Rapid Fire 2011-01-11: Iraq’s Military Spending

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* Iraq to spend $26 billion on US aircraft, helicopters, tanks, armored vehicles, warships, and missiles, according to a Baghdad newspaper. * IAI’s Brazilian JV bidding to make its avionics, self defense systems part of Brazil’s KC-390 medium tactical transport jet. * DynCorp gets task order worth up to $105 million under the US Army’s Contract Field Teams contract to provide aviation maintenance support at Fort Campbell, KY. * API Technologies agrees to acquire the equity of SenDEC, a Fairport, NY-based defense electronics manufacturer, in a stock swap deal worth around $97 million. * Is Pentagon cost-cutting going to far? Electronic taps lacks soul. * Harris gets $14.4 million order to supply RF-310M handheld tactical radios to coalition forces. * iDirect Government Technology to supply routers and modems to Integral Systems under its $10 million contract [PDF] to modernize the US Coast Guard’s satellite communications network.

* Iraq to spend $26 billion on US aircraft, helicopters, tanks, armored vehicles, warships, and missiles, according to a Baghdad newspaper.

* IAI’s Brazilian JV bidding to make its avionics, self defense systems part of Brazil’s KC-390 medium tactical transport jet.

* DynCorp gets task order worth up to $105 million under the US Army’s Contract Field Teams contract to provide aviation maintenance support at Fort Campbell, KY.

* API Technologies agrees to acquire the equity of SenDEC, a Fairport, NY-based defense electronics manufacturer, in a stock swap deal worth around $97 million.

* Is Pentagon cost-cutting going to far? Electronic taps lacks soul.

* Harris gets $14.4 million order to supply RF-310M handheld tactical radios to coalition forces.

* iDirect Government Technology to supply routers and modems to Integral Systems under its $10 million contract [PDF] to modernize the US Coast Guard’s satellite communications network.

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