Perhaps this Naval contract award to Raytheon, etc. announced on the 13th relates to our Wednesday news item (my bold):
"Honeywell Technology Solutions, Inc., Columbia, Md.; Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems, Inc., Bethesda, Md.; Northrop Grumman Defense Mission Systems, Inc., Reston, Va.; Raytheon Technical Services Company LLC, Reston, Va., are each being awarded a firm-fixed price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity multiple award contract for procurement, installation, and sustainment of Anti-Terrorism Force Protection Ashore Program equipment at naval installations worldwide. The total amount per year is not to exceed $100,000,000; and the cumulative total for all four contracts over the entire contract term is $500,000,000 (base period and four one-year options). Work will be performed at various locations worldwide. The term of the contract is not to exceed 60 months, with an expected completion date of March 2008 (March 2012 with options). Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the Naval Facilities Engineering Command e-solicitation website with 11 proposals received. These four contractors may compete for task orders under the terms and conditions of the awarded contract. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southwest, Specialty Center Contracts Core, Port Hueneme, Calif., is the contracting activity (N62473-07-D-4020/4021/4022/4023)."
from the news item (the new boilerplate):
"Lower altitude, shorter duration airships more closely resembling the Sanswire 2A are envisioned to be able to provide communications in times of emergency or could be used for border patrol, surveillance, and as a communications bridge to naval battle groups or between ground troops"
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