Defense Daily articles from August 2005

Defense Daily archives from August 2005

Defense Watch.
August 1, 2005... The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Coming Attractions. Defense issues will likely dominate Congress' legislative agenda when lawmakers return from their five-week recess in September. The Senate will pick...

Former Texas Congressman Pete Geren Named Acting Air Force Secretary.
August 1, 2005... By George Cahlink Former Rep. Pete Geren, a Blue Dog Democrat from Texas and top aide to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on such sensitive issues as the treatment of military detainees, has been named acting Air Force Secretary. ...

Marines Seeing Benefits of UAVs and Network Centric Operations.
August 1, 2005... By Geoff Fein Operation Iraqi Freedom is demonstrating to the Marine Corps the importance of a number of technologies from the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) to the capability of network centric operations, according to the...

Bell Tips Boeing For New Army Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter Work.
August 1, 2005... By Ann Roosevelt The Army has awarded Bell Helicopter Textron [TXT] a $210.7 million cost- plus-incentive-fee contract for system development and demonstration of the Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH), defeating a bid from Boeing...

F-35 STOVL Will Support The Way Marines Fight, Commandant Says.(short takeoff and vertical landing )
August 2, 2005... By Geoff Fein Operations in Iraq are demonstrating that the Marine Corps will continue to engage adversaries with aircraft capable of short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL), according to the Commandant of the Marine Corps. "If...

Asymmetric Homeland Threat Needs Addressing, Company Official Says.
August 2, 2005... By Ann Roosevelt Concern about the threat of ballistic or cruise missile attack from the sea against the United States has led to an internal analysis and potential solution, according to a Lockheed Martin [LMT] official. Using its...

Navy Needs To Partner With Industry To Implement IT Plan.
August 2, 2005... By Geoff Fein The Navy can no longer afford a "wild west" approach when it comes to buying information technology (IT) assets--everything from computers to software applications, but to get the service to change will also require...

United Industrial's Earnings Down, But Defense Remains Solid.
August 2, 2005... By Calvin Biesecker United Industrial Corp. [UIC] on Friday reported higher sales but lower earnings in the second quarter compared to a year ago when its defense business enjoyed a one-time gain on profits from its marquis product, the...

Navy To Begin Testing Smaller Cooperative Engagement Capability Systems.(Raytheon Aircraft Co.)
August 2, 2005... By Geoff Fein Raytheon [RTN] has developed a compact, lightweight version of its Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC) that merges multiple target tracking from different sources to provide accurate, continuous tracking, at half the...

Cross Match, Biometric Unit of Smiths Group Merge.
August 2, 2005... By Calvin Biesecker Cross Match Technologies yesterday said it has acquired all of the stock of Smiths Heimann Biometrics (SHB) from Britain's Smiths Group in a stock for stock transaction of two firms with complementary products and...

UAV Sense-And-Avoid Technologies Not Just A Military Concern.
August 2, 2005... By B.C. Kessner Though the Pentagon has made several recent moves to coordinate the development and use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and to govern the performance of automated sense-and-avoid systems, civil organizations will have an...

Shipbuilding Review To Examine Requirements And Barriers To Industry.
August 3, 2005... By Geoff Fein Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Robert Willard is leading an effort to review and develop alternatives for the Navy's future shipbuilding program that includes examining warship requirements and identifying statutory...

Deputy Defense Secretary England's Nomination Placed On Hold Over BRAC.
August 3, 2005... By George Cahlink and John Robinson Frustrated with the Pentagon's proposal to close the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine, Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) placed a hold Friday on the president's nomination of Navy Secretary...

Booming Military Truck Work Helps Oshkosh To Strong Third Quarter.
August 3, 2005... By Calvin Biesecker Oshkosh Truck Corp. [OSK] yesterday reported strong third quarter results driven by continuing strong performance in its military truck division and a continued rampup in its emergency vehicles segment. Revenues...

DD(X) Will Fill Fire Support Gap, Commandant Says.
August 3, 2005... By Geoff Fein While the Navy has tirelessly worked to get the word out on why it needs DD(X), the Marine Corps can sum it up in two words: fire support. "There is a concern with fire support," Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Michael...

SRA Posts Strong Fourth Quarter, Year-End Results.
August 3, 2005... By Calvin Biesecker Humming along on its growing strength across the federal information technology market, SRA International [SRX] on Monday reported healthy fourth quarter and fiscal year-end results. In the quarter net income...

Marine Corps Expanding Role For GWOT.(Global war on Terrorism)
August 3, 2005... By Geoff Fein While the Navy plans to implement a number of changes to meet the challenges of the Global War On Terrorism (GWOT), the Marine Corps has always had significant irregular capabilities, according to its commandant. "We...

AIA Seeks 'Coherent' Plan For Industrial Base.
August 3, 2005... By Nathan Hodge Concerned that the Pentagon is paying insufficient attention to the future of the industrial base, the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) is launching a new advocacy initiative to promote changes in defense policy. ...

Airborne Laser Aircraft Heads Out For Final Modifications.
August 3, 2005... The Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) YAL-1A Airborne Laser (ABL) aircraft, produced by Boeing [BA], leaves this week for Wichita, Kan., for final modifications prior to installation of the high energy Chemical Oxygen Iodine Laser (COIL), a...

Armor Holdings Completes Purchase of Second Chance.(Second Chance Body Armor Inc.)(Brief Article)
August 3, 2005... Armor Holdings [AH] yesterday said it has completed its $45 million acquisition of Second Chance Body Armor out of bankruptcy in a deal that would increase its sales of bullet resistant vests to the law enforcement community and give it more...

Qinetiq Adding To U.S. Presence With More Acquisitions.
August 4, 2005... By Calvin Biesecker Continuing its aggressive push into the U.S. defense and security market, Britain's Qinetiq yesterday said that it is spending $330 million to acquire two firms based in Northern Virginia, both of which develop...

DoD IG Backs Recompete On Small Diameter Bomb.
August 4, 2005... By Nathan Hodge In the wake of an Air Force procurement scandal, the Defense Department Inspector General (IG) has recommended that the Pentagon's top acquisition official oversee a competitive procurement for the next phase of the...

UTC Completes Purchase of Rocketdyne.
August 4, 2005... United Technologies Corp. [UTX] yesterday said it has completed its $700 million acquisition of Rocketdyne Propulsion and Power unit from Boeing [BA], allowing it to grow its liquid propulsion space products and customers. The new...

JASSM Tallies Two More Successful Flight Tests, Future Still Uncertain.
August 4, 2005... By Geoff Fein Lockheed Martin [LMT]'s Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) had two successful launches Tuesday at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., according to the Air Force. "Both missiles successfully separated from the...

CNO Reviewing Broader Decision-Making Role For Service Officials.
August 4, 2005... By Geoff Fein Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Michael Mullen is asking for a review of the current alignment and processes used by his office that could allow a greater role for service officials in decision making as well as taking...

Navy Needs To Define Path For IT Industries To Market Their Wares.(information technology industries)
August 4, 2005... By Geoff Fein The Navy needs to help companies, and even venture capitalists, that have new information technologies (IT) to offer the service, find a way to get their foot in the door, according to the project director for the Program...

Amid Regional Uncertainty, Officials Review Caspian Guard Initiative.(an initiative jointly led by United States. European Command and United States. Central Command)
August 4, 2005... By Nathan Hodge Senior officials within the Department of Defense and the Joint Staff are reviewing efforts to coordinate security programs with the former Soviet republics of Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan. Briefers are in Washington...

GD To Acquire Wireless Computing Firm.
August 4, 2005... General Dynamics [GD] yesterday said it has agreed to acquire Itronix Corp., a provider of wireless, rugged mobile computing systems that supplies DoD, public safety, government organizations and industry. Terms of the deal were not...

Marine Corps Issues RFI For Ballistic And Mine Protection For ITV.
August 4, 2005... The Marine Corps Systems Command last month issued a request for information (RFI) for related to lightweight ballistic and mine protection materials for its Internally Transportable Vehicle (ITV), which is currently in low-rate production...

Armor Holdings Gets Marine Order For Up-Armored Humvees.
August 4, 2005... Armor Holdings [AH] recently said the Marine Corps has placed a $78 million order for M1114 Up-Armored Humvees, which will allow the company to sustain production rates of the vehicles at 550 per month through 2005. Work under the...

ATK Turns In Solid Quarter; Sees No Negatives From Further Shuttle Delay.
August 5, 2005... By Calvin Biesecker Alliant Techsystems [ATK] yesterday reported solid first quarter earnings and sales driven by higher sales across its segments and improved margin performance and the company also said it doesn't expect further delays...

DRS Posts Record First Quarter Results.
August 5, 2005... By Calvin Biesecker Helped by solid organic growth combined with acquisitions, DRS Technologies [DRS] yesterday posted record first quarter results for its fiscal 2006 and its $1.5 billion backlog is at an all time high. Internal...

Army Reprograms Funds For Venture Capital, UXO Site Surveillance.
August 5, 2005... By Nathan Hodge In an internal budget move, the Defense Department Comptroller last week approved the transfer of funds left over from research and development programs to support the continuation of the Army's Venture Capital Fund...

Navy To Review Requirements For Emerging Security Environment.(Brief Article)
August 5, 2005... By Geoff Fein Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Mullen has asked the Commander, Fleet Forces Command (CFFC), to conduct a review that defines readiness level requirements for the emerging security environment. In a July 25 memo...

House Intelligence Chairman Warns Contractors To Perform Or Face Budget Cuts.
August 5, 2005... By George Cahlink The U.S. intelligence community has too many technical programs that are not meeting cost, schedule or performance needs and that will no longer be tolerated, according to Rep. Peter Hoekstra (R-Mich.), chairman of the...

As Fleet Is Networked, Obstacles Remain For Submarine Communications.
August 5, 2005... By Geoff Fein As the Navy begins to implement a new paperless navigation system and starts moving toward networking ships and other platforms as part of its ForceNET concept, communicating with submarines at speed and depth is an...

ABL Aircraft Readies For Final Modification.
August 5, 2005... By Ann Roosevelt The Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) Airborne Laser (ABL) is now in Wichita, Kan., preparing for final modifications after successfully completing Low Power Systems Integration-Passive (LPSI-P) testing, an MDA official said...

Snowe Confirms Hold On Gordon England's Nomination For No. 2 Pentagon Post.
August 5, 2005... By George Cahlink Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) confirmed yesterday that she had placed a "hold" on the nomination of Navy Secretary Gordon England to become deputy defense secretary. A Snowe spokesman said Maine's senior senator, who...

CNO Seeking Review of Navy's Current Ashore Readiness.(Chief of Naval Operations Michael Mullen)
August 5, 2005... By Geoff Fein Rear Adm. Christopher Weaver, Commander Navy Installations Command (CNI) will lead a review of the current alignment and processes used to establish and maintain ashore readiness. In a July 25 memo obtained by Defense...

Elbit To Receive $553 Million of New $1.24 Billion Watchkeeper Deal.
August 5, 2005... By B.C. Kessner TEL AVIV, Israel--Israel's Elbit Systems [ESLT] yesterday said it expects to receive about $553.5 million of the $1.24 billion contract that the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (MoD) and the U.K. segment of France's...

Boeing Rolls Out First South Korean SLAM-ER.
August 5, 2005... The first Boeing [BA] Standoff Land Attack Missile-Expanded Response (SLAM-ER) for the Republic of Korea air force (ROKAF) rolled out in ceremonies in late July at Boeing's Weapons Enterprise Capability Center, in St. Charles, Mo. "We...

Mullen Says Weapons Spending Takes Priority Over Building New Jet Base.(Michael Mullen)
August 5, 2005... By George Cahlink New Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Mullen says spending money on modernizing weapons and buying warships is more important than building a new jet base on the East Coast. "The recapitalization and the future...

Defense Watch.
August 8, 2005... The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense DD(X) Hold Up. Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine), who recently placed a hold on the nomination of Navy Secretary Gordon England to become deputy defense secretary, says she's...

Navy Taking Steps To Fix F/A-18 Hornet Anti Skid Braking System Problems.
August 8, 2005... By Geoff Fein Concerns with maintenance and failures of Anti Skid Brake systems on the Navy's F/A-18 Hornet fleet forced the service to replace brake cables on some of the 561 aircraft and has led to the design of a new sheath to protect...

Army Tests New Low Cost Interceptor For Cruise Missile Defense.
August 8, 2005... By Ann Roosevelt The Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC) last week successfully conducted a test of Miltec's full-size Low Cost Interceptor (LCI), an anti- cruise missile interceptor that would complement existing air defense...

GD Awarded $43 Million For Marine EFV.
August 8, 2005... General Dynamics [GD] Wednesday said its Land Systems business unit was awarded $43 million by the Marine Corps Systems Command to continue the systems development and demonstration (SDD) phase and full-up system live-fire testing of its...

DuPont Innovates In Homeland Security.
August 8, 2005... By Ann Roosevelt RICHMOND, Va.--Since the terrorist attacks of 9/11, DuPont [DD] has put its innovation to work to solve government problems--protecting first responders and law enforcement. The company, founded July 19, 203 years...

Aerojet Signs Multiyear Contract To Build TOW Warheads.
August 8, 2005... GenCorp's [GY] Aerojet unit said last week that it signed a multiyear agreement with Raytheon [RTN] to make warheads for the TOW-2A and TOW 2B missile systems. Aerojet's first year contract is valued at $19.4 million, and options...

Longbow Limited Liability Co. Begins Work On Apache Longbow REU.
August 8, 2005... The Longbow Limited Liability Company (LBL), a joint venture of Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Northrop Grumman [NOC], announced the recent signing of a $17.6 million contract to start work on the Fire Control Radar Electronics Unit (REU) as part...

Pentagon Authorizes Navy To Award DD(X) Pre-Milestone B Awards.
August 9, 2005... By Geoff Fein Kenneth Krieg, the Pentagon's acquisition chief, last week authorized the Navy to award further pre-Milestone B work on DD(X) to Northrop Grumman [NOC] and General Dynamics [GD]. "These contracts will not be for detail...

Rockwell Collins To Produce More Displays For FAB-T Program.(Family of Advanced Beyond Line- of-Sight Terminals)(Brief Article)
August 9, 2005... Rockwell Collins [COL] said yesterday it has been selected by Harris [HRS] Government Communications Systems to supply displays for airborne and ground communication terminals for the Air Force Family of Advanced Beyond Line- of-Sight...

Army Awards AAI $129 Million For Dozen Shadow UAV Systems.
August 9, 2005... United Industrial [UIC] last week said its AAI Corp. subsidiary received $129 million from the Army for 12 Additional Shadow Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (TUAV) systems "This order for additional Shadow systems is another major...

Australian Defence Examines New Weapon Option.(Area Denial Weapon System)(Brief Article)
August 9, 2005... The successful firing of a new kind of remotely controlled weapon concept demonstrator offers new capability options for the Australian Defence Force, Defence Minister Robert Hill said. The Area Denial Weapon System (ADWS) is sponsored by...

Major Review For Army FCS Program This Week.
August 9, 2005... By Ann Roosevelt The Army's major $21 billion transformation program, the Future Combat System (FCS), is holding a week long System of Systems Functional Review (SoSFR)this week, officials said. Led by the Army's FCS program manager,...

Lockheed Martin Conducts Successful ATACMS Guidance Upgrade Test.
August 9, 2005... Lockheed Martin [LMT] said last week that it successfully completed its third consecutive test of a new upgraded guidance and control system in conjunction with an improved fuze of the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) at White Sands...

GD Awards Curtiss-Wright $39.5 Million For Sub Pumps.
August 9, 2005... Curtiss-Wright [CW] last week said it was awarded a contract worth more than $39.5 million for delivery of engineered pumps primarily for the propulsion plant for the Virginia-class submarine program by General Dynamics' [GD] Electric Boat...

MH-60R Completes Inaugural Flight At Sikorsky Facility.
August 9, 2005... The Navy's next generation submarine hunter and surface attack helicopter, the MH-60R, flew for 90 minutes in its initial flight and performed the entire flight acceptance profile, including flight control checks, vibration measurements and...

Army ERMP Awarded To General Atomics Over Northrop Grumman.
August 9, 2005... By Ann Roosevelt The Army yesterday awarded General Atomics Aeronautical Systems a $214 million cost-plus-incentive fee contract over Northrop Grumman [NOC] for research, development, test and evaluation of the Extended Range...

BAE SYSTEMS To Deliver Second Deepwater Gun.
August 9, 2005... Britain's BAE SYSTEMS yesterday said it has been awarded a contract from Northrop Grumman [NOC] to deliver a second 57mm Mk 110 Naval Gun system for its integration onto the Coast Guard's Maritime Security Cutter, Large. "The Mk 110...

Boeing, Lockheed Martin Launch Venture Clears European Regulators.
August 10, 2005... The European Commission (EC) yesterday gave its approval to a proposed joint venture between Boeing [BA] and Lockheed Martin [LMT] that would provide launch services for the U.S. government. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission must still...

DTRA, DHS, DoE Studying Contaminant Dispersion In Urban Areas.(Defense Threat Reduction Agency, department of homeland security and department of energy)
August 10, 2005... By Geoff Fein The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) is partnering with the Departments of Homeland Security (DHS) and Energy (DOE) on a multiyear study to determine how air flows and disperses contaminants in an urban environment....

Lockheed Martin, MD Helicopters Partner For Army LUH Competition.
August 10, 2005... By Geoff Fein Lockheed Martin [LMT] and MD Helicopters will partner to offer the MD Explorer twin-engine helicopter for the Army's Light Utility helicopter (LUH) program, according to Lockheed Martin spokesman. The Army wants to...

Reps Postpone Visit To Asian Yards, Concerns Remain About U.S. Shipbuilding.
August 10, 2005... By George Cahlink Scheduling conflicts have caused Navy acquisition chief John Young and key House lawmakers to scrap plans to visit several Asian shipyards this summer, but they could make the trip later this year, a congressional aide...

Raytheon Gets Contract To Assist Former Soviet States To Reduce WMD.
August 10, 2005... The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) has awarded Raytheon [RTN] a task order worth a potential of $82.1 million as part of the U.S. government's Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) program to assist successor states of the former Soviet...

Northrop Grumman's DIRCM To Provide IR Missile Defense For CV-22.
August 10, 2005... Northrop Grumman [NOC] on Monday was awarded a contract worth up to $125 million to supply directional infrared countermeasures (DIRCM) systems to protect aircrews of the U.S. Special Operations Command's CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft from...

Armor Holdings Gets $35 Million In Humvee, SAPI Orders.(small arms protective inserts)(Brief Article)
August 10, 2005... Armor Holdings [AH] has received two orders totaling $35.4 million from the U.S. military for M1114 Up-Armored Humvees and ceramic armor plates, known as small arms protective inserts (SAPI). The Humvee award is worth $21 million, which...

DHS Readying New IT Procurements.(Department of Homeland Security)(Brief Article)
August 10, 2005... By Calvin Biesecker In its quest to try and bring more strategic rationale to its information technology (IT) purchases, a relatively new buying center within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is planning to launch its first...

'Coordination,' Not 'Control' of Security Contractors In Iraq: Report.
August 10, 2005... By Nathan Hodge The lines of responsibility between the U.S. military and private security contractors in Iraq remain uncertain, according to a newly publicized Defense Department report. As part of the FY '05 Defense Authorization...

Pentagon Approves Army Cooperation With U.K. Land Warfare Program.(United States. Department of Defense)
August 11, 2005... By Nathan Hodge The Defense Department has given the Army the green light to begin developing compatible networks for the U.S. Future Combat Systems (FCS) program and the U.K. Future Rapid Effects System (FRES), Defense Daily has learned....

General Dynamics To More Than Double Robotics Facilities In Maryland.
August 11, 2005... By Ann Roosevelt WESTMINSTER, Md.--As robotics become more and more important to the military, General Dynamics [GD] broke ground Tuesday for a new production and operations center that will double facilities in less than a year. ...

Cubic's Earnings Fall On Transportation Loss, Defense Decline.
August 11, 2005... By Calvin Biesecker Cubic Corp. [CUB] this week said its third quarter earnings fell sharply due to a loss in its transportation segment and a drop in defense income due higher development costs and lower margins on sales of a personnel...

Real Attacks, Not Warnings, Lead To Better Security Planning, Report Says.
August 11, 2005... By Calvin Biesecker Efforts to bolster security in transit security systems usually follow either attacks involving a lot of casualties or a series of small-scale attacks rather than through the warnings of police and intelligence...

OIF Presenting Numerous Challenges to Marine Helicopter Crews.
August 11, 2005... By Geoff Fein Aircrews with the Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 166 (HMM-166 (REIN)) in San Diego have dealt with a number of challenges in Iraq, from wear and tear on aircraft to overcoming communications issues to joint operations...

Boeing's J-UCAS Evades Simulated Targets In Latest Flight.
August 11, 2005... Two Boeing [BA] X-45A unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) successfully maneuvered away from simulated "pop-up" threats and autonomously determined which of the two UAVS was better situated to attack the higher priority simulated target, according...

Hill Should Look At Cost, Impact To Industry, of Navy's MPF(F), CRS Says.(Congressional Research Service)
August 12, 2005... By Geoff Fein A new Congressional Research Service (CRS) report on the Navy's plans for amphibious, maritime prepositioning, and connector ships raises numerous key oversight concerns for Congress including clarity of the sea basing...

Team Warrior Ramps Up For Army ERMP UAV Work.
August 12, 2005... By Ann Roosevelt General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, with Team Warrior Partners United Industrial Corp.'s [UIC] AAI Corp., and Sparta, are ramping up for work on the $1 billion Army Extended Range Multi-Purpose (ERMP) unmanned aerial...

Army, IBM Conclude Successful Process Automation Test.
August 12, 2005... By Ann Roosevelt The Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Life Cycle Management Command (TACOM) and IBM [IBM] announced yesterday the successful completion of a technical test using sensors, middleware and services to help improve...

Argon ST Reports Third Quarter Results.(Brief Article)
August 12, 2005... Argon ST, Inc., [STST], a developer and manufacturer of C4ISR sensors and systems, yesterday reported sharp increases in earnings and sales for its third quarter. Net income increased 71 percent to $5.9 million, 28 cents earnings per...

Australian Army Helo Hits Bull's-Eye With First Hellfire II Launch.
August 12, 2005... A dead-center shot for the Australian army's new Eurocopter Tiger, which scored a bull's-eye with the first live firing of a Lockheed Martin [LMT] HELLFIRE II missile, company officials said. The Tiger is the first non-U.S. platform to...

Vought Delivers Enhanced Wing For Air Force's Global Hawk.
August 12, 2005... Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc. delivered its first enhanced wing to Northrop Grumman (NOC) for the U.S. Air Force RQ-4B Global Hawk unmanned air vehicle (UAV), according to a company statement. The enhanced wing is one of a number of...

Northrop Grumman Gets $1.2 Billion U.K. Contract For AWACS Support.
August 12, 2005... Northrop Grumman (NOC) signed a $1.2 billion contract to provide aircraft-maintenance and design-engineering support services to improve availability and reduce through-life ownership costs for the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force fleet of...

Defense Watch.
August 15, 2005... The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense A Busy Week Ahead. The Navy will begin hearing industry's oral presentations today for the Littoral Combat Ship's (LCS) mission package integrator competition. Although...

Changes Considered For Aerial Common Sensor Program.
August 15, 2005... By Ann Roosevelt The Army is considering moving away from Brazil's Embraer [ERJ] ERJ-145 regional jet airframe as the air platform associated with Lockheed Martin's [LMT] development of the next generation airborne multi-intelligence...

Army's Rapid Fielding Force Providing Soldiers With Latest Capabilities.
August 15, 2005... By Geoff Fein The Army's Rapid Equipping Force has been quickly moving technologies from robots used to spot improvised explosive devices (IED) to jammers to hand- held translators to soldiers deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan. REF...