by Joe Katzman | Feb 28, 2006 | Contracts - Modifications, Other Equipment - Land, Small Business, USA
Small business qualifier TUG Technologies Corp. in Marietta, GA received a $12.3 million modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N68335-04-C-0111) to exercise an option for the procurement of 350 Mid-Range Tow Tractors for use in moving...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 28, 2006 | Contracts - Modifications, Forces - Marines, General Dynamics, Tanks & Mechanized, USA
Marines showin’ some LAV(click to view full) In February 2006, the US Marine Corps was about to buy 130 new LAV-A2 8×8 armored vehicles in seven variants. The contract was worth $257 million, potentially rising to $307 million if an option for electric...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 28, 2006 | Bases & Infrastructure, Contracts - Awards, Engineer Units, Small Business, USA
Small business qualifier Rolac Contracting Inc. in Minot, ND won a $7.8 million firm-fixed-price contract for Construction of a Security Forces Vehicle Building at Minot Air Force Base, ND. The base hosts the 5th Bomb Wing’s B-52s and the 91st Space Wing’s...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 27, 2006 | Alliances, Britain/U.K., Budgets, Engines - Aircraft, Fighters & Attack, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Rolls Royce, Testing & Evaluation, United Technologies, USA
F-35B: lift fan open(click to view full) In January 2006 changes in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program were proposed in the Pentagon’s FY 2007 budget request. One of those cuts was to the F-35’s engine choice program when the contenders were issued...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 27, 2006 | Ammunition, Canada, General Dynamics, Mergers & Acquisitions, Other Corporation, USA
In September 2005 General Dynamics had just become a second-source prime for small-caliber ammunition to the US military, as a result of the Army’s small-caliber ammunition shortage. This broke Alliance Techsystems’ sole lock on the prime supplier position...
