by Joe Katzman | Nov 2, 2005 | Contracts - Modifications, Missiles - Precision Attack, Raytheon, USA
AGM-154 JSOW Raytheon Missile Systems in Tucson, AZ received a $7 million modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-03-C-0001) for one lot of steel and aluminum material and Guidance Electronic Unit Circuit Card assemblies, in support of...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 2, 2005 | Ammunition, Contracts - Awards, Design Innovations, Europe - Other, Issues - Environmental, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, USA
Nordic Ammunition Co. (or “Nammo”) in Karlsborg, Sweden received an $8.8 million firm-fixed-price contract for 5.56mm M995 and 7.62mm M993 armor piercing cartridges. Nammo subsidiary Vanasverken supplies the Swedish Defense forces, and specializes in armor...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 1, 2005 | Airbus, Finmeccanica, Helicopters & Rotary, L3 Communications, Lobbying, Lockheed Martin, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, RFPs, Security Contractor, United Technologies, USA
MD-900 Explorer: Survivor(click to view full) DID has covered the US Army’s $2+ billion, 320 helicopter Light Utility Helicopter competition in numerous posts, from the original expected matchup between Bell Helicopter Textron 210 and MDHI-Lockheed’s...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 1, 2005 | Coastal & Littoral, Fighters & Attack, Helicopters & Rotary, Issues - Political, Lobbying, Missiles - Anti-Armor, Other Corporation, Public Partnering, Russia, Sensors & Guidance, Surface Ships - Combat, Tanks & Mechanized
SU-30, Export Star Back in April 2005, DID noted that Russia’s 2004 arms exports had risen to $5.78 billion as part of a five-year pattern of successively larger exports since 2000. Those figures appear to be stable, as Russian arms trader Rosoboronexport says...
by Joe Katzman | Nov 1, 2005 | Corporate Innovations, Logistics, Logistics Innovations, New Systems Tech, Official Reports, Transformation, USA
Napoleon was famous for saying that “an army marches on its stomach.” Modern warfare has not changed this logistical truth. The US Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) provides supply support, and related technical and logistics services to the U.S. military...
