by Joe Katzman | Nov 25, 2007 | Contracts - Awards, Delivery & Task Orders, Design Innovations, Eng. Control Systems, Northrop-Grumman, Surface Ships - Combat, USA
Catching the wire(click to view full) Northrop Grumman Corp. Electronic Systems in Sykesville, MD received a $9.3 million order against a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contract (N68335-02-D-0023) for 10 Valve Actuation and Control (VAC)...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 22, 2007 | DID site
It’s that time of year again. For those of you celebrating Thanksgiving, or who just want a feast, the US Defense Commissary Agency has some tips for cooking turkey, and some recipes. DID offers thanks to all of our readers, and to all American and allied...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 20, 2007 | Alliances, Britain/U.K., Budgets, Europe - Other, European Union (EU), France, Issues - International, Transformation
The EU’s European Defense Agency has been busy during its short lifetime, attempting to create more transparent competition with fewer set-asides in European defense spending, consolidate national programs into international ones, work to develop technology and...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 20, 2007 | BAE, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Intent, Europe - Other, Guns - Artillery & Mortars, Other Corporation, Shells & Mortar Rounds, Tanks & Mechanized, Transformation
BSFM(click to view full) In October 2007, “Get SMArt: Control for Aussie Artillery” covered their purchase of the German Diehl/Rheinmetall GIWS(Gesellschaft fur Intelligente Wirksysteme mbH) partnership’s SMArt 155 artillery shell. It’s...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 20, 2007 | Asia - Central, Germany, Guns - under 20mm direct, Helicopters & Rotary, Other Corporation
CH-53G(click to view full) Germany’s CH-53G medium-heavy helicopters are already slated for a EUR 520 million upgrade, as Germany extends their useful lives until the HLH program’s replacements are ready around 2020. Some of those CH-53Gs are currently...
