Defense Daily articles from April 2009

Defense Daily archives from April 2009

ATK Moves Into Tactical Accessories Market With Purchase of Eagle Industries.
April 1, 2009... By Calvin Biesecker Alliant Techsystems [ATK] yesterday said it has acquired Eagle Industries in a deal that immediately gives it a footprint in the military market for tactical accessories and positions it to expand offerings to the law...

Industry Think Tank Encourages Continued Missile Defense Spending.
April 1, 2009... By Marina Malenic Northrop Grumman [NOC] analysts yesterday called on the Obama administration to reexamine U.S. nuclear deterrence policy and to continue funding missile defense programs. The company's analysis center said missile...

Bell Helicopter To Modify More OH-58D Helicopters.
April 1, 2009... Bell Helicopter Textron [TXT] recently said it received an Army contract to modify an additional 27 OH-58D helicopters under the Kiowa Warrior Safety Enhancement Program (SEP). The Army has been moving forward to keep the OH-58D safe and...

Robotics Offers Promise of Relief For Soldiers, White Paper Says.
April 1, 2009... By Ann Roosevelt Robotics technology could potentially relieve some of the burden on soldiers, who have seen an increased operational tempo over the past several years with no end in sight. Robotics may offer critical opportunities to...

Levin: Gates May Preview Program Cuts Before Defense Budget Release.
April 1, 2009... By Emelie Rutherford Defense Secretary Robert Gates wants to unveil his recommended cuts for the fiscal year 2010 Pentagon budget before the White House's official defense proposal is sent to Congress, a top senator said yesterday. ...

CBP Awards Boeing $20 Million To Begin SBInet Deployment On Northern Border.
April 1, 2009... By Calvin Biesecker Boeing [BA] yesterday received a $20 million contract from Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to erect legacy video surveillance equipment on the United States' Northern Border with Canada under the electronic fence...

Doosan Awards Northrop Grumman Inertial Navigation Contract.
April 1, 2009... Northrop Grumman [NOC] recently said it was awarded a contract by South Korean military systems and vehicle manufacturer Doosan DST to deliver inertial navigation units for South Korea's new K21 infantry fighting vehicle (IFV). ...

Acting CBP Chief Says Overseas Container Screening Mandate Needs Reconsidering.
April 2, 2009... By Calvin Biesecker A congressional mandate requiring all maritime shipping containers be electronically scanned at foreign ports prior to departing for the United States needs to be "thoughtfully reconsidered," the acting commissioner...

Operating On The Network Will Require A New Way of Looking At Security, Official Says.(dialogue with Nancy Brown)(Interview)
April 2, 2009... By Geoff Fein As the battlefield becomes network centric, with warfighters relying more and more on data collected by sensors and unmanned systems, keeping that information secure will be a primary driver of the Global Information Grid...

Rockwell Collins To Acquire SATCOM Systems Provider DataPath.
April 2, 2009... By Calvin Biesecker Rockwell Collins [COL] yesterday said it plans to acquire DataPath, Inc., a provider of satellite communications (SATCOM) network solutions to military and commercial customers, in a deal valued at $130 million. ...

Navy Simultaneously Shoots Down Cruise And Ballistic Missiles In 3rd Fleet Exercise.
April 2, 2009... By Geoff Fein The 3rd Fleet is evaluating data collated from last month's Stellar Dagger exercise that showcased for the first time a simultaneous downing of a ballistic missile in its terminal phase and an incoming anti-ship cruise...

AeroVironment Raven Demonstrates 30 Hour Persistent Surveillance.
April 2, 2009... AeroVironment's (AV) [AVAV] RQ-11B Raven small unmanned aircraft system (SUAS) recently demonstrated 30 hours of persistent surveillance of a point target. The Army SUAS Product Manager and AV at Camp Roberts, Calif., conducted the...

Murtha: Expect Admin's War Supplemental Next Week, Main Defense Budget Next Month.
April 2, 2009... By Emelie Rutherford The House's lead defense-budget writer said yesterday he expects lawmakers to receive the Obama administration's requests for the delayed war- funding bill a week from today and the next defense budget on May 4. ...

Navy Exploring Impact of Switching From EMALS To Steam Catapults For CVN-78.
April 2, 2009... By Emelie Rutherford and Geoff Fein While the Navy currently plans to stick with the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) for the next-generation aircraft carrier, it is seeking input from industry on the cost and schedule...

SASC OKs Carter Confirmation To AT&L Post.(Senate Armed Services Committee)(Ashton Carter)(acquisition, technology, and logistics)(Brief article)
April 2, 2009... By Emelie Rutherford The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) cast yesterday a voice vote in favor of confirming Harvard University professor Ashton Carter to be under secretary of defense for acquisition, technology, and logistics....

SASC OK's Defense Acquisition Reform Bill With Conflict-Of-Interest Changes.
April 3, 2009... By Emelie Rutherford A Senate panel approved yesterday a defense-acquisition-reform bill after reworking it in response to industry concerns about a conflict-of-interest provision and other Pentagon feedback, yet rejecting several...

Navistar Protests Government Evaluation In Ongoing M-ATV Competition.
April 3, 2009... By Emelie Rutherford Navistar Defense LLC, one of the companies competing to build a new all- terrain Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle (M-ATV), filed a protest with the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on Monday regarding a...

Air Force Wants Barksdale for New Global Strike Command HQ.
April 3, 2009... The Air Force announced yesterday that Barksdale AFB, La. is the preferred alternative for the permanent location of Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) headquarters, a new major command focused on the nuclear and global strike mission....

Coast Guard NSC Ready For Last Major Test Prior To Full Operations.(National Security Cutter)
April 3, 2009... By Calvin Biesecker A Navy test authority on Monday began the last round of major tests on the classified information circuits of the Coast Guard's National Security Cutter (NSC) Bertholf (WMSL-750) prior to the vessel being cleared for...

Raytheon's ASTOR Showing Benefits For U.K. Troops In Afghanistan.(Interview)
April 3, 2009... By Geoff Fein Raytheon [RTN] is exploring a variant of its Airborne Stand-Off Radar (ASTOR), currently in use by British forces in Afghanistan, as a potential platform for the Army's Aerial Common Sensor (ACS), a company official said....

ATK Awarded Four-Year Contract To Continue Operating Lake City Army Ammo Plant.
April 3, 2009... ATK [ATK] yesterday announced it will continue to operate the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant (LCAAP) for an additional four years under a contract from the Army Contracting Command, Rock Island Contracting Center, Rock Island, Ill. "ATK...

Pentagon Office Raps JIEDDO, Prepares EW Vulnerablities Report.
April 3, 2009... By Marina Malenic An official from the Pentagon office that oversees U.S. electronic warfare capabilities this week criticized the Defense Department's large-scale effort to counter roadside bombs and said the office has compiled a list...

Obama's Agenda For NNSA: Fewer Warheads, More Nonproliferation Work.
April 3, 2009... By George Lobsenz The new U.S-Russian arms control effort announced Wednesday promises to increase pressure on the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to further shrink its nuclear weapons production and maintenance complex...

Defense Watch.
April 6, 2009... The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Budget Break. The House and Senate both passed fiscal year 2010 budget resolutions last Thursday that endorse the Obama administration's proposal for a $533.7 billion...

Defense Secretary To Announce 'Fundamental Shift' With Budget Recommendations.
April 6, 2009... By Marina Malenic Defense Secretary Robert Gates will announce budget recommendations next week that would result in a "fundamental shift in direction" for the department if implemented, the Pentagon press secretary said last week. ...

Alabama Senators Stall Carter Confirmation Over Air Force Tanker.
April 6, 2009... By Emelie Rutherford Alabama's Republican senators blocked a Senate vote on confirming Ashton Carter to the post of Pentagon acquisition chief last week because they said they are waiting for assurances the nominee will conduct the Air...

Senate Confirms Lute As DHS Deputy.(Jane Holl Lute)(Department of Homeland Security)(Brief article)
April 6, 2009... The Senate on Thursday evening by voice vote confirmed Jane Holl Lute to become the Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security, the second most senior official at the department. Lute is expected to be sworn in either today or tomorrow....

TSA Begins Secure Flight To Vet Airline Passengers.
April 6, 2009... The Transportation Security Administration this week began taking over from domestic commercial airlines pre-departure watch list matching responsibilities under the Secure Flight program, implementing one of the key recommendations of the...

Navistar Defense To Build New U.K. HUSKY Vehicle For Afghanistan.
April 6, 2009... Navistar Defense has started work under a $177.7 million contract with the U.K. Ministry of Defence (MoD) on a fleet of over two hundred new "go anywhere" vehicles that will greatly improve frontline troop protection. Navistar Defense...

Alenia Aeronautica's Sky-Y Completes First Tests In Italy.
April 6, 2009... Finmeccanica's Alenia Aeronautica recently announced its unmanned technology demonstrator, Sky-Y, has completed in March its first series of tests in Italy after five missions. ENAC, Ente Nazionale per l'Aviazione Civile (National Agency...

Ecuador Orders Super Tucano Aircraft For Training And Border Missions.
April 6, 2009... Brazil's Embraer last week confirmed signing the Ecuadorian Air Force (FAE) for the sale of 24 Super Tucano turboprop aircraft that will be used on border patrol missions and for pilot training. "We are honored to expand our relationship...

Northrop Grumman Announces Offsetting Settlements With DoJ.
April 6, 2009... Northrop Grumman [NOC] on Thursday evening announced two legal settlements with the Department of Justice (DoJ), one that requires the company to make a $325 million payment and the other to receive $325 million, resulting in a wash. ...

Gates Offers 'Reform Budget,' Recommends Several Major Program Terminations.(Robert Gates)
April 7, 2009... By Marina Malenic Defense Secretary Robert Gates yesterday unveiled his recommendations for the department's fiscal 2010 budget, including termination and scaling back of several big-ticket weapon programs. "The president agreed to...

Restructure Army Future Combat System, Gates Recommends.
April 7, 2009... By Ann Roosevelt Secretary of Defense Robert Gates recommends canceling the potentially more than $87 billion manned ground vehicle (MGV) portion of the Army's top modernization program, the Future Combat System (FCS), accelerate spin...

Gates Recommends End To VH-71 Program, Build All Zumwalts At Bath Iron Works.(Robert Gates)
April 7, 2009... By Geoff Fein In a surprise, Defense Secretary Robert Gates yesterday called for terminating Lockheed Martin's [LMT] VH-71 presidential helicopter, including the first batch of aircraft that some believed would have been spared. ...

Lawmakers Balk At Proposed Cuts To Missile Defense, F-22, and FCS.
April 7, 2009... By Emelie Rutherford Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle launched immediate campaigns yesterday to reverse Defense Secretary Gates' proposed reduction in missile- defense funding, termination of the F-22 jet's production line, and...

Gates Proposes Deep Cuts To Air Force Programs, Favors F-35 Over F-22.
April 7, 2009... By Marina Malenic Defense Secretary Robert Gates yesterday recommended terminating or ending production on several major Air Force programs, including F-22 Raptor fighter jets and C-17 Globemaster cargo aircraft. "To sustain U.S. air...

Gates Plan Curbs ABL, GMD Buys; EMD Uses Old Funds.
April 7, 2009... By Dave Ahearn Secretary of Defense Robert Gates yesterday afternoon unveiled his wishes for defense spending in the next budget year that would curb procurement in the Airborne Laser and Ground-based Midcourse Defense missile protection...

Cobham To Acquire U.S. Information Security Firm.(Argotek Inc.)(Brief article)
April 7, 2009... By Calvin Biesecker United Kingdom-based Cobham yesterday said it has agreed to acquired Argotek, Inc. for $36.3 million in cash in a deal aimed at bolstering the company's capabilities and presence in the growing information security...

Gates 'Not Oblivious' To Employment Impacts of Proposed Budget Cuts.
April 8, 2009... By Marina Malenic Defense Secretary Robert Gates, yesterday making the rounds to defend his proposed Pentagon budget cuts in several media interviews, said he appreciated the impact some weapon program terminations will have on industry...

Retain And Accelerate Army FCS Spin Out, Gates Recommends.
April 8, 2009... By Ann Roosevelt Potential sweeping changes in defense priorities would not necessarily change the Army's initial technology spin out of its $160 billion Future Combat Systems (FCS) modernization program. "We will retain and...

Pending Defense Request Hits Boeing Hardest, Analysts Say.
April 8, 2009... By Calvin Biesecker Major weapons program recommendations released by the Pentagon this week were basically in line with expectations and the contractor hit the hardest is Boeing [BA], according to Wall Street analysts. The...

'Improved Arrow' Test Successful, Israel Says.
April 8, 2009... By B.C. Kessner With recent events and speeches nudging missile defense back toward center stage, Israel made a statement of its own Tuesday with a successful test of an "improved" Arrow Weapon System interceptor designed to defeat...

Navy Releases CANES RFP For Shipboard Common Computing Environment.(consolidated afloat network enterprise services)(request for proposals)
April 8, 2009... By Geoff Fein The Navy last week issued its anticipated request for proposals (RFP) for the Consolidated Afloat Network Enterprise Services (CANES), a directed approach to reduce infrastructure and increase capability across surface ship...

Soldiers Complete First Limited User Test of WIN-T Increment 2.
April 8, 2009... This week, soldiers of the Army's 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division in Fort Lewis, Wash., and 3rd Infantry Division in Fort Stewart, Ga., completed a Limited User Test (LUT) of the warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T) Increment 2...

Navy Issues STUAS TIER II RFP.(small tactical unmanned aircraft system)(request for proposal)
April 8, 2009... By Geoff Fein The Navy Friday issued its long-awaited request for proposal (RFP) for the Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (STUAS)/Tier II. STUAS will fill a critical gap identified by the Marine Corps for an organic tactical...

Taylor Pleased Gates Wants To End DDG-1000, Will Review Other Proposals.(Gene Taylor)(Robert Gates)
April 8, 2009... By Emelie Rutherford The head of a naval panel in Congress said yesterday in an interview he is pleased Defense Secretary Robert Gates wants to end the DDG-1000 destroyer line, and predicted lawmakers will take another look at Gates'...

Admin's War-Funding Supplemental With F-22 Funds Expected Today.
April 9, 2009... By Emelie Rutherford The Pentagon's final supplemental war-spending request for this fiscal year--a $75.5 billion proposal with funds for F-22 jets and mine-resistant vehicles--is expected to arrive on Capitol Hill today. The White...

President To Nominate Robert Work For Under Secretary of the Navy.
April 9, 2009... By Geoff Fein President Obama yesterday announced his intention to nominate Robert Work, a former Marine colonel and aide to then-Navy Secretary Richard Danzig, for Under Secretary of the Navy. Work is currently vice president,...

Gates To Push For Steady Cost Growth In DoD Budget.
April 9, 2009... By Marina Malenic Despite unveiling dramatic recommendations on Monday for curbing and terminating several major weapon programs in the fiscal 2010 budget, Defense Secretary Robert Gates has also said he will advocate steady growth of...

Navy May Need To Rethink IT Acquisition.(information technology)(dialogue with Robert Carey)(Interview)
April 9, 2009... By Geoff Fein As the rate of technology improvement shortens the time between advances in areas such as processing speed, the services are going to have to rethink the way they handle IT acquisition to pace those changes, according to a...

Boeing Tactical Communication Network Readies For Flight Tests.
April 9, 2009... By Ann Roosevelt Boeing [BA]'s successful demonstration of its Tactical Communications Network for the Australian Defence Force (ADF) leads to the next step--flight tests, a company official said. "These net-ready technologies are...

MEADS International Taps Steven Barnoske As New President.
April 9, 2009... The MEADS International Board of Directors announced Steven Barnoske April 1 succeeded Jim Cravens as president of the international joint venture developing the next generation of ground-mobile air and missile defense systems for the United...

Force Protection Inc. And NP Aerospace To Build More U.K. Wolfhounds.
April 9, 2009... Force Protection Inc. (FRPT) and NP Aerospace Limited, a subsidiary of The Morgan Crucible Company plc, this week jointly announced an approximately $122.6 million award for 97 Wolfhound heavy tactical support vehicles including spares and...

DNDO Hopes Next-Generation Radiation Screener Ready For Certification.
April 9, 2009... By Calvin Biesecker By the end of FY '09 the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) hopes to have successfully developed one company's next-generation radiation portal monitor for certification by Homeland Security Secretary Janet...

Defense Watch.
April 13, 2009... The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Kennedy's Ship. Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.), chair of the SASC Seapower subcommittee, is lauding Defense Secretary Robert Gates' proposal last week to build a third...

Pelosi Praises Gates For Facing Off Military-Industrial Complex.
April 13, 2009... By Emelie Rutherford House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) praised Defense Secretary Robert Gates last week for showing "courage" by attempting to reduce weapon systems suited for a "bipolar world," and also slammed a Republican senator...

Herley Believes Sale Not Currently Viable.
April 13, 2009... Herley Industries [HRLY] on Thursday said it continues to explore its strategic alternatives but presently doesn't believe a sale of the company is viable due to "uncertain economic conditions." The company's announcement followed a...

ITT Receives 5th Largest Ever Night Vision Goggle Order.
April 13, 2009... ITT Corp. [ITT] April 7 said it has received the fifth largest order in company history with a $121 million order from the Army Research, Development & Engineering Command Acquisition Center for the AN/PVS-14, ITT's most popular night vision...

Longbow Fire Control Radar EU Takes Successful Flight On Apache Block III.
April 13, 2009... The Longbow Limited Liability Co., a joint venture of Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Lockheed Martin [LMT], said the recent first powered flight of the Radar Electronics Unit (REU) configuration of the Longbow Fire Control Radar (FCR) onboard an...

Abercrombie Predicts Hill Scrutiny of Gates' F-22, Tanker Plans.
April 14, 2009... By Emelie Rutherford Rep. Neil Abercrombie (D-Hawaii) said while he agrees with many of Defense Secretary Robert Gates' recommended program changes, he will scrutinize Gates' proposals for the Air Force tanker and F-22 fighter jet. ...

Navy Plan Shifts Construction of Three DDG-1000s To Bath Iron Works.
April 14, 2009... By Geoff Fein The Navy has arrived at a plan that will shift construction of all three DDG-1000-class destroyers to General Dynamics [GD] Bath Iron Works (BIW), while giving two new-build DDG-51s to Northrop Grumman [NOC] Shipbuilding...

New Counter-IED Training Center Helps Prepare U.S. Troops, Allies.
April 14, 2009... By Ann Roosevelt A new counter-IED training center has opened in Newport News, Va., using up-to-the-minute information to prepare deploying U.S. troops and allies, according to an official. The Joint Training Counter-IED Operations...

Fourth Army Unit Receives New Boeing CH-47F Chinook.
April 14, 2009... Boeing [BA] yesterday announced that a fourth Army unit has fielded the CH-47F Chinook helicopter. The unit, Company B, 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion (GSAB), 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, is based at Fort...

Despite Rumors of Its Demise, EMALS Very Much Alive, Official Says.(electromagnetic aircraft launch system)(dialogue with Randy Mahr)(Naval Air Systems Command)(Interview)
April 15, 2009... By Geoff Fein The next generation aircraft launch system being designed for CVN-78 is moving ahead, and despite some issues with cost and schedule, Navy officials believe the capability will make it on to the Gerald R. Ford. As a...

KEI Ground Systems Pass Test Leading Toward Booster Flight.
April 15, 2009... Kinetic Energy Interceptor (KEI) missile defense system ground operations passed a dry-run test ahead of a planned KEI booster flight later this year, North Grumman [NOC] said yesterday. That dry-run test included checks of vehicle...

USAF Acquisition Chief Steps Down, Successor To Inherit Daunting Portfolio.(United States. Air Force)(Sue Payton)
April 15, 2009... By Marina Malenic The assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, Sue Payton, stepped down from her post on April 8, service officials said yesterday. Payton's deputy, David van Buren, has assumed the position until a...

General Dynamics' JTRS HMS 'Hitting All The Milestones,' Official Says.
April 15, 2009... By Ann Roosevelt General Dynamics' [GD] Joint Tactical Radio Systems: Handheld, Manpack, Small Form Fit (JTRS HMS) is on track to connect soldiers by voice and data to a network and provide position location, a company official said. ...

Antinuclear Groups Propose Three-Site Weapons Complex.
April 15, 2009... By George Lobsenz Citing the Obama administration's intention to sharply reduce the U.S. nuclear arsenal, a coalition of antinuclear groups last week proposed shrinking the Energy Department's weapons production complex from eight to...

Defense Appropriators Seek More Than $1.2 Billion In Earmarks.
April 16, 2009... By Emelie Rutherford House defense appropriators have requested more than $1.2 billion in Pentagon-related earmarks, with most of that targeted aid sought by a Georgia Democrat eyeing aircraft-related funds for companies including United...

Gates Warns of More Changes To Pentagon Priorities, Hints At Revised Air Force Fleet Mix.
April 16, 2009... By Marina Malenic Defense Secretary Robert Gates said yesterday that a pending review of the Pentagon's weapons portfolio could lead to significant changes beyond the suggested overhaul he announced last week. "Where the trend of...

Bio And Border Security Among Key DHS Markets Northrop Grumman Pursuing.
April 16, 2009... By Calvin Biesecker Northrop Grumman [NOC] continues to pursue a range of opportunities in the domestic and international homeland security space but is particularly keen on existing and emerging opportunities in several key areas...

DHS IG Says TSA Compromised Covert Testing Methods.
April 16, 2009... Covert testing of airport access control systems performed by the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Inspector General (IG) in 2006 at several airports in the United States was compromised by officials from the Transportation Security...

Northrop Grumman Set To Deliver STARLite To Army This Fall.
April 16, 2009... By Geoff Fein Northrop Grumman [NOC] is wrapping up maritime testing of its STARLite radar system for unmanned aircraft, while also preparing to deliver the first systems to the Army in October, a company official said. This week...

GE Aviation Wins Multiyear T-700 Engine Work For Black Hawk Helicopters.
April 16, 2009... GE Aviation [GE] said it has been awarded a multi-year contract extension from the Army that provides continued production of T700 turboshaft engines in support of both Army and Navy Black Hawk series helicopters through 2014. Sikorsky...

War Supplemental Shows Reduced Funds For Tracked Vehicles.
April 16, 2009... By Emelie Rutherford Army tactical-wheeled vehicles received ample funding in President Obama's $75.5 billion war-funding request, while procurement monies for items including tracked-combat vehicles dipped compared to recent years, a...

Obama Picks Nuke Expert For DoE Deputy Secretary.
April 16, 2009... By George Lobsenz In an appointment that injects high-level nuclear policy experience into the top levels of the Energy Department, President Barack Obama late Tuesday named Daniel Poneman, a principal at The Scowcraft Group and a former...

USJFCOM's Operational Analysis Center Turns Lessons Learned Into Actionable Items.(United States. Joint Forces Command)(dialogue with Anthony Crutchfield)(Interview)
April 17, 2009... By Ann Roosevelt The U.S. Joint Forces Command's (JFCOM) Joint Center for Operational Analysis (JCOA) produces lessons learned and recommendations for change to inform the joint force and combatant commanders and make them more...

Gates Opts Against Changing Plans For 76 B-52s.
April 17, 2009... By Emelie Rutherford Defense Secretary Robert Gates said this week he intends to stick with plans hashed out last year to maintain a full 76 of the Air Force's B-52 bombers, a welcome decision on Capitol Hill. The 2006 Quadrennial...

Army Awards Potential $352 Million Force Protection Contract To Sim-G.
April 17, 2009... The Army's this week awarded Sim-G Technologies a potential $352 million prime contract to provide integrated physical security systems worldwide to detect and respond to unauthorized intrusion into its facilities. The six-year award for...

Gates Wants To Protect, Redirect FCS Funding To New Army Vehicle Modernization Program.
April 17, 2009... By Marina Malenic CARLISLE, Pa.--Funding for the vehicle portion of the Army's Future Combat Systems modernization effort should be used to start up a fresh vehicle modernization effort next year, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said...

Harris To Acquire Tyco's Wireless Business For $675 Million.
April 17, 2009... By Calvin Biesecker Harris Corp. [HRS] yesterday said it has agreed to acquire the Wireless Systems business of Tyco Electronics [TEL] for $675 million in a deal that gives it entry into the global land mobile radio market and would make...

Eurocopter and Helibras Unveil New Helo Simulator Plans.
April 17, 2009... European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co.'s (EADS) Eurocopter and its Brazilian subsidiary Helibras this week introduced plans for the first flight simulator for helicopters in Latin America. "Eurocopter's strategy is to develop its...

BAE Systems Reaches Deal with New Zealand on IPVs.
April 17, 2009... The first of four new Inshore Patrol Vessels (IPVs) will soon be delivered to the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) after an agreement was reached between BAE Systems and the New Zealand government, the company said Tuesday. "We recognized...