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Patria Nemo 120 mm mortar system has been selected as weaponry for LAV II vehicles delivered by General Dynamics Land Systems - Canada as an FMS project by the US Government. Patria and Mecar S.A. from Belgium have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for an undisclosed number of Patria Nemo systems. Patria is the global market leader in turreted mortar systems. Patria Nemo is a 120 mm remote controlled mortar turret, offering excellent signature managem...read more
Lockheed Martin Corp., Marietta, Ga., was awarded a $315,587,530 contract modification for the procurement of three fiscal 2008 Overseas Contingency Operations C-130J aircraft; one fiscal 2008 Overseas Contingency Operations KC-130J aircraft; and one fiscal 2010 HC-130J aircraft. At this time, $250,745,584 has been obligated. 657 AESS, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity. ...read more
Boeing today announced that it has received a contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide spare servo-actuators for the AC-130U gunship. The five-year contract, which includes a base year plus four out-year ordering periods, is worth up to $7.2 million. A total of $1.2 million of the first phase has been obligated. Between now and July 2011, Boeing will provide 10 servo-actuators for the Trainable Gun Mount Systems needed to install 40-millimeter guns on ...read more
After successful development of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) daytime persistent surveillance system, BAE Systems has been awarded an additional $49.9 million contract to develop the advanced processor for the agency’s nighttime, infrared system - the Autonomous Real-time Ground Ubiquitous Surveillance – Infrared (ARGUS-IR). ARGUS-IR provides real-time, high-resolution, nighttime video surveillance capability for U.S. combat forc...read more
BAE Systems has been awarded a $629 million contract from the U.S. Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) Joint Program Office (JPO) to upgrade 1,700 Caiman MRAP vehicles. This award demonstrates how BAE Systems’ Readiness and Sustainment capabilities are supporting the customer’s current and future requirements by rapidly improving product performance to protect troops during combat missions. The upgraded vehicle, called the Caiman Multi-Terrain Vehicle ...read more
Prime Minister Stephen Harper today announced the Government of Canada will extend the contract to maintain Canada’s fleet of 78 CF-18 fighter jets until Canada’s next generation fighter capability becomes operational. The Prime Minister was joined at the announcement by Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence. “Our Government is committed to providing the Canadian Forces with the tools and equipment they need to defend our sovereignty at home and perf...read more
Scania has signed an agreement with the NATO Maintenance and Supply Agency (NAMSA) on the supply to the Luxembourg army of 31 all-wheel-drive trucks, 13 of them with mine and ballistic protection. In parallel, the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has ordered 88 logistics trucks, of which four will be equipped for driver training. The 31 NATO-specification trucks to Luxembourg are all four-axle all-wheel-drive Scania G 480 8x8. The deal involv...read more
Raytheon Co. was awarded a $161,278,400 contract modification which will provide Enhanced Paveway II, III and GPS adapter kits in addition to kit spares, adapter groups, readiness test sets, bomb tool kits, Enhanced Paveway tool sets, CAMBRE adapter kits and mission planning software. At this time, $161,278,400 has been obligated. OO-ALC/GHGKB, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, is the contracting activity.
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The U.S. Army has awarded BAE Systems a $123 million contract for continued production of thermal weapon sights that improve situational awareness and survivability for men and women in combat. The order — the most recent under a five-year, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract — increases BAE Systems’ total thermal weapon sight contract value to more than $1 billion since 2004. The electronics technology is used on rifles, machine guns, and mo...read more
Northrop Grumman Corporation has received a $68 million award to provide personnel for operating Counter-Rocket, Artillery and Mortar (C-RAM) systems at forward operating bases (FOB) supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. Northrop Grumman received the award as a task order issued under the Encore II contract vehicle from the Defense Information Systems Agency at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. The task order has a potential value of $219 million...read more
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