by Joe Katzman | Jun 30, 2011 | Asia - Central, Bases & Infrastructure, Contracts - Awards, Other Corporation, Other Equipment - Land, Raytheon, Sensors & Guidance, USA
ZBV remote operation(click to view full) June 29/11: The U.S. Army Contracting Command-Aberdeen Proving Ground’s Natick Contracting Division in Orlando, FL recently issued a 7-vendor, multiple-award contract for “non-intrusive” systems that can scan...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 30, 2011 | Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Engines, Other Corporation, Procurement Innovations, Support & Maintenance, Tanks & Mechanized, USA
M1 Abrams: Let’s Roll(click to view full) Honeywell International Inc. in Morris Township, NJ won a U.S. Army contract to change the way it supports its AGT-1500 turbine engine, used on the M1 Abrams tank and related platforms. Honeywell had forecast that the...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 29, 2011 | C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, DARPA, Design Innovations, Field Innovations, Other Corporation, Signals Radio & Wireless, Soldier's Gear, Transformation, USA
Not ideal. At present, many soldiers don’t have communications radios because the hardware is too expensive. Buying 2-way radios from Radio Shack before deployments solved that problem for some soldiers, but insecure communications created others. On the high...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 28, 2011 | BAE, Contracts - Intent, ECM, GE, Helicopters & Rotary, Middle East - Other, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Protective Systems - Aircraft, United Technologies, USA
US UH-60M carriesIraqi PM, 2007(click to view full) June 24/11: The US DSCA announces [PDF] the United Arab Emirates’ formal request for 5 UH-60M Black Hawk VIP helicopters. The move will bring the UAE’s UH-60M fleet to 45 helicopters, which breaks down as...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 28, 2011 | Africa - Other, Contracts - Awards, Guns - 20-59 mm direct, Missiles - Surface-Air, Other Corporation, Radars, Raytheon, Signals Radio & Wireless, Thales, Trucks & Transport, USA
MPQ-64F1 Sentinel(click to view full) June 24/11: The US DSCA announces [PDF] Morocco’s official request to buy 8 AN/MPQ-64F1 Improved Sentinel radars, 8 M1152 HMMWV Sentinel transports, 8 accompanying AN/VRC-92E SINCGARS Vehicular Dual Long-Range System Radios,...
