by [email protected] | Jun 8, 2011 | Air Reconnaissance, Aircraft, Asia - Other, Boeing, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Electronics & IT, European Union (EU), IAI, L3 Communications, Mergers & Acquisitions, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Raytheon, Signals Radio & Wireless, Think Tanks, Trucks & Transport, UAVs, USA
* Bloomberg analysts report that US SOCOM spending has quadrupled from 2001-2010, led by L-3, Harris, Raytheon and Boeing. On the other hand, small businesses have seen seen a sixfold increase in SOCOM contracts during that time. * A new report by AlixPartners...
by [email protected] | Jun 7, 2011 | Asia - Other, Bases & Infrastructure, Boeing, Coastal & Littoral, Daily Rapid Fire, France, Mergers & Acquisitions, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Raytheon, Signals Radio & Wireless, Specialty Aircraft, Surface Ships - Other, Testing & Evaluation, Thales, USA
* Following last month’s confirmation that Thales and Safran were discussing proposals aimed at optimizing their business portfolios, the Financial Times reports that an agreement on asset swaps may finally be at hand. * Boeing announces that it will lead an...
by Editorial Staff | Jun 7, 2011 | Contracts - Awards
* Under Secretary of the US Navy Bob Work tells the 2011 Navy Opportunity Forum that reduced defense spending should not deter small businesses and innovators from developing new ideas. Work also emphasized that reduced budgets will mean the Navy will rely on the...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 6, 2011 | Contracts - Awards, Design Innovations, Materials Innovations, USA
Titanium May 25/11: Small disadvantaged business qualifier Universal Technical Resource Services in Cherry Hill, NJ wins a $9.6 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to support the Pentagon’s Titanium Extraction, Mining and Process Engineering Research Program....
by Fred Donovan | Jun 6, 2011 | Asia - Central, BAE, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Delivery & Task Orders, Guns - 20-59 mm direct, Middle East - Other, Other Equipment - Land, Tanks & Mechanized, Trucks & Transport, USA
MCTAGS on Various Vehicles(click to view larger) US Marines deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan face numerous hazards in close-combat urban environments. Certainly, small arms fire and fragments from IED explosions are high on the list. To lessen those risks, the USMC...
