by Joe Katzman | Apr 14, 2005 | C4ISR, Mergers & Acquisitions
Herley Industries Inc., which makes microwave technology for the defense and aerospace industries, on Wednesday has acquired Innovative Concepts Inc. for about $20 million cash. Innovative Concepts provides wireless communications technology used mostly in the defense...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 14, 2005 | Contracts - Awards, R&D - Contracted, USA
Testing, testing… TYBRIN Corp. in Fort Walton Beach, FL received a $13.7 million cost-plus award-fee contract modification to increase the level of effort in support of activities for the Air Force Flight Test Center, Edwards Air Force Base, CA. This work falls...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 13, 2005 | R&D - Contracted, USA
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has long underwritten open-ended “blue sky” computer research. Some researchers report that DARPA is cutting “blue sky” spending at universities in favor of financing more classified work at...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 13, 2005 | Contracts - Awards, USA
She’s A GreatLittle Fixer-Upper… Hensel Phelps Construction Co. in Chantilly, VA received a $254.5 million modification to a fixed-price-incentive with award-fee contract for “Wedge 3” of the Construction of The Pentagon program. Work on this...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 13, 2005 | BAE, Boeing, Coastal & Littoral, Contracts - Awards, General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin, New Systems Tech, R&D - Contracted, Surface Ships - Combat, USA
General Dynamics TeamTrimaran LCS Design(click to enlarge) Bath Iron Works in Bath, ME has received a $16 million cost-plus-fixed-fee option to previously awarded contract (N00024-03-C-2310) for the advance procurement of required Long Lead Material for the first...