by Joe Katzman | Jul 28, 2005 | Contracts - Modifications, Design Innovations, Field Reports, Fighters & Attack, Forces - Marines, Heavy Bombers, Israel, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Project Successes, Sensors & Guidance, USA, Warfare - Lessons
LITENING AT(click to view full) Northrop Grumman Corp. in Rolling Meadows, IL received a $27 million indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contract modification to provide for LITENING advanced airborne targeting and navigation pods for U.S. Navy, Army, and Marine...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 28, 2005 | Corporate Innovations, IT - General, Official Reports, USA
The US Department of Defense (DoD) needs to fully disclose to Congress the plans for and the progress made on their new business enterprise IT architecture, according to the July 22/05 GAO report #GAO-05-72, “DOD Business Systems Modernization: Longstanding...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 28, 2005 | Contracts - Modifications, Guns - Personal Weapons, Other Corporation, USA
FN’s M249 “Minimi” FN Manufacturing Inc. in Columbia, SC received a $6.8 million modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for M249 Squad Automatic Weapon 5.56mm light machine guns. At a unit replacement cost estimated at just over $4,000 by...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 27, 2005 | Americas - Other, Asia - Other, Contracts - Intent, Helicopters & Rotary, Support & Maintenance, United Technologies
UH-60 Blackhawk In July 2005, the US DSCA announced requests from Colombia and Thailand for Sikorsky’s UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters as well as associated equipment and services. The total value of these contracts, if all options are exercised, was $146 million...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 27, 2005 | Contracts - Modifications, Forces - Marines, General Dynamics, New Systems Tech, Policy - Procurement, R&D - Contracted, Tanks & Mechanized, Testing & Evaluation, Transformation, USA
AAAV/ EFV, swim mode(click to view full) General Dynamics Amphibious Systems in Woodbridge, VA received a $42.9 million cost-reimbursable addition to a previously awarded contract (N67854-01-C-0001) to extend the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle’s systems...
