by Joe Katzman | Dec 26, 2005 | Airbus, Boeing, Canada, Lobbying, Lockheed Martin, Other Corporation, RFPs, Rumours, Transport & Utility
Airbus A400M concept(click to view full) In November 2005 Canada launched an urgent $4 billion election-eve competition (following sustained inaction) to replace at least 19 of its extremely aged CC-130E Hercules aircraft. Some factors made a win by Boeing’s...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 26, 2005 | BAE, Contracts - Awards, Europe - Other, Expeditionary Warfare, Issues - International, New Systems Tech, Tanks & Mechanized
CV90-35 MkIII(click to view full) BAE Systems Land Systems Hagglunds has won a DKr 1.675 billion (about $258 million) order to supply 45 CV90-35 MkIII Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFVs) to the Danish Army. The Danish ministry notes that the vehicles’ “main...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 23, 2005 | Contracts - Awards, Other Corporation, Support & Maintenance, Surface Ships - Combat, USA
CVN 65: Where no carrierhad gone before…(click to view full) Earl Industries LLC in Portsmouth, VA received a five year Multi-Ship Multi-Option (MSMO) cost-plus-award-fee contract with a total evaluated cost of $165.3 million. This contract covers work on four...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 23, 2005 | Industry & Trends, Issues - International, Middle East - Other, Other Corporation, Projections & Assessments, Rockets
Back on December 8, 2005, DID ran a story about Forecast International’s market forecast for the $5.33 billion man-portable anti-armor and bunker buster weapons market over the next decade. We mentioned that the Russians were poised to dominate production with...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 23, 2005 | BAE, Contracts - Awards, Support & Maintenance, Tanks & Mechanized, USA
BAE Systems Land & Armaments in York, PA received a $20 million cost-reimbursable contract for FY 2006 RESET of M2/M3 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles. Reset programs restore used vehicles to like-new condition, then return them to service. Work will be...
