by Joe Katzman | Nov 24, 2009 | Contracts - Awards, France, Missiles - Ballistic, Other Corporation, Submarines, Support & Maintenance, Support Functions - Other
SSN Casabianca(click to view full) State-owned DCNS is France’s only warship supplier, just as BAE Systems has become Britain’s sole warship supply and maintenance source. In November 2009, DCNS received 2 major contracts for through-life support services...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 22, 2009 | Budgets, Contracts - Intent, Force Structure, Helicopters & Rotary, Iraq, Issues - International, Issues - Political, Support & Maintenance, Support Functions - Other, USA
IqAF Huey-II, Mosul 2008(click to view full) On Nov 19/09, the US DSCA announced [PDF] a formal request from the Iraqi government to buy up to 27 light and medium utility helicopters, in a deal whose possible value is set at $1.2 billion. DSCA requests do not...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 22, 2009 | Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Other Corporation, Robots, USA
Dragon Runner system(click to view larger) QinetiQ North America subsidiary Automatika recently announced a GBP 12 million (about $20 million) urgent operational contract from the UK’s Ministry of Defence to supply almost 100 of its small Automatika Dragon...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 19, 2009 | Contracts - Awards, Europe - Other, Other Corporation, Simulation & Training, Specialty Aircraft, Support Functions - Other, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Pilatus PC-21(click to view full) During the 2009 Dubai airshow, the United Arab Emirates signed a contract with Pilatus to buy 25 PC-21 intermediate trainer aircraft, in a package worth $511 million. That package also covers several training simulators and associated...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 19, 2009 | Budgets, C4ISR, ECM, Engineering Vehicles, Fighters & Attack, France, Helicopters & Rotary, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, Policy - Procurement, Procurement Innovations, Remote Weapons Systems, Sensors & Guidance, Surface Ships - Combat, Trucks & Transport, USA
Buffalo, arrivé(click to view full) The French DGA procurement agency recently announced [in French] that its 2009 urgences operations (UO, formerly “crash programs”) budget doubled from EUR 131 million in 2008 to EUR 260 million in 2009. This change is in...
