Defense Daily International articles from January 2008

Defense Daily International archives from January 2008

QinetiQ Moves Into Australian Defense Market Through Two Acquisitions.
January 4, 2008... Britain's QinetiQ this week said it has agreed to acquire two Australian defence consulting firms for $17.7 million in cash, marking the company's first investment in that country as part of its growth plans in Europe, the Middle East and...

BAE SYSTEMS Acquiring Services Provider MTC Technologies.
January 4, 2008... Britain's BAE SYSTEMS last month said it has agreed to acquire MTC Technologies, Inc., [MTCT] in a $450 million deal that gives it access to new customers in the Defense Department for technical solutions and services. BAE will pay $24...

Boeing Signs 10-Year MoU With Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.
January 4, 2008... Boeing [BA] and India's Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) announced Dec. 20 signing a 10-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) intended to bring more than $1 billion of new aerospace manufacturing work to India. The agreement, signed...

BAE SYSTEMS Selling Electronic Warfare Unit To Cobham.
January 4, 2008... BAE SYSTEMS last month said it has agreed to sell its Pennsylvania-based Surveillance and Attack business to Cobham plc, for $240 million in cash as it de- emphasizes its role as a subsystem provider. The deal is expected to close in the...

Switzerland To Spend $535 Million On F/A-18C/D Upgrades.
January 4, 2008... Switzerland is looking to spend $535 million for the sale of "Upgrade 25 Program" equipment to enhance survivability and communications connectivity and to extend the useful life of 33 Swiss Air Force (SAF) F/A-18C/D aircraft, the Defense...

Morocco Spending $2.6 Billion For Aircraft, Equipment.
January 4, 2008... Morocco is looking to spend upward of $2.4 billion for 24 F-16C/D Block 50/52 aircraft as well as associated equipment and services, according to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA). Besides the 24 F-16s, which will be equipped...

Rockwell Collins Proceeds To Second Phase Upgrade For Thai Air Force C-130 Fleet.
January 11, 2008... Thai Aviation Industries has awarded Rockwell Collins [COL] the second phase of a contract to upgrade the Royal Thai Air Force's (RTAF) fleet of C-130 aircraft with integrated Communications, Navigation, Surveillance/Air Traffic Management...

QinetiQ Moves Into Australian Defense Market Through Two Acquisitions.
January 11, 2008... Britain's QinetiQ recently said it has agreed to acquire two Australian defence consulting firms for $17.7 million in cash, marking the company's first investment in that country as part of its growth plans in Europe, the Middle East and...

U.K. Spending $1 Billion For 10 Reaper UAVs.(unmanned aerial vehicle)(Brief article)
January 11, 2008... The United Kingdom is looking to spend upward of $1.07 billion for the sale of 10 General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI)-built Reaper Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) aircraft as well as associated equipment and services, the Defense...

Kuwait Spending $328 Million To Replenish TOW-2 Missile Stock.
January 11, 2008... Kuwait is looking to spend $328 million for a possible sale of 2,106 TOW- 2A Radio Frequency missiles, as well as associated equipment and services, according to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA). Along with the 2,106 TOW-2A...

L-1 To Acquire Biometric Access Control Firm Bioscrypt.(L-1 Identity Solutions Inc.)
January 11, 2008... L-1 Identity Solutions [ID] recently said it as agreed to acquire Bioscrypt Inc., a Canadian-based firm specializing in biometric access control primarily for commercial customers, for about $44 million in a stock-for-stock transaction. ...

Austal USA Awarded $33 Million For Hurricane Katrina Repairs.
January 11, 2008... The Navy last month awarded Austal USA a firm-fixed-price contract for $33.7 million, the last of six contracts for infrastructure improvements to Gulf Coast shipyards in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Additionally the Navy...

ATK Moves To Become Full Spectrum Space Company With MDA Purchase.
January 11, 2008... Alliant Techsystems [ATK] recently said it has agreed to acquire the space and related information systems business of Canada's MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) in a $1.3 billion cash deal that will make ATK a full- spectrum space...

Business Coalition Backs GAO Report On Need For Export Control Reforms.
January 11, 2008... The Coalition for Security and Competitiveness, a consortium of business groups lobbying the administration on export issues, recently hailed a recent government report taking the nation's arms export process to task. According to the...

Rising China Threat Unmet If U.S. Navy Doesn't Seek Funds To Counter It, Analysts Say.
January 18, 2008... Perhaps the most daunting obstacle to the Navy getting the funds it needs is...the Navy. That is the view of Ronald O'Rourke, a preeminent defense analyst with the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service (CRS). The Navy in recent...

In Two Years Demand Grows Strong For NECC's Capabiltiies, Official Says.(Naval Expeditionary Combat Command)
January 18, 2008... In just its second year of operation, the Naval Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) has seen a high demand for its capabilities as the organization is finding itself employed from Iraq to Central America, a Navy official said. The first...

Rockwell Collins Proceeds To Second Phase Upgrade For Thai Air Force C-130 Fleet.
January 18, 2008... Thai Aviation Industries has awarded Rockwell Collins [COL] the second phase of a contract to upgrade the Royal Thai Air Force's (RTAF) fleet of C-130 aircraft with integrated Communications, Navigation, Surveillance/Air Traffic Management...

Lockheed Martin Gains $40.4 Million Contract Change For Aegis Work On Japanese Ship.
January 18, 2008... The Missile Defense Agency gave Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $40.4 million contract change to provide ballistic missile defense (BMD) capability to a Japanese Aegis-equipped destroyer, the JS Myoko, the company said recently. This would be...

GD Beats L-1 To Produce State Department's New Passport Card.
January 18, 2008... The State Department recently awarded General Dynamics [GD] a potential $72.7 million contract to produce its new border travel document, the PASS Card, beating L-1 Identity Solutions [ID]. The win for GD continues a spate of recent...

Australia Accepts First MRH-90 Helicopters.(Brief article)
January 18, 2008... The first two Australian Defence Force MRH-90 Multi Role helicopters (MRH) last month were accepted into service, Hon. Greg Combet MP, Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Procurement, said. Acquired under Project AIR 9000, a total of 46...

Lawmaker Moves To Block Sale of JDAMs To Saudi Arabia.
January 18, 2008... Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y. ) said recently he is moving to block the president's proposed sale of precision-guided missiles to Saudi Arabia. The president on Jan. 14 formally notified Congress about its intent to sell up to 900 Joint...

Cobham To Further Expand U.S. Business With SPARTA Acquisition.
January 18, 2008... Britain's Cobham plc this week said it has agreed to acquire SPARTA, Inc., for a net price of $416 million in cash, expanding its business base in the United States, particularly in the intelligence and missile defense markets. Cobham...

Iraqi Security Forces Growing, Beginning To Buy Combat Enabling Equipment.
January 25, 2008... As Iraqi security forces move beyond the establishment of an army, the government there will be looking to purchase the types of equipment that supports combat, the general in charge of building those forces in Baghdad said recently. ...

Canada Gives Lockheed Martin $1.4 Billion Order For 17 C-130J Transports.
January 25, 2008... Canada gave Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $1.4 billion order for 17 of the C- 130J Super Hercules airlifters and other items, according to the company. The new C-130J generates much greater operational efficiency than the older C-130s, such as...

Lockheed's PAC-3 MSE Baseline Interceptor For MEADS Program.
January 25, 2008... Under a $66 million contract, MEADS International will incorporate the Lockheed Martin [LMT] PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) Missile as the basic interceptor for the U.S., German and Italian Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS)...

DHS Advisory Panel Recommends International Registered Traveler Program.
January 25, 2008... An advisory panel charged by the Departments of Homeland Security and State to suggest ways to balance the nation's security while maintaining a welcome mat in the United States for foreign visitors includes among its recommendations that...

BAE To Acquire Tenix To Expand Defense Business In Australia.
January 25, 2008... Britain's BAE Systems said last recently it has agreed to acquire the defense businesses of Australia's Tenix Group for up to $695.8 million in cash in a deal that would more than double the company's presence in Australia. BAE said the...

Next CJTF HOA Command Group Trains At JFCOM.(combined joint task force horn of africa)(joint forces command)
January 25, 2008... U.S. Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) recently conducted a mission rehearsal exercise (MRX) for the next commander and staff for the Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa (CJTF HOA). The Defense Department created CJTF HOA in 2002 and some...

DoE Nonproliferation Program Funding GNEP, Iraq Projects--GAO.
January 25, 2008... Congressional auditors have found "serious" problems with an Energy Department nonproliferation program to redirect Soviet-era weapons scientists into commercial employment, saying DoE has overstated its accomplishments, paid salaries to...

SOCOM Signs Contract With BAE For CV-22 Gun.
January 25, 2008... BAE Systems will develop an interim all-quadrant defensive weapon system for the Air Force's CV-22 Osprey aircraft, the company reported. The $491,000 contract awarded earlier this month by the U.S. Special Operations Command calls for...

General Dynamics Canada Achieves CMMI Level 5.
January 25, 2008... General Dynamics [GD] Canada Jan. 21 announced it has achieved Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) Level 5, the highest rating available from the Software Engineering Institute (SEI). The company's announcement follows recent...

U.S. Joint Forces Command Works Toward Capabilities For Preventing Destabilization.
January 25, 2008... The U.S. Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) is moving toward solutions to prevent destabilization around the world by developing the desired capabilities to help the United States build partnership capacity, an official said. "The work we're...

Verified Identity Pass Selected As RT Services Provider For Dulles, Reagan Airports.
January 25, 2008... The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority yesterday selected Verified Identity Pass to be the Registered Traveler (RT) Service Provider for both Dulles International and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airports, further boosting the...

Webb Calls For Growth In Maritime Forces.(Sen. Jim Webb)
January 25, 2008... The United States needs to start a national debate about how the military should be shaped, especially as the nation begins to reduce its presence in Iraq, Sen. Jim Webb (D- Va.) said recently. Webb made those comments during a speech at...