Defense Daily International articles from June 2008

Defense Daily International archives from June 2008

Australia Launches Defense White Paper Community Consultation Program.(Brief article)
June 6, 2008... Australian Minister for Defence, Hon. Joel Fitzgibbon MP, June 5 launched the Defence White Paper Community Consultation Program and released a public discussion paper "Key Questions for Defence in the 21st Century" during an event at...

Spain Spending $156 Million For Tomahawk Cruise Missiles.
June 6, 2008... Spain is looking to buy 20 Block IV Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles as well as associated equipment and services, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) reported. The total value, if all options are exercised, could be as high as...

Lockheed Martin Chief: NATO Partners Must Boost Industry Investment.
June 6, 2008... The United States defense market is trending open and Europe needs to follow suit while increasing investment needed for meaningful contributions to transatlantic initiatives if NATO hopes to remain effective militarily in the 21st Century,...

Hill Continues To Push White House To Allow Israel To Deploy Powerful Radar.
June 6, 2008... A congressional proponent of deploying the X-Band ground-based warning radar in Israel said yesterday that while President Bush didn't endorse the plan, as hoped, when in Israel, the idea is "picking up support" in the Bush administration...

Ascent Joint Venture In Billion-Dollar U.K. Flight Training Pact.
June 6, 2008... U.K. Army and Navy flight training will be transformed under an approximately $1.2 billion contract with Ascent, a Lockheed Martin [LMT] VT Group joint venture, the government said June 2. "The partnering contract with Ascent brings...

Netherlands MoD Selects AeroVironment's Raven UAS.
June 6, 2008... AeroVironment(AV) [AVAV] May 30 announced it has won a $7.7 million contract from the Netherlands Ministry of Defence for the RQ-11B (Raven) small unmanned aircraft systems. "We performed a thorough competitive selection process and the...

Another Step Forward For NATO Strategic Airlift.(North Atlantic Treaty Organization)(Brief article)
June 13, 2008... The Defence Ministers of the Strategic Airlift Capability (SAC) nations met at NATO Headquarters to review progress June 12 and map the way forward to meet the goal of receiving the first aircraft in November 2008. The 15 SAC nations,...

Australia Launches Defense White Paper Community Consultation Program.(Brief article)
June 13, 2008... Australian Minister for Defence, Hon. Joel Fitzgibbon MP, June 5 launched the Defence White Paper Community Consultation Program and released a public discussion paper "Key Questions for Defence in the 21st Century" during an event at...

Israel Spending $190 Million For 25 T-6A Trainer Aircraft.
June 13, 2008... Israel has requested the sale of 25 T-6A Texan aircraft as well as associated equipment and services, according to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA). The total value of the sale, if all options are exercised, could be as...

Brits Net Gains Through Air-Land Interface Lessons Learned.
June 13, 2008... ROME--The British military has made great strides delivering network enabled capabilities (NEC) to forces working at the Air-Land Interface (ALI) and has identified key steps toward additional interoperability, a Ministry of Defense (MoD)...

Rockwell Collins Receives New Work For U.K Program.
June 13, 2008... Rockwell Collins, through its recent acquisition of Athena Technologies, today announced a follow-on production order for Athena 411 integrated inertial navigation, global positioning, and air data attitude heading reference systems...

General Dynamics UK Takes Part In CWID This Month.
June 13, 2008... General Dynamics UK [GD] is demonstrating the latest capability for allied forces at the 2008 Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstrator (CWID) at Portsdown that runs from June 13-20. CWID 2008 will showcase technologies that are...

Australian Defence Materials Technology Centre Now A Reality.
June 20, 2008... The development of futuristic materials for use in ships, aircraft and combat vehicles is a reality, with the establishment of the Defence Materials Technology Centre (DMTC). The Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, Warren Snowdon,...

Response Force Is Vehicle For NATO's NCW Ambitions.
June 20, 2008... ROME--The NATO Response Force (NRF) will play a central role in the development and fielding of network-centric operational capabilities, the Alliance's C3 director said here last week. Leaders at NATO's recent Bucharest summit concluded...

Kaman Acquires U.K. Aerospace Firm Brookhouse Holdings.
June 20, 2008... Kaman Corp. [KAMN] recently said it has acquired Brookhouse Holdings, Ltd., a United Kingdom-based designer and manufacturer of composite aerostructures, aerospace tooling and repair services for $85.1 million in cash, in a deal that fits...

Exercise Provides Nations Opportunity To Hone Submarine Rescue Skills.
June 20, 2008... For the first time in the seven-year history of Bold Monarch, the Russian navy took part in the international submarine exercise that brings together 18 countries in a cooperative effort to train for submarine escape and rescue. Not only...

Sky Warrior Block 0 Operational In Iraq.
June 20, 2008... General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA ASI) June 12 said that two Sky Warrior Block 0 Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) are now operational in Iraq supporting Army ground forces there. The first mission for WY-201 occurred on April 18...

Lt. Gen. Campbell Sees North Korea, Iran Racing For Nuclear-Tipped ICBMs.
June 20, 2008... A clear trend is emerging that rogue nations such as Iran and North Korea are in "a sprint, not a marathon," racing to develop ICBMs that could be tipped with nuclear weapons, a general said last week. Therefore, it is crucial to counter...

General Dynamics UK Takes Part In CWID This Month.
June 20, 2008... General Dynamics UK [GD] is demonstrating the latest capability for allied forces at the 2008 Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstrator (CWID) at Portsdown that runs from June 13-20. CWID 2008 will showcase technologies that are...

DRS Had Higher Offer For Sale From Another Foreign Company.
June 20, 2008... DRS Technologies [DRS] disclosed last week that a foreign company offered it more money for a potential acquisition than the $81 per share it eventually accepted from Italy's Finmeccanica but that its board of directors decided against the...

Another Step Forward For NATO Strategic Airlift.(Brief article)
June 20, 2008... The Defence Ministers of the Strategic Airlift Capability (SAC) nations met at NATO Headquarters to review progress June 12 and map the way forward to meet the goal of receiving the first aircraft in November 2008. The 15 SAC nations,...

GAO, WCO Outline Challenges To Scanning All U.S. Bound Cargo Containers.
June 20, 2008... A congressional mandate that all cargo containers bound for the United States be electronically scanned for threats raises a host of challenges for the U.S. and foreign governments, according to a Government Accountability Official (GAO)....

SCHOTT's NightViper Optical Scope Allows Soldiers To See Around Corners.
June 20, 2008... SCHOTT's Fiber Optics Defense Division June 16 introduced NightViper, a system that allows soldiers to view around corners, under doors and through holes in a building when attached to standard night vision goggles. Schott AG is a German...

AFRICOM Chief Sees Need for 'Predictable, Reliable' Lift Capability For New Command.
June 27, 2008... Heavy lift capability remains at the top of the requirements list for the nascent U.S. Africa Command, its top official recently said. "Predictable, reliable inter- and intra-continental lift...is so important for us today, as we then are...

Korea Spending $200 Million On Multiple Aircraft Munitions.
June 27, 2008... South Korea is seeking to spend upward of $200 million on a variety weapons including 125 AIM-120C-7 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) as well as associated equipment and services, according to the Defense Security...

SAFRAN Counters L-1's Bid For Digimarc.
June 27, 2008... France's SAFRAN recently said it has made an unsolicited offer to acquire Digimarc Corp. [DMRC], the leader in the United States drivers' license credentialing market for $300 million in cash, which trumps the value of an existing $263...

Canada To Buy M777 155mm Light-Weight Towed Howitzers.
June 27, 2008... Canada is looking to spend upward of $114 million for the possible sale of 37 M777 155mm Light-Weight Towed Howitzers, as well as associated equipment and services, according to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA). The prime...

Rockwell Collins Awarded Sixth U.K. Mission Command Trainer Upgrade.
June 27, 2008... Rockwell Collins [COL] said June 24 it has been awarded the sixth phase of the Mission Command Trainer (MCT) upgrade of the United Kingdom Army's Aviation Command and Tactics Trainer (ACTT). Valued at $5.5 million, this phase of the...

ITT To Upgrade Sweden's Air Defense Radar.
June 27, 2008... ITT Corp. [ITT] said June 25 it has signed a $44.9 million contract with the Swedish Defence Material Administration, FMV, for the Reliability and Modification (REMO) upgrade of their PS-870 coastal/gapfiller radar systems. The REMO 870...