Defense Daily International articles from April 2009

Defense Daily International archives from April 2009

Ecuador Orders Super Tucano Aircraft For Training And Border Missions.
April 3, 2009... Brazil's Embraer this week confirmed signing the Ecuadorian Air Force (FAE) for the sale of 24 Super Tucano turboprop aircraft that will be used on border patrol missions and for pilot training. "We are honored to expand our relationship...

Alenia Aeronautica's Sky-Y Completes First Tests In Italy.
April 3, 2009... Finmeccanica's Alenia Aeronautica recently announced its unmanned technology demonstrator, Sky-Y, has completed in March its first series of tests in Italy after five missions. ENAC, Ente Nazionale per l'Aviazione Civile (National Agency...

Acting CBP Chief Says Overseas Container Screening Mandate Needs Reconsidering.
April 3, 2009... A congressional mandate requiring all maritime shipping containers be electronically scanned at foreign ports prior to departing for the United States needs to be "thoughtfully reconsidered," the acting commissioner for Customs and Border...

CBP Awards Boeing $20 Million To Begin SBInet Deployment On Northern Border.
April 3, 2009... Boeing [BA] this week received a $20 million contract from Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to erect legacy video surveillance equipment on the United States' Northern Border with Canada under the electronic fence portion of the Secure...

MoD Research Consortium Led By GDUK Demonstrates Future Defence Technology.
April 3, 2009... Future defense technology was discussed and demonstrated by academics, scientists, experts and business leaders this week the final annual conference of the Defence Technology Centre in Data and Information Fusion (DIF DTC), an approximately...

Sub-Contract Awards Continue For Royal Navy's Aircraft Carriers.
April 3, 2009... Britain's Ministry of Defence (MoD) this week said the construction of the Royal Navy's two future Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers continues to gain momentum with the announcement of about $117 million in equipment sub- contracts for...

Hellenic Navy Orders Systems For New Fast Attack Craft.
April 3, 2009... BVT Surface Fleet International and Thales Nederland have signed a contract for the delivery of systems to be installed on two Roussen-class Fast Attack Craft that will be built by Elefsis Shipbuilding & Industrial Enterprises in Greece for...

GE Marine to Provide LM500s For Korean Patrol Boats.
April 3, 2009... GE Marine [GE] this week said that it will supply South Korea's Samsung Techwin, with LM500 gas turbines to power PK(X) patrol boats to be built as part of phase two of its fast patrol boat program. "We are delighted that the [South...

Lockheed Martin To Upgrade Kuwaiti Long Range Radar.
April 10, 2009... Lockheed Martin [LMT] has been awarded a contract by the Kuwait Ministry of Defense to significantly upgrade the Kuwait Air Force AN/FPS-117 long-range radar originally delivered in 1993. The radar is used for air traffic control and...

Boeing and Denmark's Systematic Sign MoUs On Future Business Cooperation.
April 10, 2009... Boeing [ BA] and Danish systems integration and software development company Systematic have signed three Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) that outline areas for future business cooperation between the two companies. Opportunities...

Air Force Welcomes Lockheed Martin C-130J Aircraft To Boost Lift.
April 10, 2009... The U.S. Air Force welcomed the first of 14 new Lockheed Martin [LMT] C- 130J Super Hercules aircraft that will be permanently based at Ramstein Air Base. Commanding Gen. Roger Brady acknowledged the C-130Js critical contribution to the...

MEADS International Taps Steven Barnoske As New President.
April 10, 2009... The MEADS International Board of Directors announced Steven Barnoske April 1 succeeded Jim Cravens as president of the international joint venture developing the next generation of ground-mobile air and missile defense systems for the United...

Force Protection Inc. And NP Aerospace To Build More U.K. Wolfhounds.
April 10, 2009... Force Protection Inc. (FRPT) and NP Aerospace Limited, a subsidiary of The Morgan Crucible Company plc, recently jointly announced an approximately $122.6 million award for 97 Wolfhound heavy tactical support vehicles including spares and...

'Improved Arrow' Test Successful, Israel Says.
April 10, 2009... With recent events and speeches nudging missile defense back toward center stage, Israel made a statement of its own Tuesday with a successful test of an "improved" Arrow Weapon System interceptor designed to defeat ballistic missile threats,...

Cobham To Acquire U.S. Information Security Firm.(Brief article)
April 10, 2009... United Kingdom-based Cobham recently said it has agreed to acquired Argotek, Inc. for $36.3 million in cash in a deal aimed at bolstering the company's capabilities and presence in the growing information security market in the United States....

At LAAD, Embraer Signs Contract For Brazilian Military Transports.
April 17, 2009... In a ceremony Tuesday at the seventh Latin America Aero and Defence (LAAD) trade fair in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil's Embraer signed a contract with the home country's air force for the KC-390 military transport aircraft program. "The launch...

MoD Commits $230 Million for Royal Navy Sub Support.
April 17, 2009... The United Kingdom's Ministry of Defense (MoD) Tuesday said it has awarded a contract worth about $230 million to ensure the sustainability of future submarine support within the Royal Navy. "These engineering services are absolutely...

Embraer to Upgrade Brazilian Navy Jets.
April 17, 2009... Brazil's Embraer Tuesday said it signed a contract to modernize 12 Brazilian navy jets in the first large-scale program between the company and the navy. "Embraer is honored by the confidence of the Brazilian navy, and receives it as a...

BAE Systems Reaches Deal with New Zealand on IPVs.
April 17, 2009... The first of four new Inshore Patrol Vessels (IPVs) will soon be delivered to the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) after an agreement was reached between BAE Systems and the New Zealand government, the company said Tuesday. "We recognized...

Eurocopter and Helibras Unveil New Helo Simulator Plans.
April 17, 2009... European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co.'s (EADS) Eurocopter and its Brazilian subsidiary Helibras this week introduced plans for the first flight simulator for helicopters in Latin America. "Eurocopter's strategy is to develop its...

New Counter-IED Training Center Helps Prepare U.S. Troops, Allies.
April 17, 2009... A new counter-IED training center has opened in Newport News, Va., using up-to-the-minute information to prepare deploying U.S. troops and allies, according to an official. The Joint Training Counter-IED Operations Integration Center...

Canada Taps Insitu For Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Services.
April 24, 2009... Boeing's [BA] Insitu has received a $30 million contract from the Canadian government to provide small unmanned aerial vehicle (SUAV) services to support the Canadian Forces' intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) operations in...

Supacat and Babcock To Deliver New Armored Vehicles To U.K. MoD.
April 24, 2009... The U.K. Ministry of Defence (MoD) has ordered a fleet of nearly 200 new armored vehicles under an approximately $108 million contract with vehicle manufacturer Supacat and teammate Babcock to support frontline troops on operations. The...

Global Launch For Smiths Detection Chemical Detector.
April 24, 2009... Smiths Detection announced April 24 the global launch of the newest model in its Lightweight Chemical Detector series, the LCD 3.3, an individual hazardous vapor-warning device. The new detector offers real-time, nerve, blood, blister and...

Sikorsky Aerospace Services Opens New Facility In Korea.
April 24, 2009... Sikorsky [UTX] Aerospace Services announced this week it has opened a regional spare parts stocking facility with Times Aerospace Korea, LLC (TAK) at Gimpo Aerospace Industrial Complex, Gimpo City, Gyongg-Do, Republic of Korea. Sikorsky...