by Joe Katzman | Sep 8, 2005 | Contracts - Awards, Guns - Personal Weapons, Other Corporation, USA
FN Manufacturing LLC in Columbia, SC received a $52.1 million firm-fixed-price contract for M240B Machine Guns. The M240 was adopted by the U.S. following a world-wide search for a reliable 7.62 mm coaxial NATO machinegun for tanks and armored vehicles. Because all...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 8, 2005 | Contracts - Awards, Electronics - General, Middle East - Other, Other Corporation, Security & Secrecy, USA
DynCorp International in Fort Worth, TX received a $9.9 million firm-fixed-price contract for Access Control Badge System Services in Iraq. The announcement did not mention whether this is connected to the $75+ million biometric access card project under way to...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 7, 2005 | Force Structure, Issues - Political, Leadership & People, Military Overall, Policy - Doctrine, Policy - Procurement, Think Tanks, Transformation, USA
In a recent article, DID linked to a full roster of the key decision-makers in the Pentagon, Homeland Security, and national intelligence agencies, including personal backgrounds and contact info. To understand the players, however, it’s necessary to understand...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 7, 2005 | Bases & Infrastructure, Contracts - Awards, Field Innovations, Logistics, Other Corporation, Small Business, USA
A Steel ISO Solution? The Defense Supply Center Philadelphia in Philadelphia, PA has just issued four maximum $120 million firm fixed price contracts for “a variety of Shelters, Trailers and Components for Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Federal...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 7, 2005 | Contracts - Modifications, Design Innovations, MBDA, Missiles - Air-Air, New Systems Tech, Raytheon, Saudi Arabia
AIM-9X Sidewinder Raytheon Systems Co. in Tucson, AZ received a $17.1 million ceiling-priced modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed price contract (N00019-03-C-0003) for 150 AIM-9M/9X tactical missiles, 30 spare guidance control sections, and eight guidance...
