by Joe Katzman | Dec 1, 2012 | BAE, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Delivery & Task Orders, Field Reports, Forces - Marines, Issues - Political, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Policy - Procurement, Small Business, Soldier's Gear, Spotlight articles, USA
IOTV: key features(click to view full) When reading about modern body armor one often hears about small arms protective inserts (SAPI) or Enhanced SAPI (ESAPI) ceramic plate inserts. While these inserts are more fragile than past generations of inserts, they offer a...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 30, 2012 | BAE, Boeing, Delivery & Task Orders, Forces - Special Ops, Medical, Mergers & Acquisitions, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Raytheon, Rumours, Spotlight articles, Support & Maintenance, Trucks & Transport, USA
RG-33 variant(click to view full) The USA’s Mine-Resistant, Ambush Protected (MRAP) program has been a long road for BAE Systems. In the wake of the US Army’s belated realization that mine protection was critical for vehicles in theater, BAE’s...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 28, 2012 | Alliances, C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Interoperability, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, IT - Software & Integration, Raytheon, Saudi Arabia, USA
Saudi Arabia(click to view full) In late November 2012, Raytheon announced a $600+ million contract to deliver a national-level Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (C4I) system to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Raytheon Network Centric Systems...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 27, 2012 | Contracts - Intent, Saudi Arabia, Support & Maintenance, Support Functions - Other, Tanks & Mechanized, Trucks & Transport, USA
Saudi Humvee,Mogadishu 1993(click to view full) Nov 26/12: The US DSCA announces [PDF] Saudi Arabia’s intent to buy blanket order requisitions, under a Cooperative Logistics Supply Support Agreement (CLSSA). The Government of Saudi Arabia wants to be able to...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 26, 2012 | Africa - Other, Americas - Other, Delivery & Task Orders, Field Reports, General Dynamics, Spotlight articles, Trucks & Transport, USA
USMC RG-31, IEDed in Iraq(click to view story) General Dynamics is one of the biggest suppliers of land equipment to the US Army and Marines, alongside firms like BAE and Oshkosh. As IED land mines became an unmistakable trend in modern warfare, however, the company...
