by Joe Katzman | Jul 12, 2006 | Contracts - Modifications, Electronics - General, Guns - Artillery & Mortars, Northrop-Grumman, Tanks & Mechanized, USA
M109A6 Paladin, fired(click to view full) Northrop Grumman Mission Systems in Carson, CA received an $8.5 million modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for the Paladin Digital Fire Control System (PDFCS) and various PDFCS components. They will be used on the...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 11, 2006 | Contracts - Intent, Europe - Other, Other Corporation, Trucks & Transport
Dingo 2(click to view larger) The Budget Committee of the German Parliament has given the go-ahead for the procurement of 149 Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) Dingo 2 mine-resistant patrol vehicles. A EUR 109 million contract is expected very soon, including 15...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 11, 2006 | ABM, Contracts - Awards, Design Innovations, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, R&D - Contracted, Sensors & Guidance, USA
Oceanit Laboratories, Inc. in Honolulu, HI received a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract from the US Missile Defense Agency, for the development of advanced sensor and surveillance technologies based on multi-target-tracking optical sensor array technologies (MOST). The...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 11, 2006 | Asia - Central, Britain/U.K., Field Reports, Industry & Trends, Lockheed Martin, UAVs
2LT Olivia R & Desert Hawk(click to view full) Several mini-UAVs are popular in Afghanistan and Iraq, from the RQ-11 Raven and MiTex BUSTER to the Elbit Skylark and EMT Aladin. Now Britain’s Ministry of Defence notes that soldiers from 32nd Regiment Royal...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 11, 2006 | Contracts - Awards, Other Corporation, Small Business, Soldier's Gear, USA
Infantry boot The USA recently issued a trio of contracts that exercise a third option year for infantry combat boots, to be worn by Army and Air Force personnel. These are indefinite-delivery/ quantity type five-year contracts with economic price adjustment. This...
