by Joe Katzman | Jan 10, 2007 | Airbus, BAE, Contracts - Awards, Finmeccanica, France, MBDA, Missiles - Precision Attack, New Systems Tech, Submarines, Surface Ships - Combat
Scalp launch from FREMM(click to view full) On December 29, 2006, MBDA has received a development and production contract from the French DGA(Delegation Generale pour l’Armement) defence procurement agency for 250 SCALP Naval land attack missiles. Scalp Naval/...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 10, 2007 | C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, IT - Software & Integration, New Systems Tech, Northrop-Grumman, R&D - Contracted, Radars, Specialty Aircraft, USA
E-10 M2CA Concept(click to view full) Northrop Grumman Corporation recently received a $256 million contract for the E-10A Multi-Sensor Command and Control aircraft (MC2) from USAir Force Material Command’s Electronic Systems Center at Hanscom Air Force Base,...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 10, 2007 | Asia - Central, Delivery & Task Orders, Middle East - Other, Other Corporation, Support & Maintenance, USA
ManTech International Corporation recently announced that it had received a contract in the Q4 2006 to support mine-clearing and other systems for the U.S. Army in numerous locations within Iraq, Afghanistan and Kuwait. The US Army Communications Electronics Life...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 10, 2007 | Pre-RFP, R&D - Contracted, Science - Basic Research, USA
The US Air Force Office of Scientific Research sees its mission as providing U.S. warfighters with a technological edge in battle. Each year, they evaluate thousands of basic research proposals received from scientists and researchers worldwide, in competition for a...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 9, 2007 | Issues - Political, Legal, Security Contractor
In the May-June 2005 issue of Military Review, “Paradox or Paradigm? Operational Contractor Support” by Col. Michael R. Rampy, USA (Ret.) discussed the role of contractors on the battlefield: “While most civilians are considered noncombatants, their...