Defense Daily articles from November 2005

Defense Daily archives from November 2005

House Defense Spending Panel Plans Hearings On DoD Weapons Buying.
November 1, 2005... By George Cahlink A key congressional panel is planning to review whether poor contract management practices are driving up the cost of the weapons. House Appropriations defense subcommittee Chairman Bill Young (R-Fla.) told Defense...

Senate Opponents Continue Push To Eliminate Funding for Nuclear Bunker Buster.
November 1, 2005... By George Cahlink Despite Pentagon plans to curtail nuclear work on the Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator (RNEP), opponents will still attempt to cut all its funding in the defense authorization bill for the warhead that can burrow deep...

JFCOM, Lockheed Martin To Examine Joint Command Future Capabilities.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... By Geoff Fein U.S. Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) and Lockheed Martin [LMT] have signed JFCOM's first Joint Command-Future Capabilities Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) to foster technology transfer, according to a...

Joint Air Force-Navy Office Takes Over J-UCAS Program.(Joint Unmanned Aerial Combat Air System)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Management of the Joint Unmanned Aerial Combat Air System (J-UCAS) was handed over yesterday from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to a Joint Air Force-Navy office at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, according to DARPA. ...

Singapore Military Receives New Lightweight Howitzer.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd. (ST Engineering) announced that a new lightweight field howitzer developed by its land systems arm, Singapore Technologies Kinetics, has been commissioned into service with the Singapore Artillery. ...

VSI Awarded Over $100 Million For JHMCS.
November 1, 2005... The Vision Systems International (VSI) joint venture between Rockwell Collins [COL] and the EFW subsidiary of Israel's Elbit Systems [ESLT] yesterday said Boeing [BA], the Navy and Air Force placed contracts worth more than $100 million for...

NOAA Awards Lockheed Martin $10 Million For Weather Satellite Development.
November 1, 2005... Lockheed Martin [LMT] yesterday said it was awarded a $10 million, six- month contract by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for the Program Definition and Risk Reduction (PDRR) phase of the nation's next- generation...

Army Aviation Demands Drive Plan To Buy Avionics.
November 1, 2005... By Ann Roosevelt The operational tempo of Army aviation is driving a demand for spare and replacement parts strong enough that the service is looking for suppliers of communications and navigation avionics in various stages of repair....

El-Op To Provide Camera For French Micro Satellite.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... The El-Op subsidiary of Israel's Elbit Systems [ESLT] Sunday signed an agreement with French space agency CNES to supply a scientific electro-optical space camera that will be mounted onboard a micro satellite and launched in about three...

French MoD Awards Goodrich $141 Million Actuation System Deal.(Ministry of Defence )(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Goodrich [GR] yesterday said the that French Ministry of Defence has awarded the company's Actuation Systems a contract for Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) work expected to generate approximately $141 million in sales through 2010. ...

Plasan Sasa Awarded $100 Million To Armor Marine MTVRs.(Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Israel's Plasan Sasa last week said that it has won a Pentagon contract for the exclusive supply of armor protection kits (APK) for an additional 1,000 Oskosh [OSK] Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR) trucks for the Marine Corps. ...

Correction.(Correction Notice)
November 1, 2005... Due to a reporting error, Defense Daily incorrectly stated Northrop Grumman [NOC] executive Donald Winter was confirmed by the Senate to become the next Navy Secretary. His nomination was approved by the Senate Armed Services Committee, but...

SASC Wants Industry Input on Fighting Insurgent Bombs.(Senate Armed Services Committee)
November 2, 2005... By George Cahlink Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Chairman John Warner (R-Va.) is asking industry leaders for new ideas to combat increasingly sophisticated improvised explosive devices (IED) in Iraq and Afghanistan that killed...

Military Truck Sales Drive Strong Fourth Quarter At Oshkosh.
November 2, 2005... By Calvin Biesecker Oshkosh Truck Corp. [OSK] yesterday reported strong fourth quarter financial results led by its defense business, which increased earnings a whopping 87 percent and sales 58 percent due to higher demand for new and...

Eaton Completes Purchase of Cobham Division.
November 2, 2005... Eaton Corp. [ETN] yesterday said it had closed its $270 million acquisition of the aerospace fluid and air division of Britain's Cobham plc, improving its position on commercial and defense platforms and expanding its presence in Europe. ...

GMAS Ready For Army RFP For Future Cargo Aircraft.(Global Military Aircraft System)(request for proposals)
November 2, 2005... By Ann Roosevelt The Global Military Aircraft System (GMAS) is set to propose the C-27J Spartan aircraft for the potential $1 billion Army Future Cargo Aircraft (FCA), when the request for proposals (RFP) is released in mid-November,...

Sikorsky To Acquire Keystone Ranger Holdings Corp.(Brief Article)
November 2, 2005... Sikorsky [UTX] announced yesterday an agreement to acquire Keystone Ranger Holdings Inc., a private company specializing in full-service engineering, completion and technical support for commercial helicopters and air medical flight...

Pentagon Approves Marine Corps Special Operations Command.
November 2, 2005... By Geoff Fein The Pentagon yesterday approved a recommendation to create a Marine Corps component to the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) that will include foreign military training units and a support group. Although no...

New Eurocopter Japan Unit To Better Address Rapidly Evolving Market.(Brief Article)
November 2, 2005... Eurocopter, a unit of the European Aerospace Defence and Space Co. (EADS), announced this week the new Eurocopter Japan unit was created Oct. 1 to address current customer needs and business development. Eurocopter Japan coordinates the...

Marines Shift Course On G/ATOR, To Restart Competition.(Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar )
November 3, 2005... By John Robinson In a surprising move, the Marine Corps is seeking to re-open bidding on its Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) program, overturning its recent decision to tap Northrop Grumman [NOC] for the award. The service...

ATK Posts Strong Quarter On Ammo, Propulsion, Missile Defense Work.
November 3, 2005... By Calvin Biesecker Alliant Techsystems [ATK] yesterday posted a strong second quarter as sales and earnings increased across its business segments led by demand for rocket motors, ammunition, missile defense work and precision weapons....

House Lawmakers Ask Military Services To Rein In Rising Weapon Costs.
November 3, 2005... By George Cahlink House Armed Services Committee (HASC) members expressed mounting frustration at a hearing yesterday with the rising costs of weapons systems and urged the military services to find ways to cut those costs "The...

Teledyne To Acquire Benthos.
November 3, 2005... Teledyne Technologies [TDY] yesterday said it has agreed to acquire Benthos, Inc. [BTHS], a supplier of undersea acoustic systems for naval, harbor security and energy exploration markets, and quality control systems for packaging used in...

TSA Focusing On Adapting To A Changing Threat Environment.(Transportation Security Administration)
November 3, 2005... By Tara Fehr The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is re-focusing its priorities to deal with potential transportation threats, according to an agency official. Justin Oberman, assistant director of transportation and...

SRA Completes Acquisition of Spectrum Solutions.(SRA International)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2005... SRA International [SRX] yesterday said it has completed its purchase of Spectrum Solutions Group, a provider of enterprise solutions to the federal government. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Spectrum, which focuses on...

Lawmakers Defend Special Operation Command Contracting Practices As FBI Probes Allegations.
November 4, 2005... By George Cahlink House Armed Services Committee (HASC) members praised Special Operations Command procurement practices at hearing on Wednesday, the same day the F.B.I confirmed it was investigating allegations of contracting...

Honeywell, Rockwell Collins, To Offer Integrated Guided Weapons Technologies.(joint venture services)(Brief Article)
November 4, 2005... Honeywell [HON] and Rockwell Collins [COL] have formed a limited liability company to offer a new series of integrated precision guidance solutions for precision-guided weapons. Called Integrated Guidance Systems LLC, it is a 50-50 joint...

L-3 Communications, QinetiQ To Collaborate On ISTAR, ISR Programs.(Brief Article)
November 4, 2005... Units of L-3 Communications [LLL] and the U.K.'s QinetiQ signed a Memorandum of Understanding yesterday to collaborate on technology development around Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) and ISR programs...

Rolls Royce Defense North America Positions For the Future.
November 4, 2005... By Ann Roosevelt Rolls Royce plc's Defense North America is leveraging work on today's platforms and repositioning its advanced technology organization to respond to future Defense Department strategies, the segment's top official said....

Germany's LFK Joins Boeing Team Competing For NATO Missile Defense Work.(Lenkflugkorpersysteme GmbH)(North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
November 4, 2005... By Ann Roosevelt Boeing [BA] said recently that Germany's Lenkflugkorpersysteme GmbH (LFK) has joined the trans-Atlantic Alliance Shield team competing for NATO's coming Theater Missile Defense Systems engineering and integration (SE&I)...

ATK Cancels Latest BTERM TEST, Navy Moves ERGM IOC To 2011.(Alliant Techsystems)(Ballistic Trajectory Extended Range Munition)(Extended Range Guided Munition)
November 4, 2005... By Geoff Fein Alliant Techsystems [ATK] has cancelled today's test of its Ballistic Trajectory Extended Range Munition (BTERM) round to further examine the reasons behind a test failure earlier this week at White Sands Missile Range,...

Lockheed Martin Successfully Tests Low-Cost Autonomous Attack System.
November 4, 2005... Lockheed Martin [LMT] conducted a successful operator-in-the-loop flight test of its low-cost autonomous attack system (LOCAAS), an autonomous, wide-area search miniature munition that is equipped with a laser radar (LADAR) seeker, according...

Defense Watch.
November 7, 2005... The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense On Hold. Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John Warner (R-Va.) says he's talking with Navy Secretary Gordon England about options for leaving his naval post and...

Senate Resumes Debate On Defense Authorization Bill, Considers Missile Defense Cut.
November 7, 2005... By George Cahlink After a three-month delay, the Senate resumed debate Friday on the $491.6 billion defense authorization bill, including a provision to cut missile defense funding and spend the money on arms control efforts. The...

DRS Posts Solid Second Quarter.
November 7, 2005... DRS Technologies [DRS] on Friday reported increased sales and earnings in its second quarter led by higher shipments of tactical computer systems, the impact of acquisitions and a favorable tax settlement. Net income increased 32 percent...

ONR To Test High-Speed Expeditionary Logistics Ship In 2007.(Office of Naval Research)
November 7, 2005... By Geoff Fein The Office of Naval Research (ONR) plans to begin testing a new vessel, called the Expeditionary Warfare Craft, (E-Craft), to support Alaska ferry service, but more importantly, as a potential future capability for...

DHS Announces Secure Border Initiative.(Department of Homeland Security)
November 7, 2005... Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff last week announced a new long-term border security strategy that would includes more personnel, advanced technology, new infrastructure, more detention facilities and improved interior...

Navy Reviewing ERM Program, But Not Ready To Give Up, Official Says.(Extended Range Munition)
November 7, 2005... By Geoff Fein Although the Navy has seen limited successful tests of the Extended Range Munition (ERM), there are no plans to terminate the program, which is a stated requirement for fire support, said the director of surface warfare....

Spain To Spend $500 Million On Aegis Weapon System.(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... Spain is planning to spend upwards of $550 million for an AEGIS weapon system, as well as associated equipment and services, according to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency. The Major Defense Equipment (MDE) would include: 1 MK 7...

EDO Receives Boeing Contract For Pneumatic Ejector Bomb-Rack Units.
November 7, 2005... The Boeing [BA], prime contractor for the U.S. Navy's P-8A Multi-Mission Maritime Aircraft, has selected EDO Corporation [EDO] to design and develop pneumatic ejector bomb-rack units for the program, EDO said on Monday. A final contract...

Correction.(Correction Notice)
November 7, 2005... Due to a reporting error, Defense Daily Nov. 4 omitted Lockheed Martin [LMT] from the Boeing [BA] trans-Atlantic Alliance Shield Team competing for NATO's coming Theater Missile Defense Systems engineering and integration (SE&I) support...

Countering IEDs Continues To Be A Challenge For Marines In Iraq.(mprovised explosive devices)
November 8, 2005... By Geoff Fein Detecting and disarming improvised explosive devices (IED) continues to be the biggest challenge facing Marines in Iraq, according to the Commandant of the Marine Crops. Additionally, extensive wear and tear on...

Senators Call on Bush Administration to Increase Spending On Guard Equipment.
November 8, 2005... By George Cahlink Nearly half the Senate is asking the White House and Pentagon to increase spending on National Guard equipment in the upcoming fiscal 2007 budget saying the reserve component's stockpile have been worn out by the Iraq...

Missile Defense Agency's Sea-Based X-Band Radar Prepares For Voyage.
November 8, 2005... The Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) Sea-Based X-Band Radar (SBX) on Saturday is scheduled to load on the heavy lift vessel MV Blue Marlin in Corpus Christi, Texas, which will carry the radar around South America into the Pacific Ocean. ...

Future Precision Attack Missile Completes PDR On Schedule.(preliminary design review )
November 8, 2005... By Ann Roosevelt Raytheon [RTN] and NetFires LLC, comprised of Raytheon Missile Systems and Lockheed Martin [LMT] Missiles and Fire Control, successfully completed a preliminary design review for the Non-Line of Sight Launch System (NLOS...

Northrop Grumman Accelerates Share Repurchase.(0000)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2005... Northrop Grumman [NOC] yesterday said it has entered into a $500 million accelerated share repurchase agreement with the investment bank Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB). Under the agreement Northrop Grumman repurchased 9.1 million of...

DHS Official Outlines New Freight Security Concept.
November 8, 2005... By Calvin Biesecker The U.S. government needs to go further than it currently does in obtaining data about the global supply chain for goods that eventually come into the country, Michael Jackson, the deputy secretary of Homeland...

General Dynamics Receives $69 Million Stryker Reset Contract.
November 8, 2005... General Dynamics [GD] has received a $69 million reset contract from the Army's Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) Lifecycle Management Command, the company said yesterday. Starting this month, General Dynamics employees from...

Contractor Support Efficient, Effective, Management A Challenge, Harvey Says.(Logistics Civil Augmentation Program)
November 9, 2005... By Ann Roosevelt The Army can make a business case that using private sector contractors to support deployed troops, often called the Logistics Civil Augmentation Program, (LOGCAP) is efficient and effective, but the challenge is to...

Lockheed Martin Awarded $65 Million Contract For Navy Paveway II.
November 9, 2005... The Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $65 million contract to develop, qualify and produce the Paveway II Dual Mode Laser Guided Bomb (DMLGB), the next-generation precision-guided weapon system, according to a company release. ...

Smiths Detection Acquires Firm That Networks Sensors.
November 9, 2005... Smiths Detection yesterday said it has acquired LiveWave, a small Rhode Island-based company that develops software systems for networking large numbers of sensors and video cameras for remote viewing and recording. Smiths Detection, a...

Fewer Sailors And Declining Budgets Present Unique Challenges For Navy.
November 9, 2005... By Geoff Fein The Navy's surface fleet is facing a number of challenges, from dealing with a ship-construction budget that doesn't appear to be growing anytime soon to understanding how decreasing manpower will impact ship operations and...

Rand Gets Consulting Contract To Advise On L.A. Airport Security.
November 9, 2005... The Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners on Monday awarded the non- profit research Rand Corp. a nine-month, $900,000 contract to develop an implementations strategy for security measures for Los Angeles International (LAX) and Ontario...

Lockheed Martin Awarded $89 Million For Long-Range Radars For Pakistan.
November 9, 2005... Lockheed Martin [LMT] has been awarded a $89 million Air Force contract to provide six long-range AN/TPS-77 transportable radar systems for Pakistan, according to a company release. Under the Foreign Military Sale (FMS) contract, Lockheed...

T-50 Debuts At Korean Defense Show.
November 9, 2005... The T-50 Golden Eagle advanced jet trainer, developed by Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) with the assistance of Lockheed Martin [LMT], made its aerial debut and showcased its versatility last month at the Korea Aerospace and Defense...

Marine Corps To Re-Open G/ATOR Competition, GAO Drops Protests.(Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar)(Government Accountability Office)
November 10, 2005... By Geoff Fein The Marine Corps will issue a revised solicitation for its Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR), one month after Lockheed Martin [LMT], Raytheon [RTN] and Technovative Applications protested the service's awarding the...

LCS Will Require Navy To Examine Future Of Small Crews and Modularity.(Littoral Combat Ship)
November 10, 2005... By Geoff Fein While the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) is designed to allow the Navy to conduct a variety of operations close to shore, the service will also reap other benefits from the ship including an understanding of the impact of...

House Armed Services Committee Takes Aim At Prime Vendor Contracts.
November 10, 2005... By George Cahlink House Armed Service Committee (HASC) members expressed concern yesterday about a lack of oversight for one of the Defense Department's most popular acquisition reforms in recent years, prime vendor contracting. "I...

Panel Chair Urges Caution In Expanding Federal Role In Disaster Response.(military disaster response services)
November 10, 2005... Calvin Biesecker The use of federal troops in responding to natural disasters that overwhelm local and state emergency responders may be necessary to "maintain law and order" but instituting a larger role for DoD in these events raises a...

Northrop Grumman CEO Calls For Renewed Human Space Exploration.(Chief Executive Officer)
November 10, 2005... By Ann Roosevelt Ronald Sugar, Northrop Grumman's [NOC] chairman, CEO and president, yesterday called for a new golden age of human space exploration and investment to accelerate progress and solve earthly problems. "History is...

JASSM Continues Successful Tests, Data Link Planned For 2007.(Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile )
November 10, 2005... By Geoff Fein Lockheed Martin [LMT] successfully completed the second ground test of its Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM), the first-ever at the missile ground test facility at Eglin, AFB, Fla., according to the company. ...

Senate Nears Passage of Defense Authorization Bill, Missile Defense Cut Denied.
November 10, 2005... By George Cahlink The Senate rejected a proposal to cut missile defense funding and shift dollars toward arms control efforts as it neared final passage on the $491.6 billion fiscal 2006 defense authorization bill. The Senate voted...

EADS Posts Strong Nine Months Financials.
November 10, 2005... The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) yesterday posted strong financial results in its first nine months led by increased aircraft orders at Airbus and turnarounds at its Space and Defense & Security System divisions. For...

Lockheed Martin Awarded $2.9 Billion For 24 F/A-22 Raptors.(aircraft)(Brief Article)
November 10, 2005... The Air Force yesterday awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $2.99 billion contract modification to definitize the F/A-22 Raptor lot five production acquisition for 24 aircraft. This work will be complete November 2007. Solicitations began...

Defense Watch.
November 14, 2005... The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Decision Delayed. The Defense Acquisition Board (DAB) has delayed for several weeks any decision on whether the Navy's DD(X) will proceed to Milestone B. "The Navy was...

Senate Confirms Winter As SECNAV, Cuts Deal For England As Pentagon No. 2.(Donald Winter appointed as Secretary of the Navy)
November 14, 2005... By George Cahlink After months of delays, the Senate brokered a deal to confirm Northrop Grumman [NOC] executive Donald Winter as the next Navy secretary, while allowing the current head of the Navy, Gordon England, to step aside and...

Amid Testing Woes, ASDS Costs Continue To Soar.(Advanced Seal Delivery System)
November 14, 2005... By Geoff Fein and John Robinson The Navy's Advanced Seal Delivery System (ASDS), which has seen a series of setbacks, including a recent issue with noise emitting from the propulsion system, is seriously over budget and off schedule...

Lawmaker Blasts ASDS, Says Program Should Be Shifted To General Dynamics.(Advanced Seal Delivery System)
November 14, 2005... By George Cahlink House Armed Services Committee (HASC) member Rob Simmons (R-Conn.) believes Northrop Grumman's [NOC] Advanced Seal Delivery System mini-submarine is a "money pit," a "rattling tin can" and a "death trap" for Navy SEALs...

Rockwell Collins Turns In Strong Fourth Quarter And Fiscal Year.
November 14, 2005... Rockwell Collins [COL] last week reported strong fourth quarter and fiscal year financial results driven by gains at its defense and commercial aerospace segments and the company said it expects continued solid performance from its balanced...

L-3 Nabs TSA Award For Air Cargo Screening.(L-3 Communications)(Transportation Security Administration)(Brief Article)
November 14, 2005... L-3 Communications [LLL] said last week it has won a $4.8 million contract from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to study the potential effectiveness of a radiation-based technology for explosives detection of containerized...

Navy Tackling The Challenge of Shipboard Self Protection.
November 14, 2005... By Geoff Fein While the Navy has implemented a number of ship self-protection systems, it continues to look at a variety of devices, from supersonic missiles to non- lethal technologies, to prevent another Cole-like incident from...

BAE, Northrop Grumman Successfully Flight Test Counter-MANPADS.(BAE SYSTEMS)(Man Portable Air Defense System)
November 14, 2005... By Calvin Biesecker BAE SYSTEMS and Northrop Grumman [NOC], which are both developing laser- based anti-missile systems for potential deployment on large commercial aircraft, last week said they have successfully carried out flight tests...

Lockheed Martin Awaits Army Response To Aerial Common Sensor Options.
November 15, 2005... By Ann Roosevelt After presenting options for a way forward yesterday, prime contractor Lockheed Martin [LMT] must wait until mid-December to learn what the Army decides about continuing the Aerial Common Sensor (ACS) program, after the...

PAC-3 Missiles Fail To Intercept Target In Test.(Patriot Advanced Capability)
November 15, 2005... An Army intercept flight test of the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC- 3) missile system against a short-range ballistic missile target was unsuccessful Nov. 11 at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. "Preliminary test data indicate that an...

Navy Merging N6/N7 Staffs Under N8, Plan Seeks Separate N6 Directorate.
November 15, 2005... By Geoff Fein The Chief of Naval Operations Staff (OPNAV) is merging its Warfare, Requirement and Programs (N6/N7) with Resources, Requirements and Assessments (N8), with an eye toward a future separate N6 directorate, according to a Nov....

Pentagon's Weapons Road Map Encouraging More Joint Efforts.
November 15, 2005... By Geoff Fein The services need to focus more on joint weapons and the Pentagon should work toward developing a Joint Common Missile-type munition as well as weapons to destroy chemical, biological and radiological stockpiles, according...

Senate Rejects Pentagon Mobility Study, Calls for 42 More C-17 Cargo Planes.
November 15, 2005... By George Cahlink Concerned about Pentagon plans to curtail spending on Air Force cargo planes, the Senate backed a proposal last week that would keep Boeing's [BA] C- 17 production line running through 2012. The Senate overwhelmingly...

GMAS To Propose C-27J Spartan For Air Force Combat Rescue Tanker.(Global Military Aircraft Systems)
November 15, 2005... By Ann Roosevelt Global Military Aircraft Systems (GMAS), a joint venture of L-3 Communications' [LLL] Integrated Systems unit and Finmeccanica's Alenia North America, said yesterday it would propose its C-27J Spartan medium tactical...

Obituary: Arthur Cebrowski, 63, Father of Network Centric Warfare.(Obituary)
November 15, 2005... By Geoff Fein Arthur Cebrowski, 63, considered the father of Network Centric Warfare and the first and only director of the Pentagon's Office of Force Transformation (OFT), passed away Saturday after a long illness. "Every man and...

Seven Boeing IDS Sites Achieve Highest CMMI Certification.(Integrated Defense Systems)(Capability Maturity Model Integration)(Brief Article)
November 15, 2005... Boeing [BA] has received the highest Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) at seven of its Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) sites, the company said yesterday. CMMI, a third party system appraised for the Software Institute,...

India To Spend $133 Million On P-3C Aircraft Logistics Support.(Brief Article)
November 15, 2005... India is looking to spend upward of $133 million for logistics support for two leased Lockheed Martin [LMT] P-3C Orion aircraft as well as associated equipment and services, according to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA). ...

Finland To Spend $100 Million On Sidewinder Missiles, Parts.(Brief Article)
November 15, 2005... Finland wants to buy up to 150 Raytheon [RTN] AIM-9X Sidewinder Missiles as well as associated equipment and services with a total value, if all options are exercised, of $100 million, according to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency...

Naval Expeditionary Combat Command Aligns Forces For GWOT.(Global War On Terrorism)
November 16, 2005... By Geoff Fein The Navy is adding an expeditionary force to its ranks that will provide a number of capabilities, from maritime security operations to logistics support to help the service better prepare for the Global War On Terrorism,...

Raytheon's JLENS Moves Into SDD Under $1.3 Billion Contract Modification.
November 16, 2005... By Ann Roosevelt Raytheon [RTN] said yesterday it received a $1.3 billion contract modification from the Army for System Development and Demonstration (SDD) of the Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System...