Defense Daily International articles from July 2010

Defense Daily International archives from July 2010

U.K. Appoints Gen. Sir Peter Wall New Chief of General Staff.(General)(Brief article)
July 30, 2010... Gen. Sir Peter Wall has been approved by the Queen as new Chief of the General Staff. Wall will take over from Gen. Sir David Richards in September. Lt. Gen. Sir Nick Parker, of the Royal Green Jackets, is current deputy commander of the...

Three U.S. Teams Make Finals For International Robotics Competition.(Reconnaissance and Autonomy for Small Robots)(Team Michigan)(University of Pennsylvania)
July 30, 2010... Three teams from the United States are among the six teams to include Turkey, Japan and Australia selected for the finals of the Multi-Autonomous Ground-robotics International Challenge (MAGIC), with winners announced in November in...

Netherlands Makes First FMS Request For Small Diameter Bombs.
July 30, 2010... The Netherlands wants to spend a potential $44 million on a Foreign Military Sale of Small Diameter Bombs1 (SDB1), the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress July 26. This would be the first sale of the weapon to the...

Canada Requests $377 Million In FMS For New Radios, Vehicles.
July 30, 2010... Canada wants to spend $377 million in Foreign Military Sales to modernize its forces, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress July 15. The prime contractors would be Thales Raytheon Systems, ITT [ITT], AM General,...

U.K. Terminates e-Borders Contract; Raytheon Awaits Review.(Raytheon United Kingdom Ltd.)
July 30, 2010... The United Kingdom's Home Office yesterday said it has decided to cancel its approximately $1 billion contract with Raytheon [RTN] for an electronic border (e-Borders) security program that the government said is at least a year behind...

Boeing Completes Final Design Review For India's P-8I.
July 30, 2010... Boeing [BA] on July 16 successfully completed the final design review (FDR) for P-8I, India's long-range maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare aircraft. The P-8I, based on the Boeing 737 commercial airplane, is a variant of the...

Lockheed Martin To Provide GMLRS Unitary For U.S., Foreign Customers.
July 23, 2010... Lockheed Martin [LMT] July 20 received a $462.9 million contract to produce Guided Multiple Rocket Systems (GMLRS) Unitary for the U.S., foreign allies and foreign military sales (FMS) customers. GMLRS Unitary provides the Army, Marines and...

Sikorsky Reveals German Multi-Role Helicopter Team.
July 23, 2010... Sikorsky [UTX] said at the Farnborough Airshow this week its German Multi-Role Helicopter Team (GMRHT), consisting of several partnership agreements, will work together to introduce the Cyclone multi-role helicopter into Germany. The team...

Bell Helicopter, NRC Canada Sign Research Framework Agreement
July 23, 2010... Bell Helicopter [TXT] and the National Research Council Canada (NRC) said they have signed a 10-year research framework agreement to identify and undertake work of mutual interest in the research and development of technology solutions for...

EADS Eyes Foreign Markets As European Budgets Contract.
July 23, 2010... Anticipating a major drawdown in spending by European governments over the next several years, executives of the European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company (EADS) said late last week that they are looking overseas to developing countries...

MBDA Releases 'Concept Visions' Initiative For Integrated Fire Support.
July 23, 2010... MBDA has a new company wide drive called Concept Visions to develop highly innovative fire support system concepts to shape the future defense market in key areas for 2030 and beyond. The initiative was released at the Farnborough...

Canada Commits $8.5 Billion For 65 Lockheed Martin F-35s.
July 23, 2010... Canada has committed approximately $8.5 billion for the acquisition of 65 Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters (JSF) as the country looks to replace its fleet of aging CF-18 Hornets, the Canadian government said. ...

Chile Requests $105 Million Sale To Modernize Air Defense.
July 23, 2010... Chile wants a potential $105 million Foreign Military Sale to modernize its air defense systems, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress July 13. The principal contractors would be Northrop Grumman [NOC], Raytheon...

U.S. Equipment On Track Moving Smoothly Out of Iraq, General Says.(Ray Odierno)
July 23, 2010... U.S. forces equipment currently in theater is expected to be moved out by Sept. 1, when the military-led operations transition to a civilian lead, the commanding general of U.S. forces there, said. Army Gen. Ray Odierno said U.S. forces...

Dytechna, Hobson Industries Sign Strategic Alliance.
July 16, 2010... Dytecna Ltd. and Hobson Industries Ltd. July 1 signed a strategic alliance to target certain future business opportunities. The agreement was signed by managing directors John Fulford of Dytecna and Peter Hobson of Hobsons after formal...

General Dynamics Prepares To Define Canadian LAV III Upgrades.
July 16, 2010... General Dynamics [GD] Land Systems-Canada (GDLS-C) was awarded a $34.4 million contract for the Light Armored Vehicle (LAV) III Upgrade project. The work entails engineering and design work for the LAV III Upgrade Project Definition Phase....

U.K. MoD Unveils Prototype of Future Unmanned Combat Aircraft.
July 16, 2010... The U.K. Ministry of Defence recently officially took the wraps off a prototype unmanned combat aircraft of the future. Called Taranis, after the Celtic god of thunder, the concept demonstrator will test the possibility of developing the...

Australia Requests $2 Billion In Seahawk Helicopter Foreign Military Sales.
July 16, 2010... Australia would spend approximately $2.1 billion to buy MH-60R Seahawk helicopters and associated equipment, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress July 7. The prime contractors would be Sikorsky [UTX], Lockheed...

U.S., Canada Reach Cooperative Agreements On Security, Trade.
July 16, 2010... Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and Canada's Public Safety Minister Vic Toews reached several agreements recently, including a first-ever plan to establish a comprehensive cross-border approach to critical infrastructure...

BAE Completes Acquisition of Atlantic Marine.
July 16, 2010... BAE Systems recently said it has completed its acquisition of four shipyards of Atlantic Marine from the private equity firm J.F. Lehman & Co. for $352 million in cash. The shipyards in Mayport and Jacksonville, Fla., Moss Point, Miss.,...

Boeing Australia Completes High Frequency Modernization Project.
July 9, 2010... Boeing Defence Australia [BA] said it's completion of Joint Project 2043's High Frequency Modernisation (HFMod) Project. The formal letter of completion for the project was delivered on behalf of the Commonwealth of Australia on June 16...

Boeing Sees Foreign Arms Sales Balancing Pentagon Spending Slowdown.
July 9, 2010... Boeing [BA] executives said they hope to grow their international military sales as Pentagon spending is set to slow dramatically in the coming years. "We see a definite counterbalance in the international market," Jim O'Neill, the...

Egypt Requests Continued Frigate Technical Support.
July 9, 2010... The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress July 1 of a possible $210 million Foreign Military Sale to Egypt for the continuation of technical services in support of four Oliver Hazard Perry (FFG-7) and two Knox- class (FF-1052)...

Egypt Requests $77 Million To Support Skyguard-Sparrow Upgrades.
July 9, 2010... Egypt would spend an estimated $77 million on a potential foreign military sale of 40 Skyguard AMOUN Solid-State Transmitters to support the upgrade of the Skyguard-SPARROW Launcher/Illuminator System and associated equipment, parts, training...

European Defence Agency-EC To Consider Joint UAV Funding.
July 9, 2010... The European Defence Agency (EDA) and the European Commission (EC) conference on unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) plans to consider closer cooperation in a common European way forward. "The tasking given by the EDA's Steering Board in...

Oman Could Spend $54 Million On C-130J-30 Logistics Support.
July 9, 2010... Oman would like to spend $54 million on a possible Foreign Military Sale for logistics support and training for two C-130J-30 aircraft, including associated equipment and parts for an estimated cost of $54 million, the Defense Security...

U.K. Requests Continued Participation In C-17 Sustainment Partnership.
July 9, 2010... The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress July 1 of a possible $390 million Foreign Military Sale to the United Kingdom for continued participation in the U.S. Air Force/Boeing Globemaster III Sustainment Partnership. ...