Defense Daily articles from February 2004

Defense Daily archives from February 2004

DoD Outlines Plans For 7 Percent Spending Boost.
February 2, 2004... By Amy Butler The largest chunk of service funding from the 7 percent increase in spending requested by Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is planned for Air Force programs, according to senior defense officials. The Pentagon announced...

Missile Defense Increase To Boost Next Phase of Deployment.
February 2, 2004... By Sharon Weinberger The Bush administration is asking for a substantial $1.5 billion increase in FY '05 funding to beef up the next "block" deployment of the Pentagon's Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) system in a strategy that shifts the...

Navy's $119.4 Billion FY '05 Budget Request Reflects 'Transformation Gear Shift'.
February 2, 2004... By Lorenzo Cortes The Navy's $119.4 billion FY '05 budget request includes shifts between the normal procurement and research and development (R&D) accounts, a move that a senior Department of the Navy budget official termed as a...

Army Budget Request Provides $3.2 Billion For Future Combat System.
February 2, 2004... By Ann Roosevelt The Army's FY '05 budget request of $98.5 billion includes $20.8 billion for procurement and research, development, test and evaluation (RDT&E) and includes $3.2 billion for its largest program, the Future Combat Systems...

Military Space Topline Request Up $1 Billion In FY '05, Continuing Recent Trend.
February 2, 2004... By Amy Butler The Pentagon's military space budget request again this year continues a recent trend of increasing by $1 billion, signaling that space projects continue to be the benefactor of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's interest in...

Air Force Sees $9.6 Billion Boost in FY '05 Budget Request.
February 2, 2004... By Amy Butler The Air Force saw the largest single boost of any service in the Pentagon's FY '05 budget request, which was delivered today along with the president's budget plans to Congress. The Pentagon plans to increase the Air...

DoD Pushes Programs To Counter Cruise Missile Threat.
February 3, 2004... By Ann Roosevelt The Defense Department requested $239 million in the president's FY '05 budget to accelerate programs to defend deployed forces against a growing worldwide Cruise Missile Defense (CMD) threat. The funds will go to...

Marine Corps Sees Slight Dip In Procurement in FY '05 Budget Request.
February 3, 2004... By Lorenzo Cortes The Marine Corps' FY '05 budget request includes $1.19 billion in procurement, a slight dip from last year's $1.279 billion request, reflecting a mix of increases and decreases in various systems and programs. The...

VXX Competitors Submit Their RFP Responses To The Navy.
February 3, 2004... Teams led by Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Sikorsky [UTX] competing for the presidential transport requirement (VXX) handled by the Marine Corps' HMX-1 submitted their responses to the Navy's request for proposal (RFP) yesterday. Lockheed...

DoD Review Finds Sufficient Execution of Profit Policies By Services, Patrick Says.
February 3, 2004... By Calvin Biesecker Prompted by some defense firms concerned with how the acquisition offices of the armed forces are implementing policies that ultimately help determine their profits on military contracts, a "quick-look" review of the...

Air Force FY '05 Request For RDT&E Includes Hike For Data Link.(Brief Article)
February 3, 2004... By Lorenzo Cortes The Air Force's FY '05 budget request includes increases in funding for research, development test and evaluation (RDT&E) of data link solutions for both fighters and bombers. The Pentagon plans to increase the Air...

LOSAT Continues Successful Tests.(Brief Article)
February 3, 2004... Lockheed Martin's [LMT] Line-of-Sight Antitank Weapon System (LOSAT) was successful in two test firings Jan. 8 at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. The LOSAT system is mounted on AM General's High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle...

Spratt Takes Aim At 'Inadequate' Estimates For Out-Years Defense Spending.
February 3, 2004... By Sharon Weinberger The ranking Democratic member of the House Budget Committee said yesterday at a briefing that the administration's proposed budget for the Department of Defense, and in particular, the five-year spending plan for the...

Boeing Awarded Lot 8 JDAM Contract Worth $642.1 Million.(Brief Article)
February 3, 2004... The Air Force yesterday awarded the Lot 8 contract for GPS/INS-aided Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) kits for unguided bombs worth $642.1 million to Boeing [BA]. The award calls for Boeing to produce 32,570 kits for 500-pound,...

Emergency Supplementals To Pay Bills For 30,000 New Troops.
February 3, 2004... By Amy Butler Pentagon Comptroller Dov Zakheim yesterday told reporters he plans in FY '04 and FY '05 to pay for 30,000 new Army troops using supplemental funds rather than allocating funds for them in the Defense Department's annual...

DHS Budget Would Fund Modest Deepwater Acceleration.(Department of Homeland Security)
February 3, 2004... The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) yesterday said it is asking Congress for $40.2 billion in FY '05, 10 percent more than last year, including $678 million for the Coast Guard to modernize its capital assets under the Deepwater program....

EELV Cost Soars, Pentagon Reports Nunn-McCurdy Breach.(Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle )
February 4, 2004... By Amy Butler Air Force Secretary James Roche last month officially notified Congress of a significant cost increase in the Pentagon's multibillion-dollar, nextgeneration rocket program, the result of a massive downturn in the commercial...

Administration Asks For More Money To Work On Nuclear Penetrator.
February 4, 2004... By Sharon Weinberger The administration is seeking to more than double the budget for development of a nuclear earth penetrator and to increase money for advanced concept studies on new nuclear weapons, a move that takes the Pentagon a...

Wall Street Sees No Major Surprises In FY '05 Weapons Requests.
February 4, 2004... By Calvin Biesecker The Pentagon's modernization request for the next fiscal year is largely on track with earlier guidance and contains no major surprises, while the outlook for future investment in weapons and systems is at least on...

Honeywell: Air Force Considers 144 Extra F-15Es.
February 4, 2004... By Lorenzo Cortes Honeywell [HON] believes the Air Force is considering the possibility of having Boeing [BA] produce an extra 144 F-15E Strike Eagle fighter-bombers, a Honeywell official said yesterday. "We're now working with four...

Honeywell Targets $4.2 Billion In Defense Revenues For 2004.
February 4, 2004... By Lorenzo Cortes Through its myriad of aircraft, surface, missile and space-related defense contract work, Honeywell [HON] is targeting $4.2 billion in 2004 revenue, according to a top company official. "It is our annual plan," Scott...

Honeywell Moves Forward On Army FCS Work.(Future Combat Systems)
February 4, 2004... By Ann Roosevelt In April, Honeywell [HON], Britain's Ricardo Group and the Detroit Diesel unit of Germany's DaimlerChrysler [DCX] expect to hear which of their engine proposals is selected to provide a common power plant for the 16- to...

Earnings Flat, Sales Remain Strong At SRA In Second Quarter.(profits)
February 4, 2004... By Calvin Biesecker Anchored by torrid organic growth, SRA International [SRX] on Monday reported strong sales and flat earnings for its second quarter, although net income would have 46 percent except for a large one-time gain in the same...

RAND Study Supports Tanker Replacement.(Brief Article)
February 4, 2004... A RAND study released earlier this week backs the Air Force's position that the KC-135 tanker fleet needs to be replaced this decade, arguing that plans to buy new aircraft should be pursued in the near term. The Air Force-sponsored study,...

Rumsfeld Hints At 'Executive Privilege' For Tanker Documents.
February 5, 2004... By Sharon Weinberger Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld yesterday signaled a shift in stance on a four-month old standoff over releasing documents relating to a multibillion dollar tanker acquisition program. Rumsfeld told a...

Northrop Grumman Posts Flat Profit In Fourth Quarter.
February 5, 2004... By Calvin Biesecker Northrop Grumman [NOC] yesterday reported fourth quarter net income level with a year ago, due to pension expense and a $40 million charge stemming from continued troubles with an electronic warfare program, while sales...

Northrop Grumman Lead Contender For Australian UAV Plan.(unmanned aerial vehicle)
February 5, 2004... By Ann Roosevelt Northrop Grumman's [NOC] Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is a leading contender to garner as much as $762 million as Australia plans UAV purchases under the $38 billion decade-long Defence Capability Plan...

Honeywell Pursues T55 Evolutions For Helicopters.(Brief Article)
February 5, 2004... By Lorenzo Cortes Honeywell [HON] plans ongoing evolutionary work on its T55 family of engines, including the T55-714B and company-funded T55-715 type, according to a company official. "We have a program with the United States Army for...

Australia Plans Modernization of Strike Weapons In Defence Capability Plan.
February 5, 2004... By Lorenzo Cortes Australia's 2004-14 Defence Capability Plan lays out plans for improved strike weapons, including bombs, standoff missiles and technological improvements to the Harpoon anti-ship missile inventory. Designated AIR...

Defense Business Boosts Sales, Earnings At Cubic.(Brief Article)
February 5, 2004... Bolstered by its defense business, Cubic [CUB] late Tuesday reported strong sales and earnings increases in the first quarter. The company's strong defense business, aided by key contract wins and an acquisition last year, increased sales...

Helicopter Procurement Comprises Major Portion of Australian Defence Capability Plan.
February 5, 2004... Helicopter upgrades and planned new acquisitions comprise a significant portion of the 2004-14 Defence Capability Plan introduced by the Australian Ministry of Defence (MoD). Rotary-wing initiatives are covered in the AIR 9000 requirement,...

GD Bath Iron Works Awarded $102.6 Million DDG-51 Contract.(Brief Article)
February 5, 2004... General Dynamics [GD] said Tuesday its Bath Iron Works group was awarded a $12.6 million contract by the Navy to perform post-shakedown availability work on Arleigh Burke-class (DDG-51) destroyer USS Chafee (DDG-90), a contract that could be...

Air Force Restored AIM-9X, AMRAAM To Full FY '05 Funding.(Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile)
February 5, 2004... By Amy Butler Before submitting its FY '05 spending request to Congress, the Air Force restored $100 million previously cut from two key weapons programs, the AIM-9X and Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM), according to...

Lockheed Martin Delivers Initial AMR of ISC2 To NORAD And STRATCOM.(Air Mission Release)(Integrated Space Command and Control System)(Strategic Command)(North American Aerospace Defense Command)(Brief Article)
February 5, 2004... Lockheed Martin [LMT] said yesterday it delivered the Air Mission Release 1 (AMR) capability of the Integrated Space Command and Control System (ISC2) to Strategic Command (STRATCOM) and North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) at...

FCS Ground Sensor Solicitations Reviewed After Contractor Concerns.(Future Combat Systems)
February 6, 2004... By Ann Roosevelt Next week, industry bidders will learn why ground sensor solicitations were delayed for the Army's Future Combat Systems (FCS) and how a contractor's concerns will be addressed, according to an official with FCS Lead...

AFSOC Eyes 2015 For C-130 Replacements To Avoid Shoot Down.(Air Force Special Operations Command official)
February 6, 2004... By Amy Butler The Air Force must replace its fleet of C-130 aircraft modified to handle dangerous special operations missions by 2015, according to a senior Air Force Special Operations Command official. "Detection will result in a...

SASC Democrats Push For Supplemental Estimate.(Senate Armed Services Committee)
February 6, 2004... By Sharon Weinberger Senate Democrats slammed the Pentagon Wednesday for not providing budget estimates for continuing military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, arguing that Defense Department should be able to come up with at least...

Marine Corps Special Operations Detachment Deploys In Spring.
February 6, 2004... By Lorenzo Cortes The Marine Corps' Special Operations Command (SOCOM) detachment will deploy this spring as part of a naval special warfare (NSW) squadron, according to a top Marine official. "They're going to deploy this as part of a...

'Push Button Firepower': NLOS-Cannon Demonstrates Automation.(Non-Line-of-Sight )
February 6, 2004... United Defense [UDI] on Wednesday said it had successfully integrated tactical software on the Non-Line-of-Sight Cannon (NLOS-C) demonstrator, achieving revolutionary automation capability during a firing mission. The NLOS-C demonstrator...

Honeywell Blames CG For HH-65 Woes; Says Controls Upgrades Would Fix Problems.
February 6, 2004... By Calvin Biesecker Operational difficulties that continue to plague the Coast Guard's fleet of twin-engine HH-65 Dolphin helicopters can no longer be pinned on the engines that power the aircraft, since fixes to those systems have been...

DMS, Austal And CEA Begin Australian Patrol Boat Work.(Brief Article)
February 6, 2004... Australia's Defence Maritime Services (DMS) and Austal said last week they had begun project start-up and pre-production activity for the delivery of the Royal Australian Navy's (RAN) Armidale-class patrol boats. Additionally, Austal said...

Navy Awards Second LRIP Contract For BROACH Warheads To BAE SYSTEMS.(contracts)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2004... The Navy has awarded Britain's BAE SYSTEMS the second low-rate initial production (LRIP) contract for 97 BROACH warheads for the Raytheon [RTN]-designed AGM-154C Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW). According to a company statement, the second...

Defense Briefs.(Brief Article)
February 6, 2004... SRA International [SRX] last week said it has completed its purchase of ORION Scientific Systems, which specializes in counterintelligence, counterterrorism and law enforcement services and products. Terms of the deal were not disclosed but it...

Defense Watch.
February 9, 2004... The Latest Word On Trends and Developments In Aerospace and Defense More Authority, Please. Pentagon Comptroller Dov Zakheim tells SASC that the Defense Department needs more authority to move money between accounts. "In an age when...

OMB Directs Transformational Study of F/A-22, Comanche.(Office of Management and Budget)(Aircraft)
February 9, 2004... By Ann Roosevelt and Amy Butler The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has directed the Office of Secretary of Defense (OSD) to set up an independent study of the Boeing [BA]-Sikorsky [UTX] RAH-66 Comanche helicopter and...

Pentagon Launches Two More Studies Into Tanker Issue.
February 9, 2004... By Sharon Weinberger In response to what sources indicate is a less than rosy picture emerging from the Inspector General's investigation of the Air Force's multi-billion dollar tanker lease, the Pentagon has ordered two more studies to...

Special Ops Forces Were Delivered In 'Ugly Baby' MC-130 Infiltration.(Lorenzo Cortes)
February 9, 2004... By Lorenzo Cortes Special operations forces (SOF) opening the northern front of Operation Iraqi Freedom had to execute a 16-hour "ugly baby" maneuver around Turkish airspace from Romania onboard Lockheed Martin [LMT] MC-130 Combat Talon...

Lockheed Martin's MACK Concept Borrows From JSF Methodologies.
February 9, 2004... By Lorenzo Cortes The MACK aircraft concept that provides a family of solutions for special operations, gunship and lift missions borrows from elements of Lockheed Martin's [LMT] F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program, according to the...

Lockheed Martin Fleshes Out CHARC Concept And Variants.
February 9, 2004... By Lorenzo Cortes Lockheed Martin [LMT] is disclosing more information about its proposed Covert High-speed Attack and Reconnaissance Craft (CHARC), including descriptions of potential weapons and sensor loads and offering design sketches...

Coast Guard Budget Lacks Funding For Maritime Patrol Plane.
February 9, 2004... By Calvin Biesecker The Bush administration's FY '05 budget request sent to Congress last Monday contains no funding for additional Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA), part of a critical Coast Guard program to modernize its assets, according...

Lockheed Martin Opens Global Vision Center At SPAWAR.(new Global Vision Center at Space and Naval Warfare Command)(Brief Article)
February 9, 2004... Lockheed Martin [LMT] last week opened a new Global Vision Center at the Navy's Space and Naval Warfare Command (SPAWAR) facility in San Diego. According to a company statement, the center will be used to develop, test and demonstrate...

DRS Technologies Awarded Contract For LAV SLEP Kits.(Light Armored Vehicle Service Life Extension Program)(Brief Article)
February 9, 2004... DRS Technologies [DRS] said last week it was awarded a contract order with a $3.8 million ceiling by the Marine Corps for the Light Armored Vehicle (LAV) Service Life Extension Program (SLEP). According to a DRS statement, the SLEP will...

Navy Pauses To Revalidate TES/DCGS Requirements As GAO Dismisses Protest.(Tactical Exploitation Systems /Distributed Common Ground System)(General Accounting Office )
February 10, 2004... By Amy Butler Navy officials have begun studies to revalidate Navy requirements for a Pentagon program to upgrade and make interoperable its intelligence exploitation workstations, meanwhile, work continues on the Air Force's effort to...

Lockheed Martin Adds BAE SYSTEMS To AMF JTRS Bid.(Airborne and Maritime/Fixed Station)(Joint Tactical Radio System)
February 10, 2004... By Lorenzo Cortes Lockheed Martin [LMT] has added BAE SYSTEMS to its bid for the Airborne and Maritime/Fixed Station (AMF) portion of the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) program. Glenn Kurkowski, Lockheed Martin's program director...

ASA President Faults FY '05 Shipbuilding Funds In Budget.(American Shipbuilding Association)
February 10, 2004... The American Shipbuilding Association (ASA) yesterday criticized the shipbuilding approach in the FY '05 defense budget request, saying it was "deeply troubling." "It cuts funding for naval ships by $100 million while increasing the DoD...

Army, Industry Speed Document Exploitation.(Document and Media Exploitation (DOMEX) Tactical Support Suite (TSS))
February 10, 2004... By Ann Roosevelt The Army has enlisted The Sytex Group, Inc.'s Sytex unit and American Management Systems [AMSY] to aid soldiers in Iraq translate and manage captured foreign documents with the Document and Media Exploitation (DOMEX)...

Foreign Sources Don't Harm U.S. Security, Pentagon Report Says.
February 10, 2004... By Sharon Weinberger A new report by the Pentagon's Office for Industrial Policy said that buying foreign defense articles did not create any problems during recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, nor does it pose any general concern...

ITT To Acquire Kodak's Remote Sensing Business; Adds High Resolution Capabilities.
February 10, 2004... By Calvin Biesecker ITT Industries [ITT] yesterday said it has agreed to acquire the satellite sensors and services business of Eastman Kodak [EK] for $725 million in cash, a deal that complements its current infrared satellite payload...

Industry Team Working On Architecture Interoperability of Services' C2 Constellations.
February 10, 2004... By Lorenzo Cortes Lockheed Martin [LMT] said yesterday it was leading an industry team that includes Boeing [BA], Raytheon [RTN], IBM [IBM] and L-3 Communications [LLL] that is working with the services to ensure interoperability among...

DRS Technologies To Produce More Infrared Detectors For Javelin Missile.(Brief Article)
February 10, 2004... Raytheon [RTN] has tapped DRS Technologies [DRS] for a $23.7 million production contract to build second generation forward looking infrared detectors for the Javelin missile command launch unit. This is the fourth order under a multiyear...

BAE SYSTEMS Awarded $70 Million For Tornado Map Displays From RAF.(Royal Air Force contracts)(Brief Article)
February 10, 2004... Britain's BAE SYSTEMS said yesterday it was awarded a $70 million contract from Britain's Royal Air Force (RAF) to provide 128 map display subsystems for Tornado GR4 attack aircraft. [Copyright 2004 PBI Media, LLC. All rights reserved.]

Defense Brief.(contracts for Kaiser Compositek)(Brief Article)
February 10, 2004... United Defense Industries [UDI] yesterday said it has completed its $8.5 million deal for Kaiser Compositek, giving it new capabilities in composites for advanced weapon systems and combat vehicles. The deal was first announced last month...

Combatant Commanders To Direct Unprecedented Spending At Pentagon.
February 11, 2004... By Amy Butler The military's combatant commanders are expected to have an unprecedented impact on the formulation of the Pentagon's massive FY '06 budget, possibly determining shifting how the Defense Department uses up to $30 billion...

Senior DoD Officials Downplay OMB Study On F/A-22, Comanche.(Management and Budget)
February 11, 2004... By Amy Butler Senior defense officials yesterday downplayed a recent White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) direction for the Pentagon to study two highprofile programs, the Air Force's F/A-22 stealthy fighter and the Army's...

Northrop Grumman Unveils Its Prime Contract Bid For SBR.(Space Based Radar )
February 11, 2004... Northrop Grumman [NOC] yesterday unveiled the team it is leading that will bid for the Air Force's Space Based Radar (SBR) requirement. According to a company statement, the team includes Boeing [BA], Raytheon [RTN], General Dynamics [GD]...

SAIC Acquires Small Professional Services Firm.(Brief Article)
February 11, 2004... Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) yesterday said it has acquired Aquidneck Management Associates (AMA), a Rhode Island-based provider of professional services to defense and state customers. Terms of the deal were not...

ManTech To Acquire Air Force Assets of Affiliated Computer Services.
February 11, 2004... By Calvin Biesecker Following through on its goal of building a stronger presence in the Air Force, ManTech International [MANT] yesterday said it has agreed to acquire some assets and contracts of Affiliated Computer Services [ACS] that...

CTAS Team Confident About Its Bid For NATO AGS.(Cooperative Transatlantic Alliance Ground System)(North Atlantic Treaty Organization)(Alliance Ground System)
February 11, 2004... By Lorenzo Cortes The Cooperative Transatlantic Alliance Ground System (CTAS) team led by Raytheon [RTN] bidding for NATO's Alliance Ground System (AGS) program is confident about its offerings after having briefed alliance officials in...

Verint To Acquire Communications Interception Business From ECtel.(Brief Article)
February 11, 2004... Software developer Verint Systems [VRNT] on Monday said it has agreed to acquire the government surveillance business of Israel's ECtel Ltd. [ECTX] for $35 million in cash, giving it additional communications interception capabilities for the...

France Places Order With MBDA For Block 3 Exocet And Integration With Rafale.(Brief Article)
February 11, 2004... European missile consortium MBDA said this week that the French government had awarded the company a development and procurement contract for the Block 3 variant of the Exocet surface-to-surface anti-ship missile and also gave the green light...

Navy Awards United Defense Multi-Ship Maintenance Contract.(Brief Article)
February 11, 2004... United Defense [UDI] said yesterday its Southwest Marine (SWM) subsidiary was awarded a contract with a potential value of $30 million for pre-production planning for the repair, alteration and dry docking of coastal mine hunter USS Shrike...

Army Looks At Adding New Small Arms Facility.
February 11, 2004... By Sharon Weinberger Facing an impending shortfall in small arms stock, the Army Chief of Staff Gen. Peter Schoomaker told a Senate panel that he is considering the need for a new production facility, a move that would cost the service...

ESG Two Deploys February 17.(Expeditionary Strike Group)(Brief Article)
February 11, 2004... The Navy said yesterday that Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) Two, led by USS Wasp (LSD-1) and the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), will depart February 17 from Norfolk, Va. ESG Two is the first east coast ESG to deploy. Along with...

Navy Awards Boeing $61.8 Million For LRIP 2 Run of AESA Radars.(Brief Article)
February 11, 2004... The Navy said Monday it had awarded Boeing [BA] a $61.8 million contract for Raytheon [RTN] to begin the second low-rate initial production (LRIP) run of APG-79 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radars for F/A-18E/F Super Hornet...

Joulwan Joins NGRAIN's Board.
February 11, 2004... Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander, Europe (SACEUR) Gen. George Joulwan will join the board of directors of NGRAIN Corp., a developer of 3D visualization and simulation software tools. "Gen. Joulwan's high-level international experience...

Company Officials Defend Hiring Pentagon Personnel.
February 12, 2004... By Ann Roosevelt Top officials from Northrop Grumman [NOC], Boeing [BA], Raytheon [RTN] and Lockheed Martin [LMT] stood behind the current defense industry policy of hiring former military and government personnel in the wake of recent...

Deepwater Remains Under Funded, Senators Tell Homeland Security Chief.
February 12, 2004... The Bush administration's budget request to modernize the Coast Guard's capital assets falls short of a hoped for major acceleration of the program, the chair and ranking members of the Senate Government Affairs Committee said on Monday at a...

Army Research Lab Helps Soldiers Pinpoint Snipers.
February 12, 2004... By Ann Roosevelt Terrorist tactics in Iraq include snipers and mortar fire aimed at U.S. and coalition forces, but the Pilar anti-sniper gunshot detection and location system developed by France's Metravib RDS, working with the Army...

Lockheed Martin Demos Penetration Capability of JCM Bid In MOUT Exercise.
February 12, 2004... By Lorenzo Cortes Lockheed Martin [LMT] said yesterday it had demonstrated the ability of the fuze and warhead package mounted onboard its entry for the multi-service, multi-platform Joint Common Missile (JCM) program in a military...

Zakheim Defends 'Cash Flow' Policy, Delaying Need For '05 Supplemental.
February 12, 2004... By Amy Butler Pentagon Comptroller Dov Zakheim yesterday defended the Defense Department's plans to "cash flow" billions of dollars worth of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan in FY '05, waiting until the turn of the year--long after the...

No Safety Issue With KC-135, Air Force Safety Chief Says.
February 12, 2004... By Sharon Weinberger The Air Force's aging fleet of KC-135 aerial refueling tankers does not face any immediate flight safety issues and, although the costs may be high, the service's depots can continue to repair corrosion seen in the...

Lockheed Martin, Boeing Hold Top DoD Contractor Spots.(Brief Article)
February 12, 2004... For the seventh consecutive year, Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Boeing [BA] held on to the first and second spots, respectively, of the top 100 companies in terms of DoD prime contract awards, the Pentagon said yesterday. Lockheed Martin,...

Air Force Slips First AEHF Launch.(Advanced Extremely High Frequency)
February 12, 2004... By Amy Butler The Air Force has slipped by four months the launch of a next-generation military communications spacecraft, pushing the launch 28 months later than officials had plotted only three years ago when they crafted a dramatic...

Wynne: Net-Centricity, Battlespace Awareness, Force Protection Key For Budget.
February 13, 2004... By Amy Butler Acting Pentagon acquisition chief Michael Wynne yesterday said the Pentagon's FY '06 budget planning guidance had a few overarching themes: battlespace awareness, force penetration and net-centricity. The Pentagon began...