Defense Daily International articles from February 2004

Defense Daily International archives from February 2004

SMD, Subs And Surface Ship Acquisition Targeted in Australian Defence Capability Plan.(ship missile defense )
February 6, 2004... Acquisition of anti-ship missile defense (ASMD) radar solutions, submarine technology and surface ships highlight Australia's 2004-2014 Defence Capability Plan. Designated SEA 1448 and slated for Phase 2B, the Anzac-class frigate ASMD...

IAI And Hindustan Sign Avionics Package Agreement For Light Helicopter Program.(Israel Aircraft Industries )
February 6, 2004... Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) and India's Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. recently signed a pair of agreements that establish a joint venture providing marketing and product support for the Dhruv advanced light helicopter program. According...

EDO Awarded $10 Million Contract From Armaris For Radar Warning Units.(ES-3701 ESM electronic support )
February 6, 2004... EDO [EDO] said yesterday that it had been awarded a $10 million contract for six ES-3701 ESM electronic support and radar-warning units from the French naval firm Armaris. Armaris and two Norwegian companies, Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace...

GE Awarded $80 Million From Samsung For T-50 Engines.(Brief Article)
February 6, 2004... General Electric [GE] said Tuesday it was awarded an $80 million contract for the production of F404-GE-102 engines by South Korea's Samsung Techwin for the T-50 trainer developed by Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI)...

Australia Plans Modernization of Strike Weapons In Defence Capability Plan.
February 6, 2004... By Lorenzo Cortes Australia's 2004-14 Defence Capability Plan lays out plans for improved strike weapons, including bombs, standoff missiles and technological improvements to the Harpoon anti-ship missile inventory. Designated AIR...

Helicopter Procurement Comprises Major Portion of Australian Defence Capability Plan.
February 6, 2004... Helicopter upgrades and planned new acquisitions comprise a significant portion of the 2004-14 Defence Capability Plan introduced by the Australian Ministry of Defence (MoD). Rotary-wing initiatives are covered in the AIR 9000 requirement,...

Northrop Grumman Lead Contender For Australian UAV Plan.(unmanned aerial vehicle)
February 6, 2004... By Ann Roosevelt Northrop Grumman's [NOC] Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is a leading contender to garner as much as $762 million as Australia plans UAV purchases under the $38 billion decade-long Defence Capability Plan...

International Cooperation Is Vital To U.S.
February 13, 2004... By Ann Roosevelt The aerospace and defense industries are increasingly internationalizing its business, yet the United States sends mixed signals when it comes to working with allies and future partners, industry officials said. The...

Norwegians Test Pantera In Snow Onboard F-16.(Brief Article)
February 13, 2004... Lockheed Martin [LMT] said last week the Norwegian air force conducted flight tests in December of the Pantera export version of the Sniper Extended Range (XR) targeting pod onboard M2 Block 15 F-16 fighters in snow conditions. According...

Coast Guard Budget Lacks Funding For Maritime Patrol Plane.
February 13, 2004... By Calvin Biesecker The Bush administration's FY '05 budget request sent to Congress last Monday contains no funding for additional Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA), part of a critical Coast Guard program to modernize its assets, according...

Lockheed Martin, Boeing Hold Top DoD Contractor Spots.(Brief Article)
February 13, 2004... For the seventh consecutive year, Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Boeing [BA] held on to the first and second spots, respectively, of the top 100 companies in terms of DoD prime contract awards, the Pentagon said yesterday. Lockheed Martin,...

Deepwater Remains Under Funded Senators Tell Homeland Security Chief.
February 13, 2004... The Bush administration's budget request to modernize the Coast Guard's capital assets falls short of a hoped for major acceleration of the program, the chair and ranking members of the Senate Government Affairs Committee said on Monday at a...

DMS, Austal And CEA Begin Australian Patrol Boat Work.(Defence Maritime Services )(Brief Article)
February 13, 2004... Australia's Defence Maritime Services (DMS) and Austal said last week they had began project start-up and pre-production activity for the delivery of the Royal Australian Navy's (RAN) Armidale-class patrol boats. Additionally, Austal said...

Navy Awards Second LRIP Contract For BROACH Warheads To BAE SYSTEMS.(low-rate initial production)(Brief Article)
February 13, 2004... The Navy has awarded Britain's BAE SYSTEMS the second low-rate initial production (LRIP) contract for 97 BROACH warheads for the Raytheon [RTN]-designed AGM-154C Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW). According to a company statement, the second...

Navy Wraps Up Preliminary Evaluation Of US101 Bid For VXX.(Brief Article)
February 20, 2004... The US101 helicopter team of Lockheed Martin [LMT], AgustaWestland, Bell Helicopter Textron [TXT], Palomar Products and General Electric [GE] said this week that Navy and Marine Corps pilots have completed a three-week Naval preliminary...

France Awards Thales Contract For Rafale F3 Development.(Brief Article)
February 20, 2004... France's Thales said yesterday it was awarded a contract worth $127.1 million from the French government to develop the F3 suite for the Rafale multirole fighter developed by France's Dassault Aviation. According to a Thales statement, the...

Northrop Grumman, ADI And Thales Offer ICMS For Australia's Amphibious Ship.(Brief Article)
February 20, 2004... Northrop Grumman [NOC], Australia's ADI and France's Thales said this week they had signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to offer an integrated combat management solution (SICMS) for Australian amphibious warfare requirements, with a...

Targeting Pod Contractors Look To Domestic Sales, Possible Fit Onboard Eurofighter.
February 20, 2004... By Lorenzo Cortes ORLANDO, Fla.-- Northrop Grumman [NOC], Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Raytheon [RTN] project bright futures for their respective targeting pod offerings in both the domestic and international markets, including a possible bid...

MDA Seeks International Cooperation For Next Interceptor.(Missile Defense Agency )(Brief Article)
February 20, 2004... The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has issued a Request for Information on international participation in development of the Kinetic Energy Interceptor (KEI). The request, issued Feb. 6, seeks information "regarding industry's ability to...

Boeing To Upgrade Australian Harpoon Missiles.(Brief Article)
February 20, 2004... Boeing [BA] will supply new Harpoon Block II missile upgrade kits for the Australian Defence Force (ADF) under a $30 million contract, the defense minister said. The current Harpoon Block I missiles will be retrofitted with...

United Defense Unit To Support Swedish Study On Howitzer Upgrade.(Brief Article)
February 27, 2004... United Defense's [UDI] Swedish subsidiary Bofors Defence has won an 18-month, $25 million contract to support the study of potential upgrades to the FH 77B howitzer. "Bofors Defence has provided the Swedish Army its existing FH 77B towed...

F-35 Initial Operating Capability Faces Delay.
February 27, 2004... By Sharon Weinberger The initial operating capability (IOC) for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) faces about a one year delay, approximately the same amount of time that the development program has slipped, according to a senior Navy...

Lockheed Martin Looking At Aircraft Skin For JSF Weight Loss.(Joint Strike Fighter)
February 27, 2004... By Sharon Weinberger As part of its continuing quest to shed excess weight from the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, prime contractor Lockheed Martin [LMT] is looking at a number of engineering options, including shifting more of the weight load...

Boeing Wraps Up First F-15E Flight With SLAM-ER.(Brief Article)
February 27, 2004... Boeing [BA] said yesterday it conducted the first flight of its Standoff Land Attack Missile-Expanded Response (SLAM-ER) onboard an F-15E fighter-bomber. According to a Boeing statement, the flight captured F-15E aerodynamic performance...

EDO Awarded Paveway IV Contract Worth $12 Million.(Brief Article)
February 27, 2004... EDO [EDO] said yesterday that on February 13 it s MBM Technology group was awarded a $12 million contract by Raytheon [RTN] to provide the weapon-to-pylon interface for the Paveway IV precision-guided bomb (PGB) for Britain. MBM will be...