Defense Daily International articles from December 2007

Defense Daily International archives from December 2007

Electric Tank Delivered to Korea's Hyundai Rotem.
December 7, 2007... Leo Motors Inc. (LEOM) announced it has delivered an advanced working prototype electric multipurpose strategic vehicle/tank to Hyundai Rotem, one of the largest companies in the Korean defense industry. The multipurpose strategic...

Hunter Calls For President To Meet With Lawmakers About China.(Brief article)
December 7, 2007... The ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee is imploring the president to meet with key lawmakers to discuss future defense investments in light of China's recent military buildup and its refusal to allow U.S. ships to port In...

U.K. MoD Orders More Lockheed Martin Desert Hawk UAS.
December 7, 2007... The United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $4.8 million contract to procure additional Desert Hawk III Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), the company said Nov. 28. With a $6.3 million award in April, the...

General Dynamics UK Ltd. Collaborates With UWE To Develop Facial Recognition System.
December 7, 2007... General Dynamics [GD] United Kingdom Limited subsidiary yesterday announced it is collaborating with the University of the West of England (UWE), the Imperial College London, the Home Office Scientific Development Branch, Identity Solutions...

KMW To Supply Fennek To Germany, Dingo 2 To Czech Republic.
December 7, 2007... The German Ministry of Defence has tapped Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH & Co. KG (KMW) under an approximately $46.4 million deal to supply 10 new Fennek reconnaissance vehicles to the armed forces' Joint Fire Support Teams (JFST). The 10...

State Department To Delay Sale of Weapons To Saudi Arabia.
December 7, 2007... The State Department last week told Congress it has postponed a request for the sale of GPS-guided bombs to Saudi Arabia until mid-January. The State Department announced the $20 million arms sales package in July as part of a diplomatic...

UAE Buying PAC-3 Missiles, E-2C Upgrades.
December 7, 2007... The United Arab Emirates is looking to spend upward of $9 billion to buy 288 Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missiles as well as associated equipment and services, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) reported. In...

Kuwait Seeking PAC-3 Missiles, Upgrades.
December 7, 2007... Kuwait has requested a possible $1.36 billion sale of 80 PAC-3 missiles, PAC-2 missile upgrades to GEM (Guidance Enhanced Missile)-T, and Patriot ground support equipment upgrades as well as associated equipment and services, the Defense...

Chilean Air Force Selects Bell 412 Helicopter.
December 14, 2007... Bell Helicopter Textron [TXT] said it recently hosted a high ranking delegation from the Chilean Air Force (FACH) for a contract signing ceremony in which Gen. Julio Escobar committed the FACH to purchase 12 Bell 412 4 axis helicopters. ...

Schwartz: Expanded Global Infrastructure Needed For North-To-South Transport.
December 14, 2007... The U.S. military's global transport network needs to grow from it's current east-west orientation to a more robust en-route infrastructure that can move personnel and material more readily north to south as well, including into regions of...

Defense Authorizers Call For Development of Space Protection Strategy.
December 14, 2007... House and Senate defense overseers have called on the Secretary of Defense, in conjunction with the director of national intelligence (DNI), to craft a strategy to protect the capabilities necessary to ensure U.S. freedom of action in space,...

U.K. Ministry of Defence, Industry Joint To Support Front Line Forces.
December 14, 2007... The United Kingdom's front line forces will benefit from an approximately $87.5 million five-year contract to BAE SYSTEMS building on a unique collaboration between the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and U.K. industry, the Minister for Defence...

Gates: Helicopters, Trainers Among Top Needs In Afghanistan.(Defense Department is seeking a number of helicopters and trainers for police and military forces in Afghanistan)
December 14, 2007... The Defense Department is seeking a number of helicopters and trainers for police and military forces in Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Robert Gates told lawmakers recently. The need is for 20 helicopters--14 for lift and six for...

United Kingdom To Spend $122 Million For Tomahawk Weapon System, Support.(Brief article)
December 14, 2007... The United Kingdom is looking to spend upwards of $122 million for the sale of and follow-on support for Tomahawk Weapon System (TWS) as well as associated equipment and services, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) reported. ...

Space Shuttle Atlantis Launch Delayed To Jan. 2 Or Later.(United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
December 14, 2007... Putting astronaut crew safety first, NASA has mandated a weeks-long troubleshooting delay for a scheduled space shuttle flight. A maddening intermittent malfunction in an external fuel tank sensor system finally forced NASA to abandon...

BAE SYSTEMS Selling Electronic Warfare Unit To Cobham.
December 21, 2007... BAE SYSTEMS recently said it has agreed to sell its Pennsylvania-based Surveillance and Attack business to Cobham plc, for $240 million in cash as it de- emphasizes its role as a subsystem provider. The deal is expected to close in the...

Chilean Air Force Selects Bell 412 Helicopter.
December 21, 2007... Bell Helicopter Textron [TXT] said it recently hosted a high ranking delegation from the Chilean Air Force (FACH) for a contract signing ceremony in which Gen. Julio Escobar committed the FACH to purchase 12 Bell 412 4 axis helicopters. ...

CBP Issues Requirements For Container Security Devices.
December 21, 2007... Customs and Border Protection this week issued a Request for Information (RFI) for existing Conveyance Security Devices (CSDs) mounted inside cargo containers to meet requirements that appear less robust than expected. The requirements,...

DoD Announces Winning Foreign And Innovative Domestic Concepts For FY '08.
December 21, 2007... An enhanced bomb rack for the F-16 fighter aircraft, new three- dimensional displays for visualization of the battlespace, and a more sensitive biological agent sensor are among the 29 promising domestic and foreign concepts that Pentagon...

United Kingdom Requests 170 MRAP Vehicles.
December 21, 2007... The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) Dec. 17 notified Congress of a possible $147 million Foreign Military Sale to the United Kingdom of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles as well as associated equipment and services....

DoD Report Finds Little Reliance On Foreign Sources of Supply.(Report)
December 21, 2007... The Pentagon continues to award the overwhelming preponderance of its prime contracts, both in percentage and dollar terms, to domestic contractors, according to the latest report on the subject by the Defense Department's industrial policy...

Japanese Aegis Destroyer Wins Test By Killing Target Missile With SM-3 Interceptor.
December 21, 2007... The Japanese destroyer Kongo this week employed its Aegis weapon control system to guide a Standard Missile-3 to destroy a U.S. target missile. It was the first time that an allied nation has used the Aegis/SM-3 ballistic missile defense...

Singapore Signed Up Under U.S. Secure Freight Initiative.(Brief article)
December 21, 2007... The United States and Singapore have agreed to cooperate on the Secure Freight Initiative, which is a Department of Homeland Security led effort at select foreign ports to scan U.S.-bound cargo for radiological materials, Customs and Border...

Lockheed Martin To Provide AN/TPS-77 Radar To Latvia.
December 21, 2007... Lockheed Martin [LMT] recently said it received a contract valued at $44 million from the Latvian National Armed Forces for two long-range AN/TPS-77 transportable air surveillance radar systems and options for long-term technical support....

Morocco Spending $2.6 Billion For Aircraft, Equipment.
December 21, 2007... Morocco is looking to spend upward of $2.4 billion for 24 F-16C/D Block 50/52 aircraft as well as associated equipment and services, according to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA). Besides the 24 F-16s, which will be equipped...

Switzerland To Spend $535 Million On F/A-18C/D Upgrades.
December 21, 2007... Switzerland is looking to spend $535 million for the sale of "Upgrade 25 Program" equipment to enhance survivability and communications connectivity and to extend the useful life of 33 Swiss Air Force (SAF) F/A-18C/D aircraft, the Defense...

Australia Accepts First MRH-90 Helicopters.(Brief article)
December 21, 2007... The first two Australian Defence Force MRH-90 Multi Role helicopters (MRH) this week were accepted into service, Hon. Greg Combet MP, Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Procurement, said. Acquired under Project AIR 9000, a total of 46...

Boeing Signs 10 Year MoU With Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.
December 21, 2007... Boeing [BA] and India's Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) announced Dec. 20 signing a 10-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) intended to bring more than $1 billion of new aerospace manufacturing work to India. The agreement, signed...