by Joe Katzman | Oct 18, 2005 | C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Forces - Special Ops, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, IT - Software & Integration, New Systems Tech, R&D - Contracted, R&D - Private, Signals Radio & Wireless, Small Business, Soldier's Gear, USA
V-RAMBO: A good partner? Small business qualifier Trident Systems Inc. of Fairfax, VA received a not to exceed $25 million Phase III, Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Program contract for Topic SOCOM03-004. The objective of the topic is to further develop...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 18, 2005 | Contracts - Awards, Domestic Security, Intelligence & PsyOps, Other Corporation, USA
ManTech International Corporation in Fairfax, Virginia received a $19 million contract from the United States Department of Justice, National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC). This competitively awarded contract is a one year contract with an option year, for a total...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 17, 2005 | Alliances, Britain/U.K., Budgets, Europe - Other, European Union (EU), Events, France, Industry & Trends, Issues - International, Issues - Political, Lobbying, People, Policy - Procurement
Back on July 7, 2005, DID covered the ongoing efforts of the EU’s European Defense Agency head Nick Whitney to create a radical push for greater integration in Europe’s defense industry, and greater cooperation on transnational defense procurement...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 17, 2005 | Budgets, Europe - Other, France, Issues - International, Issues - Political, Lobbying, Partnerships & Consortia, Surface Ships - Combat
FREMM Concept DID has noted past issues with the bi-national Franco-Italian FREMM (Fregate Europeene Multi-Mission) program, a variant of the Horizon Class air defense frigate. Now the FREMM program has its Memorandum of Understanding delayed again, and may even risk...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 17, 2005 | Africa - Other, Alliances, Britain/U.K., Budgets, Equipment - Other, Europe - Other, European Union (EU), Industry & Trends, Issues - International, Issues - Political, Official Reports, Policy - Procurement, Russia, Spotlight articles, USA
DID has covered the push toward a more unified European defense market before, including some of the key players and initiatives, an example of the resistance being generated in member countries, and the developing British industrial policy response. The European...