by Joe Katzman | Dec 21, 2006 | Contracts - Awards, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Sensors - Aquatic, USA
In underwater warfare, sound is life. The side that hears first often wins, and one of the tools used to help improve the odds is the towed array, a set of listening devices on a wire that helps to eliminate an natural acoustic “deaf spot,” and gives its...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 21, 2006 | Contracts - Modifications, Missiles - Ballistic, Northrop-Grumman, USA
Minuteman III launch Northrop Grumman Space and Mission Systems in Clearfield, UT, received a $53.1 million fixed-price-incentive-firm and cost-plus-award fee contract modification, exercising option 1 to continue upgrading the Environmental Control System for the...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 20, 2006 | C4ISR, IT - Cyber-Security, IT - General, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, Official Reports, T&C - EDS, USA
On October 6, 2000, the US Navy awarded a 5-year contract for Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI) services to EDS for an estimated 412,000 – 416,000 seats and minimum value of $4.1 billion. The original contract also included a 3-year option for an additional $2.8...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 20, 2006 | Contracts - Awards, Germany, Medical, Other Corporation, Tanks & Mechanized
Wiesel 2 from CH-53G(click to view full) Germany’s BWB (Federal Agency for Defence Technology and Procurement) has ordered 15 more Wiesel 2 tracked armored vehicles from Rheinmetall Defence. Rheinmetall will supply the Bundeswehr with 13 field ambulances, as...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 20, 2006 | Mergers & Acquisitions, Other Corporation, USA
Perot Systems Corporation recently signed a definitive agreement to acquire QSS Group, Inc. in Lanham, MD for $250 million in cash. Perot Systems expects to close the acquisition during January 2007 and complete the integration later that year. The release adds that...
