Defense Daily articles from July 2008

Defense Daily archives from July 2008

L-1 Tops SAFRAN's Offer For Digimarc's ID Business.
July 1, 2008... By Calvin Biesecker Determined to secure the stronghold on the nation's driver's license credentialing market, L-1 Identity Solutions [ID] yesterday boosted its offering price for Digimarc Corp. [DMRC] by nearly $50 million to $310...

GAO Sees Some Progress In DHS SBI Spend Plans.
July 1, 2008... The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is doing a better job justifying some of its expenditures under the Secure Border Initiative (SBI) but its spending plan is still lacking in terms of how it links to an overall secure border strategy...

Relevancy of Submarines Won't Diminish As Global Interest In Undersea Platforms Grows.
July 1, 2008... By Geoff Fein The question as to whether submarines are still relevant in today's post Cold War environment can easily be answered by looking at the number of countries obtaining submarines, a top Navy official said. Rear Adm. Cecil...

Navy Efforts To Reduce Ship Fuel Use Showing Positive Results.
July 1, 2008... By Geoff Fein The Navy is turning to commercial technologies to find ways to reduce fuel consumption in the fleet. Naval Sea Systems Command has two efforts, one looking at what the Navy is doing now to help reduce fuel consumption...

Pennsylvania National Guard Stryker Unit Prepares For Iraq.
July 1, 2008... By Ann Roosevelt The Defense Department yesterday said the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT), 28th Infantry Div., Pennsylvania National Guard is among the units scheduled to deploy to Iraq in early 2009. "Everyone pretty much...

Eurofighter Typhoon To Assume Airspace Protection Duties In Austria.
July 1, 2008... Starting today, the Eurofighter Typhoon will take over the protection of Austrian airspace, the latest in a string of developments that have the manufacturing consortium "more than satisfied" about its weapon system's flexibility and...

Marine Corps Board To OK Schedule Delay For Marine Personnel Carrier.
July 1, 2008... By Emelie Rutherford A Marine Corps board is expected to sign off this month on a new plan for the future Marine Personnel Carrier (MPC), a medium-weight armored vehicle program recently delayed by two years because of fiscal...

President Bush Signs Long-Delayed GWOT Supplemental Spending Bill Into Law.
July 1, 2008... President Bush signed yesterday a long-delayed supplement spending bill covering $161.8 billion in war operations for fiscal year 2008 and part of FY '09--well into the next presidential administration. "I appreciate that Republicans and...

House, Senate Appropriators Clash On Deepwater Funds For NSC, Aircraft Missionization.
July 2, 2008... By Emelie Rutherford The House Appropriations Committee (HAC) wants to cut the Coast Guard's funding request for its fourth National Security Cutter (NSC), a reduction that marks the biggest difference between House and Senate...

For CG(X) To Be Successful It Should Be A Mod Repeat of DDG-1000, Official Says.
July 2, 2008... By Geoff Fein The Navy's next-generation cruiser, CG(X), must be built as a mod repeat, its subsystems should be flexible and the ship and the combat systems should be developed as an integrated effort, a former Northrop Grumman [NOC]...

Robotic Industry Consortium Forms To Meet DoD Challenge.
July 2, 2008... The Robotics Technology Consortium Inc. (RTC) yesterday announced its launch with over 70 initial organizations. The consortium was established to meet a need identified by the Office of the Secretary of Defense Joint Ground Robotics...

Northrop Grumman Lands Potential $240 Million JTRS Contract From Lockheed Martin.
July 2, 2008... Northrop Grumman [NOC] has received a 56-month contract from Lockheed Martin [LMT] worth up to $240 million to provide critical technologies for the Airborne and Maritime/Fixed Station (AMF) Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS). An initial...

Navistar Defense Receives More Orders For Severe Service Vehicles.
July 2, 2008... Navistar Defense LLC [NAV] yesterday said it has received six more delivery orders for severe service vehicles. The orders, awarded by Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command, combined with two previous delivery orders placed on Sept. 28,...

Boeing Installs Engines On First P-8A Poseidon.
July 2, 2008... Boeing [BA] last month installed two CFM56-7B engines on the Navy's first P-8A Poseidon, closely following the aircraft's wing-to-body join and "power on" milestones, according to Boeing. Following final functional checks, the Boeing-led...

Digital Engine Control Enhancement To Give Reaper Real-Time Fault Detection Capability.
July 2, 2008... By Marina Malenic A new Digital Electronic Engine Control (DEEC) system, scheduled to be incorporated into Air Force Reaper Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) aircraft beginning in 2010, will allow for real-time detection of problems with the...

Editor's Note.(Editorial)
July 2, 2008... Don't miss our July 15 webinar: Terrorism in 2008: Why the U.S. is Still Vulnerable to Attack. Congressman Roscoe Bartlett, Ranking Republican-House Armed Service Committee Seapower and Expeditionary Forces Subcommittee, and Dr. Daniel...

BAE-Lockheed Martin Partner To Develop ERM For Navy.
July 3, 2008... By Geoff Fein Banking on their experience and success with the Long Range Land Attack Projectile (LRLAP) and the Advanced Gun System (AGS), BAE Systems and Lockheed Martin [LMT] are partnering to develop a 5-inch precision-guided...

SRA Acquires Software Developer Serving Space Customers.
July 3, 2008... SRA International [SRX] yesterday said it has acquired Interface & Control Systems, Inc., (ICS), a small provider of consulting services and software products to the defense and civil space markets, in a deal that expands its foothold in the...

SOCJFCOM Aims To Improve SOF-Conventional Force Integration.
July 3, 2008... By Ann Roosevelt Special Operations Command-Joint Forces Command (SOCJFCOM) works to improve how Special Operations Forces (SOF) and conventional forces operate together to benefit warfighter readiness, the commander said. Much of the...

DNDO Alters CAARS Program, Will Explore Current Systems For Nuke Screening.
July 3, 2008... By Calvin Biesecker The Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) is changing the focus of a key effort aimed at developing and producing X-Ray-based screening systems that can detect the presence of nuclear threat materials through...

Ship Crews Finding Fuel Conservation A Rewarding Experience.
July 3, 2008... By Geoff Fein With the cost of oil continuing to rise and no limit on how high the dollar per barrel figure might go, sailors in the Navy's fleet have begun to take matters into their own hands seeking out was to cut back on fuel...

New Vehicle Systems And C2 Shelters As IDF Digitization Expands.
July 3, 2008... By B.C. Kessner ROME--The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) are now focusing on maneuverability as the next level of the $500 million-plus Digital Army Program (DAP), with many new mobile Command and Control (C2) features moving out of the...

Obama, McCain Largely Agree On Nuke Proliferation, Though Each Dodge Specifics On Controversial Programs.
July 3, 2008... By Emelie Rutherford Presumptive presidential nominees Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Barack Obama (D-Ill.) largely agree on nuclear-proliferation policy, though questions remain about their specific stances on programs such as the...

Editor's Note.(Editorial)
July 3, 2008... Don't miss our July 15 webinar: Terrorism in 2008: Why the U.S. is Still Vulnerable to Attack. Congressman Roscoe Bartlett, Ranking Republican-House Armed Service Committee Seapower and Expeditionary Forces Subcommittee, and Dr. Daniel...

Defense Watch.
July 7, 2008... The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Shelby: Need Tanker Now. Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.)--a backer of Northrop Grumman's embattled Air Force contract for aerial refueling tankers-- calls on Defense Secretary...

Rear Adm. Goddard Removed From Office Amid 'Personal Misconduct' Allegations.
July 7, 2008... By Geoff Fein Rear Adm. Chuck Goddard, the program executive officer (PEO) for ships, was removed from office Thursday following a Navy Inspector General's (IG) report that substantiated allegations of personal misconduct against him,...

U.K. MoD Awards $5.9 Billion Contracts To Build Two Large Aircraft Carriers.
July 7, 2008... The U.K. Ministry of Defence Thursday signed contracts to procure two aircraft carriers for roughly $5.9 billion, the MoD said. Contractors receiving the awards included the joint venture BVT Surface Fleet (involving VT Group and BAE...

Raytheon Marks 100th AESA Delivery, Radar Brings Improvements To Block II F/A- 18E/Fs.
July 7, 2008... By Geoff Fein Raytheon [RTN] last week celebrated the delivery of its 100th APG-79 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar to the Navy, further demonstrating that the company is successfully delivering the system to the fleet,...

Elbit's Tadiran Merger Final.(Tadiran Communications Ltd. acquired with Elbit Computers Ltd.)(Brief article)
July 7, 2008... Israel's Elbit Systems [ESLT] last week said that all approvals required for the merger of Tadiran Communications with and into Elbit have been obtained, and the Israeli Registrar of Companies issued its merger order on June 30. This is...

Editor's Note.(Editorial)
July 7, 2008... Don't miss our July 15 webinar: Terrorism in 2008: Why the U.S. is Still Vulnerable to Attack. Congressman Roscoe Bartlett, Ranking Republican-House Armed Service Committee Seapower and Expeditionary Forces Subcommittee, and Dr. Daniel...

DHS Awards Boeing New Task Order To Begin SBI Deployments.
July 8, 2008... By Calvin Biesecker The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) last month issued Boeing [BA] a new $55.7 million task order to begin constructing surveillance and communications towers along separate stretches of the United States'...

Navy Sees 89 Percent Jump In Cost of A Barrel of Oil Since Start of FY '08.(dialogue with Chip Cotton)(Interview)
July 8, 2008... By Geoff Fein While the nation last week saw fuel prices hit the $143 per barrel mark, the Navy saw its price for oil rise to $170 per barrel, an 89 percent increase in the past nine months, a Navy official said. At the beginning of...

AeroVironment Awarded $200 Million USSOCOM Contract For Puma AE.
July 8, 2008... AeroVironment Inc. [AVAV] recently said the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) has selected Puma AE as its All Environment Capable Variant (AECV) for its Small Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) requirement under a contract with a potential...

Romania Awards Indra $28 Million Maritime Border Security Deal.
July 8, 2008... Spain's Indra last week said it won its first contract in the security market in Romania for a Black Sea border surveillance system. "The integrated system for surveillance, control and observation of maritime traffic in the Black Sea...

Saab Offers Gripen To Swiss, Cooperating With Rheinmetall And Pilatus.
July 8, 2008... Saab said last week it has signed Memorandums of Understanding regarding industrial cooperation with Rheinmetall Schweiz AG and Pilatus Aircraft, with both agreements connected to a possible Swiss acquisition of the Gripen fighter aircraft....

Finmeccanica, BAE Sign Thermal Sights Deal.
July 8, 2008... Finmeccanica last week said its SELEX Galileo subsidiary and BAE Systems have signed a partnering agreement to provide thermal weapon sights manufactured by BAE for the forthcoming surveillance and target acquisition increment of Britain's...

Air Force, Army Brass Discuss New UAS Concept of Operations.(unmanned aerial system)
July 8, 2008... By Emelie Rutherford Army and Air Force brass met yesterday to start developing a common concept of operations (CONOPS) for unmanned aircraft used in joint operations across the full spectrum of conflict. The meeting at Langley AFB,...

Lockheed Martin Nabs Potential $1.2 Billion HR Support Contract From TSA.
July 8, 2008... The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) last week awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a potential $1.2 billion contract to provide a range of human resource (HR) support services for a period of up to eight and one-half years under the...

New Distance Record For Lockheed Martin GMLRS.
July 8, 2008... The Army recently established a new 85-kilometer distance record for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System rocket, the company said. The rocket destroyed a target 85 kilometers from the launch site during a...

BAE Gets $226 Million For MRAP Upgrade Orders.
July 8, 2008... BAE Systems said last week it has received four delivery orders totaling $226 million from the Marine Corps for engineering changes and spare parts to support Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles. "These changes provide...

Pentagon Preparing To Buy $1.7 Billion In MRAPs, Possibly Final Hurrah For Program.
July 9, 2008... By Emelie Rutherford The Pentagon is expected to order 1,610 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles in coming days, though the $1.7 billion purchase will not include the next-generation MRAP II vehicles, sources said. "It's...

Gates Expects Tanker Rebid Decision 'Very Soon'.
July 9, 2008... By Marina Malenic and Emelie Rutherford Defense Secretary Robert Gates said yesterday that he would soon announce a decision on whether the Air Force will rebid a tanker aircraft contract awarded to Northrop Grumman [NOC]. "I expect...

Navy To Have Test Protocols For Alternative Fuels In Place By FY '11.
July 9, 2008... By Geoff Fein Although the Navy won't be at the forefront in developing any hybrid technologies or alternative fuels for powering its ships, aircraft and vehicles, the service is nonetheless actively pursuing efforts to reduce its...

Boeing Teams With Canada's Skyhook For Heavy Lift Airship.
July 9, 2008... By Ann Roosevelt MESA, Ariz.-- Boeing [BA] and Canada's Skyhook International yesterday announced a teaming agreement to develop the Jess Heavy Lifter (JHL)-40, a new commercial heavy lift airship aimed at transporting equipment and...

GD Demonstrates C-MANPADS System Against UAVs.
July 9, 2008... By Calvin Biesecker General Dynamics [GD] has successfully demonstrated a ground-based defense system against unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that was originally developed to defeat Man-Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS) that could...

Northrop Grumman, Oshkosh, JLTV Armor Successful In Tests.
July 9, 2008... Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Oshkosh Defense [OSK] announced their offering for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) family has undergone successful armor testing as the Army-Marine Corps program nears selecting competing teams to move...

DoD To Reopen Tanker Competition With Young At Helm; Contract Award Expected This Year.
July 10, 2008... By Marina Malenic and Emelie Rutherford The Pentagon will hold a new, expedited competition for a disputed Air Force tanker aircraft contract, with Defense Department officials now in charge of the selection process, Defense Secretary...

Pentagon To Decide Fate of Army Recon Helicopter In Wake of Massive Cost Growth.
July 10, 2008... By Marina Malenic The Army said yesterday that its Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH) program has exceeded its $6.2 billion budget estimate by over 40 percent, triggering a mandatory Defense Department review of the effort. The...

DNDO Awards Raytheon $4.7 Million To Continue SORDS Development.
July 10, 2008... By Calvin Biesecker Raytheon [RTN] has received a $4.7 million contract to transition into the development phase of a program being sponsored by the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) to find ways to detect radiological threat...

Obama, McCain Seen Likely To Reorg DHS, Hill Dems Call For Caution In Changes.
July 10, 2008... By Emelie Rutherford Aides to presidential hopefuls Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Barack Obama (D-Ill.) suggested yesterday their bosses would reorganize the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which is poised to be scrutinized for...

Patience, Perseverance Led To Aviation Awards, Former Northrop Grumman Official Says.
July 10, 2008... By Geoff Fein While there is considerable public awareness concerning the Air Force's new KC(X) tanker program, especially after yesterday's decision by DoD to recompete the program, what is not as prominent, yet quite a story in its own...

NASSCO Gets Potential $210 Million Contract For Amphib Modernization Work.
July 10, 2008... The Navy awarded General Dynamics [GD] NASSCO a contract worth potentially $210 million to modernize San Diego-homeported LSD-41 and LSD-49- class amphibious assault ships, the company said yesterday. Under the contract, NASSCO will perform...

Hope For FY '09 Defense Approps Bill Dims, Hill Increases Talk of A Continuing Resolution.
July 11, 2008... By Emelie Rutherford Legislative leaders cast doubt this week on Congress passing a fiscal year 2009 defense appropriations bill before a new president arrives next year, potentially freezing funding at current levels through a...

DDG-1000 Hull Can't Support Most Capable Radar Planned For CG(X), Pentagon Official Says.
July 11, 2008... By Geoff Fein While there is agreement among industry and Navy officials that the most prudent path forward for CG(X) is a mod repeat of the DDG-1000 hull, a question has surfaced as to whether the tumblehome hull form could support the...

Wedgetail Delays To Hit Boeing's Second Quarter Earnings But 2008 Guidance Intact.(Financial report)
July 11, 2008... Boeing [BA] yesterday said it would take a $250 million pre-tax charge in its second quarter earnings results due to previously acknowledged delays on an aircraft program it is developing for Australia but the company maintained its earnings...

DRS Wraps Up Successful Permanent Magnet Motor Testing.
July 11, 2008... DRS Technologies [DRS] has successfully completed full-power testing, as required by the Navy, of its power-dense Permanent Magnet Motor (PMM) and drive at the Navy's Integrated Power System (IPS) Land-Based Test Site (LBTS) in Philadelphia,...

BioShield Still Has $4 Billion To Spend.(Brief article)
July 11, 2008... Project BioShield, the federal reserve fund created by Congress in 2004 to establish a $5.6 billion market for the development and production of drugs that could bioterror threats, has about $4.1 billion left to spend as of one year ago,...

RAND: Restarting F-22 Production After A Stop Likely Would Cost $450 Million.
July 11, 2008... Closing Lockheed Martin's [LMT] F-22 Raptor production line outright and then reactivating the dormant line at a later time would cost the Air Force between $225 million and $720 million, with the most likely figure close to $450 million,...

Rockwell Collins Receives New Work For U.K Program.
July 11, 2008... Rockwell Collins [COL], through its recent acquisition of Athena Technologies, recently announced a follow-on production order for Athena 411 integrated inertial navigation, global positioning, and air data attitude heading reference systems...

BAE Seeker Shines In THAAD Intercept.
July 11, 2008... BAE Systems said Monday that the detection of a separating inbound ballistic missile by BAE's seeker enabled the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) weapon system to intercept its target during recent testing at the Pacific Missile...

Defense Watch.
July 14, 2008... The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Tanker Sparks. Expect some rhetoric on the Air Force's much-scrutinized tanker competition this Wednesday when the House Appropriations defense subcommittee marks up its...

With Navy Reportedly Warming To Change, HASC Panel Calls Officials To Shipbuilding Hearing.
July 14, 2008... By Emelie Rutherford Saying there is movement within the Navy to halt the DDG-1000 destroyer program and continue building DDG-51s, a shipbuilding panel chairman has called Navy officials to the Capitol for a hearing to air both sides of...

Army Continues To Examine FCS Structure, Will Not Fund Some Elements In New Five-Year Plan.
July 14, 2008... By Marina Malenic The Army will not include funding for several parts of its massive modernization effort, the Future Combat Systems (FCS) program, in its next five- year spending plan, an Army source tells Defense Daily. The service...

Coast Guard Delays FRC Selection To September, Early October.(Fast Response Cutter)
July 14, 2008... By Geoff Fein The Coast Guard Friday said it is delaying source selection of its Fast Response Cutter (FRC) until September or early October, a Coast Guard official said. The Coast Guard had anticipated contract award for the FRC...

Pentagon Creates New Cluster Munitions Standards.
July 14, 2008... By Marina Malenic The Department Defense last week released a cluster munitions policy requiring that more than 99 percent of the submunitions that make up a cluster bomb detonate on impact, thereby reducing the quantity of potentially...

Navy Realigns DASN IWS, Moves Efforts To DASN Ships.(Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Integrated Warfare Systems)
July 14, 2008... By Geoff Fein The Navy last week disbanded the office of Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Integrated Warfare Systems (DASN IWS) and created a new executive director position that will fall under DASN Ships. Personnel...

Obama, McCain Nearly Tied In Modest Campaign Donations From Defense Industry.
July 14, 2008... By Emelie Rutherford White House rivals Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Barack Obama (D-Ill.) continue to garner similar campaign donation totals from defense contractors, though neither appear to have strong financial support from the...

Tanker Top EADS Priority But No Bearing on Growth Strategy.
July 15, 2008... By B.C. Kessner HAMPSHIRE, England--Securing the KC-X tanker contract remains the European Aeronautic and Space Co.'s (EADS) number one priority, but the company's vision for doubling revenues by 2020 and balancing defense and commercial...

CAM Testing Complete, U.K. Could Soon Deploy Raytheon's ASTOR.
July 15, 2008... By B.C. Kessner FARNBOROUGH, England--Raytheon [RTN] and the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (MoD) have completed capabilities assurance mission (CAM) testing of the Airborne Stand-Off Radar (ASTOR) system and the long-awaited...

Rockwell Collins Posts Strong Third Quarter.(Financial report)
July 15, 2008... By Calvin Biesecker Rockwell Collins [COL] last Friday reported strong third quarter financial results due to improved operating margins and solid sales and the company raised its year-end earnings guidance a nickel. Despite bleak...

ONR Looking To Demo At-Sea Cargo Transfer Using T-Craft Scale Model.(United States. Office of Naval Research)
July 15, 2008... By Geoff Fein Later this summer, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) is planning on conducting a demonstration of a cargo transfer operation between multiple vessels, using a government designed scale model of the T-Craft (Transformable-...

DNDO To Test Rapiscan Portal Under Revised Nuclear Inspection Program.
July 15, 2008... By Calvin Biesecker The Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) plans to award a contract to OSI Systems' [OSIS] Rapiscan division to field test an upgraded version of the company's Eagle Portal cargo and vehicle inspection system to...

Congress Gains Confidence In LCS Ship Costs So Multiple-Ship Buys Possible.
July 15, 2008... By Dave Ahearn DAHLGREN, Va.--Congress is gaining enough confidence that Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) costs are stabilizing that lawmakers are ready to green-light further multiple LCS purchases, Rep. Robert Wittman (R-Va.), a member of...

Navy To Begin Competition For Mobile Landing Platform In Coming Weeks.
July 15, 2008... By Geoff Fein Over the course of the next month, the Navy will issue an unrestricted competitive solicitation for Systems Design Part 1 (SD1), with an option for SD2, for the Mobile Landing Platform (MLP), a key component of the...

Boeing Space Competing For $14 Billion Of Contracts; Backlog $6 Billion To $7 Billion.(Brief article)
July 15, 2008... By Dave Ahearn Boeing [BA] currently is competing for about $14 billion worth of additional satellite/space-related business, an area that already generates $3.2 billion of annual revenues, according to Craig Cooning, vice president and...

Aerospace And Defense M&A Activity Reached Seven-Year High In 2007, Report Says.(Report)
July 15, 2008... By Calvin Biesecker Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the global aerospace and defense (A&D) market reached $30.8 billion in 2007, a seven-year high and $1.6 billion increase over 2006, with transactions in the United States...

Faulty Components Slip Key MDA Intercept; DoD Weighing Cuts To Pay For More THAAD, SM-3.
July 16, 2008... By Marina Malenic The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) will postpone a long-range intercept test scheduled for this week until December due to receipt of faulty components from a data chip-manufacturing arm of L-3 Communications [LLL],...

Obering Says Boeing 747 Does Well In ABL Work; Not Seeking Different Plane.
July 16, 2008... By Dave Ahearn Air Force Lt. Gen. Trey Obering, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) director, said MDA is satisfied with the highly modified Boeing 747-400 jumbo- jet aircraft serving as the test bed for the Airborne Laser (ABL) missile...

Singapore Spending $962 Million For AMRAAMs, JSOWs, JDAMs, Equipment.
July 16, 2008... Singapore is looking to spend upward of $962 million for Major Defense Equipment, including Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM), Joint Standoff Weapons (JSOW), and AIM-9X Sidewinder, as well as associated equipment and...

U.S. Leaders Need To Discuss Why U.S. Procurement Is Open To Overseas Wares: Official Says.
July 16, 2008... By Dave Ahearn The United States needs to begin a national dialogue on just how open it should be to procuring military and space wares from abroad, and what the proper role of the American defense/space industrial base should be, a...

Australia To Spend $700 Million For Aegis Combat System, Components.(Brief article)
July 16, 2008... Australia is seeking to spend $700 million for the Aegis combat system and associated equipment and services, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) reported. Australia has requested a possible sale of the Aegis Combat System and...

Finland Spending $435 Million For 300 AMRAAM, Equipment.
July 16, 2008... Finland is looking to spend upward of $435 million for 300 AIM-120C-7 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM), and associated equipment and services, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) reported. In addition to the...

Lockheed Martin Pathfinder Team Prepares For Army Tests.
July 16, 2008... Lockheed Martin [LMT] announced July 14 the Pathfinder flight team set up operations at Felker Army Airfield, Fort Eustis, Va., this week in preparation for the system's developmental and limited-user evaluation by the Army Aviation Applied...

Defense Appropriations Bill Chances Improve In Senate, Though Action Stalled In House.
July 16, 2008... By Emelie Rutherford Senate leaders said yesterday they expect a defense appropriations bill to clear their chamber this year, though questions about the legislation's fate in the House lingered following the postponement of today's...