Defense Daily International articles from August 2007

Defense Daily International archives from August 2007

Registered Traveler Not A TSA Priority But Program Has Hope, Hawley Says.
August 3, 2007... By Calvin Biesecker After a recent review of the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) many security initiatives, the agency has decided that the Registered Traveler (RT) program isn't ready for "prime time" and won't divert...

Alabama Delegation Presses Army To Explain Potential Use of Israeli-Made Missiles.
August 3, 2007... By Jen DiMascio Lawmakers from Alabama are asking the Army chief of staff about why the service is considering the use of an Israeli-made missile system when a comparable American system is in the works. In August 2006, the 18th...

BAE Outlines Integration Plans For Armor Holdings.
August 3, 2007... By Calvin Biesecker With its purchase of Armor Holdings completed, BAE SYSTEMS said the former company's aerospace and defense division is now a new line of business reporting into BAE's Land and Armaments operating group under the name...

Reactions, Possible Priorities Following U.S. Arms Assistance To Israel.
August 3, 2007... By B.C. Kessner TEL AVIV, Israel--As Prime Minister Ehud Olmert this weekend basked in the news that the United States would increase its security assistance to Israel by about 25 percent over the next decade, clues began to emerge about...

Some Members of Congress Oppose Potential Arms Deal With Saudi Arabia.
August 3, 2007... By Jen DiMascio The State Department late last week announced plans for new strategic assistance packages with Saudi Arabia and other nations in the Middle East that is already meeting opposition in Congress. State's package,...

U.S. Expands Secure Freight Initiative To Hong Kong.
August 3, 2007... The Departments of Energy (DoE) Homeland Security (DHS) have signed an agreement with Hong Kong that expands the U.S. Secure Freight Initiative to a single container terminal at the Port of Hong Kong to enable U.S. officials at the port and...

USJFCOM, Allies, To Assess Tech To Reduce Friendly Fire, Improve CCID.(USJFCOM to team with ACTD to improve combat effectiveness of armed forces)(United States. Joint Forces Command)(Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration)
August 3, 2007... U.S. Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) plans to team with allies in September to examine technologies in an Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration (ACTD) designed to reduce friendly fire and improve combat effectiveness. Bold Quest is the...

Elbit Continues European Run of Unmanned Turret Sales.
August 3, 2007... By B.C. Kessner TEL AVIV, Israel-- Elbit Systems [ESLT] recently said it was awarded another pair of contracts worth about $55 million for its unmanned turrets and related systems to Slovenia and Romania. "The selection of our...

Elbit Acquires Ferranti Technologies In Britain.
August 3, 2007... By B.C. Kessner Israel's Elbit Systems [ESLT] has strengthened its presence in the United Kingdom with the $31 million acquisition of Ferranti Technologies Limited (FTL), an established supplier of engineering, manufacturing and product...

Lockheed Martin Overbilled JSF Program Office $265 Million, Company Says.
August 10, 2007... Lockheed Martin [LMT] this week acknowledged that since the original award fee period in 2002, it has overbilled the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program executive office a total of $265 million, a company spokesman said. Lockheed...

Pennsylvania Congressman Calls For Expeditious Review of Newest CSAR-X Protests.
August 10, 2007... Rep. Joe Sestak (D-Pa.) has called on the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to ensure an expeditious review of the new round of protests filed by Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Sikorsky [UTX] in June against the Air Force in the...

Bahrain To Spend $160 Million For Air Search And Recovery Helicopters.
August 10, 2007... Bahrain has requested a possible sale of six Bell Helicopter Textron [TXT] 412 Air Search and Recovery Helicopters as well as associated equipment and services, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) reported last week. The six...

Brazil Seeking Integrated Combat Systems For Submarines.
August 10, 2007... Brazil wants five Integrated Combat Systems for submarines and one shore- based training facility, as well as associated equipment and services, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said last week. The total value of the sale,...

Morocco Seeking 60 M109A5 155mm Self-Propelled Howitzers.(Brief article)
August 10, 2007... Morocco is looking to spend $29 million for 60 M109A5 155mm self- propelled howitzers as well as associated equipment and services, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), said last week. Besides the 60 M109A5 155mm self-propelled...

Israel To Spend $465 Million On Munitions, Weapon Systems.(Brief article)
August 10, 2007... Israel is planning to buy various munitions and weapon systems as well as associated equipment and services for $465 million, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) reported last week. Israel has requested the sale of 10,000 Joint...

Spain To Spend $780 Million For AEGIS Weapon System, Parts.
August 10, 2007... Spain will spend $780 million for two MK 7 AEGIS Weapons Systems, as well as associated equipment and services, according to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA). Additionally, Spain has requested a possible sale of two MK 41...

Canada Seeking Radar Warning Receivers For Its F/A-18s.
August 10, 2007... Canada wants to spend $209 million for 59 AN/ALR-67(V)3 radar warning receivers, as well as associated equipment and services, according to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA). Along with the AN/ALR-67(V)3 Radar Warning...

PACOM Chief: Greater Military Ties With China Would Be A Stabilizing Force.(Pacific Command)(Timothy Keating)
August 10, 2007... The United States continues to seek an expansion of ties with the Chinese military as a means of increasing transparency and reducing the potential for mutual misunderstanding as China's forces grow and its presence expands in the Pacific...

Thales Looks To Build On Current Efforts To Enter U.S. Defense Market.
August 17, 2007... By Geoff Fein The French defense giant Thales is looking to become a significant player in the U.S. defense market, and has already established a number of relationships with U.S. companies on everything from missiles to radars to...

Elbit Posts Record Backlog And Revenues For Second Quarter.(Financial report)
August 17, 2007... Israel's Elbit Systems [ESLT] yesterday reported strong earnings and an order backlog sitting at a company record $4.2 billion in its consolidated results for the second quarter. "We are pleased to report another quarter of growth that is...

Thales Eyeing Opportunities To Partner On U.S. Defense Work.
August 17, 2007... By Geoff Fein As the French defense company Thales looks to grow its presence in the United States, there are a few areas the company is eyeing for partnerships with U.S. defense companies, a company official said. The United...

DARPA Eyes Mini Satellites For Rapid Launch To Protect Other Spacecraft.
August 17, 2007... By Michael Sirak ANAHEIM, Calif.--The Pentagon's advanced research shop is pursing a new class of small-sized satellites that could be readily inserted into orbit from fighter aircraft to shield space assets under direct threat from an...

DARPA Launches Program To Verify Safety of Foreign-Built Microchips.
August 17, 2007... By Michael Sirak ANAHEIM, Calif.--Out of concern over the integrity of foreign-origin integrated circuits upon which the United States must increasingly rely for its modern weapons systems, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency...

England: War On Terror Calls For American Engagement, Not Drawback.(Gordon England)
August 17, 2007... By Michael Sirak ANAHEIM, Calif.--Winning the war on terror likely will be a long effort, similar to the Cold War, and requires that the United States remains actively engaged in the world and that Americans stay vigilant, Deputy...

MEADS Approaching System Summary Preliminary Design Review.
August 17, 2007... By Ann Roosevelt The Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) today holds a Technical Interchange Meeting (TIM), the penultimate of 15 such meetings gathering momentum as it moves to the System Summary Preliminary Design Review meeting...

DRS Technologies, Thales Joint Venture Seeking To Expand Into Navy Sonar Market.
August 24, 2007... By Geoff Fein Capitalizing on the strengths each company can bring to the table, a DRS Technologies [DRS] and Thales joint venture is looking for new markets for its anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and mine warfare (MIW) sonar systems,...

Applications Open To Participate In Australian Defence Technology Center.
August 24, 2007... Applications are open to participate in a new Australian Defence Future Capability Technology Centre with a final decision will be made by the end of the year, officials said. "The call for applications is an important step forward in...

Australia Plans To Buy More Bushmaster Vehicles.
August 24, 2007... Australia plans to spend about $240 million to acquire at least 250 more Bushmaster Infantry Mobility Vehicles, subject to contract negotiations with Thales Australia, the government said recently. These Bushmasters are in addition to the...

BAE Completes Sale Of Inertial Products Business.(BAE SYSTEMS PLC le of its Inertial Products business to J.F. Lehman & Co.)(Brief article)
August 24, 2007... Britain's BAE SYSTEMS recently said it has completed the sale of its Inertial Products business for $140 million in cash to the private equity firm J.F. Lehman & Co. The sale includes BAE's share of Silicon Sensing Systems, a joint...

RAFAEL Unveils M-TAPS Armor, Projects MRAP, MPV Integration.
August 24, 2007... By B.C. Kessner Israel's RAFAEL Armament Development Authority recently released information on its new generation add-on armor technology for combat vehicles dubbed M-TAPS (Multi- Threat Armor Protection System) and said it could soon be...

Australian DSTO Researches New Technique For Dirty Bomb Aftermath.(Defence Science and Technology Organisation)
August 24, 2007... Australia's Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) is researching the use of a novel technique to deal with the after-effects of incidents involving a "dirty bomb," the organization said. Peter Lindsay, Parliamentary Secretary...

Boeing, L-3 Deliver Modernized CF-18 Fighters To Canada.
August 24, 2007... Boeing [BA] and industry partner L-3 Communications MAS Inc. [LLL], delivered this week the first modernized Phase II CF-18 fighter to the Canadian Department of Defense, according to Boeing. Phase II of the CF-18 modernization program...

U.S. Army Taps Kongsberg For CROWS Remote Weapon Stations.
August 24, 2007... Kongsberg Gruppen ASA subsidiary Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, announced Aug. 22 the signing of a five year, approximately $1 billion framework agreement with the U.S. Army Joint Munitions and Lethality Life Cycle Command, Picatinny...

Denmark Accepts Lockheed Martin Long Range Surveillance Radars.
August 24, 2007... The Danish Ministry of Defense's Defence Acquisition & Logistics Organization (DALO) recently formally transferred ownership of two Lockheed Martin [LMT] TPS-77 mobile, long-range surveillance radars to the Tactical Air Command of the Royal...

EADS Prepares For Accelerated UH-72A Production In September.
August 31, 2007... By Ann Roosevelt The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) is preparing to accelerate UH-72A Lakota helicopter production for the Army in September to two per month, as the first aircraft conduct operational missions. ...

Israel Seeking $334 Million In Missiles, $308 Million In Jet Fuel.
August 31, 2007... Israel is looking to buy 200 Raytheon ]RTN] AIM-120C-7 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air (AMRAAM) missiles as well as associated equipment and services, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) reported recently. Besides the 200...

Lockheed Sees Missile Defense Opportunities Overseas.
August 31, 2007... By Dave Ahearn Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] sees a good possibility it may reap new missile defense business opportunities among friendly nations, especially for Patriot upgrades, company officials said at a briefing for journalists last...

DARPA: New Telescope, Radar Will Help Plug U.S. Space Surveillance Leaks.
August 31, 2007... By Michael Sirak The fielding of a new ground-based optical telescope and upgraded radar in the next two to three years will bolster U.S. space-surveillance capabilities, but still leave an architecture in need of more robustness,...

Defense And Airline Industries to Harmonize Technical Data Standards.
August 31, 2007... The Aerospace Industries Association of America (AIA), the AeroSpace and Defence Industries Association of Europe (ASD), and the Air Transport Association of America, Inc. (ATA) recently announced a collaboration agreement to align...

MIT Professor Offers Aegis As Possible Alternative To European Site.
August 31, 2007... By Jen DiMascio The U.S. could protect Europe from an Iranian missile attack with the sea-based Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense system rather than building the politically sensitive European missile defense site in Poland and the Czech...

Egypt Spending $847 Million On Abrams Tank Kits, Equipment.
August 31, 2007... Egypt will spend upward of $847 million for 125 M1A1 Abrams tank kits as well as associated equipment and services, according to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA). Each of the 125 Abrams tank kits will have a Commander's...

Singapore Buying Munitions, Training.(Brief article)
August 31, 2007... Singapore wants to buy $200 million worth of munitions and training, as well as associated equipment and services, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) reported Aug. 24. Singapore requests a possible sale of 28 GBU-10 Precision...

General Dynamics Preferred Bidder For U.K. LISTENER Assessment Phase.
August 31, 2007... General Dynamics [GD] UK has been selected by the Ministry of Defence as a preferred bidder for the Assessment Phase (AP) of the LISTENER program, with a contract award expected by September. LISTENER will network a number of U.K....