by Joe Katzman | Jan 7, 2008 | DID site
Readers may note a slight slowdown in publication; the widespread storms that have hit the US West Coast have left our critical Silicon Valley office without power. Publication is continuing at a slower pace until power is restored.
by Joe Katzman | Jan 3, 2008 | Contracts - Awards, IT - General, Other Corporation, USA
F/A-18C: testing(click to view full) Jacobs Technology, Inc. in Tullahoma, TN won a $197.9 million cost-plus-award-fee, firm-fixed-price contract for the services and materials necessary to support the analysis, design, development, test, integration, deployment, and...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 2, 2008 | Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, France, MBDA, Missiles - Air-Air, Missiles - Anti-Armor, Missiles - Anti-Ship, Missiles - Precision Attack, Missiles - Surface-Air, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, R&D - Contracted, R&D - Private, Raytheon, Thales
MBDA Meteor(click to view full) As part of its Defense Industrial Strategy, the UK looked at the missile sector in 2007 and concluded that a 50% reduction in “complex weapons” funding was expected over the next 5 years. In response, they set up a joint...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 2, 2008 | Contracts - Awards, Guns - Personal Weapons, USA
Marine w. M16A4(click to view full) The US Army has run into controversy over its plan to replace its existing rifles with M4 carbines, without competition, and despite recent test results that show significant improvements from other 5.56mm weapons and even an M4...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 2, 2008 | Bases & Infrastructure, Contracts - Modifications, Small Business, USA
The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southwest, Specialty Center Contracts Core in Port Hueneme, CA issued a combined total of $39.95 million under a previously awarded firm-fixed-price multiple award contracts, exercising option year 3 for waterfront barrier...
