Defense Daily International articles from January 2004

Defense Daily International archives from January 2004

Lockheed Martin Team Tops AMS For Britain's $49.3 Million WECDIS Program.(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... By Lorenzo Cortes A team led by Lockheed Martin's [LMT] British group yesterday was selected by Britain's Ministry of Defence (MoD) to provide the Warship Electronic Chart Display and Information System (WECDIS) for the Royal Navy over a...

Sikorsky Touts 'All-American' Teaming For VXX Presidential Transport Bid.
January 9, 2004... By Lorenzo Cortes Sikorsky [UTX] recently added L-3 Communications [LLL], Northrop Grumman [NOC], Vought Aircraft Industries, Rockwell Collins [COL], General Electric [GE] and FlightSafety International to its S-92 helicopter bid for the...

Portugal F-16s To Receive RADA FACE System.(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... Israel's RADA Electronic Industries last month signed a contract valued at more than $5 million to equip the Portuguese Air Force F-16 aircraft fleet with FACE as part of the fleet's Mid-Life Upgrade. FACE is a flight data recorder aimed...

BAE SYSTEMS' BROACH Warhead Enters Operational Testing.
January 9, 2004... BAE SYSTEMS said recently the BROACH warhead it is developing for the Raytheon [RTN] AGM-154C Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) had completed two developmental test (DT) shots and was entering operational testing for the Navy. According to a...

Sikorsky, EADS Make Cut For Australian Helo Project; AgustaWestland Ousted.(European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co.)
January 9, 2004... Sikorsky's [UTX] S-70M and the NH-90 produced by the NH Industries (NHI) consortium are the only companies left competing for Australia's Air 9000 Project to buy new helicopters for the Australian Defense Force (ADF) after a bid from an...

Rolls-Royce Breaks Ground For Expansion Of Pascagoula Facility.(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... The North American branch of Britain's Rolls-Royce said recently it had broken ground for the expansion of its foundry in Pascagoula, Miss. "The expansion of this facility demonstrates our commitment to our customers," Patrick Marolda,...

USAFE Chief: Fewer Flight Constraints In Southern and Eastern Europe.(U.S. Air Forces Europe)
January 9, 2004... By Lorenzo Cortes The United States' ongoing review of positioning and stationing of forces includes considering options in southern and eastern Europe given the reduced flight restrictions in those areas, according to U.S. Air Forces...

Ireland To Buy Raytheon-Lockheed Martin's Javelin Anti-Tank Missile.
January 9, 2004... By B.C. Kessner Raytheon [RTN] and Lockheed Martin's [LMT] Javelin Joint Venture yesterday said Ireland has agreed to purchase the Javelin anti-armor weapon system in a deal worth about $20 million. Ireland will receive 82 missile...

U.S., Canada Take Step Closer To Missile Defense Cooperation.
January 16, 2004... In following with President Bush's promise to expand the missile defense system to U.S. friends and allies, the U.S. and Canadian defense chiefs yesterday exchanged letters that may lead to a formal agreement on missile defense cooperation. ...

EADS Begins $234.4 Million Mid-Life Upgrade of Spanish Hornet Fleet.(European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co.)(Brief Article)
January 16, 2004... The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) said yesterday that on Dec. 29 it finalized the $234.4 million development phase on the mid-life upgrade of Spain's fleet of 65 F/A-18 Hornets originally produced by Boeing [BA]. ...

EDO Wins $7.3 Million In Contracts From Norwegian Navy.
January 16, 2004... EDO [EDO] yesterday said it won pair of contracts from the Royal Norwegian Navy worth $7.3 million to upgrade communications and datalink systems on Ula-class submarines and continue support for coast guard command and control (C2) systems. ...

Stryker Fulfilling Expectations In Iraq, Schoomaker Says.
January 16, 2004... By Ann Roosevelt The first Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT), the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, deployed in Iraq with General Dynamics' [GD] wheeled armored vehicles and Northrop Grumman's [NOC] Force XXI Battle Command, Brigade and...

Navy's Pacific Surface Forces Chief Outlines Amphib Surge Metrics.
January 16, 2004... By Lorenzo Cortes In a format intended to provide improved availability of amphibious and expeditionary strike assets, the Navy's planning rubric under the Fleet Response Plan (FRP) calls for five amphibious ready groups (ARG) worth of...

Anteon Gets $37.5 Million in Air Force, DSCA Contracts.(Brief Article)
January 16, 2004... Anteon International [ANT] this week said it has been awarded two contracts worth $37.5 million, one a $24.8 million award to support the Air Force's Laser Hardened Materials Evaluation Laboratory (LHMEL) and a $12.7 million contract to provide...

Live-Fire Qualification Begins For United Defense Naval Gun And Ammo.(Brief Article)
January 16, 2004... United Defense [UDI] said Monday that live-fire qualification testing has begun for the 57-mm Mk3 naval gun and associated Pre-fragmented Programmable Proximity fuzed (3P) ammunition built by its Swedish subsidiary Bofors Defense. "The...

Second LRIP Buy For Lockheed Martin's HIMARS.
January 16, 2004... Lockheed Martin [LMT] said yesterday it received an $88.9 million contract for the second Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP II) purchase of the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) for the Army and Marine Corps. Designed to...

IAI Rolls Out First E-2C For Mexican Navy.(Brief Article)
January 23, 2004... Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) said this week it had conducted a rollout ceremony at Ben Gurion International Airport for the first E-2C airborne early warning and control aircraft slated for delivery to the Mexican navy. According to an...

DoC Outlines Comprehensive Strategy To Boost Competitiveness of U.S. Manufacturers.
January 23, 2004... By Calvin Biesecker Commerce Secretary Don Evans recently kicked off a Bush administration campaign aimed at boosting the competitiveness of U.S. manufacturers through a comprehensive set of initiatives that would improve government...

EDO Wins $7.3 Million In Contracts From Norwegian Navy.(Brief Article)
January 23, 2004... EDO [EDO] recently said it won pair of contracts from the Royal Norwegian Navy worth $7.3 million to upgrade communications and datalink systems on Ulaclass submarines and continue support for coast guard command and control (C2) systems. ...

U.K. Gets New Battlefield Radar Ahead of Schedule.(Brief Article)
January 23, 2004... Six months ahead of schedule, Sweden's Ericsson will deliver its newest battlefield radar, able to pinpoint enemy artillery positions, to U.K. armed forces this week, the procurement agency said. Under the $54 million program, four Mobile...

Navy Awards FN Herstal $9.6 Million Contract For .50 Caliber GAU-21.(Brief Article)
January 23, 2004... The Navy yesterday said it had awarded Belgian contractor FN Herstal a sole-source contract worth $9.6 million to produce M3M .50 caliber machine guns under the GAU-21 designation for Navy and Marine Corps rotary-wing assault aircraft. ...

Boeing Moves Forward On Multiple JDAM Improvements.
January 23, 2004... By Lorenzo Cortes Boeing [BA] is moving forward with multiple initiatives designed to incorporate numerous improvements to the GPS/INS-aided Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) kit that attaches to unguided general bombs, including the...

MH-68As Patrol New York, Alaskan Ports.(Brief Article)
January 30, 2004... MH-68A counter-narcotics patrol helicopter prime contractor AgustaWestland said yesterday that the Coast Guard unit that uses the platforms performed patrols over the ports of New York and Valdez, Alaska recently. The Coast Guard's...

JSF First Flight Could Face Delay.(Joint Strike Fighter)
January 30, 2004... By Sharon Weinberger FORT WORTH, Texas--As the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) prepares for its critical design review, or CDR, scheduled for April of this year, there is the possibility of a "couple months delay" that could in turn set...

Lockheed Martin To Use 'Moving Production Line' For JSF.(Joint Strike Fighter)
January 30, 2004... By Sharon Weinberger FORT WORTH, Texas--Taking its cue from the commercial sector, Lockheed Martin [LMT] looks set to use a moving production line for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), rather than the traditional methods that rely on...

New FY '04 FCT Projects Include M1A1, Combat ID, Battery, Missile Tech and A UUV.(Foreign Comparative Testing)
January 30, 2004... By Lorenzo Cortes The Pentagon's list of new projects selected for FY '04 Foreign Comparative Testing (FCT) include the evaluation a series of notable technological applications, including a British-designed image control unit for Marine...

Brits Opt For AirTanker For Possible $23.6 Billion Tanker Over Boeing's TTSC.
January 30, 2004... By Lorenzo Cortes Britain's Ministry of Defence (MoD) said this week it decided that the AirTanker group led by European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) would most likely offer a value for money private finance initiative (PFI)...

Norway Opts For Javelin Over Spike, Awards $86 Million Contract.(Brief Article)
January 30, 2004... By Lorenzo Cortes The Javelin Joint Venture of Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Raytheon [RTN] said recently that Norway had decided to acquire the Javelin anti-armor weapons system, awarding the team a contract worth $86 million for the...

Lockheed Martin, Polish Firm To Collaborate On Missile Defense Projects.
January 30, 2004... Lockheed Martin [LMT] said this week it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Poland's major defense electronics company, Przemyslowy Instytut Telekomunikacji (PIT) to pursue industrial cooperation related to missile defense. ...

TIPS Team Submits AGS Proposal To NATO.(Transatlantic Industrial Proposed Solution)(Alliance Ground Surveillance)(North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
January 30, 2004... The Transatlantic Industrial Proposed Solution (TIPS) team bidding for NATO's Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) solution said yesterday it had briefed the alliance on the specifics of the proposal. The TIPS group comprises European...

GD Contracts With Greek Firm To Produce CSAR Radios.(General Dynamics)(combat search and rescue)(Greece's TEOTEC )(Brief Article)
January 30, 2004... General Dynamics [GD] said yesterday it has contracted with Greece's TEOTEC to produce 650 PRC-112G HOOK 2 combat search and rescue (CSAR) radios with an option for 300 additional units for delivery to the Greek air force. "CSAR radio...

GD Santa Barbara Sistemas Signs $672 Million In Contract Orders For Spain.(General Dynamics)(Brief Article)
January 30, 2004... The Santa Barbara Sistemas group of General Dynamics [GD] said yesterday it had signed $672 million in contract orders with Spain to finance the acquisition of upgraded Pizarro infantry fighting vehicles and the modernization of BMR wheeled...