Defense Daily articles from November 2008

Defense Daily archives from November 2008

Defense Watch.
November 3, 2008... The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Murtha Soliciting. Powerful House Appropriations Defense subcommittee Chairman John Murtha (D-Pa.) is scrambling for campaign donations, since his bid for reelection to a...

Abercrombie, Others Concerned About Future Combat Systems As Funding Crunch Nears.
November 3, 2008... By Emelie Rutherford While Congress appropriated all the Army's requested fiscal year 2009 funding for the Future Combat Systems (FCS), the program is likely to face a funding battle next year, given fiscal constraints and concerns cited...

Top Pentagon Arms Buyer Wants Space Acquisition System Reinvigorated.
November 3, 2008... By Marina Malenic Expressing concern that the Air Force is "playing games" with important military satellite acquisitions, the undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics said last week that a reorganization of...

Second Round of Testing Insufficient To Support ASP Production, GAO Says.
November 3, 2008... By Calvin Biesecker A second round of testing that was completed on next-generation radiation portal monitors falls short in terms of the amount of testing needed to generate a statistically reliable sample and should not be used to...

TSA, EU Agree To Establish Consistent Standards On Air Cargo Security.
November 3, 2008... The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the European Union last Friday signed an agreement aimed at achieving consistent standards in carrying out security practices for cargo carried on passenger planes thereby increasing...

Lawmakers Call For Pentagon To Spend F-22 Funds.
November 4, 2008... By Emelie Rutherford Four leading defense authorizers called on the Pentagon yesterday to spend money included in the fiscal year 2009 defense authorization and appropriations acts to continue production of the F-22 stealth fighter. ...

One of Two Missiles Hit In Aegis Test; Navy For First Time Runs Test Instead of MDA.
November 4, 2008... By Dave Ahearn The score was one hit, one miss, in an Aegis system ballistic missile defense (BMD) test in the Pacific where the Navy for the first time ran the BMD test itself, without oversight by the Missile Defense Agency, the Navy's...

Boeing Selects Raytheon To Support USAF F-15E Radar System Modernization.
November 4, 2008... By Marina Malenic Boeing [BA] has chosen Raytheon [RTN] as its subcontractor on a $238 million System Development and Demonstration (SDD) contract to modernize the radar system on the Air Force's F-15E Strike Eagle fighter aircraft, the...

Commercial Aerospace Lifts Rockwell Collins To Solid Fourth Quarter.
November 4, 2008... Rockwell Collins [COL] yesterday posted a solid end to its 2008 fiscal year led by its commercial business that serves the aerospace market and to a lesser extent its military business. Net income in the fourth quarter increased 17...

Loss of Stevens From SAC-D Seen Impacting Missile Defense, F-22 Debates.
November 4, 2008... By Emelie Rutherford Sen. Ted Stevens' departure from the post as Senate Appropriations Defense subcommittee (SAC-D) ranking member has generated uncertainly about the fate of initiatives including national missile defense and the...

General Dynamics Completes Delivery of First WIN-T Increment.
November 4, 2008... General Dynamics' [GD] C4 Systems yesterday said it recently completed delivery of the first WIN-T Increment 1 equipment to the Army. Increment 1 builds on the former Joint Network Node-Network (JNN) and provides soldiers with a...

Raytheon Says It Can Convert Zumwalt Into A Missile Cruiser By 2016.
November 4, 2008... By Geoff Fein In the ongoing debate over whether to keep DDG-1000 alive beyond the first two ships or to build more of the venerable Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, Raytheon [RTN] says it has demonstrated to the Navy a case for turning...

Slowing Economy Crimps Fourth Quarter Earnings At Oshkosh.(Oshkosh Trailers)(Brief article)
November 4, 2008... Oshkosh Corp. [OSK] posted sharply lower earnings on a modest decline in sales due to weak access equipment sales in the North American and European construction markets, partially offset by improved operating results in the Fire & Emergency...

Northrop Grumman To Deliver More Hunter UAVs To The Army.
November 4, 2008... Northrop Grumman [NOC] yesterday said it has been awarded a $97 million Army contract for Hunter unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and associated equipment. Under the contract, Northrop Grumman will procure, modify and deliver 12 Hunter...

Navy Issues Amended LCS Request For Proposal, Award Expected In January.
November 5, 2008... By Geoff Fein The Navy on Monday issued its long awaited revised request for proposal (RFP) for two Flight 0+ Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) to be procured in FY '09. The RFPs, sent to both Lockheed Martin [LMT] and General Dynamics...

A Microcosm of The Army--3rd Infantry Division, General Says.
November 5, 2008... By Ann Roosevelt The pace and change the Army is going through can be seen in the 3rd Infantry Division, according to its commander. "I have about 5,000-plus soldiers in Iraq, about 150 in Afghanistan," Maj. Gen. Tony Cucolo,...

Murtha's Donors In Last-Minute $1 Million Donation Haul Include Defense Execs.
November 5, 2008... By Emelie Rutherford Before the final ballots were cast in yesterday's elections, Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.) appeared to have beaten his GOP challenger on the fundraising front--garnering more than $3 million in donations, at least $1...

Navy Says It Had No Option On Aegis Sole Source Contract To Lockheed Martin.
November 5, 2008... By Geoff Fein Lockheed Martin [LMT] Maritime Systems and Sensors (MS2) was the only company capable of performing the requirement of three Navy solicitations for Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense work and awarding the contracts to another...

General Dynamics UK Ltd. Opens Defense Innovation Center.
November 5, 2008... General Dynamics [GD] United Kingdom Limited recently opened its pioneering defence innovation center. The opening ceremony was conducted by Andrew Tyler, chief operating officer of the U.K. Ministry of Defence's Defence Equipment &...

BAE Systems, Mercedes-Benz Benefit From Australian Vehicle Buys.
November 5, 2008... Australia will spend $376 million with BAE Systems and Mercedes Benz to improve mobility and capability for its military force, according to a top defense official. "New threats, new tactics and new technologies will continue to evolve,...

Election Shakes Up HASC, Other Congressional Defense Panels.(House Committee on Armed Services)
November 6, 2008... By Emelie Rutherford Tuesday's congressional elections and a series of pending retirements are overhauling the Republican sides of the House and Senate armed services committees, while the Senate Appropriations Defense subcommittee...

DoD Wants Mix of Predator, Reaper UAS In USAF Fleet.
November 6, 2008... By Marina Malenic The Air Force will likely maintain a mixed fleet of large drones, despite service documents indicating a plan to eventually replace all of its MQ-1 Predator aircraft with the newer, larger MQ-9 Reaper, the Pentagon's...

Homeland Security Spending Likely To Remain Strong Under Obama, Analysts Say.
November 6, 2008... By Calvin Biesecker Despite a potential budget crunch stemming from the federal government's ongoing bailout of financial institutions and banks, spending on homeland security is likely to remain strong, according to analysts. ...

Navy, Raytheon Effort Deploys Sub Launched UAV Out With The Trash.
November 6, 2008... By Geoff Fein The Navy and Raytheon [RTN] last month simulated a submarine launch of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), not from a torpedo or vertical launch tube, but from the boat's trash disposal system, a company official said. ...

Marine Corps' G/ATOR To Begin Critical Design Review Next Year.
November 6, 2008... By Geoff Fein Northrop Grumman's [NOC] Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) is expected to begin critical design review (CDR) early next year, a company official said. The company has been conducting an internal CDR in advanced of...

Army, USSOCOM, USJFCOM, Build Toward Capstone Unified Quest 2009.
November 6, 2008... By Ann Roosevelt This week a Unity of Effort Seminar--Interagency and Military Planning-- is under way in McLean, Va., part of a year long series of events in the Army's Title 10 Future Study Program Unified Quest 2009 (UQ09),...

Lockheed Martin Employees Funded Colleague's Failed House Bid.
November 7, 2008... By Emelie Rutherford While defense firms often donate the most money to big-name and incumbent congressional candidates, Lockheed Martin [LMT] employees contributed the most this past election cycle to an unsuccessful national political...

DHS Wraps Up Multi-State Nuclear Detection Project.
November 7, 2008... By Calvin Biesecker The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its state and local partners this week completed a two-week full-scale exercise to demonstrate the Southeast region's capability in coordinating, communicating and...

Navy Encouraged By Results of F-18 Hornet Wing Inspections.
November 7, 2008... By Geoff Fein The Navy yesterday said it is encouraged by the results of a recent inspection for cracks on Boeing [BA] F/A-18 Hornets' outer wing panels, and expects there will be minimal operational impact, the service said. The...

Navy Buys 90 Honeywell Micro Air Vehicles For EOD Teams.
November 7, 2008... By Geoff Fein The Navy this week signed a $65 million production contract with Honeywell [HON] for 90 of its T-Hawk micro air vehicle systems that will be used by explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) teams in theater, according to Navy...

Red River Army Depot Partners With BAE Systems To Reset 200 FMTVs.
November 7, 2008... Employees of Red River Army Depot (RRAD) and its partner BAE Systems began work Oct. 27 resetting the first of 200 Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV). On Sept. 26, BAE was awarded the $20.5 million contract that includes second...

Lockheed Martin Tests New Sensor System For Army Apache Helicopters.
November 7, 2008... Lockheed Martin [LMT] said it recently conducted a series of test flights demonstrating a new cutting-edge, low-light-level sensor system for Army Arrowheadr-equipped AH-64D Apache helicopters. Integrated into the Modernized-Pilot Night...

Boeing Completes Purchase of Tapestry Solutions.
November 7, 2008... Boeing [BA] yesterday said it has completed its acquisition of Tapestry Solutions, giving it new capabilities in real-time logistics visibility and logistics modeling and simulation. The acquisition is part of Boeing's strategy to expand...

GD Closes Deal For Jet Aviation.
November 7, 2008... General Dynamics [GD] this week completed its $2.2 billion acquisition of Switzerland-based Jet Aviation, boosting its capabilities and global presence in the business jet services market. "As a unit of General Dynamics, Jet Aviation...

Ares Rocket Not Unduly Unsafe In Crosswinds, NASA Says.
November 7, 2008... By Dave Ahearn The next-generation Ares spaceship rocket won't be an unsafe lifter, and won't easily be blown sideways into its launch tower, NASA leaders said. While recent news reports have suggested that an errant wind from the...

Senators Call For Pentagon To Stick To F-22 Plans In Defense Bills.
November 7, 2008... By Emelie Rutherford A group of senators sent Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England a letter this week criticizing what they said is a Pentagon proposal to scale back on planning for future purchases of Lockheed Martin [LMT]-built F-22...

Defense Watch.
November 10, 2008... The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Kerry At the Helm? The Senate Foreign Relations Committee needs a new leader, now that its chairman, Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.) is Vice President-elect Joe Biden. Sen. Chris...

Northrop Grumman Files Formal JLTV Protest.
November 10, 2008... By Ann Roosevelt Northrop Grumman [NOC] Nov. 7 announced it filed a formal protest with the Government Accountability Office (GAO) requesting a review of the evaluation conducted by the Army/Marine Corps Source Selection Authority (SSA)...

Navy Takes Over APKWS Program After Army Ends Its Effort.
November 10, 2008... By Geoff Fein The Navy has taken over the lead on the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) following the Army's decision to terminate the program. BAE Systems last week said the APKWS contract was transferred from the Army...

Pentagon To Spend $400 Million On Academic Research.
November 10, 2008... The Defense Department last week announced plans to spend $400 million over the next five years on basic research at academic institutions. The money is part of the department's fiscal 2009 budget request and would expand research into...

Navy's Newest Surface Combatant, USS Freedom, Takes To The Seas.
November 12, 2008... By Geoff Fein MILWAUKEE--Against the cold grey backdrop of a blustery day along Lake Michigan, the Navy's newest surface combatant, the USS Freedom (LCS-1) came to life on Saturday. "Today, after years of hard work by thousands of...

Army Seeks Input For New ARH Program.
November 12, 2008... By Ann Roosevelt The Army Nov. 7 issued a Sources Sought notice for industry input to meet the requirements for a new Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH) program after terminating the contract with Bell Helicopter Textron [TXT]. ...

New All-Terrain MRAP Effort Proceeding, To Be Steered By Marine Corps' JPO.
November 12, 2008... By Emelie Rutherford A Marine Corps-lead effort for buying thousands of a new breed of all- terrain Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle for Afghanistan is moving forward, with a solicitation to industry likely to debut this...

Medvedev Placing Iskander Missiles Near U.S.-Polish Missile Defense, Challenging Obama.
November 12, 2008... By Dave Ahearn Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, in his first state of the nation address before the Russian Federal Assembly, lashed out at U.S. plans to build a European Missile Defense (EMD) system and threatened to deploy Russian...

Air Force To Hand Off 'Menu' of Major Acquisition Options To Obama Administration.
November 13, 2008... By Marina Malenic The Air Force is preparing options for the new administration on a number of large and troubled weapon programs, a top service official said yesterday. "Our goal during this transition period is to tee those issues...

Some Defense Transition Team Members Announced.(appointment of John White and Michele Flournoy)
November 13, 2008... By Emelie Rutherford President-elect Barack Obama's transition team yesterday announced some key members dealing with defense matters. The Department of Defense Agency Review Team will be lead by John White and Michele Flournoy,...

Tauscher Wants To Improve Nuclear Stockpile, Says RRW Deserved "Ugly Death".(Ellen Tauscher)
November 13, 2008... By Emelie Rutherford A leading House authorizer voiced support yesterday for the initial concept behind the Bush administration's beleaguered Reliable Replacement Warhead (RRW) effort, and said the next Congress will likely debate the...

Supreme Court Lifts Restrictions On Navy's Anti-Submarine Sonar Training.
November 13, 2008... By Geoff Fein The United States Supreme Court yesterday removed impediments to the Navy's ability to conduct anti-submarine warfare training off the Southern California coast after determining the lower courts abused their discretion by...

Textron Team Protests Army JLTV Awards.
November 13, 2008... By Ann Roosevelt A second industry team, led by Textron [TXT], has protested the Army awards to three teams to move forward with work on the Army/Marines next generation Joint Light Tactical Vehicle. Textron Systems, as the prime...

Navy Likely To Ramp Up LCS Production To Keep Pace With Acquisition Plan.
November 13, 2008... By Geoff Fein MILWAUKEE-WIS.--The Navy is looking to ramp up production of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), possibly beyond the current plans that call for six ships per year, once full rate production is underway, a top Navy official...

Freedom's Crew Makes Repairs To Leaking Lube Oil Coolers.
November 13, 2008... By Geoff Fein The USS Freedom, the Navy's first Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) made a brief stop in Port Huron, Mich., to repair leaking lube oil coolers on two of the four diesel engines, the Navy said. Those engines drive electrical...

Congress Funds iRobot Warrior 700 Development.(Brief article)
November 13, 2008... Massachusetts-based iRobot [IRBT] yesterday announced that Congress appropriated $2 million to further develop the company's Warrior 700, a powerful and rugged robot for use in danger zones and inaccessible areas. "This funding will allow...

Italian Eurofighter Re-Fuels With KC-130J.
November 13, 2008... By B.C. Kessner ROME--Finmeccanica's Alenia Aeronautica Tuesday said fight-refueling tests of a double-seat Eurofighter with an Italian air force KC-130J Hercules tanker were successfully completed near southern Sardinia's Decimomannu...

Pentagon OK's Advanced Funds For Four F-22s, Waits For January Decision On More.
November 13, 2008... By Emelie Rutherford Pentagon leadership agreed this week to spend $50 million on parts for four future F-22 jet fighters, instead of obligating $140 million in advanced funding for 20 potential fiscal year 2010 aircraft that some...

Obering 'Encouraged' Obama Backs Missile Defense; Iranian Missiles Worrisome.
November 13, 2008... By Dave Ahearn The departing leader of U.S. ballistic missile defense (BMD) programs said he is "encouraged" that President-elect Barack Obama has become more welcoming toward missile defense programs. Two separate Iranian tests of...

Austal USA Wins Phase II $185 Million JHSV Contract.
November 14, 2008... By Geoff Fein Austal USA has been awarded a Phase II $185 million contract to build one Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV) with an option for nine more for the Army and Navy, beating out rival bids from General Dynamics [GD] and Bollinger...

Navy Will Rely On Upgraded Harpoon And JSOW For Maritime Interdiction Role.
November 14, 2008... By Geoff Fein The Navy is currently not looking to add a maritime variant of the Air Force's Joint Air to Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) to its weapons inventory, relying instead on planned upgrades to its existing Harpoon and Joint...

Tauscher Predicts Changes To Missile Defense Agency Under All-Democratic Rule.
November 14, 2008... By Emelie Rutherford A leading lawmaker who oversees the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) predicted the arm of the Pentagon created by the Bush administration will undergo major changes when Democrats control Congress and the White House next...

Air Force Will Request Increase in Nuclear Budget.
November 14, 2008... By Marina Malenic The Air Force will need to spend more of its annual budget on its nuclear-related capabilities in the coming years, a top service official said this week. The service is "adding resources to its budget to implement...

Lockheed Martin Pathfinder System Kicks Off Developmental Test Phase.
November 14, 2008... Lockheed Martin [LMT] Nov. 12 announced its flight team successfully completed the first flight of its fully integrated Pathfinder advanced pilotage system, marking the beginning of the developmental test phase for the system. The first...

Elbit's U.S. Subsidiary Buys ICI in "Important Move" For $15 Million.
November 14, 2008... By B.C. Kessner The Elbit Systems of America subsidiary of Israel's Elbit Systems [ESLT] Tuesday said it acquired all shares of McLean, Va.-based Innovative Concepts, Inc. (ICI) from Herley Industries [HRLY] for $15 million cash in what...

TSA Begins Detailing Plans For Certified Cargo Screening Program.
November 14, 2008... By Calvin Biesecker The Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) plans for implementing a congressional mandate that all cargo being carried on passenger planes in the United States be screened for explosives includes not only air...

Defense Watch.(Company overview)
November 17, 2008... The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Passing The Buck. Major Pentagon budget cuts are inevitable in President- elect Barack Obama's administration, say October briefing slides from the Defense Business Board,...

All-Terrain MRAP Solicitation By Dec. 1; Potential For Up To 10,000 Vehicles.
November 17, 2008... By Emelie Rutherford The Pentagon plans to award around the end of March up to five initial contracts for a new all-terrain Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle, and is considering winnowing down to one contractor following...

Despite Funding Cut, C-17s Order Stays At 15 Planes; Hopes Up For Future.
November 17, 2008... By Emelie Rutherford The Air Force confirmed last week it plans to order 15 C-17 Globemasters early next year, and will use money in its coffers to make up for a last-minute cut to the airlifter's funding in the most-recent...

Air Force, Navy Modernization Should Be Priority For New Administration, Former General Says.
November 17, 2008... By Marina Malenic The Obama administration should reverse the Pentagon's preoccupation with low-intensity warfare in Iraq and Afghanistan--a trend that has led to the erosion of the world's premiere Air Force and Navy, a retired general...

Navy Issues New Draft RFP For STUAS Tier II.
November 17, 2008... By Geoff Fein The Navy intends to issue a new draft request for proposal (RFP) for the Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (STUAS)/Tier II system development and demonstration (SDD) phase. STUAS will fill a critical gap...

General Dynamics Robotic Systems Achieves CMMI Level 3.(Brief article)
November 17, 2008... General Dynamics [GD] Robotic Systems has achieved a Maturity Level 3 rating on the Software Engineering Institute's (SEI) Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) scale for product software engineering. CMMI Level 3 concentrates on...

Rockwell Collins Plans Staff And Cost Reductions.
November 17, 2008... Rockwell Collins [COL] last week announced a staff and cost reductions to effectively manage the impact of the economic downturn. "Like many other companies, we're dealing with significant challenges in meeting our business objectives,"...

Navy Explaining Decisions On TACAIR, Other Acquisitions To Next Admin.
November 18, 2008... By Emelie Rutherford Navy Secretary Donald Winter said yesterday he will not recommend specific approaches for President-elect Barack Obama's administration to take on weapons programs, but will explain the service's decisions on systems...

Israel Continues Localizing Alarm System For Rocket Attacks.
November 18, 2008... By Calvin Biesecker TEL AVIV--Faced with an ongoing threat to its citizens from rocket attacks the past eight years, particularly in areas near the Gaza Strip, Israel has been able to pinpoint where the rockets will land, allowing it to...

Army Needs 'Results-Oriented Plan' To Staff Modular Forces, GAO Says.
November 18, 2008... The Army needs to report to Congress a "results-oriented plan" with specific information on its progress toward equipping and staffing its modular forces through 2019, the General Accountability Office (GAO) recommends in a recent report....

Navy Prefers Mayport EIS Option To Homeport One CVN In Florida.
November 18, 2008... Following the completion of an environmental impact statement (EIS) on homeporting a nuclear aircraft carrier at Naval Station (NAVSTA) Mayport, Fla. , the Navy yesterday said its "preferred alternative" is to bring a single nuclear powered...

Boeing Details Successes At Army C4ISR OTM 08 Exercise.
November 18, 2008... By Ann Roosevelt Boeing [BA] demonstrated several advances in network-centric operations during the Army's largest-ever Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) On-The-Move (OTM)...

ODNI Effort Is Meeting The Challenge of Keeping Track of Ships At Sea.(Office of the Director of National Intelligence)(dialogue with Richard Kelly)(Interview)
November 18, 2008... By Geoff Fein Keeping track of the thousands of vessels, from fishing boats to large container ships, as they sail to and from America is a daunting challenge, but one the Office of the Director of National intelligence (ODNI) is working...

KEI Passes First-Stage Motor Static Fire Test.
November 18, 2008... By Dave Ahearn The Kinetic Energy Interceptor (KEI) first stage motor passed a static- fire test last week, officials reported. That leaves just one more static fire test remaining on the ballistic missile defense stage 1 motor, and...

Winter: Open Architecture Provides Opportunities For Industry As Well As Navy.
November 19, 2008... By Emelie Rutherford Increased use of open-architecture technologies on Navy ships will impact industry, by both increasing competition and ensuring it provides the sea service the most optimal capabilities, Navy Secretary Donald Winter...

Lieberman, Inouye Expected To Keep Senate Defense Panel Roles.(Joseph Lieberman)(Daniel Inouye)
November 19, 2008... By Emelie Rutherford The leadership of Senate defense panels may not be altered as much as previously thought next year after Democrats yesterday allowed Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I/D-Conn.) to remain chairman of the Senate Armed Services...

Third Army Unit Receives New Boeing CH-47F Chinooks.
November 19, 2008... Boeing [BA] Nov. 18 announced its CH-47F Chinook helicopter has been fielded by Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. The unit has 12 F-model Chinooks. ...

Raytheon Develops Concept To Modify Stingers For UAV Threat.
November 19, 2008... By Ann Roosevelt Watching current theaters of operation, Raytheon [RTN] has been looking into modifying the current Stinger missile by adding a proximity fuse to be able to take on the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) threat, according to a...

Israel Broadening Its Security Export Markets.
November 19, 2008... By Calvin Biesecker TEL AVIV--Once more reliant on the United States for the export of its aerospace and security products and services, Israeli firms today are finding more opportunities in Eastern and Central Europe and even elsewhere...

Congressman Calls For Satellite Acquisition Overhaul, Looser Export Controls.
November 19, 2008... By Marina Malenic U.S. satellite manufacturers are suffering from government restrictions on space-related commerce, according to a new report on U.S. satellite programs released this week by the House intelligence committee. The...

Spanish Army Conducts First NASAMS Live-Fire In Spain.
November 19, 2008... Raytheon [RTN] and Norway's Kongsberg recently supported the Spanish army's successful live-fire exercise in Spain of its National Advanced Surface- to-Air Missile System (NASAMS), a surface-launched Advanced Medium Range Air-to- Air Missile...

Elbit Under Contract For Brazilian AMX Jet Avionic Upgrades.
November 19, 2008... Israel's Elbit Systems [ESLT] said it was awarded a contract Monday worth up to $187 million by Brazil's Embraer for the supply of avionics for the Brazilian AMX jet upgrade project. "We believe our selection reflects the satisfaction of...