Defense Daily articles from June 2003

Defense Daily archives from June 2003

Defense Watch.(industry briefs)
June 2, 2003... The Latest Word on Trends and Developments in Aerospace and Defense Boeing's Tanker Deal. How Sweet Could It Be? How good potentially is Boeing's deal to supply the Air Force with at least 100 leased 767 aircraft converted to fuel tankers...

Tanking, 'Bring-Back' Highlights of Super Hornet's Performance.
June 2, 2003... By Hunter Keeter The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet's ability as an aerial refueling platform, as well as the aircraft's capacity to bring an additional 4,000 pounds of ordnance back aboard ship, were key elements of the new jet's first...

Air Force, Lockheed Martin Nearing Final Decision On Sniper XR Remedy.(Sniper Extended Range)(Brief Article)
June 2, 2003... By Lorenzo Cortes The Air Force and Lockheed Martin [LMT] are nearing final decision on a plan to rectify problems with the Sniper Extended Range (XR) pod that resulted in the service issuing a contract default notice in March. "Bottom...

Congressional Proposed Cut To Boost Phase Intercept Could Alter MDA Plan.(Missile Defense Agency)
June 2, 2003... By Kerry Gildea The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is facing a potentially deep cut to its boost phase intercept (BPI) effort even if lawmakers are able to restore some funds shifted out of the effort during conference on the FY '04 Defense...

Stewart & Stevenson Reports Strong Profits For Military Truck Business.
June 2, 2003... Stewart & Stevenson [SVC] on Friday said sales of military trucks were down slightly in the first quarter but that business showed strong profit improvement, increasing margins over 3 percent to 16 percent. Fresh off a victory in April...

Top Marine Sees 'Margin' of Improvement In Maritime Pre-Positioned Force.
June 2, 2003... By Hunter Keeter The performance during Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) of pre-positioned equipment storage ships supporting the deployment of "two full brigade sets" of equipment has reinforced the Marine Corps' future reliance on...

SLAM-ER Awaits Approval For P-3, Other Capability Enhancements.(Standoff Land Attack Missile-Expanded Response)
June 2, 2003... By Hunter Keeter The Standoff Land Attack Missile-Expanded Response (SLAM-ER), slated for replacement after FY '07 by the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) under the Navy's FY '04 program objective memorandum, expects soon to...

Myriad of Communications Equipment Problematic For Marine Forces in OIF.(Operation Iraqi Freedom)
June 2, 2003... By Neil Baumgardner The interoperability of a variety of communications equipment was a problem for the I Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) during Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), with many commanders overloaded by the amount of information...

Allied Defense Group Awarded $9.8 Million In Ammo Contracts.
June 2, 2003... The Allied Defense Group's [ADG] Belgium-based MECAR subsidiary was awarded $9.8 million in contracts last month, including 105mm tank ammunition for a NATO customer in Europe and 90mm and 25mm ammunition for customers in North Africa and the...

Computer Assisted Design Tools Critical To SSGN Schedule.(nuclear fast attack submarine)
June 2, 2003... By Hunter Keeter Computer Assisted Design (CAD) tools already in use under the groundbreaking Virginia-class (SSN) new nuclear fast attack submarine are critical to keeping the submarine force's priority effort, the SSGN fleet guided...

Defense Brief.(Crane acquires Signal Technology Corp.)(Brief Article)
June 2, 2003... Crane on Friday said it has completed its $153 million acquisition of Signal Technology Corp., a deal that significantly expands Crane's footprint in defense electronics (Defense Daily, April 18). The purchase price, $13.25 per share of...

Australia's ADI, Tenix Call Off Shipyard Merger.
June 3, 2003... Australia's two largest defense companies, ADI and Tenix, last week said they have called off the former plans to merge their shipbuilding and ship repair capabilities under a new joint venture that was also expected to bid for ownership of the...

ACC Denies Ordering Memo Exploring 2004 Decommission of A-10.
June 3, 2003... By Lorenzo Cortes Air Combat Command (ACC) is denying that it ordered a memo exploring a possible 2004 decommissioning of the Air Force's A-10 fleet. "The ACC director of plans and programs, Maj. Gen. David Deptula, did not order any...

Israel Aircraft Industries' Sales, Profits Sag On Commercial Aviation Woes.(Brief Article)
June 3, 2003... Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) last week reported lower first quarter sales and earnings due to weakness in commercial aviation markets, a slowdown in business activity before the war in Iraq and uncertainty related to cuts in Israel's...

SYS Technologies Pulls Out of Merger Talks With AP Labs.(Brief Article)
June 3, 2003... SYS Technologies [SYYS], a defense engineering services and information technology (IT) company, on Friday said it terminated merger discussions with another IT firm, AP Labs, after the companies failed to come to terms. The combination...

Veridian Boosts Sales, Earnings Guidance On Contract Wins, Margin Gains.
June 3, 2003... Buoyed by recent contract wins that expanded the scope of previous awards combined with improvements in interest expense and productivity margins, Veridian [VNX] late last Thursday increased its revenue and earnings guidance for the second...

Private Equity Firm Acquires Avionics Group From DeCrane Aircraft Holdings.(Brief Article)
June 3, 2003... Odyssey Investment Partners last week said it has completed the purchase of Specialty Avionics Group (SAG), a supplier of displays, communications systems and electronic contacts, from DeCrane Aircraft Holdings for $147 million in cash. ...

Combined Air Operations Center Crews Credit TBMCS and IWS For OIF Success.
June 3, 2003... By Lorenzo Cortes Air Force personnel from 12th Air Force managing and coordinating aerial operations at the Combined Air Operations Center (CAOC) credited Lockheed Martin's [LMT] Theater Battle Management Core System (TBMCS) and InfoWork...

AEHF Team Reports System Completed Preliminary Design Review.(Advanced Extremely High Frequency )
June 3, 2003... The Lockheed Martin [LMT]-Northrop Grumman [NOC] team developing the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) system reported they have completed the preliminary design review (PDR) for the program. At the conclusion of meeting 49 PDRs, the...

Lockheed Martin Moves Into New Business Area With Follow-on To SMAW.
June 3, 2003... By Neil Baumgardner Lockheed Martin [LMT] is moving into the arena of short-range unguided rockets after receiving a $3.3 million, 15-month contract last week to conduct the system integration phase (SIP) for the replacement of the Marine...

Marshall Aerospace to Perform 767 Conversion For TTSC's FSTA Bid.(Tanker Transport Services Company )(Brief Article)
June 3, 2003... The Tanker Transport Services Company (TTSC) group consisting of Boeing [BA], Britain's BAE SYSTEMS, Serco and Spectrum Capital tanker team bidding for the Royal Air Force's (RAF) Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft (FSTA) requirement said...

Defense Contracts.
June 3, 2003... Northrop Grumman [NOC], Rolling Meadows, Ill., is being awarded a $24.3 million modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for 15 AN/TPQ-36(V)8 radar set kits and associated spares. Work will be performed in Rolling Meadows, Ill., and is...

Embraer Aims To Produce Airborne Surveillance Platforms At New Florida Facility.
June 4, 2003... By Lorenzo Cortes The decision by Brazil's Embraer [ERJ] to open an aircraft production facility at the Cecil Commerce Center in Jacksonville, Fla., indicates a willingness to apply previous success with airborne surveillance and...

Lockheed Martin Awarded $4.75 Million To Mature FSCS Sensors, Demonstrator.
June 4, 2003... By Neil Baumgardner Lockheed Martin [LMT] last week was awarded a $4.75 million contract to enhance and mature the sensor package and integrated demonstrator vehicle it originally developed for the former Future Scout Cavalry System (FSCS)...

Northrop Grumman Sees Lasting Role For Contractors In Missile Defense Mission.
June 4, 2003... By Kerry Gildea As the Pentagon moves forward with its plans for deploying a ballistic missile defense capability, defense contractors working on the program must be willing to collaborate in ways they never have in the past on a program...

Air Force Offered Improved Networking Capabilities During OIF.(Operation Iraqi Freedom )
June 4, 2003... By Lorenzo Cortes The Air Force was able to provide time-critical information to forces in the field during Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), thanks to improved networking capabilities of its platforms, including unmanned aerial vehicles...

Raytheon Launches New Unit Focused On Federal IT Market.
June 4, 2003... By Calvin Biesecker Seeking to improve efficiencies among its disparate information technology work and align its capabilities with customer needs, Raytheon [RTN] last month quietly launched a new unit that consolidates much of the...

Tadiran Reports Surge In First Quarter Sales, Earnings.(Brief Article)
June 4, 2003... Israel's Tadiran Communications on Monday reported strong first quarter results due to sales of computers, communications equipment, new product launches and profitability enhancements. The company also said it expanded its presence in the...

Air Force Purchases TPS-77 Radar From Lockheed Martin For Alaska Complex.(Brief Article)
June 4, 2003... Lockheed Martin [LMT] said yesterday it was awarded a $14 million contract from the Air Force to provide a TPS-77 transportable radar system for the service's Pacific Alaska Range Complex (PARC), marking the first time the Air Force has...

Navy Official: Raytheon's TCN Acquisition Supports Competition.
June 4, 2003... By Hunter Keeter A top Navy official said yesterday that Raytheon's [RTN] acquisition this spring of Solipsys and the smaller firm's Tactical Component Network (TCN) technology would allow for competition in subsequent rounds of the...

Arotech's Battery Clears Milestone Test on Dragon Eye.(drone aircraft)(Brief Article)
June 4, 2003... Arotech [ARTX] said recently a prototype zinc battery powering a Marine Corps Dragon Eye unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) passed milestone testing at Quantico, Va. During the ground tests, the battery showed it was capable of sustaining the...

Correction.(Correction Notice)
June 4, 2003... The June 3 edition of Defense Daily misidentified the international and domestic business manager for short-range assault weapons for Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control. The business manager's name is Peter Spivy. [Copyright 2003...

Lockheed Martin Awarded $41 Million For WCMD-ER Design and Development.(Brief Article)
June 4, 2003... Lockheed Martin [LMT] was awarded a $41 million contract yesterday by the Air Force to initiate design and development work on an extended range variant of the Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser (WCMD-ER) tail guidance kit for CBU-series...

GD Awarded Potential $2 Billion Contract For Ruggedized Computers.(General Dynamics)(Brief Article)
June 4, 2003... General Dynamics [GD] yesterday said it has been awarded a contract with a potential value of $10 billion over 10 years to provide commercial and ruggedized computers, network equipment, power subsystems and associated hardware and software...

Bush: DD(X) PVLS, Mk 41 May Share Electronics.
June 4, 2003... By Hunter Keeter Rear Adm. Tom Bush, the Navy's program executive office for integrated warfare systems (PEO IWS), is reviewing whether some of the Lockheed Martin [LMT] Mk 41 Vertical Launch System (VLS) electronics architecture could be...

Leaf Says Severe Weather Accelerated Iraqi Forces' Defeat.(Interview)
June 5, 2003... By Lorenzo Cortes Severe weather conditions like sandstorms that plagued the advance of coalition forces in the early phases of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) actually accelerated the defeat of enemy forces, according to a top Air Force...

F-15E Pilot Credits Paveway II-series LGBs During OIF.(laser guided bomb guidance during Operation Iraqi Freedom)
June 5, 2003... By Lorenzo Cortes Boeing [BA] F-15E fighter-bombers used a variety of weapons during Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), but one pilot specifically credited the Paveway II family of laser guided bomb (LGB) packages for accuracy and avoiding...

Lockheed Martin Assesses Risk In DD(X)'s LRLAP Round.
June 5, 2003... By Hunter Keeter With development now officially underway, the industry team led by Lockheed Martin [LMT] on the Navy's Long Range Land Attack Projectile (LRLAP) program has assessed as relatively low risk the hardening of guidance...

MDA Confident In GMD Deployment Plan Despite GAO Criticism.(Missile Defense Agency, Ground-based Midcourse Defense, General Accounting Office )
June 5, 2003... By Kerry Gildea While a new General Accounting Office report warns of potential risks in the Pentagon's plan to deploy a ballistic missile defense system by 2004, Missile Defense Agency (MDA) officials contend they have addressed these...

Raytheon Delivers Three A2C2S Packages For Army Black Hawks.(Brief Article)
June 5, 2003... Raytheon [RTN] said yesterday it delivered to the Army three Airborne Command and Control System (A2C2S) packages for UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters built by Sikorsky [UTX]. The systems were built and integrated on the helicopters under a...

GAO Recommends Enhanced Training to Improve Services' CAS Efforts.(General Accounting Office recommends better training for close air support)
June 5, 2003... A new General Accounting Office report recommends that DoD implement a number of training improvements to upgrade the services' capability to provide close air support (CAS) to ground forces deployed in the field. "Specifically, we...

Lockheed Martin Selected To Assess Upgrades For Royal Navy EH101 Merlins.
June 5, 2003... Lockheed Martin [LMT] yesterday was selected by Britain's Ministry of Defence for a $29 million contract to study possible upgrades for the Royal Navy's AgustaWestland EH101 Merlin maritime helicopters, a variant of which is also being offered...

Naval Aviation Uses New Systems Over Iraq.
June 5, 2003... By Hunter Keeter Naval aviation platforms operating over Iraq employed a range of advanced pre-production technologies, including Raytheon's [RTN] Advanced Targeting Forward Looking Infrared (ATFLIR) and Shared Reconnaissance Pod (SHARP),...

Defense Brief.(Brief Article)
June 5, 2003... Cubic [CUB] was awarded a $525 million contract by the Air Force to provide for the development and production of the P5 combat training system (P5CTS). P5CTS is a rangeless air-to-air and air-to-ground training system that will support...

Japan Picks EH101 Merlin for Airborne Minesweeping Requirement.
June 6, 2003... Japan yesterday formally selected the EH101 Merlin offered by AgustaWestland and Japan's Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) and Marebuni Aerospace to meet its airborne minesweeping program under a contract worth an unspecified value. "We are...

CNO To Discuss P-3, Multi-Mission Maritime Aircraft Requirements, Funding.(Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Vern Clark )
June 6, 2003... By Hunter Keeter Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Vern Clark will host a meeting of naval aviation planners tomorrow to discuss the funding and requirements profiles associated with the aging Lockheed Martin [LMT] P-3 maritime patrol...

Air Force Sees F-16 and B-52H As Initial Threshold Aircraft For WCMD-ER.
June 6, 2003... By Lorenzo Cortes Lockheed Martin's [LMT] future GPS-guided extended range version of its Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser (WCMD-ER) will first see service onboard F-16 fighters and Boeing [BA] B-52H bombers, according to an Air Force...

Cubic Beats Boeing For $525 Million Air Combat Training System.
June 6, 2003... By Calvin Biesecker Cubic [CUB], the incumbent on an Air Force combat training system program, beat out Boeing [BA] for an upgraded system worth up to $525 million over 10 years, continuing a string of recent wins that are raising the...

AgustaWestland, BAE SYSTEMS Team To Compete For Australian Helicopters.
June 6, 2003... The Anglo-Italian helicopter manufacturer AgustaWestland and Britain's BAE SYSTEMS yesterday said they have reached a teaming agreement to offer the EH101 Merlin for Australia's Air 9000 program, which entails the acquisition of a new common...

Air Force Issues Formal RFP For E-10A BMC2 Phase.
June 6, 2003... The Air Force on June 3 issued its formal request for proposal (RFP) for the competitive battle management command and control (BMC2) portion of the E-10A Multisensor Command and Control Aircraft (MC2A). The E-10A is based on a Boeing [BA]...

British Decision on Advanced Jet Trainers Expected This Month.
June 6, 2003... Britain's Ministry of Defence is expected to make a decision on the "way ahead" for the country's acquisition of new advanced jet trainers under the Military Flight Training System (MFTS) program, with only BAE SYSTEMS having submitted a formal...

Britain Interested in SDB, But Boeing Concentrating Efforts On Air Force Use First.(Small Diameter Bomb )
June 6, 2003... By Lorenzo Cortes Boeing [BA], currently competing with Lockheed Martin [LMT] for the prime contract to produce the 250-pound Small Diameter Bomb (SDB), has seen some interest in the project from potential international customers like...

Navy Aligns Maintenance Capability Under New Paradigm.
June 6, 2003... By Hunter Keeter Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Vern Clark and other senior Navy leaders have officially launched a new paradigm in fleet readiness and surge deployment capability that will have significant impact on depot maintenance and...

MROC Approvals Logistics Vehicle System Replacement ORD, RFP Expected Soon.(Marine Requirements Oversight Council approves operational requirements document for new tactical vehicles)
June 6, 2003... The Marine Requirements Oversight Council (MROC) has approved the operational requirements document (ORD) for the service's Logistics Vehicle System Replacement (LVSR) program, clearing the way for the release of a formal request for proposals...

JDAM, SOCR and CBU-107 PAW Teams Win Packard Award.(Joint Direct Attack Munition, Special Operations Craft Riverine, Passive Attack Weapon, honored)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... Acting Pentagon acquisition chief Michael Wynne presented the Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) Joint Program Office, the Special Operations Craft Riverine (SOCR) team and the group responsible for developing the CBU-107 Passive Attack Weapon...

Air Force Plans Data Link For B-2.(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... The Air Force is planning to add Link 16 data link reception for Northrop Grumman [NOC] B-2 bombers via the B-2 Beyond-Line-Of-Sight (BLOS) program, according to a June 4 solicitation notice in Federal Business Opportunities. "The B-2 BLOS...

Defense Briefs.(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... Michael Andrews, the Army's chief scientist, has accepted an offer to become the chief technology officer for L-3 Communications [LLL], a position he will assume effective June 23. "Under his superb leadership and dedicated service, the Army...

Defense Watch.(includes multiple news briefs)
June 9, 2003... The Latest Word On Trends and Developments in Aerospace and Defense Quarterback Controversy? Lockheed Martin's Snake Eyes reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition system proved its capabilities during last falls' C4ISR On The...

MDA Moves Ahead With Targets, Countermeasures Prime Contractor Program.(Missile Defense Agency)(Brief Article)
June 9, 2003... By Kerry Gildea The Missile Defense Agency (MDA), having made changes to the draft request for proposals (RFP) for its Targets and Countermeasures prime contractor program, is expected to post a new draft RFP for the effort within the next...

Textron Merges Industrial Groups; Defense Unit Reports To Bell CEO.(Brief Article)
June 9, 2003... Textron [TXT] on Friday announced a new streamlining plan that consolidates two separate industrial segments into one and removes its Systems unit, which produces various defense equipment and aircraft components, from its industrial...

Acquisition Boosts Herley's Third Quarter Sales.(Herley Industries Inc.)
June 9, 2003... Herley Industries [HRLY] last week reported record third quarter results with last September's purchase of United Kingdom-based EW Simulation and Technology (EWST) driving top line growth, which dipped organically. While the company missed...

Leaf: Iraqi Air Defenses Were Dense, Antiquated During OIF; Stealth Needed In Future.
June 9, 2003... By Lorenzo Cortes The systems used by Iraq for air defense purposes against coalition aviation assets during Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) were robust but not technologically advanced systems compared to future threats that would require...

C-17 Demonstrated Versatility and Broad Range of Capabilities During OIF, Crews Say.
June 9, 2003... By Lorenzo Cortes and Neil Baumgardner Boeing [BA] C-17s operated by Air Force crews were able to perform a broad range of transport and support missions before and during Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), including delivery of M1 Abrams tanks...

Lockheed Martin Bests Boeing, Northrop Grumman Team For MRUUV.(Mission reconfigurable unmanned undersea vehicle )
June 9, 2003... By Hunter Keeter Lockheed Martin [LMT] recently was awarded by the Navy a $6.75 million contract for the mission reconfigurable unmanned undersea vehicle (MRUUV) program, beating a rival bid from a Boeing [BA]-Northrop Grumman team. ...

Workshare In F/A-18F Super Hornet Cockpit Still Maturing.
June 9, 2003... By Hunter Keeter Naval aviators operating the two-seat Boeing [BA] F/A-18F Super Hornet in operations over Iraq said while the new jet's systems offer more information than earlier jets, such as the Northrop Grumman [NOC] F-14, more effort...

Aerojet To Supply Propulsion System To Lockheed Martin For AEHF Satellites.(Brief Article)
June 9, 2003... Aerojet [GY], in a $8.6 million contract with Lockheed Martin [LMT], will supply the first production Hall thruster propulsion system for the Air Force's Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) program. The Hall thruster provides roughly...

Lockheed Martin Awarded Contract To Provide Aegis Support For South Korea.
June 9, 2003... Lockheed Martin [LMT] last week was awarded a $267 million contract to provide engineering support for the first of South Korea's three future KDX-III Aegis destroyers. "The strong relationship forged between the U.S. Navy and the Korean...

Defense Brief.(Celeritek will terminate shareholder rights plan )(Brief Article)
June 9, 2003... Celeritek [CLTK] last Friday said it would terminate its shareholder rights plan effective this Friday as part of an agreement with dissident shareholders last month that avoided a proxy battle for control of the company. The original...

GD To Acquire Veridian In Deal To Expand National Security IT Role.(General Dynamics)
June 10, 2003... By Calvin Biesecker General Dynamics [GD] yesterday said it would acquire Veridian [VNX] for about $1.5 billion, a deal that would build on its fastest growing business sector and at the same time expand its role in national security...

Condit Acknowledges Mistakes In EELV Bid.(Phil Condit)(Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle)
June 10, 2003... Boeing [BA] Chairman and CEO Phil Condit yesterday, acknowledging some of the company's employees acted improperly in a bid for an Air Force contract, said those actions do not reflect the company's values. Condit's full-page ad letter on...

BMC2 Team Does Not See Many Major Changes In Air Force's Formal RFP.(Battle Management Command and Control)
June 10, 2003... By Lorenzo Cortes The large industry team headed by Lockheed Martin [LMT] and including Raytheon [RTN] and Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) that is bidding for the Battle Management Command and Control (BMC2) component for...

Air Force Targets June 30 RFP For Small Diameter Bomb, Month-Long Turnaround.(Brief Article)
June 10, 2003... The Air Force has established a month-long window between the posting of the June 30 formal request for proposal (RFP) for the 250-pound Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) program and the time the proposals are due, according to a June 6 solicitation...

Australia's Austal Selected To Supply Patrol Boats To Yemen.
June 10, 2003... Australia's Austal yesterday said it has been selected for a $55 million contract to provide 10 123-foot patrol boats to Yemen, a move that could boost the company's chances to win the $211 million program to replace the Royal Australian Navy's...

Defense Briefs.
June 10, 2003... Britain's BAE SYSTEMS last week said it has teamed with IBM [IBM] and France's Steria to bid for Britain's Defence Information Infrastructure (DII) information technology (IT) program. Under the program, the winning competitor would supply the...

Northrop Grumman Settles Lawsuit For $111 Million; Still Faces $1.2 Billion In Claims.
June 10, 2003... Northrop Grumman [NOC], the nation's second largest defense contractor, yesterday said it has settled a whistleblower lawsuit for $111.2 million related to several programs from the former TRW defense business it acquired in December. The...

Spectrum Astro, German Company Team To Cooperate On Missile Defense.(OHB-System)
June 10, 2003... Spectrum Astro and Germany's OHB-System said yesterday they have signed an agreement to cooperate to support international space programs and opportunities specifically in the area of missile defense. Through this agreement, two of the...

Warburg Pincus Acquires Aircraft Component Maker TransDigm From Odyssey.
June 10, 2003... By Calvin Biesecker The private equity firm Warburg Pincus on Sunday said it acquired aircraft component maker TransDigm from another private equity firm, Odyssey Investment Partners, giving it a niche in the aerospace and defense market....

Defense Contracts.
June 10, 2003... Tecnico, Chesapeake, Va., is being awarded a $23.2 million indefinitedelivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for engineering technical and logistics services, and staging facility & support services. Contractor will perform...

L-3 To Acquire Bombardier's Military Aviation Services Unit For $90 Million.(L-3 Communications)
June 11, 2003... By Calvin Biesecker L-3 Communications [LLL] yesterday said it has agreed to acquire the Military Aviation Services (MAS) unit of Canada's Bombardier for about $90 million in cash in a deal that would give the U.S. firm a greater presence...

New Army Space 2003 Policy Unifies Plans, Programs.(Army Space and Missile Defense Command)
June 11, 2003... By Kerry Gildea Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC) has released a new policy directive on space that calls for improvement of existing space-based capabilities and a push to acquire a number of new systems including those...

GD Touts Veridian's Intel Work As Acquisition Driver.(General Dynamics)
June 11, 2003... By Calvin Biesecker Using descriptions often associated with the Pentagon's emphasis on network centric warfare, General Dynamics [GD] executives yesterday said their planned purchase of information technology (IT) services provider...

Operation Iraqi Freedom Required Unique Wartime Use of E-8C Joint STARS.(Surveillance Targeting Attack Radar System)
June 11, 2003... By Lorenzo Cortes The scale and pace of combat activity during Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) resulted in unique use of Northrop Grumman [NOC] E-8C Joint Surveillance Targeting Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) aircraft supporting a variety...

GD Beats Lockheed Martin, Possibly Others For BLU-113 Improvement SDD.(General Dynamics, systems development and demonstration)
June 11, 2003... By Lorenzo Cortes General Dynamics [GD] edged out Lockheed Martin [LMT] and other contractors bidding to win the $4.8 million systems development and demonstration (SDD) phase of the pre-planned product improvement (P3I) for the...

TIPS Offers Mixed-Fleet For NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance.(Transatlantic Industrial Partnership Solution)
June 11, 2003... Northrop Grumman [NOC], the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS), France's Thales and Italy's Finmeccanica yesterday said their Transatlantic Industrial Partnership Solution (TIPS) for NATO's Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS)...