by Fred Donovan | Apr 26, 2010 | Contracts - Awards, Fuel & Power, Other Corporation, USA
April is not the cruelest month for companies that sell aviation fuel to the US military. Six more firms have secured up to $768.6 million in new aviation fuel contracts from the US Defense Energy Support Center (DESC) in Fort Belvoir, VA. These contracts are on top...
by Fred Donovan | Apr 26, 2010 | C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Electronics - General, Equipment - Other, Fighters & Attack, Helicopters & Rotary, IT - Software & Integration, Other Corporation, USA
Harris Corp.’s Government Communications Systems Division in Melbourne, FL received a $6.2 million firm-fixed-priced indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contract for the full rate production and support of 63 tactical aircraft moving map capability digital...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 25, 2010 | Alliances, Asia - Other, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, Events, Industry & Trends, Israel, Issues - International, Issues - Political, Launch Vehicles, Mergers & Acquisitions, Nuclear Weapons, Other Corporation, Radars, Simulation & Training, South Korea, Think Tanks, USA
* South Korean Defense Minister Kim Tae-young reportedly says “the bubble jet effect caused by a heavy torpedo is the most likely cause” of the ROKS Cheonan’s sinking, as the ship is raised from the bottom. * Lexington Institute: Could low rocket...
by Fred Donovan | Apr 25, 2010 | Contracts - Awards, Fuel & Power, Other Corporation, USA
Fill ‘Er Up(click to view full) Despite the “going green” trend of the US military, there continues to be a huge demand for good, old-fashioned fuel. To feed that need for fuel, on April 23/10 the Defense Energy Support Center (DESC) in Ft Belvoir,...
by Joe Katzman | Apr 25, 2010 | Contracts - Awards, Europe - Other, Finmeccanica
Austrian AB212(click to view full) Austria’s mountainous terrain makes helicopters very important to its military, which operates a handful of S-70 Black Hawks, plus an aging fleet of AB212 Hueys that were license-built in Italy, and even older French...
