by Joe Katzman | Aug 8, 2006 | Bases & Infrastructure, Contracts - Awards, Engineer Units, Small Business, USA
Short on sustainment…(click to view full) Small business qualifier MW Builders of Texas Inc. in Temple, TX a $36.4 million firm-fixed-price contract for “sustainment unit of action Custer Hill Barracks.” Work will be performed at Fort Riley, KS and...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 8, 2006 | Contracts - Awards, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, UAVs, USA
MQ-1 vs. MQ-9(click to view full) General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. in San Diego, CA received an $8.3 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for one next-generation MQ-9 Predator B UAV/UCAV to be used in demonstration and operations. The MQ-9 Predator B is a...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 7, 2006 | Alliances, Australia & S. Pacific, C4ISR, Coastal & Littoral, Contracts - Intent, Force Structure, Issues - Political, New Systems Tech, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Specialty Aircraft, Transformation, UAVs, USA
AP-3C: who’s next?(click to view full) In March 2006, DID reported that Australia was speeding up its planned AIR 7000 project for a high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) UAV, and considering a US offer to be part of a pacific “pool” of Global Hawks....
by Joe Katzman | Aug 7, 2006 | Boeing, Contracts - Awards, Helicopters & Rotary, Other Corporation, Scandals & Investigations, USA
MV-22Bs on LHD 1(click to view full) The Bell-Boeing Joint Program Office in Amarillo, TX received a $200.1 million undefinitized contract action to begin fabrication and delivery of three MV-22B tiltrotor production aircraft. Work will be performed in Ridley Park, PA...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 7, 2006 | Britain/U.K., Industry & Trends, Mergers & Acquisitions, Other Corporation, USA
Landing in titanium…(click to view previous) GKN plc of the UK has agreed to acquire the US firm Stellex Aerostructures from the Carlyle Group. Stellex is a leading provider of highly engineered subsystems and components for the aerospace and defense industries....
