by Fred Donovan | Feb 9, 2010 | Contracts - Awards, Launch Facilities, Other Corporation, Outer Space, Support Functions - Other, USA
SSI launch facilities(click to view full) Spaceport Systems International (SSI), a Lompoc, CA-based partnership between ITT Corp. and California Commercial Spaceport, received a $48 million contract to provide launch services for the Launch Test Squadron within the...
by Fred Donovan | Feb 9, 2010 | Bases & Infrastructure, Chemical Weapons, Chemicals & HAZMAT, Contracts - Awards, Other Corporation, Support Functions - Other, USA
Chemical weapons disposal(click to view full) To destroy chemical weapons, the US Army can’t just throw them in an incinerator. They have to be destroyed carefully so that no harmful chemicals are released into the air or water supplies. In 2009, the US Army,...
by Fred Donovan | Feb 8, 2010 | Airbus, BAE, Contracts - Awards, Electronics - General, Europe - Other, France, Issues - International, Launch Vehicles, Missiles - Surface-Air, Other Corporation, Soldier's Gear, Surface Ships - Combat, Transport & Utility, USA
* Russia’s revised official military doctrine to include preemptive nuclear strikes. * France expects to decide in the coming weeks whether to sell 3 additional Mistral class amphibious assault ships to Russia. * Russia’s PAK-FA stealth fighter: more than...
by Fred Donovan | Feb 7, 2010 | ABM, Alliances, Asia - Central, Asia - Other, Australia & S. Pacific, Boeing, Budgets, China, Contracts - Awards, Corporate Financials, DARPA, Europe - Other, European Union (EU), Fighters & Attack, France, General Dynamics, Helicopters & Rotary, Industry & Trends, Issues - International, Logistics, Middle East - Other, Mines & Countermine-IED, New Systems Tech, Northrop-Grumman, Official Reports, Other Corporation, Policy - Doctrine, Pre-RFP, Specialty Aircraft, Submarines, Support Functions - Other, Surface Ships - Combat, Tanks & Mechanized, Transport & Utility, UAVs, USA
* NATO Ministerial: Gates pledges greater sharing of classified technology with allies; NATO chief calls for more resources to train Afghan army and police, while France agrees to send 80 more trainers. * European defense ministers call for speedy conclusion to talks...
by Fred Donovan | Feb 7, 2010 | Contracts - Awards, Delivery & Task Orders, General Dynamics, Logistics, Support Functions - Other, Tanks & Mechanized, USA
Styker APC inMosul traffic jam(click to view full) GM General Dynamics Land Systems Defense Group LLC Joint Venture in Sterling Heights, MI received a $253.3 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for follow-on contractor logistics support for Stryker family of vehicles...
