Other Corporation, Protective Systems - Naval, Sensors - Aquatic, USA
* Gates looks to cut $10 billion to $15 billion per year in Pentagon waste. Washington Post | New York Times | Associated Press | CNN * Leaked Swiss Defense Ministry paper calls for shift from defense of homeland to security operations inside country. * Canada’s...
by Fred Donovan | May 9, 2010 | Contracts - Awards, Engines - Aircraft, GE, Helicopters & Rotary, Support & Maintenance, USA
T700 engine General Electric Engine Services in Cincinnati, OH received a $9.2 million firm-fixed-price contract for the overhaul and upgrade of 20 T700-GE-701C turbine engines to the T700-GE-701D configuration applicable to the UH-60 Blackhawk and AH-64 Apache...
by Fred Donovan | May 6, 2010 | ABM, Airbus, Alliances, Asia - Other, Bases & Infrastructure, Boeing, Daily Rapid Fire, Delivery & Task Orders, Design Innovations, Europe - Other, Food-related, Forces - Special Ops, Guns - 20-59 mm direct, Legal, Lockheed Martin, Logistics, Materials Innovations, Medical, Middle East - Other, Missiles - Anti-Armor, Other Corporation, Radars, Raytheon, Scandals & Investigations, Sensors - Aquatic, Specialty Aircraft, Support Functions - Other, Surface Ships - Combat, USA
* NATO chief says it would cost less than Euro 200 million for C2 center to link alliance’s existing missile defense systems. * Life imitates Star Trek: USAF funds promising experiments with lasers and nanofluids to treat wounds. But the show never had to...
by Fred Donovan | May 5, 2010 | Asia - Other, C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Design Innovations, Europe - Other, Industry & Trends, Leadership & People, Materials Innovations, Middle East - Other, Missiles - Surface-Air, Satellites & Sensors, Sensors & Guidance, Support Functions - Other, Surface Ships - Combat, USA
* Syria provided Lebanese militants with M-600 missiles – a Syrian version of the Iranian Fateh-110 – over the past year, according to Israeli defense officials. * In 2009, European firms shelled out $800 million to acquire US defense firms, while US firms...
by Fred Donovan | May 4, 2010 | Ammunition, Contracts - Awards, Delivery & Task Orders, Other Corporation, USA
$372 million in US Army orders for small caliber ammunition. (May 3/10) On March 20/09, Alliant Techsystems (ATK) in Minneapolis, MN received a 4-year indefinite delivery/ indefinite quantity contract (W52P1J-09-D-0027) from the US Army Sustainment Command in Rock...
