Tastes like (Parmesan) Chicken... The Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (DSCP) in Philadelphia, PA issues contracts for American field rations, knows as Meals Ready to Eat (MREs), and for Humanitarian Daily Rations used when providing aid in emergency situations...
Eros-A pic,Cape Canaveral(click to view full) In 2005, issues regarding Israeli weapons exports boiled over between Israel and the USA. Israel's status as an observer in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program was suspended until a resolution in 2006 resulted in the USA...
A109 Malaysia(click to view full) The Royal New Zealand Air Force is a shadow of its former self these days, but at least the service was recently given permission to upgrade its helicopter capabilities. Phase 1 involved buying 9 NH90s in 2006 to replace its...
Special Projects Special Applications (SPSA), LLC in Harrisonburg, VA received a $54.4 million firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contract with a maximum ordering quantity of 1,806 Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) Kits. The initial Delivery...
The Boeing Company board of directors has just approved a new repurchase plan for up to $7 billion of common stock, above and beyond the $8 billion invested in this area since resuming repurchases during 2004. This includes the $3 billion buy back that the board...
FNS Tonnerre(click to view full) South of the Sahara desert, there are few successful states in Africa - and even fewer with anything resembling a modern military. Even so, the African Union wants 5 regional rapid deployment forces ready for use in 2010. Whether this...
THEL/Skyguard concept The political situation in Israel around missile defense has always been more cohesive and certain than other countries. Japan is another such case, thanks to an emerging consensus after North Korea's unstable leadership fired a ballistic missile...
SSN Cassabianca(click to view full) France's semi-private naval design & construction firm DCNS has signed a "purchase general contract" for R&D cooperation with Russia's the Krylov Shipbuilding Research Institute, via Rosoboronexport. It is an amplification of the...
Rafale: dark horse?(click for cutaway view) In December 2006, The Business online reported that the Saudi government was in talks to buy 36 Rafale fighter jets from the French, regardless of how ongoing issues with the Eurofighter Typhoon contract were resolved. The...