Defense Daily International articles from January 2009

Defense Daily International archives from January 2009

U.K. MoD Receives First Souped Up Light Tanks.
January 9, 2009... The first batch of over 100 enhanced light tanks, used for scouting out the enemy have been delivered to training units in the British army, complete with a state-of-the-art engine cooling system taken from the motorsport industry, the...

Boeing To Provide Indian Navy With New Long-Range Maritime Patrol Aircraft.
January 9, 2009... Boeing [BA] signed a contract earlier this month to build eight P-8I maritime patrol aircraft for the Indian Navy, according to the company. The P-8I is a variant of Boeing's P-8A Poseidon that is being developed for the U.S. Navy. ...

Jacobs Buys Into Consortium Operating U.K. Nuke Weapons Site.
January 9, 2009... In a deal that raised some eyebrows in the British media, Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. announced last month it was buying a one-third share in AWE Management Limited--the operator of Britain's nuclear weapons facility--from state-owned...

Boeing Creates New U.K. Rotorcraft Support Business.
January 9, 2009... Boeing [BA] this week announced the establishment of a new operation to focus on the company's rotorcraft support business in the United Kingdom. The new organization, Boeing UK Rotorcraft Support, is part of the Boeing Integrated...

Poland to Upgrade SSC Surveillance System For Baltic.
January 16, 2009... Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) this week said it has signed a contract with Poland's Maritime Office in Gdynia for upgrading the SSC Maritime Surveillance System originally installed in 1993 on LET 410 SP-MBA aircraft. "The aircraft is...

Hungarian Gripens Ready For QRA Duty.
January 16, 2009... Sweden's Gripen last week said the Hungarian air force declared 14 Gripen fighters operational for QRA tasks (Quick Reaction Alert) over Hungarian territory and air space and ready to take on NATO duty from the Kecskemet air force base. ...

Sagem Wins French UAV Datalink Contract.
January 16, 2009... SAFRAN Group this week said the French defense procurement agency DGA has chosen Sagem over a field of competing companies to design the datalink system for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). According to the terms of the contract--dubbed...

Navistar Signs MILCOTS Deal With Canada.(Department of National Defence)(military commercial off the shelf)(Brief article)
January 16, 2009... As part of a Canadian project to strengthen domestic operations, Navistar Defense this week said it received a $231 million contract to provide the Department of National Defence with Military Commercial off the Shelf (MILCOTS) vehicles. ...

Australia, Indonesian Defense Chiefs Sign Cooperation Agreement.(Brief article)
January 16, 2009... Chief of the Australian Defence Force, Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston, met with his counterpart Commander in Chief, Indonesian Armed Forces, General Djoko Santoso, this week in Jakarta to sign a Joint Statement on Defence Cooperation. ...

Northrop Grumman To Provide Army Software Engineering Support.
January 23, 2009... Northrop Grumman [NOC] said Wednesday it has been awarded a delivery order potentially valued at $71.2 million over three years, to provide software engineering support to the Headquarters, U.S. Army, Europe,and Seventh Army (HQ USAREUR/7A)...

Nordic Defense Cooperation Agreement Holds First Meeting.(Brief article)
January 23, 2009... The new Nordic defense co-operation arrangement, NORDSUP, held its first meeting in Helsinki on Tuesday. The objective of the co-operation is to secure national opportunities in maintaining and developing operational capabilities in all...

Sagem Wins French UAV Datalink Contract.
January 23, 2009... SAFRAN Group recently said the French defense procurement agency DGA has chosen Sagem over a field of competing companies to design the datalink system for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). According to the terms of the contract--dubbed...

Australia Awards GE 12-Year Engine Contract.
January 23, 2009... GE said it has been awarded a 12-year Performance Based Logistics (PBL) contract from the Australian Department of Defence for F404 and F414 engines powering the Australian Defence Force's (ADF) Boeing [BA] F/A-18A/B Hornet and...

Rotem Plans Solar Power For IDF Base.
January 23, 2009... Israel's Rotem is currently planning and articulating an RFI for the establishment of the solar power station in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Nevatim base in the Negev desert. "Rotem Industries will provide the Ministry of Defense...

UK MOD Developing 'Holey' Armor.
January 23, 2009... Britain's Ministry of Defence (MOD) Tuesday acknowledged that developing protective vehicle armor with holes in it may not seem the most obvious way to increase protection for British troops on operations but said that's just what its...

CMC Investing $149 Million in Avionics R&D.
January 23, 2009... Esterline CMC Electronics (CMC) recently said it would invest $149.4 million in research and development over the next five years following the Canadian government decision to support an initiative to develop an industry- leading commercial...

EADS Will Not Bid On Air Force One Contract.
January 30, 2009... EADS North America will not compete for the U.S. presidential aircraft fleet replacement contract, the company said recently. "EADS North America's strategy for growth in the U.S. is based on bringing value to the U.S. warfighter; making...

Raytheon Unmanned Ground Control System Receives NATO Certification.
January 30, 2009... Raytheon [RTN] achieved another industry first from NATO for the U.S. Navy Tactical Control System. The Standardization Agreement (STANAG) 4586 certification confirms that the TCS is the only unmanned ground control system conforming to...

Lockheed Martin Proves Interoperability of ATACMS With U.K. Launchers.
January 30, 2009... Lockheed Martin [LMT] last week said it successfully proved the interoperability of the U.S. Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) missile with British M270B1 launchers in a recent test at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. The flawless test...

Ranger Rotorcraft Achieves Record Levels of International Business.
January 30, 2009... Ranger Rotorcraft Group Inc., a market leader in helicopter technical services, reports that through December 2008, it achieved record levels of international business growth for rotorcraft customizations, completions, military retrofits,...