Worrying About the Future of the Defense Budget
We had written earlier about how the assumption is that with the new administration there would be reductions in defense spending. Now there are starting to be a spate of stories of localities looking at the effect of such cuts on their economy. Here is an article at Columbian.com discussing the fact that [...]Estonia Worried About Russia
In an recent interview the Estonian Defense Minister recommends that the country increase its defense spending to about 2% of GDP. As reported at iStockAnalyst he bases this recommendation on the events the past year in the Caucasus. While there was no specific mention of Russia, it is obvious that they are worried that what happened to Georgia could happen to the Baltic States.
Government Contracting Corruption Roundup
From three very different parts of the world come stories about corruption related to the award of contracts. In Jamaica a former Minister of Trade, his assistant and a company official are under investigation for fraud and money laundering over a contract for the government to provide light bulbs to the population. The [...]Contracts for November 28, 2008
November 28, 2008 by admin · Comment
Filed under: Contract Awards, Department of Defense, Syndicated Industry News
Contracts valued at $5 million or more are announced each business day at 5 p.m.
Filed under: Contract Awards, Department of Defense, Syndicated Industry News
Oshkosh Wins Contract to Up Armor Trucks
November 28, 2008 by Matthew Potter · Comment
Filed under: Contract Awards, Oshkosh Truck Corp, U.S. Army, logistics, production program
Filed under: Contract Awards, Oshkosh Truck Corp, U.S. Army, logistics, production program
The US Army gave Oshkosh a contract to provide up armor kits for heavy trucks. The contract is worth $51 M Business Week reports. Oshkosh manufactures trucks and supply vehicles for the Army. These have slowly grown more armored as part of their basic equipment due to the IED threat in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Russian battle squadron roams the Caribbean
By ILYA KRAMNIKUPI Outside View Commentator
MOSCOW, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- The nuclear-powered battle cruiser Pyotr Veliky -- Peter the Great -- the anti-submarine warfare -- ASW -- ship Admiral Chabanenko and their supply ships arrived in La Guaira, Venezuela, after leaving Severomorsk, the main base of the Russian Navy's Northern Fleet in northern Russia, a month ago.
Al-Qaida revives car-bomb strategy in Baghdad
By RICHARD TOMKINSBAGHDAD, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Think Baghdad, and the thought of mass casualty explosions caused by vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices -- VBIEDs -- comes to mind. But obscured by the smoke and flame of al-Qaida's favorite weapon is a smaller device specifically used for assassination or intimidation of Iraqis cooperating with U.S. forces.
West accused of ignoring piracy scourge
By ILYA KRAMNIKUPI Outside View Commentator
MOSCOW, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- The pirates who hijacked the Danish vessel CEC Future in the Gulf of Aden last week were not deterred by a large group of warships from different countries, including Russia's Neustrashimy frigate, sent to the gulf to protect merchant vessels.
Defense Privatization in the UK
The English government over the last several years has been selling off certain Defense assets. These are what in the US would be considered core capabilities; although they are often augmented by contractors due to demand for their products and services. QinetiQ is a company that was formed by the Ministry of Defense [...]V-22 and CH-47 Production Restarted
After Boeing and Bell submitted a corrective plan the Department of Defense allowed production of these two aircraft to resume at the plant in suburban Philadelphia. As we reported earlier the lines were shut down due to the discovery of a foreign object in the fuel line of a recently completed V-22. [...]The Pentagon Spends A Lot of Money on Everything
This is a little article in The Dayton Business Journal about a $22 Million contract award to a local company, Lion Vallen. The contract through the Defense Supply Center is to provide storage and shipping of the items a new US Army recruit receives on his first day of training. This would be [...]Helsinki talks show U.S., Russia still lead world
By MARTIN SIEFFUPI Senior News Analyst
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Almost two months before President-elect Barack Obama takes office, U.S. and Russian diplomats already have been meeting quietly in Moscow to explore the possibility of a new negotiating process to defuse tensions between the two thermonuclear superpowers over U.S. plans to deploy ballistic missile defense systems in Central Europe.
Crystal IS to develop UV LED system
GREEN ISLAND, N.Y., Nov. 26 (UPI) -- The U.S. Defense Department has awarded Crystal IS Inc. a development grant to advance its ultraviolet light-emitting diode technologies.
Aecom to provide aircraft support services
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- The U.S. Air Force has contracted Aecom Technology Corp. for the company to provide aircraft inspections, maintenance and repair services support.
Pratt & Whitney closes on deal for Arde
CANOGA PARK, Calif., Nov. 26 (UPI) -- U.S. company Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne announced it has completed acquisition of missile propulsion components developer Arde Inc.
Lockheed Martin to support CASS stations
ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 26 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy has contracted Lockheed Martin Corp. for the company to provide support for Consolidated Automated Support System stations.
56th Stryker to get FCS technology
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Nov. 26 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army says it plans to equip an Army National Guard unit with new backpack aerial robot technologies prior to a deployment to Iraq.
Goodrich, ATK partner on defense satellite
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Nov. 26 (UPI) -- The U.S. Defense Department has contracted Goodrich Corp. for the company's satellite technologies in support of military units in combat theaters.
Harris to develop satellite architecture
MELBOURNE, Fla., Nov. 26 (UPI) -- The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded Harris Corp. a contract to study and develop new lighter-weight satellite architecture.
Contracts for November 26, 2008
November 26, 2008 by admin · Comment
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Contracts valued at $5 million or more are announced each business day at 5 p.m.
Filed under: Contract Awards, Department of Defense, Syndicated Industry News
DoD Buys More Armor
One of the niche markets that has developed over the last seven years with the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan is the up armoring of vehicles for the US military. The major threat that developed in Iraq was the roadside bomb which attacked the US troops at their most vulnerable as they moved from [...]Baghdad killers turn to mini magnet bombs
By RICHARD TOMKINSBAGHDAD, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- The big bangs of vehicle-borne explosive devices that rock Iraq's capital often cause mass civilian casualties and grab world headlines, but they also obscure a less dramatic terrorist attempt to undermine government security efforts.
Russia urged to scrap Bulava ICBM and bet on Sineva
By ILYA KRAMNIKUPI Outside View Commentator
MOSCOW, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- The Russian military plans to resume tests of the Bulava missile at the end of this year, a navy headquarters officer said.
Department of Defense Investing in Simulations for Mass Epidemic Training
The US Department of Defense awarded SimQuest a contract to develop a game based training simulator to prepare medical professionals to deal with a mass flu epidemic. MarketWatch.com has the press release. The contract is part of the Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) program at DoD. The SBIR program allows DoD, the [...]Harris to Develop Light Weight Communication Satellite System
November 25, 2008 by Matthew Potter · Comment
Filed under: Contract Awards, Harris Corporation, S&T, Satellites, U.S. Air Force, development program, space
Filed under: Contract Awards, Harris Corporation, S&T, Satellites, U.S. Air Force, development program, space
The US Air Force awarded Harris Corporation a contract to study the development of a light weight (under 400 kilos) communications system that is capable of being deployed aboard satellites. The SunHearald.com website has the press release. The award is part of the Air Force’s Operationally Responsive Space Office (ORSO) programs. There was no value given for the award. Read more
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