Category: Notizie Estero

Our 20th annual assessment of DOD’s weapons acquisitions (which are on our High-Risk List) found that DOD is working to improve how fast it develops and delivers weapon systems. But many weapon programs continue to face delays—partly because DOD didn’t have the right information at key decision poin…

WASHINGTON — The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO) of Ship Spare Parts, Ship System Spare Parts, and related equipment for an estimated cost of $120 million. Th…

MAGNA, Utah — Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a multi-year contract valued at more than $2 billion from United Launch Alliance (ULA) for increased production of its 63-inch-diameter Graphite Epoxy Motor (GEM 63) solid rocket booster and the extended length variation (GEM 63XL).

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–Sig Sauer Inc., Newington, New Hampshire, was awarded a $157,300,000 firm-fixed-price contract for the production of .300 Norma Magnum M1163 ball ammunition and .338 NM armor piercing M1162 cartridges.
Bids were solicited via the internet with three received.
Work locations and funding will be…

MCAS MIRAMAR, Calif. — At approximately 1225 Pacific Standard Time an MV-22B Osprey belonging to 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) crashed near Glamis, CA.

Five Marines were onboard the aircraft, and we are awaiting confirmation on the status of all members of the crew.

We ask for the public’s…

EVENDALE, Ohio — GE Marine is under contract with Navantia to provide five LM2500 marine gas turbines that will power five new Spanish Navy F-110 frigates being built at its Ferrol Shipyard in Spain.

These multipurpose, anti-submarine frigates are being co-developed by the Spanish Ministry of …