How much did the military spend yesterday? $4.1 billion
Yesterday's big winner was the Sierra Nevada Corporation with a contract worth $1.8 billion for work pertaining to A-29 attack planes. The contract involves foreign military sales to Afghanistan and was the result of a “sole-source acquisition.” However, the contract is being funded by appropriated funds from Afghanistan Security Forces.
The US Air Force has an ongoing mission training Afghan pilots and ground crews in Georgia's Moody Base. The training is overseen by the 81st Fighter Squadron. One A-29 crashed during training and required replacement.
Below are the contracts awarded by the Defense Department
September 4, 2018
totaling $4,141,244,456
Recent record daily spending: $31.4 billion on August 14, 2018
Army - $2,066,756,329
360 Patriot Enterprises (Alexandria, VA), Canvas (Huntsville, AL), Contracting Resources Group (Baltimore, MD), Quality Innovation (Fredericksburg, VA), Management Support Technologies (Fredericksburg, VA), CTRMG-GAPSI JV (Fairfax, VA), Branden Enterprises (Knoxville, TN), Dynamic Systems Technology (Fairfax, VA), Alutiiq Global Solutions (Anchorage, AK), RiVidium (Manassas, VA), Mission Services (McLean, VA), Gemini Tech Services (Ft. Worth, TX) $1,521,531,661
Range Generation Next (Dulles, VA) $502,224,668
The Solution Foundry (Woodstock, GA) $43,000,000
Air Force - $1,865,478,899
Sierra Nevada (Centennial, CO) $1,808,000,000
Lockheed Martin (Owego, NY) $47,478,899
Boeing (Oklahoma City, OK) $10,000,000
Navy - $185,764,416
Hydraulics International (Chatsworth, CA) $43,599,667
Lockheed Martin (Ft. Worth, TX) $39,223,382
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (Woods Hole, MA) $37,524,183
Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems (Tewksbury, MA) $17,607,696
DRS Consolidated Controls (Bridgeport, CT) $11,844,365
Foster-Miller (Waltham, MA) $10,878,416
Advanced Technology International (Summerville, SC) $8,613,209
Serco (Reston, VA) $8,302,798
PAE National Security Solutions (Fredericksburg, VA) $8,170,700
US Special Operations Command - $15,000,000
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (Poway, CA) $15,000,000
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency - $8,244,812
Chenega Infinity (Chantilly, VA) $8,244,812
There is no doubt that weapons and drugs are very lucrative businesses.
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