Defense Daily articles from October 2006

Defense Daily archives from October 2006

Defense Watch.
October 2, 2006... The Latest Word On Trends and Developments In Aerospace And Defense Return to Flight. Boeing expects that its A160 Hummingbird unmanned rotorcraft program will return to flight testing later this month. It will be the first flight attempt...

House Passes Coast Guard Measure Providing $1.7 Billion For Deepwater.
October 2, 2006... The House passed a Coast Guard authorization measure last week that includes $1.7 billion for the Deepwater procurement program, moving to fast- track the program so new platforms will be acquired a decade earlier than planned. The...

AIA To Lead Trade Delegation To India.(Brief article)
October 2, 2006... The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA), the nation's top lobbying arm for aerospace interests, will lead a group of its members later this year to India to explore trade opportunities in the aerospace and defense market there, AIA said...

Iraq To Spend $142 Million On Air Traffic Control Radar.(Brief article)
October 2, 2006... Iraq is looking to spend $142 million for one AN/FPS-117 or TPS-77 Long Range Air Traffic Control Radar, as well as associated equipment and services, according to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA). The prime contractor will be...

Turkey To Spend $2.5 Billion For F-16 Block 50 Aircraft.
October 2, 2006... Turkey plans to spend upward of $2.5 billion for 30 Lockheed Martin [LMT] advanced F-16 Block 50 aircraft as well as associated equipment and services, according to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA). Along with the aircraft,...

GE, LLNL, Smiths Get DHS Contracts To Develop Pocket-Sized Rad Detectors.
October 2, 2006... The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) has awarded contracts to General Electric [GE], Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), and Smiths Detection to competitively develop and test...

FCS Program Unveils BAE SYSTEMS Non-Line-of-Sight Cannon Platform.(Boeing [BA] and SAIC develops US Army's Future Combat Systems )
October 2, 2006... Boeing [BA] and SAIC, Lead Systems Integrator for the Army's Future Combat Systems (FCS) program, celebrated the unveiling of the FCS Non-Line-of- Sight Cannon (NLOS-C) firing platform, being developed by BAE SYSTEMS, Sept. 29. The event,...

Lawmakers scheduled to vote on defense authorization bill before recess.
October 2, 2006... By Jen DiMascio Lawmakers last week were on the verge of passing a bill to authorize defense activities in fiscal year 2007 that emphasized the need to focus on current rather than future operations. As of press time, the House was...

Northrop Grumman Seeks MoA Among Gulf Shipyards to Share Labor Force.(Northrop Grumman [NOC] Ship Systems)
October 3, 2006... By Geoff Fein Northrop Grumman [NOC] Ship Systems is working on a memorandum of agreement (MoA) with other Gulf Coast shipyards that will enable companies to quickly move their labor forces from one shipbuilder to another to help deal...

Pentagon, Industry Plan To Discuss Future Implementation of Berry Amendment.
October 3, 2006... By Jen DiMascio The Pentagon and the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) are planning to meet this week to comb through the fiscal year 2007 Defense Authorization Act's provisions governing the need to buy items made in America,...

Boeing Markets Souped Up Version of F-15E Called The Super Eagle.
October 3, 2006... By Michael Sirak Boeing [BA] last week detailed a new variant of its F-15E multirole fighter aircraft called the F-15E+ Super Eagle that it hopes will generate interest both here and abroad, especially if the production schedule of...

Senior Air Force Official: AESA Radars A Key Piece of Future Jamming Portfolio.
October 3, 2006... By Michael Sirak Fighter aircraft equipped with modern radars will be a key component of the Air Force's future mix of airborne jamming platforms, the head of the service's combat forces said last week. Gen Ronald Keys, commander of...

Army Fields New Readiness Reporting System.
October 3, 2006... By Ann Roosevelt This month, the Army becomes the first service to field the Defense Readiness Reporting System-Army (DRRS-A), a Web-based system to report unit status around the globe. "We are actually bringing the Army forward into...

Northrop Grumman Tests New Radar For Global Hawk.
October 3, 2006... Northrop Grumman [NOC] last week initiated testing on a new airborne surveillance radar for the Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle, the company announced. The company, for the tests, has mounted the radar on a high-altitude Proteus...

Korea To Spend $1.5 Billion For SINCGARS, Patriot Missile System Support.(Brief article)
October 3, 2006... Korea is looking to spend upward of $1.5 billion for 58 System Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS) and Patriot missile system support equipment as well as associated equipment and services, the Defense Security...

Japan Spending $144 Million For PAC-3 Missiles.
October 3, 2006... Japan wants to spend $144 million for 16 Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missiles as well as associated equipment and services, according to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA). Japan has requested a possible sale of...

FTC Clears Boeing, Lockheed Martin Rocket Joint Venture.
October 4, 2006... By Calvin Biesecker The Federal Trade Commission has granted anti-trust clearance to a proposed joint venture between Boeing [BA] and Lockheed Martin [LMT] that would combine their respective Delta and Atlas launch vehicle production,...

Navy Wants Public Input To Help guide Maritime Strategy Effort.
October 4, 2006... By Geoff Fein The Navy plans to hit the road next month in an effort to learn what the nation thinks of the Navy, said a top service official. The conversation with the country is part of the effort being led by Vice Adm. John...

Boeing-MBDA Eye Modified Brimstone Missile For Urban Strikes.
October 4, 2006... By Michael Sirak Boeing [BA], together with its partner, European missile maker MBDA, is offering the U.S. military a modified version of the U.K. Royal Air Force (RAF)'s Brimstone 2 anti-armor missile to fill the pressing need for a...

Senate Plans To Address U.S.-India Nuclear Cooperation Bill During Lame-Duck Session.
October 4, 2006... By Jen DiMascio A U.S.-India nuclear cooperation agreement will be addressed in the lame- duck session when the Senate returns after the mid-term elections in November, according to the office of Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.). ...

Boeing Maintaining Competitive Business Model With SBInet.
October 4, 2006... By Calvin Biesecker Boeing [BA] produced the winning team when it won the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Secure Border Initiative (SBInet) contract last month and the company's teammates know that to remain on the team they will...

RAFAEL Unveils Latest Son of Samson RCWS.
October 4, 2006... By B.C. Kessner TEL AVIV, Israel--RAFAEL yesterday introduced Samson Jr. as the lightweight and newest addition to its successful Samson family of Remote Controlled Weapon Stations (RCWS) and company sources said they hope to show the...

Northrop Grumman To Provide Army More Lightweight Laser Designator Rangefinder Systems.(Brief article)
October 4, 2006... Northrop Grumman [NOC] announced yesterday it received a $79 million contract from the Army to provide nearly 300 of the company's battle-proven Lightweight Laser Designator Rangefinder (LLDR) systems that provide targeting capability for...

Boeing Finds Small Diameter Bombs Work In B-52 Bomb Bay.
October 4, 2006... Small diameter bombs (SDB) can be fitted into a strategic rotary launcher in a B-52 bomb bay, Boeing [BA] reported. Boeing tested the proposition in a weapons integration laboratory. The lab development--called a fit check of the...

Jordan To Spend $450 Million On C4ISR Upgrades, $60 Million On Helicopters.
October 4, 2006... Jordan intends to spend upward of $450 million for a Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) and $60 million for two Sikorsky [UTX] UH-60L VIP Black...

Air Force Signs F-117 Follow-On Sustainment Contract With Lockheed Martin.
October 5, 2006... By Michael Sirak The Air Force last week awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a contract to maintain the F-117A Nighthawk stealth ground-attack fleet for the remainder of its operational service life and potentially help the service retire the...

Armor Holdings Lowers Earnings Expectations On Revenue Slippage.(Brief article)
October 5, 2006... Armor Holdings [AH] yesterday lowered its earnings guidance for its just- ended third quarter mainly due to an unexpected delay in sales related to two programs, although the company added that spare parts sales are lower than expected and...

SRA To Acquire Firm With Intel Customers.(SRA International acquires RABA Technologies)(Brief article)
October 5, 2006... SRA International [SRX] yesterday said it has agreed to acquire RABA Technologies, LLC, a provider of software development, systems integration and operational support services, to the intelligence community. Terms of the deal, which is...

Authorization Bill Compromises On Mandating Increase In Fixed-Price Contracts.
October 5, 2006... By Jen DiMascio A Senate authorization bill provision crafted to rein in the skyrocketing cost of major weapons systems that was strongly opposed by industry was softened in the eventual defense authorization act. The act, passed by...

PACAF Head: Global Hawk Offers Chance To Build Multilateral Ties In Pacific.(Pacific Air Forces)(Paul Hester)
October 5, 2006... By Michael Sirak Building an association of Pacific nations that cooperate in the operation of Northrop Grumman [NOC] RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned reconnaissance platforms and share their imagery is a promising means of cultivating...

Upgrades And Modifications Keep 40-Year-Old CH-46s Flying In Iraq.
October 5, 2006... By Geoff Fein The Navy is undertaking a number of modifications and upgrades, from improving engine reliability and performance to redesigning component level parts, to keep its fleet of 40-year-old Boeing [BA] CH-46 Sea Knight...

Air Force Announces Initial Proposed Locations For F-35 Stealth Fighter.(Brief article)
October 5, 2006... The Air Force yesterday identified bases in South Carolina, Utah and Japan as the three initial locations at which it wants to beddown combat squadrons of its F-35 Lightning II stealth multirole fighter aircraft. Along with Shaw Air...

Raytheon To Continue Producing TOW ITAS Precision Guidance Systems.(Improved Target Acquisition Systems)
October 5, 2006... Raytheon [RTN] said yesterday it will continue to produce and deliver Improved Target Acquisition Systems (ITAS) for the Army and Marines under a five-year contract with a potential value of $1.1 billion. The contract from Army Aviation...

U.S. Approves Sale of 18 F-16 Fighter Planes To Pakistan.(Brief article)
October 6, 2006... By Jen DiMascio The United States and Pakistan recently approved the sale of 18 F-16 C/D Block 50/52 aircraft, with an option to buy 18 more, according to government officials. On Sept. 30, the two countries signed three letters of...

DRS Realigns Business Segments.
October 6, 2006... DRS Technologies [DRS] this week said it was realigning its business operations to be more customer focused and cut costs, changes it said will not impact its earnings guidance for the current fiscal year. Previously DRS operated through...

Army buys General Dynamics Mine Protected Vehicles.(General Dynamics Land Systems Inc.)
October 6, 2006... General Dynamics [GD] Canadian subsidiary announced yesterday that it will provide RG-31 Mk5 Mine Protected Vehicles to the Army under a $27.2 million contract. The contract, which has an option for another 34 vehicles, was issued by...

Lockheed Martin Looks To Save Navy Money Through Open Archietcture.
October 6, 2006... By Geoff Fein Lockheed Martin [LMT] is pursuing a number of open architecture initiatives that will enable other companies to access surface ship mission and combat systems, and do for surface combatants what the Acoustic Rapid COTS...

Other Militaries May Fear U.S. Sub-Launched Missile Could Blind Radars.
October 6, 2006... By Dave Ahearn Some nations might be concerned that any conventional-warhead missile fired from a U.S. Navy submarine might actually be a nuclear device that could blind radars in those nations, analysts said. A nuclear weapon...

It's October, But Army And OSD Remain At Odds Over Size of Budget.
October 9, 2006... By Jen DiMascio In an unprecedented development, the Army and the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) still have not reached an agreement on the size of the service's budget for fiscal year 2008 and beyond, officials said last week....

For the First Time, Soldiers Are Connected To The Tactical Internet.
October 9, 2006... By Ann Roosevelt The Army now can conduct network centric warfare as the 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT) soldiers at Ft. Lewis, Wash., trains with General Dynamics' [GD] Land Warrior Systems...

OSD Establishes Research Office As Overseer of Defense Biometrics.(Office of the Secretary of Defense)
October 9, 2006... By Calvin Biesecker At the behest of Congress, Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England last week designated the Pentagon's top research office as the central coordinating authority for biometrics policy and programs for the Defense...

Boeing's Apache Longbow Looks Beyond Block III.
October 9, 2006... By Ann Roosevelt Boeing [BA] already is looking to the next generation multi-mission AH-64 Apache Longbow, even as it is in the early stages of Block III, company officials said. There are several focus areas the company is...

iRobot Offers Advanced Communications Package.
October 9, 2006... By Ann Roosevelt iRobot Corp. [IRBT] is now offering an advanced communications capability it has designed that will give its military robots greater tactical flexibility, company officials said. The Adaptable Communications...

Alabama Delegation Wants Piece Of Operationally Responsive Space Office.(Brief article)
October 9, 2006... By Jen DiMascio Members of the Alabama congressional delegation recently sent a letter to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld asking him to locate portions of a new space program office at Redstone Arsenal, Ala. The fiscal year 2007...

BAE SYSTEMS Sees Wheeled Vehicles As Market Growth Area.
October 10, 2006... By Ann Roosevelt BAE SYSTEMS sees "significant growth" and market potential in an area not usually associated with the company--wheeled vehicles, according to a top executive. Between tracked vehicles, such as BAE's Bradley Fighting...

Lockheed Martin Evolving Trainer For Cognitive Dominance.('Combat Leader Environment')
October 10, 2006... By Ann Roosevelt Lockheed Martin [LMT] leads an industry, academic and scientific team developing the Combat Leader Environment (CLE), a realistic training system in which leaders can practice decision making. The need is clear for...

RAFAEL And PVI Introduce Golan AFV.(RAFAEL Armament Development Authority, Protected Vehicles, Inc.)
October 10, 2006... By B.C. Kessner TEL AVIV, Israel--RAFAEL Armament Development Authority and North Charleston, S.C.-based Protected Vehicles, Inc. (PVI) last week unveiled Golan, a new 15-ton Armored Fighting Vehicle (AFV) collaboratively designed and...

Open Architecture Systems Will Provide Navy Benefits, But Challenges Ahead.
October 10, 2006... By Geoff Fein The Navy is undertaking measures to take advantage of the benefits that open architecture will provide, however, service officials acknowledge a number of challenges remain. One challenge is defining the concepts of...

Melcher: Rumsfeld Approaches OMB For Defense Department Budget Relief.
October 11, 2006... By Jen DiMascio Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has approached the Office of Management and Budget to obtain additional funding for the Defense Department in fiscal year 2008, the Army's chief of programs (G-8), told Defense Daily...

Army Leaders Totally Committed To Future Combat Systems.
October 11, 2006... By Ann Roosevelt Army Secretary Francis Harvey and Chief of Staff Gen. Peter Schoomaker continue their vigorous support of the service's ambitious modernization program, the potential $130 billion the Future Combat Systems (FCS). ...

THAAD Testing Transitions To Hawaii.(Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system)
October 11, 2006... By Ann Roosevelt The Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system is ready for the next phase of testing, moving its equipment to the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF), in Kauai, Hawaii. ...

Army Mulls Vehicle Options To Mitigate Payload Sacrifice In Armored Humvees.
October 11, 2006... By Calvin Biesecker The Army's Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) is reviewing its options for its light utility vehicles in light of the fact that its current utility workhorse in Iraq and Afghanistan, the armored versions of...

ManTech acquires small firm with Intel customers.(GRS Solutions Inc., Intelligence cutomers)(Brief article)
October 11, 2006... ManTech International [MANT] on Friday said it has acquired GRS Solutions, Inc., a small Northern Virginia-based firm that provides specialized technical, operational and analytical services to the intelligence community. Terms of the...

Hunter Urges Bush To Accelerate Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense.(Duncan Hunter writes letter to George W. Bush)
October 11, 2006... By Jen DiMascio In response to North Korea's announcement of a nuclear missile test, the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee yesterday called for an acceleration of "a sea-based picket capability" to guard against the threat...

FCS Program holding to acquisition milestones despite funding cuts.(Future Combat Systems Program)
October 12, 2006... By Ann Roosevelt The Army's Future Combat Systems (FCS) is holding fast to its schedule for major acquisition milestones, despite funding cuts that average a quarter billion a year, according to the top service acquisition official. ...

Lockheed Martin, Armor Holdings Team For JLTV Program.(Joint light tactical vehicle )
October 12, 2006... By Geoff Fein Lockheed Martin [LMT] this week teamed up with Armor Holdings [AH] to compete for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program that will eventually replace the Humvee, a competition that potentially could lead to the...

Boeing Adjusts Focus of Unmanned Rotorcraft Projects.
October 12, 2006... By Michael Sirak Boeing [BA] is shifting the emphasis of its unmanned rotorcraft efforts to maturing its A160 Hummingbird model and will no longer be marketing its now- mature Unmanned Little Bird (ULB) concept, a senior company official...

Navy Needs Open Business To Achieve Cost Savings On Ships, General Dynamics Says.
October 12, 2006... By Geoff Fein While the Navy looks to open architecture systems to help it drive down the cost of building surface ships, General Dynamics [GD] is making its case that without an open business model, the service will never truly...

New Delivery System Poised To Transform Aerial Resupply, Says Air Mobility Chief.(Duncan McNabb)
October 12, 2006... By Michael Sirak A guided parachute delivery system that recently made its combat debut holds the promise of transforming overhead resupply in the same dramatic fashion as GPS-guidance-aided munitions changed the art of aerial strike,...

Lockheed Martin Completes Sale of International Launch Services.
October 12, 2006... Lockheed Martin [LMT] yesterday said it has completed the sale of its stake in two joint ventures it has with Russian companies that provide sales, marketing and mission management support for launch services to Space Transport Inc. ...

Army Awards Ninth Joint Network Node Contract To General Dynamics, DataPath.
October 13, 2006... By Jen DiMascio The Army recently awarded the ninth of 10 iterations of a battlefield communications initiative to General Dynamics [GD] and DataPath on a sole-source basis, the Army's chief information officer said this week. The...

Lockheed Martin Teams With ITT To Compete For GPS III Satellite Work.
October 13, 2006... Lockheed Martin [LMT] and ITT Corporation [ITT] have joined forces to compete for the rights to build the Air Force's Global Positioning System (GPS) III navigation and timing satellite, the companies announced earlier this week. The...

Smiths Teams With RedXDefense To Bring Explosives Detection To Mass Transit.(Smiths Detection )
October 13, 2006... By Calvin Biesecker Smiths Detection yesterday said it has teamed with RedXDefense, a relatively new firm with expertise in explosives trace detection, to develop a product for the mass transit market that can quickly and effectively...

Air Force Launches Work On Next-Generation Dual-Role Missile.
October 13, 2006... By Michael Sirak The Air Force has tasked three industry teams to explore concepts for a future air-launched missile that could serve both to shoot down flying objects and attack surface targets, according to a service official and...

Bell-Boeing Quadtiltrotor completes first wind tunnel testing.
October 13, 2006... By Geoff Fein The Bell Helicopter Textron [TXT]-Boeing [BA] quadtiltrotor (QTR), the heavy lift variant of the team's V-22 Osprey, completed its initial wind tunnel testing last month to demonstrate the impact of the front rotor and...

Congress Protects Non-Line-of-Sight Cannon From Most FCS Budget Cuts.
October 13, 2006... By Jen DiMascio Congress has shielded the Army Future Combat System's (FCS) Non-Line-of- Sight Cannon (NLOS-C) from most--but not all--budget cuts facing the service's largest acquisition program. The overall FCS program lost more...

Study: Air Force Should Speed Contract For Aerial Refueling Tanker Planes.
October 13, 2006... By Dave Ahearn The Air Force should hasten its move to procure new aerial refueling tanker planes because the advanced age of the existing KC-135 tanker fleet "has begun to undermine their readiness and safety," a new report states. ...

Defense Watch.(Air Force to install digital radios, Aircraft tanker program, human deception to be detected by Air Force developed software suits)
October 16, 2006... The Latest Word On Trends and Developments In Aerospace and Defense Warthog Blues. The Air Force says a $60 million budget shortfall is preventing it from installing much-needed modern radios on its fleet of A-10 ground-attack aircraft....

New ADA Organizations Examine New Concepts, CG Says.(Army's Air Defense Artillery)
October 16, 2006... By Ann Roosevelt The Army's Air Defense Artillery (ADA) branch is meeting the future with new organizations that also are examining new concepts, the branch chief says. "Right now we have three air and missile defense battalions....

SAIC Shares Trade Up On First Day of Trading.
October 16, 2006... SAIC [SAI] began trading as a public company on Friday with a successful initial public offering that saw its common stock gain over 20 percent by the close of business at the New York Stock Exchange. The company's stock price closed at...

Air Force Leadership Makes New Tanker Aircraft Its Top Procurement Priority.
October 16, 2006... By Michael Sirak Having secured a multiyear deal to buy F-22 stealth fighter aircraft, the Air Force has now designated its next-generation aerial refueling aircraft, KC- X, as its top procurement priority, the service's leadership said...

Boeing Laser Weapon Development Achieves Major Advances.(Advanced Tactical Laser)
October 16, 2006... By Dave Ahearn Boeing [BA] last week announced major advances in its Advanced Tactical Laser (ATL) weapon development program, which is on track for completion by the end of next year, according to the company. The ATL Advanced...

Missile Defense Agency May Start Space-Based Interceptor Test Bed In FY '08.
October 17, 2006... By Jen DiMascio Starting in fiscal year 2008, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) plans to create a test bed that will undertake a series of tests to improve the department's understanding of space-based defense and its feasibility,...

Katrina Recovery Pushing Northrop Grumman Shipyards To Beat Production Schedules.
October 17, 2006... By Geoff Fein Although Northrop Grumman [NOC] Ship Systems (NGSS) is still working to bring its Gulf Coast shipyards back up to full strength in the year since Hurricane Katrina, the head of the company's shipbuilding sector said there...

L-3 Developing Integrated Checkpoint Solution.(L-3 Communications Corp.)
October 17, 2006... By Calvin Biesecker L-3 Communications [LLL] is developing an advanced integrated system for the screening of both passengers and their carry-on bags for explosives and weapons at airport checkpoints and hopes to have a product available...

Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Await RFP For AMF JTRS.(Request For Proposal for Airborne Maritime/Fixed Station Joint Tactical Radio System)
October 17, 2006... By Ann Roosevelt Teams led by Boeing [BA] and Lockheed Martin [LMT] competing for the next-generation Airborne Maritime/Fixed Station Joint Tactical Radio System (AMF JTRS) program have completed preliminary design reviews (PDR) and...

Northrop Grumman Wraps Up Phase I Testing of Autonomous Urban Surveillance System.
October 17, 2006... By Geoff Fein Northrop Grumman [NOC] is awaiting a decision from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) on how the agency will proceed into Phase II of the heterogeneous urban RSTA (reconnaissance, surveillance and target...

JSOW Tests Well.(Joint Standoff Weapon)
October 17, 2006... By Dave Ahearn The Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) Block II performed well in its first Navy test, Raytheon [RTN] reported. JSOW, also an Air Force asset, flew from an F/A-18 Navy strike fighter at the China Lake Naval Air Station,...

NAVAIR Awards BAE $450 Million Contract To Manage Aircraft Parts Availability.
October 17, 2006... By Geoff Fein The Navy earlier this month awarded BAE SYSTEMS a seven-year $450 million contract to provide performance based solutions to reengineer and remanufacture obsolete aircraft parts for the service and other government...

Navy Awards Bechtel $500 Million In Nuclear Propulsion Contracts.
October 17, 2006... Bechtel recently received two Navy contracts totaling more than $500 million for nuclear propulsion work and components. Bechtel Bettis Inc., Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory, West Mifflin, Pa., was awarded a $461 million cost-plus-fixed...

Correction.(Correction notice)
October 17, 2006... In Monday's issue of Defense Daily it was reported that Northrop Grumman Ship Systems held the first demonstration of its CVN-78-class flexible design center designs for Navy officials at the Virginia Advanced Shipbuilding and Carrier...

Northrop, Lockheed Likely To Seek Army Missile Command And Control Integration Contract.
October 18, 2006... By Jen DiMascio Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Lockheed Martin [LMT] are likely to vie for an Army contract that would establish an open architecture to integrate existing and future air and missile defense sensors; weapons; and command,...

Air Force C-130J Reaches IOC as Lockheed Martin Inks Historic Foreign Upgrade.(initial operational capability)
October 18, 2006... By Michael Sirak The Air Force earlier this week declared that the Lockheed Martin [LMT]- built C-130J Super Hercules intratheater transport aircraft has reached the initial operational capability (IOC) milestone. Meeting the IOC...

BAE SYSTEMS Leverages Army Technology Development For Bradley.
October 18, 2006... By Ann Roosevelt BAE SYSTEMS is applying developing Army technology and capability to a Bradley Technology Demonstrator (TD) to show the service options for the future, company officials said. "We want to give the [Heavy Brigade...