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Court Sides with Navy A-12 Stealth Attack Aircraft Contract Termination
WASHINGTON: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed a judgment upholding the Navy’s termination for default of a contract with McDonnell Douglas and General Dynamics for the A-12 stealth attack aircraft. In 1988, the Navy awarded the $4.8 billion fixed-price contract for development of the A-12, which was to be a [...]
NASA extends contract with Russia for trips to space station
WASHINGTON: NASA has signed a $306 million deal with Russia’s Federal Space Agency Roscosmos extending the current contract for transporting crew to the International Space Station. The deal covers four Soyuz launches – two in spring 2012, and another two in fall 2012. It provides for post-flight rehabilitation of crewmembers, limited cargo transit to the [...]
Who Should Manage the Tanker Competition?
As readers of the POGO Blog are well aware, the Air Force’s midair refueling tanker contract is one of the most hotly contested acquisition programs. This acquisition has been plagued with problems, with POGO and our congressional allies uncovering the now-infamous Boeing tanker lease scandal that resulted in Air Force procurement official Darleen Druyun going [...]
Additional Trimaran Littoral Combat Ship Contract Awarded
BATH, Maine: The U.S. Navy today awarded a contract to a Bath Iron Works-led team for the construction of Coronado (LCS 4), the second Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) to feature an innovative, high-speed trimaran hull. The 419-foot surface combatant ship, equipped with open architecture-based combat systems and computing environment developed by General Dynamics Advanced Information [...]
LM to Compete in US Army Battle Command System Management Contract
TINTON FALLS, N.J: Lockheed Martin is one of six companies selected by the U.S. Army to compete for future task orders across the Battle Command Family of Products, an indefinite-delivery-indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract. Lockheed Martin will compete for task orders within the contract ceiling of $777M. All task orders must be initiated within the contract’s five-year [...]
Boeing to Develop Free Electron Laser for US Navy
WEST HILLS, Calif.: The Boeing Company has been awarded a U.S. Navy contract valued at up to $163 million, with an initial task order of $6.9 million, to develop the Free Electron Laser (FEL) weapon system, which will transform naval warfare in the next decade by providing an ultra-precise, speed-of-light capability and unlimited magazine depth [...]
Royal Navy submarine support secured
A multi-million pound contract has been announced which will ensure the sustainability of future submarine support within the Royal Navy. The new contract will see £155m going towards in-service support to the entire Navy submarine flotilla and expand the current pool of expertise in the specialist area. The contract secures submarine engineering support services based [...]
South Africa to Acquire Additional Milan ADT from MBDA
On 11 March 2009 MBDA was awarded another contract by South Africa to supply MILAN ADT firing posts and simulators. The contract includes the retrofitting of 13 MILAN ADT guidance units with integrated thermal imagers and the supply of 13 further MILAN ADT firing posts and four simulators. The project is worth a total of [...]
USAF Awards Raytheon Contract for Laser-Guided Maverick Missile
TUCSON, AZ: The U.S. Air Force awarded Raytheon Company a contract to upgrade guidance and control sections for the air-to-ground Maverick missile. “The military is successfully employing laser-guided Mavericks against moving targets and in urban environments,” said Harry Schulte, Raytheon Missile Systems vice president of Air Warfare Systems. “This contract is a win for the [...]
