Defense Daily International articles from December 2008

Defense Daily International archives from December 2008

Morocco Picks Raytheon EW Suite For F-16s.
December 5, 2008... Raytheon [RTN] this week said the Royal Moroccan Air Force (RMAF) selected the company's newest ACES integrated electronic warfare suite in a competition to provide F-16 self-protection capability. "ACES will provide the Royal Moroccan Air...

South Africa Receives Fifth Gripen.
December 5, 2008... Sweden's Gripen International this week said South Africa has taken delivery of its fifth Gripen multi-role fighter as part of the country's air force modernization and transformation program. The aircraft, a dual seat operational type...

International Interest Strong in U.S. Army's Future Combat System.
December 5, 2008... Australia and Canada early next year are likely to have service personnel at Ft. Bliss, Texas, to learn about the U.S. Army's Future Combat System (FCS) and see how it might apply to work being done at home, according to a U.S. official. ...

Nimrod Achieves Power and Trial Milestones.
December 5, 2008... BAE Systems last week said major milestones were been achieved on the Nimrod MRA4 program with the first production aircraft, PA04, being powered up for the first time and two development aircraft completing tests, events that together...

Australia Locks-in More Air Warfare Destroyer Combat System Elements.
December 5, 2008... Australia's Ministry of Defence (MoD) Tuesday said the Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) Alliance made up of the Defence Materiel Organisation, ASC and Raytheon [RTN] Australia signed three more contracts for the ship's combat systems and that...

ST Electronics (Training and Simulation Systems) To Distribute Antycip Simulation.
December 5, 2008... Antycip Simulation Ltd (Antycip Simulation), a subsidiary of ST Electronics (Training & Simulation Systems) Pte Ltd, Dec. 1 announced the signature of a distribution agreement with Mersive Technologies (Mersive). Mersive is a leader in...

Thales To Provide Ground Mission Products For IAI's Amos-4.
December 5, 2008... Thales Alenia Space last week said it signed a contract with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) for the development, the delivery and the installation of elements in the Amos-4 Ground Segment. Slated for launch in 2012, Amos-4 will also...

New Mortar-based Small UAV Launcher From BAE.
December 12, 2008... BAE Systems recently said one of its teams has developed a much-needed front line capability for launching small, unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) from a compact mortar-based launcher. "We identified that the burden of transporting launch and...

New Aircraft Wiring Facility Opens in Turkey.
December 12, 2008... Stork Aerospace's Fokker Elmo recently opened its new wiring systems facility during the Global Aerospace Conference in Izmir and in the presence of Turkish defense officials. The facility, which was announced last year in Ankara, is...

Ben Gurion Official Highlights Airport Security Layers.
December 12, 2008... TEL AVIV--Similar to what passengers traveling into and through airports in the United States see routinely in the post-9/11 world, Israel's Ben Gurion International Airport boasts multiple layers of security, some of them obvious and others...

To Improve Security, Iraq Requests As Much As $6 Billion In Arms Sales.
December 12, 2008... The Defense Security Cooperation Agency Dec. 9 notified Congress of eight potential Foreign Military Sales to Iraq with a combined total value of approximately $6 billion. The sales would allow Iraq equip new forces and assume missions...

ST Engineering To Supply Warthogs For UK Urgent Operational Requirement.
December 19, 2008... Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering) Dec. 18 announced its land systems arm, Singapore Technologies Kinetics Ltd (ST Kinetics), has been awarded a contract of about $226 million by the U.K. Ministry of Defence to supply...

Blue Ridge Simulation Picked For VMTS Team.
December 19, 2008... Leesburg, Va.-based Blue Ridge Simulation recently said it was selected by Israel's Elbit Systems [ESLT] to provide embedded radar simulators for the T- 45 Virtual Mission Training System (VMTS). "BRS is proud to have been selected for the...

Thales' Tiger CPT Accredited in Australia.
December 19, 2008... In what Thales Australia dubbed as a "world first for a combat helicopter simulator," its Tiger ARH (Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter) Crew Procedural Trainer (CPT) has been accredited at the Army Aviation Centre in Oakey, Queensland. ...

Elbit Inks Aviation Upgrade Deals Worth $80 Million.(Brief article)
December 19, 2008... Israel's Elbit Systems [ESLT] Wednesday said it was recently awarded several airborne upgrade contracts in Europe totaling about $80 million. While the customers could not be disclosed, the contracts "were all received from existing...

UK MoD Awards $45 Million Helo Services Contract to Cobham JV.
December 19, 2008... Cobham this week said the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence awarded a contract worth about $45 million to the Cobham Aviation Services joint venture, FB Heliservices (FBH). "Following the award of the new contract for British Forces...

Royal Navy Early to Complete Next-Gen Sub Command Upgrades.
December 19, 2008... Installation of the Submarine Command System Next Generation (SMCS NG) on HM Submarines Triumph and Tireless marked the early completion of the program, BAE Systems said Wednesday. "This is a fantastic achievement Capt. Pat O'Neill,...

Australian Warships to Receive Maritime SATCOM Terminals.
December 19, 2008... The Australian Defence Ministry Tuesday said that the Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) has signed a $52.9 million contract with BAE Systems Australia for the joint supply of five maritime satellite communications terminals for two major...

Italy Certifies AeroVironment's Raven B For Airspace.
December 19, 2008... AeroVironment [AVAV] this week said that the Italian defense ministry has issued a Military Aircraft Type-Classification Certificate for the Raven B unmanned aircraft system (UAS), allowing Italian military personnel to fly Raven in Italy's...

Sagem Wins AWD Contract For VAMPIR NG.
December 19, 2008... Sagem Tuesday said it has won a contract from Raytheon [RTN] Australia, acting on behalf of Australia's Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) Alliance in an international call for tenders, to supply VAMPIR NG infrared surveillance systems for three...

Lockheed Picks Goodrich For Spanish Sub Composites.
December 19, 2008... Goodrich [GR] Thursday said it was selected by Lockheed Martin [LMT] Maritime Systems & Sensors (MS2) to produce lightweight, composite structures for the Spanish navy's new diesel-electric S-80 submarines. "This award presents an...

Estonia Approves Additional AW139 Helo Purchase.(Brief article)
December 19, 2008... Finmeccanica's AgustaWestland Tuesday said that the Government of Estonia recently gave approval for the purchase of a third AW139 helicopter for the Border Guard to perform search and rescue, medical evacuation and border patrol duties ...

Sweden Awards Super Puma Upgrade Contract.
December 19, 2008... CHC Group's Heli-One this week said it was awarded a new contract by the Swedish Defence Material Administration, FMV, to complete avionic upgrades on two Eurocopter AS332M1 Super Puma helicopters. "This contract further reinforces...