by Joe Katzman | Aug 2, 2006 | Contracts - Awards, Design Innovations, Launch Vehicles, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, R&D - Contracted, USA
Vortex rocket engine(click to view full) Orbital Technologies Corp. (Orbitec) in Madison, WI received a $24.9 million indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity with cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to help develop and commercialize Orbitec’s unique vortex rocket...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 2, 2006 | Science - Basic Research
“OK Arnold, hit it!” Engineering Research and Consulting Inc. in Huntsville, AL received a $72.4 million cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost reimbursement, firm-fixed-price contract for research in propulsion sciences. This involves on-site theoretical and...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 1, 2006 | Avionics, Boeing, Contracts - Intent, Engines - Aircraft, Helicopters & Rotary, Lockheed Martin, Other Corporation, Saudi Arabia, Sensors & Guidance, Simulation & Training, Support & Maintenance, Support Functions - Other, USA
M1A1s + AH-64As, Bosnia(click to view full) The USA isn’t the only country planning an Apache helicopter upgrade these days. In addition to $350 million for 24 UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters plus support, $276 million covering spare parts for American vehicles,...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 1, 2006 | Alliances, Asia - Other, BAE, Contracts - Intent, Engines - Aircraft, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, Helicopters & Rotary, Interoperability, Legal, Middle East - Other, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Signals Radio & Wireless, Support & Maintenance, Support Functions - Other, Training & Exercises, UAVs, United Technologies, USA
UH-60M: love the shot(click to view full) Saudi Arabia is not the only country requesting arms, upgrades, or services from the USA lately. Last Thursday and Friday, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency issued a flurry of notifications that included purchases by...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 1, 2006 | Britain/U.K., Events, FOCUS Articles, Industry & Trends, Issues - Political, Policy - Procurement
UK MoD In the fall 2005, Britain’s new Minister for Defence Procurement Lord Drayson’s said he intended to unveil a national defense industrial strategy draft by Christmas 2005. Said White Paper is now available: Defence Industrial Strategy: Defence White...
