Defense Daily articles from September 2007

Defense Daily archives from September 2007

Defense Watch.
September 4, 2007... The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Tick Tock. The Senate Appropriations Committee is likely to mark up its version of the fiscal year 2008 defense spending bill by the middle of the month, according to the...

GAO: New Ruling Could Delay CSAR-X Acquisition, But Findings Justified.
September 4, 2007... By Michael Sirak The Government Accountability Office (GAO) acknowledged last week that its latest ruling in the Air Force's CSAR-X helicopter contest may further delay the service's timeline for fielding the new platform, which the Air...

GTV Moves Forward On JLTV.
September 4, 2007... By Ann Roosevelt The General Tactical Vehicles (GTV) joint venture of General Dynamics [GD] and AM General continues to move ahead planning for the Army and Marine Corps Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program. Joint venture...

Airborne Laser Ready For High Power Laser Installation.
September 4, 2007... The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Friday announced the Airborne Laser (ABL) successfully completed low-power testing and is now ready for the installation of the high power laser later this year--becoming the first combat aircraft ever to...

Agilent Acquires Signals Intelligence Systems Developer.
September 4, 2007... Agilent Technologies [A] last Friday said it has completed its acquisition of NetworkFab Corp., a designer and builder of advanced signals intelligence, communications and jammer systems, in a deal that adds to its recently formed Signal...

Coast Guard Hoping To Avoid Court Over Patrol Boat Failure.
September 4, 2007... By Geoff Fein The Coast Guard is working through the process of determining what can be salvaged from the eight decommissioned 123-foot cutters as it looks to avoid litigation to settle the dollar amount it believes the Deepwater...

Coast Guard Reviewing Options To Eagle Eye VUAV.
September 5, 2007... By Geoff Fein The Coast Guard is in the midst of a three-phased review of its Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) requirements that could call for pursuing other options to Bell Helicopter Textron's [TXT] Eagle Eye tilt rotor Vertical Unmanned...

Ex-Space Czar: Keys To Space Remain Awareness, Robustness And Integration.
September 5, 2007... By Michael Sirak Along with space situational awareness, the robustness of future satellite architectures and the effective integration of on-orbit systems with airborne and surface capabilities are key in overcoming the increasing...

DoD Memo Directs Additional Measures For UAS Management, Operations.(Department of Defense, Unmanned Aerial System)
September 5, 2007... By Geoff Fein The Pentagon is directing the Joint Staff to oversee realignment of the Joint Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Center of Excellence as well as develop a joint concept of operations for UAS, which will be used to guide the...

Lockheed Martin Team Adds New Civil Signal To GPS Satellite For Demonstration.
September 5, 2007... A team led by Lockheed Martin [LMT] has begun to reconfigure an already built Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite with a new civil navigation signal for an on-orbit trial next year, the company said yesterday. "Working closely with...

General Atomics Completes Wind Tunnel Testing of Mariner Bid For Navy BAMS.
September 5, 2007... General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA ASI) said yesterday that it has completed wind-tunnel testing of the Mariner unmanned aircraft design that is in competition to be the Navy's Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) platform....

Full-Rate Production Approved For EADS UH-72A Lakota.
September 5, 2007... By Ann Roosevelt The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) North America yesterday announced the Army last month approved full-rate production of its UH- 72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopter (LUH), clearing the way for continued...

Curtiss-Wright Acquires Aerospace, Industrial Component Maker.
September 5, 2007... Curtiss-Wright Corp. [CW] yesterday said it has acquired IMC Magnetics Corp., a manufacturer of solenoids, fans, motors and specialized products for aerospace and defense, industrial and commercial markets, for $37.5 million in cash. ...

High Energy Laser Begins Aircraft Integration.
September 5, 2007... By Ann Roosevelt Airborne Laser (ABL) prime contractor Boeing [BA] yesterday said that installation of the Northrop Grumman [NOC] mega-watt class chemical laser has begun, now that subsystem testing using a surrogate laser is complete....

McConnell Presses For Long-Term Presence in Middle East.(Brief article)
September 5, 2007... Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) told reporters yesterday that he hopes Democrats will agree the nation needs to maintain a long-term presence in the Middle East to deter threats from Al Qaeda and Iran. Yesterday, Congress...

Northrop Grumman To Modernize Guardrail Multi-Intelligence Sensor Fleet.
September 5, 2007... Northrop Grumman [NOC], prime contractor for the Army's RC-12 Guardrail aircraft fleet, yesterday announced it has won a Guardrail Modernization system integration contract to continue upgrading and improving the system--extending the...

Senate May Take Up Defense Authorization Bill This Month.
September 6, 2007... By Jen DiMascio The Senate Majority Leader told reporters yesterday he hopes to bring the defense authorization bill to the Senate floor Sept. 17. Senate Democrats are still working on a number of compromises aimed at moving enough...

GAO Finds U.S. VISIT Spending In Partial Compliance With Legislative Conditions.
September 6, 2007... The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) spending plan for the U.S. VISIT program meets some but not all of the conditions Congress set forth for the program in approving the FY '07 homeland security budget, according to a new report by...

Coast Guard's Alternatives Analysis Examining Plans For OPC.(Offshore Patrol Cutters)
September 6, 2007... By Geoff Fein In the coming months, the Coast Guard will complete an assessment of its systems looking at everything from requirements changes on the National Security Cutter (NSC) to risks associated with vertical unmanned aerial...

Third Coast Guard C-130J Delivered To Lockheed Martin For Upgrading.
September 6, 2007... Lockheed Martin [LMT] yesterday took delivery of the third Coast Guard C- 130J and will begin mission system installation including new radar, sensors and communications systems, according to the Deepwater Integrated Coast Guard Systems...

Chertoff: SBINet Test To Occur Next Month.(Brief article)
September 6, 2007... By Jen DiMascio Homeland security secretary Michael Chertoff yesterday told lawmakers that the nation's virtual fence project would undergo its next phase of testing in about one month. During a House Homeland Security Committee...

DoD Mulls How To Leverage Innovative Technology Without 'ITAR Taint'.(International Traffic in Arms Regulations, Department of Defense )
September 6, 2007... By Michael Sirak The Department of Defense (DoD) is mulling how best to access innovative, cutting-edge technologies from commercial companies around the globe without burdening these firms with export controls that would dissuade them...

Lawmakers Want To Delay Start Date For Domestic Spy Satellite Office.
September 7, 2007... By Jen DiMascio Lawmakers yesterday called for a moratorium on the expansion of a domestic spy satellite program until they are certain that legal authorities to protect civil liberties are in place. On Oct. 1, the Department of...

U.S.-Australia Defense Trade Pact Marks Significant Step, Says Diplomat.
September 7, 2007... By Michael Sirak The new U.S.-Australia Defense Trade Cooperation Treaty is significant in acknowledging Australia's ability to gain access to sensitive U.S. technologies for the global fight against terrorism while upholding...

Boeing, Rockwell Collins CAAS Cockpit Show Digital Advances.
September 7, 2007... By Ann Roosevelt RIDLEY PARK, Pa.-- Here at Boeing [BA]--where the new CH-47F and G-model Chinooks are produced--the Rockwell Collins [COL] Common Avionics Architecture System (CAAS) digital cockpit is part of the Army's move into a...

Boeing Completes First Flight of Turkish Surveillance Aircraft.
September 7, 2007... Boeing [BA] said yesterday that it has successfully conducted the first test flight of the 737 Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft that it is building for Turkey under the Peace Eagle program. The aircraft took off from...

Draft Homeland Security Strategy Adds Offensive Needs To Game Plan.
September 7, 2007... By Calvin Biesecker An ongoing revision to the five-year old National Strategy for Homeland Security will include the need to go on the offensive in helping to defeat terrorists as part of the nation's layered approach to defending the...

$300 Million FMF Deal Approved For Elbit's Israel Digital Army Program.
September 7, 2007... By B.C. Kessner TEL AVIV, Israel--Israel's Elbit Systems [ESLT] on Wednesday received finalization of funding approval of United States Foreign Military Financing (FMF) in a total amount of about $300 million for the FMF portion of the...

Sensors Pulled From NPOESS May Return On NPP.
September 7, 2007... By Jen DiMascio Sensors pulled off the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System to control costs may make their way back onto the system, an industry official said yesterday. A decision about whether to...

Country Needs To Have Discussion On Size of The Coast Guard, Admiral Says.(United States. Coast Guard have enough personnel to defend country)
September 7, 2007... By Geoff Fein With the growth in the Coast Guard's mission set since 9/11, having personnel and assets deployed to Iraq, and discussions beginning on the Coast Guard's presence in the Arctic region, the service's top official is...

Defense Watch.
September 10, 2007... The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Nuke Oops. Members of Congress are calling for an investigation of news reports regarding the transport of nuclear warheads on board a B-52 bomber from Minot AFB, N.D.,...

Latent Communications, Camera Issues Are Some of the SBInet Challenges, Giddens Says.
September 10, 2007... By Calvin Biesecker Some of the integration challenges facing Boeing [BA] in its first installment of SBInet along a 28-mile stretch of the southwest border of the United States include latent communications, problems automatically...

Air Force Prepares New Schedule For B-2 Radar Modernization.
September 10, 2007... By Michael Sirak The Air Force is working with contractors Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Raytheon [RTN] on a new timeline for the modernization of the AN/APQ-181 radar on the B-2A stealth bomber aircraft, according to service officials and...

Coast Guard Planning To Increase Staffing For Its Acquisition Effort.
September 10, 2007... By Geoff Fein Two months after announcing the establishment of a new Coast Guard acquisition office, the service's top official said they would be seeking funding for more personnel for the new office, as the Coast Guard begins to ramp...

Lawmakers See War Funding Bill As Vehicle for Iraq Debate.
September 10, 2007... By Jen DiMascio The legislative fight over the war in Iraq is shifting from the bill to authorize defense funding for the next fiscal year to the debate on the next emergency supplemental bill to fund the war. "If you're going to...

Petraeus: Iraq Could Spend $1.8 Billion On U.S. Weapons This Year.(Brief article)
September 11, 2007... By Jen DiMascio Iraq may commit to spending an additional $1.8 billion on weapons from the United States by the end of the year, Multi-National Force-Iraq Commander Army Gen. David Petraeus told members of Congress yesterday. Last...

EADS On Track To Deliver Two LUH This Month.(European Aeronautics Defence and Space Co.)(light utility helicopte)
September 11, 2007... By Ann Roosevelt The European Aeronautics Defence and Space Co. (EADS) North America is on target to accelerate UH-72A Lakota light utility helicopter (LUH) delivery to two a month, a key official said. "We will start delivering two...

Lockheed Martin Delivers Second Remote Minehunting Vehicle.(Remote Multi-Mission Vehicle to United States. Navy)
September 11, 2007... Lockheed Martin [LMT] last month delivered the second production Remote Multi-Mission Vehicle (RMMV) to the Navy to further enhance the mine countermeasures capability for both DDG-51 Arleigh Burke Class destroyers and the Littoral Combat...

Kinetic Energy Interceptor Completes Rocket Motor Test.
September 11, 2007... The Kinetic Energy Interceptor (KEI) ballistic missile defense (BMD) system completed a Stage 1 rocket motor test, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) said last week. Conducted at the Alliant Techsystems [ATK] test facility in Promontory,...

Allied Defense Group Selling Electronic Security Firm.(Financial report)
September 11, 2007... By Calvin Biesecker The Allied Defense Group [ADG], which recently emerged from a difficult period in which it had to restate its financial reports and recapitalize the business, said yesterday it has agreed to sell one of its electronic...

Marine Corps, Northrop Grumman Complete Successful G/ATOR System Requirements Review.
September 11, 2007... Northrop Grumman [NOC] and the Marine Corps successfully reviewed and agreed upon nearly 800 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) contractual design requirements during the recent System Requirements Review (SRR) held at Northrop...

ITT To Provide Night Vision To U.S. Navy, Coast Guard Through 2012.
September 11, 2007... ITT [ITT] yesterday said its night vision division has received a contract worth potentially $37 million to provide night vision equipment to the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard through 2012. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division,...

Future Technology On Show At Annual Conference.
September 11, 2007... Academics, scientists, experts and business leaders gathered recently to discuss and demonstrate the technology of the future in a major conference held for the first time in Wales. Cardiff University hosted the annual conference of the...

Petraeus Recommends Return To Pre-Surge Troop Level By July 2008.(David Petraeus withdraws troops)(Ryan Crocker)
September 11, 2007... By Jen DiMascio Multi-National Force - Iraq Commander Army Gen. David Petraeus yesterday recommended pulling more than 30,000 soldiers and Marines out of Iraq by the middle of next July but said it would be too soon to discuss how...

Northrop Grumman Settles With Cogent On Fingerprint Software.
September 11, 2007... By Calvin Biesecker Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Cogent Systems [COGT] yesterday said they have reached an agreement to settle a lawsuit filed by Cogent against Northrop Grumman in 2005 alleging that Northrop Grumman misappropriated its...

SAC-D Mark Up Cuts LCS FY '08 Acquisition, Terminates LCS-4.
September 12, 2007... By Geoff Fein Citing a need for a "fundamental change" in the Navy's Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) acquisition strategy, the Senate Appropriations Committee's defense panel (SAC-D) recommended cutting a total of $910 million from the...

Senate Subcommittee Approves Defense Spending Bill That Alters Satellite Programs.
September 12, 2007... By Jen DiMascio A Senate panel yesterday recommended funding the Defense Department at $459.6 billion in the fiscal year that begins in less than one month. In doing so, the panel cut funding for satellite programs, expressing concerns...

SAIC Posts Higher Sales, Earnings.(Financial report)
September 12, 2007... By Calvin Biesecker SAIC [SAI]: >TI SAC-D Adds $480 Million To Fund JSF Second Engine >TX By Jen DiMascio A Senate panel yesterday recommended defense spending language that fully funds the president's request for 12 F-35 Joint...

SAIC Posts Higher Sales, Earnings.(Science Applications International Corporation )(Financial report)
September 12, 2007... By Calvin Biesecker SAIC [SAI] last week reported higher second quarter sales and earnings, driven by strong organic growth and income from discontinued operations. Net income increased 27 percent to $131 million, 31 cents earnings...

NNSA Seeks New Contracting Proposals.
September 12, 2007... The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) on Monday issued a "request for information" on proposals from contractors and other interested parties on ways it can improve its current contracting structure for the Energy Department's...

Mattis Nominated For JFCOM; Approved By NATO For SAC-T.(US Joint Forces Command)(North Atlantic Treaty Organization)(Marine Lt. Gen. James Mattis)(Supreme Allied Commander-Transformation)(Brief article)
September 12, 2007... NATO yesterday announced the alliance's appointment of Marine Lt. Gen. James Mattis as Supreme Allied Commander-Transformation (SAC-T). In Washington, D.C., President Bush nominated Mattis to the grade of general to serve in the NATO...

Danish Army Orders AeroVironment's Raven UAS.
September 12, 2007... AeroVironment Inc. (AVAV) yesterday announced the Danish Army Operational Command has ordered the RQ-11 B Raven small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). The order includes 12 systems, logistics support and training for a total value of...

General Dynamics, Secure Computing, Offer Firewall For Battlefield Vehicles.
September 12, 2007... General Dynamics Canada and Secure Computing Corp. said yesterday they are offering MESHnet Firewall to protect field communications in the same way armor protects vehicles. MESHnet features Secure Computing's first Evaluation Assurance...

Tough Love: Senate Appropriators Cut LCS, But Express Support For Program.
September 13, 2007... By Jen DiMascio Despite handing down a $910 million cut to the Navy's Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee yesterday voiced their support for the program as they voted unanimously to approve a...

ATK Won't Protest NASA Awarding Boeing Ares I Upper Stage Lifter Contract.
September 13, 2007... By Dave Ahearn Alliant Techsystems [ATK] won't protest NASA giving the contract for a key next-generation U.S. spaceship component to Boeing [BA], an ATK spokesman said yesterday. NASA last month awarded Boeing a contract to build...

Boeing Bests Pemco On $1.1 Billion Air Force Stratotanker Maintenance Deal.(Boeing Co. gets the contract from United States. Air Force)(Maintening KC- 135)
September 13, 2007... By Ann Roosevelt Boeing [BA] on Sept. 10 won a 10-year, $1.1 billion Air Force contract over Pemco Aviation Group (PAGI) to continue providing programmed depot maintenance (PDM) for the KC-135 Stratotanker fleet. Pemco CEO Ron...

Taiwan Spending $1.9 Billion For P-3C, $272 Million For Missiles.
September 13, 2007... Taiwan is looking to spend upward of $1.9 billion for 12 excess P-3C aircraft, along spares, engines and other assorted equipment, according to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA). In addition to the 12 excess aircraft with...

Boeing's BAMS Effort Offers Commonality With P-8 And Room To Grow.
September 13, 2007... By Geoff Fein With a little more than a month to go before the Navy makes a selection for the System Design and Development (SDD) phase of its Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) program, Boeing [BA] believes its plan to develop an...

Lockheed Martin Unveils DAGR System.
September 13, 2007... Lockheed Martin [LMT] this week unveiled the Direct Attack Guided Rocket (DAGR) system, developed with company funding, to defeat targets close to civilian assets and friendly forces due to its precise accuracy and ability to minimize...

Singapore To Spend $330 Million For Launchers, Radios, Vehicles.
September 13, 2007... Singapore is planning to spend upward of $330 million for 18 M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) Launchers, other equipment as well as Major Defense Equipment (MDE), the Defense Security Cooperation Agency reported...

Senate Appropriators Cut $380 Million From JIEDDO Request.
September 14, 2007... By Jen DiMascio In an effort to shake loose a formal plan governing the Pentagon's main effort to fight improvised explosive devices (IED), Senate Appropriators slashed the office's budget request by more than half. The Joint...

Lockheed Martin Studying LCS Combat Systems For IDF.
September 14, 2007... By Geoff Fein Lockheed Martin [LMT] last month signed a contract with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to conduct a combat systems study, a follow-on to the company's feasibility study for the IDF, looking at an international variant of...

DoE Granted 95 Security Clearances Despite Drug Use.
September 14, 2007... By George Lobsenz The Energy Department granted more than 4,000 security clearances over the last five years to individuals where there was an "indication" of past drug use, and 95 were granted to individuals within 12 months of their...

Weldon Plans Legislation To Shorten U.S. Reliance On Russian Space Launches.
September 14, 2007... By Jen DiMascio Calling reliance on Russia to launch U.S. crews into "very dangerous," Rep. David Weldon (R-Fla.) is working on legislation that would shorten the span of time that astronauts would need a lift into space. The space...

Army Evaluation Task Force Motivated And Ready, Commander Says.
September 14, 2007... By Ann Roosevelt The nearly 1,000 soldiers of the Army's Evaluation Task Force (AETF) based at Ft. Bliss, Texas, complete unit training this month and are ready to evaluate and test Spin Out 1 Future Combat System (FCS) equipment, the...

Moog Acquires Precision Control Firm QuickSet.(QuickSet International )(Brief article)
September 14, 2007... Moog [MOG.A] this week said it has acquired privately held QuickSet International for $41 million in cash, adding to its capabilities in precision control systems and components. QuickSet's products are used to position surveillance...

Defense Watch.
September 17, 2007... The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense The Rap on MRAP. Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), the chairman of the Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee, told reporters last week he is still waiting to receive a...

Pentagon Nixes Air Force As UAS Executive Agent.(unmanned aircraft systems)
September 17, 2007... By Ann Roosevelt Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England has ruled the Air Force will not become executive agent for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), a proposal strongly opposed by the Army, Navy, Marines and Special Operations...

Coast Guard Looks To Expand At Sea Biometrics Pilot.
September 17, 2007... By Calvin Biesecker BALTIMORE--A trial begun last year by the Coast Guard that features the use of fingerprint collection and database search during alien migrant interdiction operations in the Mona Passage has proven to be successful...

Pentagon Has Near And Long-Term Biometrics Strategy, Official Says.
September 17, 2007... By Calvin Biesecker BALTIMORE--Recognizing that the military's most pressing need for biometrics technology is the ongoing wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, Defense Department (DoD) has been focusing attention and resources on supporting U.S....

Murtha: DoD Funding To Likely To Come From Continuing Resolution Next Month.(United States. Department of Defense)(John Murtha)
September 18, 2007... By Jen DiMascio A continuing resolution will likely fund Defense Department operations through the middle of November, Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.) told reporters yesterday. The Senate predicts it can pass its version of the bill by Oct....

ITT To Purchase EDO For $1.7 Billion; Deal Complements Current Portfolio.
September 18, 2007... By Calvin Biesecker ITT Corp. [ITT] yesterday said it has agreed to acquire military contractor EDO Corp. for $1.7 billion in cash and acquired debt, in a deal that significantly broadens ITT's defense product and customer portfolio. ...

Air Force Nears Inaugural Combat Tour of Reaper Armed Unmanned Aircraft.
September 18, 2007... By Michael Sirak The Air Force is preparing to send the MQ-9A Reaper armed unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to the Middle East/Near East region, marking the service's first-ever combat deployment of the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems,...

Workers Resumes Two Days After USS Leyte Gulf Fire.
September 18, 2007... By Geoff Fein Work is back to normal on the USS Leyte Gulf (CG-55) two days after a fire onboard the Aegis guided missile cruiser injured five workers while the ship was undergoing modification and upgrading at BAE SYSTEMS ship repair in...

Boeing Tests Small Diameter Bomb With Modified Warhead.
September 18, 2007... Boeing [BA] said yesterday it conducted a successful flight test last Friday of its Small Diameter Bomb with a modified warhead that is designed for increased lethality with reduced shrapnel. The Sept. 14 test , which took place at White...

General Dynamics-Lockheed Martin To Accelerate Delivery of WIN-T.
September 18, 2007... The General Dynamics [GD]-Lockheed Martin [LMT] Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T) team will accelerate delivery and continue development under Army contract modifications valued up to $921 million. WIN-T will be the Army's...

DoE Gives, Takes Back On Nuke Info Secrecy.
September 18, 2007... By George Lobsenz The Energy Department, saying it wants to prevent excessive secrecy in its handling of unclassified but sensitive nuclear information, Friday proposed regulatory changes making clear that DoE officials can withhold from...

Air Force Establishes Provisional Command For Cyberspace.
September 19, 2007... The Air Force took another step yesterday toward establishing an operational command for cyberspace by announcing the creation of a provisional major command for the domain that will be located at Barksdale AFB, La. Secretary of the Air...

Pentagon Will No Longer Buy GPS Satellites With Selective Availability Features.
September 19, 2007... The Department of Defense (DoD) said yesterday that it will no longer procure Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites with hardware features that would allow the United States to intentionally degrade the accuracy of the satellites' civil...

European Missile Defense Sites Expand Deterrence, Obering Says.
September 19, 2007... By Ann Roosevelt Emplacing European missile defense sites in Europe would add to global deterrence of ballistic missile proliferation, according to the director of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). "We think there are nations around...

GAO Says DNDO Rigged Rad Detection Testing; Wants Hold On ASP Certification.(Government Accountability Office)(Advanced Spectroscopic Portals)(The Domestic Nuclear Detection Office)
September 19, 2007... By Calvin Biesecker The federal agency charged with developing and testing radiological detection systems for the United States "biased" the outcome of testing it did earlier this year on next-generation radiation portal monitors, a...

Amid Iraq Debate, Senate Includes 50 Amendments To Authorization Bill.
September 19, 2007... By Jen DiMascio The Senate this week added 50 amendments to the bill to authorize defense spending in fiscal year 2008 and is looking ahead to more than 200 more, the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Chairman...

DigitalGlobe's NextView Imagery Satellite Takes Flight For NGA.
September 19, 2007... By Geoff Fein DigitalGlobe's WorldView-1 satellite was successfully launched yesterday aboard a Boeing [BA] Delta II rocket from Vandenberg AFB, Calif. The satellite is functioning fine and performing as expected, according to Chuck...

Brass Debate Whether New Platform Needed To Counter ASAT Threat.
September 19, 2007... By Dave Ahearn Pentagon leaders are debating whether existing platforms such as the multi-layered ballistic missile defense (BMD) shield will suffice to counter emerging anti-satellite threats, or whether some new platform or systems are...