by Joe Katzman | Nov 3, 2005 | Contracts - Awards, Electronics - General, Field Innovations, General Dynamics, New Systems Tech, Tanks & Mechanized, USA
M1A2 Abrams General Dynamics Land Systems in Sterling Heights, MI received a $13.2 million firm-fixed-price contract for spare parts for the continuous electronics evolution program for the M1A2 Abrams tank. The M1A2 Systems Enhancement Package (SEP) platform is the...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 3, 2005 | Americas - Other
AC-47T Phantasma Basler Turbo Conversions in Oshkosh, WI received a $7.1 firm-fixed price contract to provide for turbo converted AC-47T Fantasma (aka. “Spooky,” or “Puff the Magic Dragon”) gunship aircraft for Colombia’s Air Force. While...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 2, 2005 | Conferences & Events, European Union (EU), Industry & Trends, Issues - International, USA
DID has covered European Defense Agency (EDA) Chief Executive Nick Whitney’s efforts toward greater European defense industry integration for some time now. In a recent speech at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, the EU official attempted to outline...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 2, 2005 | Guns - Personal Weapons, Israel, New Systems Tech, RFPs, USA
XM-8 Family(click to view full) On July 22, 2005, DID reported that the U.S. Army had temporarily suspended the Request for Proposal (RFP) for the acquisition of a new family of small weapons – Objective Individual Combat Weapon Increment 1 (OICW-1). Increment 1...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 2, 2005 | Boeing, Bombs - Smart, Contracts - Awards, New Systems Tech, USA
SDB, in attack mode(click to view full) DID has covered the 250-pound, GPS/INS guided GBU-39 Small Diamater Bomb before. This smart little glide bomb is considered one of the most transformational items in the USAF because of the way its small size and structure...
