By John Lee. L-3 Fuzing and Ordnance Systems Inc. has been awarded a $51,852,276 firm-fixed-price, foreign military sales contract (Afghanistan, Iraq) for 21,589 M734A1 multi-option fuses that includes a first article test, and 270,528 M783 point detonating delay fuses. Bids were solicited via the Internet with one received. Work will be performed in Cincinnati, Ohio, […]
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US Contractor Pays Millions for Torture in Iraq
By John Lee. An American defense contractor has paid $5.28 million to resolve a case in which it was accused of mistreating detainees at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison and other facilities. The 72 plaintiffs alleged that employees of L-3 Services, now called Engility Corporation, tortured and abused them. The abuses caused widespread outrage, and led to […]