by Joe Katzman | Sep 30, 2005 | Asstd. Support Equipment, Bases & Infrastructure, Chemicals & HAZMAT, Contracts - Awards, Explosives, Grenades, Guns - Artillery & Mortars, Other Corporation, USA
Shaw Environmental Inc. in Stoughton, MA received a $23 million firm-fixed-price contract for the design, purchase, and installation of equipment to modernize the white phosphorous facility at Pine Bluff Arsenal, AR. White phosphorous is an extremely effective smoke...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 30, 2005 | Contracts - Modifications, Other Corporation, Small Business, Soldier's Gear, USA
Infantry boot The Defense Supply Center Philadelphia in Philadelphia, PA recently issued four fixed-price with economic price adjustment contracts totaling $56.1 million, procuring boots for US Army and Air Force personnel. All are indefinite-quantity/...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 30, 2005 | Contracts - Awards, IT - Cyber-Security, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, R&D - Contracted, USA
Northrop Grumman Information Technology in McLean, VA received a $24.8 million indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contract to develop a dynamic network security architecture that provides situational awareness of network security and events. It should also allow...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 29, 2005 | Airbus, Boeing, Events, Finmeccanica, Helicopters & Rotary, Issues - International, Issues - Political, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Policy - Procurement, Project Failures, Project Methodologies, RFPs, Turkey, United Technologies, USA
AH-1Z: Flying away?(click to view full) Back on August 15, 2005, DID noted the revival of Turkey’s on-again, off-again attack helicopter buy. The program has been plagued by a combination of political hesitancy and contract demands from the Turkish government...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 29, 2005 | Airbus, BAE, Britain/U.K., Fighters & Attack, Issues - International, Lobbying, News, Rumours, Saudi Arabia, Scandals & Investigations
RAF Eurofighter(click to view full) The Guardian reports that Britain has been in secret discussions with Saudi Arabia over a major arms deal that includes the Eurofighter Typhoon, and is said to be worth up to GBP 40 billion (USD $71 billion, EUR 59 billion). Talks...
