Defense Daily International articles from January 2006

Defense Daily International archives from January 2006

NATO Expects Clearer Picture of AGS System By End of 2006, Official Says.
January 6, 2006... By Michael Sirak Plans for the next phase of NATO's ambitious program to develop an overhead ground-surveillance counterpart to the Air Force's E-8C Joint Surveillance Targeting Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) should be in place by...

FRES System House Awards Four Contracts For Technology Demonstrations.
January 6, 2006... BAE SYSTEMS, a Thales U.K.- Boeing [BA] effort and the U.K. unit of Lockheed Martin [LMT] were all awarded contracts on Tuesday by the systems house Atkins for technology demonstrator programs (TDP) for the Future Rapid Effect System (FRES)....

MEADS Partners Consider Enhanced PAC-3 For Trinational System.
January 6, 2006... By Michael Sirak The enhanced version of Lockheed Martin's [LMT] Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missile is under consideration as the baseline interceptor for the tri-national Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS), a senior...

Lockheed Martin To Work With Spanish On S-80 Combat System.(Navantia )(Brief Article)
January 6, 2006... Lockheed Martin [LMT] on Tuesday said it received a contract from Spain's Navantia to work with Spanish industrial leaders to develop the advanced combat system for the Spanish Armada's new S-80A diesel submarines. "This new submarine...

Tadiran Communications Wins 'Flagship' IDF Comms Contract.(Israel Defense Forces)(Brief Article)
January 6, 2006... Israel's Tadiran Communications on Tuesday said that it has won a $19.6 million Ministry of Defense (MoD) tender to supply the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) next-generation radio communications systems. "We believe this will be a flagship...

Elbit's Elisra Awarded $80 Million EW Contract.
January 6, 2006... Israel's Elbit Systems [ESLT] Monday said its Elisra Electronic Systems subsidiary completed finalization process for a contract worth about $80 million to supply full Electronic Warfare (EW) suites for fighter aircraft for an international...

IAI Division Receives CMMI Level 5 Rating From Carnegie Mellon.
January 6, 2006... By B.C. Kessner TEL AVIV, Israel--Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) Monday said its MLM division became the first Israeli organization to receive a Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) Maturity Level 5 Optimizing, the highest...

ThyssenKrupp, EADS Get Nod To Acquire Atlas Elektronik.
January 6, 2006... By Calvin Biesecker Germany's ThyssenKrupp Technologies and the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) last week said they have agreed to acquire Atlas Elektronik from Britain's BAE SYSTEMS, beating out an offer from France's...

Air Force Awards ITT Airport Radar Contract For Oman.
January 6, 2006... ITT Industries [ITT] last month said it was awarded a Foreign Military Sales contract by the Air Force to supply a Terminal Airport Surveillance Radar (TASR) to Oman in late 2006. TASR will enable the Royal Oman Air Force to expand its...

Lockheed Martin Inks First Contract For Follow-on Greek F-16 Buy.
January 6, 2006... By Michael Sirak Lockheed Martin [LMT] has received a $99.7 million contract from the Department of Defense to commence work on 30 new-build F-16 Block 52+ fighter aircraft for the Hellenic Air Force, the company said Tuesday. The...

DSCA Chief Visits Israel.(Defense Security Cooperation Agency)
January 13, 2006... By B.C. Kessner TEL AVIV, Israel--The director of the Pentagon's Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) is in Israel meeting with key defense establishment personnel and will participate in a meeting of the Joint Political Military...

BAE SYSTEMS Awarded $81 Million Harrier Support Contract.
January 13, 2006... The United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded a Joint Integrated Technical Support (JITS) contract valued at about $81.5 million to BAE SYSTEMS in support of Britain's Joint Force Harrier fleet that operates from both land and sea....

Belgian Defence Awards Logistics Contract To Sikorsky's Derco.
January 13, 2006... The Derco Aerospace subsidiary of Sikorsky [UTX] recently said it reached a final agreement to provide logistics support to Belgian Defence including C- 130 spare parts and technical assistance to the fleet of 11 C-130 aircraft of the NATO...

Rep. Forbes Likes Navy's New Shipbuilding Goals, Warns On Rise of Chinese Navy.
January 13, 2006... By George Cahlink Rep, Randy Forbes (R-Va.), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, praised the Navy's recent efforts to increase the size of its fleet, saying the service had stopped "the downward spiral in Navy shipbuilding."...

2006 Will Be Busy Year For Coast Guard's Deepwater Program.(cutters)
January 13, 2006... By Geoff Fein The Fast Response Cutter (FRC) built by the Lockheed Martin [LMT]- Northrop Grumman [NOC] Deepwater team is expected to enter into Critical Design Review (CDR) in March, with delivery of the first ship to the Coast Guard is...

BVR Lands Italian Simulator Deal.(BVR Systems contract)(Brief Article)
January 13, 2006... BVR Systems recently said that it has been contracted by Italy's Aermacchi to upgrade two flight simulators of the MB339A aircraft for about $4.5 million. "We are proud to provide these simulators to Aermacchi and the Italian Air...

Poland Selects Elisra's Jammer For Troops In Iraq.(Brief Article)
January 13, 2006... The Polish Ministry of Defense has placed an order with Israel's Elisra Electronic Systems worth about $3 million for the company's Electronic Jammer Against Bombs (EJAB) to support the Polish Army's forces in Iraq. "This order will...

Thales U.K.-Boeing Team Will Lead FRES Integrated Survivability Program.(Rapid Effect System)
January 13, 2006... The team of Thales U.K. and Boeing [BA] were selected Wednesday by the Rapid Effect System (FRES) Systems House, Atkins to lead the Integrated Survivability (IS) program in support of the Initial Assessment Phase for FRES, according to...

Lockheed Martin Awarded 18-Month Electric Armor Technology Demo For FRES.(Future Rapid Effect System)(Brief Article)
January 13, 2006... The U.K. unit of Lockheed Martin [LMT] is developing an electric armor technology for the Future Rapid Effect System (FRES) that has the potential to significantly reduce the effectiveness of enemy weapon systems, the company reported. ...

Israeli MoD Awards Lockheed Martin $18 Million For F-16I Training Simulator.(Ministry of Defense)(Foreign Military Funds)
January 20, 2006... By Geoff Fein Lockheed Martin [LMT] this week was awarded an $18 million Foreign Military Funds commercial contract from the Israeli Ministry of Defense (MoD) to provide a high end, high fidelity F-16I flight and systems trainer (FST),...

EADS CASA Awards BAE Systems Brazilian P-3 Upgrade Contract.
January 20, 2006... BAE Systems recently said Spain's EADS-CASA awarded the company a contract to provide digital autopilot systems for the Brazilian air force's eight Lockheed Martin [LMT] P-3 Orion antisubmarine patrol aircraft. "The Digital Autopilot...

Global Maritime Network Will Take Cooperation, Official Says.(Globalization and international markets require trade)
January 20, 2006... By Geoff Fein It is going to take a global network of maritime nations to safe guard cargo ships, oil tankers and cruise ships not just on the high seas, but in harbors, ports and rivers, said a top Navy official. "Economic...

Anteon Gets $90 Million C4I Award.(U.S. Forces Korea)(Brief Article)
January 20, 2006... Anteon International [ANT] recently said it received a potential five- year, $90 million contract by the Army to provide C4I operations and maintenance support services to U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) Joint Command Information Systems Activity...

Lockheed Martin Acquires U.K. Military Truck Maker.(HMT Vehicles Ltd)(Brief Article)
January 27, 2006... By Calvin Biesecker Lockheed Martin [LMT] this week said its United Kingdom-based subsidiary has acquired Britain's HMT Vehicles Ltd., a developer of designs for military vehicles. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Lockheed...

EDA Welcomes U.K., France Radar Technology Project.(European Defence Agency)(Brief Article)
January 27, 2006... The European Defence Agency (EDA) welcomed the announcement by the United Kingdom and France this week that together the two nations would examine a technology project for lightweight radars. The radars could be used on small platforms...

Performance Gaps Continue Between U.S., Foreign Shipyards, Study Finds.(technology gap between U.S. and foreign shipyards)
January 27, 2006... By Geoff Fein While there has been marked increase in the rate of improvement in U.S. shipyards since 2001, and the technology gap between U.S. and foreign shipyards is closing, individual U.S. yards still have a way to go to close...

Elbit Supplying F-16 Simulator System To Israel.
January 27, 2006... By B.C. Kessner TEL AVIV, Israel--Elbit Systems [ESLT] this week said that it received a $10 million contract to supply the Israel Ministry of Defense (MoD) the avionics simulation system for the Israel Air Force (IAF) Lockheed Martin...

Israel Defense Leadership Blasts Iran, Discusses Year Ahead.(warning toward Iran )
January 27, 2006... By B.C. Kessner HERZLIYA, Israel--While Israel Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz last weekend fired a clear warning toward Iran over its activities and nuclear ambitions, the overall outlook from the defense establishment here for 2006 is...

Czech Republic Taps General Dynamics For Armored Vehicles.(Steyr Daimler Puch Spezialfahrzeug GrabH)(Pandur II )(Brief Article)
January 27, 2006... The Czech Republic has selected General Dynamics [GD] European Land Combat Systems' Steyr Daimler Puch Spezialfahrzeug GrabH for a potential $1 billion contract to supply eight wheeled Pandur II armored personnel carriers. The contract,...