Defense Daily articles from January 2002

Defense Daily archives from January 2002

Extended Range JASSM May Use Turbofan Engine.(Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile)(Brief Article)
January 3, 2002... By Frank Wolfe An extended range version of Lockheed Martin's [LMT] Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM-ER) that is likely to get Air Force funding in the FY '03 budget request may use a turbofan engine, rather than a turbojet,...

Maintenance Related Malfunction Seen As Likely Cause of Global Hawk Crash.(Brief Article)
January 3, 2002... By Marc Strass An unspecified mechanical malfunction likely caused the crash of a Northrop Grumman [NOC] Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) on Sunday, according to a senior Pentagon official. "Initial indications are that it...

NASA Awards $95 Million In Additional SLI Contracts.(Brief Article)
January 3, 2002... NASA yesterday announced an additional $94.6 million in contract awards for the Space Launch Initiative (SLI) program to develop technologies needed to build a second-generation reusable launch vehicle. NASA said the contracts are the...

Wall Street: No Impact From DoD Navy Missile Cancellation, But Move Irks Allies.(Brief Article)
January 3, 2002... By Vago Muradian The Pentagon's decision to cancel Raytheon's [RTN] Navy Area Missile Defense System may not have an impact on the value of the company's stock, but is sure to irk allies that were considering the program's Block IVA...

ILS Gets New Year Launch Orders For Atlas, Proton Boosters.(International Launch Services)(Brief Article)
January 3, 2002... International Launch Services (ILS) said that it wrapped up 2001 with six successful Atlas and Proton launches and is proceeding with new orders that include the inaugural flight of the Atlas V vehicle next year. The four Atlas launches of...

Lockheed Martin Gains Foothold In Laser-Guided Bomb Market.(to provide Paveway II GBU-16 laser guidance kits)(Brief Article)
January 3, 2002... By Hunter Keeter Having been cleared by the Pentagon last month to begin production, Lockheed Martin [LMT] has gained a piece of the Paveway II GBU-16 laser guidance kit business from rival provider Raytheon [RTN], according to a Lockheed...

Boeing Gets Green Light To Authorize Launch For 11th Navy UFO Satellite.(UHF Follow-On satellite)(Brief Article)
January 3, 2002... Boeing [BA] said yesterday it has received a contract modification authorizing the procurement of launch services for the Navy's eleventh UHF Follow-On (UFO) satellite. The UFO-11 satellite currently under construction is the 11th in a...

Lockheed Martin Supports University-Based Micro Satellite Program.(Brief Article)
January 3, 2002... Lockheed Martin [LMT] recently said it is supporting a program at Tuskegee University, Ala., to establish a new micro-satellite program on campus. Lockheed Martin reported it has contributed $25,000 to the program. The program will provide...

Defense Contracts.(Brief Article)
January 3, 2002... Northrop Grumman [NOC], Pascagoula, Miss., is being awarded a $369.8 million modification to previously awarded contract N00024-98-C-2307 to exercise an option for construction of one DDG 51 Arleigh Burke class destroyer (DDG 102),...

Nuke Review To Remain Classified For Now, Pentagon Considers Public Release.(Brief Article)
January 4, 2002... By Hunter Keeter The Pentagon's nuclear forces posture review, which was submitted to Congress Dec. 31, outlines "significant change" to U.S. strategic capabilities, the details of which are to remain classified for now, according to...

IAI Hands Over Ranger UAV System To Swiss Air Force.(Israel Aircraft Industries)(Brief Article)
January 4, 2002... Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) late last month completed the official handover of the Ranger unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system to the Swiss Air Force, according to a company release. The Ranger UAV system was jointly developed by a...

Army Certifies Fifth Apache Longbow Battalion As Combat Ready.(Brief Article)
January 4, 2002... The Army last month certified its fifth Boeing [BA] AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopter battalion as combat ready, according to a company release. The 1st Battalion, 101st Aviation, part of the Army's 101st Airborne Division (Air...

Raytheon Awarded $193 Million JPATS Contract.(Brief Article)
January 4, 2002... Raytheon [RTN] last month was awarded a $193 million contract, which could be worth $1.2 billion if all options are exercised, to produce at least 40 T-6A Joint Primary Aircraft Training System (JPATS). "This contract is the culmination of...

Eurocopter Signs $670 Million Australian Tiger Contract.(Brief Article)
January 4, 2002... The Eurocopter subsidiary of the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) last month signed a $670 million contract for the delivery of 22 Tiger attack helicopters to Australia, the first export contract for the helicopter. ...

Navy Tests Anti-Radiation Missile Technology.(Brief Article)
January 4, 2002... The Navy has completed a round of tests in its Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM) program, an ongoing advanced technology demonstration project aimed at improving lethality against enemy air defenses, according to a statement from...

Germany's KMW, Netherlands' RDM Awarded $450 Million Fennek Contract.(Brief Article)
January 4, 2002... Germany's Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) and the Netherlands' RDM last month were awarded a contract worth more than $450 million for the production of 612 Fennek 4x4 reconnaissance vehicles for the German and Dutch armies. The contract award...

Lockheed Martin's Piece of Laser Guidance Business Could Grow.(Brief Article)
January 4, 2002... By Hunter Keeter Following approval to begin production of GBU-16 laser guidance units for Navy strike weapons, Lockheed Martin [LMT] is aiming for additional business on the Air Force side, according to a company spokeswoman. "We...

AIA Hails Move By FAR Council To Scrap Clinton 'Blacklisting' Rule.(Aerospace Industries Association)(Brief Article)
January 4, 2002... By Vago Muradian The Aerospace Industries Association yesterday hailed a Dec. 27 decision by the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Council to scrap a rule issued in the final days of the Clinton administration that would have allowed...

Defense Watch.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
January 7, 2002... The Latest Word on Trends and Developments in Defense and Aerospace Australian JASSM. The Australians may start buying Lockheed Martin's Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff (JASSM) weapon in FY '04, says Larry Lawson, the company's vice...

Army Gearing Up To Defend Force Structure.(Brief Article)
January 7, 2002... By Neil Baumgardner The Army is preparing to defend its current force structure of 10 divisions as the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) is considering anew whether to cut between two to four divisions as a result of lessons...

Rumsfeld Approves Transformation of BMDO To New Missile Defense Agency.(Brief Article)
January 7, 2002... By Kerry Gildea Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld last week gave the green light for the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO) to transition into the new Missile Defense Agency (MDA). The new agency is tasked take a more...

Eight Countries Likely To Consider Buy of AIM-9X Missile.(from Raytheon Co.)(Brief Article)
January 7, 2002... By Frank Wolfe The AIM-9X program office has briefed seven countries about the Raytheon [RTN] next generation Sidewinder infrared missile and is to brief Finland this week, officials said Friday. South Korea, Denmark, Netherlands,...

Northrop Grumman Awarded Contract To Begin E-2C Radar Modernization.(Brief Article)
January 7, 2002... Northrop Grumman [NOC] last month was awarded a $49 million pre-systems development and demonstration contract to begin the E-2C Hawkeye Radar Modernization Program (RMP), according to a company release. The RMP program is aimed at...

Air Force Pushes Ahead To Rapidly Field Next Sensor Suite For Global Hawk.(Raytheon Co.)(Brief Article)
January 7, 2002... By Marc Strass The Air Force is planning to accelerate the delivery of the next Raytheon [RTN] Integrated Sensor Suite (ISS) to replace the last electro-optical/infrared sensor (EO/IR) package lost in the recent crash of a Northrop...

TSG Looking to Move Forward With Mine-Protected Vehicle Contracts.(Technical Solutions Group)(Brief Article)
January 7, 2002... By Neil Baumgardner NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C.--After winning contracts to supply mine-protected vehicles to the U.S. and British armies, Technical Solutions Group (TSG) is now preparing to move into full production, according to a company...

Pentagon Considering Accelerated Multiyear Buy of C-130J.(Brief Article)
January 7, 2002... By Frank Wolfe The Pentagon, in a Program Budget Decision (PBD), proposes an accelerated multiyear procurement for 40 Air Force C-130J-30 airlifters by Lockheed Martin [LMT], sources told Defense Daily Friday. Under the accelerated...

Clark Stresses Need For Ship, Aircraft Procurement Boost Beyond FY '02.(Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Vern Clark; fiscal year 2002)(Statistical Data Included)
January 8, 2002... By Hunter Keeter Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Vern Clark warns that the Navy faces greater operational risk unless the service finds ways to buy more ships and aircraft, according to his 2002 guidance memorandum to the fleet. "We...

Chile Fails To Sign F-16 Deal, LOA To Be Extended.(letter of offer and acceptance)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
January 8, 2002... By Neil Baumgardner The letter of offer and acceptance (LOA) to Chile for the $636 million sale of 10 Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-16C/D Block 50+ fighters will be extended by one month after the country failed to sign the deal yesterday,...

Bell and Marine Corps Complete First Flight of UH-1Y Helicopter.(Bell Helicopter Textron)(Brief Article)
January 8, 2002... Bell Helicopter Textron [TXT] and the Marine Corps completed the first flight of the UH-1Y utility helicopter on Dec. 20, according to a company release. The aircraft performed several low hovers, pedal turns, accelerated to an estimated...

Funding Reprogramming Possible To Keep SBIRS High On Track.(Space Based Infrared (SBIRS) High system)(Brief Article)
January 8, 2002... By Kerry Gildea The team developing the Space Based Infrared (SBIRS) High system is banking on an expected $85 million Air Force reprogramming to keep the program on track and maintain the necessary supplier base over the next year,...

Bolton Sworn In As Army Acquisition Chief.(Claude Bolton)(Brief Article)
January 8, 2002... Claude Bolton was sworn in last week as the Army's new acquisition chief, replacing acting acquisition chief Kenneth Oscar. President Bush in September selected then-Air Force Maj. Gen. Bolton to be the Army acquisition chief. Oscar, who...

Air Force Recovers Global Hawk Flight Data Recorder.(unmanned air vehicle)
January 8, 2002... By Hunter Keeter The Air Force has recovered from an undisclosed location the flight data recorder from the Northrop Grumman [NOC] Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle that crashed while returning from a mission over Afghanistan last week....

Defense Stocks Running Strong, But Further Gains May Depend On Budget Rise.(United States)(Statistical Data Included)
January 8, 2002... By Vago Muradian Defense stocks as a group have outpaced the Standard & Poors' 500 Index since the start of the year, but continued share price growth may depend on whether the Bush administration's proposed FY '03 defense budget includes...

Air Force FY '03 Budget to Include Funds For Two AC-130U Gunships.(fiscal year 2003)(Brief Article)
January 8, 2002... By Frank Wolfe The FY '03 Air Force budget request is to include funding to convert two Lockheed Martin [LMT] C-130H2 tactical airlifters into AC-130U gunships, a service official said yesterday. Gunships have played a significant role...

Defense Brief.(Marvin Sambur is new acquisition chief for US Air Force)(Brief Article)
January 8, 2002... Marvin Sambur was sworn in last week as the Air Force's new acquisition chief. Sambur was previously the president and CEO of ITT [ITT]. Sambur said in October that his top priority would be streamlining the Air Force's acquisition process to...

Thermobaric Weapons Shipped For Possible Use In Operation Enduring Freedom.(Brief Article)
January 9, 2002... By Frank Wolfe A stock of 10 BLU-118B thermobaric weapons has been shipped for possible use in Operation Enduring Freedom, the Air Force said yesterday. Developed in an accelerated Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration by the...

Three Teams Forming To Compete For LSI Effort.(Brief Article)
January 9, 2002... By Neil Baumgardner Three teams, including Boeing [BA] joined with Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC), and General Dynamics [GD] teamed with United Defense [UDI], Raytheon [RTN], and Northrop Grumman [NOC], have emerged to...

Navy Gears Up For Sea-Based Missile Defense Test This Month.(Brief Article)
January 9, 2002... By Kerry Gildea The Navy and Missile Defense Agency (MDA) the last week of this month plan to conduct a flight test in the sea-based midcourse defense program, officials said yesterday. During the test for the program, which was...

DoD Strategic and Tactical Systems Director To Retire.(Brief Article)
January 9, 2002... By Hunter Keeter George Schneiter, the Pentagon's director of strategic and tactical systems and a key adviser to Pentagon acquisition chief Pete Aldridge, is to retire at the beginning of February. Schneiter has been involved in...

NNS Shareholders To Finalize Union With Northrop Grumman on Jan. 18.(Newport News Shipbuilding)(Brief Article)
January 9, 2002... By Vago Muradian Newport News Shipbuilding [NNS] shareholders on Jan. 18 will finalize their company's union with Northrop Grumman [NOC] in a $2.6 billion stock and cash transaction, allowing the aerospace giant to formally conclude the...

Goodrich's Larsen Replaces UTC's Krapek As Chairman of AIA Board.(Brief Article)
January 9, 2002... Marshall Larsen, the president and chief operating officer of Goodrich Aerospace [GR], has been selected to serve as the chairman of the Aerospace Industries Association's board of governors starting on Jan. 1, replacing United Technologies...

Army Sees Block Fielding, Recapitalization Key To Accelerating Objective Force.
January 9, 2002... By Marc Strass Recapitalization of older systems and the block fielding of weapon systems will be the Army's key acquisition strategies for accelerating the fielding of Objective Force weapon systems, according to a top service official....

Northrop Grumman Gets $22.9 Million Contract For Next Phase of AMSTE.(Brief Article)
January 9, 2002... Northrop Grumman [NOC] has received a $22.9 million contract for the next phase of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) Affordable Moving Surface Target Engagement (AMSTE) program, the company said yesterday. DARPA and...

Defense Contracts.(Brief Article)
January 9, 2002... Newport News Shipbuilding [NNS], Newport News, Va., is being awarded a $191.4 million cost-plus-incentive-fee contract modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-00-C-2104) for the accomplishment of the extended drydocking selected...

DoD Proposes Tripling JDAM Production To Replenish Stocks.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
January 10, 2002... By Frank Wolfe Boeing [BA] may triple the production rate of its Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) compared to the munition's production rate before Operation Enduring Freedom started on Oct. 7, a company spokesman said yesterday. ...

Independent Panel of Scientists Endorses Missile Defense Test Plans.
January 10, 2002... By Kerry Gildea An independent panel of scientists monitoring the Pentagon's ballistic missile defense program has endorsed the planned pace of the program and schedule for introducing more complex test scenarios and countermeasures into...

Army Prepares To Release RFP For Next Phase of Prophet System.(ground based signals intelligence and jamming system)(Brief Article)
January 10, 2002... By Marc Strass The Army plans to release a draft request for proposals for the next block of its MLQ-40 Prophet ground based signals intelligence (SIGINT) and jamming system about Feb. 14, according to a Commerce Business Daily (CBD)...

BAE Launches Capital Arm To Oversee Privately-Financed Defense Ventures.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
January 10, 2002... By Vago Muradian Britain's BAE SYSTEMS yesterday unveiled a Capital subsidiary that will help craft and oversee defense programs worldwide that would be financed on global capital markets such as new tanker aircraft for the Royal Air...

Nuclear Posture Review Promotes 'New Triad' of Capabilities.(Brief Article)
January 10, 2002... By Hunter Keeter The Pentagon's nuclear posture review, which supports a drawdown to between 1,700 and 2,200 operationally deployed nuclear warheads by decade's end, promotes a new "triad" of strategic force that stresses conventional...

Hansen, A Senior Republican on HASC, Not To Run For Re-Election In 2002.(Brief Article)
January 10, 2002... By Frank Wolfe Rep. James Hansen (R-Utah), the third ranking Republican on the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), is to leave the House of Representatives when his term ends early next year, the lawmaker said Tuesday. Hansen...

Northrop Grumman Awards Derco Distribution Agreement.(Brief Article)
January 10, 2002... Derco Aerospace said yesterday that it had signed a five-year agreement with Northrop Grumman [NOC] to stock and distribute Northrop Grumman's airborne military products. Products included in the agreement include on-board oxygen...

Myers Warns Against Basing Force Structure From Afghanistan Experience.(Richard Myers )(Brief Article)
January 11, 2002... By Neil Baumgardner Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Richard Myers yesterday warned against using lessons learned from Afghanistan as a basis for future force structure decisions like the possible cutting of Army...

General Dynamics To Be Offered Stake In Australian Submarine Corp.(Brief Article)
January 11, 2002... By Neil Baumgardner General Dynamics [GD], as part of a proposed partnership with the Australian Submarine Corp. (ASC), will be offered a stake in the company, according to Australian defense minister Robert Hill. "We've been...

Army Needs To Lower Aviation Costs, Official Says.(Brief Article)
January 11, 2002... By Marc Strass The Army needs to reduce the cost of operating its aviation forces if they are to remain relevant to its future force structure, according to a senior service official "The perspective that sometimes permeates aviation...

Boeing Recommends New Missile Defense Boosters Options.(Brief Article)
January 11, 2002... By Kerry Gildea Boeing [BA] yesterday briefed the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) with its recommendations for selecting two contractors to provide alternative booster vehicles (ABV) for the Ground-based Mid-course Defense (GMD) program,...

Lockheed Martin Reduces Astronautics Work Force In Denver.(Brief Article)
January 11, 2002... Lockheed Martin [LMT] reported yesterday that it is cutting 700 employees, about 10 percent of its total work force, at its Space Systems Astronautics Operations in Denver. The work force reductions will take place throughout 2002 and will...

Air Force Ready To Launch MILSTAR II Next Week.(communications satellite)(Brief Article)
January 11, 2002... The Air Force planes to launch Tuesday a Lockheed Martin [LMT] MILSTAR II military communications satellite from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Fla., on a Titan IVB booster. The MILSTAR II satellite is the second to carry the medium data rate...

Rockwell Collins, Elbit Awarded Norwegian JHMCS Contract.(Vision Systems International contract for Joint Helmet-Mounted Cueing System)(Brief Article)
January 11, 2002... The Vision Systems International (VSI) joint venture between Rockwell Collins [COL] and Israel's Elbit [ESLT] has been awarded a contract to supply the Joint Helmet-Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS) to Norway. "This is an important contract...

V-22 Program Office Outlines Flight Testing, Re-Engineering Plan.
January 11, 2002... By Hunter Keeter The V-22 joint program office is prepared to execute a re-engineering effort and flight-testing plan that will get the troubled tiltrotor program back into the air, according to officials. "The next big event for us...

Defense Contracts.(industry briefs)(Brief Article)
January 11, 2002... Science Applications International Corp., San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a not-to-exceed $46 million cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite- delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the development, demonstration and technology transition of a...

Defense Watch.(briefs)(Brief Article)
January 14, 2002... The Latest Word on Trends and Developments in Defense and Aerospace Whole Enchilada. Bids are expected to be due this Thursday for the lead system integrator effort for the Army's Future Combat System (FCS). Bidders for the multi-billion...

Decoy Complexity Expanded For February Missile Defense Flight Test.(Brief Article)
January 14, 2002... By Kerry Gildea The next flight test in the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) program will involve more sophisticated target decoys, program officials said last week. The plan has been to increase the complexity of the decoys...

Spain Considers Lease of Apache Attack Helicopters.(Boeing Co.)(Brief Article)
January 14, 2002... By Marc Strass Spain is currently looking into the lease of as many as eight Boeing [BA] AH-64A Apache attack helicopters from the Army or WAH-64 Apaches from Britain in preparation for a possible future buy of as many as 30 AH-64D Apache...

Jordan Signs Javelin Letter of Agreement.(with Javelin Joint Venture Co.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
January 14, 2002... Jordan last month signed a letter of agreement (LOA), worth $12 million, for the acquisition of more than 110 Javelin anti-tank missiles from the Raytheon [RTN]-Lockheed Martin [LMT] Javelin Joint Venture, becoming the first Middle Eastern...

Navy Maritime Surveillance Program Also Feels Impact From Loss of Global Hawk.(Brief Article)
January 14, 2002... By Marc Strass The Navy's search for future maritime patrol platforms will be impacted by last month's crash of one of the Air Force's small fleet of Northrop Grumman [NOC] Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), according to a...

Britain Invites Oshkosh Truck, Stewart & Stevenson To Bid For Truck Program.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
January 14, 2002... Britain's Ministry of Defence last week said it has invited U.S. military truck suppliers Oshkosh Truck [OTRKB] and Stewart & Stevenson [SSSS], as well as Britain's Leyland Trucks and Germany's MAN and Mercedes-Benz [DCX] to bid for the...

OSD Pushes For Restoration of Funding For HBSS System Development.(Office of the Secretary of Defense, High Band Subsystem)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
January 14, 2002... By Marc Strass The Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) wants the Air Force to revive TRW's [TRW] High Band Subsystem (HBSS) after Congress struck money for the program. "There is sufficient funding available to continue the HBSS...

State May Allow Global Hawk, Predator Exports To Allies Under Existing MTCR.(Missile Technology Control Regime)(Brief Article)
January 14, 2002... By Vago Muradian The State Department appears willing to allow the export of Northrop Grumman's [NOC] Global Hawk and General Atomics' Predator unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) under the existing confines of the Missile Technology Control...

Marines Forward V-22 Investigation Allegations To IG.(Department of Defense Inspector General)(Brief Article)
January 14, 2002... The Marine Corps has forwarded to the DoD Inspector General a letter received last month alleging "irregularities" in the investigations into the April 2000 crash of a V-22 tiltrotor, according to a service statement. "The original letter...

State To Focus On Improving Defense Trade in 2002 As GAO Blasts Export System.(General Accounting Office)(Brief Article)
January 14, 2002... By Vago Muradian The State Department over the coming year will focus on improving defense trade, including further streamlining the export control system that the General Accounting Office (GAO) last week in a report blasted as in dire...

Defense Brief.(Karl Krapek, retires from United Technologies)(Brief Article)
January 14, 2002... Karl Krapek, the president and chief operating officer of United Technologies [UTX], said last week that he is retiring from the company after 20 years of service. As of Krapek's retirement at the end of this month, United Technologies'...

L-3 To Buy Raytheon's AIS For $1.13 Billion, Bolsters Access To Expanding Market.(Statistical Data Included)
January 15, 2002... By Vago Muradian L-3 Communications [LLL] yesterday said it would buy for $1.13 billion Raytheon's [RTN] Aircraft Integration Systems (AIS) unit, markedly boosting L- 3's profile as a full-service contractor for special mission electronics...

Air Force to Award Contracts For Subscale Targets By Mid-May.(U.S. Air Force, aerial target contracts, Northrop Grumman Corp. and Raytheon Aircraft Co. interested)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
January 15, 2002... By Frank Wolfe By mid-May, the Air Force is to award two companies 19-month development contracts for an Air Force Subscale Aerial Target (AFSAT) that is to replace the Northrop Grumman [NOC] BQM-34, Raytheon [RTN] MQM-107D and the...

Navy Weighs Sea-based Special Operations Support Options.(Brief Article)
January 15, 2002... By Hunter Keeter The Navy is considering several options to improve its ability to support special operations forces and their associated rotary-wing flight operations by using ships as "afloat forward staging bases," a service...

Army May Buy Six TUAV Systems For LRIP III Contract.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
January 15, 2002... By Marc Strass The Army could acquire as many as six Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (TUAV) systems or as few as four under its upcoming low-rate initial production (LRIP) III contract with AAI [UIC], according to sources. The Army...

Alliant Techsystems Conducts Successful OICW Test Firings.(Objective Individual Combat Weapon testing)(Brief Article)
January 15, 2002... Alliant Techsystems [ATK] earlier this month completed a series of successful series of test firings of its Objective Individual Combat Weapon (OICW), including the system's 20mm air-bursting ammunition, the company said. "The accuracy of...

JHMCS Flight Testing Begins On F-16.(Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System, Lockheed Martin Corp.'s F-16 Fighter)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
January 15, 2002... Flight testing of the Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS) began last month on Lockheed Martin's [LMT] F-16 fighter, Boeing [BA] said yesterday. "F-16 flight testing continues our progress toward providing the transformational...

Air Force Awards Raytheon C2 Logistics Contract, May Be Worth $428 Million.(Brief Article)
January 15, 2002... The Air Force has awarded Raytheon [RTN] a contract, potentially worth $428 million, to provide Command and Control Switching System (CCSS) depot-level logistics support to Ogden Air Logistics Center at Hill AFB, Utah, the company said...

AgustaWestland To Lay Off 950 British Workers.(Brief Article)
January 15, 2002... The AgustaWestland joint venture between Britain's GKN and Italy's Finmeccanica last week said it will lay off 950 workers at facilities in Yeovil and Somerset, England, following the completion of production of EH101 Merlins and the near-end...

Lockheed Martin Conducts Second Successful Guided MLRS Test.(multiple-launch rocket system)(Brief Article)
January 15, 2002... Lockheed Martin [LMT] recently conducted its second consecutive successful test of its Guided Multiple-Launch Rocket System (GMLRS), the company said. The GMLRS rocket was fired from an M270 MLRS launcher at a range of more than 37 miles...

Lockheed Martin Conducts Successful HIMARS Tests.(high mobility artillery rocket system)(Brief Article)
January 15, 2002... Lockheed Martin [LMT] has conducted several successful flight tests of its High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) as part of the maturation testing program, the company said on Monday. During testing starting in November and...

Thermobaric Weapons Not Used Yet; Attacks To Collapse Cave Openings.(to destroy Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan)(Brief Article)
January 15, 2002... The Pentagon had not employed the BLU-118B as of early yesterday afternoon, as DoD seeks to collapse cave openings to trap cave occupants, rather than reaching into them to destroy them, a DoD official said yesterday. The military is...

Lockheed Martin Awards EDO $24.8 Million For JSF Weapons Delivery System.(Joint Strike Fighter weapons delivery)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
January 15, 2002... EDO [EDO] has received a $24.8 million contract from Lockheed Martin [LMT] to design, develop and build a suite of pneumatic weapons delivery systems for the Air Force F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) by Lockheed Martin, EDO said yesterday....

Navy Awards Raytheon A Services Contract Potentially Worth $430 Million.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
January 15, 2002... The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has awarded Raytheon [RTN] a services contract worth potentially $430 million to continue support for such systems as BRU-33 bomb racks, LAU-115 missile launchers, the V-22 tiltrotor by Bell Helicopter...