by Joe Katzman | Mar 16, 2006 | Britain/U.K., Budgets, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Electronics - General, GPS Infrastructure, Missiles - Precision Attack, New Systems Tech, Project Successes, Raytheon, Support Functions - Other, Testing & Evaluation, USA
Block IV Cutaway(click to view full) Raytheon Company announced that it has been awarded a $346 million FY 2006 production contract increment to supply the U.S. and United Kingdom navies with the Block IV (Tactical) Tomahawk non-nuclear cruise missile. Raytheon notes...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 16, 2006 | GPS Infrastructure
DAGR GPS Rockwell Collins Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA received a $7.8 million firm fixed price and cost plus fixed fee contract modification for the purchase of another 3,614 defense advanced GPS receivers (DAGRs) and accessories. The DAGR provides authorized Department of...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 16, 2006 | Delivery & Task Orders, Other Corporation, Support & Maintenance, UAVs, USA
MQ-1 maintenance(click to view full) The US MQ-1 Predator fleet is currently preparing for significant expansion, while the next-generation MQ-9 Predator B hunter-killers are beginning to see service in small numbers. Meanwhile, the existing fleet must be maintained....
by Joe Katzman | Mar 16, 2006 | BAE, Delivery & Task Orders, Support & Maintenance, Tanks & Mechanized, USA
M2 Bradley(click to view full) BAE Systems Land & Armaments in York, PA has received a delivery order amount of $187.3 million as part of a $227.3 million firm-fixed-price contract for repair of desert damaged vehicles. DID has discussed the maintenance overhang...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 15, 2006 | Budgets, Issues - Political, Leadership & People, People, Policy - Procurement, Procurement Innovations
DID has covered a number of efforts, inquiries, and discussions regarding defense acquisition reform. With bipartisan Congressional concern still revving hot over the Defense Procurement Cost Spiral, this issue isn’t going away. Today, DID features three items...
