Defense Daily International articles from October 2006

Defense Daily International archives from October 2006

PACAF Head: Global Hawk Offers Chance To Build Multilateral Ties In Pacific.(Pacific Air Forces)
October 6, 2006... By Michael Sirak Building an association of Pacific nations that cooperate in the operation of Northrop Grumman [NOC] RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned reconnaissance platforms and share their imagery is a promising means of cultivating...

Air Force's Small Diameter Bomb Is In Southwest Asia And Available For Combat.
October 6, 2006... By Michael Sirak The Air Force earlier this month deployed Boeing [BA]'s Small Diameter Bomb Increment I (SDB I) system, its newest precision-guided munition, to southwest Asia with F-15E Strike Eagle multi-role fighter aircraft now...

Officially Mum, Word On U.S. Debate Over RAFAEL's Trophy Spinning In Israel.
October 6, 2006... By B.C. Kessner TEL AVIV, Israel--Defense establishment officials here are keeping a tight lip about the continued debate in the United States about whether the Pentagon missed a chance to safeguard soldiers by passing on a new RAFAEL...

Siemens Building Technologies To Acquire VistaScape.(VistaScape Security Systems Corp)
October 6, 2006... Siemens Building Technologies, a division of Germany's Siemens Corp. [SI], recently said it has agreed to acquire Atlanta-based VistaScape Security Systems Corp., a developer of video analytics technology, to give it additional capabilities...

European Union To Work For Strong Defense Technological And Industrial Base.
October 6, 2006... Defense industries face future pressures, and European Union governments agreed on the kind of Defense Technical and Industrial (DTIB) base the EU should have and actions to identify key technologies and core industrial capabilities Europe...

Danish Officials Examine Eurofighter.
October 6, 2006... Several senior Danish defense and political officials examined the Eurofighter at Manching near Munich, after earlier having assessed competing U.S. and Swedish fighters. The Danes are selecting a new combat aircraft to procure for the...

AIA To Lead Trade Delegation To India.(Aerospace Industries Association )(Brief article)
October 6, 2006... The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA), the nation's top lobbying arm for aerospace interests, will lead a group of its members later this year to India to explore trade opportunities in the aerospace and defense market there, AIA said...

Iraq To Spend $142 Million On Air Traffic Control Radar.(Brief article)
October 6, 2006... Iraq is looking to spend $142 million for one AN/FPS-117 or TPS-77 Long Range Air Traffic Control Radar, as well as associated equipment and services, according to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA). The prime contractor will be...

Turkey To Spend $2.5 Billion For F-16 Block 50 Aircraft.
October 6, 2006... Turkey plans to spend upward of $2.5 billion for 30 Lockheed Martin [LMT] advanced F-16 Block 50 aircraft as well as associated equipment and services, according to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA). Along with the aircraft,...

Pentagon, Industry Plan To Discuss Future Implementation of Berry Amendment.
October 6, 2006... By Jen DiMascio The Pentagon and the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) are planning to meet this week to comb through the fiscal year 2007 Defense Authorization Act's provisions governing the need to buy items made in America,...

Boeing Markets Souped Up Version of F-15E Called The Super Eagle.
October 6, 2006... By Michael Sirak Boeing [BA] recently detailed a new variant of its F-15E multirole fighter aircraft called the F-15E+ Super Eagle that it hopes will generate interest both here and abroad, especially if the production schedule of...

Korea To Spend $1.5 Billion For SINCGARS, Patriot Missile System Support.(Brief article)
October 6, 2006... Korea wants to spend upward of $1.5 billion for 58 System Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS) and Patriot missile system support equipment as well as associated equipment and services, the Defense Security Cooperation...

Boeing-MBDA Eye Modified Brimstone Missile For Urban Strikes.
October 6, 2006... By Michael Sirak Boeing [BA], together with its partner, European missile maker MBDA, is offering the U.S. military a modified version of the U.K. Royal Air Force (RAF)'s Brimstone 2 anti-armor missile to fill the pressing need for a...

Senate Plans To Address U.S.-India Nuclear Cooperation Bill During Lame-Duck Session.
October 6, 2006... By Jen DiMascio A U.S.-India nuclear cooperation agreement will be addressed in the lame- duck session when the Senate returns after the mid-term elections in November, according to the office of Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.). ...

RAFAEL Unveils Latest Son of Samson RCWS.(Remote Controlled Weapon Stations)
October 6, 2006... By B.C. Kessner TEL AVIV, Israel--RAFAEL recently introduced Samson Jr. as the lightweight and newest addition to its successful Samson family of Remote Controlled Weapon Stations (RCWS) and company sources said they hope to show the...

Jordan To Spend $450 Million On C4ISR Upgrades, $60 Million On Helicopters.
October 6, 2006... Jordan intends to spend upward of $450 million for a Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) and $60 million for two Sikorsky [UTX] UH-60L VIP Black...

U.S. Approves Sale of 18 F-16 Fighter Planes To Pakistan.(Brief article)
October 13, 2006... By Jen DiMascio The United States and Pakistan recently approved the sale of 18 F-16 C/D Block 50/52 aircraft, with an option to buy 18 more, according to government officials. On Sept. 30, the two countries signed three letters of...

Other Militaries May Fear U.S. Sub-Launched Missile Could Blind Radars.
October 13, 2006... By Dave Ahearn Some nations might be concerned that any conventional-warhead missile fired from a U.S. Navy submarine might actually be a nuclear device that could blind radars in those nations, analysts said. A nuclear weapon...

RAFAEL And PVI Introduce Golan AFV.(Protected Vehicles, Inc. )(Armored Fighting Vehicle )(RAFAEL Armament Development Authority )
October 13, 2006... By B.C. Kessner TEL AVIV, Israel--RAFAEL Armament Development Authority and North Charleston, S.C.-based Protected Vehicles, Inc. (PVI) recently unveiled Golan, a new 15- ton Armored Fighting Vehicle (AFV) collaboratively designed and...

Lockheed Martin Completes Sale of International Launch Services.
October 13, 2006... Lockheed Martin [LMT] recently said it has completed the sale of its stake in two joint ventures it has with Russian companies that provide sales, marketing and mission management support for launch services to Space Transport Inc. ...

IDF Did Not Recognize War, Slow To Transition, Report Says.(Israel Defense Forces)
October 20, 2006... By B.C. Kessner TEL AVIV, Israel--A 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 defined...

Israel To Support Active Endeavor As NATO Interaction Builds.(North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
October 20, 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...

Lockheed Martin Completes Sale of International Launch Services.
October 20, 2006... Lockheed Martin [LMT] recently said it has completed the sale of its stake in two joint ventures it has with Russian companies that provide sales, marketing and mission management support for launch services to Space Transport Inc. ...

Air Force C-130J Reaches IOC as Lockheed Martin Inks Historic Foreign Upgrade.(initial operational capability)
October 20, 2006... By Michael Sirak The Air Force recently declared that the Lockheed Martin [LMT]-built C- 130J Super Hercules intratheater transport aircraft has reached the initial operational capability (IOC) milestone. Meeting the IOC threshold...

BAE Closes Purchase of National Sensor System.(BAE SYSTEMS)(National Sensor Systems )(Brief article)
October 20, 2006... Britain's BAE SYSTEMS on Monday said it has completed its $8.7 million acquisition of Massachusetts-based National Sensor Systems (NSS), giving it additional capabilities in remote sensing, photonics and laser communications technologies....

U.K. Launches Defence Technology Strategy.(United Kingdom )
October 20, 2006... The United Kingdom yesterday unveiled the Defence Technology Strategy setting out the Ministry of Defence's (MoD) research and development (R&D) priorities for future military capability. Defence Procurement Minister Lord Drayson launched...

China Threat Forces U.S. Procurement of Advanced Air, Naval Assets, Official Says.
October 27, 2006... By Dave Ahearn The threat that China may invade Taiwan compels the United States military to procure advanced aerospace and naval capabilities, a Harvard University expert and former Pentagon leader said. It is an unavoidable reality...

New Canadian Military Structure Helping Commanders Focus On International Missions.
October 27, 2006... By Geoff Fein The Canadian military is into its eighth month of an effort to improve command oversight of its international operations after forming a single, fully joint integrated headquarters to focus on where the government sends...

Canada Interested In Small Crew, Modules, Air Capabilities of U.S. Navy LCS.(Littoral Combat Ship)
October 27, 2006... By Dave Ahearn The Canadian navy is interested in the U.S. Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), the senior Canadian navy leader said. Asked whether Canada might be interested in acquiring the LCS, Vice Adm. D.W. Robertson, chief of the...

EADS Honing Focus On U.S. Homeland Security Market.(European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co.)
October 27, 2006... By Calvin Biesecker The U.S. division of the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) last week announced two new executive positions aimed at sharpening the company's efforts to penetrate the U.S. homeland security market. ...

'Global Maritime Partnership' Gaining Steam At Home And With International Navies.
October 27, 2006... By Geoff Fein The 1,000 ship navy, an idea for developing a global maritime partnership, that is self-regulating and without treaties is catching on with international navies, according to the Navy's top service official. For at...