by Joe Katzman | Apr 2, 2009 | Budgets, Canada, Coastal & Littoral, Events, Issues - Political, RFPs
Kingston Class(click to view full) In 2005, a Liberal Party government promised 2 new classes of vessel as a part of a 5-year plan for the Canadian Coast Guard. Off-Shore Fisheries Research Vessels (OSFVs, essentially an Offshore Patrol Vessel with science facilities...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 1, 2009 | BAE, Britain/U.K., Engineer Units, Engineering Vehicles, Tanks & Mechanized
Terrier AVRE(Armoured Vehicle, Royal Engineers)(click to view full) Combat engineering is emerging as an under-appreciated but critical component of counter-insurgency work, with applications that range from restricting the battlefield to building cooperation with...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 1, 2009 | Contracts - Awards, Electronics - General, Medical, Other Corporation, USA
Connected to thethigh-bone…(click to view full) Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. in Malvern, PA won a maximum $267 million fixed-price with economic price adjustment contract for radiology systems, subsystems and components on behalf of the US Army, Navy, Air...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 1, 2009 | Canada, Design Innovations, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Public Partnering, R&D - Private, Simulation & Training, Training & Exercises
CAE Sim(click to view full) Global simulation firm CAE, located in the Saint-Laurent district of Montreal, Canada, has announced a C$ 714 million (about $450 million equivalent), 5-year “Project Falcon” to enhance its modeling and simulation technologies,...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 31, 2009 | Contracts - Awards, Fuel & Power, Other Corporation, Small Business, USA
C-17: Fill ‘er up!(click to view full) Fuel is a big issue to the US military. While there are some contracts issued throughout the year, the US military typically issues large sets of contracts over concentrated periods. In March 2006, for instance, DID covered...
