Archive for January, 2007
Congress wants Bush to pull US troops out of Iraq
President Bush’s plan to increase the American military presence in Iraq is facing resistance from the new Democrat-led U.S. Congress.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., are urging Bush to begin withdrawing American soldiers from Iraq in four to six months. Read the rest of this entry »
$9.4M for 34 Vulcan Cannons on Super Hornets
General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products in Burlington, VT received a $9.4 million modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00421-05-C-0110) to exercises an option for the procurement of 34 M61A2 20 mm Automatic Gun Systems for the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircraft. Work will be performed in Burlington, VT and is expected to be complete in October 2008. The Naval Air Systems Command Aircraft Division, Patuxent River, MD issued the contract. Read the rest of this entry »