by Joe Katzman | Mar 8, 2007 | Contracts - Awards, Forces - Marines, Middle East - Other, Other Corporation, Other Equipment - Land, Support & Maintenance, Trucks & Transport, USA
Buffalo, aka “The Claw”(click to view larger) On Nov 9/06, DefenseLINK announced that Force Protection Industries, Inc. in Ladson, SC had received a $125 million letter contract for 100 Joint EOD(Explosive Ordnance Disposal) Rapid Response Vehicles...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 8, 2007 | Contracts - Modifications, Electronics - General, Other Corporation, Support & Maintenance, Support Functions - Other, USA
Blue screen of death When everything is computerized, managing your weapons starts to look a lot like managing computers, complete with versions, common configuration needs, et. al. ATK Missile Systems Co. in Clearwater, FL received a $10.5 million firm-fixed-price...
by Tig Tillinghast | Mar 8, 2007 | Americas - Other, Australia & S. Pacific, Contracts - Awards, Europe - Other, Middle East - Other, Missiles - Surface-Air, Protective Systems - Naval, Raytheon, USA
RIM-162 ESSM: sections(click to view full) Raytheon Co. in Tucson, AZ received a $23.7 million, cost-reimbursement contract for long lead material in support of FY 2007 Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM) production. The components will be used in production for some...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 7, 2007 | Africa - Other, BAE, Industry & Trends, Mergers & Acquisitions
The new RG-33L(click to view full) Most corporate mergers and acquisitions fail. Measured over 5 years, with the defining criterion as financial results, the failure rate is between 50-75% in most studies. A recent BAE OMC release, however, indicates that BAE may have...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 7, 2007 | Bases & Infrastructure, Contracts - Awards, Engineer Units, Small Business, USA
F-22A over Ft. Monroe(click to view full) Small business qualifier Waterfront Marine Construction Inc. in Virginia Beach, VA won a $20 million firm-fixed-price contract for repair of a flood protection system and infrastructure at Fort Monroe, VA. Ft. Monroe has a...
