Defense Daily International articles from November 2006

Defense Daily International archives from November 2006

USJFCOM Pushes the Edge For Future Urban Warfare.(United States Joint Forces Command )
November 3, 2006... By Ann Roosevelt SUFFOLK, Va.--U.S. Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) has put future urban warfare solutions under the microscope in an effort to improve joint warfighting in exercise Urban Resolve 2015 Spiral II that wrapped up late last...

GD executive to run BAE's Land and Armaments Group.(General Dynamics' Linda Hudson will become president of BAE SYSTEMS)(Brief article)
November 3, 2006... BAE SYSTEMS recently said that Linda Hudson, president of General Dynamics' [GD] Armament and Technical Products unit since 1999, will become president of BAE SYSTEMS Land and Armaments beginning Jan. 1, 2007. Hudson will succeed Tom...

USAFE Chief Promoting Integration of Unmanned Aircraft Within NATO.(United States Air Force Forces in Europe)(North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
November 3, 2006... By Michael Sirak The time is at hand for the NATO members to come together and forge the path ahead to ensure the seamless integration of unmanned aircraft into the alliance's overall battle plans and command and information-sharing...

USJFCOM Experiment Offers Opportunities To Compress Command Decision Cycle.(United States Joint Forces Command)
November 3, 2006... By Ann Roosevelt U.S. Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) experiment Urban Resolve 2015 came to an end last week with the potential to compress a commander's decision cycle by the real-world application of some tools used in the experiment, a...

General Dynamics To Market RAFAEL Ordnance Neutralization System.
November 10, 2006... General Dynamics' [GD] Ordnance and Tactical Systems unit has signed a licensing agreement with Israel's RAFAEL Armament Development Authority in Israel to provide Thor, a dual-mode, standoff ordnance neutralization system, to U.S. defense...

International Conference Promotes Cooperative Synergies.(Brigadier General Ernst Otto Berk)
November 10, 2006... By Ann Roosevelt The importance of cooperation, partnering and finding synergy by leveraging ongoing efforts was a key theme at the U.S. Joint Forces Command, NATO Allied Command Transformation (ACT) 2006 Concept Development and...

Singapore Selects Lockheed Martin For 20-Year Pilot Training.
November 10, 2006... Lockheed Martin [LMT] last week was awarded a 20-year contract by the Singapore Defence Science and Technology Agency to support the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) Basic Wings Course (BWC). "BWC is unique in the world of military...

IAI Acquires Stake In Virtualization Firm.(Israel Aircraft Industries acquisitions)
November 10, 2006... By B.C. Kessner TEL AVIV, Israel--Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) recently completed the purchase of 30 percent of the share capital of the military simulation and visualization firm Tiltan, a Matrix subsidiary in Israel, for $6 million...

IDF Did Not Recognize War, Slow To Transition, Report Says.(Israel Defense Forces)(Major General Yaya Yair )
November 10, 2006... By B.C. Kessner TEL AVIV, Israel--A recent report on Israel's recent 34-day war against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon concluded that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) did not conduct the campaign as a military operation with clearly...

Committee: Israel Navy's Understanding of Lebanon Operational Reality Deficient.(Lieutenant General Dan Halutz)
November 10, 2006... By B.C. Kessner TEL AVIV, Israel--The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) yesterday released key findings of a special committee that investigated the Hezbollah-fired C-802 missile attack on the Israel navy ship Hanit in July 2006, and the...

C-27J Begins Early User Test In JCA Competition.(Joint Cargo Aircraft)(Boeing Co.)(Alenia North America)(Global Military Aircraft Systems)(Raytheon Aircraft Co.)
November 10, 2006... The C-27J team of L-3 Communications' [LLL] Integrated Systems Group, Finmeccanica's Alenia North America, Boeing [BA] and Global Military Aircraft Systems (GMAS) announced yesterday the C-27J has begun the Early User Survey (EUS)--the next...

Israel To Support Active Endeavor As NATO Interaction Builds.(North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
November 10, 2006... By B.C. Kessner TEL AVIV, Israel--There are several indications that Israel's relationship with NATO is approaching another level, including the recent agreement plotting the way for Israel's participation in the pact's Operation Active...

Profits Drop At EADS On Airbus Woes.
November 10, 2006... The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) recently reported a large drop in nine-month earnings, despite strong top line growth at each of its divisions, due to delays in the Airbus A380 aircraft program and a less favorable...

Israel Begins Defense Budget Assessment.
November 17, 2006... By B.C. Kessner TEL AVIV, Israel--Israeli ministers in the aftermath of the recent Lebanon war have appointed a committee that will report back by the end of April on its assessment of the country's defense budget, the government said...

Army Orders 34 More EADS North America Light Utility Helicopters.(contracts)
November 17, 2006... EADS North America lrecently received a $170 million order from the Army for 34 more UH-145 Light Utility Helicopters (LUH). The LUH requirement is for as many as 322 of the helicopters, with a potential total program life-cycle value of...

Profits Drop At EADS On Airbus Woes.
November 17, 2006... The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) recently reported a large drop in nine-month earnings, despite strong top line growth at each of its divisions, due to delays in the Airbus A380 aircraft program and a less favorable...

Change Calls Continue For IDF Budget And Training Priorities.(Israel Defense Forces)
November 17, 2006... By B.C. Kessner TEL AVIV, Israel--In the words of one observer, what attendees at a conference on the Second Lebanon War and its aftermath heard at one juncture was a very powerful public indictment of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), one...

New Direction For Iraq Tops Levin's Agenda As Incoming SASC Chairman.(Carl Levin, Senate Armed Services Committee)
November 17, 2006... By Jen DiMascio Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) recently outlined his priorities as the incoming chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) in a press conference, placing a heavy emphasis on finding a new strategy for the Iraq war...

Dutch Pick Litening For F-16s.(Litening airborne targeting and navigation pods)(Brief article)
November 17, 2006... The Dutch air force will equip its Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-16s with Litening airborne targeting and navigation pods manufactured by Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Israel's RAFAEL. The $40 million contract strengthens Litening's position as...

Saudi Arabia To Spend $1.5 Billion On F-15S Engines.(General Electric Co.)(Pratt & Whitney)
November 17, 2006... Saudi Arabia is requesting the sale of either 155 General Electric [GE] or 20 Pratt & Whitney [UTX] engines for the country's fleet of F-15S aircraft at an estimated cost of $1.5 billion, according to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency...

Pakistan To Spend $160 Million For Harris HF, VHF Radios.(High Frequency)(Very High Frequency)(Brief article)
November 17, 2006... Pakistan has requested a possible sale of Harris [HRS] High Frequency/Very High Frequency radio systems for an estimated cost of $160 million, according to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA). The sale includes 1,558 20-Watt...

L-1 Acquiring Canadian Identity Solutions Firm.
November 17, 2006... By Calvin Biesecker Expanding into the Canadian market, L-1 Identity Solutions [ID] recently said it has agreed to acquire ComnetiX, a small Ontario, Canada-based provider of fingerprinting products and services and other identity...

USJFCOM Moves Another Step Forward Toward Collaborative Information Sharing.(United States Joint Forces Command)
November 17, 2006... U.S. Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) announced recently it's completed phase one of an effort to allow war fighters to securely share information in a coalition or interagency environment. The Cross Domain Collaborative Information...

IAI Elta Details $412 Million In New Contracts At EuroNaval.
November 17, 2006... By B.C. Kessner TEL AVIV, Israel--The Elta Systems Group subsidiary of Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) at the recent EuroNaval exhibition in Paris outlined several recent contracts adding up to $412 million for Israel's radar and...