by Joe Katzman | Dec 21, 2010 | C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Other Corporation, Signals Radio & Wireless, USA
(click to view full) The US Navy’s Fleet and Industrial Supply Center in San Diego, CA has awarded 4 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity multiple award task order contracts for wireless service and devices. The maximum dollar value for all contracts,...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 20, 2010 | Contracts - Awards, Fuel & Power, Other Corporation, Small Business, Spotlight articles, USA
Fill ‘er up!(click to view full) The US military uses far more fuel than any branch of the American government, and the US Air Force uses far more fuel than the other services. DID has spotlighted the magnitude of these buys before, in March 2009 and March 2006,...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 19, 2010 | ABM, Americas - Other, Asia - Other, Australia & S. Pacific, Bases & Infrastructure, Britain/U.K., China, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Fighters & Attack, Helicopters & Rotary, Issues - International, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, Japan, New Systems Tech, Northrop-Grumman, Satellites & Sensors, Signals Radio & Wireless, Surface Ships - Combat, Surface Ships - Other, Testing & Evaluation, Textron, Training & Exercises, UAVs, USA
* Tensions rise as South Korea conducts live-fire drills near Yeonpyeong Island, the site of the North’s earlier attack. * USA’s Ground Based Midcourse Defense system against long-range ballistic missiles misses its target in a recent test. * Chinese...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 16, 2010 | Americas - Other, Australia & S. Pacific, Contracts - Intent, Europe - Other, Finmeccanica, Lockheed Martin, New Systems Tech, Transport & Utility
C-27J: Isn’t he adorable?(click to view full) Initial order drops to 3 planes. (Dec 16/10) In February 2006, Finmeccanica announced that its C-27J Spartan (aka. “Baby Herc”), developed as a joint venture between its Alenia Aeronautica subsidiary and...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 15, 2010 | Airbus, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Europe - Other, Guns - Artillery & Mortars, Other Corporation
AMOS on AMV(click to view full) Patria’s twin-barreled AMOS 120mm mortar turret is about to begin production, thanks to an order from the Finnish government for an initial set of 18 systems, for fielding in 2013. The EUR 120 million development contract was...
