USMC RG-31, IEDed in Iraq(click to view full) Canadian military think tank CASR notes that: “On 26 September 2006, a suicide bomber attacked a Canadian convoy 2km from Kandahar Airfield. The bomber detonated a explosives-laden minivan while trying to ram an...
In April 2006, DID covered and analyzed BAE Systems’ proposed sale of its 20% stake in Airbus. BAE now confirms that it has issued a Put Option Intention Notice to EADS, a process contemplated in the Airbus Shareholders Agreement signed in 2001. Wikipedia...
SSN Astute Class concept(click to view full) Thales UK has been awarded a GBP 30 million contract (about $55 million) for a major enhancement to the Trafalgar Class and new SSN Astute Class submarine sonar suites as the lead sonar provider and lead system integrator....
Skylark UAV launch(click to view full) In “Dutch, Canadians Purchase Mini-UAVs for Use in Afghanistan,” we noted Canada’s deployment of Elbit Systems’ Skylark mini-UAV to Afghanistan as an interim solution. Now SpaceWar.com reports that a...
Small business qualifier Enterprise Information Management Inc. in Arlington, VA received the full delivery order amount of $49 million as part of a firm-fixed-price contract for forms content management. Work will be performed in Arlington, VA and is expected to be...
