by Fred Donovan | Jan 24, 2010 | Bases & Infrastructure, Contracts - Awards, Delivery & Task Orders, Small Business, Support Functions - Other, Surface Ships - Combat, Surface Ships - Other, USA
Fire watcher on duty duringUSS Carl Vinson overhaul(click to view larger) British sailors on wooden warships used to sing a sea-shanty called the “Fire Down Below.” The song – sung while sailors were raising the anchor, pumping out the bilge, or...
by Fred Donovan | Jan 24, 2010 | Avionics, C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Delivery & Task Orders, Electronics - General, Raytheon, Sensors & Guidance, UAVs, USA
MQ-9 MTS-B turretand electronics unit(click to view larger) UAVs have been a critical resource for US troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. They perform many functions, including intelligence gathering, surveillance of enemy positions, and even attack capabilities....
by Fred Donovan | Jan 24, 2010 | Electronics - General, IT - General, Mergers & Acquisitions, Other Corporation, Support Functions - Other, UAVs, USA
API Technologies, a Ronkonkoma, NY-based defense supplier of electronic and commmunications components, is doubling in size with its recent $24 million acquisition of the Kuchera Group of Companies (KGC), including Kuchera Defense Systems. The combined company will...
by Fred Donovan | Jan 21, 2010 | ABM, Contracts - Awards, Missiles - Ballistic, New Systems Tech, Small Business, Space Warfare, Support Functions - Other, USA
(click to view full) The US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contracts to 3 small business qualifiers to provide advisory and assistance services to MDA’s Quality, Safety and Mission Assurance Directorate. Each...
by Fred Donovan | Jan 21, 2010 | Contracts - Awards, Environmental, Logistics, Other Corporation, Support & Maintenance, Support Functions - Other, USA
URS Corp. in San Francisco, CA received 4 contracts from the US Department of Defense (DoD) to provide engineering services and maintenance support to the US Army and US Navy. The 4 contracts have a combined maximum value of $316 million over 5 years if all options...
