Defense Daily articles from December 2004

Defense Daily archives from December 2004

McCain Demands More Time For Tanker Study.
December 1, 2004... By Sharon Weinberger The most vocal critic of the Air Force's plans to buy new aerial refueling aircraft is now demanding that more time be provided to study the different options for replacing the service's Eisenhower-era tankers. In...

L-3 Acquiring General Dynamics' Propulsion Systems Business.
December 1, 2004... By Calvin Biesecker L-3 Communications [LLL] yesterday said it has agreed to acquire a business from General Dynamics [GD] that makes engines, transmissions and other components for land vehicles, a deal that moves L-3 into a new market...

Small Blade Piece Falls Off V-22 During Icing Test.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... By Lorenzo Cortes Ice may have caused a piece of the propeller onboard a Boeing [BA]-Bell Helicopter Textron [TXT] V-22 tiltrotor aircraft to fall off during testing last month, according to the program office. The episode occurred on...

MDA Adds Risk Reduction Period, Extends High Altitude Airship ACTD.(Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration)(missile defense agency)
December 1, 2004... By Ann Roosevelt For reasons of cost and technology issues, Defense Department officials plan to add a risk reduction phase and extend the High Altitude Airship (HAA) Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration (ACTD), DoD sources said...

TSA Sticks With Plan To Compete Maintenance Contract.(Transportation Security Agency)
December 1, 2004... The Transportation Security Agency (TSA) late Monday said it has decided to move forward with its original plan to host a competition for an Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) contract to maintain most of its screening equipment after rejecting...

SBIRS Processing Assembly Plans Approved, Although Risks Remain.(Space Based Infrared System)(signal processing assembly)(critical design review)
December 1, 2004... By Amy Butler The Air Force and a Lockheed Martin [LMT]-led contracting team last month hailed a critical design review (CDR) for a key portion on the nation's future early missile warning satellite constellation as successful, although...

Lockheed Martin UID Solution Looks To Future Asset Management.(Unique Identification )
December 1, 2004... By Ann Roosevelt Lockheed Martin's [LMT] Integrated Global Unique Identification (UID) Enterprise Solution (I-GUIDES) responds to the Defense Department requirement to identify specific items or materials, but looks beyond to using the...

Raytheon Picks Up $30 Million JSOW-A Contract Order From Navy.(Joint Standoff Weapon)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... Raytheon [RTN] said yesterday that it was awarded a $30 million contract from the Navy for modification of the A-model variant of the Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW-A). According to a company statement, Raytheon will provide 216 JSOW-As,...

Tadiran Communications' Quarter Profits Rise But Shares Falling.
December 1, 2004... By B.C. Kessner TEL AVIV, Israel--Israel's Tadiran Communications last week reported increased third quarter profits and sales but local media said its share prices have fallen about 20 percent since control of the company was bought by...

MMA Model Clears Wind Tunnel Tests, Boeing Says.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... Boeing [BA] said yesterday that engineers had completed the first round of wind tunnel testing for its 737 Multimission Maritime Aircraft (MMA) program. "We found the 737 MMA had good aircraft stability characteristics with the weapon bay...

Boeing Says B-52H Meets Network Standards.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... Boeing [BA] said Monday that its B-52H bomber had met the contractor's key requirements for network combat readiness under the B-52 Combat Network Communications Technology (CONECT) program. "We see the B-52 CONECT program as the enabler...

Armor Holdings Closes Specialty Defense Acquisition.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... Armor Holdings [AH] recently said it had completed its $92 million acquisition of Specialty Defense Systems (SDS), giving it a role in supplying bullet-resistant vests to the military and other equipment to the individual soldier. In...

Pentagon To Get Tanker Study Next Week.(Brief Article)
December 2, 2004... By Sharon Weinberger A long-awaited study on possible alternatives for replacing the Air Force's tanker fleet should be handed over to the Pentagon by next week, according to a Defense Department spokesperson. The analysis of...

Pentagon IG Finds Air Force Improperly Evaluated F-15 Support Contract.(Inspector General)
December 2, 2004... By Sharon Weinberger A redacted version of a Pentagon Inspector General (IG) report concludes that the Air Force did not use appropriate criteria in awarding an F-15 support contract to Boeing [BA] over an incumbent offering a lower price....

SI International To Acquire Small Firm Serving Defense Intel Arena.(Bridge Technology Corp)
December 2, 2004... By Calvin Biesecker Moving to dramatically expand its presence in the defense intelligence community, SI International [SINT] yesterday said it has agreed to acquire Bridge Technology Corp., for $30 million in cash. Bridge, a...

Raytheon To Increase Dividend, Buy Back Shares.(Brief Article)
December 2, 2004... For the first time since early 1996, Raytheon [RTN] will increase its annual dividend payment beginning next year, the company said yesterday. The company also said it would begin a $700 million stock repurchase program next year that will...

Lockheed Martin Taps United Defense For 57mm Gun Aboard LCS.(Littoral Combat Ship)(Brief Article)
December 2, 2004... By Lorenzo Cortes United Defense [UDI] topped other competitive bids to arm Lockheed Martin's [LMT] Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) offering with its 57mm Mk 110 naval gun system. "The 57 fits that size ship very well," Steve Kelly, United...

Lockheed Martin Receives Armed Helo Integration Contract For MH-60S.(maritime helicopters)(Brief Article)
December 2, 2004... Lockheed Martin [LMT] said yesterday that it received a $15.6 million contract from the Navy to integrate the armed helicopter mission kit for Sikorsky [UTX] MH-60S maritime helicopters. "The Navy has an urgent need to arm helicopters...

Implant Sciences Receives Patent Allowance For Cyclone Technology.
December 2, 2004... Implant Sciences [IMC] last week said it received a notice of allowance from the U.S. Patent Office for cyclone air sampling technology used the company's explosive detection devices it hopes will rival products made by General Electric [GE]...

EU Launches Operation Althea, Largest Mission To Date.(European Union)(Brief Article)
December 2, 2004... The European Union (EU) launches its largest even mission, Operation Althea in Bosnia and Herzegovina today. The operation begins as NATO winds down its stabilization force operation by the end of the year, the EU said in a statement. ...

Air Force Expands Active Duty, Guard, Reserve Blending.
December 2, 2004... By Amy Butler The Air Force yesterday rolled out an expansion of its Future Total Force initiative with six test initiatives designed to explore different ways to merge active duty, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve personnel into...

DoD Considering More Transparency For Reprogrammings, Program 'Taxes'.(Department of Defence)
December 2, 2004... By Amy Butler At Congress' request, the Pentagon has assembled a team to explore how to be more transparent in how it reprograms and withholds funds among programs, a move that coincidentally comes at a time when relations with lawmakers...

Navy Awards Raytheon $16.6 Million For APG-65 Repairs.(Raytheon Aircraft Co.)(Brief Article)
December 2, 2004... Raytheon [RTN] said recently it was awarded delivery orders from the Navy worth $16.6 million for the repair components of the APG-65 radar used on Boeing [BA] F/A-18 Hornet-series fighters. "Over the years that Raytheon has provided...

Army Awards PGMM To ATK.(Brief Article)
December 2, 2004... By Ann Roosevelt The Army yesterday awarded Alliant Techsystems [ATK] the XM395 Precision Guided Mortar Munition (PGMM) over Lockheed Martin [LMT] in the climax of a competition and protests that spanned nearly a year. The $140 million...

Defense Brief.(air force missiles contract)(Brief Article)
December 2, 2004... The Air Force recently awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $112.3 million firm fixed price contract modification for the Lot 4 production run of 288 AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles with warranties. Lockheed Martin will produce the...

ATK Receives Initial PGMM Contract.(Alliant Techsystems)(Precision Guided Mortar Munition)
December 3, 2004... By Ann Roosevelt Alliant Techsystems [ATK] could see total sales of more than $500 million from work on the XM395 Precision Guided Mortar Munition (PGMM) the company said yesterday, announcing the receipt of an initial $80 million...

Air Force Integrator Outlines Networking Priorities.
December 3, 2004... By Amy Butler The Air Force is hoping to achieve a new kind of superiority--network superiority--with information networks that are capable in the future of "selfhealing and self-forming," according to one senior officer, allowing the...

General Dynamics To Build 95 More Stryker Vehicles.
December 3, 2004... By Ann Roosevelt General Dynamics [GD] said yesterday it received three delivery orders valued at $206 million from the Army for 95 Stryker combat vehicles, including the first production Mobile Gun System (MGS) and Nuclear, Biological and...

German Parliament Approves New Infantry Fighting Vehicle Production.
December 3, 2004... Rheinmetall AG said yesterday the German Bundestag budget committee approved a $464.4 million low-rate initial production contract for the new Puma infantry fighting vehicle. The procurement contract will be awarded to Projekt System und...

V-22 Program Wraps Up Final Phase of Shipboard Testing.(Brief Article)
December 3, 2004... The Navy said yesterday that the MV-22 tiltrotor aircraft program completed the final phase of shipboard operational testing last month. "The team was able to get a lot done during our time underway," Bill Geyer, the V-22 integrated test...

Thales UK, Boeing and QinetiQ Win UK UAV Program.(Brief Article)
December 3, 2004... The Thales UK group of France's Thales, Boeing [BA] and QinetiQ have signed a contract with the U.K. Ministry of Defense for the Maritime Unmanned Air Vehicle part of the Joint UAV Experimentation Programme (JUEP), Thales said last month. ...

Finmeccanica Acquires GKN's Stake In AgustaWestland.(Brief Article)
December 3, 2004... Italy's Finmeccanica this week said hit has completed its buyout of the 50 percent stake it didn't already own in helicopter manufacturer AgustaWestland from its former partner, Britain's GKN. Finmeccanica paid about $2 billion to GKN,...

Air Force Pilot Says Red Flag More Difficult Than Recent Combat In Iraq.
December 3, 2004... By Lorenzo Cortes An Air Force pilot who has participated in both Red Flag training exercises at Nellis AFB, Nev., and recent combat in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) characterize the exercises as more difficult. "The biggest difference...

OSI Gets TSA Contract To Test Bulk Cargo Screening System.
December 3, 2004... OSI Systems, Inc. [OSIS] yesterday said it has been awarded a contract by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) towards the deployment and testing of a Pulse Fast Neutron Analysis (PFNA)-based screening system for the bulk inspection...

Australia, United States Reach Agreement On Submarine Combat System.
December 3, 2004... Australia's Ministry of Defence (MoD) said recently it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the United States on the development and improvement of new combat systems for Collins-class subs. "Cooperating with the U.S. Navy...

Northrop Grumman's Space Technology Names Five New Sector VPs.(Northrop Grumman Corp)(Vice Presidents appointments)(Brief Article)
December 3, 2004... Northrop Grumman [NOC] recently said it had appointed five new sector vice presidents to manage ISR, civil space, Prometheus 1, subcontracting and Six Sigma business processes within the company's Space Technology group. According to a...

Australia's Defense Ministry Accelerates Financial Reforms.
December 3, 2004... The Australian Ministry of Defence plans to accelerate financial management reform and impose greater accountability on senior leaders and middle management, the Annual Report 2003-2004 said. The report, released recently, confirms that the...

BAE SYTEMS Picks Up $26 Million In Navy Contract Work.(BAE SYSTEMS PLC)(Brief Article)
December 3, 2004... BAE SYSTEMS said recently it received $26 million in contract work from the Navy for various technological and support services. According to a company statement, BAE was awarded a $21.4 million award to provide engineering and support...

Sikorsky Delivers Pair of Black Hawks To Thailand.(Brief Article)
December 3, 2004... Sikorsky [UTX] said yesterday it delivered a pair of UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters to the Royal Thai Army in a ceremony at its facility in Stratford, Conn. "Sikorsky Aircraft is grateful that Thailand and the Royal Thai Army have shown much...

Defense Brief.(Rear Adm. Jeffrey Cassias as commander of Submarine force)(Brief Article)
December 3, 2004... The Navy said recently that Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Vern Clark had assigned Rear Adm. Jeffrey Cassias as commander of Submarine Force, Pacific Fleet. Cassias is currently commander of Submarine Group Two in Groton, Conn., and...

Defense Watch.(forecast and trends)
December 6, 2004... The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense The $10 Billion Dollar Plan. The French CEO of EADS has big plans ahead for its U.S.-based operations. Philippe Camus says he expects the North American division to capture...

EADS North America CEO Touts Benefits of Split Tanker Buy.(European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co)(Chief Executive officer)
December 6, 2004... By Sharon Weinberger NEW YORK--Having at least two suppliers of aerial refueling tankers might be a good way for the U.S. Air Force to hold down costs and encourage innovation, according the head of the North American division of the...

Hancock Retiring As Head of Lockheed Aeronautics; F/A-22 Exec Steps Up.
December 6, 2004... By Lorenzo Cortes Lockheed Martin [LMT] said last week that Dain Hancock, currently executive vice president of Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, would retire and be succeeded by Ralph Heath next month, the current executive vice president and...

Industry Interest High In FCS UAV Competition, Says LSI.(Lead System Integrator)(unmanned aerial vehicles)(Future Combat System)
December 6, 2004... By Ann Roosevelt Representatives from 130 companies turned out to hear the announcement of the competition for two of the Army's Future Combat System (FCS) planned four unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), a Lead System Integrator (LSI)...

Stewart & Stevenson Swings To Profit In Third Quarter.(Stewart and Stevenson Services Inc.)
December 6, 2004... Stewart & Stevenson [SVC] on Friday said it reversed third quarter losses from a year ago due to improved economic conditions and earlier restructurings, beating consensus earnings expectations. The company's Army truck business continued...

DoD Must Still Send Congress Bulk of Tanker Documents.(Department of Defense)
December 6, 2004... By Amy Butler Pentagon spokesman Larry DiRita said last week officials are trying to do the "right thing" and "be as responsive as appropriate" to the Senate Armed Services Committee's request for the documents and emails of more than 35...

Airborne Laser Aircraft Begins Flight Certification.
December 7, 2004... By Ann Roosevelt The Airborne Laser (ABL) aircraft took to the skies Dec. 3 for the first time in two years, beginning the flight-certification process in a series of tests expected to last some four months, the Missile Defense Agency said...

Pakistan, India Look To New Foreign Military Sales.
December 7, 2004... By Sharon Weinberger The recent visit of Pakistan's president to the United States and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's upcoming visit to India has renewed talk of highprofile weapons sales to the two South Asian countries. ...

EADS CEO Denies Plans For Thales Merger.(Chief Executive Officer)(European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company)(Brief Article)
December 7, 2004... By Sharon Weinberger NEW YORK--The French head of the European Aeronautic Defence and Space (EADS) Company denied recent press reports indicating that there might be plans for a possible merger with the French defense firm Thales. ...

Northrop Grumman, United Defense To Team On Army Laser Systems.
December 7, 2004... By Ann Roosevelt Northrop Grumman [NOC] and United Defense [UDI] said yesterday they are teaming to provide the Army with ground-based laser defense systems to protect soldiers against a variety of current and emerging threats. The...

Aerospace Steel Maker To Increase Prices.(Timken Co.)(Brief Article)
December 7, 2004... The Timken Co. [TKR], which has a division that makes specialty steels for a variety of industries including aerospace, said on Friday that it would increase prices by 5 to 10 percent on its aerospace products beginning yesterday. ...

Lockheed Martin Closes Deal For Sippican.(Brief Article)
December 7, 2004... Lockheed Martin [LMT] on Friday said it has completed its acquisition of naval electronics supplier Sippican Holdings, a company that serves an international client base. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. The Carlyle Group...

Shareholder Sues GenCorp For Not Negotiating With Steel Partners.(Steel Partners L.P.)(Brief Article)
December 7, 2004... GenCorp Corp. [GY] last week said a shareholder filed a lawsuit against the company on Nov. 23 in a California court for not agreeing to negotiate with the investment firm Steel Partners, which early last month offered to buy the aerospace and...

Irish Select Bell/Augusta Aerospace Helicopter.(Brief Article)
December 7, 2004... By Ann Roosevelt The Irish military has chosen the AB139 helicopter to fill its utility helicopter requirement, according to the companies developing the helicopter. Bell/Agusta Aerospace Co., a partnership between Bell Helicopter...

IMC Finds Growth Niche As Information Technology Content Provider.(Information Manufacturing Corp)
December 7, 2004... By Calvin Biesecker Unlike many of the high-flying federal information technology (IT) firms whose growth is being paced by supplying the government with a wide range of network services, a small West Virginia-based company has been...

Tiger Team Pushes For Joint DOD-Intel Community Space Based Radar.(Department of Defense)
December 7, 2004... By Amy Butler A tiger team now briefing its findings to senior Pentagon officials has prompted the Defense Department and intelligence community to work jointly to get the tattered Space Based Radar (SBR) program back on track with a...

OMB Confirms Requirement For Tanker Competition.(Office of Management and Budget )(Brief Article)
December 7, 2004... By Sharon Weinberger A letter from the general counsel of the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) confirms that the Air Force is required to conduct a full competition for any contract to modernize its fleet of aerial...

Raytheon Receives First Full-Rate AIM-9X Production Contract.(Brief Article)
December 7, 2004... Raytheon [RTN] said yesterday it received a $158 million contract--the first full rate production contract--to continue production of the AIM-9X Sidewinder missiles and support materials. The award from the Naval Air Systems Command...

Defense Brief.(European Aeronautic Defence and Space )(Brief Article)
December 7, 2004... The European Aeronautic Defence and Space (EADS) Company has moved it "tanker capture team" from its North American subsidiary to its newly incorporated U.S. defense company. The move transfers North American-based employees working on aerial...

Tanker Study To Be Briefed To Congress Later This Month.(Brief Article)
December 8, 2004... By Sharon Weinberger A study that could prove critical to the future competition to replace the Air Force's aging fleet of aerial refueling tankers is scheduled to be briefed to Congress later this month, according to the Pentagon. ...

Skipper Lauds New Deepwater Capabilities In Recent Counter-Drug Mission.(Coast Guard cutter usage for controlling drug traffic)
December 8, 2004... By Calvin Biesecker New communications capabilities installed aboard a 38-year-old Coast Guard cutter this summer dramatically improved counter-drug operations during a two-month mission this fall through the creation of a common operating...

GE Completes Purchase of Bomb Detection Company InVision.(General Electric Co)(InVision Technologies Inc)
December 8, 2004... General Electric [GE] on Monday completed its $900 million acquisition of Explosive Detection Systems maker InVision Technologies after InVision came to terms with two federal agencies investigating the company. For GE, the purchase adds...

Government Should Help Improve Fault Tolerance of Containerized Supply Chain.
December 8, 2004... By Calvin Biesecker A preliminary report by RAND that looks at the security of the global containerized supply chain suggests the U.S. government should take a lead role in ensuring that this system for moving goods into and out of the...

Institutional Army Will See More Transformation, Schoomaker Says.
December 8, 2004... By Ann Roosevelt Major changes are in the works as the institutional Army supports the operational troops, the top service officer said. "We tend to talk about the operational part of the force, but there are some very, very...

ABL Team Finds, Fixes Warning Light Issue.(Airborne Laser)(Brief Article)
December 8, 2004... The Airborne Laser (ABL) aircraft has a new instrument, replacing one for which a pressure warning light came on, causing the aircraft to land early as a precaution during its Dec. 3 flight, a Missile Defense Agency (MDA) official said. ...

Intel Compromise Reached; Budget Authority To Shift To New Position.
December 8, 2004... By Sharon Weinberger The House and Senate reached an agreement over the hotly contested intelligence overhaul bill, approving a plan that would provide substantial budget authority to a new national intelligence director while ensuring...

General Dynamics Begins Full Production of Intelligence Training System.(Brief Article)
December 8, 2004... General Dynamics [GD] C4 Systems business unit said yesterday it has the green light from the Army to begin full-rate production of the Intelligence and Electronic Warfare Tactical Proficiency Trainer (IEWTPT). IEWTPT is the Army's...

ITT Industries Elects Steven Loranger Chairman of the Board.(ITT Industries Inc.)(Brief Article)
December 8, 2004... The Board of Directors of ITT Industries [ITT] said yesterday it elected the company's President and CEO Steven Loranger as Board Chairman. Loranger replaces Lou Giuliano who retired earlier this year as ITT's president and CEO. Loranger's...

Defense Propels Aerospace Sales Record In 2004, Civil Market Rebounds, AIA Says.(Aerospace Industries Association)
December 9, 2004... By Calvin Biesecker Aerospace sales this year are headed for an all-time record in current dollars led by continued strong military spending and a welcome, if only slight, turnaround in civil aircraft revenues, the Aerospace Industries...

Global Hawk Restructuring Risky, Costly, GAO Says.
December 9, 2004... The Defense Department restructuring and acceleration of Northrop Grumman's [NOC] Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle program is more expensive and risky than the initial plans, according to new report from the Government Accountability Office....

Saab Takes Over Gripen Marketing Efforts In Reorganization With BAE.(Brief Article)
December 9, 2004... Sweden's Saab said this week that it would take over marketing efforts for the Gripen multirole fighter from Britain's BAE SYSTEMS in a reorganization of the Gripen International joint venture. "Saab will take responsibility for Gripen...

Raytheon to upgrade Canada's Phalanx system.(Brief Article)
December 9, 2004... Raytheon [RTN] said yesterday that it had won a contract from Canada's Department of National Defence for $32 million to repair, overhaul and upgrade 16 Phalanx systems for the Canadian Navy. "Canada has made a significant commitment to...

General Dynamics awarded $5.6 million for sub support.(Brief Article)
December 9, 2004... General Dynamics [GD] said this week it was awarded a $5.6 million contract from the Navy for submarine support activity. According to a company statement, GD's Electric Boat group would provide design agent, planning yard, engineering and...

BAE SYSTEMS picks up $62 million strategic systems contract.(Brief Article)
December 9, 2004... BAE SYSTEMS said this week that is was awarded a $62 million contract by the Navy's strategic systems programs (SSP) group to provide system engineering and integration support for the C-4 Trident I and D-5 Trident II submarinelaunched...

Senate passes intel overhaul bill.
December 9, 2004... By Sharon Weinberger The Senate yesterday passed a long awaited bill to overhaul the U.S. intelligence system, legislation that provides significant power to a new intelligence director, but also includes several key compromises to...

France orders more Dassault Rafale combat aircraft.(Brief Article)
December 9, 2004... By Ann Roosevelt Dassault Aviation will provide 59 F-3 Rafale combat aircraft, an order announced Monday by French Minister of Defense Michele Alliot-Marie. The aircraft will be delivered between 2008 and 2012, and raise the total...

First Peace Eagle aircraft rolls off the line for Turkey.(Brief Article)
December 9, 2004... Boeing [BA] said recently that the first 737-700 aircraft it is producing for Turkey's Peace Eagle airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) program rolled off the production line at the company's facility in Renton, Wash. According to a...

Norway Pulls Trigger For More PANTERA Pods From Lockheed Martin.(Brief Article)
December 9, 2004... Lockheed Martin [LMT] said recently that the Royal Norwegian Air Force (RnoAF) had exercised its contract option to procure more PANTERA advanced targeting pods. Terms and quantities were not disclosed. PANTERA is the designation for...

Defense briefs.(results of alternatives study on Air Force tanker recapitalization)(Brief Article)
December 9, 2004... RAND on Tuesday delivered its completed analysis of alternatives study on Air Force tanker recapitalization to the Pentagon, according to a Defense Department spokeswoman. The study is expected to be a major factor in determining how the Air...

Winner of VXX duel to clinch global marketplace, says Sikorsky official.
December 9, 2004... By Amy Butler STRATFORD, Conn.--Officials at Sikorsky [UTX] said during a briefing this week with reporters that the increasingly heated competition with a Lockheed Martin [LMT]-led team for the prestigious contract to build the future...

Portugal Taps General Dynamics For Pandur Contract.(Brief Article)
December 10, 2004... General Dynamics [GD] said yesterday that its GD European Land Combat Systems group had been selected by Portugal to enter negotiations for a contract to acquire 260 Pandur II 8x8 armored combat vehicles. The contract for the Pandur II buy...

Despite Losing PACOM, Martin Says He Remains Focused On AFMC.(Air Force Materiel Command)(Pacific Command)(Interview)
December 10, 2004... By Amy Butler Gen. Gregory Martin said this week he plans, until directed otherwise, to remain commander of Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) after questions about his continued service career arose following his unsuccessful nomination to...

L-3 Acquires Intelligent Video Surveillance Product Lines.(Pyramid Vision)(Brief Article)
December 10, 2004... By Calvin Biesecker Adding to its growing product portfolio serving the homeland security and related markets, L-3 Communications [LLL] has acquired several intelligent video security product lines from Pyramid Vision, which is a...

Coast Guard Jayhawk Helicopter Goes Down Near Alaska.(Brief Article)
December 10, 2004... A Coast Guard HH-60 Jayhawk helicopter that was rescuing crew members from a damaged freighter crashed Wednesday night in the Bering Sea near Alaska. The Coast Guard yesterday said it had preliminary indications of what went wrong but...