UAVs ordered by Special Operations

July 4, 2008 by Dagpotter · Comment
Filed under: Contract Awards, Heckler Koch, Military Aviation, US SOC, production program 

The US Special Operations Command awarded a contract to buy small UAVs. See an article here. AeroVironment will provide their small Puma AE to the command. This illustrates that the USSOCOM is a separate entity within the DoD and can do its own acquisition. In the past they would have to rely on the main services to procure their equipment, but they now have their own development and procurement funds. The most recent key split between USSOCOM and the Army was the decision to go with a different rifle then the M4/M16. The Special Ops guys bout HK’s SCAR. For more on that see this.

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Ceradyne Inc awarded ID/IQ contract for ballistic plates by US SOC

January 3, 2008 by Dagpotter · Comment
Filed under: Ceradyne, Contract Awards, US SOC, production program 

The United States Special Operations Command (US SOC) awarded a $4.98 M contract to Ceradyne Inc for ballistic plates to fit into the Body Armor Load Carriage System. If all of the contract is executed it could be worth up to $406 M. See Defenselink.mil here. For more on Ceradyne see this.

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