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Archives by date > 2010 > April > 18th

Rapid Fire: 2010-04-19

Apr 18, 2010 21:13 UTC

  • EADS is running out of time to line up US partner for KC-X aerial tanker RFP.

  • Oil services giant Schlumberger begins standing up an Iraq branch, incl. up to $100 million for a complex at Rumalia in southern Iraq, following BP’s award of over $500 million in oil services contracts.

  • UK Ministry of Defence explains 2010 election limits for their site, and their forces.

  • Pakistan conducts largest military exercise since 1989 close to Indian border.

  • Iran’s Ghadr, Sajjil and Shahab-3 missiles on display at Army Day military parade, while Pentagon chief memo warns US lacks long-term Iranian strategy.

  • US Navy’s MQ-8B Fire Scout returns from 1st operational deployment, which included the first helicopter UAV drug bust.

  • US Defense Logistics Agency awards $2.2 billion contract to ANHAM FZCO to provide full-line food distribution and non-food distribution to US troops in Kuwait, Iraq, and Jordan.

  • Why does an American ICBM base need to hire… goats?

  • GTEC snags $30 million in orders [pdf] to provide containerized kitchens for the US Army.

  • SRA gets $19.5 million re-compete task order to provide integration management support to the USAF Distributed Common Ground System‘s formal training unit.

Up to $54.9M to Boeing’s Phantom Works for JTRS Network Software Support

Apr 18, 2010 13:16 UTC

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Boeing Co.’s Phantom Works in Huntington Beach, CA received a $33 million indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contract for Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) enterprise network manager (JENM) software support. The support is for the Joint Program Executive Office (JPEO)-JTRS network enterprise domain.

The JTRS program is a Defense Department-wide initiative to develop a family of software-programmable tactical radios that will provide US soldiers with voice, data and video communications with programmable interoperability.

This 2-year Boeing contract includes three 1-year options which, if exercised, would bring the potential value of this contract to $54.9 million…

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$55.9M to AICI to Build CAS Apron at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar

Apr 18, 2010 12:12 UTC

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Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar

American International Contractors Inc. (AICI) in Arlington, VA received a $55.9 million firm-fixed-price contract for the construction of a close air support (CAS) parking apron at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar.

AICI will design and build an aircraft parking apron with tie-ins to taxiways and runways and a hydrant fueling system.

Al Udeid Air Base is a military base located west of Doha, Qatar…

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