Defense Daily International articles from February 2009

Defense Daily International archives from February 2009

U.S.-Australia Enter Project Arrangement On JLTV.(joint light tactical vehicle)
February 27, 2009... As part of the Army/Marine Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program, the Defense Department and the Australian Department of Defence have entered into a Land Force Capability Modernization (LFCM) Project Arrangement (PA) for JLTV. ...

UAE to Modernize Cargo Fleet With New Lockheed Martin, Boeing Planes.
February 27, 2009... The United Arab Emirates will buy 12 Lockheed Martin [LMT] C-130J Super Hercules and four Boeing [BA] C-17 Globemaster III cargo planes to modernize the country's tactical airlift fleet, contractors recently said at the IDEX Defence...

Revisit Force Structure Plans, U.S. Army Europe General Requests.
February 27, 2009... To meet its operational requirements and build partnership capacities, the commander of U.S. Army Europe (USAREUR) has asked that current plans to move two brigades back to the United States be reexamined. "My recommendation to Gen....

BAE Posts Solid 2008 Financial Results.(Financial report)
February 27, 2009... United Kingdom-based BAE Systems yesterday posted higher sales and earnings for its 2008 fiscal year led by growth in its defense business in the United States. BAE's U.S.-led defense work accounted for 59 percent of the company's...

DynCorp International Gains $77 Million LOGCAP IV In Kuwait.
February 27, 2009... DynCorp International [DCP] has been authorized to proceed under a LOGCAP IV task order for support services in Kuwait. This is the first task order awarded to the company under LOGCAP IV, issued b Army Sustainment Command. DynCorp...

CAE and Rotorsim to Train Norwegian NH90 Crews.
February 20, 2009... The Rotorsim consortium between CAE [CGT] and Finmeccanica's AgustaWestland has signed a three-year contract to provide NH90 flight simulation training to the Norwegian armed forces, CAE said this week in Italy. "We're pleased Rotorsim...

BAE Systems Receives Additional VIKING Order From British MoD.
February 20, 2009... BAE Systems Monday said it has received an additional order for the armored all-terrain vehicle BvS10 VIKING from the British Ministry of Defence (MoD). "This contract recognizes the performance the BvS10 VIKING delivers to the troops...

Canada Awards CAE $265 Million C-130J Training Package.
February 20, 2009... CAE recently said that the Government of Canada has awarded a CAE-led team a contract worth about $265 million for a comprehensive Lockheed Martin [LMT] C-130J aircrew training equipment and services solution. "We are proud to lead the...

Australia Remains Committed To Afghanistan, Defence Minister Says.(Joel Fitzgibbon)(Brief article)
February 20, 2009... Australia's Minister for Defence, Joel Fitzgibbon, reaffirmed his nation's commitment to Afghanistan security when he met with his United States counterpart, Defense Secretary Robert Gates in Krakow, Poland Feb. 20 to discuss the future of...

New Australian Defense Materials Technology Center Opens.
February 20, 2009... Australian Feb. 19 launched a US$55 million Defence Materials Technology Centre (DMTC) in Bendigo, Victoria, aimed at researching futuristic materials for the Defence industry. Minister for Defence Science, the Hon. Warren Snowdon, the...

Tauscher: Delay European Missile Defense.(Ellen Tauscher)
February 20, 2009... The United States shouldn't completely abandon its plans for the European Missile Defense (EMD) system as Russia has demanded, but Washington should slow the EMD effort until it is tested and proven to work, according to Rep. Ellen...

Stork Fokker To Build Chinook Aft Sections.
February 13, 2009... Stork Fokker, a Stork Aerospace company, recently announced it received a contract from Boeing [BA] to manufacture of the CH-47F Chinook aft section major subassemblies. This package would put work at Stork Fokker's facilities in...

QinetiQ's New TALON Robot More Flexible, More Remote Capabilities.
February 13, 2009... QinetiQ recently extended its TALON family of robots to meet the ever- changing demands of detecting and clearing mines, unexploded ordnance and dangerous improvised explosive devices (IEDs) from a safe distance. "Our TALON IV Engineer...

Boeing, Bharat Electronics Ltd, To Develop Analysis and Experimentation Center In India.
February 13, 2009... Boeing [BA] and Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), one of India's leading defense companies, Tuesday said in New Delhi they will jointly develop an analysis and experimentation center in India to offer customers the ability to make...

Tauscher: Delay European Missile Defense.
February 13, 2009... The United States shouldn't completely abandon its plans for the European Missile Defense (EMD) system as Russia has demanded, but Washington should slow the EMD effort until it is tested and proven to work, according to Rep. Ellen...

China Seen Continuing 12 To 18 Percent Annual Defense Spending Increases: Analyst.
February 13, 2009... China likely will continue its explosive 12 to 18 percent increase in military spending, an analyst said. The Asian giant can well afford such outlays, with a national debt equivalent to just 25 percent of economic output, compared to 80...

AgustaWestland Wins EDA Helicopter Tactics Study.
February 13, 2009... Finmeccanica's AgustaWestland, yesterday announced it has recently been awarded a contract by the European Defence Agency (EDA) to conduct a six month Helicopter Tactics Program (HTP) Implementation Study. Financial terms were not...

Army Orders Five More UH-72A LUH From EADS North America.
February 13, 2009... The Army awarded EADS North America a contract for five additional UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopters (LUH) Jan. 15, 2009, bringing the total number of aircraft on contract to 128. Production of the UH-72A at the American...

AgustaWestland Wins EDA Helicopter Tactics Study.
February 6, 2009... AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, announced this week it has recently been awarded a contract by the European Defence Agency (EDA) to conduct a six month Helicopter Tactics Programme (HTP) Implementation Study. This contract...

Honeywell Receives U.K. Order For T-Hawk MAVs.
February 6, 2009... Honeywell [HON] this week announced it has received an order via Foreign Military Sales, for six T-Hawk MAV (Micro Air Vehicle) systems from the U.S. Navy, which is the contracting agency for the U.K. Ministry of Defence (MoD) for the...

GDUK, Rockwell Collins, QinetiQ Win UK MoD Work To Improve Combat Effectiveness.
February 6, 2009... General Dynamics [GD] United Kingdom Limited, in partnership with Rockwell Collins [COL] and QinetiQ, won a competition for an approximately $4.3 million contract from the U.K. Ministry of Defence (MoD) to develop the Joint Data Network...

EADS To Produce Five More UH-72A Helicopters For U.S. Army.
February 6, 2009... The U.S. Army awarded EADS North America (EADS) a contract for five additional UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopters (LUH) Jan. 15, 2009, bringing the total number of aircraft on contract to 128, the company said this week. Production...