Defense Daily International articles from June 2003

Defense Daily International archives from June 2003

Britain Interested in SDB, But Boeing Concentrating Efforts On Air Force Use First.
June 6, 2003... By Lorenzo Cortes Boeing [BA], currently competing with Lockheed Martin [LMT] for the prime contract to produce the 250-pound Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) for the Air Force, has seen some interest in the project from potential international...

Embraer Aims To Produce Airborne Surveillance Platforms At New Florida Facility.
June 6, 2003... By Lorenzo Cortes The decision by Brazil's Embraer [ERJ] to open an aircraft production facility at the Cecil Commerce Center in Jacksonville, Fla., indicates a willingness to apply previous success with airborne surveillance and...

Lockheed Martin Awarded $4.75 Million To Mature FSCS Sensors, Demonstrator.
June 6, 2003... By Neil Baumgardner Lockheed Martin [LMT] last week was awarded a $4.75 million contract to enhance and mature the sensor package and integrated demonstrator vehicle it originally developed for the former Future Scout Cavalry System (FSCS)...

Lockheed Martin Moves Into New Business Area With Follow-on To SMAW.(Shoulder-launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon)
June 6, 2003... By Neil Baumgardner Lockheed Martin [LMT] is moving into the arena of short-range unguided rockets after receiving a $3.3 million, 15-month contract last week to conduct the system integration phase (SIP) for the replacement of the Marine...

Japan Selects EH101 Merlin for Airborne Minesweeping Requirement.
June 6, 2003... The Japan yesterday formally selected the EH101 Merlin offered by AgustaWestland and Japan's Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) and Marebuni Aerospace to meet its airborne minesweeping program under a contract worth an unspecified value. "We...

Lockheed Martin Selected To Assess Upgrades For Royal Navy EH101 Merlins.(naval helicopters)
June 6, 2003... Lockheed Martin [LMT] on Wednesday was selected by Britain's Ministry of Defence for a $29 million contract to study possible upgrades for the Royal Navy's AgustaWestland EH101 Merlin maritime helicopters, a variant of which is also being...

Australia's ADI, Tenix Call Off Shipyard Merger.
June 6, 2003... Australia's two largest defense companies, ADI and Tenix, last week said they have called off the former plans to merge their shipbuilding and ship repair capabilities under a new joint venture that was also expected to bid for ownership of the...

Tadiran Reports Surge In First Quarter Sales, Earnings.(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... Israel's Tadiran Communications on Monday reported strong first quarter results due to sales of computers, communications equipment, new product launches and profitability enhancements. The company also said it expanded its presence in the...

Israel Aircraft Industries' Sales, Profits Sag On Commercial Aviation Woes.(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) last week reported lower first quarter sales and earnings due to weakness in commercial aviation markets, a slowdown in business activity before the war in Iraq and uncertainty related to cuts in Israel's...

Marshall Aerospace to Perform 767 Conversion For TTSC's FSTA Bid.(Tanker Transport Services Company's Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft contract bid)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... The Tanker Transport Services Company (TTSC) group consisting of Boeing [BA], Britain's BAE SYSTEMS [BA.L], Serco [SRP.L] and Spectrum Capital tanker team bidding for the Royal Air Force's (RAF) Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft (FSTA)...

Canada Decides To Enter Talks With United States To Consider Entry Into BMD.
June 6, 2003... Canada's Minister of National Defence, John McCallum, told its House of Commons last week that the government had decided to begin negotiations with the United States to consider participation in ballistic missile defense (BMD) initiatives, but...

Alliant Techsystems To Manufacture Components For Arrow II Interceptor.(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... Alliant Techsystems [ATK] has been awarded a $17.6 million contract from Boeing [BA] to facilitize and qualify manufacturing processes for components of the Israeli Arrow II interceptor. Boeing is currently operating under a pre-production...

Lockheed Martin Awarded Contract To Supply Portable Radars to Australia.
June 6, 2003... Lockheed Martin [LMT] yesterday said it has been awarded a $9.5 million contract by Sweden's Saab [SAABb.ST] to supply five of its portable search and target acquisition radars (PSTAR) to Australia as part of the country's acquisition of RBS 70...

Allied Defense Group Awarded $9.8 Million In Ammo Contracts.
June 6, 2003... The Allied Defense Group's [ADG] Belgium-based MECAR subsidiary was awarded $9.8 million in contracts last month, including 105mm tank ammunition for a NATO customer in Europe and 90mm and 25mm ammunition for customers in North Africa and the...

Raytheon Looks Offer Paveway IV To United States, International Customers.
June 13, 2003... By Neil Baumgardner Following its selection yesterday by Britain's Ministry of Defence for a contract expected to be worth $175 million to meet the country's long-term precision guided bomb (PGB) needs, Raytheon [RTN] is looking to offer...

L-3 To Acquire Bombardier's Military Aviation Services Unit For $90 Million.
June 13, 2003... By Calvin Biesecker L-3 Communications [LLL] on Tuesday said it has agreed to acquire the Military Aviation Services (MAS) unit of Canada's Bombardier [BBDa.TO] for about $90 million in cash in a deal that would give the U.S. firm a...

TIPS Offers Mixed-Fleet For NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance.(Transatlantic Industrial Partnership Solution for manned, unmanned aircraft surveillance)
June 13, 2003... Northrop Grumman [NOC], the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) [EAD], France's Thales [TCFP.PA] and Italy's Finmeccanica [SIFI.MI] on Tuesday said their Transatlantic Industrial Partnership Solution (TIPS) for NATO's Alliance...

Spectrum Astro, German Company Team To Cooperate On Missile Defense.
June 13, 2003... Spectrum Astro and Germany's OHB-System on Monday said they have signed an agreement to cooperate to support international space programs and opportunities specifically in the area of missile defense. Through this agreement, two of the...

Australia's Austal Selected To Supply Patrol Boats To Yemen.
June 13, 2003... Australia's Austal [ASB.AX] on Monday said it has been selected for a $55 million contract to provide 10 123-foot patrol boats to Yemen, a move that could boost the company's chances to win the $211 million program to replace the Royal...

Lockheed Martin Awarded Contract To Provide Aegis Support For South Korea.
June 13, 2003... Lockheed Martin [LMT] last week was awarded a $267 million contract to provide engineering support for the first of South Korea's three future KDX-III Aegis destroyers. "The strong relationship forged between the U.S. Navy and the Korean...

AgustaWestland, BAE SYSTEMS Team To Compete For Australian Helicopters.
June 13, 2003... The Anglo-Italian helicopter manufacturer AgustaWestland and Britain's BAE SYSTEMS [BA.L] last week said they have reached a teaming agreement to offer the EH101 Merlin for Australia's Air 9000 program, which entails the acquisition of a new...

British Decision on Advanced Jet Trainers Expected This Month.
June 13, 2003... Britain's Ministry of Defence is expected to make a decision on the "way ahead" for the country's acquisition of new advanced jet trainers under the Military Flight Training System (MFTS) program, with only BAE SYSTEMS [BA.L] having submitted a...

Titan Unseats BAE SYSTEMS For Navy Intelligence IT Contract.(Brief Article)
June 13, 2003... Garnering new business, Titan [TTN] on Wednesday said it won a potential $195 million information technology contract to provide the Navy intelligence community with a variety of services, unseating Britain's BAE SYSTEMS [BA.L] for the award,...

Esterline Closes $88 Million Deal For Weston Aerospace.(Brief Article)
June 13, 2003... Esterline Technologies [ESL] on Wednesday said it has completed its purchase of Britain's Weston Group from the Roxbury Group, enhancing the company's position in the high-end aerospace sensors market for large-thrust jet engines. ...

EADS Awarded Contract To Develop Fire Control System For MLRS, MARS.(Brief Article)
June 13, 2003... The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) [EAD] last week said it has been awarded a $49 million contract from the German army to develop new a European Fire Control System (EFCS) for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] Multiple Launch Rocket...

Defense Briefs.(BAE Systems teams with IBM, Steria for British defense contract)(Brief Article)
June 13, 2003... Britain's BAE SYSTEMS [BA.L] last week said it has teamed with IBM [IBM] and France's Steria to bid for Britain's Defence Information Infrastructure (DII) information technology (IT) program. Under the program, the winning competitor would...

Singapore Plans To Narrow Fighter Competitors By September.
June 20, 2003... By Neil Baumgardner LE BOURGET, France--Singapore plans to narrow the competitors for its next-generation fighter replacement program from the current six--Boeing's [BA] F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and F-15E, Lockheed Martin's [LMT] F-16C/D...

EDO Cracks Europe's Aircraft Weapons-Release Market With Acquisition.(Emblem Group)
June 20, 2003... EDO [EDO] recently said it has acquired Britain's Emblem Group for $25.6 million in cash, giving the U.S. defense contractor a spot in the European market for aircraft armament-release products. Customers in Britain and Europe "typically...

MEADS Ready To Proceed Into Next Develop Phase, Program Officials Say.(Medium Extended Air Defense System )
June 20, 2003... The international participants in the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) program reported from the Paris Airshow that their offer for the development of the system will be provided on schedule this month. Program officials in Paris...

Sikorsky Sees World Market For More than 300 H-92 Superhawks.
June 20, 2003... By Neil Baumgardner LE BOURGET, France--Sikorsky [UTX] sees a market for sales of between 300 to 400 H-92 Superhawks, the military version of the company's S-92 helicopter, including a large potential for utility and VIP transport...

Korea Becomes First Foreign Customer For Raytheon's AWW-13 Data Link Pod.(Brief Article)
June 20, 2003... Raytheon [RTN] said recently it was awarded a $5.7 million contract by Boeing [BA] to produce the AWW-13 Advanced Data Link Pod for the F-15K fighterbomber being procured for Korea's air force, marking the first foreign order for the system....

European Team Targets August Flight For Hypersonic Missile.(Brief Article)
June 20, 2003... A second test flight of a hypersonic missile system designed by the EADS/LFK subsidiary European Aeronautics Defence and Space Co. (EADS) [EAD] is slated for August 2003 at a test sight in Germany, a test that will lead to a three-year program...

NATO Moving Forward With Next Phase In International Missile Defense Studies.
June 20, 2003... By Kerry Gildea NATO's missile defense feasibility study (MDFS) has cleared a major funding hurdle, NATO officials said recently. During a June 12 meeting at NATO headquarters participating defense ministers reported the new study will...

U.S., Britain Pen Formal Agreement For Missile Defense Cooperation.
June 20, 2003... By Kerry Gildea The United States and the United Kingdom recently finalized a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on missile defense cooperation that is expected to lead to incorporation of the Fylingdales radar site in the missile defense...

EADS, MBDA, Sukhoi To Explore Cooperation on UCAVs, Future Defense Systems.(Brief Article)
June 20, 2003... LE BOURGET, France--The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) [EAD], the European missile consortium MBDA and Russia's Sukhoi yesterday signed an agreement during the Paris Airshow to explore cooperation on future defense systems,...

BAE SYSTEMS' HIDAS Given Clearance For British Apaches.
June 20, 2003... Britain's BAE SYSTEMS [BA.L] recently said its Helicopter Integrated Defensive Aides Suite (HIDAS) has been given initial clearance by the country's Ministry of Defence to enter service with the British army's Apache Longbow attack helicopters,...

TIPS, Raytheon-BAE Team Nearing Competition For NATO AGS Program.(Transatlantic Industrial Partnership Solution team prepares to bid for Alliance Ground Surveillance program)
June 20, 2003... By Neil Baumgardner LE BOURGET, France--With NATO set to release a request for proposals (RFP) in two weeks for concept definition contracts for the Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) requirement, the Transatlantic Industrial Partnership...

NHI, Lockheed Martin Strengthen Teaming For Maritime Helicopter Program.
June 20, 2003... By Neil Baumgardner LE BOURGET, France-- NH Industries (NHI) signed an agreement recently to offer the NH90 for Canada's Maritime Helicopter Program (MHP) effort exclusively in cooperation with Lockheed Martin's [LMT] subsidiary in Canada,...

Arotech's Zinc-Air Battery Powers Micro Aerial Vehicle In Flight.
June 20, 2003... By B.C. Kessner Arotech [ARTX] recently said it used a zinc-air battery built by its Electric Fuel Battery subsidiary to power the flight of a micro aerial vehicle (MAV) in tests conducted recently in Israel. "This is the first time...

European Soldier System Integrators Establish Standardization Working Group.(Brief Article)
June 20, 2003... The leading European soldier system integrators--France's Thales [TCFP.PA], the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) [EAD], Italy's Marconi Selenia Communications, and the Netherlands' TNO--last week signed an agreement to establish...

Boeing's Krone Defends Presence Within FCS Firewall.(Roger Krone; Army's Future Combat Systems program)
June 20, 2003... By Neil Baumgardner LE BOURGET, France--Boeing's [BA] senior vice president for Army programs, Roger Krone, recently said his presence within the firewall erected between the Boeing-Science Applications Internal Corp. lead systems...

Gripen Turning To Market For Replacement of F-5s, Mirages, MiGs.
June 27, 2003... By Neil Baumgardner LE BOURGET, France--Following on orders for the JAS-39 Gripen fighter in South Africa and Hungary, the Gripen International joint venture between Sweden's Saab [SAABb.ST] and Britain's BAE SYSTEMS [BA.L] is turning its...

Navy IPO Outlines Desired Policy Changes, Major Program Priorities.(International Programs Office)
June 27, 2003... By Hunter Keeter The Navy's International Programs Office (IPO) and others involved in the sale and test of systems and components on the international market advocate streamlined regulation while focusing on sales priorities for the...

Lockheed Martin Watching Several Countries For Surface Warship Opportunities.
June 27, 2003... By Neil Baumgardner LE BOURGET, France--Lockheed Martin [LMT] is watching several countries--including Australia, Britain, Chile, Greece, Israel--for possible future naval surface warship opportunities for the application of the company's...

Spain Considers Procurement of Strategic Projection Ship In Naval Modernization Plan.
June 27, 2003... By Lorenzo Cortes The Spanish navy's future modernization plans include procurement of a host of new weapons and systems, including a strategic projection ship capable of multiple tasks including amphibious operations and humanitarian...

Northrop Grumman: Britain's Watchkeeper About Much More Than UAVs.(unmanned aerial vehicles)
June 27, 2003... By B.C. Kessner As the final selection for Britain's 10-year, $1.2 billion Watchkeeper program approaches, Northrop Grumman [NOC] is making it clear that the competition is not just about unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) systems like the...

Eurofighter Claims Lead Over JSF in Norway Development Contracts.(Joint Strike Fighter)
June 27, 2003... By Neil Baumgardner LE BOURGET, France--While Norway has invested more funding into the system development and demonstration (SDD) phase of Lockheed Martin's [LMT] F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the Eurofighter consortium has awarded greater...

Boeing Hopeful of Concluding Malaysian Super Hornet Sale By End of the Year.
June 27, 2003... By Neil Baumgardner LE BOURGET, France--Boeing [BA] is hopeful of concluding by the end of the year the $1.5 billion sale of up to 18 F/A-18F Super Hornet strike fighters to Malaysia, the first potential export customer for the aircraft,...

Lockheed Martin Pursuing P-3 Opportunities In Eight Countries.(Baumgardner, Neil)
June 27, 2003... By Neil Baumgardner LE BOURGET, France--Lockheed Martin [LMT] is actively pursuing opportunities for the sale of its P-3C maritime patrol aircraft or upgrades in Brazil, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, Pakistan, Portugal and South Korea,...

Eurocopter Chief Boosts Tiger In Light of Apache Experience In Iraq.(Fabrice Bregier)
June 27, 2003... By Neil Baumgardner LE BOURGET, France--While awaiting a decision by Spain on its future attack helicopters, Fabrice Bregier, the president and CEO of the Eurocopter subsidiary of the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) [EAD],...

Allied Defense Awarded Contract To Test 120mm Mortar Ammo For Competition.(Brief Article)
June 27, 2003... PETIT ROEULX LEZ NIVELLES, Belgium--Allied Defense [ADG] last week said it has been awarded a contract to test its 120mm mortar ammunition as part of a competition in a large, "non-traditional" European NATO country. "We've never done...

Lockheed Martin, EADS Selected To Compete For British Air Defense Upgrade.
June 27, 2003... Britain's Ministry of Defence on Wednesday picked Lockheed Martin [LMT] and the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) [EAD] over France's Thales [TCFP.PA] and the Anglo-Italian AMS joint venture for $67 million contracts to conduct...

ADI Eliminated From Competition For Australian Patrol Boat Program.(defense company)(Brief Article)
June 27, 2003... Australia's Department of Defence on Wednesday said it has eliminated the Australian defense company ADI from the competition to replace the Royal Australian Navy's (RAN) Fremantle-class patrol boats and plans to select a winner between the...

Lockheed Martin, BAE SYSTEMS Agree To Explore Missile Defense Partnerships.
June 27, 2003... Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Britain's BAE SYSTEMS [BA.L] said on Tuesday that they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore future partnership opportunities in the ballistic missile defense arena. Under the agreement, the...

BAE SYSTEMS Sees Homeland Security Applications For LTC550 Infrared Camera.(LTC550)(Brief Article)
June 27, 2003... By Lorenzo Cortes Britain's BAE SYSTEMS [BA.L] believes that its LTC550 MicroIR infrared camera system could have future applications to homeland security market, according to a company official. "The LTC550 is actually the next...

BAE SYSTEMS, Tenix Selected For Electronic Warfare Self-Protection Contracts.(Brief Article)
June 27, 2003... Australia's Department of Defence on Monday selected Britain's BAE SYSTEMS [BA.L] and Australia's Tenix to supply electronic warfare selfprotection (EWSP) equipment for Australian military aircraft under the $166 million Project Echidna. ...

GIAT Industries Signs Contract For Australian Tiger Turrets.(Brief Article)
June 27, 2003... France's GIAT Industries last week said it has signed a contract, worth an unspecified amount, to supply 22 THL 30 30mm gun turrets for the Tiger armed reconnaissance helicopters being acquired by Australia from the Eurocopter subsidiary of the...

MBDA Awards $342 Million In Meteor Contracts to Bayern-Chemie Protac, Thales.(Development of ramjet propulsion and seeker for Meteor beyond visual-range air-to-air missile)
June 27, 2003... The European missile consortium MBDA last week awarded $342 million in contracts to Germany's Bayern Chemie Protac and France's Thales [TCFP.PA] for the development of the ramjet propulsion and seeker for the Meteor beyond visual-range...

BAE SYSTEMS Picks Northrop Grumman For Inertial Measurement Package For Sting Ray.(Brief Article)
June 27, 2003... Northrop Grumman [NOC] said last week it had been selected by Britain's BAE SYSTEMS [BA.L] to provide LN-200 inertial measurement packages for Britain's Sting Ray torpedo. BAE signed an agreement last winter with the Ministry of Defence...