by Joe Katzman | Feb 26, 2007 | Asia - Central, BAE, Delivery & Task Orders, Middle East - Other, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Transformation, Trucks & Transport, USA
HMMWV, IEDed(click to view full) Western militaries have have increasingly adopted vehicles designed from the outset for blast-resistance against land mines and even car bombs. A collective realization is sinking in that up-armoring flat-bottomed vehicles which...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 26, 2007 | Fighters & Attack, Helicopters & Rotary, India, Projections & Assessments, Specialty Aircraft, Transformation, Transport & Utility
IAF: Jaguar, Mirage 2000SU-30K, MiG-27, MiG-21 BiS(click to view full) Replacing India’s rapidly aging military aviation assets will cost at least $35 billion over the next quarter century to bring its air force, army and navy aircraft up to date, according to...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 26, 2007 | Airbus, Coastal & Littoral, Conferences & Events, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Intent, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, France, Guns - Artillery & Mortars, Guns - Personal Weapons, Other Corporation, Signals Radio & Wireless, Specialty Aircraft, Support & Maintenance, United Arab Emirates (UAE), USA
Defense Update covers the UAE’s IDEX 2007 show, which ended last Thursday. IDEX is the premier Middle East arms exhibition, and one that is growing in both size and global prominence given regional spending trends. During the show, the UAE Armed Forces announced...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 26, 2007 | Contracts - Modifications, Northrop-Grumman, Signals Radio & Wireless, USA
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. in Linthicum Heights, MD received a $10.8 million modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for vehicular intercom systems. Work will be performed in Linthicum, MD and is expected to be complete by July 31, 2008. This was a sole source...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 23, 2007 | Delivery & Task Orders, Engineering Vehicles, Other Corporation, Support Functions - Other, USA
Cat 307C Caterpillar Defense and Federal Products in Peoria, IL received a delivery order amount of $22.5 million as part of a $143.2 million firm-fixed-price and cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The work involves a service life extension program (SLEP) for construction...
