by Joe Katzman | Dec 21, 2010 | C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Other Corporation, Signals Radio & Wireless, USA
(click to view full) The US Navy’s Fleet and Industrial Supply Center in San Diego, CA has awarded 4 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity multiple award task order contracts for wireless service and devices. The maximum dollar value for all contracts,...
by Fred Donovan | Dec 20, 2010 | ABM, Airbus, Americas - Other, Budgets, C4ISR, Daily Rapid Fire, France, Helicopters & Rotary, India, Industry & Trends, IT - General, L3 Communications, Leadership & People, Mergers & Acquisitions, Missiles - Ballistic, Nuclear Weapons, People, Policy - Personnel, Russia, Support Functions - Other, Training & Exercises, USA
* Key senators push for passage this week of the House-passed FY 2010 defense authorization bill [PDF]. * Ignoring Pentagon chief Gates plea, the Senate plans to vote on a continuing resolution extending government spending at current levels only through Mar 4/11;...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 20, 2010 | Contracts - Awards, Fuel & Power, Other Corporation, Small Business, Spotlight articles, USA
Fill ‘er up!(click to view full) The US military uses far more fuel than any branch of the American government, and the US Air Force uses far more fuel than the other services. DID has spotlighted the magnitude of these buys before, in March 2009 and March 2006,...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 19, 2010 | ABM, Americas - Other, Asia - Other, Australia & S. Pacific, Bases & Infrastructure, Britain/U.K., China, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Fighters & Attack, Helicopters & Rotary, Issues - International, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, Japan, New Systems Tech, Northrop-Grumman, Satellites & Sensors, Signals Radio & Wireless, Surface Ships - Combat, Surface Ships - Other, Testing & Evaluation, Textron, Training & Exercises, UAVs, USA
* Tensions rise as South Korea conducts live-fire drills near Yeonpyeong Island, the site of the North’s earlier attack. * USA’s Ground Based Midcourse Defense system against long-range ballistic missiles misses its target in a recent test. * Chinese...
by Fred Donovan | Dec 16, 2010 | Ammunition, Asia - Central, BAE, Bases & Infrastructure, Britain/U.K., Budgets, C4ISR, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, Guns - Artillery & Mortars, Helicopters & Rotary, Interoperability, IT - General, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, Leadership & People, Middle East - Other, Official Reports, Raytheon, Transport & Utility, USA
* Pretty please: Pentagon chief Gates says failure of Congress to pass $1.1 trillion FY 2011 omnibus spending bill (which includes defense) would jeopardize “vital military requirements.” FY 2010 ended Sept 30/10. * US GAO releases “National...
