by Joe Katzman | Feb 7, 2006 | Delivery & Task Orders, Northrop-Grumman, Submarines, Support & Maintenance, USA
USS Toledo w. SH-60(click to view full) Northrop Grumman Newport News Corporation in Newport News, VA received a $34.7 million fixed-price incentive delivery order under previously awarded indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contract N00024-04-D-4409. The order...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 7, 2006 | Contracts - Awards, Europe - Other, Guns - 20-59 mm direct, Israel, Missiles - Anti-Armor, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Remote Weapons Systems, Sensors & Guidance, Tanks & Mechanized
Pandur II w. RCWS-30(click to view full) During DID’s coverage of the Steyr Pandur II’s $1 billion contract win in The Czech Republic, DID noticed and described RAFAEL’s RCWS-30 as the weapons system mounted on top of Steyr’s press release...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 6, 2006 | FOCUS Articles, Force Structure, Industry & Trends, Issues - Political, Official Reports, Policy - Doctrine, Policy - Procurement, Think Tanks, Top Stories, Transformation, USA
As of Friday, February 3, 2006, the USA’s 2006 Quadrennial Defense Review has been released. As Title 10, Section 118 stipulates, the QDR’s Congressional mandate is: The Secretary of Defense shall every four years… conduct a comprehensive examination...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 6, 2006 | Budgets, Force Structure, Issues - Political, Transformation, USA
eDefense Online covers a number of highlights from the USA’s FY 2006 defense appropriations law H.R. 2863.ENR, now Public Law #109-148. eDefense Online writes: “In the end, the US House of Representative and US Senate agreed to authorize $491.5 billion in...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 6, 2006 | Boeing, Corporate Financials, General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin, Northrop-Grumman, Raytheon
Over the past couple of weeks, the major American defense manufacturers have announced their Q4 2005 and FY 2005 financial results. Below, DID has noted some quick year-end figures for each. These figures are for total operations, including defense and civilian...
