by Joe Katzman | Sep 22, 2005 | Bombs - Smart, Contracts - Awards, Lockheed Martin, USA
F-16 Dropping a Paveway(click to enlarge) Lockheed Martin’s Shingo Prize winning Archbald, PA facility has received a contract valued at approximately $50 million to deliver GBU-12 laser-guided bomb (LGB) kits to the U.S. Air Force next year. The contract...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 22, 2005 | Contracts - Awards, Design Innovations, Forces - Marines, Forces - Special Ops, Other Corporation, Soldier's Gear, USA
Interceptor OTV(click to enlarge) In a previous DID article covering SAPI and ESAPI inserts for the US Military’s Interceptor body armor, Ceradyne, Inc. was mentioned. That firm recently received orders totaling $14.6 million for its lightweight ceramic armor...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 22, 2005 | Contracts - Awards, Other Corporation, Raytheon, Signals Radio & Wireless, Submarines, Support & Maintenance, USA
Virginia Class Submarine The US Navy has just awarded three submarine-related contracts for a series of basic requirements, ranging from maintenance to EHF communications terminals. The total value of all these contracts could be as high as $112.5 million. The first...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 22, 2005 | Contracts - Awards, Food-related, Other Corporation, USA
Military Produce Group received a $72.5 million requirements type contract to provide fresh fruits and vegetables for 22 commissaries located in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia (includes Port of Embarkations for Iceland and Cuba). Work will be...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 22, 2005 | Lockheed Martin, Mergers & Acquisitions, Other Corporation, Sensors & Guidance, USA
Lockheed Martin Corporation recently announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Louisville, CO based Coherent Technologies, Inc., a renowned supplier of high-performance, laser-based remote sensing systems. Its best known product is WindTracer(R),...