5.56mm Mk46 MOD0(click to view full) FN Manufacturing in Columbia, SC received an $11.5 million firm-fixed-priced, indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contract to refurbish and overhaul machine guns in support of multiple US military agencies. The company will...
* CNA says US Navy's shrinkage at a tipping point [full report, PDF]. USN Commander Henry J. Hendrix argues that the US Navy needs "More [Rickey] Henderson, Less [Barry] Bonds" in its fleet structure, refines the Influence Squadron concept. See also New Wars'...
The US Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) at Fort Belvoir, VA awarded 4 contracts worth up to $520 million to support the US Army Intelligence Campaign Initiatives Group program. The program develops analytic tools and methodologies to assess the posture...
* USAF eyeing service life extensions for old fighters, as the aging aircraft problem continues to bite. * Pentagon chief says overdue US national security strategy document expected in the next few weeks. * NATO suspends flights from the US air base in Kyrgyzstan as...
CREW Duke V2 System SRCTec in Syracuse, NY received a $94.4 million firm-fixed-price contract for the procurement of 3,239 urgently required Duke V2 systems. The SRCTec CREW Duke system is a vehicle-mounted electronic jammer designed to prevent the remote detonation...
Northrop Grumman Technical Services in Herndon, VA received a $50 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract extension to provide operation and maintenance services for the US Navy's combined tactical training ranges. The combined tactical training ranges provide a live and...
M762A1 electronic time fuze L-3 Fuzing and Ordnance Systems in Cincinnati, OH received a $24.1 million firm-fixed-price contract to supply M762A1 electronic time fuzes [pdf]. The fuze is used on all 105mm and 155mm artillery-delivered cargo, smoke, and illumination...
* Russia signs military base agreement with former Georgian republic of South Ossetia, following earlier pact with Abkhazia. RIA Novosti | Voice of Russia * "Taliban would think twice if they see one of [the Leopard 2] tanks coming," says Hellmut Koenigshaus, as...
US Navy's M/V Independence(click to view larger) MAR Inc., a Rockville, MD-based small business qualifier, received a maximum $30 million cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contract for operation, maintenance, and repair of the US Navy's M/V...