by Joe Katzman | Sep 20, 2011 | Asia - Other, Avionics, BAE, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Finmeccanica, Lockheed Martin, New Systems Tech, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Specialty Aircraft, Trucks & Transport, USA
* ST Kinetics announces a S$ 68 million (about $57 million) contract from Singapore’s MINDEF for its new Spider LSV wheeled scout/ special ops vehicles. Delivery will take place during 2013-14. * BAE is partnering with Northrop Grumman for the USA’s T-X...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 19, 2011 | BAE, Daily Rapid Fire, Fighters & Attack, GPS Infrastructure, Issues - Political, Satellites & Sensors, Scandals & Investigations, USA
* Did the White House lobby military officials to downplay concerns that the broadband satellite firm Lightsquared, owned by a major campaign donor, would disrupt GPS signals within its coverage? See Daily Beast article, House Strategic Forces Subcommittee hearing...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 18, 2011 | Boeing, Contracts - Awards, Helicopters & Rotary, R&D - Contracted, Support Functions - Other, USA
AH-64D Apaches(click for full view) Boeing in Mesa, AZ receives a $60 million firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract modification, which will finance efforts to improve the attack helicopters’ existing reliability rate, ease of maintenance, and...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 18, 2011 | Contracts - Awards, IT - Software & Integration, Middle East - Other, Other Corporation, Support Functions - Other, USA
In September 2011, Six 3 Systems in McLean, VA received a $6.8 million firm-fixed-price contract for “the single-source fusion center effort”, supporting the overall mission in Iraq. Work will be performed in Iraq, with an estimated completion date of Sept...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 16, 2011 | Asia - Central, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Leadership & People, MBDA, Missiles - Surface-Air, Policy - Procurement, Surface Ships - Combat, Tanks & Mechanized, USA
* Leadership. At last. As USMC Sgt. (then Cpl.) Dakota Meyer receives the Medal of Honor, a follow-up report affirms that his compatriot, Army Capt. William Swenson, has now been submitted as a Medal of Honor candidate for his own actions at the Ganjigal engagement....
