Department of Defense & Industry Daily News
Advertisement
Defense program acquisition news, budget data, market briefings
  • Contact
    Editorial
    Advertising
    Feedback & Support
    Subscriptions & Reports
  • Subscribe
    Paid Subscription
    in-depth program analysis & data sets
    Free Email Newsletter
    quick daily updates
    Google+ Twitter RSS
  • Log in
    Forgot your password?
    Not yet a subscriber? Find out what you have been missing.
Archives by date > 2010 > May > 4th

Rapid Fire 2010-05-05: RG-32M for Finland

May 04, 2010 20:26 UTC

  • 2 months after its 1st request, the Pentagon asks for another 5 month extension, in order to negotiate a 3rd multi-year procurement deal for Boeing’s F/A-18 Super Hornet family fighters. Tough sledding, or just bureaucrats stalling?

  • BAE providing 16 RG-32M vehicles to Finland, upgrading 25 Norwegian M113 tracked APCs to M113E3 standard.

Continue Reading… »

Up to $2B for US Army Munitions Orders to Alliant Techsystems

May 04, 2010 17:10 UTC

Advertisement
CORP ATK Logo

$372 million in US Army orders for small caliber ammunition. (May 3/10)

On March 20/09, Alliant Techsystems (ATK) in Minneapolis, MN received a 4-year indefinite delivery/ indefinite quantity contract (W52P1J-09-D-0027) from the US Army Sustainment Command in Rock Island, IL to produce 5.56mm, 7.62mm and .50-caliber ammunition at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant (LCAAP) in Independence, MO. The contract has a potential value of $2 billion.

ATK began operating the LCAAP in 2000 and is the largest supplier of small-caliber ammunition to the US military, producing a mix of 5.56mm, 7.62mm, .50-caliber, and 20mm cartridges, as well as ammunition links.

Working in partnership with the Army, ATK has expanded manufacturing capacity at the plant, and is also under contract to modernize the facility…

Continue Reading… »

Bangladesh Secures 2 Used British OPVs

May 04, 2010 13:45 UTC

Castle Class

Antarctic duty

Britain’s 2 Castle Class offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) were slated for sale to Pakistan, after more than 25 years of service in the Royal Navy. That sale fell through in 2007, and HMS Leeds Castle and HMS Dunbarton Castle were decommissioned in 2005 and 2008. Bangladesh still needs patrol vessels, however, and has bought the 2 ships following 6 months of negotiations. A “multi-million pound” contract will see 2 OPVs towed to the A&P Tyne shipyard for a massive overhaul to their propulsion systems, generators, and crew quarters. The work is expected to provide for up to 100 staff and subcontractor jobs.

The 1,430 ton Castle Class OPVs are combat ships, but they’re very lightly armed, with just a 30mm cannon and 4 GPMG class 7.62mm machine guns. There had been reports of negotiations for a fit-out of anti-ship missiles, but that will not be included. The ships remain versatile, however, with features that can include detergent spraying equipment to disperse oil slicks, laying mines in wartime, taking 50-120 troops on board if necessary, and a flight deck that can land helicopters up to H-3 Sea King size. BBC News.

Advertisement
White Papers & Events
Advertisement
May 2010
SMTWTFS
« Apr Jun »
 1
2345678
9101112131415
16171819202122
23242526272829
3031 
Advertisement

© 2004-2022 Defense Industry Daily, LLC | About Us | Images on this site | Privacy Policy

Contact us: Editorial | Advertising | Feedback & Support | Subscriptions & Reports

Follow us: Twitter | Google+

Stay Up-to-Date on Defense Programs Developments with Free Newsletter

DID's daily email newsletter keeps you abreast of contract developments, pictures, and data, put in the context of their underlying political, business, and technical drivers.