Defense Daily International articles from October 2007

Defense Daily International archives from October 2007

Administration Forwards U.S.-U.K. Military Trade Treaty To Senate.
October 5, 2007... The administration on Sept. 20 submitted to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee an agreement to loosen trade restrictions on military equipment between the U.S. and the U.K. The agreement would create an exemption International Traffic...

Australia Buys New Anti-Tank Artillery Round.
October 5, 2007... Australia's Department of Defence has finalized the acquisition of a new anti-tank artillery round, the SMArt 155 developed by German firm Gesellschaft fur Intelligente Wirksysteme mbH (GIWS). The new artillery round is to ensure that...

Raytheon Gains $100 Million In Patriot, Hawk Contracts From Saudi Arabia.
October 5, 2007... Saudi Arabia gave two contracts to Raytheon [RTN] totaling more than $100 million for air defense missile systems and other work. One pact involves a multi-year deal for Raytheon to continue providing technical, training and logistics...

Greece Gives L-3 Communications $18.8 Million For F-16C Sim Trainer.
October 5, 2007... Greece awarded L-3 Communications [LLL] an $18.8 million contract to build an F-16C Block 52+ Aircrew Training Device (ATD) for the Hellenic Air Force (HAF). The pact was awarded through the U.S. Air Force Aeronautical Systems Center....

Bahrain Receives New Lockheed Martin Radar.
October 5, 2007... Lockheed Martin [LMT] said Oct. 2 it has delivered an AN/TPS-59(V)3B ballistic missile defense radar system to Bahrain. The radar is in use by the Bahrain Defence Force for air surveillance after a successful site acceptance test in...

Marco Pistoni Named Business Management Director For MEADS.
October 5, 2007... Marco Pistoni has been named Business Management Director for MEADS International (MI) and the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) program. The multinational joint venture MI made the announcement Oct. 4. MI consists of MBDA Italia...

Lockheed Martin To Sell Hellfire II Missiles To Greece.
October 5, 2007... The governments of Greece and the United States have signed a Letter of Offer and Acceptance for the sale of additional Lockheed Martin [LMT] precision- strike laser-guided Hellfire II missiles to Greece. The agreement, announced by...

RAFAEL Introduces Mobile Weapons-Fire Detection System.(RAFAEL Armament Development Authority Ltd.)
October 5, 2007... Israel's RAFAEL Armament Development Authority recently unveiled SpotLite-M a new and mobile member of its SpotLite family of electro-optic (EO) enemy fire detection systems. "The SpotLite-M provides the best solution for one of the most...

Obering Says $85 Million Cut Won't Severely Damage European BMD Program.
October 5, 2007... Moves in Congress to cut $85 million in funding won't greatly delay a planned Ground-based Midcourse missile Defense (GMD) program that would be installed in Europe, Lt. Gen. Trey Obering, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) director, said last...

Lawmakers Threaten Opposition To Sale of JDAMs To Saudi Arabia.
October 12, 2007... Members of Congress are threatening to oppose the proposed sale of precision-guided missiles to Saudi Arabia unless the Bush administration can guarantee that those weapons will not be turned on the United States or Israel in the future. ...

Marco Pistoni Named Business Management Director For MEADS.
October 12, 2007... Marco Pistoni has been named Business Management Director for MEADS International (MI) and the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) program. The multinational joint venture MI made the announcement Oct. 4. MI consists of MBDA Italia...

Boeing, Thales Take Key Role In Future U.K. Army Program.
October 12, 2007... The United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (MoD) Oct. 5 announced that Thales UK in partnership with Boeing [BA] were selected as the preferred bidder for the role of System of Systems Integrator (SOSI) for the Future Rapid Effect System (FRES)...

First Lockheed Martin Arrowhead Sensors Installed On Netherlands Apaches.
October 12, 2007... Lockheed Martin [LMT] installed the first two Arrowhead systems on Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) AH-64D Apaches at Gilze Rijen Airbase, Netherlands, the company announced Oct. 10. These installations mark the first time Lockheed...

Netherlands Receive First Lockheed Martin PAC-3 Missiles.
October 12, 2007... Lockheed Martin [LMT] Oct. 9 announced the delivery of the first PAC-3 Missiles to government and military representatives of the Netherlands recently in a ceremony held at its manufacturing facility in Camden, Ark. The Netherlands...

Air Force Says Reaper Armed Unmanned Aircraft Now Operating In Afghanistan.
October 19, 2007... The Air Force has been using its new MQ-9A Reaper armed unmanned aircraft in missions over Afghanistan since late September, the service said recently. The General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI)-built Reaper is the larger...

NATO Parliamentarians Call For Strengthened Role In Afghanistan.
October 19, 2007... NATO parliamentarians Oct. 18 ended their annual session in Reykjavik, Iceland calling for renewed efforts to strengthen the alliance role in Afghanistan and building a closer relationship with Russia. Members from 26 NATO states...

U.S. Army Europe Security Cooperation Work Builds Coalition Capability.(United States. Army)(David McKiernan)
October 19, 2007... Theater security cooperation is a major thrust at U.S. Army Europe and 7th Army to build relationships and help build partner capability, according to the commander. "We are missioned by OSD [Office of the Secretary of Defense] to help...

Saudi Arabia Spending $630 Million On LAVs, Humvees.
October 19, 2007... Saudi Arabia is looking to buy a variety of Light Armored Vehicles (LAV) and 50 Humvees, as well as associated equipment and services, potentially worth as much as $631 million, according to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA)....

Egypt Buying $125 Million Worth of RAM Block IA, Support And Service.
October 19, 2007... Egypt is seeking 139 RIM-116B Block 1A Rolling Airframe Missiles (RAM) with Mk 44 Guided Missile Round Packs (GMRP) as well as associated equipment and services, worth upward of $125 million, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA)...

UAE Seeking $428 Million In Blast Fragmentation Warheads, Missiles.
October 19, 2007... The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is looking to spend upward of $428 million for 300 AGM-114M3 of Blast Fragmentation Warheads and 900 AGM-114L3 Hellfire II Longbow missiles as well as associated equipment and services, the Defense Security...

Australia Spending $617 Million For F/A-18E/F Weapons.(Defense Security Cooperation Agency)(Brief article)
October 19, 2007... Australia is looking to spend upward of $617 million on weapons for its F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircraft as well as associated equipment and services, according to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA). The sale includes 43 AIM-9X...

Israel Commits To Civil Airliner Protection Systems.
October 19, 2007... TEL AVIV, Israel--Israel will become the first nation in the world to try to safeguard its commercial airline fleet against missile attacks after the Security Cabinet met here recently to discuss aviation security and decided to invest in...

Oshkosh Truck Receives Second Vehicle Contract From Egypt This Year.
October 19, 2007... Oshkosh Truck Corp. [OSK] announced on Oct. 15 a contract award valued at more than $16 million to provide 35 specially-designed Heavy Equipment Transport (HET) military vehicles to meet logistics and transport requirements set by the...

New Israeli Missile Warning System Soon Operational.
October 19, 2007... TEL NOF AIR BASE, Israel--The Israel Air Force (IAF) unveiled a new application capable of showing precise impact zones from incoming rockets and missiles and officers here said the system would be fully operational in a few months. "It...

RAFAEL Changes Name, Business Structure.(RAFAEL Armament Development Authority Ltd. changes its name as Rafael Advanced Defense Systems)
October 19, 2007... TEL AVIV, Israel--Rafael Advanced Defense Systems is the new name for the Israeli company formerly known as RAFAEL Armament Development Authority, which has been undergoing an extensive assessment and overhaul of its business activities. ...

U.S. Joint Forces Command, NATO, Prepare For Hybrid Threat, Smith Says.(United States. Air Force)(Lance Smith)(North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
October 19, 2007... Supporting the current fight is the top priority but must be balanced with a consideration of the future threat, according to the retiring commander of U.S. Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) and NATO Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (NATO...

Australian Defence Funds Eight Emerging Technologies.
October 19, 2007... Australia's Chief Defence Scientist Roger Lough announced Oct. 18 that eight proposals have been selected under the latest funding round for the Defence Capability and Technology Demonstrator (CTD) Program. The CTD Program, managed by...

Boeing Eyes International Chinook Sales.
October 26, 2007... With the CH-47F Chinook helicopter in full-rate production, Boeing [BA] is eyeing international sales, according to a company official. "India is the big potential market for everybody in the business," Jack Dougherty, director, Boeing...

Airbus Executive Disputes Boeing Criticism of Tanker Bid.
October 26, 2007... Allan McArtor, chairman of Airbus North America, yesterday defended his company against attacks on its aerial refueling tanker airframe. The fight between Boeing [BA] and Airbus's parent company, the European Aeronautic Defense and Space...

Kuwait To Upgrade Three L-100-30 Aircraft.
October 26, 2007... Kuwait is looking to upgrade three L-100-30 aircraft as well as associated equipment and services, with a potential value of $250 million, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) reported. Along with the upgrades to the three...

U.S., Iraq, Work To Smooth Foreign Military Sales Process.
October 26, 2007... The United States is working to smooth the path to Foreign Military Sales (FMS) as the government of Iraq works to procure weapons for its national forces, according to a top U.S. official. "We do very much want to see the most efficient...

Singaporean Air Force Orders 12 Additional F-15SG Fighter Jets.
October 26, 2007... The Singapore Ministry of Defence (MoD) on Monday placed an order for 12 additional F-15SG fighter aircraft from Boeing [BA], raising the total number of these multirole jets that it is procuring to 24. This order is a follow-on tasking...

Boeing Names Hyslop For GMD Program; Bush Warns of Iranian Threat.
October 26, 2007... Boeing [BA] named its Airborne Laser program leader Greg Hyslop to head another ballistic missile defense program, the Ground-base Midcourse Defense (GMD) project, as it confronts significant challenges. Hyslop becomes vice president and...