by Joe Katzman | May 8, 2006 | BAE, Boeing, Contracts - Awards, Design Innovations, General Dynamics, Israel, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, R&D - Contracted, R&D - Private, Raytheon, T&C - SAIC, Tanks & Mechanized, USA
Trophy on Merkava(click to view full) As part of the USA’s $120+ billion “Future Combat Systems” program, BAE Systems has awarded a phased subcontract worth up to $70 million to Raytheon’s Network Centric Systems business in McKinney, TX, to...
by Joe Katzman | May 8, 2006 | BAE, ECM, Electronics - General, Protective Systems - Aircraft, Specialty Aircraft, USA
EA-6B Prowler(click to view full) The U.S. Navy’s EA-6B Prowler electronic warfare/jammer, which will remain America’s only tactical jamming aircraft until the EA-18G Growlers arrive around 2009-2010. These aircraft carry an installation of advanced...
by Joe Katzman | May 8, 2006 | Asia - Central, Bases & Infrastructure, Contracts - Awards, Intelligence & PsyOps, Other Corporation, USA
Shaw Environmental and Infrastructure Inc. in Baton Rouge, LA received a $24.4 million firm-fixed-price contract for Design, Construction, and Renovation of a G-2 Intelligence Headquarters Command Building in Kabul, Afghanistan. Work is expected to be complete by Nov....
by Joe Katzman | May 5, 2006 | Electronics - General, Field Reports, Forces - Marines, Industry & Trends, Logistics, Logistics Innovations, Power Projection, Transformation, USA
RFID Journal reports that RFID implementation in the US military is starting to show quantifiable and anecdotal benefits, as the Pentagon rolls this technology through its massive $120 billion per year logistics chain. The US expects to spend a total of $500 million...
by Joe Katzman | May 5, 2006 | Avionics, Budgets, Contracts - Awards, Helicopters & Rotary, Lockheed Martin, New Systems Tech, USA
MH-60R w. Hellfires, ALFS(click to view full) Lockheed Martin Systems Integration-Owego in Owego, NY received an estimated $51 million advance acquisition contract for long lead efforts and materials associated with the production and delivery of the FY 2007 full rate...