Defense Daily International articles from January 2003

Defense Daily International archives from January 2003

Lockheed Martin's F-16 Beats Gripen, Mirage 2000 For $3.5 Billion Polish Order.
January 3, 2003... Lockheed Martin [LMT] last week was selected for a $3.5 billion order to supply 48 F-16 fighters to Poland, beating rival bids for the JAS-39 Gripen from Sweden's Saab [SAABb.ST] and BAE SYSTEMS [BA.L] and the Mirage 2000-5 Mk II by France's...

Patria's Armored Modular Vehicle Beats Piranha III, Pandur For Polish Order.(Finland's Patria Industries )(Brief Article)
January 3, 2003... Poland last month selected the wheeled Armored Modular Vehicle built by Finland's Patria Industries over the Piranha III offered by Canada's General Motors Defense [GM] and the Pandur by Austria's Steyr-Daimler-Puch to supply almost 700...

Finmeccanica Acquires Controlling Stake In Aermacchi.
January 3, 2003... Italy's Finmeccanica [SIFI.MI] last month said it has acquired a 66.6 percent stake in Aermacchi for $164 million, giving it 94 percent ownership of the Italian aircraft company. "The deal will help Finmeccanica to consolidate its business...

Raytheon Signs Contract To Supply Phalanx Systems To Greece.(Brief Article)
January 3, 2003... Raytheon [RTN] last week said it has signed a direct commercial sales contract to supply five Phalanx 1A close-in weapon systems (CIWS) to the Greek navy. "This is a very significant agreement for both the Hellenic navy and Raytheon,"...

Lockheed Martin Awarded Aegis Contract For U.S. Navy, South Korea, Japan.
January 3, 2003... Lockheed Martin [LMT] last week was awarded a $391 million contract to supply its Aegis weapon system for two new Arleigh Burke-class (DDG-51) destroyers for the U.S. Navy, South Korea's three future KDX-III destroyers and a new Kongo-class...

Northrop Grumman, EADS Test ELINT Payload On Global Hawk.(European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co)
January 3, 2003... Northrop Gumman [NOC] and European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co. (EADS) [EAD] last month said the first successful demonstration of an EADS electronics intelligence (ELINT) payload aboard an Air Force Global Hawk recently took place. ...

German Parliamentary Committees Approve Missile Buy.(Brief Article)
January 3, 2003... The German parliament's budget and defense committees last month approved the country's participation in the development of the Meteor beyond visual-range air-to-air missile being developed by MBDA, which could pave the way for the signature of...

Lockheed Martin Sees Long-Term Market In South America.
January 10, 2003... By Lorenzo Cortes Lockheed Martin [LMT] envisions a long-term strategic market for both its maritime and aviation systems in South America, according to a company official. "On the defense side, I tend to look at least on the air and...

Hoon Promotes Missile Defense Radar Site Upgrade To Yorkshire Community.(Geoff Hoon)
January 10, 2003... By Kerry Gildea British Secretary of State for Defence Geoff Hoon this week met with residents in the communities near the Fylingdales radar site to discuss the potential for inclusion of the site in the U.S. ballistic missile defense...

Lula Suspends F-X Purchase, Future In Jeopardy.(Brazilian President Luiz Lula)
January 10, 2003... By Lorenzo Cortes In the first major decision of his administration, Brazilian President Luiz Lula has suspended the $700 million F-X fighter competition to address socioeconomic concerns in the country, Jose Viegas, the new Brazilian...

Lockheed Martin Credits Offset Package, Loan For F-16 Win in Poland.
January 10, 2003... By Neil Baumgardner Lockheed Martin's [LMT] $8 billion offset package and the U.S. government's $3.8 billion Foreign Military Financing (FMF) loan were critical factors in Poland's selection last week of the company's F-16 fighter for a...

MBDA Signs $1.9 Billion Meteor Missile Contract.
January 10, 2003... MBDA last month signed a $1.9 billion contract for the development and production of its Meteor beyond visual-range air-to-air missile for the air forces of Britain, France, Germany, Spain and Sweden. "MBDA is proud to be entrusted with a...

EADS, Rockwell Collins Move To Strengthen Customer-Supplier Relationship.(European Aeronautic Space and Defense Co.)
January 10, 2003... The European Aeronautic Space and Defense Co. (EADS) [EAD] has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with one of its key U.S. suppliers, Rockwell Collins [COL], as part of an ongoing effort to offer the opportunity of more business for its...

Israel Tests Arrow Weapon System In New Flight Test Series.
January 10, 2003... The Israeli Ministry of Defense (MoD) on Monday reported a successful test of the Arrow Weapon System, the first in the latest series of tests against new expanded targets. The flight test, conducted on Jan. 5, was the first of a series...

Raytheon Awarded $265.8 Million To Merge Excalibur, TCM Technologies.(XM982 Excalibur 155mm precision artillery round, Trajectory Corrected Munition)
January 10, 2003... Raytheon [RTN] last month was awarded a $265.8 million contract modification to incorporate elements of the Trajectory Corrected Munition (TCM) developed by the Bofors Defence subsidiary in Sweden of United Defense [UDI] with the XM982...

MDA Awarded $128 Million Contract To Supply New Radar For Canada's P-3s.(MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates, P-3 maritime patrol aircraft)(Brief Article)
January 10, 2003... Canada's MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) on Monday said it has been awarded a $128 million contract to supply new imaging and surveillance radars for Canada's fleet of Lockheed Martin [LMT] P-3 maritime patrol aircraft. "This...

U.S. Firm Gets Subcontract On European Military Satellite.(EMS Technologies)(Brief Article)
January 10, 2003... EMS Technologies [ELMG] has received a contract worth over $2.5 million from a unit of France's Alcatel [CGEP.PA] to supply ferrite switch technology for the SAR-Lupe imaging satellite mission, the Atlanta-based company said last week. ...

Boeing Selects Telephonics To Provide Intercoms For 767 Tanker.(Brief Article)
January 10, 2003... Boeing [BA] said yesterday it awarded Telephonics, a subsidiary of Griffon [GFF], a $5 million contract to provide the Audio Intercom System (AIS) for its 767 tanker aircraft. "Telephonics is a strong addition to our pre-eminent team of...

Proton Rocket Boosts Nimiq 2 Satellite Into Orbit.(Brief Article)
January 10, 2003... A Proton launch vehicle carried the Nimiq 2 satellite into orbit, International Launch Services (ILS) reported on Dec. 30. This was the first commercial mission for the Russian-built Proton M/Breeze M rocket configuration. The vehicle...

Financial Onus On Hughes In Alleged Export Violations To China, Boeing Says.(Hughes Electronics)
January 10, 2003... Potential financial penalties arising from charges brought against two U.S. companies by the U.S. State Department stemming from alleged arms control violations committed by a former business unit of Hughes Electronics [GMH], since acquired by...

RADA To Upgrade Recorders for Netherlands' F-16s.(RADA Electronics, F-16 fighter aircraft)(Brief Article)
January 10, 2003... Israel's RADA Electronics [RADIF] said Monday it has received an order to upgrade the its FACE flight data recorders used in the Netherlands' Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-16 fighters. The FACE upgrade provides the capacity for the transfer of...

British Defense Minister Endorses Plan To Upgrade Radar Site For Missile Defense.(British Secretary of State for Defence Geoff Hoon)
January 17, 2003... By Kerry Gildea The British Secretary of State for Defence, Geoff Hoon, on Wednesday in a speech to the House of Commons endorsed the proposed upgrade of the Fylingdales radar site for integration into the U.S. ballistic missile defense...

Tanker, Transporter Wins Position Oshkosh For British Support Vehicle Program.(Oshkosh Truck)
January 17, 2003... By Neil Baumgardner Oshkosh Truck's [OSK] win last week to supply wheeled tankers to Britain under a $250 million deal and its selection in 2001 to supply tank transporters to the British army positions the company well to win future...

General Dynamics Selected To Produce Pizarro Fighting Vehicles For Spain.(Santa Barbara Sistemas subsidiary has been chosen)(Brief Article)
January 17, 2003... General Dynamics [GD] on Wednesday said its Santa Barbara Sistemas subsidiary in Spain has been selected to execute the second phase of the country's acquisition of Pizarro advanced infantry fighting vehicles, which could be worth up to $544...

Britain Signs Agreement To Sell Two Frigates To Romania.(Brief Article)
January 17, 2003... Britain's Minister for Defence Procurement, Lord Bach, on Wednesday signed a $186 million agreement to sell two former Royal Navy Boxer-class (Type 22) frigates to Romania. "I am delighted to visit Romania to sign such an important...

France Plans To Transform DCN Into State-Owned Company By May.(Brief Article)
January 17, 2003... France's Ministry of Defense last week said it plans to transform DCN from its current status as a ministry-run shipyard agency into a state-owned company by May. "Components of the industrial activity of the national company over the...

Rolls-Royce Awards F136 Fan Cases Contract To Philips Aerospace.
January 17, 2003... Britain's Rolls-Royce [RR.L] last week said it has awarded a contract, worth an unspecified amount, to the Netherlands' Philips Aerospace [PHG.AS] to supply fan cases for the F136 engine Rolls-Royce is developing in cooperation with General...

BAE SYSTEMS Completes Ptarmigan Upgrade For Britain.(Brief Article)
January 17, 2003... Britain's BAE SYSTEMS [BA.L] said recently it completed the delivery of 30 Mobile Access to the Ptarmigan Packet Switching (MAPPS) systems, fulfilling a contract award issued by Britain's Ministry of Defence in 1998. Ptarmigan is a...

GD Awarded $18.9 Million Contract To Supply F-15K Gun Systems.(Boeing lets a contract to General Dynamics)(Brief Article)
January 17, 2003... Boeing [BA] last week said it has awarded an $18.9 million contract to General Dynamics [GD] to produce 40 M61A2 Vulcan 20mm gating cannons for South Korea's new F-15K strike fighters. Under the contract, GD's Burlington, Vt.-based Armament...

Australia's Austal To Build Patrol Craft For Kuwait Coast Guard.
January 17, 2003... Australia's Austal [ASB.AX] last week said it has received an order to build three 72-foot patrol craft for the Kuwait Coast Guard. "Securing this contract with the Kuwait Coast Guard, together with our short-listing for the Royal...

Lockheed Martin Awarded Swiss Contract For Portable Radars.
January 17, 2003... Lockheed Martin [LMT] said last week it has signed a contract with Switzerland to provide 24 Portable Search and Target Acquisition Radars (PSTAR) for its short-range air defense requirements. The contract's value was not disclosed....

Javelin Beats Spike For British $459 Million Anti-Tank Missile Order.
January 24, 2003... Britain's Ministry of Defence on Thursday selected the Javelin anti-armor missile made by Raytheon [RTN] and Lockheed Martin [LMT] over the Spike missile offered by Israel's RAFAEL and MBDA for the country's $459 program Light Forces Ant-Tank...

Northrop Grumman Sees Foreign Sales Market For National Security Cutters.
January 24, 2003... By Neil Baumgardner Northrop Grumman [NOC] sees a potential foreign market for sales of up to 12 of the 425-feet, 3,700-ton "National Security Cutters" (NSC) it will build for the U.S. Coast Guard in cooperation with Lockheed Martin [LMT]...

Raytheon Seeks To Market AMRAAM, AIM-9X Combination.
January 24, 2003... By Neil Baumgardner Raytheon [RTN] believes its Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) and AIM-9X Sidewinder advanced short-range air-to-air missile provide a "potent combination" for international air forces, according to a...

Germany's Blohm+Voss Sees Bright Future Based On Export Successes.
January 24, 2003... By Neil Baumgardner Germany's Blohm+Voss (B+V) [TKAG.DE] is optimistic about its future prospects based on its past successes in export orders for its Meko vessel designs, with contracts currently underway to deliver vessels to South...

Coast Guard Planning To Add HITRON Responsibility To Deepwater.(Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron)
January 24, 2003... By Lorenzo Cortes The Coast Guard is considering the integration of its "airborne use of force" narcotics interdiction function, currently fulfilled by the Coast Guard's Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron 10 (HITRON 10) using leased...

Italy's Oto Melara Hopes To Break Into U.S. Market With LCS, Deepwater.(Littoral Combat Ship)
January 24, 2003... By Neil Baumgardner The Oto Melara subsidiary of Italy's Finmeccanica [SIFI.MI] is hoping to break into the U.S. market with its Super Rapid 76mm 62-caliber gun, offering the gun for the U.S. Navy's Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program and...

French Parliament Approves 2003-2008 Defense Spending Law.
January 24, 2003... France's parliament last week passed the 2003-2008 defense spending law, which calls for $95.2 billion in equipment funding over the next six years, a $4.9 billion increase compared to the previous 1997-2002 defense spending law. The...

Lack of Ship Work Forces BAE SYSTEMS To Layoff 1,000 Workers.
January 24, 2003... Britain's BAE SYSTEMS [BA.L] said on Tuesday that it plans to layoff over 1,000 employees at its Sea Systems business over the next few months due to a lack of work in its shipyards. The company also said it will consolidate work for its...

Smiths Closes Acquisition of Heimann Systems In Homeland Security Deal.
January 24, 2003... Britain's Smiths Group [SMIN.L] said Tuesday it has closed its $380 million purchase of Heimann Systems from Germany's Rheinmetall [RHMG.DE], giving it a complete array of security detection systems for the growing worldwide homeland security...

France's Thales Awarded Contract To Supply Goalkeepers To South Korea.
January 24, 2003... France's Thales [TCFP.PA] on Monday said it has signed $54.7 million in contracts to supply five of its Goalkeeper 30mm gatling Close-In Weapon Systems (CIWS) for South Korea's second batch of Moon-Moo-class (KDX II) destroyers and future LPX...

BAE SYSTEMS Awarded Contract To Supply Link 11 For Greek Submarines.(Brief Article)
January 24, 2003... Britain's BAE SYSTEMS on Monday said it has been awarded a contract worth an unspecified value to provide Link 11 datalink capability for the Greece's new Type 214 diesel attack submarines being built by Germany's HDW Group. "This contract...

Lockheed Martin-Alenia Joint Venture Awarded $316 Million C-27J Contract.
January 24, 2003... Italy's Finmeccanica [SIFI.MI] last week said the Lockheed Martin Alenia Tactical Transport Systems (LMATTS) joint venture between Lockheed Martin [LMT] and its Alenia Aeronautica subsidiary was awarded a $316 million contract to supply 12...

General Dynamics Awarded $100 Million FMS Radio Contract.(foreign military sales)(Brief Article)
January 24, 2003... General Dynamics [GD] last week said it has been awarded a $100 million foreign military sales (FMS) contract by the Army's Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM) that creates a more direct way for international customers to purchase the...

Goodrich Enters Strategic Supplier Relationship With EADS.(European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co)(Brief Article)
January 24, 2003... Continuing its strategy of strengthening long-term relationships with key suppliers, the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) [EAD] said last week it has signed an agreement with Goodrich [GR] toward a more formalized...

Switzerland's Pilatus Awarded Contract To Supply Trainer Aircraft For Ireland.(Brief Article)
January 24, 2003... Switzerland's Pilatus last week said it has been awarded a $51.3 million contract to supply eight PC-9M advanced turbo trainer aircraft, over competition from Raytheon's [RTN] T-6A Joint Primary Air Training System (JPATS) and the Super Tucano...

Ireland Orders Additional 25 Piranha IIIs From General Motors Defense.(Brief Article)
January 24, 2003... Ireland's Department of Defence last month signed a contract for the order of an additional 25 Piranha III light armored vehicles from the MOWAG subsidiary in Switzerland of Canada's General Motors Defense [GM]. In 1999, MOWAG was awarded...

Defense Brief.(Allied Defense Group names new CEO)(Brief Article)
January 24, 2003... Allied Defense Group, which owns Belgian ammunition maker MECAR, has selected John Meyer to be its next CEO once J.H. Binford Peay leaves that position on June 1, the company said yesterday. Meyer is currently chief operating officer of the...

Analyst: CVF Alliance Brings Together 'Best of Both Worlds' From BAE, Thales.
January 31, 2003... By Neil Baumgardner Yesterday's decision by Britain's Ministry of Defence to call for an industrial alliance between Britain's BAE SYSTEMS [BA.L] and France's Thales [TCFP.PA] to build the country's future aircraft carriers under the $15...

Upgrade Work On Britain's Fylingdales Radar Site Could Be Months Away.(Brief Article)
January 31, 2003... By Kerry Gildea Despite British Secretary of State for Defence Geoff Hoon's recent endorsement of the proposed upgrade of the Fylingdales radar site for integration into the U.S. ballistic missile defense system, an official agreement and...

Boeing-SAIC LSI Team Looking For Multiple Systems Integrators For FCS.(the Army's Future Combat Systems program )
January 31, 2003... By Neil Baumgardner The Boeing [BA]-Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) lead systems integrator (LSI) team for the Army's Future Combat Systems (FCS) program plans to next month release requests for proposals (RFP) for sensors...

Official: Aberdeen Gun Demonstration Proved Maturity of Airbursting Fuzes.
January 31, 2003... By Neil Baumgardner The demonstration in November of Alliant Techsystem's [ATK] Mk 44 30mm cannon and various airbursting rounds at the Army's Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., proved the maturity of fuzing technology that could be used for...

Lockheed Martin-Alenia Joint Venture Signs Greek C-27J Sale Contract.
January 31, 2003... The Lockheed Martin Alenia Tactical Transport Systems (LMATTS) joint venture between Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Italy's Finmeccanica [SIFI.MI] on Wednesday signed a $273 million contract to supply 12 C-27Js to Greece, the first foreign customer...

Norway Signs Industrial Partnership With Eurofighter Consortium.
January 31, 2003... Norway on Tuesday became the first country to sign an industrial partnership with the Eurofighter consortium for the long-term development of the Typhoon fighter, a move that could place the aircraft on a level footing with Lockheed Martin's...

Britain Delays Selection of Combat Support Vehicle Supplier Until Later This Year.
January 31, 2003... Britain's Ministry of Defence is delayed the selection of a winning supplier of the country's $1.5 billion combat support vehicles program, currently in competition among Oshkosh Truck [OSK], Stewart & Stevenson [SVC], and Germany's MAN Group...

Lockheed Martin-Romania Radar MoU Could Bring $40 Million Transfer.(Memorandum of Understanding )
January 31, 2003... Lockheed Martin [LMT] on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Romania to explore co-production of 21 gap-filler radar systems that would result in a $40 million technology transfer program. The gap-fillers, or Multi...

Lockheed Martin, Australian Navy Test ESSM From Mk 41 VLS.(Brief Article)
January 31, 2003... The Royal Australian Navy recently test fired a Raytheon [RTN] Evolved SeaSparrow Missile (ESSM) from Lockheed Martin's [LMT] Mk 41 shipboard Vertical Launching System (VLS), according to a Lockheed Martin statement on Tuesday. From an...

ILS Review Board Clears Proton Booster In Launch Failure.
January 31, 2003... A launch failure review board convened by International Launch Services (ILS) has cleared the three-stage Proton vehicle as the cause of a launch failure last year. The ILS review board concurred with a preliminary investigation by a...

Thales Raytheon Systems Awarded $45 Million To Upgrade Norway's Air Defense System.(Brief Article)
January 31, 2003... The Thales Raytheon Systems joint venture between Raytheon [RTN] and France's Thales [TCFP.PA] on Monday said it was awarded a $45 million contract to upgrade the Norwegian air force's TPQ-36A surveillance radars. The upgrade is part of...

Boeing Signs Cooperation Agreement With Italy's Finmeccanica.(Brief Article)
January 31, 2003... Boeing [BA] yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Italy's Finmeccanica [SIFI.MI] to strengthen their industrial and commercial cooperation in aerospace and defense. "This agreement extends the scope of our long-standing...

BAE SYSTEMS To Provide APX-113 For F-16C.(Brief Article)
January 31, 2003... Britain's BAE SYSTEMS said yesterday it was awarded a $4.6 million contract by the Air Force to provide its APX-113 Combined Interrogator Transponder (CIT) advanced identification friend of foe (AIFF) systems onboard Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-16C...