by Joe Katzman | Mar 1, 2005 | Contracts - Awards, Forces - Strategic, New Systems Tech, Signals Radio & Wireless, Space, Top Stories, USA
Integral Systems of Lanham, MD is being awarded a $23.8M cost-plus award-fee contract to provide for first developmental step (Spiral 1) of a system to detect, characterize, report on, and assess any attacks on U.S. owned, operated or used satellite communications....
by Joe Katzman | Mar 1, 2005 | Contracts - Awards, Land Equipment, Top Stories, USA
Made for walkingBelleville Shoe Manufacturing Co. of Belleville, IL won an $8M firm fixed price fixed quantity contract for tan infantry combat boots. The estimated performance completion date is Dec. 28, 2005. This was a basic award contract with seven proposals...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 28, 2005 | Contracts - Awards, Naval Equipment, New Systems Tech, Top Stories
Procurement InnovationThe U.K. Ministry of Defence today awarded a GBP 30 million contract to build a brand new warship to VT Group. The new Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) is being acquired under an innovative Public-Private charter, including a logistic support...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 28, 2005 | Budgets, China, Lobbying, Top Stories
Red flag to abull defense marketReuters reports that China is likely to announce yet another year of double-digit growth in its defense budget in the next week, with expectations hovering in the 10-12% range. Officially, defense spending grew about 11 percent last...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 28, 2005 | China, European Union (EU), Issues - International, Legal, Lobbying, Top Stories, USA
The heart of the matterThe U.S. campaign to dissuade Europe from lifting its arms embargo against China is bearing some fruit in Britain, where many suppliers consider the USA to be an important customer. Nevertheless, European Union is expected to lift its partial...
