Defense Daily International articles from May 2004

Defense Daily International archives from May 2004

Romania Taps Northrop Grumman To Support National Defense Initiatives.(Ministry of National Defense)(Brief Article)
May 7, 2004... Northrop Grumman [NOC] will provide a wide variety of services and projects to Romania as part of a contract with the Ministry of National Defense, the company said yesterday in London. The first order under the contract is to provide...

Pentagon Official Predicts $13.8 Billion In Foreign Military Sales For '04.(Defense Security Cooperation Agency)
May 7, 2004... By Sharon Weinberger The head of the Pentagon's foreign military sales program said he expects his agency to take in about $13.8 billion in revenues this year, slightly up from last year's total of $13 billion. "Last fall, we sat down...

EDO And ATLAS Form Strategic Alliance In Maritime Mine Countermeasures.(Brief Article)
May 7, 2004... EDO [EDO] and BAE SYSTEMS' wholly owned subsidiary, ATKAS ELEKRONIK GmbH, yesterday announced an agreement to cooperate in the field of maritime mine countermeasures (MCM). "Both companies are world-class specialists in undersea warfare,...

AAR To Design Systems For Japan's C-X Aircraft.(Brief Article)
May 7, 2004... AAR [AIR] said recently it was chosen by Japan to design and develop the handling systems for the C-X future transport aircraft. "We're pleased that AAR Cargo Systems has been selected to provide designs for the Japanese Defense Agency's...

U.S.-Israel Laser First: Destroys Large Caliber Rocket.(Mobile Tactical High Energy Laser)(Brief Article)
May 7, 2004... By Ann Roosevelt The U.S. Army and the Israel Ministry of Defense said yesterday that for the first time the Mobile Tactical High Energy Laser (MTHEL) testbed successful tracked and destroyed a large caliber rocket at White Sands Missile...

U.S. Unphased By European Win In NATO SATCOM Competition, Sources Say.(North Atlantic Treaty Organization)(Satellite Communications)
May 7, 2004... By Amy Butler Cost of the U.S. bid to NATO for future military satellite communications work was the main factor leading to the alliance's choice of a European bid for the work, although U.S. defense officials are quietly relieved at the...

OHB-System and Elbit's ELOP Establish Joint Venture.(Brief Article)
May 14, 2004... Germany's OHB-System and Israel's Elbit [ESLT] ELOP subsidiary recently said the companies have created a joint venture for development and marketing of electro-optical (EO) systems and infrared (IR) payloads suitable for space deployment and...

Marines Purchase Tadiran Rugged PDAs.
May 14, 2004... By B.C. Kessner TEL AVIV, Israel--The Tallahassee, Fla.-based Talla-Com subsidiary of Israel's Tadiran Communications last week said it had received an $11.5 million purchase order for Rugged Personal Digital Assistant (RPDA) units...

SAIC Taps EADS Over Multiple Contractors For NATO Transformation Work.(Brief Article)
May 14, 2004... Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) yesterday added the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) to its team to support NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (SACT) experimentation campaign. EADS topped...

Northrop Grumman And Kockums Expand Composites Agreement For FRC.(Brief Article)
May 14, 2004... Northrop Grumman [NOC] said this week it expanded its previous agreement with the Swedish Kockums AB group of German contractor HDW to share composite shipbuilding technologies. Specifically, the modified contract and accompanying...

Lockheed Martin Confers With Israeli Homeland Security Firms.
May 14, 2004... By B.C. Kessner TEL AVIV, Israel--Lockheed Martin [LMT] this week held a conference in Bethesda, Md., attended by several Israeli firms with products and services related to homeland defense, company officials in Israel said yesterday. ...

Australia Adds $1.2 Billion To Defense Budget.
May 14, 2004... Australia plans to add $1.2 billion in new budget efforts over the next four years, increasing the defense budget to $11.3 billion in 2004-2005, Defence Minister Robert Hill said recently. "The 2004-05 Budget underlines the government's...

Australia Exercises Option For Two More Wedgetails.(Brief Article)
May 14, 2004... Boeing [BA] said this week the Australian government exercised contract options to purchase two additional 737-700 aircraft for its Project Wedgetail airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) program worth about $180 million. "By...

Army Needs To Improve Controls Over FMS Blanket Orders, GAO Says.(foreign military sales)(General Accounting Office)(Brief Article)
May 21, 2004... A new General Accounting Office report said that the Army's internal control over foreign military sales (FMS) blanket orders are "not adequate." The problem, GAO said, was that inadequate controls over blanket orders could allow...

German Shipyards In Merger Deal.(ThyssenKrupp AG)(Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft AG)(Brief Article)
May 21, 2004... Germany's ThyssenKrupp recently said it has signed a non-binding declaration of intent with One Equity Partners (OEP), to acquire Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW), a first step in ThyssenKrupp's strategy toward greater consolidation of...

Successful MEADS Prototype Demonstration Clears Path To D&D.(Medium Extended Air Defense System)(design and development)
May 21, 2004... By Ann Roosevelt MEADS International (MI) and the NATO MEADS Management Agency (NAMEADSMA) said yesterday that a successful prototype system demonstration of the U.S., German and Italian Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) in Italy...

Boeing, GE And U.S. Officials In Israel For Homeland Security Conference.(General Electric Co.)(Boeing Co.)
May 21, 2004... By B.C. Kessner TEL AVIV, Israel--Representatives from Boeing [BA], General Electric [GE] and several current and former U.S. officials are meeting at Tel Aviv University today for the First International Homeland Security Conference. ...

U.S., Australia To Collaborate On Scramjet Technology.
May 21, 2004... Australia and U.S. defense research organizations have signed a $3.1 million contract to conduct a controlled scramjet experiment at Mach 10, or about 11,000 km per hour, in South Australia potentially next year. Scramjets are...

U.S. Homeland Security Market Described As A 'Minefield'.
May 21, 2004... By B.C. Kessner TEL AVIV, Israel--Israeli government officials and U.S. defense industry personnel yesterday delivered presentations at the first international Homeland Security Conference here designed to give attendees a feel for the...

Indian Fleet Commander Sees Better Ties, Reciprocal Arms Deals With Israel.
May 28, 2004... By B.C. Kessner HAIFA, Israel--India's western fleet commander Sunday said the four-day port call here by two of its warships was a goodwill visit signifying the warming relationship between the India and Israel and a step toward possible...

Australian Wedgetail Makes First Flight.(aircraft)
May 28, 2004... Boeing [BA] and the Australian government said last week that the first 737 Wedgetail airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft made its first flight at Boeing's facility in Seattle. "To have it progressing ahead of time and on...

First Upgraded Raytheon RAM Tests Successful.
May 28, 2004... Two direct hits against surface targets were the results of the first tests of Raytheon's [RTN] Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) at the Navy's Pacific Missile Test Range in Calif., May 5, the company said. "The Block 1 rounds with this...

Northrop Grumman Completes JSF Fuselage, Delivers CNI Technology.(Brief Article)
May 28, 2004... Northrop Grumman [NOC] said last week it began the production process for the center fuselage of the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) and also delivered the first communications, navigation and identification (CNI)...

European Panel Clears GD's Purchase of Alvis.(Brief Article)
May 28, 2004... General Dynamics' [GD] pending acquisition of British armored combat vehicle maker Alvis cleared one hurdle this week with the European Union's (EU) European Commission approval of the deal. The $556 million deal still awaits approval from...

Finmeccanica Buys Out GKN's Stake in AgustaWestland Joint Venture For $1.9 Billion.
May 28, 2004... By Lorenzo Cortes Italy's Finmeccanica said yesterday it bought out British firm GKN's share of the AgustaWestland helicopter joint venture in a deal that could be worth $1.9 billion if AgustaWestland secures the award to remanufacture...