by Joe Katzman | Jun 29, 2006 | China, Coastal & Littoral, Contracts - Awards, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Rumours, Russia
Chinese Type 022(click to view full) As the USA proceeds with its Littoral Combat Ship program, other nations are building less versatile and less expensive craft for littoral warfare and patrol roles. In addition to Sweden’s famed Visby Class corvettes...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 29, 2006 | Contracts - Modifications, General Dynamics, Interoperability, IT - General, Transformation, USA
AF+Army @ UE 2006(click to view full) General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems in Suffolk, VA received $95.5 million, exercising an option for another year in support of the U.S. Joint Forces Command’s Joint Experimentation Program and Joint Futures Lab....
by Joe Katzman | Jun 29, 2006 | Avionics, Boeing, Contracts - Awards, Delivery & Task Orders, Design Innovations, ECM, Heavy Bombers, IT - Software & Integration, New Systems Tech, Transformation, USA
B-52H, current options…(click to view full) Boeing Co. in Wichita, KS received a $150 million cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price and cost reimbursable contract to expand the capabilities of its 1960s-era B-52 Stratofortress fleet. This contract covers new...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 28, 2006 | Contracts - Modifications, Small Business, Support & Maintenance, UAVs, USA
Raven launching Small business qualifier AeroVironment Corp. in Monrovia, CA received a $9.6 million modification to a firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee, and cost-plus-incentive-fee contract for depot level maintenance and repair for the RQ-11A Raven mini-UAV....
by Joe Katzman | Jun 28, 2006 | Airbus, Europe - Other, France, Issues - International, Legal
Defence-Aerospace.com carries a Deutsche Welle radio report covering tensions within EADS’ corporate structure in the wake of a delays in the A380 super-jumbo passenger jet, uncertainty around the A350 as Boeing’s 777 and 787 snap up market share,...