Washington Post December 18, 2012 Pg. 15 Arlington Firm Outmuscles Big Boys For Drone Contract By Brendan McGarry, Bloomberg Government Battlespace was founded in 1993 by two former Navy captains who…
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Battlespace does a lot more than put air in tires. They are flying drones. Here is excerpt from first contract which has disappeared off the internet.
awarded to Battlespace Flight Services, LLC to provide organizational-level (O-level) maintenance, weapons loading, logistics, equipment, and aerospace ground equipment (AGE) support at Creech AFB, NV and forward-deployed locations in Iraq and Afghanistan, and communications reach back support at Ramstein AB Germany. The contract extension must be operational on 1 October 2011 to meet current requirements at Creech AFB, Whiteman AFB, Ramstein AB, and various forward-deployed locations. All efforts on contract will carry over from the FY11 effort. There is also a contract option for MQ-1 O-level maintenance support at Grand Forks AFB, ND for approximately 40 sorties/320 flying hours per month with a tentatively scheduled start date of June 2012. Two potential new MQ-1 deployed locations projected to support up to 3 combat air patrols (CAPs) each, will be held as contract options until operational requirements dictate execution. As a result of this action, the contract value will increase in excess of $100M and will permit the continuation of performance of the current contract while the requirement is being recompeted. The NAICS code for this procurement is 488190, Other Support for Air Transportation. THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE OFFERS and no solicitation will be issued;
re: When Norris learned of November’s award, he said: “I called my wife and said, ‘Honey, you can plan another vacation.’ ”
I went to Jerry and Maureen’s wedding. They bought a beautiful million dollar condo overlooking the Potomac river. When I asked Maureen about drones being flown from Utah, when I first heard about this remote killing program, she ended our friendship of over 20 years. I hope they are enjoying their view of the river as the US kills innocent people, including children, in the Middle East. Statistics as of end of 2012 estimate 4000 killed included approximately 200 children. Only 2% of people killed were actual “targets.” The others were innocent civilians.
Drones are not making the world safer for anyone, especially Americans.