by Joe Katzman | Jul 4, 2007 | DID site
DID is not publishing today. We will be celebrating the 4th of July holiday in the USA, and also fixing the interfaces with the newsletter system. We are working on the issues involved, and hope to greet you with that familiar newsletter in your inbox by Thursday,...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 2, 2007 | Australia & S. Pacific, Contracts - Modifications, Europe - Other, Missiles - Surface-Air, Partnerships & Consortia, Protective Systems - Naval, Raytheon, Support & Maintenance, USA
RIM-162 ESSM launch(click to view full) Raytheon Company in Tucson, AZ received a $223 million firm-fixed-price modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-07-C-5431) to procure 294 Evolved SEASPARROW Missiles (RIM-162 ESSM), 68 shipping containers, and spares...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 2, 2007 | Contracts - Awards, DID site
The A-10 isn’t the only platform these days these days maintaining its outer appearance while receiving significant upgrades underneath. DID returns this Monday with the same look, but a completely new back-end system. The site appears to be working smoothly in...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 29, 2007 | Delivery & Task Orders, General Dynamics, Small Business, Trucks & Transport, USA
Iraq: US Cougar 6×6,Polish M1114 HMMWV,Iraqi police van(click to view full) Small business qualifier Force Protection Industries, Inc. in Ladson, SC has received a $221.7 million firm-fixed-priced delivery order #0004 under previously awarded contract...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 28, 2007 | Budgets, France, Issues - Political, Surface Ships - Combat
Still sailing?(click to view full) French President Nikolas Sarkozy spent time with aerospace & defense industry leaders at the Paris Air Show on June 23rd. The speech took place a week after recent Parliamentary elections that featured a center-right majority,...