Defense Daily International articles from September 2007

Defense Daily International archives from September 2007

U.S.-Australia Defense Trade Pact Marks Significant Step, Says Diplomat.
September 14, 2007... The new U.S.-Australia Defense Trade Cooperation Treaty is significant in acknowledging Australia's ability to gain access to sensitive U.S. technologies for the global fight against terrorism while upholding export-control regulations aimed...

Boeing Completes First Flight of Turkish Surveillance Aircraft.
September 14, 2007... Boeing [BA] said last week it has successfully conducted the first test flight of the 737 Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft that it is building for Turkey under the Peace Eagle program. The aircraft took off from...

$300 Million FMF Deal Approved For Elbit's Israel Digital Army Program.
September 14, 2007... TEL AVIV, Israel--Israel's Elbit Systems [ESLT] last week received finalization of funding approval of United States Foreign Military Financing (FMF) in a total amount of about $300 million for the FMF portion of the Israeli Digital Army...

Northrop Grumman Settles With Cogent On Fingerprint Software.
September 14, 2007... Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Cogent Systems [COGT] recently said they have reached an agreement to settle a lawsuit filed by Cogent against Northrop Grumman in 2005 alleging that Northrop Grumman misappropriated its technology and trade...

Petraeus: Iraq Could Spend $1.8 Billion On U.S. Weapons This Year.(David Petraeus)(Brief article)
September 14, 2007... Iraq may commit to spending an additional $1.8 billion on weapons from the United States by the end of the year, Multi-National Force-Iraq Commander Army Gen. David Petraeus told members of Congress this week. Last month, senators...

Mattis Nominated For JFCOM; Approved By NATO For SAC-T.(appointment of James Mattis)(North Atlantic Treaty Organization)(Joint Forces Command)(Supreme Allied Commander-Transformation)(Brief article)
September 14, 2007... NATO this week announced the alliance's appointment of Marine Lt. Gen. James Mattis as Supreme Allied Commander-Transformation (SAC-T). In Washington, D.C., President Bush nominated Mattis to the grade of general to serve in the NATO...

Danish Army Orders AeroVironment's Raven UAS.
September 14, 2007... AeroVironment Inc. (AVAV) this week announced the Danish Army Operational Command has ordered the RQ-11 B Raven small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). The order includes 12 systems, logistics support and training for a total value of...

General Dynamics, Secure Computing, Offer Firewall For Battlefield Vehicles.
September 14, 2007... General Dynamics Canada and Secure Computing Corp. said Wednesday they are offering MESHnet Firewall to protect field communications in the same way armor protects vehicles. MESHnet features Secure Computing's first Evaluation Assurance...

Weldon Plans Legislation To Shorten U.S. Reliance On Russian Space Launches.
September 21, 2007... Calling reliance on Russia to launch U.S. crews into "very dangerous," Rep. David Weldon (R-Fla.) is working on legislation that would shorten the span of time that astronauts would need a lift into space. The space shuttle is scheduled...

Lockheed Martin Studying LCS Combat Systems For IDF.
September 21, 2007... Lockheed Martin [LMT] last month signed a contract with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to conduct a combat systems study, a follow-on to the company's feasibility study for the IDF, looking at an international variant of the Littoral Combat...

European Missile Defense Sites Expand Deterrence, Obering Says.
September 21, 2007... Emplacing European missile defense sites in Europe would add to global deterrence of ballistic missile proliferation, according to the director of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). "We think there are nations around the world that could...

Pentagon Will No Longer Buy GPS Satellites With Selective Availability Features.
September 21, 2007... The Department of Defense (DoD) said last week it will no longer procure Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites with hardware features that would allow the United States to intentionally degrade the accuracy of the satellites' civil...

GE, Smiths, Call Off Detection Venture.(Company overview)
September 21, 2007... General Electric [GE] and Britain's Smiths Group this week said they have decided not to combine their respective security systems businesses after failing to agree on a strategic vision for the joint venture. The merger of Smiths...

Foreign-Content Issue Overblown In Air Force Tanker Contest, Says KC-30 Head.
September 21, 2007... The issue of foreign-supplied parts for the Air Force's next-generation aerial refueling platform, the KC-X, is overblown and misunderstood, says the leader of one of the industry teams competing for the rights to supply the aircraft. ...

Taiwan Spending $1.9 Billion For P-3C, $272 Million For Missiles.
September 21, 2007... Taiwan is looking to spend upward of $1.9 billion for 12 excess P-3C aircraft, along spares, engines and other assorted equipment, according to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA). In addition to the 12 excess aircraft with...

Japanese May Contribute Technology To ABL; Purchase Might Be Considered.
September 28, 2007... Japanese firms might contribute components to the U.S. Airborne Laser (ABL) ballistic missile defense platform, an executive with Boeing [BA] said recently. But there have as yet been no government-to-government discussions of any...

Stevens Presses Administration Official On Foreign Military Sales To Iraq.
September 28, 2007... Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) followed comments by other key senators in calling for an improvement in the process of selling military equipment to Iraq, because only $200 million out of $2 billion in pending sales to the Iraqi government have...

NATO Group Sets Common UAV Technical Standards.
September 28, 2007... NATO members are formally considering and working through a ratification process that is expected to lead to issuing a Standardized Agreement (STANAG) in November for common standards on the technical integrity of the design and construction...

Australia Issues Solicitation For New Artillery Systems.(Brief article)
September 28, 2007... Australia's Ministry of Defence has released the solicitation documents for new, more capable artillery systems to improve army firepower. The Request for Tender for the self-propelled howitzers and the Invitations to Register for the...

Australian Weapons Audit Recommends Tighter Procedures.
September 28, 2007... An audit of Australia's defence security policy and practices applying to weapons, munitions and explosives has resulted in a series of recommendations to tighten procedures. Minister for Defence Brendan Nelson said, "I have asked for a...