by Joe Katzman | Feb 10, 2006 | Australia & S. Pacific, Corporate Innovations, Issues - Political, Project Successes, USA
Your car, Minister…(click to view full) In democracies, the politicians vote to determine what the armed forces will get. But how many of them really understand life on the other side of the fence? Quite a few, once upon a time. Now, not so many....
by Joe Katzman | Feb 10, 2006 | Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Europe - Other, Other Corporation, Rockets
Panzerfaust-3(click to view full) Only the British could look at a bunker-buster bazooka and call it an “Anti-Structures Munition.” Anyway, following a rigorous competition which included full test firings of the weapon and soldier trials, a GBP 40 million...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 10, 2006 | Contracts - Modifications, Medical, Other Corporation, USA
Philips Medical Systems North America in Bothell, WA received a maximum $35 million firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery contract. It extends for their contract for Imaging Systems, Sub-Systems or Components for a fourth option year, to Feb. 11, 2007. Using services...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 9, 2006 | Asia - Central, Contracts - Awards, Electronics - General, General Dynamics, Middle East - Other, Mines & Countermine-IED, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Signals Radio & Wireless, USA
Elisra’s EJAB General Dynamics Armament and Technical Product (GDATP) in Burlington, VT won a $289 million indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity letter contract is for 3,858 Ground Mobile Electronics Counter Measure (ECM) Systems. This contract is for the...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 9, 2006 | Electronics - General, Field Innovations, Other Corporation, Soldier's Gear, USA
Feel the force… Army Times reports that the US Army Rapid Equipping Force (REF) at Fort Belvoir, VA is expediting the first shipment of 2,000 new laser devices to Soldiers in Baghdad, Iraq. No, not devices like the ones in this $1.37 billion order. Just simple...
