Defense Daily International articles from November 2003

Defense Daily International archives from November 2003

Alvis Vickers Awarded $233.7 Million FCLV Prime Contract From British MoD.(Future Command and Liaison Vehicle)
November 7, 2003... Britain's Alvis Vickers said yesterday it was awarded the $233.7 million prime contract by Britain's Ministry of Defence (MoD) to produce the Future Command and Liaison Vehicle (FCLV). According to an Alvis Vickers statement, the contract...

Power Distribution Component For First Wedgetail Installed.(Brief Article)
November 7, 2003... Boeing [BA] said earlier this week that the power distribution system for the first 737 Wedgetail airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) being procured by Australia was installed ahead of schedule. According to a Boeing statement, the...

Thales Wins Submarine Work.(Brief Article)
November 7, 2003... France's Thales has signed a $16.2 million contract with the Australian Materiel Organization to design, develop and produce sonar hardware and software to support the Collins-class submarines for the Royal Australian Navy, the government said...

Global Hawk Demo In Germany Meets Airspace, Technology Goals, Northrop/EADS Say.
November 7, 2003... By Lorenzo Cortes Recent demonstration flights in Germany of a Northrop Grumman [NOC] Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) equipped with a sensor package developed by European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) is meeting...

EADS Expects To Be Competitor For Sherpa Replacement.(European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co.)
November 7, 2003... By Lorenzo Cortes DULLES, Va.--Building off the win for its HC-235-300M maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) for the Coast Guard's Deepwater modernization program, the European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co. (EADS) hopes to be a competitor to...

L-3 Closes Buy of Bombardier's Military Aviation Services Unit; Sells Celerity Unit.
November 7, 2003... L-3 Communications [LLL] this week said it had completed its $87.5 million cash acquisition of the Military Aviation Services (MAS) business from Canada's Bombardier, a deal that expands its presence in Canada's defense market and its role in...

TTSC Team Opts For Rolls-Royce Over GE To Perform Engine Maintenance.(Tanker Transport Services Company group)(Brief Article)
November 7, 2003... The Tanker Transport Services Company (TTSC) group consisting of Boeing [BA], Britain's BAE SYSTEMS, Serco, Smiths Aerospace, Marshall Aerospace and Spectrum Capital bidding for Britain's Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft (FSTA) requirement said...

Early-Warning Radar In U.K. To Get Missile Defense Upgrade.
November 7, 2003... Boeing [BA] will spend $111.7 million on ballistic missile defense upgrades on the early warning radar and associated equipment at RAF Fylingdales Air Base in North Yorkshire as part of its $823 million contract modification for the...

New Zealand Accepts General Dynamics' Light Armored Vehicle.(Brief Article)
November 7, 2003... New Zealand recently officially accepted the wheeled, light armored vehicle (NZLAV) by General Dynamics Land Systems Canada, [GD] and delivered under a $241 million contract. General Dynamics Canada will supply 105 NZLAVs to replace the...

TIPS Signs Workshare MoU's With Czech/Hungarian Industries For NATO AGS.(Transatlantic Industrial Porposed Solution for the NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance program)
November 7, 2003... By B.C. Kessner The Transatlantic Industrial Proposed Solution (TIPS) for the NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) program yesterday said it signed memorandums of understanding (MoU) with industry associations from the Czech Republic...

F-X Competitors Present BAFOs To Brazilian Government.(best and final offers)
November 13, 2003... Competitors in Brazil's F-X fighter bid said this week they had submitted best and final offers (BAFO) for their respective aircraft. The Gripen International team of Sweden's Saab and Britain's BAE SYSTEMS said this week it had submitted...

NATO Funding Short $766 Million, Army To Provide Offsets For Bill.(North Atlantic Treaty Organization)(Brief Article)
November 13, 2003... By Amy Butler U.S. military funding for NATO is short by $766 million from FY '04 to FY '09, and the Pentagon comptroller's office has suggested slicing the cash from Army travel and administrative accounts in order to fill the gap,...

General Dynamics Locks In New Zealand LAV Logistics.(Light Armored Vehicle )(Brief Article)
November 13, 2003... General Dynamics [GD] signed a logistics support agreement Nov. 10 to support the New Zealand Light Armored Vehicle (NZLAV) for the next quarter century. The $2.9 million value of the base services covers the first two years of the...

Terma Signs $16 Million Contract With EADS For C-160 EW/Protection Suites.(European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co.)(Brief Article)
November 13, 2003... Denmark's Terma said it recently signed a three-year $16 million contract with European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) to equip the German Luftwaffe's venerable, European-designed C-160 Transall transport aircraft with enhanced...

Defense Brief.(Brief Article)
November 13, 2003... Elbit Systems Ltd. [ESLT] of Haifa, Israel, on Tuesday said its third quarter net income decreased despite higher sales. Net income was $12 million, 30 cents earnings per share (EPS), on $214.3 million in sales compared to $15.5 million (39...

Australian Defence Capability Review Cites Interest In Acquiring Aegis Technology.
November 13, 2003... By Lorenzo Cortes Australia's recently completed 2003 Defence Capability Review articulates an interest in acquiring the Lockheed Martin [LMT] Aegis combat system for future destroyers, part of a planned major upgrade in both ships and...

General Dynamics' Abrams Considered For Australian Purchase.
November 13, 2003... Tanks made by General Dynamics [GD], Britain's Alvis Vickers and Germany's Krauss Maffei Wegmann (KMW) are under consideration to replace Australia's aging Leopard tanks. "Which tank and how many are decisions yet to be made, but we intend...

Latvia Takes Delivery of Lockheed Radar For BALTNET Air Surveillance.(Brief Article)
November 21, 2003... Latvia's Ministry of Defense recently accepted delivery of a Lockheed Martin TPS-117 long-range radar system, the first air surveillance system in the country, the company said. The TPS-117 is designed to expand the range of BALNET, the...

Italian C-130J Unit Awarded Honors For OEF Missions.(Operation Enduring Freedom)
November 21, 2003... Lockheed Martin [LMT] said yesterday Italian air force crews from the 46th Air Brigade flying C-130J transport aircraft were awarded the Knight's Cross of the Military Order of Italy by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi for their activity in...

Air Force General Rips SIPRNET-Based Access Policy For Coalition Operations.(Secret Internet Protocol Router Network )
November 21, 2003... By Lorenzo Cortes Air Force Maj. Gen. Tommy Crawford, the commander of the service's Command and Control and ISR Center at Langley AFB, Va., recently assailed the national policy that restricts access to Secret Internet Protocol Router...

U.S. Nearing Agreement To Allow Coalition Partners Access To Classified Data.
November 21, 2003... By Amy Butler Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence Stephen Cambone recently said government officials are nearing an agreement that will allow coalition partners to gain access to some data posted on the Secret Internet Protocol...