by Joe Katzman | May 16, 2007 | Asstd. Support Equipment, Contracts - Awards, Other Corporation, Surface Ships - Combat, Surface Ships - Other, USA
Aqua-Chem Inc. in Knoxville, TN won a $26.1 million firm-fixed-price requirements-type contract for 36,000 gallon-per-day Reverse Osmosis (RO) desalination systems. The RO desalination unit is designed to produce 36,000 gallons per day of fresh water, with a total...
by Joe Katzman | May 15, 2007 | Britain/U.K., Mergers & Acquisitions, Other Corporation, Policy - Procurement, Submarines, Support & Maintenance
KBR (51% owner), the Weir Group, and Balfour Beatty have all agreed to sell their interests in Devonport Management Limited (DML) to Babcock International Group plc for total proceeds of GBP 350 million (currently about $695 million). KBR’s ownership in DML is...
by Joe Katzman | May 15, 2007 | Bases & Infrastructure, Delivery & Task Orders, Domestic Security, Other Corporation, USA
John C. Grimberg Co., Inc. in Rockville, MD received $12.3 million for firm-fixed-price Task Order 0017 under previously awarded indefinite-quantity multiple award construction contract (N62477-04-D-0012), for construction of a clandestine lab training center at the...
by Joe Katzman | May 14, 2007 | Issues - Political, Lobbying, Projections & Assessments, Think Tanks, UAVs, USA, Warfare - Lessons
Concept: X-47B on Carrier(click to view full) From the non-partisan Washington Center for Strategic & Budgetary Assessments (CSBA) May 10/07 publication: “The Unmanned Combat Air System Carrier Demonstration Program: A New Dawn For Naval Aviation?”...
by Joe Katzman | May 14, 2007 | Canada, Contracts - Awards, Other Corporation, Trucks & Transport
HLWV w. crane(click to view full) Despite a major emergency equipment buy launched prior to the latest Canadian deployment in Afghanistan, there’s no substitute for the reality of warfare to drive home key equipment gaps. While the need for medium-heavy...
