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Up to $20M to EDAW for NAVFAC Environmental Planning

Up to $20M to EDAW for NAVFAC Environmental Planning

EDAW in San Diego, CA won a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity architect/ engineering contract, worth up to $20 million, for preparation of Navy and Marine Corps environmental planning documentation for the Naval Facilities Engineering Command...

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$114M Option to BAE for MOLLE Gear

$114M Option to BAE for MOLLE Gear

MOLLE gear options(click to view) BAE Systems Specialty Group in Jessup, PA recently won a maximum $114 million firm-fixed price US Army contract for modular lightweight load-carrying equipment (MOLLE). Work will be performed in Pennsylvania, Arizona, Kentucky,...

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$13.5M to Harris for USAF Hummer Radios and Intercom

$13.5M to Harris for USAF Hummer Radios and Intercom

RF-7800I components(click to view full) Harris Corporation in Rochester, NY received a $13.5 million order to provide the U.S. Air Force with vehicular radios and a digital tactical intercom system for their Hummers. The USAF's up-armored HMMWV is the M1116. The Air...

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BAE Acquires UAV Maker ACR for $14.7M

BAE Acquires UAV Maker ACR for $14.7M

Silver Fox in Iraq(click to view full) BAE Systems recently completed its $14.7 million acquisition of Advanced Ceramics Research, a Tucson, AZ-based maker of small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and ceramic materials for military and commercial application. The...

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Readiness a Problem for Canada’s Aircraft

Readiness a Problem for Canada’s Aircraft

EH101/ CH-149: on ice(click to view full) Figures laid before the Canadian Senate's Security and Defence Committee are calling the readiness of Canada's maritime airframes into serious question. This is not a surprise when fleets are composed of aircraft that are 30...

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