USMC MOUT exercise(click to view full) Virtexco Corporation in Norfolk, VA won $14.1 million for firm-fixed-price task order #0004 under a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity, multiple award construction contract (N40085-06-D-4010). They will...
General Dynamics C4 Systems in Taunton, MA won a ceiling $375 million firm-fixed-priced, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the Tactical Data Network Data Distribution System - Modular (TDN DDS-M). Delivery of the production quantities of TDN DDS-M...
Nowhere to run?(click to view full) Force Protection's CFO Michaek Durski resigned recently, after management "discovered significant accounting errors during its year end review." The firm has also seen American MRAP vehicle orders for its Force Dynamics joint...
Slovakian MiG-29in Digital Thunder(click to view full) In January 2006, "Hyperstealth's Fractal Camo Patterns Successfully Tested For Aircraft" discussed digital/ fractal camouflage patterns, which have become a global trend. The Canadian forces' CADPAT was soon...
Slovakian MiG-29(now AMARG) Ogden Air Logistics Center in Utah and Arizona's Aircraft Maintenance and Regeneration Group in Tucson AZ have received authorization to issue up to $98 million in delivery orders under the Depot Onsite Contract Augmentee Team program. The...
Management is its own discipline, and good managers must always be sharpening their own skills. This is true in the defense industry as well, as engineers climb the ladder, officers rotate out into civilian life or into desk rather than field jobs, and globalizing...
future SSN 777(click to view full) General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp. in Groton, CT received a not-to-exceed $324.9 million modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-03-C-2101) for long lead time material associated with the FY 2009 Virginia Class...
EPLS(click to view full) Good car owners take their vehicle in for maintenance after a certain number of months, or a certain number of miles, whichever comes first. Depending on the vehicle's age and mileage, the dealer's mechanic will have a list of standard systems...
FCS Constellation(click to view full) The USA's $160+ billion Future Combat Systems program aims to replace at least 1/3 of the USA's land forces. The program's original mandate had its components replacing the USA's heavy armor, but that plan collided with the...