by Joe Katzman | Apr 26, 2006 | Contracts - Awards, Engines - Aircraft, Fighters & Attack, Other Corporation, USA
F414-GE-400 engine General Electric Co., Aircraft Engines Business Group, Lynn, MA received an $18.2 million firm-fixed-price advanced acquisition contract for long-lead materials associated with the FY 2007 full rate production of 96 F414-GE-400 jet engines. An...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 26, 2006 | Bombs - Smart, Contracts - Modifications, Engineering Vehicles, Other Corporation, USA
JDAM Kaman Dayron in Orlando, FL recently received an $8.6 million firm-fixed-price contract modification. The money will be used to increase the manufacturing capacity for the Joint Programmable Fuze (JPF) system via a second production line and design modifications,...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 26, 2006 | C4ISR, Canada, Contracts - Awards, Europe - Other, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Sensors & Guidance, Surface Ships - Combat, Thales
RNN De Zeven Provincien(click to view full) The Canadian Department of National Defence (DND) and the Royal Netherlands Navy have ordered 17 SIRIUS Long-Range Infrared Search and Track (LR-IRST) Systems for a total of $142 million. The Canadian Commercial Corporation...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 25, 2006 | Design Innovations, Engines & Propulsion - Naval, Fuel & Power, Industry & Trends, Issues - Political, Lobbying, Official Reports, Policy - Procurement, Surface Ships - Combat, Surface Ships - Other, USA
LHA-R: go nuclear?(click to expand) The Pentagon’ has increased its attention to energy conservation in the wake of a recent Army Corps of Engineers report, as well as its rising outlays for fuel. House Armed Services committee force Projection subcommittee...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 25, 2006 | BAE, Britain/U.K., Europe - Other, Finmeccanica, France, Industry & Trends, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Procurement Innovations, Protective Systems - Aircraft
Five major European naval shipbuilders have formed a “club” to promote synergies in materials procurement as part of broader efforts to reduce costs. Procurement represents approximately 60% of the cost of a typical warship program, and participating...
