Tear-down first...(click to view full) Walsh Construction Co. in Chicago IL won a $61.7 million firm-fixed-price contract for military housing at Whiteman Air Force Base, MO. Notable tenants at Whiteman include the USA's 509th Bomb Wing and its 21 B-2 Spirit stealth...
SSN-688I Class(click to view full) Radant Technologies, Incorporated in Stow, MA received a sole-source $14.1 million indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contract for submarine communication antenna radomes and related engineering services, with firm-fixed-price...
Jesse Brown, DFC(click to view full) Because Monday, Jan 21/08 was Martin Luther King Day in the USA, DID is repeating Monday's articles for the benefit of our many readers in the American military who would have missed them. Readers interested in reading some...
ATR-42MP, Italy(click to view full) "The French Connection: Libya Seeking Arms Deals" covered Libya's growing reintegration with the international community, and the follow-on sales opportunities to replace its dilapidated military infrastructure. On Jan 17/08,...
Small business qualifier Chemical Specialists and Development, Inc. in Conroe, TX received a minimum $11.6 million fixed price with economic price adjustment, indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contract for fuel system icing inhibitor. This is a 12 month...
AEV-3 Kodiak(click to view full) The question of "which tank is best" depends entirely on the terrain and concept of employment one faces, but most observers agree that the Leopard 2 by Rheinmetall/KMW would finish at or near the top in almost all circumstances. It's...
Gathering opposition in the US Congress has been slowing weapons requests from Saudi Arabia and resulted in postponement of the planned request for JDAM GPS-guided bombs. On Jan 14/08, the US DSCA announced the Government of Saudi Arabia's official request for 900...
The small to mid-tier acquisition engine continues in the US defense industry. Fresh from its acquisition of BAE Systems' Surveillance and Attack business in Lansdale, PA, British firm Cobham plc has reached agreement to purchase SPARTA Inc. for to $416 million on a...
Harrier GR9(click to view full) It sounds like something James Bond would be sent to keep out of enemy hands. In January 2008, BAE Systems announced contract to develop 'Capability E' for its Harrier II GR9 (AV-8B+ counterpart) V/STOL(Vertical or Short Take-Off and...