* Turkish navy commanders aboard the F-493 TCG Gelibolu, a G-class frigade that is an updated version of the Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate, capture 13 pirates in the Indian Ocean. * Reports indicate a Taliban buildup in Afghanistan and Pakistan....
Jacobs Technology in Tampa, FL received a $50 million increase on its contract ceiling to provide acquisition, logistics, management, and business operations support (ALMBOS) to the US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). This will bring the total contact ceiling to...
* EADS is running out of time to line up US partner for KC-X aerial tanker RFP. * Oil services giant Schlumberger begins standing up an Iraq branch, incl. up to $100 million for a complex at Rumalia in southern Iraq, following BP's award of over $500 million in oil...
Boeing Co.'s Phantom Works in Huntington Beach, CA received a $33 million indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contract for Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) enterprise network manager (JENM) software support. The support is for the Joint Program Executive Office...
Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar(click to view full) American International Contractors Inc. (AICI) in Arlington, VA received a $55.9 million firm-fixed-price contract for the construction of a close air support (CAS) parking apron at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. AICI will...
* Reports that Syria has supplied Hezbollah with short-range Scud ballistic missiles creating ripples in Washington, and beyond. Jerusalem Post | Politico | Voice of America. * US Defense Logistics Agency replaces Agility as a logistics supplier to US military in...
Do Not Disturb!(click to view full) HDR engineering-environmental Management (e2M) in Englewood, CO won a indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for marine species monitoring, evaluations, and/or assessments at various locations within the Naval Facilities...
* US heavily reliant on China for supply of rare earth metals used in high-tech weapons such as radar, night vision devices, and smart bombs, GAO warns. GAO report [pdf] | Bloomberg | TechNewsDaily * Foreign Policy magazine: "Time Is Of the Essence" to secure nuclear...
"Air Force Two"They try harder(click to view full) The USAF is looking to help Vice President Biden communicate better. Now, that's quite a challenge. It's not just the vice president, but many top level US officials, including Pentagon chief Gates, Secretary of State...