by Joe Katzman | Feb 2, 2006 | Contracts - Awards, Delivery & Task Orders, Domestic Security, FOCUS Articles, General Dynamics, IT - General, Lobbying, Lockheed Martin, Northrop-Grumman, Policy - Procurement, Procurement Innovations, Project Failures, Project Methodologies, Small Business, Support & Maintenance, T&C - Booz Allen, USA
In FY 2005, the US Air Force designated 8 five-year NetCents contract winners: 4 small businesses and 4 large ones. Each, it turn, brings a host of partners in with them but manages any contracts received through one point of contact & responsibility. In short,...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 2, 2006 | Americas - Other, Contracts - Awards, Design Innovations, Force Structure, General Dynamics, Guns - 60+ mm direct, New Systems Tech, Support & Maintenance, Tanks & Mechanized, Testing & Evaluation, USA
MGS – C’est What?!?(click to view full) General Dynamics Land Systems in Sterling Heights, MI received a $24.5 million contract for spare parts that are unique to the two newest Stryker variants: the M1128 Stryker Mobile Gun System (MGS) and the M1135...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 2, 2006 | Contracts - Modifications, IT - General, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, Other Corporation, Support & Maintenance, Surface Ships - Other, USA
Yesterday, DID covered US Military Sealift Command’s $3.5-4 billion T-AKE Supply Ship program, shortly after our coverage of their $210 million purchase of three pre-positioning ships. Now Systems Research Applications Corporation in Fairfax, VA received a $17...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 1, 2006 | Africa - Other, Fighters & Attack, Missiles - Surface-Air, Other Corporation, Policy - Procurement, Rumours, Russia, Specialty Aircraft, Tanks & Mechanized
MiG-29 (click to view full) The Moscow Times reports that Russia’s state arms trader Rosoboronexport and leading Russian defense industry enterprises have prepared a package of $4 billion package of contracts to sell advanced weapons and military hardware to...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 1, 2006 | Contracts - Intent, Laser & EM Weapons, Leadership & People, Lobbying, Middle East - Other, MPs & Justice, New Systems Tech, Non-Lethal Weapons, Other Equipment - Land, USA
Project Sheriff ADS The Active Denial System “riot breaker” is a microwave transmitter whose focused beams create burning sensations that force targets to flee in order to escape. Despite the pain, however, the beams reportedly cause no real...
