by Joe Katzman | Jan 16, 2008 | BAE, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Electronics - General, Fighters & Attack, Logistics Innovations, Signals Radio & Wireless, Support Functions - Other, Transformation
Harrier GR9(click to view full) It sounds like something James Bond would be sent to keep out of enemy hands. In January 2008, BAE Systems announced contract to develop ‘Capability E’ for its Harrier II GR9 (AV-8B+ counterpart) V/STOL(Vertical or Short...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 16, 2008 | Contracts - Awards, Corporate Innovations, Forces - Naval, Support Functions - Other, T&C - Booz Allen, USA
(click to visit) Booz Allen Hamilton in Norfolk, VA received a $25.6 million cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price contract to provide expertise in change management, organizational barrier identification and removal, and key enterprise performance metrics to the US...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 15, 2008 | Britain/U.K., Corporate Financials, Europe - Other, Rolls Royce, USA
BR710 engine(click to view full) At the end of November 2007, engine maker Rolls-Royce employed around 39,500 people in 50 countries: around 23,300 are employed in the UK, 8,300 in North America, 2,300 in Germany, 3,400 in the Nordic countries, 680 in Asia with an...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 15, 2008 | Americas - Other, C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Helicopters & Rotary, Other Corporation, Sensors & Guidance, USA
Star SAFIRE HD FLIR Systems, Inc. recently announced a $13 million order from the Colombian Ministry of Defense for its Star SAFIRE HD stabilized, multi-sensor surveillance turrets, to be used on board Colombian Air Force helicopters. That country already uses FLIR...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 15, 2008 | Alliances, Contracts - Awards, Europe - Other, Other Corporation, Tanks & Mechanized, USA, Warfare - Trends
M1117 on base, Tikrit(click to view full) Add one more European nation to the bandwagon of emergency mine-resistant vehicle purchases. On Dec 7/07, Sofia News Agency reported that Bulgaria has just signed a deal with Textron Land Systems for armored vehicles. The...
