by Joe Katzman | Aug 22, 2006 | Contracts - Awards, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, Other Corporation, USA
AT&T Government Solutions, Inc. in Honolulu, HI received a firm-fixed price, indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contract with a base period of 6 years with up to 4 one-year options and a maximum ceiling amount of $250 million. This contract will provide the...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 22, 2006 | BAE, Britain/U.K., C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Signals Radio & Wireless, Transformation
Bowman radios(click to view full) BAE Systems Integrated System Technologies (Insyte), has been awarded a contract worth over GBP 200 million (about $350 million at current conversion) to design and manufacture the FALCON communications system for controlling combat...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 22, 2006 | Fighters & Attack, Force Structure, Rumours, USA
F-15C: going multi-role?(click to view full) Back in January 2006, DID covered Israel’s second upgrade program for its F-15 A-D fleet, aimed at making them more versatile multi-role aircraft. At the time, DID noted that the Israeli efforts were a possible model...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 22, 2006 | Delivery & Task Orders, Other Corporation, R&D - Contracted, USA
Titanium DID has covered the rising importance of titanium, as well as recent joint ventures and mergers designed to take advantage, political controversies, et. al. The MER-DuPont Titanium Consortium in Tucson, AZ recently received a $3.8 million increment of a $5.7...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 21, 2006 | Field Reports, Fighters & Attack, USA
F-22A Raptor(click to enlarge) Journalist David Axe notes that “There ain’t a lot of love for the ol’ F-22A Raptor outside of Air Force and Lockheed Martin circles these days.” The critics largely have the floor in the media, so Axe went to...