* Short on Funds: With mid-term elections looming, US Congress is unlikely to pass FY 2011 defense appropriations legislation before end of FY 2010. * Military & Aerospace Electronics looks at trends in land combat vehicle electronics (vectronics), and the...
* UK-based BAE Systems is putting up to $2 billion worth of its North America commercial aerospace businesses up for sale – money the company might sink into expanding in emerging defense markets, the Wall Street Journal reports. * Come Together: Boeing’s...
* Despite overseeing drastic cuts at the Pentagon, Defense Secretary Gates is supported by many US defense industry execs, who do not want to see his early departure. * Watching the Watchdog: US Sen Grassley (R-IA) issues scathing report [PDF] charging that the DoD...
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded 4 contracts worth up to $1.5 billion to provide financial management services in support of the Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) program. The MDA is expected to spend more $100 billion over the lifetime of the BMD program. The...
MOLLE gear options(click to view) BAE Systems Specialty Group, PA won a $17.9 firm-fixed-price 5-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity US Army production contract for Modular Lightweight Load Carrying Equipment (MOLLE). Work will be performed in Jessup....
