Defense Daily International articles from October 2005

Defense Daily International archives from October 2005

GD Tapped As Preferred Prime System Integrator On Australian Project.(General Dynamics)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2005... General Dynamics [GD], with Australian partners ADI Limited and Tenix Defence, was chosen as the Preferred Prime System Integrator for the $74 million first phase of the Battlespace Communications System (Land) project, called JP 2072. ...

DHS Announces Expansion of U.S. VISIT.(Department of Homeland Security)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2005... The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently announced the scheduled expansion of its U.S. VISIT program to another 104 land points of entry on the U.S. borders with Canada and Mexico between now and mid-December. Deployment of U.S....

ST Kinetics Expands With Joint Venture In China.
October 7, 2005... By Ann Roosevelt Singapore Technologies Engineering's land systems arm, Singapore Technologies Kinetics (ST Kinetics), said recently it signed an agreement to set up a joint venture company with $20 million in capital in China. ST...

BAE Systems Strategic Plan On Track, Executive Says.
October 7, 2005... By Ann Roosevelt British-based BAE SYSTEMS plc's transatlantic strategy is on track, bringing in a successful interim financial report last month and showing profits in both Europe and the United States, a top executive said. ...

Lockheed Martin, Finmeccanica Seek New Helo Obstacle-Avoidance Technology.(Brief Article)
October 7, 2005... Lockheed Martin [LMT] and the SELEX Communications subsidiary of Italy's Finmeccanica said they are collaborating on opportunities to offer a new obstacle detection and avoidance technology for United States civilian and military...

Elbit Unveils Armed Unmanned Ground Vehicle.(Elbit Systems Ltd.)
October 7, 2005... At the Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA) annual meeting this week in Washington, D.C., Israel's Elbit Systems [ESLT] introduced its new AvantGuard autonomous ground vehicle, displayed together with the company's ORCWS 7.62 overhead remote...

AgustaWestland To Bid US139 In LUH Competition.(L-3 Communications Corp. Light Utility helicopters competition)
October 7, 2005... By Tara Fehr AgustaWestland Inc. (AWI) said this week it is teaming with L-3 Communications [LLL] in a joint bid of AWI's US139 for the Army's Light Utility helicopters (LUH) competition. Stephen Moss, CEO of AgustaWestland North...

EADS, Sikorsky Team For Army's Light Utility Helicopter Competition.(European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. partners with Sikorsky Aircraft Corp.)
October 7, 2005... By Geoff Fein European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) North America this week said it is forming a partnership with Sikorsky [UTX] to bid on the Army's Light Utility Helicopter (LUH), according to an EADS official. CAE and...

Britain To Invest $9.8 Billion Toward Underground Security.
October 7, 2005... By Tara Fehr In response to recent international terrorist attacks, a top British official said his country would invest about $9.8 billion in its underground security system over the next five years. Michael Brown, the chief...

Sikorsky Taps Rockwell Collins For Canadian Helicopter Work.(S-92 helicopters)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2005... Rockwell Collins [COL] was selected by Sikorsky [UTX] to work on its S-92 platform for the Canadian Maritime Helicopter program--a program with a potential value of more than $100 million to Rockwell over a 20-year life. Rockwell would...

Spanish Air Force Orders Taurus Air-to-Ground Missiles.(EADS/LFK-Lenkflugkorpersysteme)(SAAB Bofors Dynamics)
October 14, 2005... Spain's SENER awarded a production contract to the Swedish-German Taurus joint venture between EADS/LFK-Lenkflugkorpersysteme and SAAB Bofors Dynamics for 43 Taurus KEPD 350 air-to-ground missiles for the Spanish air force. "The contract...

Elbit Systems Gets $57 Million U.S. Contract For Night Vision Helo HUDs.
October 14, 2005... Israel's Elbit Systems [ESLT] last week said its EFW subsidiary in the United States has been awarded a $57 million framework contract to supply the Aviator's Night Vision Imaging System/Heads Up Display (ANVIS/HUD) system for Army utility...

Air Force Releases CSAR-X RFP.(Combat Search and Rescue aircraft)
October 14, 2005... The Air Force last week released the final RFP on its Combat Search and Rescue aircraft (CSAR-X). Final bids are due Nov. 21. According to an industry source, there were no surprises in the nearly 500-page document. Contract award could...

BAE SYSTEMS Recognized For Helicopter Refueling Systems.(120th Advanced Aviation Forward Area Refueling System)(Brief Article)
October 14, 2005... Army representatives joined BAE SYSTEMS' employees as the 120th Advanced Aviation Forward Area Refueling System (AAFARS) was delivered in Ontario, Calif. Oct. 13. AAFARS is the first of the "21st-century solutions the Army is developing...

Australia Investing In Skills Partnership With Austal Ships.
October 21, 2005... Australia plans to invest about $2.9 million over the next three years in a skills partnership with Austal Ships as part of the Skilling Australia's Defence Industry Program. Austal and BAE SYSTEMS are part of the General Dynamics [GD]...

Army Reserve Helicopters Head To Pakistan.(earthquake relief operations)(Brief Article)
October 21, 2005... The Army Reserve was been called to send helicopters to Pakistan to support relief operations after the devastating earthquake that struck last weekend. Yesterday, approximately 12 Boeing [BA] CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopters, 200...

Arianespace To Launch Two Spirale Satellites For EADS Astrium.(Brief Article)
October 21, 2005... EADS Astrium, prime contractor for the Spirale demonstration program, has selected Arianespace to launch two micro-satellites into geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) on an Ariane 5 mission in 2008. The Spirale program is an indication of...

Colombia Wants SAR/Medevac Capability, Potential FMS UH-60L Sale.(Sikorsky [UTX] UH-60L Medevac Black Hawk helicopters)(Brief Article)
October 21, 2005... Colombia wants to establish an army Search and Rescue/Medevac program and requested a potential $43 million buy of two Sikorsky [UTX] UH-60L Medevac Black Hawk helicopters, equipment and services. The Defense Security Cooperation (DSCA)...

Thales To Gain Full Stake In French Armaments Firm.
October 21, 2005... France's Thales recently said it has agreed to acquire the European Aeronautics Defence and Space Co.'s 50 percent share in the French armament systems manufacturer TDA, giving Thales full ownership of the company. "The 100 percent...

In-Q-Tel Invests In Software Firm That Enhances Display Technology.
October 21, 2005... IDELIX Software Inc., which has developed a visualization technology that that can provide greater detail of an image while maintaining the context of the larger image, is receiving funding from In-Q-Tel, a sort of venture capital arm of the...

Lockheed Martin Completes Purchase of INSYS Group.(Brief Article)
October 21, 2005... Lockheed Martin [LMT] yesterday said its United Kingdom subsidiary has completed the purchase of INSYS Group Ltd., a Britain-based integrator of military communications systems, weapons systems and advanced future concepts development. ...

Goodrich Picked For A400 Military Transport.(Airbus S.A.S., B.F. Goodrich Test Systems Division/JcAir)(Brief Article)
October 21, 2005... Goodrich [GR] Monday said Airbus and EADS-CASA selected two company technologies for the A400 military transport plane. Airbus selected Goodrich's to supply the flap actuation package consisting of actuators and associated transmission and...

Combating IEDs A Multi-Tier Approach For Marine Corps, General Says.(improvised explosive devices)
October 21, 2005... By Geoff Fein The Marine Corps is taking a tiered approach to countering improvised explosive devices (IEDs), using everything in its arsenal from jammers to unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) to working with the Army in combating the...

Intervention Lesson: Better Civil-Military Coordination, Solana Says.(Javier Solana)
October 28, 2005... By Ann Roosevelt Effective crisis prevention, management and reconstruction in the 21st century demands better civil-military coordination, the European Union Council secretary general said Oct. 17. "If there is a 'lesson learned'...

TIPS Study: NATO AGS Affordable and Executable.(North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Alliance Ground Surveillance)
October 28, 2005... NATO's recently launched Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) program is both affordable and executable according to a study submitted by TIPS Industries this week in Brussels. "Completion of this study is yet another important milestone...

U.S., Spanish Navies Successfully Complete Aegis Qualification Trials.
October 28, 2005... The USS Halsey (DDG-97) and USS Howard (DDG-83) along with the Spanish Navy frigate Blas de Lezo (F-103) successfully completed a three-ship international joint Combat System Ship Qualification Trials (CSSQT) of their Lockheed Martin [LMT]...

EADS To Upgrade Coast Guard HH-65 Fleet.(EADS North America contracts with Lockheed Martin )
October 28, 2005... EADS North America recently said its American Eurocopter business unit has received a subcontract from Lockheed Martin [LMT] to re-engine and upgrade the Coast Guard's HH-65 Dolphin helicopter fleet under the Integrated Deepwater System...

New Eurocopter Japan Unit To Better Address Rapidly Evolving Market.(by Eurocopter)(Brief Article)
October 28, 2005... Eurocopter, a unit of the European Aerospace Defence and Space Co. (EADS) announced this week the new Eurocopter Japan unit was created Oct. 1 to address current customer needs and business development. Eurocopter Japan coordinates the...