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Archives by date > 2010 > February > 21st

Rapid Fire: 2010-02-22

Feb 21, 2010 21:41 UTC

  • US Air Force Chief of Staff warns F-35 Joint Strike Fighter could exceed Nunn-McCurdy limits on unit cost growth.

  • Iraqi Air Force: development and current state.

  • Britain, France sign Memorandum of Understanding re: Urgent Operational Request buys. UK MoD | French DGA [in French].

  • L-3 to acquire Insight Technology, a supplier of night vision devices to the US military.

  • Raytheon Australia gets 3-year, A$21.5 million contract to support F/A-18F Super Hornet training systems at the RAAF base Amberley. Australia’s expects 1st of 24 Super Hornets in late March 2010.

  • Smart thinking under AFSO21 helps USAF improve B-1 bomber maintenance.

  • New Fort Carson facilities achieving LEED Gold ratings.

  • Raytheon’s Miniature Air Launched Decoy Jammer (MALD-J) completes US Air Force critical design review.

Come Together: DISA, GSA Streamline $5B Commercial SATCOM Procurement

Feb 21, 2010 18:26 UTC

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A 2004 study by the Satellite Industry Association found that 80% of all US military satellite communication during the 2003 US invasion of Iraq was carried on commercial satellites. Then-US assistant secretary of defense for networks and information integration, John P. Stenbit, estimated that the US military purchased between $200 million and $300 million worth of commercial satellite services during the first year of the war.

Commercial satellite providers remain a mainstay of the US Department of Defense’s satellite communications capability. To streamline the process for the US military and US federal government agencies to lease communications satellite capacity from commercial providers, the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) and the General Services Administration (GSA) undertook an effort in 2009 to combine the commercial satellite communications (COMSATCOM) service contracts for the US military and US civilan government agencies into a 10-year, $5 billion contract vehicle…

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General Dynamics to Supply 103 Stryker Vehicles

Feb 21, 2010 14:27 UTC

M1130 Stryker MV

M1130 Stryker MC

GM General Dynamics Land Systems Defense Group LLC in Sterling Heights, MI received a $176.2 million firm-fixed-price contract for 103 Stryker vehicles.

Stryker is a family of 8×8 wheeled armored combat vehicles that can travel at speeds of 60 mph on highways, with a range of 312 miles. Stryker operates with an integrated armor package that provides protection against improvised explosive devices, rocket propelled grenades, and a number of infantry weapons…

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Jordan Submits $220M Weapons Wish List to USA

Feb 21, 2010 13:49 UTC

M142 HIMARS

M142 HIMARS

HIMARS launcher order goes through. (Feb 19/10)

In September 2009, long-time US Middle East ally Jordan submitted an impressive wish list of weapons for its armed forces to the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA). The list includes rocket launchers, radios, and Humvees.

DSCA said that weapons Jordan wants to buy will provide its armed forces with a long-range precision artillery support capability that will significantly improve US-Jordan interoperability and provide for the defense of vital installations. What exactly is Jordan looking for?

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