Defense Daily International articles from May 2006

Defense Daily International archives from May 2006

Contractors Vie To Provide Urgently Required LAV For Iraqi Security Forces.(Light Armored Vehicle)
May 5, 2006... By Ann Roosevelt General Dynamics [GD], Stewart & Stevenson [SVC], Oshkosh [OSK], Textron [TXT] and BAE SYSTEMS were among some 30 contractors attending a pre-proposal conference April 19 for the acquisition of Iraqi Light Armored...

Turkey To Spend $162 Million For 50 Boeing SLAM-ER.(Standoff Land Attack Missiles-Expanded Response)(Brief article)
May 5, 2006... Turkey has requested a possible $162 million purchase of 50 Boeing [BA] AGM-84K Joint Standoff Land Attack Missiles-Expanded Response (SLAM-ER), as well as associated equipment and services, according to the Defense Security Cooperation...

Japan To Spend $147 Million On Airborne Early Warning Equipment, Services.(Brief article)
May 5, 2006... Japan is looking to buy four sets of Airborne Early Warning (AEW) and Command, Control and Communications (C3) mission equipment/Radar System Improvement Program (RSIP) Group A and B kits as well as associated equipment and services worth a...

AgustaWestland Chooses BAE SYSTEMS For Digital Flight Control Computer.(Brief article)
May 5, 2006... AgustaWestland announced Thursday it awarded a $32 million contract to BAE SYSTEMS to develop the digital flight control computer as part of the Helicopter Electro Actuation Technology (HEAT) program for the U.K. Royal Navy's EH101 Merlin...

Russian Admiral Says Sub Missile Launches All Seem Alike.
May 12, 2006... By Dave Ahearn A Russian admiral said that there is no way to differentiate a U.S. submarine launching a conventional-warhead missile from a sub launching a nuclear-tipped weapon. Vice-Adm. Vladimir Avdoshin, deputy chief of the naval...

AgustaWestland Chooses BAE SYSTEMS For Digital Flight Control Computer.(Brief article)
May 12, 2006... AgustaWestland has awarded a $32 million contract to BAE SYSTEMS to develop the digital flight control computer as part of the Helicopter Electro Actuation Technology (HEAT) program for the U.K. Royal Navy's EH101 Merlin helicopter fleet. ...

Swiss Tap Elisra's Tadiran For Comms Program.(Tadiran Electronic Systems)(Brief article)
May 12, 2006... Israel's Tadiran Electronic Systems, a member of the Elisra Group, announced that its TCC/IP Tactical Communication Controller was selected in a competition to provide a common platform for the integration of the Swiss Army's tactical...

Rolls-Royce To Supply 42 Propulsion Systems For C-27J.(Brief article)
May 12, 2006... Finmeccanica's Alenia Aeronautica and Rolls-Royce have signed a more than $200 million agreement whereby Rolls Royce will supply 42 propulsion systems for the C-27J tactical military transport aircraft. The C-27J is a candidate for the...

Graham Says Export Control Rules Are 'Out of Balance,' Seeks Overhaul of ITAR.
May 12, 2006... By George Cahlink Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, vowed recently to push the Bush administration to ease export control rules long criticized by defense contractors as hampering their...

U.K. Aircraft Carrier Alliance Companies Move Forward.(Aircraft Carrier Alliance - BAE SYSTEMS, KBR, Thales UK, VT Group and Babcock)(Brief article)
May 12, 2006... The U.K. Ministry of Defence and its Aircraft Carrier Alliance (ACA) partners--BAE SYSTEMS, KBR, Thales UK, VT Group and Babcock--signed a series of contracts with a total value of about $267 million to continue to refine and develop the...

DoD Continues To See Little Dependence On Foreign Suppliers.
May 12, 2006... By Calvin Biesecker The Defense Department continues to have little reliance on foreign sources of supply and overall the U.S. maintains a strong export to import ratio for defense goods, the Pentagon says in its latest annual report to...

NATO Missile Defense Feasibility Study Delivered.
May 12, 2006... By Ann Roosevelt The final report of the NATO Missile Defense Feasibility Study was delivered this week to the North Atlantic Council, the alliance's senior political governing body. Marshall Billingslea, NATO's assistant secretary...

DoD Plans Busy Second Half of Year With India, Starting With Krieg Trip.
May 12, 2006... By Michael Sirak The visit of Pentagon acquisition chief Kenneth Krieg to New Delhi in mid-summer will lead off a series of high-level meetings and bilateral military exercises planned for the second part of this year between the United...

Defense Industry Fighting 'Buy America' Restrictions On Metals.
May 12, 2006... By George Cahlink Defense contractors are fighting a new congressional 'Buy America' proposal that would require any specialty metals used in building weapon systems be manufactured within the United States. John Douglass, president...

India's Defense Market May Be Tougher Than Israel Thinks.
May 19, 2006... By B.C. Kessner TEL AVIV, Israel-- Strong, important and beneficial were words used by officials and academics here from India to describe defense cooperation between the two countries, but they also said there may be a broad...

U.S., Russia, Enter New Phase of Securing Nuclear Materials, Says Brooks.
May 19, 2006... By Michael Sirak The United States is moving into a critical new phase of helping Russia to secure its nuclear materials, the official overseeing U.S. assistance said recently. "It is not nearly as glamorous and you don't get to put...

Lockheed Martin Gets U.K. Contract To Study Future Role of Merlin Helicopters.
May 19, 2006... The British Ministry of Defence (MoD) last week awarded Lockheed Martin's [LMT] U.K. unit a $6.37 million contract for a 15-month study to examine the potential of using EH101 Merlin helicopters as a platform for both maritime airborne early...

Kaman Confident That Australia's SH-2G(A) Software Issue Will Be Resolved.
May 19, 2006... By Geoff Fein In response to Australia's concerns over delays in the Super Seasprite helicopter program, Kaman [KAMNA] officials believe they are close to completing work on the SH-2G(A) for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), and that...

EADS Posts Stellar 18.7 Percent Profit Gain In First Quarter.
May 19, 2006... By Dave Ahearn European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS), the continental defense industry titan, unveiled a glittering 30 percent increase in revenues and an 18.7 percent jump in profits during January through March. The...

Strong Earnings Report Could Precede Additional Elbit Acquisitions.(Elbit Systems Ltd.)
May 19, 2006... By B.C. Kessner TEL AVIV, Israel-- Elbit Systems [ESLT] yesterday reported first quarter results that included 45 percent revenue growth and a new record $3.5 billion backlog, while the company's president and CEO said it will keep...

Boeing Reaches $615 Settlement With Justice Department.(Air Force rocket launch program)(Brief article)
May 19, 2006... Boeing [BA] and the Department of Justice on Monday said they have reached a tentative agreement requiring the company to pay $615 million in penalties to resolve potential civil claims by the federal government against Boeing. The...

TIPS Industries Establishes AGS Industries GmbH Joint Venture.
May 19, 2006... The TIPS industries: European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS), Galileo Avionica, General Dynamics Canada [GD], Indra, Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Thales, have created a joint venture company to pursue the NATO proposal for the Allied...

L-3 To Acquire U.K. Defense Electronics Firm.(L-3 Communications Corp. to acquire TRL Electronics )
May 26, 2006... By Calvin Biesecker Seeking to expand its international footprint and add some new capabilities, L-3 Communications [LLL] recently said it has agreed to purchase United Kingdom-based defense electronics and communications firm TRL...

Smiths Detections Gets Follow-On DoD Chem Detector Award.(Smiths Detection)(DoD)(Brief article)
May 26, 2006... Smiths Detection on Wednesday said it has received a potential five-year, $74 million follow-on contract from DoD for the Automatic Chemical Agent Detector Alarm (ACADA), a point sampling system that continuously monitors for nerve agents...

State Will Not Put Classified Information On Computers Built By Chinese Firm.(United States. Department of State)(Lenovo Group Ltd.)(Brief article)
May 26, 2006... By George Cahlink The State Department has decided not to put classified information on hundreds of computers purchased from a Chinese manufacturer due to national security concerns. The State Department recently purchased 16,000...

Raytheon Team Claims Victory In Israel Missile Defense Competition.(RAFAEL Armament Development Authority Ltd.)(Raytheon Aircraft Co.)
May 26, 2006... By Dave Ahearn Raytheon [RTN] and Israel's RAFAEL won an Israeli contract to produce a cheap shield for Israel against short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) threats, Raytheon officials recently said. "Earlier this week the government...

NATO Transformation Commander Deems Multinational Experiment Successful.
May 26, 2006... By Ann Roosevelt NATO's transformation commander deems successful the two-year Multinational Experiment 4 (MNE 4), led by the United States with a total of eight nations and NATO participating. "I think this is a tremendously...

House Panel Considers $21.3 Billion Aid Package.(United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations)(Brief article)
May 26, 2006... By George Cahlink The House Appropriations Committee is weighing a $21.3 billion spending package for foreign operations in 2007 this week that would fully fund foreign military aide to Israel and Egypt. The House Appropriations...