Defense Daily articles from February 2003

Defense Daily archives from February 2003

Pentagon's $379.9 Billion FY '04 Budget Boosts Missile Defense, Shipbuilding.(Department of Defense's budget request for fiscal year 2004)
February 3, 2003... By Hunter Keeter The Pentagon's FY '04 $379.9 billion budget request is $15.3 billion above the FY '03 budget, including $9.7 billion for missile defense and related military construction, and a $1.5 billion funding increase to $4.5...

Navy's FY '04 Topline To $114.7 Billion; Ships, Tacair Benefit.
February 3, 2003... By Hunter Keeter The Navy's portion of the FY '04 budget request reflects a topline increase of $3.5 billion, with $2.4 billion more for procurement and an additional $476 million for research and development, according to a senior budget...

MDA Budget Funds Testbed Deployment Plan, Expanded Space and Interceptor Activities.(Missile Defense Agency)
February 3, 2003... By Kerry Gildea The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) budget request for FY '04 of $9.7 billion represents about an $800 million boost from last year and sets in place plans to proceed with deployment of the initial ballistic missile testbed in...

Air Force Budget Request Includes Nearly $7 Billion For F/A-22, JSF.(joint strike fighter)
February 3, 2003... By Lorenzo Cortes The Air Force's $113.7 billion FY '04 budget request includes nearly $7 billion to fund the service's F/A-22 and Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), the service's two major tactical aircraft programs produced by Lockheed Martin...

Army Budget Request Provides $2.1 Billion Increase For Procurement, RDT&E.
February 3, 2003... By Neil Baumgardner The Army's FY '04 budget request includes $19.9 billion for procurement and research, development, test and evaluation (RDT&E), including $1.7 billion for the Future Combat Systems (FCS) program, a more than $1 billion...

Air Force Budget Request Bolsters Military Space Accounts Across The Board.
February 3, 2003... By Kerry Gildea The Air Force budget plan for FY '04 includes funding to continue efforts to modernize almost all of its key space programs, including a variety of early warning, navigation and communications satellites and future launch...

Services FY '04 UAV Budget Soars To Over $1.3 Billion.(Pentagon budget for unmanned aerial vehicle systems for FY2004)
February 3, 2003... By B.C. Kessner The Pentagon provides $1.39 billion in procurement and development funding for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) systems in its FY '04 budget, up about $190 million from last year. Northrop Grumman's [NOC] high-endurance,...

Defense Brief.(Army picks General Dynamics for $59 mil contract)(Brief Article)
February 3, 2003... General Dynamics [GD] last week was selected by the Army for a $59 million contract to develop the next version of the Army's Land Warrior soldier modernization program, according to industry sources. Known as Land Warrior Stryker Interoperable...

Supplemental Request Likely By Mid-Summer, With Or Without War Against Iraq.(the Defense Department plans to deliver a supplemental funding request for costs linked to the war against terrorism)
February 4, 2003... By Hunter Keeter The Defense Department expects to deliver to Congress a supplemental funding request to pay for operations, maintenance and training costs associated with the war against terrorism, whether or not the Pentagon finds itself...

ATK Confirms Guidance Amid Stock Price Tumble Following Columbia Disaster.(Alliant Techsystems does not expect the Space Shuttle Columbia tragedy to affects its business)
February 4, 2003... By Calvin Biesecker Alliant Techsystems [ATK], one of three main contractors on NASA's Space Shuttle program, reaffirmed its financial guidance for this fiscal year and next as nervous investors sent its stock price tumbling yesterday and...

General Dynamics Beats Raytheon For Land Warrior Development, Production.(General Dynamics wins a contract from the Army)
February 4, 2003... By Neil Baumgardner The Army last week selected General Dynamics [GD] over Raytheon [RTN] for a contract that could eventually be worth more than $500 million to develop and produce the Land Warrior soldier modernization system, according...

MDA Budget Outlines Development, Tests For Block 2004 Testbed and Beyond.(the Missile Defense Agency)
February 4, 2003... By Kerry Gildea Outlining its FY '04 budget plan, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) reported it intends to continue development and integration of components into the ballistic missile defense system (BMDS) testbed to achieve an operational...

Commercial Technology Could Speed SSGN Capabilities Improvement.
February 4, 2003... By Hunter Keeter ABOARD USNS MARY SEARS (T-AGS-65)--While funding remains the only major impediment to advancing the capabilities of the Navy's SSGN fleet guided missile submarine concept, officials argue the service could pursue...

AAI: Patria Hagglunds Advanced Mortar System Meets FCS Requirements.
February 4, 2003... The 120mm Advanced Mortar System (AMOS) developed by Patria Hagglunds meets the needs for the Non Line-of-Sight Mortar (NLOS-M) system being developed as a part of the Army's Future Combat Systems (FCS) program by United Defense [UDI],...

Hungary Signs Agreements For Gripen Upgrades, Enhanced Offsets.
February 4, 2003... Hungary yesterday signed agreements for the upgrade of 12 JAS-39 Gripen fighters, made by Sweden's Saab and Britain's BAE SYSTEMS, it is leasing from Sweden and enhanced offsets related to the lease. "Hungary was the first NATO-member to...

Honeywell Posts Fourth Quarter Loss; Aerospace Profit Down.(Brief Article)
February 4, 2003... Honeywell [HON] on Friday reported a sharp net loss in the fourth quarter due to a $1.9 billion charge related to the potential resolution of pending asbestos claims and asset write downs in several of its businesses. Revenues in the...

Justice Department Charges Newport News Shipbuilding With Fraud.(Brief Article)
February 4, 2003... The Justice Department has filed a suit against a division of Northrop Grumman [NOC] alleging that Newport News Shipbuilding billed the Navy for $72 million in research and development work the company did under commercial contracts, the...

Boeing Signs $140 Million Chinook Upgrade Contract.(Brief Article)
February 4, 2003... Boeing [BA] last week said it has signed a $140 million contract for the low-rate initial production of the first lot of seven upgraded CH-47F and MH-47G Chinook heavy-lift helicopters. Under the contract, work began last week on the...

Congressional Democrats Gearing Up To Scour MDA Budget For Areas To Cut.(Missile Defense Agency)
February 5, 2003... By Kerry Gildea House and Senate Democrats this week are taking initial steps to plan a strategy for proposing cuts to the Pentagon's fiscal year 2004 defense budget request in the area of missile defense, House and Senate aides reported....

VT Systems Looking To Rebuild Halter Marine.(VT Halter Marine)
February 5, 2003... By Neil Baumgardner With several domestic and foreign opportunities on the horizon, the U.S.-based VT Systems subsidiary of Singapore Technologies (ST) is looking to rebuild VT Halter Marine (VTHM), acquired last year from Friede Goldman...

Aerospace Woes Lead Kaman's Fourth Quarter Profits Down.(Company Profile)
February 5, 2003... By Calvin Biesecker With its international military sales drying up and the commercial aviation market weak, Kaman [KAMNA] on Monday said net income declined in the fourth quarter despite sales and profit improvements in the industrial and...

SRA International Completes Acquisition of Adroit Systems.(Brief Article)
February 5, 2003... SRA International [SRX] said on Monday it has acquired Adroit Systems, which provides intelligence and communications services to U.S. defense and intelligence agencies, for $40 million in cash. Over 90 percent of Adroit's work is for DoD...

BAE SYSTEMS Awarded Contract To Supply Hawk Jet Trainers To Bahrain.(Brief Article)
February 5, 2003... Britain's BAE SYSTEMS last week said it has been awarded a contract worth an unspecified amount to supply its Hawk advanced jet trainer aircraft to Bahrain. "BAE SYSTEMS is delighted that the Kingdom of Bahrain has selected the world's...

German Parliamentary Committees Approve IRIS-T Missile Funding.(Brief Article)
February 5, 2003... The German parliament's budget and defense committees last week approved funding for the development and procurement of the IRIS-T short-range air-to-air missile being developed by Germany's BGT under a $581 million program. Germany plans...

Cubic Reports Higher First Quarter Earnings, Sales.(Brief Article)
February 5, 2003... Benefiting from improvements in both its defense and transportation segments, Cubic [CUB] on Monday reported a 17 percent increase in earnings and a 20 percent sales boost in its first quarter. Net income rose to $6.7 million, 25 cents...

Britain's Marshall Specialist Vehicles Joins Thales Soothsayer EW Team.(electronic warfare)(Brief Article)
February 5, 2003... France's Thales on Monday said it has signed an exclusive teaming agreement with Britain's Marshall Specialist Vehicles as a part of its bid for Britain's $250 million Soothsayer electronic warfare (EW) program. "After an extensive...

France's Thales Selected To Provide Mine Countermeasures UUV For NATO.
February 5, 2003... France's Thales last week said it has been selected by the NATO Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic Undersea Research Center in La Spezia, Italy, to supply an unmanned underwater vehicle equipped with its sonar and navigation system for use in...

Earnings Double Amid Sales Drop At Spectrum Astro In FY '02.(Brief Article)
February 5, 2003... Privately held satellite maker Spectrum Astro said on Friday that net earnings doubled to a record $7 million last year as it worked to cut costs and increase profitability on some contracts despite a drop in sales. "Our people brought...

Previous Brief Delays Have Not Affected ATK's Shuttle Contract, Official Says.(Alliant Techsystems )(Brief Article)
February 5, 2003... Previous delays in the Space Shuttle program, some as long as five months, have not had an impact on revenues Alliant Techsystems [ATK] derives from the program because of the long-term nature of the company's contract to produce solid rocket...

BAE North America To Acquire Professional Services Firm.(Mevatec)(Brief Article)
February 5, 2003... Expanding its role in the professional services realm, the North American subsidiary of Britain's BAE SYSTEMS plans to acquire MEVATEC of Huntsville, Ala., for $82 million in cash with the potential for deferred consideration, the company said...

Raytheon, Lockheed Martin Team, Rather Than Compete On CEC Program.
February 6, 2003... By Hunter Keeter Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Raytheon [RTN], often competitors, have jointly bid for the Navy's potential $1 billion Block 2 Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC) development, according to executives from both companies....

Britain, France Call For European Acquisition Agency, Carrier Cooperation.
February 6, 2003... Britain and France on Tuesday called for the establishment of a new agency to coordinate defense acquisitions and research and development under the auspices of the European Union, as well as industrial and operational cooperation for their...

Earnings, Sales At FLIR Climb In Fourth Quarter; Company To Target U.S. Military Sales.(FLIR Systems)
February 6, 2003... Vowing to shift its strategic focus to generate more U.S. military sales, FLIR Systems [FLIR] said yesterday that its net income increased 24 percent and sales jumped 15 percent due to strength in its two product areas. "There is probably...

Saxton Suggests U.S. Not Participate In Paris Air Show.(Brief Article)
February 6, 2003... Rep. Jim Saxton (R-N.J.) on Tuesday sent a letter to his House colleagues proposing that the military and U.S. defense companies not participate in the 45th Paris Air Show if France refuses to support the United States position on Iraq. ...

Britain Agrees To Upgrade of Radar Site For Missile Defense.
February 6, 2003... British Defense Secretary Geoff Hoon yesterday told Britain's House of Commons that the British government has agreed to the U.S. request to upgrade the Fylingdales radar site for integration into the U.S. ballistic missile defense system. ...

Boeing's ScanEagle UAV Relays Data And Video During Navy Experiment.
February 6, 2003... By B.C. Kessner Boeing [BA] yesterday said its ScanEagle long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) last week relayed real-time data and video to an underway ship serving as the command and control platform during the Navy's Giant Shadow...

Capabilities-Based Planning Won't Slight Platforms, Air Force Official Says.
February 6, 2003... By Lorenzo Cortes The Air Force's new methodology of developing capabilities-based strengths does not mitigate the importance of new platforms and technologies such as advanced fighter aircraft, according to a service official. ...

SRA International Reports Higher Earnings, Sales In Second Quarter.
February 6, 2003... By Calvin Biesecker Information technology services provider SRA International [SRX] late Tuesday said earnings rose nearly five-fold and sales jumped 27 percent in the second quarter as the relatively new public company continues its fast...

Federal Growth Helps Stem Decline In CSC's Third Quarter Sales.(Computer Sciences Corp)
February 6, 2003... Increased sales to U.S. civil agencies and to a lesser extent DoD offset somewhat a drop in third quarter sales due to a sluggish economy at information technology services company Computer Sciences Corp. [CSC], the company said late Tuesday....

Israel Aircraft Industries Forms Alliance With NELCO.(Brief Article)
February 6, 2003... Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) said yesterday said that it signed a memorandum of understanding signifying a new strategic alliance with India's NELCO. This alliance will exploit the existing synergies of the two organizations to...

SAIC Acquires Defense Assets of SCIENTECH.(Science Applications International Corp.)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2003... Science Applications International Corp. has acquired the defense assets of SCIENTECH, which provides engineering and technical services to DoD, the company said yesterday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed but about 30 employees...

HASC Members Largely Receptive To Supplemental Request To Fund War On Terrorism.(House Armed Services Committee)
February 6, 2003... By Kerry Gildea Members of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) at a hearing yesterday raised few concerns about the Pentagon's need for supplemental funding above the DoD 2003 budget request. While Democrats on the committee...

Defense Watch.(Trends and Developments In Aerospace and Defense)
February 10, 2003... The Latest Word On Trends and Developments In Aerospace and Defense Sanctions Sunset. With the end of the last sanctions against Pakistan in October, the United States is moving forward on granting greater military assistance, says...

Northrop Grumman, Thales Selected For Next Stage of Watchkeeper Competition.
February 10, 2003... Britain's Ministry of Defense last week selected Northrop Grumman [NOC] and France's Thales to continue into the next stage of the competition for the country's $1.2 billion Watchkeeper unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) program, eliminating...

Britain Deploying ASRAAM-Equipped Tornado Fighters To Middle East.(Brief Article)
February 10, 2003... British Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon last week said the Royal Air Force is deploying F3 Tornado air defense fighters equipped with MBDA's Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile (ASRAAM) to the Middle East under Operation Telic in preparation...

Goodrich Reports Fourth Quarter Income Gain, Margins From TRW Purchase Disappoint.
February 10, 2003... Goodrich [GR] late Thursday said it had net earnings in the recent fourth quarter due to hefty charges a year ago but the company said the aeronautical unit it purchased from the former TRW last fall had poor margin performance due to a lack of...

Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman To Compete For Kinetic Energy Interceptor.
February 10, 2003... Boeing [BA], Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Northrop Grumman [NOC] have thrown their hats in the ring to compete for the Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) new kinetic energy boost phase interceptor (KE BPI) program, according to a Feb. 7 Federal...

Orbital Sciences New Missile Defense Booster Makes First Flight.
February 10, 2003... Orbital Sciences Corporation [ORB] said Friday it launched the first prototype of the new interceptor it is developing for the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) program. The Missile Defense Agency (MDA), in conjunction with GMD lead...

Boeing Delta IV EELV Launch of DSCS Satellite Put On Hold.(Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle, Defense Satellite Communications System)
February 10, 2003... Boeing [BA] and the Air Force said Friday they have postponed the Feb. 10 scheduled launch of a Lockheed Martin [LMT]-built Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS) III A3 on a Delta IV medium launch vehicle from Cape Canaveral Air Force...

Army Seeking Possible Competitors For Objective Crew-Served Weapon.
February 10, 2003... The Army last week released a market survey seeking possible competitors to General Dynamics [GD] to conduct the system development and demonstration (SDD) phase for the XM307 25mm Objective Crew-Served Weapon. "The product manager for...

Aerojet Tests Hypersonic Engine For HyFly Program.(Brief Article)
February 10, 2003... Aerojet [GY], principal subcontractor to Boeing [BA] on the hypersonic flight (HyFly) program, said last week it completed testing at various speeds and conditions of the heavyweight, free jet engine at NASA Langley Research Center, Va., and...

Aldridge: DoD To Make Tanker Decision This Week.(Pete Aldridge, Air Force tanker lease from Boeing)
February 10, 2003... The Pentagon may as early as this week come to a decision on a multibillion dollar proposal from Boeing [BA] to lease 767 tankers to the Air Force, DoD acquisition chief Pete Aldridge last week told reporters during a briefing at the Pentagon....

TSG Completes Delivery of Tempest Mine-Protected Vehicles To Britain.(Technical Solutions Group)(Brief Article)
February 10, 2003... The Technical Solutions Group (TSG) subsidiary of Sonic Jet Performance [SJET] last week said it has delivered the last of eight Tempest mine-protected vehicles ordered by Britain's Ministry of Defence. "Landmines pose a real and present...

Coast Guard Approves Eagle Eye VTUAV For Deepwater Modernization Program.(vertical takeoff unmanned aerial vehicle)
February 11, 2003... By Lorenzo Cortes In a deal potentially worth $1 billion, Bell Helicopter Textron [TXT] said yesterday its Eagle Eye tiltrotor vertical takeoff unmanned aerial vehicle (VTUAV) has been approved for the Coast Guard's Deepwater modernization...

Aldridge Makes Progress Check On MV-22 At NAS Patuxent River.(Pete Aldridge, Naval Air Station)
February 11, 2003... This week Pentagon acquisition chief Pete Aldridge is to visit Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River, Md., headquarters of Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to check the status of the MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor program. "My trip next week...

Livingstone Resigns, Johnson Acting Navy Secretary.(Susan Morrisey Livingstone, Hansford Johnson)(Brief Article)
February 11, 2003... Acting Navy Secretary Susan Morrisey Livingstone late last week resigned, placing Hansford Johnson in the service's top civilian job, according to a DoD statement. President Bush selected Johnson, also serving as assistant secretary of the...

Boeing, Turkish Software Company Agree To Cooperate on Missile Defense Work.(HAVELSAN)
February 11, 2003... By Kerry Gildea Boeing [BA] and HAVELSAN, a Turkish software company, signed a memorandum of understanding last week to pursue solutions in regional and global missile defense, Boeing said late last week. Through the agreement, the two...

Boeing Shifts Product Lines To Better Provide Satellites Bus, Payloads.(Electron Dynamic Devices subsidiary)(Brief Article)
February 11, 2003... Boeing [BA] said yesterday it has positioned its Electron Dynamic Devices subsidiary to offer higher-level integrated satellite payload and bus products to government and commercial satellite customers. Boeing Integrated Defense Systems...

DoD Suggests Acquisition, Force Structure, Industry Base Be Based On Operational Effects.
February 11, 2003... By Calvin Biesecker Decisions by senior defense and military leaders on everything from procurement and research to force structure should be based on the operational effects various systems are aimed at achieving and the industrial base...

Air Force Exploring Persistent Area Dominance Munition Technology.
February 11, 2003... By Lorenzo Cortes The Air Force is considering the development of a Persistent Area Dominance (AD) munition that would prevent opposition forces from operating over extended areas. The idea for the area dominance munition generated...

Unmanned Systems Roadmap Coming Soon.(unmanned aerial vehicle investments)
February 11, 2003... Pentagon acquisition chief Pete Aldridge said the DoD may soon produce an updated roadmap for investments in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAV) and other systems. "I saw it [the Office of the Secretary of...

Northrop Grumman Offers LCS Commonality With DD(X), Deepwater.(Littoral Combat Ship)
February 11, 2003... By Neil Baumgardner The Northrop Grumman [NOC] concept for the Navy's Littoral Combat Ship program would offer significant commonality with the Navy's DD(X) future surface combatant and the Coast Guard's Deepwater modernization program,...

TSG Completes Delivery of Tempest Mine-Protected Vehicles To Britain.(Technical Solutions Group)(Brief Article)
February 11, 2003... The Technical Solutions Group (TSG) subsidiary of Sonic Jet Performance [SJET] last week said it has delivered the last of eight Tempest mine-protected vehicles ordered by Britain's Ministry of Defence. "Landmines pose a real and present...

DIA Chief Reports Enemies Have Ability To Attack Space Assets.(Defense Intelligence Agency, Lowell Jacoby)
February 12, 2003... By Kerry Gildea A number of potential foes of the United States already have systems able to threaten U.S. space assets, Vice Adm. Lowell Jacoby, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, told the Senate Intelligence Committee...

Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Form Team For Air Force DCGS Block 10.2 Upgrade.(Distributed Common Ground System)
February 12, 2003... By Lorenzo Cortes Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Raytheon [RTN] said yesterday they are leading an industry team to perform Block 10.2 upgrades on the Air Force's $161 million Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS). "The Air Force is...

NAVSEA Announces Official Raytheon Selection To Build New ERAM.(Naval Sea Systems Command, Extended Range Active Missile )
February 12, 2003... By Kerry Gildea Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) said Monday it plans to award a solesource development contract to Raytheon [RTN] to develop the new Extended Range Active Missile (ERAM) by FY '10. Last month, NAVSEA informed...

Boeing Teams With IAI To Compete For Australian Tactical UAV Program.(Israel Aircraft Industries, unmanned aerial vehicles )(Brief Article)
February 12, 2003... Boeing's [BA] Australian subsidiary and Israel Aircraft Industries yesterday signed a memorandum of agreement during the Australian International Air Show in Avalon to submit a joint bid for Australia's program for the acquisition of tactical...

EADS' 2002 Revenues Lower On Fewer Airbus Deliveries, Weak Dollar.(European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co.)
February 12, 2003... Revenues dipped 3 percent last year at the European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co. (EADS), the world's second largest aerospace and defense company, due to expected fewer deliveries of its commercial jetliners and the currency exchange effect...

DRS Reports Record Sales, Income In Third Quarter But Internal Growth Slips.(DRS Technologies)
February 12, 2003... By Calvin Biesecker DRS Technologies [DRS] yesterday reported record third quarter financial results fueled by its acquisitions, but organic growth slipped 3 percent due mainly to the sell off of two businesses last year and an expected...

Sensytech To Acquire Communications Firm.(Codem Systems)(Brief Article)
February 12, 2003... Sensytech [STST] yesterday said it has signed a letter of intent to purchase the outstanding shares of Codem Systems, a private communications company with business areas in network systems, signal intelligence and antenna and wireless...

HASC To Hold Hearings on Realignment of U.S. Forces In Europe.(House Armed Services Committee)
February 12, 2003... By Kerry Gildea House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Chairman Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) told reporters yesterday HASC will hold hearings to examine the structure of U.S. military forces in Europe in the search for cutbacks, transformation...

Yakovac: FCS Complementary Systems Under Review.(Joseph Yakovac, Army's Future Combat Systems)
February 12, 2003... By Neil Baumgardner The Army is currently reviewing the funding status of more than 100 "complementary systems" to ensure they have the necessary interfaces with the service's Future Combat Systems (FCS) effort, according to Army Maj. Gen....

Northrop Grumman Wraps Up Tests Of First Production MESA Array.(Multirole Electronically Scanned Array)(Brief Article)
February 12, 2003... Northrop Grumman [NOC] said yesterday it had completed the first round of testing of the initial production variant of the Multirole Electronically Scanned Array (MESA) radar antenna for Australia's Wedgetail airborne early warning and control...

Defense Contracts.(various companies)
February 12, 2003... Lockheed Martin [LMT], Sunnyvale, Calif., is being awarded a $594.8 million cost-plus-incentive-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee and cost-plus-award-fee modification to a previously awarded contract (N00030-02-C-0100) to provide funding for TRIDENT II...

Teets Wants Reserve Dollars For Space Acquisition Program Managers.
February 13, 2003... By Kerry Gildea Peter Teets, under secretary of the Air Force and director of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), said he wants to put reserve funding in the hands of program managers of space acquisition programs to ensure those...

Bollinger, VT Halter Marine Agree To Deepwater Workshare.
February 13, 2003... Lockport, La.-based Bollinger Shipyards and the VT Halter Marine (VTHM) subsidiary of Singapore Technologies have agreed to a workshare for their work on the Coast Guard's Deepwater modernization program as a part of the continuation of a joint...

EDO's Fourth Quarter Sales Soar But Non-Operating Costs Dent Income.
February 13, 2003... By Calvin Biesecker EDO [EDO] yesterday reported sharply higher fourth quarter revenues due primarily to its purchase last summer of Condor Systems but net income fell due to pension plan and merger-related costs. For the first time...

Navy Launches MMA CAD Phase Two.
February 13, 2003... By Hunter Keeter The Navy this month is to award Boeing [BA] and Lockheed Martin [LMT] each $20 million contracts to continue phase two of the component advanced development (CAD) in the Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft (MMA) program,...

NIMA Selects Harris To Provide Geospatial Imagery Products.(Brief Article)
February 13, 2003... Harris [HRS] reported yesterday it has received a potential 10-year, $750 million indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) production contract from the National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) to supply geospatial and imageryderived...

HASC Chairman Named To New Homeland Security Committee.(Brief Article)
February 13, 2003... House Armed Services Committee Chairman Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) yesterday was named as a member of the House Select Committee on Homeland Security. The primary responsibilities of the committee will be to oversee the newly created...

Program Executive Office Directive To Impact LCS Mission Module Development.
February 13, 2003... By B.C. Kessner A memorandum of understanding and agreement (MOUA) is soon expected to be signed addressing mission module development and other relationships among Program Executive Offices (PEO) for the Navy's Littoral Combat Ship (LCS),...

SOCOM Outlines Acquisition Priorities.
February 13, 2003... By Hunter Keeter Special Operations Command's (SOCOM) new top priority--transitioning from a supporting to a supported combatant command--is reflected in the organization's priorities including additional aircraft, targeting systems, and...

SI International Reports Sales, Income Up In First Public Report.(4th-quarter earnings)
February 13, 2003... By Calvin Biesecker Reporting as a publicly traded company for the first time, information technology and services provider SI International [SINT] yesterday said fourth quarter revenues rose almost 4 percent while net income nearly...

Boeing Closes Purchase of Intelligence Services Firm Conquest.(Brief Article)
February 13, 2003... Improving on its ability to be a network integrator for the future battlespace, Boeing [BA] yesterday said it has closed its purchase of Conquest, a provider of enterprise architecture, systems engineering and software technology solutions to...