by Editorial Staff | Jul 29, 2015 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * On Wednesday the Navy awarded a $4.34 billion IDIQ contract to Leidos Inc. for the Defense Healthcare Management System Modernization program, with the contract detailing a two-year initial ordering period followed by two three-year option periods, in...
by Editorial Staff | Jul 28, 2015 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * The US Department of Justice has opened a criminal investigation into alleged overcharging of the Navy through a contract handed to a Sikorsky business unit in 2006. The contract allegedly saw Sikorsky Support Services Inc subcontract another subsidiary...
by Editorial Staff | Jul 27, 2015 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * The Air Force has quashed Boeing’s hopes of selling refurbished A-10s to international customers, following the floating of the idea in May. With the House protecting the A-10 from comprehensive retirement for another year, the Air Force is planning...
by Editorial Staff | Jul 24, 2015 | Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * The F-35’s GAU-22/A 25mm cannon has been tested on the ground at Edwards Air Force Base, with the General Dynamics-designed weapon having been developed for both internal and external gun systems of the Joint Strike Fighter. The cannon is mounted on...
by Editorial Staff | Jul 22, 2015 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * In a Navy first, the USS North Dakota (SSN 784) successfully launched and recovered an unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV) during its two-month deployment to the Mediterranean. Previous reports indicated that the UUVs tested would include the autonomous Remus...
