Defense Daily International articles from April 2004

Defense Daily International archives from April 2004

JSF Expected To Close, Overtake Eurofighter In Long Term Sales.(Joint Strike Fighter)
April 2, 2004... By Lorenzo Cortes Although the Eurofighter Typhoon produced by the Eurofighter consortium may surge to an early lead versus American competitors in the next 10 years in sales, the market will likely tilt back to American advantage as...

ViaSat Awards EADS Power Amplifier Contract For MIDS.(European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co.)(Brief Article)
April 2, 2004... The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) said yesterday it was awarded a $24.2 million contract from ViaSat [VSAT] to deliver 400 power amplifiers for the Multifunctional Information Distribution System (MIDS). EADS topped what...

Elisra Targeting Outsourcing Following $11 Million IAF Simulation Win.(Brief Article)
April 2, 2004... The chairman and CEO of Israel's Elisra Group recently said the company won an $11 million tender to simulate enemy threats for the Israeli Air Force (IAF) and said it will win future Israel Defense Force (IDF) outsourcing contracts. "The...

Pentagon Announces Possible $1.77 Billion Radar Sale To Taiwan.(Brief Article)
April 2, 2004... The Pentagon on Tuesday notified Congress of a possible foreign military sale to Taiwan for advanced radars designed to enhance the country's air and missile defense early warning system. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency, which...

IMI Unveils Red Sky System For MANPADs.(Israel Military Industries)(Brief Article)
April 2, 2004... Israel Military Industries (IMI) this week introduced its Red Sky Short Range Air Defense (SHORAD) system designed to expand the capabilities of existing man portable air defense (MANPAD) missiles. Red Sky provides 24-hour passive...

Finmeccanica Chief: Foreign Companies Need Fair Environment For JSF Contracts.(Joint Strike Fighter)
April 2, 2004... By Lorenzo Cortes The process of awarding contracts within Lockheed Martin's [LMT] F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program is leaving some foreign companies unhappy with the tilt towards American firms, according to Finmeccanica chairman...

NATO Response Force Drives Modernization of East European Forces, Jones Says.
April 2, 2004... By Lorenzo Cortes The creation of the NATO Response Force (NRF) is one of the factors driving the modernization of eastern European armed forces because they want to participate and contribute, according to the alliance's military chief....

Boeing Sees Foreign Sales Opportunities For Apache Helicopter.
April 2, 2004... By Ann Roosevelt NASHVILLE, Tenn.--There could be more foreign sales for Boeing's [BA] AH-64 Apache, now that the Army has terminated the Boeing-Sikorsky [UTX] RAH-66 Comanche and focused funds and technology on the Apache, a company...

IDF Awaiting Marine Corps' FOTS Winner Selection.(Israel Defense Force )(Follow-on To SMAW )
April 2, 2004... By B.C. Kessner TEL AVIV, Israel--An official from Israel's RAFAEL here last week said the Israel Defense Force (IDF) was holding its decision on a new standoff breaching munition until the replacement for the Marine Corps' Talley Defense...

New NATO Nations Should Find Niche Military Capability, Secretary General Says.(North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
April 2, 2004... By Ann Roosevelt The seven new NATO members should develop niche military capabilities to support the alliance's military forces and missions, Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said ahead of White House accession ceremonies...

IDF Expands Counterterrorism Training For Combat Soldiers.(Israel Defense Forces)
April 9, 2004... By B.C. Kessner TEL AVIV, Israel--Three years of combat in built-up areas against a dynamic enemy has taught IDF commanders valuable lessons about training soldiers to perform counterterrorism (CT) and other missions previously exclusive...

Tadiran Communications Offering Full-Duplex Tactical Radio.
April 9, 2004... By B.C. Kessner TEL AVIV, Israel--Israel's Tadiran Communications recently displayed its new full-duplex personal network radio designed for lower echelon soldiers not normally equipped with individual radios. "In the IDF, the lower...

England Says STOVL Version of JSF Is 'Critical Design' of Entire Program.(short takeoff, vertical landing )
April 9, 2004... By Lorenzo Cortes The overall success of the multi-service, multinational F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) produced by Lockheed Martin [LMT] relies on the performance of the short takeoff, vertical landing (STOVL) variant, according to...

JSF First Flight Faces Six-Month Delay.(Joint Strike Fighter)
April 9, 2004... By Sharon Weinberger As part of the overall delay in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) development program, the aircraft's first flight is likely to slip by about six months, according a senior Lockheed Martin [LMT] official. The...

Lockheed Martin Aims For Improved Littoral Tracking With SPY-1D(V) Radar.(Brief Article)
April 16, 2004... By Lorenzo Cortes Lockheed Martin [LMT] is aiming to improve the littoral tracking and engagement and cruise missile defense capabilities of its Aegis combat system with the introduction of the SPY-1D(V) radar, according to a company...

Heavy DoD Reliance On Commercial SATCOM Prompts Questions of Protection.(Satellite communications)
April 16, 2004... By Amy Butler During Operation Iraqi Freedom, about 80 percent of military communications were transmitted over unprotected commercial satellites, an unprecedented statistic prompting senior leaders in the national security space community...

Army General Says Re-Configured 3ID Will Be Ready For Deployment After June/July.(3rd Infantry Division)
April 16, 2004... By Lorenzo Cortes The Army's 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized) will have formalized its new modular brigade structure this summer, completed its reset from Operation Iraqi Freedom and be ready for deployment orders after the June/July...

BAE SYSTEMS' German Subsidiary Buys Danish AUV Company.(autonomous underwater vehicles)
April 16, 2004... Atlas Electronik, the German subsidiary of Britain's BAE SYSTEMS, earlier this month acquired Maridan, a Danish company that develops and builds autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) for military, scientific and commercial markets, the company...

Britain Reaches Agreement With U.S. On Purchase of 64 Block IV Tactical Tomahawks.(Brief Article)
April 23, 2004... The British government said on Wednesday it had reached an agreement with the United States to purchase 60 Block IV Tactical Tomahawk cruise missiles produced by Raytheon [RTN] as part of a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) order worth $112.7...

Marines Pioneer UAV Logging Hours Over Iraq.(unmanned aerial vehicles)
April 23, 2004... By B.C. Kessner TEL AVIV, Israel--The Marine Corps' venerable Pioneer unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have been patrolling the skies again over Iraq since March and are performing spectacularly, the president of Pioneer UAV Inc. (PUI) said...

GD/Denel Offers New Technology LAV III 105 Howitzer.
April 23, 2004... By Ann Roosevelt EGLIN AFB, Fla.--In seven months and with $5 million in corporate funds, General Dynamics, [GD] partnered with South Africa's Denel, built a selfpropelled howitzer technology demonstrator that could potentially fill future...

CNAD Endorsement of TIPS Leaves Raytheon's CTAS Team Questioning Process.(Conference of National Armaments Directors)(Transatlantic Industrial Proposed Solution)
April 23, 2004... By Lorenzo Cortes The recent decision by NATO's Conference of National Armaments Directors (CNAD) to endorse the Transatlantic Industrial Proposed Solution (TIPS) bid for the Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) requirement has left the...

Boeing Claims Size Advantage With 767 Versus A330 For Tanker Role.(Boeing Co.)
April 23, 2004... By Lorenzo Cortes Boeing's [BA] Phantom Works group has compiled a study that asserts the smaller size of its 767 tanker makes it a better option than the A330 offered by the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) for Air Force...

EADS Scores Second Consecutive Win Over Boeing With Australian Tanker Bid.
April 23, 2004... After losing out to Boeing [BA] on competitions to provide Japan and Italy with airborne refueling tankers, the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) followed up a win in Britain earlier this year with another victory over Boeing in...

IDF Relying More On Troops, Technology For Intel Requirements.(Israel Defense Forces)
April 23, 2004... By B.C. Kessner TEL AVIV, Israel--The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) are relying increasingly more on soldiers in the field and certain techniques and technologies to update its intelligence database during almost continuous combat...

Elbit and Gilat Sign SATCOMM Teaming Arrangement.
April 23, 2004... Israel's Elbit [ESLT] and Gilat Satellite Networks [GILTF] last week said they had signed a teaming agreement for cooperation in the area of satellite communications (SATCOMM) for the defense and homeland security markets. Through the...

U.K. Science Minister Calls For Innovative R&D Ideas.(Brief Article)
April 30, 2004... British business is being challenged to come up with ideas for an $89 million program from the Department of Trade and Industry to support technological innovation. "We have put aside at least $268 million over the next three years to...

Norwegian Official Sounds Off on JSF, Touts JAS-39 In Surprise To Gripen International.(Joint Strike Fighter)
April 30, 2004... By Lorenzo Cortes A series of critical comments from a Norwegian official unhappy about the level of Norwegian participation in the multinational, multi-service Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program managed by Lockheed Martin [LMT] while...

MDA Actively Working To Include International Partners.(Missile Defense Agency )
April 30, 2004... By Ann Roosevelt The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is actively talking with other nations and NATO as part of its mandate to protect the United States, its friends and allies from hostile missile attack, the agency director said. ...

IDF Introduces Logistics Flag Project.(Israeli Defense Forces)
April 30, 2004... By B.C. Kessner TEL AVIV, Israel--The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) Technology and Logistics Directorate has rolled out an enterprise resource planning (ERP) flag project in conjunction with Germany's SAP, IDF officials said here last week....

Brits Attend Demo of JSF Weapons Load.(Joint Strike Fighter)(Brief Article)
April 30, 2004... Northrop Grumman [NOC] said last week that it demonstrated weapons loading of the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) with a mockup JSF weapons bay for British personnel. "Allowing our U.K. users to provide feedback early...

Swedish Rapid Deployment Unit Uses Gripens In Norwegian Exercise.(Brief Article)
April 30, 2004... The Swedish air force said last week its Swedish air force Rapid Reaction Unit (SWAFRAP) used its JAS 39 Gripen multirole fighters developed by Sweden's Saab and Britain's BAE SYSTEMS in Norway's Joint Winter exercise. According to a...