CACI International receives a $75 million task order to continue its support for the Army's Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center (CERDEC) Intelligence and Information Warfare Directorate (I2WD) through the Technical Engineering Support Services (TESS) contract. The contract is for a base period of two years with two one-year options and continues more than 21 years of CACI support to I2WD under TESS and prior omnibus service contracts
In the aerospace field, Nexter Systems today received an order from Eurocopter for the supply of 16 NC 621 gun pods which will be fitted to EC 635 helicopters. The NC 621 pod can equip both light fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters, and is particularly well-suited for air-to-air and air-ground missions such as fire support, close-protection or self-defense
Rheinmetall Defence and the German Federal Office of Defense Technology and Procurement (Bundesamt für Wehrtechnik und Beschaffung – BWB) signed a service provider contract today to provide the German Bundeswehr with intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities through the deployment of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system. This bridges the gap prior to the “SAATEG (System zur Abbildenden Aufklärung in der Tiefe des Einsatzgebietes)” acquisition programme
The Lockheed Martin Corporation is being awarded a $853,305,629 contract to provide support in the Trident II (D5) missile production and deployed system support (C4 and D5) in an undefinitized contract action. The contract type will be CPIF/CPFF for this contract only and mature production efforts will transition to fixed-price-incentive in FY11
The Boeing Company submitted two proposals to the Indian Air Force this week, offering the AH-64D Apache and the CH-47F Chinook for India's attack and heavy-lift helicopter competitions. "Boeing believes the Apache and Chinook helicopters are the most capable and cost-effective rotorcraft to meet India's defense and transport requirements," said Vivek Lall, vice president and India country head for Boeing Integrated Defense Systems
ITT Corporation has been awarded a $72 million contract for its Aviator’s Night Vision Imaging Systems, night vision tubes and spare parts. The company competitively won 100 percent of the IDIQ contract awarded by the U
The Hungarian Army has contracted with Rheinmetall Defence to supply it with tactical command and control systems. The company has signed a five-year framework contract with the procurement agency of the Hungarian Ministry of Defence
Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), India’s premier defense electronics company has displayed a vehicle underbody scanner (VUS) at Indesec expo 2009, as part of its new focus on homeland defense equipment. The heart of the system is the detection engine, which is a centralized module housed within the plant or control room of the site
New Delhi, Oct. 6, 2009 Lockheed Martin Chairman, President and CEO Robert J
Northrop Grumman Corporation has been competitively selected to continue to provide the U.S