Posts Tagged ‘americas – usa’
$30M in University Research Dollars Available via SPAWAR Atlantic
US Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic in Charleston, SC recently issued cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery /indefinite-quantity, multiple award contracts to 7 universities, who will compete for task orders. Up to $30 million may be requested over the base year and 5 option years, in exchange for ”...technical and [...]
Rapid Fire: 2010-08-19
US Missile Defense Agency is reportedly eyeing potential competitive bids worth as much as $37 billion over the next 5 years, as it moves away from sole-source contracts. The GMD system is an early harbinger… Brookings think tank staffer P.W Originally posted here: Rapid Fire: 2010-08-19
USA: 5-Years, $457M for APR-39 ECM Systems
AN/APR-39B set (click to view full) Northrop Grumman Corp. in Rolling Meadows, IL recently received a 5-year $457.1 million firm-fixed-price contract for its APR-39A/B/C Radar Signal Detection Set (RSDS) including upgrade kits; and repair, integration, interim software support and field support View post: USA: 5-Years, $457M for APR-39 ECM [...]
Raytheon Wins USA’s GBU-53 Small Diameter Bomb Competition
GBU-53/B, aka. SDB-II (click to view full) The 250 pound GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb gives American fighters the ability to carry more high-precision GPS-guided glide bombs, without sacrificing punching power against fortified targets. Read the original here: Raytheon Wins USA’s GBU-53 Small Diameter Bomb Competition
Rapid Fire: 2010-07-23
Wireless Through Steel : BAE’s new technology has big potential for submarines, nuclear power plants, armored vehicles, and more. Eastern Allure: Defense industry execs are seeing unprecedented levels of interest in military aircraft from Middle Eastern and Asian countries Read the original post: Rapid Fire: 2010-07-23
Rapid Fire: 2010-07-22
Diamond Anniversary: On the 60th anniversary of North Korea’s invasion of the South, the US and South Korea send North Korea a “gift” of tougher sanctions in response to March 26 sinking of ROKS Cheonan (PCC-772), a Pohang-class patrol combat corvette . See the rest here: Rapid Fire: 2010-07-22
DTRA Researching Hemorrhagic Fever Anti-Viral Compounds
Ebola patient Up to $200M+ in contracts. (July 20/10) The Defense Threat Reduction Agency at Fort Belvoir, VA is awarding contracts to find new anti-viral compounds that are effective against hemorrhagic fever viruses , a class that includes Ebola etc. Go here to read the rest: DTRA Researching Hemorrhagic Fever Anti-Viral Compounds
Snapshot: US Military Combat Boot Orders
USMC boot (click to view full) Combat boots remain one of the infantry’s most important and least-appreciated pieces of gear. Unless you’ve served in the infantry, of course. The rest is here: Snapshot: US Military Combat Boot Orders
Apres Harfang: France’s Next High-End UAV
Harfang UAV, DGA (click to view full) Unmanned Aerial Vehicles have become a must-have item for modern armies, and the pressures of modern campaigns are forcing rapid buys, from mini-UAVs , to leased options like ScanEagles , Aerostars , and even high-end MALE Heron UAVs , to outright buys. “ France’s Harfang/ SIDM IUAV Program ” [...]
15 17s in 09, 8 in 10 = 213
Reinforcements coming (click to view full) In May 2008, “ C-17A, F-22A May Get Reprieves from Congress ” noted that the US House Armed Services Air & Land Forces subcommittee had recommended $3.9 billion to buy 15 Boeing C-17 cargo aircraft in FY 2009, a recommendation that was accepted and eventually became part of the FY 2009 budget. [...]
