Defense Daily articles from December 2005

Defense Daily archives from December 2005

SOCOM, Navy Restructuring ASDS Program; Future Hulls In Doubt.(Special Operations Command, Advanced SEAL Delivery System)
December 1, 2005... By Geoff Fein After numerous concerns with the reliability of Northrop Grumman's [NOC] Advanced SEAL Delivery System (ASDS), U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) and the Navy have cancelled future buys of the system, opting instead to...

Lockheed Martin Facing Potential F-16 Production Line Gap In 2008.
December 1, 2005... By Geoff Fein FORT WORTH, Texas--Lockheed Martin [LMT] may be facing a potential production gap on its F-16 aircraft line in 2008, unless it can reach an agreement with Greece to buy the fighter jet by the end of this year, a company...

GD, NCI, STG Win Army IT Award.
December 1, 2005... General Dynamics [GD], NCI, Inc. [NCIT], and STG, Inc., each won contracts, and the opportunity to compete for additional work, under a nearly $800 million Army information technology program called the Total Engineering and Integration...

Boeing Begins NATO AWACS Mission System Fleet Upgrades.(Airborne Early Warning And Control System)
December 1, 2005... Boeing [BA] said yesterday it has begun major mission system improvements to the first E-3A of NATO's fleet of 17 Airborne Early Warning And Control System (AWACS) aircraft as part of its $1.3 billion Mid-Term Modernization program. The...

Australia Plans Major Upgrade For Chinook Helicopters.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... Australia's Boeing [BA]-built Chinook helicopters are about to undergo about an $18.4 million upgrade to fit them with electronic warfare, ballistic protection and advanced communications to ensure they're ready for the future. Defence...

Stewart & Stevenson's Truck Sales Up, But Profits Down.
December 1, 2005... By Calvin Biesecker Stewart & Stevenson [SVC], which is becoming a pure-play provider of military trucks, yesterday said its sales increased 21 percent in the third quarter but profits from continuing operations fell due to lower margins...

BAE SYSTEMS Awarded $58 Million Toward Egypt Howitzer Delivery.
December 1, 2005... The Army has given BAE SYSTEMS a $58 million contract modification to refurbish 164 M109A5 155mm self-propelled howitzers and deliver 200 sets of Basic Issue Items for Egypt. "The award of this follow-on work shows the confidence that...

Raytheon To Produce Global Hawk Ground Control Segments.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... Raytheon [RTN] yesterday said it has been awarded a new contract to produce ground segments for Northrop Grumman's [NOC] Global Hawk program supporting the Air Force RQ-4A/B Global Hawk unmanned aerial system (UAS). Financial terms were...

Raytheon Radar Communicates With THAAD Missile.(Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems completed testing radar performance, (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense))(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... Raytheon [RTN] Monday said its phased array radar successfully acquired, tracked, and communicated with a Lockheed Martin [LMT] Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile during a developmental flight test conducted at the White...

Derco Finalizes Dutch C-130 Sale.(Derco Aerospace Inc.)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... Sikorsky's [UTX] Derco Aerospace subsidiary recently signed an agreement with the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) to provide two C-130 aircraft, doubling the operations fleet. "The Dutch sought an innovative and affordable solution to...

Northrop Grumman Selects Team For $250 Million JWFC Bid.((Joint Forces Command's Joint Warfighting Center), Cubic Defense Applications and General Dynamics Corp.)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... Northrop Grumman [NOC] Monday said it has selected a core team of partner companies including Cubic [CUB] and General Dynamics [GD] for its bid to continue providing exercise and event support to the Joint Forces Command's Joint Warfighting...

L-3 To Buy German Maritime Electronics Firm.(L-3 Communications Corp., SAM Electronics GmbH )
December 2, 2005... By Calvin Biesecker Stepping into Europe to expand its footprint, L-3 Communications [LLL] yesterday said it has agreed to acquire Germany's SAM Electronics GmbH in a $150 million deal that complements its existing maritime electronics...

Contractors Oppose New 'Revolving Door' Rules For Former Defense Workers.
December 2, 2005... By George Cahlink Industry groups are fighting a congressional proposal to track employees who move through the "revolving door" between the Defense Department and its contractors. The provision, included in the Senate's version of...

2006 Is Critical Year For Lockheed Martin's Joint Strike Fighter Program.
December 2, 2005... By Geoff Fein FORT WORTH, Texas--Lockheed Martin [LMT] will face a flurry of activity next year with the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program. Key milestones include air system critical design review (CDR) and preparation for...

HSARPA Soliciting For Rapid Technology Prototypes.(Homeland Security's Advanced Research Projects Agency)(Brief Article)
December 2, 2005... The Department of Homeland Security's Advanced Research Projects Agency (HSARPA) this week issued a solicitation for white papers and proposals under the Rapid Technology Application Program (RTAP) in 22 topic areas. Under RTAP, DHS...

WIN-T Offers 'Flawless' Capstone Demonstration.(Warfighter Information Network- Tactical)
December 2, 2005... By Ann Roosevelt The Army successfully conducted the capstone test for the System Development and Demonstration (SDD) phase of the Warfighter Information Network- Tactical (WIN-T) program Nov. 3-15 at Ft. Huachuca, Ariz. "This network...

Canada Awards GD $51 Million For Mine Protected Vehicles.(General Dynamics Land Systems Inc.)(Brief Article)
December 2, 2005... Canada has awarded a $51.3 million contract to General Dynamics [GD] Land Systems Canada to provide 50 RG-31 Mine Protected Vehicles with an option for 25 additional vehicles. "We are pleased to once again have an opportunity to provide...

Vertical Tails Successfully Installed In JSF.(Joint Strike Fighter)
December 2, 2005... The vertical tails designed and built by BAE SYSTEMS for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) have been successfully installed, signaling the final stages of F-35 structural component assembly and taking the program...

Raytheon Awards DRS $18 Million For SADA II Infrared Assemblies.
December 2, 2005... DRS Technologies [DRS] Tuesday said that it has been awarded an $18 million contract by Raytheon [RTN] Network Centric Systems, to produce optically-improved, Standard Advanced Dewar Assembly (SADA) II assemblies for use on the Army's M2A3...

House Intel Panel Investigating Whether Cunningham Compromised Security.(Rep.Randy Cunningham)
December 2, 2005... By George Cahlink House Intelligence Committee Chairman Peter Hoekstra (R-Mich.) has asked the committee's attorneys to investigate whether former Rep.Randy "Duke" Cunningham (R-Calif.) compromised national security by accepting $2.4...

Northrop Grumman Lands $532 Million JSTARS Upgrade Deal.
December 2, 2005... The Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] a five-year, $532 million contract for the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) System Improvement Program to provide systems design and development improvements to the...

Correction.(Correction Notice)
December 2, 2005... In the Dec. 1 issue of Defense Daily it was stated that Oman would be getting the Block 60 configuration of the F-16. Oman will actually be getting the Block 50/52 variant. [Copyright 2005 Access Intelligence, LLC. All rights reserved.]

Defense Watch.(hot trends)
December 5, 2005... The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Competing Priorities. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) ticked off a list of several bills on Friday that he'd like the Senate to pass before heading home for...

Israel And U.S. Conduct Successful Arrow Interceptor Test.
December 5, 2005... By B.C. Kessner TEL AVIV, Israel--With the Israeli Prime Minister continuing to voice the country's hard line toward Iran's nuclear weapons ambitions, missile defense agencies and firms from the United States and here successfully...

Northrop Grumman Creates New Space Exploration Unit.(Brief Article)
December 5, 2005... Northrop Grumman [NOC] on Friday said it has established a new Space Exploration Systems organization within its Integrated Systems sector to lead the company's efforts on NASA's various opportunities for space exploration including the new...

Army Considers The Way Ahead After Successful WIN-T Tests.(Warfighter Information Network-Tactical)
December 5, 2005... By Ann Roosevelt The Army is considering the next steps in implementing the Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T) to bring communications on the move after successful demonstration test/operational tests last month. "We...

Northrop Grumman's Fire Scout UAV Completes Critical Design Review.(unmanned aerial vehicle )(Brief Article)
December 5, 2005... Northrop Grumman [NOC] successfully conducted a critical design review of its MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for the Navy, moving the program one step closer to full-scale production and delivery of the vertical takeoff and...

T-50 Makes International Aerial Debut.(jet trainer )(Brief Article)
December 5, 2005... The Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) and Lockheed Martin [LMT] T-50 Golden Eagle advanced jet trainer made its international aerial debut showcasing its supersonic capabilities and technological advances recently at the Dubai International...

Boeing Exec Says DHS Improving Safety Act Reviews.
December 6, 2005... By Calvin Biesecker Boeing [BA], which has walked away from well over $1 billion worth of homeland security and homeland defense business because of difficulty in getting liability protections for its anti-terror products, has been...

Air Force Begins Work Toward Combat Rescue Tanker Replacement.(Brief Article)
December 6, 2005... By Ann Roosevelt The Air Force is taking another run at replacing aging Lockheed Martin [LMT] HC-130 combat rescue tankers by starting work on an Initial Capabilities Document for a combat rescue tanker replacement (CRT-X), an Air Force...

L-3 Acquires Signal Processing Firm.(Applied Signal Technology Inc., L-3 Communications Corp.)(Brief Article)
December 6, 2005... By Calvin Biesecker L-3 Communications [LLL] yesterday said that it has acquired Applied Signal and Image Technology, Inc. (ASIT), a small Maryland-based firm specializing in signal processing for various solutions. Terms of the...

Raytheon's APG-79 AESA Radar Delivers Multiple JDAMs On Target.(Raytheon Aircraft Co.)(joint direct attack munitions)
December 6, 2005... By Geoff Fein Raytheon's [RTN] APG-79 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar successfully delivered multiple Joint Direct Attack Munitions using real-time targeting coordinates obtained from a high-resolution synthetic aperture...

Defense Department Not Giving Up Work On Nuclear 'Bunker Buster' Weapon.(research on nuclear "bunker buster" weapon)
December 6, 2005... By George Cahlink The Defense Department will continue researching a nuclear "bunker buster" weapon, despite Congress' recent decision to eliminate money marked for nuclear research on the weapon in fiscal 2006 "There is some...

Kuwait To Spend $175 Million On Fast Interceptor Boats.(Brief Article)
December 6, 2005... Kuwait is looking to spend $175 million to buy 12 MKV-C Fast Interceptor Boats, along with associated equipment and services, according to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA). The potential sale would also include 12 RWM GMBH...

Gen. Montgomery Meigs Appointed To Lead Joint IED Effort.(improvised explosive devices)(Brief Article)
December 6, 2005... Retired Army Gen. Montgomery Meigs will lead the effort to expand the Pentagon's program to counter improvised explosive devices (IED), replacing Brig. Gen. Joseph Votel, the current director of the Joint Improvised Explosive Device...

DHS Creates Center To Study Disaster Preparedness And Response.(Department of Homeland Security)(Brief Article)
December 7, 2005... By Calvin Biesecker The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Monday selected a consortium led by Johns Hopkins University fors a new Homeland Security Center of Excellence to focus on preparedness and response to potential...

Elbit Finally Inks $70 Million Bulgarian Helo Upgrade Contract.
December 7, 2005... By B.C. Kessner TEL AVIV, Israel--After about a year of sporadic controversy and legal wrangling, Israel's Elbit Systems [ESLT] said this week it had finally signed a contract with the Bulgarian Ministry of Defense (MoD) worth about $70...

Joint High Speed Vessel Program Moves Forward With JROC IOC Approval.(Joint Requirements Oversight Council)(Joint High Speed Vessel)(usage of military equipment)
December 7, 2005... By Ann Roosevelt The Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC) last month approved the Initial Capability Document for the Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV) program the services all want. By the end of the calendar year, a RAND-led...

Boeing Dragonfly UAV Completes Four-Minute Test Flight.(unmanned aerial vehicles)
December 7, 2005... Boeing's [BA] second canard rotor/wing (CRW) technology demonstrator-- the X-50A Dragonfly unmanned air vehicle--has successfully completed a four- minute hover flight reaching an altitude of about 20 feet above ground, the company reported....

Pratt & Whitney Set To Deliver First F135 JSF Engine.(joint strike fighter, Lockheed Martin Corp.)(Brief Article)
December 7, 2005... Pratt & Whitney's [UTX] propulsion team finished work on its first F135 engine for the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) and will deliver the component to Lockheed Martin's [LMT] Fort Worth, Texas, JSF facility by the end of the month, according to...

Canada Receives First M777 Howitzers.(BAE SYSTEMS PLC, Department of National Defence)(Brief Article)
December 7, 2005... BAE SYSTEMS said the 1st Regiment Royal Canadian Horse Artillery conducted an inaugural firing last week of the first 155mm M777 towed howitzers delivered to the Canadian Department of National Defence (DND) under a Foreign Military Sales...

Metal Storm Testing Scalable Weapon System For Army/Navy UGVs.(unmanned ground vehicles)(Brief Article)
December 7, 2005... By Geoff Fein Metal Storm [MTSX] is developing a scalable modular weapon system for both the Army and Navy that can be used on unmanned ground vehicles (UGV) to provide non-lethal to lethal munitions. The system is designed so it can...

BVR Systems Receives IAF EW Simulator Contract.
December 7, 2005... Israel's BVR Systems yesterday said it received a contract to provide its In-Flight Electronic Warfare Simulator (IFEWS) for Israel Air Force (IAF) Sikorsky [UTX] CH-53 and Lockheed Martin [LMT] C-130 aircraft. "This program is extremely...

A160 Hummingbird Completes First Test Flight With New Engine.(Boeing Co.)(Brief Article)
December 7, 2005... Boeing's [BA] A160 Hummingbird unmanned rotorcraft took an important step last week toward concept demonstration as it made its first test flight from an airfield near Victorville, Calif., according to a company statement. The new A160...

Kroll Gets Contract For TSA Background Investigations.
December 7, 2005... The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has awarded Kroll Inc. a potential $17.3 million contract to conduct preliminary background investigations of TSA screeners and other employers, the company said yesterday. Kroll, which...

FAA Certifies Bell Helicopter's Eagle Eye For Experimental Flight-Testing.
December 7, 2005... Bell Helicopter's [TXT] Eagle Eye TR918 Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) received its certificate of airworthiness for experimental flight-testing from the Federal Aviation Administration, the company said. This certification represents...

Lack Of Sub Work Leads To Layoffs At Electric Boat.
December 7, 2005... By Geoff Fein Upwards of 2,400 workers at General Dynamics [GD] Electric Boat could be laid off by the end of 2006 because of declining submarine design, repair and overhaul work at the Groton, Conn. shipyard, said a company spokesman....

Several Lawmakers Vie For Cunningham's Appropriations Committee Seat.(United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations, Randy Cunningham)
December 7, 2005... By George Cahlink Several candidates, including three members of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), are seeking the open seat on the powerful House Appropriations Committee that became available last week when Rep. Randy...

Boeing Details Areas of CSAR-X Proposal.(Combat Search and Rescue)
December 8, 2005... By Ann Roosevelt Boeing [BA] offered more detail on its HH-47 proposal, including an option for accelerated delivery, for the next generation Air Force Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR-X) aircraft, now in source selection. "By Boeing's...

Eaton Completes Purchase of PerkinElmer's Aerospace Division.(Brief Article)
December 8, 2005... Eaton Corp. [ETN] on Tuesday said it has closed its $333 million acquisition of the aerospace division of PerkinElmer, Inc. [PKI], adding to its capabilities in fluid and air systems for aircraft. The aerospace division had $150 million in...

Cubic Defense Applications To Provide Data Link For Fire Scout.(Northrop Grumman Corp.)(Brief Article)
December 8, 2005... Cubic Defense Applications, [CUB] received an $11 million contract from Northrop Grumman [NOC] to provide the Tactical Common Data Link (TCDL) for the Navy's MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Takeoff and Landing Unmanned Air Vehicle (VTUAV), Cubic...

Reveal Imaging Gets R&D Contract For Cargo Explosives Detection.
December 8, 2005... Under pressure from some in Congress to find suitable technologies for explosives screening of cargo carried on aircraft, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has awarded Reveal Imaging Technologies, Inc. a one-year $2.5 million...

Savi Technology Wins NATO RFID Network Upgrades Work.(North Atlantic Treaty Organization, radio frequency identification device)(Brief Article)
December 8, 2005... The NATO Consultation, Command and Control Agency (NC3A) has awarded Savi Technology a new contract to upgrade and sustain operational support of the Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)-based network the company built last year to track...

ThalesRaytheonSystems Battle Control System Certified For Military Use.(Brief Article)
December 8, 2005... ThalesRaytheonSystems (TRS) Battle Control System-Fixed (BCS-F), a new command and control system, passed its interoperability tests, earning the Air Force Systems Interoperability Test (AFSIT) certification and positioning the system one...

Cobham Named Preferred Bidder For Australian Coastwatch Contract.
December 8, 2005... A unit of the U.K.'s Cobham plc announced yesterday it has been named preferred bidder for the 12 year, approximately $746.8 million Australian Coastwatch contract. Cobham is the current provider of aerial Civil Maritime Surveillance...

SAIC To Compete For USJFCOM Joint Warfighting Center Support Team Work.(Science Applications International Corp., U.S. Joint Forces Command)(Brief Article)
December 8, 2005... SAIC yesterday announced plans to compete for the U.S. Joint Forces Command's (USJFCOM) Joint Warfighting Center (JWFC) Support Team (JST) procurement. The five-year program is expected to commence in September 2006, supporting USJFCOM's...

DISA Picks Northrop Grumman For New Pentagon VTC Hubs.(Defense Information Systems Agency, video-teleconferencing )(Brief Article)
December 8, 2005... Northrop Grumman [NOC] recently said the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) has awarded the company's Mission Systems sector a contract to design, test and install new video-teleconferencing (VTC) hubs for networks supporting Pentagon...

Lockheed Martin Receives Software Award For Pentagon's I-GUIDES.(Systems and Software Consortium Inc.)(Brief Article)
December 8, 2005... Lockheed Martin [LMT] recently received a 2005 Excellence Award from the Systems and Software Consortium, Inc. (SSCI) in recognition of the development and market launch of its I-GUIDES software in response to the Department of Defense's...

Military Needs Multi Mission Tanker, C-17 Fate Uncertain, General Says.(United States. Transportation Command)
December 9, 2005... By Geoff Fein The U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) needs to develop a multi mission tanker aircraft to augment both the existing commercial and military airlift capabilities, said the Commander of TRANSCOM. TRANSCOM should also...

Raytheon APKWS II Team Demonstrates Fuze, Warhead Technology.(Raytheon Aircraft Co.)(Brief Article)
December 9, 2005... By Ann Roosevelt Raytheon's [RTN] Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II (APKWS II) team has completed sled and arena and fuse sled tests, successfully demonstrating a low-cost lethality solution for its design. The Army is in...

L-3 Communications Integrated Systems Awarded Industry Certification.(Software Engineering Institute)(Brief Article)
December 9, 2005... L-3 Communications [LLL] announced yesterday its Integrated Systems (L- 3/IS) subsidiary has been awarded a Level 3 Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI(R)) certification by the Software Engineering Institute (SEI)- -a significant...

Malaysia Joins EADS A400M Military Airlift Program.(European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. )(Brief Article)
December 9, 2005... The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) announced the Malaysian government signed a contract to buy four A400M military airlifters Dec. 8 at the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition LIMA '05. This contract...

DHS, NASA Sign Technology Agreement.(Department of Homeland Security, National Aeronautics and Space Administration)(Brief Article)
December 9, 2005... The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and NASA this week signed a memorandum of understanding to coordinate and collaborate on appropriate research and development technologies to benefit both agencies. "The people that have placed...

First V-22 Osprey Block B Delivered To Marine Corps.(Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.)(Brief Article)
December 9, 2005... By Geoff Fein Boeing [BA] - Bell Helicopter Textron [TXT] delivered the first Block B V-22 Osprey to the Marine Corps yesterday, however it will still be a few years before the tiltrotor aircraft can be deployed into combat. "From a...

SAIC Gets $68 Million In Bio-Surveillance Awards.(Science Applications International Corp.)(Brief Article)
December 9, 2005... Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) has received two contracts potentially worth a combined $68.4 million from the Centers for Disease Control in support of the BioSense program, which is an effort to provide early detection of a...

Elbit Completes Acquisitions of Elisra And Tadiran Communications.
December 9, 2005... Israel's Elbit Systems [ESLT] said that it completed in late November the purchase of all of the shares of Koor Industries in Elisra Electronic Systems for about $69 million in cash and simultaneously completed the purchase of Koor's...

Northrop Grumman Gets $1.94 Billion For Carl Vinson Overhaul.(Navy gives contract)(Brief Article)
December 9, 2005... The Navy recently awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] a $1.94 billion contract for the refueling and complex overhaul of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) at the company's Newport News sector in Va. "This project is very large and...

Raytheon Wins $12 Million Dutch Island Surveillance Contract.(Raytheon Aircraft Co., Netherlands. Royal Navy, Netherlands.Antilles & Aruba )(Brief Article)
December 9, 2005... Raytheon's [RTN] subsidiary in Canada Monday said it has won a contract worth about $12 million by the Royal Netherlands navy and the coast guard of the Netherlands Antilles & Aruba (CGNA&A) to build an integrated coastal surveillance radar...

Former Rep. Cunningham 'Very Aggressive' Seeking Earmarks, Young Says.(Randy Cunningham, Bill Young)
December 9, 2005... By George Cahlink Former Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham (R-Calif.), who admitted last week to accepting $2.4 million in bribes from defense contractors, was among the most aggressive lawmakers in pushing for earmarks in the 2006 defense...

Defense Watch.
December 12, 2005... The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Coming Soon. The House and Senate are likely to vote this week on a final version of the 2006 defense authorization bill. House and Senate negotiators have spent most of...

Congress Likely To Put Cost Caps On Navy's DD(X) Destroyer, Bartlett Says.
December 12, 2005... By George Cahlink The final defense authorization bill will likely place caps on the per ship cost of the Navy's next-generation DD(X) destroyer, according to Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (R-Md.), chairman of the House Armed Services projection...

Lockheed Martin To Build Prototype Unmanned Airship For MDA.(Brief Article)
December 12, 2005... By Ann Roosevelt Lockheed Martin [LMT] Dec. 8 received a four-year $149.2 million contract from the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to build and demonstrate the technical feasibility and military utility of a High Altitude Airship (HAA)....

Iran's Space Program Poses Problems For Israel, U.S.
December 12, 2005... By B.C. Kessner TEL AVIV, Israel--It did not take long for experts discussing Israel's space strategy here last week to mention the twin concern to Iran's much publicized nuclear ambitions--how Iran will use its space program to advance...

General Dynamics Delivers First Production Stryker NBC Vehicle.
December 12, 2005... General Dynamics [GD] delivered the first two low-rate initial production Stryker Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Reconnaissance (NBCRV) variants to the Army Dec. 7 at Anniston Army Depot, Ala. GD's Land Systems unit will deliver 17...

BAE SYSTEMS Awarded $62.5 Million For Navy SWS Program.
December 12, 2005... BAE SYSTEMS last week said it was awarded a $62.5 million contract from the Navy's Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) to provide system engineering and integration support for the Trident II (D-5) Fleet Ballistic Missile Strategic Weapon...

Raytheon Wins $12 Million Dutch Island Surveillance Contract.(Brief Article)
December 12, 2005... Raytheon's [RTN] subsidiary in Canada Monday said it has won a contract worth about $12 million by the Royal Netherlands navy and the coast guard of the Netherlands Antilles & Aruba (CGNA&A) to build an integrated coastal surveillance radar...

MDA Sets 2006 ABL Goals, Completes 2005 'Knowledge Points'.(Airborne Laser)(Missile Defense Agency)
December 13, 2005... By Ann Roosevelt Air Force Lt. Gen. Trey Obering, director of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), said Friday the Airborne Laser's (ABL) megawatt-class Chemical Oxygen Iodine Laser (COIL) successfully completed its 2005 "Knowledge Point"...

TSA Awards Lockheed Martin $1.1 Million To Field Test EDS Upgrades.
December 13, 2005... Lockheed Martin [LMT] yesterday said it has received a $1.1 million contract from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to move into the field test phase of an upgrade kit it developed for currently deployed Explosives Detection...

Navy Working Out LCS Mission Modules, First System Will Deliver In '07.(Littoral Combat Ship)
December 13, 2005... By Geoff Fein With a year to go before delivery of the first Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), the Littoral Mine Warfare office is testing out mission module components, looking at options for systems and working out possible delivery and...

Lockheed Martin, Netfires LLC, Conduct Successful LAM Boost Test Vehicle Flight.
December 13, 2005... By Ann Roosevelt Lockheed Martin [LMT] and NetFires LLC, comprised of Lockheed Martin and Raytheon [RTN], recently conducted a successful Boost Test Vehicle (BTV) flight test for its Loitering Attack Missile (LAM) at Eglin AFB, Fla. ...

DARPA Looks At New Armor Development.(Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency)(Brief Article)
December 13, 2005... The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) Defense Sciences Office wants proposals by Jan. 23 to develop new armor material and or system designs better than current armor systems at a reasonable cost. In a Dec. 6 Broad...

House, Senate Near Final Agreement On 2006 Defense Authorization Bill.
December 13, 2005... By George Cahlink House and Senate negotiators continued to hammer out their differences on the 2006 defense authorization bill with a final vote on the massive military bill expected by the end of the week. Senate Majority Leader...

Elbit's CoMPASS Observation System Headed For Watchkeeper.(CoMPASS)(Hermes 450 unmanned aircraft system )
December 13, 2005... Israel's Elbit Systems [ESLT] last week said the U.K. segment of France's Thales has selected its El-Op subsidiary's CoMPASS observation system for Britain's Watchkeeper program. "This order of the CoMPASS system for the Watchkeeper...

Bell Helicopter's Army LUH Offering Passes 3.1 Million Mile Milestone.(Light Utility Helicopter )(Brief Article)
December 13, 2005... Bell Helicopter Textron [TXT] said last week its 412 medium twin-engine helicopter recently surpassed the 3.1 million flight hour milestone. It has proposed the 412 for the Army's Light Utility Helicopter (LUH). Others in the hunt for...