Currently browsing entries tagged mraps
June 3, 2008 @ 5:25 pm
· Filed under Earnings, IT, SAIC, SETA, logistics
SAIC reported that their first quarter profits were up 25% over last year. See a story here. The company chose to highlight there contracts providing support to the various MRAPs deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq as part of the reason results were so good. Of interest is that the CEO, Mr. Dahlberg, [...]
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Tagged with: afghanistan, ceo, Contract Awards, dahlberg, decreases, defense budget, defense contractors, first quarter, growth and profitability, Iraq, mraps, quarter profits, satisfaction
March 20, 2008 @ 6:29 pm
· Filed under BAE Systems, Contract Awards, Force Protection, U.S. Marine Corps, production program
The USMC awarded BAE a contract worth $715 M to build two versions of MRAPs for the Corps. See the press release here. BAE is moving to seize a large part of the MRAP business from the various US services. For the struggles of Force Protection lately see this past post. The [...]
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Tagged with: contract worth, google, mraps, portal site, press release, site google, two versions, usmc
February 10, 2008 @ 6:08 pm
· Filed under Congress, Federal Budget Process, Force Protection, Restructuring, production program
This article in The Charleston Post-Gazette discusses how Force Protection Inc. went through a boom period, and now seems to be heading towards a downturn. This is all due to Congress suddenly deciding that the Army and Marines need more MRAPs.
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Tagged with: anbar, boom period, casualties, charleston post, Congress, dod requirements, downturn, force protection inc, humvee, knee jerk reaction, m2, maneuver, MRAP, mraps, post gazette, quality product, spare parts, stryker, U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps
