by Joe Katzman | Sep 15, 2010 | Asia - Central, Contracts - Awards, Other Corporation, Support Functions - Other, USA
not worth enlarging Some say it’s the role Kevin Costner should have played. Other just wish he would try, as a cross between penance and reality TV. Yes, The Postman lives in Afghanistan, where the mail must go through… and contractors are on hand to see...
by Fred Donovan | Sep 14, 2010 | Americas - Other, BAE, Britain/U.K., Budgets, Coastal & Littoral, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Issues - Political, Middle East - Other, Russia, Scandals & Investigations, Support Functions - Other, Surface Ships - Combat, USA
* Lies, Damn Lies, Statistics: As Congress consider the Obama administration’s $2 billion FY 2011 request for Iraqi security forces, the GAO says [PDF] that Iraq has a budget surplus of $52.1 billion and should pay more for its own defense; the Pentagon disputes...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 14, 2010 | Bases & Infrastructure, Contracts - Awards, Medical, Other Corporation, Small Business, USA
Carl R. Darnallmedical center(click to view full) The Balfour-Beatty/Mccarthy joint venture in Dallas, TX received a $503.8 million firm-fixed-price contract to design and build the Fort Hood replacement hospital in Fort Hood, TX. The estimated completion date is Jan...
by Fred Donovan | Sep 13, 2010 | Asia - Other, Budgets, China, Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, Electronics - General, Events, Industry & Trends, Israel, Issues - International, Issues - Political, IT - General, Missiles - Anti-Ship, Russia, Scandals & Investigations, Submarines, Support & Maintenance, Surface Ships - Combat, Training & Exercises, USA
* Short on Funds: With mid-term elections looming, US Congress is unlikely to pass FY 2011 defense appropriations legislation before end of FY 2010. * Military & Aerospace Electronics looks at trends in land combat vehicle electronics (vectronics), and the...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 13, 2010 | Contracts - Awards, Elbit Systems, Electronics - General, Guns - Artillery & Mortars, Support & Maintenance, Support Functions - Other, USA
M1064, Fallujah, Iraq(click to view full) M95 and M96 MFCS systems equip mechanized 120mm mortar carriers. The M95 can be found on the tracked M1064 M113 variant, and on wheeled M1129 Strykers. The M96 equips the M577 fire direction center M113 variant. Components...
