by Editorial Staff | Apr 10, 2015 | Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * A weighty study has concluded that the DoD should consider prioritizing stealthy long-range bombers in lieu of agile fighters in order to achieve air dominance post-2035. The study bases its findings on an examination of historic air combat and suggests...
by Editorial Staff | Apr 8, 2015 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * L-3 Chesapeake Sciences Corp was awarded an undefinitized contract action for six TB-29A Compact Towed Array sensors to equip the Virginia-class subs. The contract action is valued at $20.8 million and not competitively sourced, despite Lockheed Martin...
by Editorial Staff | Apr 7, 2015 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * The Navy’s latest thirty-year shipbuilding plan has been revised up to 308 ships. The addition of another San Antonio-class – to bring the total number of ships in class to twelve – and a third Afloat Forward Staging Base. The report...
by Editorial Staff | Apr 7, 2015 | Daily Rapid Fire
America * Rockwell Collins was awarded a $495 million contract Tuesday for software and system integration on the Army’s helicopters, with a portion of these services earmarked for foreign sales. The company was also awarded a $8.1 million modification for the...
by Editorial Staff | Apr 6, 2015 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * A Wall Street Journal op-ed by Defense Industry Daily editor emeritus Joe Katzman posits that America’s defense edge – due in part to advantages in networked targeting and precision weapons – is now significantly eroded due to a profusion...
