Defense Daily International articles from November 2004

Defense Daily International archives from November 2004

New Homeland Security Strategy Drafted; New Maritime Requirements Seen.
November 5, 2004... By Sharon Weinberger The Pentagon has drawn up a new strategy document on homeland security, which includes plans for a comprehensive review of maritime requirements, according to a senior Defense Department official. "My office has...

New Army Helicopter Programs Moving Forward.(United States. Army)
November 5, 2004... By Ann Roosevelt The new Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) and Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH) programs are off to a good start, officials said. In the FY'05 budget, Congress gave the green light to reallocating $14.6 billion in the...

New Pentagon Study Finds Problems In Industrial Base For Traditional Platforms.
November 5, 2004... By Sharon Weinberger The latest in a series of five studies by the Pentagon's Office for Industrial Policy points to more significant problems with the defense industrial base than previous studies, raising concerns about the U.S....

DHS IG Says HH-65 Re-Engine Behind Schedule.(Department of Homeland Security)(Inspector General)
November 5, 2004... By Calvin Biesecker A Coast Guard project to re-engine its HH-65 search and rescue helicopters because of power loss concerns with the current engines is behind schedule and faces potential cost overruns based on the current proposal, the...

Army Future Cargo Aircraft Offers Niche Capabilities, Cody Says.(Brief Article)
November 5, 2004... By Ann Roosevelt The Army wants a Future Cargo Aircraft (FCA) to fill niche capabilities, ease the strain on current rotary-wing aircraft and to ease retirement of the aging C-23B Sherpa, a senior officer said. "We see a niche...

Lockheed Martin Flight Tests Sniper XR Downlink On Norwegian F-16.
November 5, 2004... Lockheed Martin's [LMT] Sniper XR/PANTERA advanced targeting pod data downlink capability was successfully flight tested on a Norwegian mid-life upgrade F-16 aircraft in Norway, the company said this week. It took less than an hour for...

IAI Poised To Ink $230 Million UAV Deal With India.(Israel Aircraft Industries Ltd.)
November 5, 2004... By B.C. Kessner TEL AVIV, Israel--Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) is in the final stages of negotiating a potential $230 million deal with India for the supply of its Heron unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), industry sources said here this...

Hungarian Defense Forces To Receive Initial Raba H-14 Vehicles This Month.(Raba Automotive Group Holding Co.)(Brief Article)
November 5, 2004... The 50th Raba H-14 military all terrain vehicle has rolled off the production line and the vehicles will be turned over to ground forces this month, the Hungarian ministry of defense said in a statement. Hungary is transforming its military...

Europe's Money Better Spent on Airlift Than Galileo, EUCOM Deputy Says.(European Command)
November 12, 2004... By Amy Butler A U.S. European Command official this week said the roughly $10 billion being spent by Europe on a peer constellation to the Air Force's GPS could be better spent purchasing airlift for the NATO. "I look at Europe, for...

U.K. Publishes FRES Defense Industrial Policy Implementation.(Defence Procurement Agency)(Future Rapid Effect System)
November 12, 2004... By Ann Roosevelt The U.K. Defence Procurement Agency recntly published the Defence Industrial Policy (DIP) Implementation for the Future Rapid Effect System (FRES). The FRES program is planned to be a family of medium weight armored...

Oto Melara Eyes Naval Guns And Centauro In U.S. Market With New Facility.(Brief Article)
November 12, 2004... By Lorenzo Cortes The Oto Melara group of Italy's Finmeccanica is eyeing both naval gun work in the United States and is considering the possibility of marketing the Centauro fighting vehicle as well via its new facility in Philadelphia,...

Thales U.K. Wins More Starstreak Air Defense Work.
November 12, 2004... The Thales U.K. group of France's Thales said recently it won a $333.9 million contract to provide the U.K. Ministry of Defence with more Starstreak air defense missiles. This contract will secure the Starstreak system as the primary...

TSA Approves Korean Air Request To Use Stun Guns On Flights.(Transportation Security Administration)
November 12, 2004... By Calvin Biesecker Stun-gun maker TASER International [TASR] recently said the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has approved an international airline's application to use the company's non-lethal weapons on flights to and from...

New Probe To Examine Druyun's Influence Dating Back To 1993.
November 12, 2004... By Amy Butler The Pentagon's acting acquisition chief has launched a sweeping investigation of a convicted former Air Force acquisition official's contract actions as far back as 1993 and "influence" on decisions she admitted were biased...

Israel Suspends Ivory Coast Arms Exports, Denies Links To French Attacks.
November 19, 2004... By B.C. Kessner TEL AVIV, Israel--The government here continued to deny media reports of Israeli involvement in attacks by Ivory Coast forces that led to the death of nine French soldiers but said it has suspended all arms export licenses...

Navy Says It Needs More Time For VXX Decision.(Brief Article)
November 19, 2004... By Lorenzo Cortes The Navy's decision to delay a selection in the winner of the future presidential transport (VXX) program stems from a need for more time to discuss the rival bids of Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Sikorsky [UTX], according to...

Pentagon Notifies Congress of Multiple Possible FMS Sales To Pakistan.(Foreign Military Sales)(Brief Article)
November 19, 2004... The Pentagon this week notified Congress of a series of potential Foreign Military Sales (FMS) to Pakistan consisting of naval gun systems, anti-armor missiles and P-3C maritime patrol aircraft. The largest of the three FMS offers by the...

Norway Pulls Trigger For More PANTERA Pods From Lockheed Martin.(Brief Article)
November 19, 2004... Lockheed Martin [LMT] said recently that the Royal Norwegian Air Force (RnoAF) had exercised its contract option to procure more PANTERA advanced targeting pods. Terms and quantities were not disclosed. PANTERA is the designation for...

First Peace Eagle Aircraft Rolls Off The Line For Turkey.(Brief Article)
November 19, 2004... Boeing [BA] said last week that the first 737-700 aircraft it is producing for Turkey's Peace Eagle airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) program rolled off the production line at the company's facility in Renton, Wash. According to a...

Elbit's Backlog, Revenues and Profits Rise In Third Quarter.
November 19, 2004... The president and CEO of Israel's Elbit Systems [ESLT] said the company was pleased with the increased revenues, better margins and record backlog reflected in its third quarter results. "The continued organic growth of our company, coupled...

BAE SYTEMS Picks Up $26 Million In Navy Contract Work.(Brief Article)
November 19, 2004... BAE SYSTEMS said yesterday it received $26 million in contract work from the Navy for various technological and support services. According to a company statement, BAE was awarded a $21.4 million award to provide engineering and support...

Defense Brief.(Brief Article)
November 19, 2004... Israel's Elbit Systems [ESLT] said last week it was awarded contract worth about $300 million by the Israeli Ministry of Defense to supply advanced airborne command and control systems. The contract will be performed over a multiyear period,...