Defense Daily International articles from June 2005

Defense Daily International archives from June 2005

Intel Double-Edged Sword In IAF's Fight Against Terror.(Israel Air Force's ability to acquire intelligence)
June 3, 2005... By B.C. Kessner HERZLIYYA, Israel--Israel's recent achievements in intelligence are part of the reason it could manifest the power of its air force (IAF) in the war on terrorism, but when gaps occur the decisions on whether to wield that...

Lockheed Martin Gets $40 Million Royal Danish Air Force Radar Contract.(Brief Article)
June 3, 2005... The Royal Danish Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $40 million contract for two long-range AN/TPS-77 transportable radar systems and a four-year logistic support package, according to a company statement. The radars will...

Australian Defence Force Signs Eurocopter Contract.(Brief Article)
June 3, 2005... The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co.'s (EADS) wholly owned Eurocopter announced June 2 the signing of a contract with Australia for 12 MRH90 helicopters. Eurocopter competed successfully against Sikorsky [UTX]. Australia...

Pentagon Approves JSF Restructuring.(F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2005... By Sharon Weinberger The Pentagon's acting acquisition chief signed off last week on the latest restructuring of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program, a decision that largely formalizes earlier plans to delay fielding the...

BT, Nortel To Develop UK National Defense Communications Network.(British Telecommunications PLC and Northern Telecom Ltd.)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2005... The U.K.'s BT said this week it is partnering with Nortel [NT] as its main supplier to deploy a nationwide communications network that will be used for secure managed voice and data services to the Ministry of Defence and the armed forces....

U.S., Italy, Germany Sign MEADS Design And Development Contract.(Medium Extended Air Defense System)
June 3, 2005... By Ann Roosevelt MEADS International (MI) this week announced the signing May 31 of the defined $2 billion, 1.4 billion Euro contract to design and develop (D&D) the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) being developed by the...

Wargame Highlights Language, Cultural Challenges Facing Coalition Forces.
June 3, 2005... By Geoff Fein Coalition forces working in urban operations face a number of challenges, least of which is the ability to share information across different languages, according to several participants in the Joint Urban Warfare (JUW) '05...

Terrorism Fight Drawing Air And Ground Forces Closer Together.
June 3, 2005... By B.C. Kessner HERZLIYA, Israel--Former Air Force Secretary Jim Roche and Israel Air Force (IAF) commander, Maj. Gen. Elyezer Shkedy, both said recently there has been dramatic integration and interoperability between ground and air...

Aircraft Subsidy Dispute To Go To World Trade Organization.
June 3, 2005... By Sharon Weinberger Unable to reach a resolution following months of transatlantic negotiations, the U.S. government has announced its intention to take its dispute with the European Union over aircraft manufacturing subsidies to the...

Defense Brief.(possible sale of 175 M-2 Block IIIA Standard Missiles)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2005... The Pentagon notified Congress this week of a possible sale of 175 M-2 Block IIIA Standard Missiles and associated equipment in a sale worth up to $315 million to Australia. Raytheon would be the prime contractor for the missiles, which is...

Canadian General Says Defense Spending Could Rise Further.
June 10, 2005... By Sharon Weinberger The head of Canada's Defense Staff said that the recently announced increased in the country's defense budget may be a prelude to even higher levels of spending over the next few years. Canada in February...

DARPA, Singapore's DSTA Explore Defense Technology Collaboration.(Brief Article)
June 10, 2005... The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and Singapore's Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) are exploring collaboration on technologies that could improve both nations' military capabilities. DARPA Director...

New Wing Extension Design For Boeing's P-8A MMA.(Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft)(Brief Article)
June 10, 2005... The Boeing-led [BA] industry team has redesigned the wing extension on the Navy's P-8A Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft (MMA), changing it from a blended winglet to a commercially proven raked or backswept wing tip, according to a company...

Obit.(Saunders Kramer obituary)(Obituary)
June 10, 2005... Saunders Kramer, 84, a longtime analyst of the former Soviet Union's space program, passed away in Silver Spring, Md., on Memorial Day, due to complications from heart surgery. During the Cold War, Kramer was among a handful of unclassified...

Multinational Military Consider the Future At War Game.
June 10, 2005... By Ann Roosevelt Military representatives from U.S. allies will bring home ideas and concepts from participating in the U.S. Joint Forces Command-U.S. Army cosponsored war game Unified Quest 05. Held in May at the Army War College,...

Australian Defence Force Signs Eurocopter Contract.(Brief Article)
June 10, 2005... The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co.'s (EADS) wholly owned Eurocopter announced last week the signing of a contract with Australia for 12 MRH90 helicopters. Eurocopter competed successfully against Sikorsky [UTX]. Australia...

Lockheed Martin Gets $40 Million Royal Danish Air Force Radar Contract.(Brief Article)
June 10, 2005... The Royal Danish Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $40 million contract for two long-range AN/TPS-77 transportable radar systems and a four-year logistic support package, according to a company statement. The radars will...

DD(X) Vital To Developing Capabilities for Future Ships, Commander Says.
June 10, 2005... By Geoff Fein The pace of new technology development will provide the Navy increased capability as well as make ships such as DD(X) more affordable in the years to come, according to the outgoing head of Naval Sea Systems Command...

PATRIA Invited To Bid For New Czech Wheeled Armored Vehicles.(Brief Article)
June 10, 2005... Patria has received a request for quote for the rearmament of the Czech Armed Forces with new wheeled, armored personnel carriers and infantry fighting vehicles, with a contract valued at $859 million, the company said last week.The Czech...

Avio Acquires Aerospace Unit From Philips Electronics.(Brief Article)
June 10, 2005... Italy's Avio Group, a portfolio company of the equity firm The Carlyle Group, yesterday said it has acquired an 80 percent stake in the aeronautical business operation of the Dutch company Philips Electronics. Terms of the deal were not...

GDELCS Competes With Patria For Czech Army Program.(General Dynamics' European Land Combat Systems)(Brief Article)
June 10, 2005... General Dynamics' [GD] European Land Combat Systems is competing for the approximately $859 million Czech Army armored personnel carrier program as is Patria, a company owned by Finland and European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS)....

Observers Fear DoD China Report May Be 'Watered Down'.
June 10, 2005... By Nathan Hodge As the Defense Department prepares to release its annual report to Congress on China's military capabilities, some observers are worried that the document is being "watered down" as it works its way through the...

Malaysia Orders SWE-DISH IP-Based Satellite Network Solutions.(Brief Article)
June 10, 2005... Malaysia has selected Sweden's SWE-DISH Satellite Systems to develop their newest satellite network solution based on Ku-band technology, the company announced this week. "Like all our customers, the Malaysian authorities have high...

Raytheon To Produce Quick-Reaction Satellites.(Brief Article)
June 10, 2005... Raytheon [RTN] yesterday was awarded a $14 million contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory's Space Vehicle Directorate to produce a quick- reaction space optical payload. The ARTEMIS (Advanced Responsive Tactically Effective...

India And Israel Industries Closer, But Policy Approaches Differ For Terrorism.
June 10, 2005... By B.C. Kessner HERZLIYYA, Israel-- Senior Indian air power and terrorism experts here last week said that while India still had much to gain from Israel's industry and expertise in areas such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), the two...

U.S. To Hand Over Oil Platform Security To Iraqis, Admiral Says.(David Nichols)
June 10, 2005... By Nathan Hodge The United States is planning to hand responsibility for securing two major oil platforms back to Iraqi forces by year's end, according to the top admiral in the Persian Gulf region. Vice Adm. David Nichols, the...

Industry Group Head Says WTO Issue To Dominate Paris Air Show.(World Trade Organization)
June 10, 2005... By Sharon Weinberger Without any major new technology or aircraft announcements on the immediate horizon, concerns about a brewing trade war between the United States and Europe are expected to take front and center attention at the Paris...

Terms and Conditions of Master Understanding Agreed On By EADS and MBDA.(European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co)(Brief Article)
June 17, 2005... European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) and MBDA announced on Wednesday the final agreements for the Master Understanding to make the German missile systems house EADS/LFK part of MBDA, according to EADS. The agreement was...

Australia To Double Annual Defense Technology Funds.
June 17, 2005... By Ann Roosevelt The Australian government plans to add $49.3 million to the Capability and Technology Demonstrator program over the next three years, effectively doubling the annual average expenditure, the defense minister said...

Senate Appropriators Eye Increases For Israeli Missile Programs.
June 17, 2005... By George Cahlink Senate Appropriators might add as much as $65 million to the Arrow missile program and another $16 million to study developing a short-range missile defense system with Israel in their upcoming FY '06 spending bill,...

Research Firm Sees Major New Player In Artillery Market.(Samsung Group's Techwin)
June 17, 2005... By Nathan Hodge A South Korean firm is poised to become one of the biggest players in the international market for self-propelled artillery systems, according to a new report by Forecast International, an aerospace and defense research...

NATO Defense Ministers See Rise In Defense Spending, Capability Shortfalls.
June 17, 2005... By Ann Roosevelt More than half the 26 NATO nations project defense-spending increases for the first time in several years, while capability shortfalls continue, defense ministers said in a communique last week. Meeting for two days...

Successful Flight Test of EADS Missile Warning System On Danish F-16.
June 17, 2005... The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) announced last week successful first test flights with its MILDS missile warning system on a Royal Danish Air force F-16 aircraft at Aalborg airfield. MILDS is an advanced sensor system...

DCN Wins Three-Year French Navy Support Services Work.(Brief Article)
June 17, 2005... France's DCN has signed a $141.4 million contract with the French Navy for through-life support (TLS) services for Toulon-based anti-submarine and anti-air warfare frigates and Aviso A69 patrol corvettes. This contract is the first ever...

RAF Applying New 'Netwar' Strategy To Counter Insurgency.
June 17, 2005... By B.C. Kessner HERZLIYYA, Israel--Over the past 20 months, the Royal Air Force's (RAF) strategy to combat insurgents has changed from a network-oriented and action approach to one it calls a 'Netwar' strategy of obscure organization,...

Lockheed Martin Predicts Possible Sale of 200 More F-16s.(Brief Article)
June 17, 2005... By Sharon Weinberger PARIS--While Lockheed Martin [LMT] had expected to finish up F-16 production in 2008, top officials at the company are hoping that new sales could mean that up to 200 more fighter aircraft could roll off the Ft....

New Technology Transfers To China On Hold, Pentagon Official Confirms.(dispute over Israel's arms sales to China)
June 17, 2005... By Sharon Weinberger LE BOURGET, FRANCE--The U.S. government will not move forward with any new defense sales to Israel until a dispute over that country's sales to China is resolved, a senior Pentagon official told reporters here this...

Elisra And Ferranti Form U.K. Joint Venture.
June 17, 2005... Israel's Elisra Group this week said its Electronic Systems subsidiary and Britain's Ferranti Technologies have established a jointly owned company in the United Kingdom called Advanced EW Systems (AES). "Advanced EW Systems will provide...

GD Gulfstream Delivers Special Electronic Mission Jet To Israel.
June 17, 2005... General Dynamics [GD] Tuesday said that its Gulfstream Aerospace subsidiary has delivered a large-cabin, long-endurance Gulfstream V (GV) Special Electronic Mission Aircraft (SEMA) to the Israeli Ministry of Defense (IMOD). "Gulfstream...

EADS Selects Alabama Facility For Tanker Production.(European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. )
June 24, 2005... By Nathan Hodge European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) North America announced this week it had selected the Brookley Industrial Complex in Mobile, Ala., as its production site if the Air Force selects the company to build a...

Elbit Pondering Direct Elisra Purchase From Koor.(Brief Article)
June 24, 2005... By B.C. Kessner TEL AVIV, Israel--In the wake of local media and market speculation Israel's Elbit Systems [ESLT] acknowledged that it is considering the acquisition of Koor Industries' holdings in Elisra Electronic Systems. This...

No Clear Numbers On Pakistan Aircraft Requirement, Official Says.
June 24, 2005... By Sharon Weinberger LE BOURGET, FRANCE--The U.S. government and Pakistan are in negotiations for a variety of different proposals to modernize the South Asian ally's air force, but the number of fighters involved in the sale is far from...

TSA Gives Nod To Begin Deploying Explosives Trace Portals.(Transportation Security Administration)
June 24, 2005... By Calvin Biesecker After a year-old pilot project of explosives trace portal systems, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said the demonstrations have been successfully completed and it will now begin deploying machines...

New Zealand Looks For New Training/Light Utility Helicopter.(Brief Article)
June 24, 2005... New Zealand's Ministry of Defence invites companies with an in-production training light utility helicopter (T/LUH) to replace the Bell Helicopter Textron [TXT] 47 Sioux helicopter. The new helicopter must meet current and future aircrew...

Four Companies Vie For U.K. FRES Bridging Capability.(Future Rapid Effect System)(Brief Article)
June 24, 2005... General Dynamics [GD] European Land Combat Systems, BAE SYSTEMS FRES Team, CNIM Defense Systemes and William Fairey Engineering Ltd., have been issued an invitation to tender (ITT) for the Future Rapid Effect System (FRES) bridging...

Australia, Philippines Plan Cooperative Approach To Maritime Security.(Brief Article)
June 24, 2005... Australia and the Philippines will soon be assessing the Philippines' maritime surveillance and response systems, with a goal of developing practical ways to strengthen maritime security in the region. Australian Defence Minister Robert...

Raytheon Wins U.K. NAVWAR Technology Demonstration Work.(Brief Article)
June 24, 2005... Raytheon's [RTN] Raytheon Systems Limited (RSL) U.K. unit has won a contract worth nearly $2.7 million from the U.K. Ministry of Defence in support of the multinational studies as part of the Navigation Warfare (NAVWAR) Technical...

Raytheon Signs $16.5 Million U.K. Contract For RaPID Missile Support Contract.(Raytheon Partnering in Defence)(contracts of Defence Logistics Organisation)(Brief Article)
June 24, 2005... Raytheon [RTN] recently announced it had signed a series of contracts for an initial four-year, $16.5 million effort with the U.K. Defence Logistics Organisation (DLO) for Raytheon Partnering in Defence (RaPID) to reduce the cost of Raytheon...

Buy America Provision Delayed Body Armor For Troops, Pentagon Official Says.
June 24, 2005... By Sharon Weinberger Had the Pentagon not been restricted by legislative provisions requiring U.S.-only content on certain defense products, the military could have delivered body armor to the troops more rapidly, according to a senior...

Raytheon To Provide 41 RAID Systems For Army.(Brief Article)
June 24, 2005... The Department of Defense announced recently that the U.S. Army has contracted Raytheon [RTN] to provide 41 Rapid Aerostat Initial Deployment (RAID) systems, the company said. The contract is worth $48.4 million. The details of the...

Elbit Systems Celebrating Firsts, Awards At Le Bourget.
June 24, 2005... By B.C. Kessner TEL AVIV, Israel--In festive ceremonies that took place during the Paris Air Show in Le Bourget, Israel's Elbit Systems [ESLT] has marked the delivery of a new Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-16I variant to the Israel Air Force...

EADS and RIM Form Alliance To Promote BlackBerry Wireless Platform.(European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co.)(Research In Motion)(Brief Article)
June 24, 2005... European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co. (EADS) and Research In Motion (RIM) [RIMM] recently announced the formation of an alliance to achieve security certification of the BlackBerry wireless platform to use in the Government of France....