Defense Daily International articles from July 2004

Defense Daily International archives from July 2004

Lockheed Martin Wins $43.6 Million For Defense Radar For Bahrain.
July 2, 2004... Lockheed Martin [LMT] said yesterday that it has been awarded a $43.6 million contract from the Marine Corps to provide a TPS-59(V) 3B ballistic missile defense radar system for Bahrain. "The AN/TPS-59 complements the Kingdom of Bahrain's...

HASC Members Complain About Israeli Ammo Supplier.(House Armed Services Committee )
July 2, 2004... By Sharon Weinberger In a new twist to the Army's plans to seek a second supplier of ammunition, two members of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) raised concerns about using an Israeli manufacturer to supply U.S. forces fighting in...

Senate Appropriators Support Ground-Based Missile Defense, Slash KEI.
July 2, 2004... By Sharon Weinberger The Senate is making clear that while it supports the Pentagon's nearterm missile defense programs, it is skeptical about the more ambitious boostphase interceptor system planned for the future. The Senate version...

Australia To Improve Light Armored Vehicles Protection.
July 2, 2004... General Dynamics [GD] will improve protection for troops deployed in Australian Light Armored Vehicles (ASLAV) under projects announced by the Australian government recently. The first project will strengthen the interior lining for ASLAVs...

IAI 'Dark Flares' Big Success In Flight Guard Test.(Israel Aircraft Industries, civil air self-protection system)
July 16, 2004... By B.C. Kessner TEL AVIV, Israel--Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) Wednesday said its Flight Guard civil air self-protection system using unlit 'dark' flares successfully tracked and destroyed simulated ground launched missiles during...

Defense Brief.(Bell Helicopter Textron [TXT] 212 Helicopters )(Brief Article)
July 16, 2004... The Israeli Ministry of Defense (MoD) is releasing for sale 22 Bell Helicopter Textron [TXT] 212 Helicopters from the inventory of the Israeli Air Force (IAF). The helicopters have been in operational service in the IAF since the mid 70's...

Australia, U.S. To Establish Joint Combined Training Center.(Australian-United States Ministerial consultations)(Brief Article)
July 16, 2004... A Joint Combined Training Center will be developed under an agreement announced at the annual Australian-United States Ministerial consultations (AUSMIN) announced in Washington yesterday. Such sites will improve the ability of the two...

Australia Set To Buy New General Dynamics Abrams Fleet.(Brief Article)
July 16, 2004... Australia has signed an agreement with the United States to buy a General Dynamics [GD] M1 Abrams tank package worth about $382 million, Defence Minister Robert Hill said last week. General Dynamics signed a $5.8 million long-lead material...

BAE To Provide Advanced EW Technology For F/A-22 For Future Lots.(electronic warfare for multi-role fighter)(Brief Article)
July 16, 2004... The U.S. branch of Britain's BAE SYSTEMS said this week it would provide the baseline electronic warfare (EW) suite for future production runs of the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F/A-22 multi-role fighter. "The advanced digital receiver is capable...

Lockheed Martin Begins Forward Fuselage Assembly For JSF.(Joint Strike Fighter )(Brief Article)
July 16, 2004... Lockheed Martin [LMT] this week commenced assembly of the forward fuselage component of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) by loading a structural bulkhead on an assembly tool at its facility in Fort Worth, Texas. "Today, we are...

T-50 Trainer Begins High Angle-of-Attack Flight Testing.
July 16, 2004... Lockheed Martin [LMT] said this week that the South Korea has begun high angle-of-attack (AoA) flight testing on the T-50 Golden Eagle, a supersonic jet trainer being developed by Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) with Lockheed Martin's...

EADS Gets Germany Military Message Handling System Contract.(European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co.)(Brief Article)
July 16, 2004... The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) said its Defense and Communications Systems unit has won a $24.8 million contract to provide the secure Military Message Handling System to the German Bundeswehr by the end of 2005. The...

International MLRS Program Marks 25 Years.(Multiple Launch Rocket System)(Brief Article)
July 16, 2004... The Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) international program marked 25 years with celebrations July 13 in Huntsville, Ala. Lockheed Martin [LMT] is the MLRS prime contractor. "Put simply...25 years of successful international...

French Firms Create Research Lab For Semiconductor Technologies.(Brief Article)
July 16, 2004... France's Thales and Alcatel [ALA] recently said they have created a joint research laboratory to develop semiconductor technologies for applications in the telecommunications, defense, space and security markets. The lab will take...

IAI Completes First B-767-200 Post Conversion Flight.(Israel Aircraft Industries)(Brief Article)
July 23, 2004... Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) recently said its Bedek Aviation Group has successfully completed post conversion flight for the first Boeing [BA] 767-200 that Bedek converted from passenger to special freighter configuration for ABX Air. ...

First Ka-32 Helicopter Equipped With IAI Suite Delivered To South Korea.(Israel Aircraft Industries)
July 23, 2004... Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) said recently the first Russian-built Kamov Ka-32 helicopter equipped with IAI's avionics package was delivered last month to the South Korean air force by Korean firm LGI. According to an IAI statement,...

Japan's Modified Northrop Grumman Early Warning Aircraft Takes Flight.(Brief Article)
July 23, 2004... Northrop Grumman [NOC] said recently that the first of Japan's fleet of E-2C early-warning command and control aircraft to be upgraded to the E-2C Hawkeye 2000 configuration completed its maiden flight on July 14. The aircraft, one of 13...

Australia Hosts Pitch Black 2004 For Various Air Forces.(Brief Article)
July 23, 2004... Australia's Ministry of Defence (MoD) said Sunday it officially launched the Pitch Black 2004 Exercise at the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) base in Darwin. "Exercise Pitch Black is of great importance to Australia not only because of...

EADS CASA Delivers The First Two Upgraded C-212 To Mexico.(Brief Article)
July 23, 2004... The CASA group of the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) said recently that it has delivered the two C-212-200 aircraft that have been transformed to the new configuration as maritime patrol aircraft to the Mexican Navy. The...

Australia To Consider American Targeting Pods For F/A-18 Fleet.
July 23, 2004... Australia's Ministry of Defence (MoD) recently said that its F/A-18 Hornet fighter produced by Boeing [BA] will soon be equipped with state-of-the-art target designation systems under a project worth more than $100 million. The government...

Eurofighter Facing Costly Production Gap, EADS Official Says.(European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co., Tom Enders)
July 23, 2004... By Sharon Weinberger BATH, England--With concerns rising over the delayed contract for the second phase of the Eurofighter aircraft program, a senior official in the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) is saying that the...

Negotiations For British Tankers Slip Six Months.
July 23, 2004... By Sharon Weinberger BATH, England--The European Aeronautic Defence Space Co. (EADS) expects the contract to provide tankers to the Royal Air Force to be delayed by about six months, according to a senior company official. The United...

Incoming Lockheed Martin CEO Calls For More Open Defense Markets.(Robert Stevens)
July 23, 2004... By Sharon Weinberger LONDON-- As debate heats up in Congress over defense trade and technology transfer, the incoming CEO of Lockheed Martin [LMT] is calling for more open markets that allow greater cooperation with U.S. allies. ...

U.K. Taps Thales Over Northrop Grumman For UAV Program.(unmanned aerial vehicle)(Brief Article)
July 23, 2004... By Sharon Weinberger FARNBOROUGH, England--The U.K. Ministry of Defense said here this week that a group led by France's Thales was the preferred bidder to lead the next phase of the government's $1.5 billion tactical unmanned aerial...

Thales To Supply U.K. Forces With Advanced Starstreak Missiles.(Brief Article)
July 30, 2004... by Ann Roosevelt French's Thales has won a $326 million contract to supply thousands of the most advanced air defense Starstreak missiles, the U.K. Ministry of Defence said yesterday. The Belfast, Ireland-based Thales Air Defence...

Wind Tunnel Tests Affirm Smiths Drogue Stabilization Technology.
July 30, 2004... Smiths Aerospace said recently that it is progressing with validation of its innovative hose and drogue stabilization technology for autonomous aerial refueling through a series of tests, the latest of which were successfully completed last...

Jordan Expands Helicopter Fleet with UH-60L Black Hawks.(Brief Article)
July 30, 2004... Sikorsky [UTX] said recently that it has signed an agreement with the U.S. government to build eight UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters for the Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF), bringing the number of Black Hawk with the RJAF to thirteen. ...

Rheinmetall Wins Two More Contracts For MASS Decoy Countermeasures System.(Rheinmetall DeTec AG)(Brief Article)
July 30, 2004... Rheinmetall Waffe Munition GmbH (RWM), a subsidiary of the Rheinmetall DeTec Group, said last week that it has been awarded two more contracts for MASS, its naval countermeasures system. Following in the wake of the navies of Norway,...

BAE SYSTEMS Announces First Flight of CONDOR II Helicopter Sensor Program.(Brief Article)
July 30, 2004... BAE SYSTEMS said recently that it has achieved its first shakedown flight of a day/night, all-weather visibility system being developed under the U.K. Ministry of Defence's CONDOR II helicopter technology demonstrator program. "This first...

Britain Wants To Buy The Four C-17s It Leases and An Additional Aircraft.(Brief Article)
July 30, 2004... Britain intends to purchase the four C-17s produced by Boeing [BA] that it is currently leasing from the United States and acquire an additional aircraft, according to the country's latest Future Capabilities report. "We have already...

Lockheed Martin To Provide U.K. Army With Vehicle Management Infrastructure.(Brief Article)
July 30, 2004... Lockheed Martin UK [LMT] said recently that it won a $36.7 million contract from the U.K. Ministry of Defense to deliver a joint asset management information technology infrastructure to manage the British Army to manage its wheeled and tracked...

BAE SYSTEMS Lightweight Howitzer Completes Airlift Tests.(Brief Article)
July 30, 2004... BAE SYSTEMS said recently that its 175mm Lightweight Howitzer (M777E1) has completed a series of airlift tests with the Marine Corps' MV-22 tiltrotor aircraft. The tests were conducted at the Army's Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., June 25...

Future U.K. Army: Smaller, Lighter, Expeditionary, Says MoD.
July 30, 2004... By Ann Roosevelt The British Army will become smaller, lighter and have more precise weapons as the Ministry of Defense (MoD) plans for more flexible, adaptable military forces to meet future security challenges. To transform the army...

Wald: European Union Must Form Strategic Vision.(Charles Wald)
July 30, 2004... By Amy Butler Air Force Gen. Charles Wald, deputy commander of the vast U.S. European Command, last week emphasized the strategic importance of his area of responsibility, and he added that the European Union must step up to the plate on...

UK Report: 'Faster, Better, Cheaper' Acquisition Fails To Deliver.
July 30, 2004... by Ann Roosevelt The major U.K. Ministry of Defence (MoD) "smart acquisition" initiatives to buy defense items faster, better, cheaper has failed on almost all counts, said a critical report by the House of Commons Defence Committee...