by Joe Katzman | May 18, 2007 | Events, Rumours, Trucks & Transport
M1117 on base, Tikrit(click to view full) Textron sees continued strong demand for its M1117 Armored Security Vehicle. Just not as part of the MRAP program. DID has covered the M1117, which remains popular with US Military Police in theater. Based on current and...
by Joe Katzman | May 18, 2007 | Boeing, Contracts - Modifications, Radars, USA
AN/APG-79 AESA Radar(click to view full) Boeing subsidiary McDonnell Douglas Corp. in St. Louis, MO received a $7.4 million modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-04-C-0014) for the redesign of 5 monolithic microwave integrated circuits...
by Joe Katzman | May 18, 2007 | C4ISR, Contracts - Modifications, Other Corporation, Signals Radio & Wireless, USA
In April 2006, “Hello, Moto” covered the US Marines’ $76 million purchase of “intergrated, intra-squad” (IISR) secure 2-way radios from Motorola. Now Motorola, Inc. in Columbia, MD has received an $8.5 million indefinite-delivery/...
by Joe Katzman | May 17, 2007 | Coastal & Littoral, Contracts - Awards, Forces - Special Ops, Logistics, Other Corporation, Surface Ships - Other, USA, Warfare - Lessons
Supply transfer, Vietnam(click to view full) “Return of the Gators?” covered the return of riverine patrol craft to the US Navy, albeit in configurations likely to lead to higher medical bills later on. The effort was being advised in part by veterans who...
by Joe Katzman | May 17, 2007 | Bases & Infrastructure, Contracts - Awards, Other Corporation, USA
Forrester Construction Co. in Rockville, MD won a $7.5 million firm-fixed-price contract for design and construction of a multi-level parking structure at Fort Belvoir, VA. Work is expected to be complete by July 30, 2008. There were 3 bids solicited on March 5, 2007,...
