by Joe Katzman | Jan 25, 2011 | Bombs - Smart, Contracts - Awards, Middle East - Other, Policy - Procurement, Raytheon, Support & Maintenance, USA
RAF Tornado &Enhanced Paveway(click to view full) In late January 2011, Raytheon announced a $475 million contract with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for its Paveway family of precision-guided munitions. These Paveway II and Paveway III kits transform ordinary...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 24, 2011 | Americas - Other, Asia - Other, Boeing, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, DCNS, Force Structure, Fuel & Power, Legal, Lockheed Martin, Logistics, Middle East - Other, Scandals & Investigations, Submarines, Support Functions - Other, Surface Ships - Other, T&C - SAIC, Textron, Transport & Utility, USA
* Lockheed Martin agrees to pay $2 million to settle a DoJ lawsuit accusing the company, as well as partners SAIC and AES, of conspiring with former government employees Stephen Adamec and Robert Knesel to ensure the 3 companies were awarded a $115M contract in 2004...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 24, 2011 | Bases & Infrastructure, Contracts - Awards, Electronics - General, Lockheed Martin, Other Corporation, Submarines, Support Functions - Other, Surface Ships - Combat, Surface Ships - Other, USA
On Jan 21/11, Us Navy Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command in San Diego, CA announced a set of 4 multiple-award contracts to install and certify Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) systems. These...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 23, 2011 | General Dynamics, Submarines, Support Functions - Other, Testing & Evaluation, USA
SSN 780, sea trials(click to view full) Jan 21/11: General Dynamics Electric Boat Corporation in Groton, CT receives a $44.3 million cost-plus-fixed fee contract modification for the Virginia Class Block II fast attack submarine USS Missouri’s [SSN 780] post...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 23, 2011 | Ammunition, BAE, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Guns - 20-59 mm direct, Guns - 60+ mm direct, Guns - Artillery & Mortars, Other Corporation, Policy - Procurement, Procurement Innovations, Public Partnering, Shells & Mortar Rounds
Latest updates: Improved 5.56mm; New production facility opening. 81mm mortar(click to view larger) A weapon without ammunition is useless, which is why ammunition is almost always a strategic national capability whose production must remain in-country. On the other...
