Defense Daily articles from October 2005

Defense Daily archives from October 2005

Defense Watch.(Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Richard Myers stepped, Senate Armed Services Committee's nominee hearings, senate and house passed bill for defense funding)
October 3, 2005... The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Gov. Myers? Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Richard Myers stepped down Friday as the nation's top military officer and some are already touting his bright...

White House Threatens ToVeto $440 Billion Defense Spending Bill Over Proposed Cuts.
October 3, 2005... By George Cahlink The White House is threatening to veto the $440 billion Senate Defense Appropriations Bill, saying that the spending proposal is $7 billion less than what the Pentagon needs and could hurt military readiness. The...

Northrop Grumman, General Dynamics Awarded Phase IV DD (X) Work.
October 3, 2005... By Geoff Fein Northrop Grumman [NOC] Ship Systems and General Dynamics [GD] Bath Iron Works were each awarded a not-to-exceed ceiling price $53.4 million (with a limitation of $26.7 million) cost-plus-award-fee, level of effort letter...

Pushing Forward On FCS Spiral One.(Future Combat System)
October 3, 2005... By Ann Roosevelt The Army is pushing ahead to fill gaps in the current force by accelerating systems initially slated for future soldiers: the Non-Line of Sight Launch System (NLOS-LS), Intelligent Munitions System (IMS), Unattended...

Lockheed Martin, Raytheon Protest Marine Corps' G/ATOR Award.
October 3, 2005... By Geoff Fein Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Raytheon [RTN] filed protests with the Government Accountability Office (GAO) regarding the Marine Corps' awarding of a $7.9 million contract to Northrop Grumman [NOC] for the first increment of the...

Mine Safety Appliances Acquires Chemical Sensor Firm.
October 3, 2005... Adding to its capabilities in the homeland security market, Mine Safety Appliances Co. [MSA] last month said it acquired Microsensor Systems, Inc., a developer of Surface Acoustic Wave-based chemical sensing technology used to detect...

ST Kinetics Expands With Joint Venture In China.
October 3, 2005... By Ann Roosevelt Singapore Technologies Engineering's land systems arm, Singapore Technologies Kinetics (ST Kinetics), said yesterday it signed an agreement to set up a joint venture company with $20 million in capital in China. ST...

JPEO-CBD And DHS Partnering On Technology Development Road Map.(Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense, Department of Homeland Security)
October 3, 2005... By Geoff Fein The Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense (JPEO-CBD) is working with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) focusing on developing common standards for detection of and protection from,...

Battelle-Developed Disposable Robotic System Heading To Iraq.
October 3, 2005... By Geoff Fein Battelle is hoping to begin production in the next 12 months on its Throwable Unmanned Ground Vehicle (THUG-V), a small robotic system that can be tossed into a building to scout for adversaries or explosives, and if...

BAE Systems Strategic Plan On Track, Executive Says.(Mark Ronald)
October 3, 2005... By Ann Roosevelt British-based BAE SYSTEMS plc's transatlantic strategy is on track, bringing in a successful interim financial report last month and showing profits in both Europe and the United States, a top executive said. ...

Altair Receives FAA's First Commercial UAS Airworthiness Certificate.(General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Federal Aviation Administration )
October 3, 2005... General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) Last week said announced that its Altair high-altitude long endurance (HALE) unmanned aircraft system (UAS) has received the nation's first experimental airworthiness certificate issued for...

GD Receives Extension And Additional $28 Million For Robotics Alliance.(General Dynamics Robotics Systems, U.S. Army Research Laboratory )(Brief Article)
October 3, 2005... The U.S. Army Research Laboratory extended its Robotics Collaborative Technology Alliance (CTA) contract with General Dynamics [GD] an additional three years and an extra $28 million. Initially, CTA gave General Dynamics $42 million for...

Veritas Completes Acquisition of MZM.(Veritas Capital Inc.)(Brief Article)
October 3, 2005... The private equity firm Veritas Capital on Friday said it had completed its acquisition of selected assets of the intelligence services firm MZM, Inc., which has been renamed Athena Innovative Solutions. Terms of the deal were not...

Boeing Receives FCS FAR Contract, Harvey Says.
October 4, 2005... By Ann Roosevelt The Army last week awarded Boeing [BA] a Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)-based system development and demonstration contract for the Future Combat System (FCS), the top service official said. The FAR award...

ADA's New Organizations Take Shape, CG Says.(Air Defense Artillery )
October 4, 2005... By Ann Roosevelt In mid-October, the Army's Air Defense Artillery branch will stand up a third Air & Missile Defense Command in the Pacific to provide critical theater air and missile defense planning, integration, coordination, and...

iRobot, Boston University, Unveil Prototype PackBot Sniper Detection Payload.
October 4, 2005... By Ann Roosevelt REDOWL, a tactical payload to detect and locate snipers and mortars on the first shot, was unveiled yesterday by iRobot and Boston University's Photonics Center. The prototype REDOWL--Robot Enhanced Detection Outpost...

AgustaWestland To Bid US139 In LUH Competition.(teaming with L-3 Communications Corp., (Light Utility helicopters))
October 4, 2005... By Tara Fehr AgustaWestland Inc. (AWI) said yesterday that it is teaming with L-3 Communications [LLL] in a joint bid of AWI's US139 for the Army's Light Utility helicopters (LUH) competition. Stephen Moss, CEO of AgustaWestland...

Raytheon Develops Silent Striker: Mid-Range Non-Lethal Weapon.(Raytheon Aircraft Co.)
October 4, 2005... By Ann Roosevelt Raytheon [RTN] has developed a mid-range new non-lethal directed energy weapon called Silent Striker that can be used against threats encountered in urban warfare, counter insurgency and homeland security. "The...

BAE SYSTEMS Focuses Externally While Integrating UDI, Official Says.(United Defense Industries Inc.)
October 4, 2005... By Ann Roosevelt In the first 100 days since BAE SYSTEMS acquired United Defense, the focus has all been outward, on customer needs, as the company integrates its new acquisition, according to a company executive. "You have to focus...

ICGS Gets $118 Million Contract To Upgrade HC-130Js For Deepwater.
October 4, 2005... By Calvin Biesecker The Coast Guard last month awarded a three-year, $117.5 million contract to Integrated Coast Guard Systems (ICGS) to upgrade the service's fleet of six HC-130J long-range surveillance and cargo with new sensors and...

EADS, Sikorsky Team For Army's Light Utility Helicopter Competition.(Sikorsky Aircraft Corp.)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2005... By Geoff Fein European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) North America yesterday said it is forming a partnership with Sikorsky [UTX] to bid on the Army's Light Utility Helicopter (LUH), according to an EADS official. CAE and...

Technology Must Bolster The Human Dimension, Schoomaker Says.(Gen. Peter Schoomaker)
October 5, 2005... By Ann Roosevelt As the Army moves through transformation and plans its future, the proper balance between technology and the human dimension must be found, the Army chief of staff said. "Technology plays a useful but distinctly...

Army Aviation Executing Transformation, CG says.(Chief General)
October 5, 2005... By Ann Roosevelt Two years after the Army Chief of Staff mandated an Aviation Task Force to reorganize the branch to be more modular, lethal and sustainable, the transformation is well under way, the branch chief said. "We're in a...

Britain To Invest $9.8 Billion Toward Underground Security.
October 5, 2005... By Tara Fehr In response to recent international terrorist attacks, a top British official said his country would invest about $9.8 billion in its underground security system over the next five years. Michael Brown, the chief...

AAI Wins UAS Remote Video Terminal Contract From Army.
October 5, 2005... AAI Corp. [UIC] last week said it received a $7.5 million Army contract to design, develop, and demonstrate the company's new mobile One System remote video terminal (OSRVT) for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). "The One System remote...

Sikorsky Taps Rockwell Collins For Canadian Helicopter Work.(Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Rockwell Collins Government Systems)(Brief Article)
October 5, 2005... Rockwell Collins [COL] was selected by Sikorsky [UTX] to work on its S-92 platform for the Canadian Maritime Helicopter program--a program with a potential value of more than $100 million to Rockwell over a 20-year life. Rockwell would...

Armor Holdings Gets $55 Million Humvee Armor Order.(AM General L.L.C.)(Brief Article)
October 5, 2005... Armor Holdings [AH] said recently it has received $54.6 million in orders from AM General related to armor component production for M1151 and M1152 Humvees with the work occurring next year. Under a $42.5 million order, Armor Holdings...

General Dynamics To Build Electronic Enclosures For MEADS System.(Medium Extended Air Defense Systems)(Brief Article)
October 5, 2005... By Ann Roosevelt General Dynamics [GD] said recently it won a $5.7 million design development subcontract from joint venture JVYS, for the co-design and fabrication of Height Reducible Electronic Enclosures (HREE) for the Medium Extended...

New Lockheed Martin Organization Will Serve Maritime Patrol Interest.(Brief Article)
October 5, 2005... Lockheed Martin [LMT] has established a Corporate Airborne Maritime Surveillance Enterprise (MSE), combining P-3, EP-3 and S-3 expertise across its operating companies from MS2, Aeronautics and Information and Technology Service, to better...

Senate Considers Adding $360 Million in Defense Bill For Armored Vehicles.
October 5, 2005... By George Cahlink The Senate continued debate on the $440 billion fiscal 2006 defense spending bill on Tuesday, including a provision that could add hundreds of millions of dollars for buying add-on armor kits for Humvees and new Army...

Army, Marines, To Meld New Light Utility Truck Requirements.
October 6, 2005... By Ann Roosevelt The Army and Marines Sept. 29 agreed to work together to set requirements for a next generation new light utility truck both can use, according to the Army's transportation chief. "Last week, the Marine Corps and the...

Navy Secretary Nominee Facing Questions About Ties To Northrop Grumman.(Donald Winter)
October 6, 2005... By George Cahlink Northrop Grumman [NOC] executive Donald Winter, the White House's nominee for Navy Secretary, will likely face tough questions about potential conflicts of interests with his current employer at his Senate confirmation...

Northrop Grumman Upgrades Guardrail While Army Decides Fate of ACS.(Aerial Common Sensor)
October 6, 2005... By Geoff Fein While Lockheed Martin [LMT] addresses Army concerns with its Aerial Common Sensor (ACS), Northrop Grumman [NOC] continues to support the service to plan and execute upgrades to its Guardrail airborne intelligence system to...

Boeing, Lockheed Martin Team For SDB Phase II Competition.(Small Diameter Bomb)
October 6, 2005... By Geoff Fein Boeing [BA] and Lockheed Martin [LMT] will partner to pursue the risk reduction and System Development and Demonstration (SDD) phase of increment two of the Air Force and Navy Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) program. "We...

TSA Awards Contracts For Next Generation Carry-on Luggage Screening.
October 6, 2005... The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) last week awarded Analogic Corp. [ALOG] and Reveal Imaging Technologies, Inc. development and engineering contracts for next generation screening systems to detect explosives and weapons on...

Lockheed Martin Completes Acquisition of Coherent Technologies.(Brief Article)
October 6, 2005... Lockheed Martin [LMT] yesterday said it has completed its purchase of Coherent Technologies, Inc., a Colorado-based firm that develops and produces laser radar system for government and commercial markets. Terms of the deal were not...

Marine Corps Awards GD $19 Million For EFV Long-Leads.
October 6, 2005... The Marine Corps has awarded General Dynamics' [GD] Land Systems business unit a $19 million contract for the advanced procurement of long-lead material (LLM) for the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV), the Marine Corps' highest priority...

Northrop Grumman Accepts New Raytheon Sensor Suite For Global Hawk.(Brief Article)
October 6, 2005... Northrop Grumman [NOC] Tuesday said it has completed acceptance testing of the first production version of a new Raytheon [RTN] integrated sensor suite designed for the RQ-4A Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system (UAS). "The installation...

Lockheed Martin, Finmeccanica Seek New Helo Obstacle-Avoidance Technology.(Brief Article)
October 6, 2005... Lockheed Martin [LMT] and the SELEX Communications subsidiary of Italy's Finmeccanica Tuesday said they are collaborating on opportunities to offer a new obstacle detection and avoidance technology for United States civilian and military...

U.S. Ups Javelin Order.
October 6, 2005... The Raytheon [RTN]-Lockheed Martin [LMT] Javelin Joint Venture (JV) on Tuesday said it received a $110 million modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for Javelin Anti-tank Weapon System production. The deal follows a $119 million...

Aegis Tracks Separating Ballistic Missile Target.(Brief Article)
October 6, 2005... Lockheed Martin [LMT] Tuesday said its Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Weapon System with its prototype Aegis BMD Signal Processor (Aegis BSP) successfully tracked an advanced, separating ballistic missile target. The Aegis SPY-1D...

Elbit Unveils Armed Unmanned Ground Vehicle.(Elbit Systems Ltd.'s AvantGuard autonomous ground vehicle)
October 6, 2005... At the Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA) annual meeting this week in Washington, D.C., Israel's Elbit Systems [ESLT] introduced its new AvantGuard autonomous ground vehicle, displayed together with the company's ORCWS 7.62 overhead remote...

MD Helicopters To Bid On Army LUH, Leaves Lockheed Martin LUH Team.(Light Utility Helicopter )
October 7, 2005... By Ann Roosevelt MD Helicopters (MDHI) has parted ways with Lockheed Martin [LMT] and plans to bid its MD Explorer for the Army's potential $1.3 billion Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) Program, the company said. Proposals are due Oct....

Navy Secretary Nominee Will Stay Out of Northrop Grumman Decisions, Sell Stock.(Donald Winter)
October 7, 2005... By George Cahlink Northrop Grumman [NOC] executive Donald Winter, the White House's nominee for Navy Secretary, would stay out of all Pentagon decisions involving his current employer's multibillion weapons contracts for a year if...

L-1 Investors To Acquire Stake In Viisage.(L-1 Investment Partners, Viisage Technology Inc.)
October 7, 2005... By Calvin Biesecker L-1 Investment Partners, the investment management firm started this summer by former L-3 Communications [LLL] finance chief Robert LaPenta, yesterday said it would invest $100 million in Viisage, giving it a base on...

CACI To Acquire Professional Services Firm.(CACI International Inc., National Security Research, Inc.)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2005... CACI International [CAI] yesterday said it has agreed to acquire National Security Research, Inc. (NSR), a professional and analytic services firm with strengths in the areas of command and control, homeland security, arms control, missile...

Eaton To Acquire PerkinElmer's Aerospace Division.
October 7, 2005... Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corp. [ETN] yesterday said it has agreed to acquire the aerospace division of PerkinElmer, Inc. [PKI] for $333 million, giving it more capabilities in fluid and air systems for aircraft. The deal...

Relief Efforts In Gulf Demonstrate Sea Basing Capability, CNO Says.
October 7, 2005... By Geoff Fein While the Navy continues to sharpen its sea basing concept, the service has already demonstrated its virtues in real world relief operations, most recently in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The sea basing concept...

Elbit Systems Gets $57 Million U.S. Contract For Night Vision Helo HUDs.
October 7, 2005... Israel's Elbit Systems [ESLT] yesterday said its EFW subsidiary in the United States has been awarded a $57 million framework contract to supply the Aviator's Night Vision Imaging System/Heads Up Display (ANVIS/HUD) system for Army utility...

Army Awards DRS $45.5 Million For Battlefield Digitization Systems.(DRS Technologies Inc.)
October 7, 2005... DRS Technologies [DRS] yesterday said that it was awarded a $45.5 million contract to provide rugged Applique Computer Systems and peripheral equipment for the Army's Force XXI Battle Command, Brigade and Below (FBCB2) program. "The...

Defense Watch.(Northrop Grumman Corp., United States. Navy, contract)(United States. Army budget management)(Lockheed Martin Corp. contract management)
October 11, 2005... The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense The Army's Slice. The Army's slice of the defense budget pie could grow as a result of the Pentagon's ongoing Quadrennial Defense Review, Credit Suisse First Boston...

Northrop Grumman Pushes Ahead On KEI, Awaiting Budget Decisions.
October 11, 2005... By Ann Roosevelt For the first time in Washington, D.C., Northrop Grumman [NOC] last week displayed the fire control and communications system and launcher for the Kinetic Energy Interceptor (KEI) boost-phase missile defense system. ...

Searchable Lessons Learned Database Wave Of The Future, Official Says.(Marine Corps introduced service for personnel searching )
October 11, 2005... By Geoff Fein The Marine Corps has introduced a web-based "lessons-learned" system that allows individual soldiers or units to enter information that is then made available to any service personnel searching the database, according to a...

Homeland Security Committee Creates Investigations Panel.(Brief Article)
October 11, 2005... The House Homeland Security Committee on Friday voted to create a new subcommittee that will have investigative duties to allow more focus on a particular issue or event and named Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) to chair the new panel. ...

Air Force Releases CSAR-X RFP.(Request For Proposal: Combat Search and Rescue aircraft )(Brief Article)
October 11, 2005... The Air Force last week released the final RFP on its Combat Search and Rescue aircraft (CSAR-X). Final bids are due Nov. 21. According to an industry source, there were no surprises in the nearly 500-page document. Contract award could...

Correction.(Correction Notice)
October 11, 2005... Defense Daily reported Oct. 7 that Bell Helicopter Textron [TXT] was proposing its 210 helicopter for the Army's Light Utility Helicopter competition. Bell plans to propose the 412 EP helicopter. [Copyright 2005 Access Intelligence, LLC....

Army Takes Testers To Iraq To Assess Equipment.(Army. Test and Evaluation Command)
October 12, 2005... By Ann Roosevelt In Iraq, the Army's independent Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC) has a forward operational assessment team examining the good and the bad of soldier equipment so senior leaders can make decisions on programs, upgrades...

Northrop Grumman Trims Sales, Earnings Expectations Due To Hurricanes.
October 12, 2005... By Calvin Biesecker The impact of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on Northrop Grumman's [NOC] Gulf Coast shipyards and its employees in the region will lop about $500 million from sales this year and 40 cents earnings per share (EPS) but the...

Boeing's Unmanned Little Bird Could Become Counter Mortar Platform.(General Dynamics Corp., Lockheed Martin Corp., Northrop Grumman Corp., contract)
October 12, 2005... By Geoff Fein Boeing [BA] has successfully integrated weapons onto its unmanned Little Bird helicopter and is now working to make the aircraft operate autonomously and possibly to become a counter mortar platform, according to a company...

SAIC Acquires Geographic Information Systems Provider IMAPS.(Science Applications International Corp.)(Brief Article)
October 12, 2005... SAIC on Monday said it has acquired IMAPS, LLC, a small firm that specializes in providing geographic information systems, marine navigation, aviation flight planning and navigation software products to government and commercial customers....

Air Force Lifts Stop Work Order On ESSI-Built Power System.
October 12, 2005... By Calvin Biesecker The Air Force has lifted the remaining stop work order related to production of a mobile power generation and distribution system built by Engineered Support Systems, Inc. [EASI], clearing the return to full-rate...

Argon Closes Purchase of Radix Technologies.(Argon ST Inc.)(Brief Article)
October 12, 2005... Argon ST, Inc. [STST] yesterday said it completed its acquisition of the signal processing firm Radix Technologies effective Oct. 1, a deal that complements Argon's capabilities in advanced signal intercept and processing systems. Terms...

Boeing Near Completion of A160 Mishap Analysis.(A160 Hummingbird)
October 12, 2005... By Geoff Fein Boeing [BA] is close to finishing up its analysis of the A160 Hummingbird unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) mishap in August, and company officials believe they have a good idea of what went wrong with the system. "We are...

Lockheed Martin Tests New SPY-1F At Sea.(Navantia)(Brief Article)
October 12, 2005... Lockheed Martin [LMT] and shipbuilder Navantia successfully performed initial at-sea testing of the first Aegis weapon system equipped with the new SPY-1F radar aboard the Norwegian frigate Fridtjof Nansen (F-310) during sea trials conducted...

Air Force Chief Moseley Warns About Weapons Cuts, Calls For More Joint Development.
October 12, 2005... By George Cahlink New Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Michael Moseley served notice on Tuesday that some of the service's weapons programs could be "killed" if they go over budget and fall behind schedule. Moseley did not name any...

Army Picks Lockheed Martin For Radar Upgrades.(contracts)(Brief Article)
October 12, 2005... Lockheed Martin [LMT] said on Monday it has been selected by the Army to upgrade the Airborne Reconnaissance Low-Multifunction (ARL-M) radar that provides high-resolution Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) images in all weather, day or night in...

DRS Gets $22 Million For Bradley Onboard Diagnostics Systems.(DRS Technologies Inc. gets contract from BAE Systems PLC)(Brief Article)
October 12, 2005... DRS Technologies [DRS] on Monday said it has received a $22 million contract from BAE SYSTEMS to deliver new embedded diagnostics systems for installation on the Army's M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicles. "The upgraded capabilities developed...

Northrop Grumman Gets $35 Million For Navy E-2C Homeland Security Support.(Brief Article)
October 12, 2005... The Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] a $35 million, five-year contract to support six E-2C Hawkeye aircraft primarily used for drug interdiction and homeland-security operations for the Naval Reserve, the company said Tuesday. ...

Military Looking At Migrating Some Capabilities To Civilian Side.(preparedness for disasters)
October 13, 2005... By Geoff Fein The military's response to Hurricane Katrina demonstrated the need for interoperable communications, migrating some military capabilities into the civilian community, and the potential for a military rapid response...

Coast Guard Seeks To Improve SatCom Capabilities.(Integrated Coast Guard Systems to improved capabilities for satellite communications )(Brief Article)
October 13, 2005... Coast Guard contractor Integrated Coast Guard Systems (ICGS) yesterday issued a Broad Industry Announcement seeking improved capabilities for satellite communications in the maritime domain in support of the Deepwater modernization program....

Senate Approves $445.4 Billion Defense Spending Package, Weapons Cuts Stand.
October 13, 2005... By George Cahlink Despite a White House veto threat, the Senate overwhelmingly passed a $445.4 billion fiscal 2006 defense spending bill last week that provides $50 billion for fighting wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and cuts some top...

Raytheon Proposed FCA Mission Support Key, Official Says.(Future Cargo Aircraft)
October 13, 2005... By Ann Roosevelt Worldwide support is key to the Raytheon [RTN] European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) CASA North America strategic partnership's planned proposal for the Army's Future Cargo Aircraft (FCA), according to a...

BAE SYSTEMS' NLOS-C Demonstrator Passes Milestone.(Non-Line-of-Sight Cannon)
October 13, 2005... BAE SYSTEMS Tuesday said it has successfully fired a four-round Multiple Round Simultaneous Impact (MRSI) mission from the Non-Line-of-Sight Cannon (NLOS-C) Concept Technology Demonstrator (CTD). "The Army is pleased to see the...

BAE SYSTEMS Awarded LPD Fitting Out Availability Contract By Navy.
October 13, 2005... BAE SYSTEMS Tuesday said it was awarded a $5.1 million cost-plus-award fee contract by the Naval Sea Systems Command for the Fitting Out Availability (FOA) of the USS San Antonio (LPD-17), the first of the new LPD-17 class of amphibious...

JASSM-ER Set For Captive Carriage Flights This Month.(Lockheed Martin's Joint Air to Surface Standoff Missile-Extended Range tests completed successfully)
October 13, 2005... Lockheed Martin's [LMT] Joint Air to Surface Standoff Missile-Extended Range (JASSM-ER) is a step closer to open air flight tests after successfully completing a major testing milestone, according a statement from the Air Force. The...

New Homeland Security Chairman Sees Larger Role For UAVs In Border Security.(Peter King, (unmanned aerial vehicles))
October 14, 2005... By George Cahlink New House Homeland Security Chairman Peter King (R-N.Y.) believes unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) are "underutilized" by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and should play a larger role in border security...

Lockheed Martin, Raytheon Settle Over DCGS Dispute.(Distributed Common Ground Station)
October 14, 2005... Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Raytheon [RTN] yesterday said they have reached an out of court settlement related to the U.S. military's Distributed Common Ground Station (DCGS) that allows both companies to pursue future opportunities on the...

Stewart & Stevenson Designing New FMTV Cab.(Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles )
October 14, 2005... By Calvin Biesecker In an effort to stay on the leading edge of the Army's evolving requirements for tactical wheeled vehicles, Stewart & Stevenson [SVC] has designed a new cab for the Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) that...

Improving Lethality Top Priority For Stryker RWS, Official Says.(Ann Roosevelt)(Remote Weapons Station)
October 14, 2005... By Ann Roosevelt The priority for soldiers in the field and the project office is to improve lethality for the wheeled, armored Stryker vehicle, particularly the Remote Weapons Station (RWS), according to the project manager. "That's...

Army Reserve Helicopters Head To Pakistan.(rescue and relief efforts to devastating earthquake )(Brief Article)
October 14, 2005... The Army Reserve has been called to send helicopters to Pakistan to support relief operations after the devastating earthquake that struck last weekend. Yesterday, approximately 12 Boeing [BA] CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopters, 200...

Lockheed Martin Tests J-UCAS X-47B Pole Model.
October 14, 2005... Lockheed Martin [LMT] Wednesday said its revolutionary full-scale pole model of the Northrop Grumman [NOC]-led X-47B vehicle for the Joint Unmanned Combat Air Systems (J-UCAS) program has completed its first round of testing. "The...

Air Force Awards $45 Million Contract To Raytheon For Paveway LGBs.
October 14, 2005... Raytheon [RTN] this week said it has been awarded a $45.5 million contract for the Air Force's fiscal year 2005 procurement of Paveway II laser guided bomb (LGB) kits. "As the legacy provider of Paveway II laser guided bombs, we are...

Defense Watch.(Aerial Common Sensor program)
October 17, 2005... The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Back in Town. Congress returns this week after being off for Columbus Day recess. Defense appropriators are set to begin work on hammering out the House and Senate...

Pentagon Approves Stryker Mobile Gun System LRIP Vehicles.(Low-Rate Initial Production)
October 17, 2005... By Ann Roosevelt The Pentagon has approved Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) for 58 General Dynamics [GD] Stryker Mobile Gun System (MGS) vehicles. In an Oct. 13 memo to Army acquisition chief Claude Bolton, Kenneth Krieg, the...