Russian federal budget 2012 provides over RUR 880 bln for arms procurement, modernization and RD works, said Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin at the meeting on defense order issues. As for him, it was invested RUR 750 bln for this purpose in 2011 which is 1.5 times larger than in 2009. Consider
Controversies between defense ministry and JSC United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) over prices for nuclear submarines have been settled on Nov 9 in Severodvinsk, Arkhangelsk region in presence of premier Vladimir Putin. Russian defense ministry signed all contracts which had been in the center of
Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Oklahoma City (SSN 723) arrived at Fleet Activities Yokosuka Nov. 9 for a visit as part of its continued operations in the Western Pacific. With a crew of approximately 140, Oklahoma City will conduct a multitude of missions and showcase the latest capabil
Demonstrating its growing presence in the defence and vessel support markets, Austal’s US operation has been awarded a subcontract by BAE Systems to provide structural maintenance services for “Sea Fighter” (FSF-1), a US Navy Research Vessel which is used for advanced technology demonstrations. The
Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $7,887,154 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N00019-09-D-0010) to exercise an option for in-service support for F/A-18 aircraft of the governments of Switzerland, Finland, Canada,
BMT Isis, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, the international design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has been awarded the contract to develop and sustain the Safety and Environmental Case Report (SECR) and to provide safety and environmental management support for HMS PROTECTOR. The vesse
The Boeing Co., Seattle, Wash., is being awarded a $9,994,101 modification to a cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00019-05-G-0026) for planning and analysis efforts that will address additional increment two, acoustic processor technology refre
Russian Navy Command made a decision to shape aircraft carrier groups which are to expand presence zone of Russian Navy in the Pacific and the North Atlantic, writes Izvestiya referring to a source in Russian Navy Main HQ. Final decision whether to build aircraft carriers is upon the President of Ru
The Boeing Co., Seattle, Wash., is being awarded a $1,377,823,556 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price-incentive contract (N00019-09-C-0022) to procure seven P-8A Multi-Mission Maritime Low Rate Initial Production II aircraft. Work will be performed in Chicago, Ill. (21.9 percent);
General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine is being awarded a $14,392,031 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-06-C-2303) exercising options for DDG 1000-class services and class logistics services. This contract modification provides additional class services associated with the d
General Dynamics completed its acquisition of Metro Machine Corp., a leading East Coast surface-ship repair company that supports the U.S. Navy fleet in Norfolk, Va. The value of the cash transaction has not been disclosed. Metro Machine Corp. now becomes part of the shipbuilding and repair operatio
On Saturday, October 22, the shipbuilders of General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, a subsidiary of General Dynamics , completed the largest and most complex ship module movement ever executed at the shipyard. The mid-forebody section of Zumwalt, the lead ship of the DDG-1000 class of guided missile dest
BAE Systems, U.S. Combat Systems, Minneapolis, Minn., is being awarded a $73,000,000 fixed-price incentive-fee firm target undefinitized contract action for the Advanced Gun System (AGS) for DDG 1002. The AGS is a 155mm, vertically loaded, stabilized gun mount that is capable of storing, programming
General Electric Co., Cincinnati, Ohio, is being awarded a $17,503,911 firm-fixed-price contract for the service life extension program kits and time compliance technical order upgrade kits in support of the upgrade of eight Egyptian Air Force F110 engines. The location of the performance is General
