Defense Daily articles from February 2002

Defense Daily archives from February 2002

Rumsfeld: Sept. 11 Attacks Sparked DoD To Pursue Six Transformational Goals.(protecting homeland and bases overseas, projecting and sustaining power in distant theaters, denying enemy sanctuary from U.S. military power, protecting information networks from attack, using information technology to link military forces in joint campaign and maintaining unhindered access to space and protecting space capabilities from enemy attacks)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and the war against terrorists in Afghanistan have spurred DoD's emphasis on six transformational goals, including homeland defense and long range power projection and sustainment, Defense Secretary Donald...

A160 Hummingbird Completes First Forward Flight.(by Frontier Systems)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Frontier Systems completed the first forward flight of the A160 Hummingbird unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) on Tuesday, according to a release from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). "It went better than we dreamed it...

Russia Nuclear Experts Urge Bush To Make More Aggressive Nuclear Arms Cuts.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... By Kerry Gildea The Bush administration's plans for taking nuclear weapons off alert are disappointing to Russia and should be taken much further, according to a group of Russian nuclear experts. The Pentagon's nuclear posture review...

Lockheed Martin Wraps Up Testing of New Atlas V Engine.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Lockheed Martin [LMT] said that it has completed testing of its RD-180 engine for the new Atlas V rocket. The Atlas V is Lockheed Martin's candidate for the Air Force's Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) program. Boeing [BA] has...

Boeing Ships TDRS Satellite To Cape For Pre-Flight Preparation.(Tracking and Data Relay Satellite)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Boeing [BA] said that its Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) is being shipped to Kennedy Space Center, Fla., to undergo final preparations for a March launch aboard a Lockheed Martin [LMT] Atlas IIA rocket. The TDRS is being shipped...

Lockheed Martin Gets Contract To Provide Trident II D-5 Ballistic Missiles.(Navy to spend $248 million)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... The Navy awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $248 million contract for the follow-on production of 12 Trident II D-5 fleet ballistic missiles and start of the D-5 service life extension program, the company reported. The contract is one of...

United Defense Awarded $31 Million In Paladin, CV90 Support Contracts.(to produce 18 new M109A6 Paladin self-propelled howitzers for the Army)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2002... United Defense [UDI] said yesterday that it has been awarded $31 million in contracts to produce 18 new M109A6 Paladin self-propelled howitzers for the Army and support the CV90 armored vehicle made by the Hagglunds subsidiary in Sweden of...

Hamilton: DD(X) Source Selection In April, Expect Funding Boost In FY '03.(Rear Adm. Charles Hamilton; surface warship design)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... By Hunter Keeter Rear Adm. Charles Hamilton, program executive officer for surface strike, said the Navy is to select a winning DD(X) design in the first week of April following what he expects to be a substantial funding boost in the...

Australia's Austal Awarded $31 Million Three-Year Catamaran Transport Charter.(Austal Ships, in cooperation with Bender Marine)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Australia's Austal Ships, in cooperation with Bender Marine, on Wednesday was awarded a $31 million contract from the Navy for the three-year charter of its 331-foot catamaran transport, the Westpac Express, for use by the III Marine...

DARPA Seeks Unattended Sensor Technology To Detect Underground Facilities.(Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is seeking unattended sensor technologies that can be used to detect and exploit vulnerabilities in underground facilities, according to a broad agency announcement (BAA) released Wednesday...

Defense Contracts.(L-3 Communications, Boeing, ITT, General Dynamics, Sikorsky, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2002... ITT [ITT], Colorado Springs, Colo., is being awarded a $519 million cost- plus award/fixed-fee contract to provide for the System Engineering and Sustainment Integrator program. This program provides for the sustainment and modernization of...

$379 Billion Proposed FY '03 Defense Budget Includes $70 Billion For Procurement.(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
February 4, 2002... By Hunter Keeter The proposed FY '03 DoD budget, which totals more than $379 billion, includes more than $70 billion for procurement, up $9 billion from the amended FY '02 budget, according to Pentagon officials and budget documents. ...

Missile Defense Budget Keeps Interceptor, Testbed Plans On Course.(Missile Defense Agency)(Statistical Data Included)
February 4, 2002... By Kerry Gildea The Pentagon's FY '03 budget request includes $7.8 billion for ballistic missile defense programs, keeping the key ground- and sea-based interceptor test programs on track and building a missile defense testbed in Alaska...

Army Budget Request Provides $2.1 Billion Increase For Procurement, RDT&E.(total 2003 budget request totals $90.9 billion)(Statistical Data Included)
February 4, 2002... By Neil Baumgardner The Army's FY '03 budget request includes $20.7 billion for procurement and research, development, test and evaluation (RDT&E), a $2.1 increase over last year's budget, including $707 million for the Future Combat...

Air Force $28 Billion Modernization Request Includes 23 F-22s, 12 C-17s.(includes modernation and transformation programs)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 4, 2002... By Frank Wolfe The Air Force's $87.2 billion budget request for FY '03 includes $28.3 billion for modernization and transformation programs, including $5.3 billion for 23 Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-22 fighters and $4 billion for 12 Boeing...

Navy FY '03 Proposal: $1 Billion For SSGN Conversion, $961 Million For DD(X).(four SSGN cruise missile and special operations submarines to be converted and DD(X) next-generation destroyer technologies to be developed)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 4, 2002... By Hunter Keeter The Navy's portion of the FY '03 budget request includes more than $1 billion to convert four SSGN cruise missile and special operations submarines and $961 million for the development of DD(X) next-generation destroyer...

Services Provide Over $1 Billion For UAV Development, Deployment.(unmanned aerial vehicle)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 4, 2002... By Marc Strass The Air Force, Army and Navy provided over $1.1 billion in funding for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) systems in the FY '03 budget, including over $693 million for research and development. Figuring highly in that...

Netherlands Leans Toward Joining Joint Strike Fighter Program.(Lockheed Martin)(Brief Article)
February 4, 2002... Dutch Prime Minister Wim Kok said on Friday that Lockheed Martin's [LMT] F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) was the best option for his country to replace its current F-16s fighters. The Dutch government has been considering whether to join...

Stump: Increase In FY '03 Request Insufficient For Full Modernization.(Brief Article)
February 5, 2002... By Frank Wolfe President Bush's $48 billion increase in his defense budget request for FY '03 includes about $9 billion more for procurement, but that is not enough to support a full modernization effort, Rep. Bob Stump (R-Ariz.),...

MDA Budget Boosts Funding To Build New Targets, Countermeasures.(Missile Defense Agency )(Brief Article)
February 5, 2002... By Kerry Gildea The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has included funding in its FY '03 budget request for new targets and countermeasures for the Ground-based Missile Defense (GMD) program, Pentagon officials said last week. The FY '03...

Chile Signs F-16 Letter of Acceptance.(with Lockheed Martin)(Brief Article)
February 5, 2002... Chile last week signed the $500 million letter of acceptance for the purchase of 10 Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-16C/D Block 50+ fighters, the first major sale to the region since Venezuala's acquisition of F-16s in 1982. "After a long and...

Wall Street: Bush Starts Era of Steady DoD Hikes, Boom Seen For Defense Sector.(United States Defense spending)
February 5, 2002... By Vago Muradian President Bush's FY '03 defense budget request to Congress today which includes $48 billion in additional military spending is seen by even the most pessimistic analysts as the start of an era of steady and sizeable...

United Defense Passes Crusader Design Review, Awarded SDD Long-Lead Contract.(Army contract information)(Brief Article)
February 5, 2002... The Army last week awarded a $78 million contract modification to United Defense [UDI] for the purchase of long-lead items for the system development and demonstration (SDD) phase of the Crusader self-propelled howitzer after approving the...

Rumsfeld: FY '03 Budget Request Supports Transformation.(Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld )(Brief Article)
February 5, 2002... By Hunter Keeter Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld maintains that the DoD FY '03 budget request supports transformation, but the dollars devoted to each service's efforts are not equally distributed, according to budget documents and...

Defense Contracts.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 5, 2002... Raytheon [RTN], Bedford, Mass., is being awarded a delivery order amount of $70.7 million as part of a $376.4 million cumulative total cost-plus-award- fee contract for FY02 Patriot Engineering Services for 640,004 man-hours of effort in...

DoD Leaders Defend Budget, Make Pitch For More UAVs, PGMs.(U.S. Pentagon Department of Defense, unmanned aerial vaehicles and precision guided munitions)(Statistical Data Included)
February 6, 2002... By Kerry Gildea Defending their $379 billion budget request for FY '03 on Capitol Hill yesterday, Pentagon leaders outlined their plans to replenish precision guided munitions (PGM) and build new more advanced unmanned aerial vehicles...

Pentagon To Use Nunn-McCurdy More To Control Program Costs, Officials Say.(Nunn-McCurdy Selected Acquisition Report, cuts Navy program)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2002... By Frank Wolfe The Pentagon is likely to use the Nunn-McCurdy Amendment of 1982 more to pressure programs to control cost, and, if they cannot do so, cancel those programs, DoD officials said. The legislation is named after former Sen....

Despite Difficulties, Boeing and Sikorsky Move Forward on Comanche Program.(Boeing Co., Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., RAH-66 Comanche helicopter program)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 6, 2002... By Marc Strass Despite the continuing difficulties in executing the development and fielding of the RAH-66 Comanche helicopter, prime contractors Boeing [BA] and Sikorsky [UTX] continue to push ahead with the development of the Army's next...

Czech Republic To Sign Gripen Contract By April.(to acquire Saab-Scania AB and BAE Systems PLC JAS-39 Gripen fighter aircraft)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 6, 2002... The Czech Republic expects to sign on April 15 the $1.35 billion contract for its acquisition of 24 new JAS-39 Gripen fighters from Sweden's Saab and Britain's BAE SYSTEMS, the country's prime minister said on Monday. "According to the...

Congressional EW Working Group Wants Additional Money For EA-6B Wing Sections.(Congressional Electronic Warafre Working Group, additional money from Navy to fix Northrop Grumman Corp.'s EA-6B Prowler aircraft wings)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 6, 2002... Members of the Congressional Electronic Warfare Working Group want the Navy to provide $40 million in any future FY '02 supplemental to accelerate the replacement of aging center wing sections in EA-6B Prowlers manufactured by Northrop Grumman...

QinetiQ Completes Second Stage of UAV Extendor Program.(unmanned aerial vehicle program)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2002... Britain's QinetiQ recently completed the second phase of its Extendor unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) program, according to a company release. Project Extendor, funded by Britain's Ministry of Defense, seeks to evaluate the utility of...

Air Force Delays Start of Extended Range Cruise Missile Program.(U.S. Air Force, Boeing Co. and Lockheed Martin Corp. propose missile systems)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 6, 2002... By Frank Wolfe The Air Force did not budget a previously planned $83 million for 12 test Extended Range Cruise Missiles (ERCM) in its FY '03 budget request, thus delaying the start of the program to allow the service to finish an internal...

Boeing Sees Major Upcoming Sales of New Apaches In Asia, Middle East.(Apache helicopters)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 6, 2002... By Marc Strass Boeing is expecting major sales of its AH-64 Apache attack helicopters to take place in Asia and the Middle East in the near future, according to a senior company official. "Kuwait heads a list of potential new...

NMCI To Get Own Program Office, Consolidated Management.(United States Navy to establish Navy-Marine Corps Intranet service, Electronic Data Systems Cor.)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2002... By Hunter Keeter The Navy on Feb. 11 is to establish a program office under Rear Adm. Charles Munns for the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI) information technology service effort, the service said. Electronic Data Systems [EDS] in...

Defense Brief.(Naval Air Warfare Center lets contract for radar upgrades and maintenance to DynCorp)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2002... DynCorp said yesterday that it was awarded a $281 million contract for support work at Naval Air Warfare Center Patuxent River, Md. Under the contract, DynCorp will maintain, operate and upgrade the radar, communications, telemetry, control...

Defense Contracts.(with various aircraft and weaponry companies)(Statistical Data Included)
February 6, 2002... Boeing [BA], Berkeley, Mo., is being awarded a $12.7 million firm-fixed- price contract modification to provide for 600 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) Kits. A JDAM is a strap-on kit with inertial navigation system/global positioning system...

Skelton: Seven Ship Build Rate Needed In FY '03.(Ike Skelton feels Navy's budget needs increase)(Brief Article)
February 7, 2002... By Frank Wolfe The Navy's shipbuilding budget needs to be increased by two ships in FY '03, Rep. Ike Skelton (D-Mo.), ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), said yesterday, calling the five ship DoD request a...

Senator Suggests Creation of New Testbed For Intelligence Technologies.(John Edwards)(Brief Article)
February 7, 2002... By Kerry Gildea The intelligence community needs a new national testbed to evaluate all the new technologies becoming available to fight the war on terrorism, a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee told CIA Director George Tenet...

JSOW Program Office To Hold Critical Design Review In April.(Joint Standoff Weapon)(Brief Article)
February 7, 2002... By Hunter Keeter The Navy program office for Raytheon's [RTN] AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) plans in April to hold a critical design of engineering changes to correct weapon carriage problems for the AGM-154A identified last year...

Myers Pushes For Space Based Radar Demonstration.(General Richard Myers)(Brief Article)
February 7, 2002... By Kerry Gildea While the FY '03 budget provides significant funding for space based communications and surveillance, the military still lacks a Space Based Radar (SBR) capability, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Air Force Gen. Richard...

Officials: Navy Budget Supports Qualitative Transformation.(Brief Article)
February 7, 2002... By Hunter Keeter While the Navy may not have fared as well as its sister services in terms of overall budget increase in the proposed FY '03 plan, the service argues that its message of transformation continues to be strong. The...

EADS Says Revenues Rise 27 Percent To Beat Expectations.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 7, 2002... The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) yesterday said 2001 revenues rose by 27 percent to $27.6 billion from $21 billion in pro forma revenues in 2000, beating expectations of a 20 percent revenue rise during the year. "2001...

Guardian Marine Looking To Coast Guard, Abroad For Fast Patrol Craft Orders.(Coast Guard releases market survey)(Statistical Data Included)
February 7, 2002... By Neil Baumgardner Guardian Marine is anticipating a series of orders from the Coast Guard and international customers for its 85-foot fast patrol boat, a stable weapons platforms capable of traveling at more than 40 knots, according to...

Northrop Grumman Sees Naval Fire Support As Future For VTUAV.(vertical takeoff and landing unmanned aerial vehicle)(Brief Article)
February 7, 2002... By Marc Strass Northrop Grumman [NOC] believes that the Navy should continue to fund the development and production of the RQ-8 FireScout Vertical Takeoff and landing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (VTUAV) FireScout program for the naval fire...

Pentagon Mulls Restructure, Termination of SBIRS High.(Space Based Infrared System High)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 8, 2002... By Kerry Gildea The Pentagon is mulling restructuring and possibly terminating altogether the Air Force's Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) High program, Peter Teets, under secretary of the Air Force and director of the National...

Israeli Defense Minister Proposes Expanded Cooperation On Arrow, UAVs.(Arrow missile defense system)(unmanned aerial vehicles)(Brief Article)
February 8, 2002... By Kerry Gildea Israeli Defense Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, in meetings with Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld this week, is proposing expansion of cooperative efforts with the United States on the Arrow missile defense system and armed...

Canada Signs On To $150 Million Investment In Joint Strike Fighter.(Brief Article)
February 8, 2002... By Neil Baumgardner Canada yesterday joined Lockheed Martin's [LMT] F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program as a Level III partner, worth an investment of $150 million, in the system development and demonstration (SDD) phase of the...

V-22 Like Capability Would Have Aided Military In Afghanistan, Franks Says.(V-22 tiltrotor aircraft)(Brief Article)
February 8, 2002... By Frank Wolfe A system with the advertised speed and range of the V-22 tiltrotor would have aided military forces in Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) in Afghanistan, Army Gen. Tommy Franks, commander-in-chief of Central Command said at a...

AIA, EIA, NDIA Call On Bush To More Rapidly Reform Export System.(Aerospace Industries Association)(Electronic Industries Alliance)(National Defense Industrial Association)(President George W. Bush)(Brief Article)
February 8, 2002... The nation's three largest defense and aerospace industry groups on Wednesday called on President Bush to press ahead more rapidly with reforms to the U.S. government's export control system that continues to cost American companies business...

Coffman: Plenty of Space Open On Lockheed Martin Joint Strike Fighter Team.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 8, 2002... By Neil Baumgardner There remains plenty of room for participation by international companies on Lockheed Martin's [LMT] team for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), according to company Chairman and CEO Vance Coffman. "I think...

SEAL Delivery System To Top $100 Million Per Unit.(Advanced SEAL Delivery System)(Brief Article)
February 8, 2002... By Hunter Keeter Special Operations Command's (SOCOM) Advanced SEAL Delivery System (ASDS) mini-sub program is expected to ring in at more than $100 million a copy due to the relatively slow pace of acquisition, according to a senior...

New Spanish Missile Company Formed.(Inmize)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 8, 2002... The new Spanish missile company Inmize yesterday was established by European missile conglomerate MBDA, Spanish defense companies Indra and Izar, and the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS). MBDA CEO Fabrice Bregier said in...

Air Force Looking To Get Four AC-130Us Through FY '06.(Fiscal Year 2006)(Brief Article)
February 8, 2002... The Air Force is looking at the rapid modification of four C-130H aircraft into AC-130U gunships between FY '03 and '06, according to a request for information (RFI) released on Tuesday. "Respondents to this RFI should describe their...

General Motors Defense Awarded $11.7 Million LAV III Refurbishment Contract.(Brief Article)
February 8, 2002... Canada's General Motors Defense [GM] last week was awarded an $11.7 million contract from the Army to rebuild of 32 LAV III infantry fighting vehicles, which are currently on loan to the U.S. Army, for when they are returned to the Canadian...

Raytheon Completes Radar Deliveries To Brazil.(Raytheon Corp.)(Brief Article)
February 8, 2002... Raytheon [RTN] said on Tuesday it has completed its delivery of 20 Monopulse Secondary Surveillance Radars (MSSR) to Brazil for its System for the Vigilance of the Amazon program. The deliveries included seven dual-channel standalone MSSRs,...

Defense Briefs.(Brief Article)
February 8, 2002... AMSEC, a joint venture between Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Science Applications International Corp., said yesterday that it had purchased Teague Systems Engineering Division (TSED), a business unit of Dorwin Teague Associates. TSED is a missile...

Defense Watch.(Brief Article)
February 11, 2002... The Latest Word on Trends and Developments in Defense and Aerospace From Procurement To R&D. DoD is asking for $13.6 million in its FY '03 budget request for increased cost associated with a new flight termination system for the Boeing...

Lewis: Adding Ships To FY '03 Request Would Be Difficult.(Brief Article)
February 11, 2002... By Frank Wolfe A congressional add-on to the five ships requested by the Pentagon in the FY '03 request will be hard, Rep. Jerry Lewis (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Appropriations Committee's defense panel, said Friday, adding that he...

Dutch Government Decides To Join Joint Strike Fighter.(Brief Article)
February 11, 2002... The Dutch cabinet on Friday decided to join Lockheed Martin's [LMT] F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program as a Level II partner, with an investment of $800 million, in the system development and demonstration (SDD) phase of the program, and...

Hunter Reports FY '03 Budget Won't Solve Modernization Shortfall.(US Department of Defense budget)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 11, 2002... By Kerry Gildea The Pentagon's FY '03 budget request, though a boost compared to previous years, remains more than $30 billion short in weapons modernization accounts, Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.), chair of the House Armed Services...

Army Defers M1A1D Digitization Program.(Abrams tank)(Brief Article)
February 11, 2002... By Neil Baumgardner The termination of funding for the M1A1D digitization retrofit program for General Dynamics' [GD] Abrams tank in the FY '03 Army budget request reflects a decision made last year to postpone the upgrade program while...

Olson: Navy Special Warfare Command 'Intrigued' By LCS Concept.(Rear Admiral Eric Olson)(littoral combat ship)(Brief Article)
February 11, 2002... By Hunter Keeter Navy Special Warfare Command (NAVSPECWARCOM) is interested by the Navy's plans to develop a so-called littoral combat ship (LCS), according to its commander. "We are intrigued by the Navy's concept for a littoral...

Defense Brief.(Lockheed Martin wins award to provide launchers to South Korea)(Brief Article)
February 11, 2002... Lockheed Martin [LMT] was recently awarded a $30 million contract to provide 10 M270A1 Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) launchers to South Korea. This deal represents the first foreign sale of the M270A1. The launchers will be modified to...

Defense Contracts.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 11, 2002... TRW [TRW], Clearfield, Utah., is being awarded a $47.2 million fixed- price-incentive/award fee contract modification to provide for various quantities of application specific integrated circuits in support of the Guidance Replacement program...

Alvis In Talks To Buy Vickers, Would Merge Britain's Armored Vehicle Makers.(in deal with Rolls-Royce PLC)(Brief Article)
February 12, 2002... Britain's Alvis said yesterday that it was in talks with Rolls-Royce for the acquisition of Vickers Defence Systems (VDS) in a move that would merge Britain's two main manufacturers of armored vehicles. "The board of Alvis confirms that...

NRO Seeking New Collection Technologies, Longer Dwelling Satellites.(National Reconnaissance Office)(Brief Article)
February 12, 2002... By Kerry Gildea The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) will be spearheading research and development activities to identify new intelligence collection technologies including new longer dwelling satellites, Peter Teets, under secretary...

FY '03 Request Would Accelerate Buy of 767 as Multi-Mission Testbed.(Boeing 767-400ER aircraft)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 12, 2002... By Frank Wolfe The Air Force's FY '03 budget request includes $488 million in a "cost of war" category to accelerate by one year the buy of a Boeing [BA] 767-400ER aircraft and to speed up sensor modifications for its use as a testbed for...

Air Force Mulls Acquisition of Small UAVs For Special Operations Roles.(small unmanned aerial vehicles)(Brief Article)
February 12, 2002... By Marc Strass The Air Force is considering the acquisition of small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) to support special operations and other missions, according to a service official. "We are looking into acquiring a family of UAVs...

Boeing, Insitu To Work Together To Develop Endurance UAV System.(unmanned aerial vehicle system)(Brief Article)
February 12, 2002... Boeing [BA] and Insitu last week signed an agreement to develop a prototype unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that could eventually be used for intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance missions, the companies said yesterday. During a...

Air Force Conducting Future Gunship Capabilities Analysis.(AC-130 gunship )(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 12, 2002... The Air Force is conducting a 90-day analysis of future capabilities for the AC-130 gunship and its eventual replacement, with a full analysis of alternatives planned as a follow-up, according to a Feb. 1 notice in Federal Business...

SMDC Chiefs Sees Continued Need For SBIRS Low Capability.(Space and Missile Defense Command, Army Lieutenant General Joseph Cosumano, space based infrared system low system)(Brief Article)
February 12, 2002... By Kerry Gildea The Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC) will continue to have a need for the capability that would be provided by the Space Based Infrared System Low (SBIRS Low) system, Army Lt. Gen. Joseph Cosumano, commander of...

Lockheed Martin Awards $126 Million To GE For C-5 RERP.(General Electric, Reliability Enhancement and Re-engining Program contract for C-5 airlifter)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 12, 2002... Lockheed Martin [LMT] has awarded General Electric [GE] a $126 million contract for the System Development and Demonstration (SDD) phase of the Reliability Enhancement and Re-engining Program (RERP) for the Lockheed Martin C-5 airlifter,...

Delta II Boosts Five Spare Iridium Satellites.(Brief Article)
February 12, 2002... A Boeing [BA] Delta II rocket yesterday boosted five Iridium communications satellites, the Air Force and Boeing reported. The Delta II was launched from Space Launch Complex-2 at Vandenberg AFB, Calif. The launch was scrubbed several times...

Saab Awarded $187.4 Million Contract To Produce NH90 Tactical Mission System.(receives NH Industries contract)(Brief Article)
February 12, 2002... Sweden's Saab earlier this month signed a $187.4 million contact with the multinational NH Industries for the development and production of the tactical mission system for Sweden's NH90 helicopters. Saab will have responsibility for the...

Defense Briefs.(Brief Article)
February 12, 2002... The Navy on Friday formally rolled out its Sikorsky [UTX] MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter in a ceremony at Naval Air Station North Island, Calif. The Knighthawk will be capable of carrying out a variety of missions, including cargo lift, search...

Roche Assures SASC of Notification If Air Force Moves Forward On Tanker Lease.(Senate Armed Services Committee)(Brief Article)
February 13, 2002... By Frank Wolfe Air Force Secretary James Roche told the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) yesterday that the service would notify SASC and the other defense committees if it intends to move forward on a lease deal for up to 100 Boeing...

Boeing, Mauser Conclude Licensing Agreement For 27mm JSF Cannon.(joint strike fighter)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 13, 2002... By Neil Baumgardner Boeing [BA] in November concluded a licensing agreement with the Mauser subsidiary of Germany's Rheinmetall for Mauser's BK 27 27mm cannon that is to be used in Lockheed Martin's [LMT] F-35 Join Strike Fighter, Boeing...

Powell Reports ABM Argument No Longer An Issue With Russia.(Colin Powell; anti-ballistic missile treaty)(Brief Article)
February 13, 2002... By Kerry Gildea The Russian government and the United States have come to an understanding on the U.S. withdrawal from the ABM treaty and will focus now on further strategic weapons reductions, Secretary of State Colin Powell told the...

SOCOM Holds To CV-22 Requirement Based On Lessons From Afghanistan.(Special Operations Command needs CV-22 aircraft during war on terrorism)(Brief Article)
February 13, 2002... By Hunter Keeter Special Operations Command (SOCOM) maintains that it must have the CV-22 tiltrotor, despite the program's difficulties, based on lessons learned in Afghanistan, senior officials said last week. "The terrain and...

Peters: U.S. Must Consider Programs To Support Aerospace Industrial Base.(Whitten Peters; industrial base cannot atrophy or become idle)(Industry Overview)
February 13, 2002... By Vago Muradian Despite the largest proposed defense budget increase in 20 years, the U.S. government must consider launching programs to help preserve competition and the technological capabilities of its aerospace industrial base,...

Iveco-Fiat-Oto Melara Awarded $175 Million Centauro Contract From Spain.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 13, 2002... Italy's Iveco-Fiat-Oto Melera consortium has been awarded a $175 million contract to supply 65 VRC-105 Centauro 8x8 wheeled tank destroyers to the Spanish army, stakeholder Finmeccanica said on Monday. The contract marks Spain's second...

Coast Guard, Military, Other Agencies Need To Look Ahead, Officials Say.(Coast Guard commandant James Loy)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 13, 2002... By Hunter Keeter The Coast Guard and its partners in the Navy and other agencies need to plan ahead for what comes next in the war against terrorism and the emerging homeland security mission area, according to senior officials. "We...

Defense Contracts.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 13, 2002... Digital System Resources, Fairfax, Va., is being awarded a $53.1 million cost-plus-incentive-fee, cost-plus-award-fee contract modification to exercise an option under contract (N00024-01-C-6239) for level-of-effort engineering and technical...

At Current Level of Operations, DoD May Run Short of Funds By April.(Department of Defense)(Brief Article)
February 14, 2002... By Frank Wolfe Based on what DoD has been spending monthly on the war on terrorism, including Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan, the Joint Staff has said it may be "running out of funds as early as April," DoD Comptroller Dov...