Defense Daily International articles from September 2008

Defense Daily International archives from September 2008

Technical Issues Lead To Boeing Australia TUAV Contract Termination.
September 5, 2008... Technical problems have led to the Minister for Defence, the Hon. Joel Fitzgibbon MP, Sept. 4 announced that the Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) and Boeing [BA] Australia have agreed to terminate the contract for the delivery of a...

Revitalize Defense Or Face Diminished U.S. Role, AIA Report Says.(Report)
September 5, 2008... The next administration must invest in defense for a full spectrum military or "risk falling behind other global powers," according to a new report from the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA). AIA has looked at the macro issues,...

Turkey's Potential $500 Million First Main Battle Tank Project Under Way.
September 5, 2008... Turkey's first national main battle tank, The ALTAY Project, is under way under prime contractor Koc Group's Otokar. The estimated budget for design, prototype production, tests and qualification of the ALTAY Tank, which will provide new...

Dem VP Pick Biden Has History On Arms Control, Missile Defense, Foreign Sales.
September 5, 2008... Vice presidential nominee Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.) brings to the Democratic ticket a reputation on Capitol Hill for questioning foreign-military sales, advocating for arms control, and calling for caution in developing missile-defense systems....

Finmeccanica's Pending Buy of DRS Clears A Hurdle.
September 5, 2008... The Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission last week granted early termination of an anti-trust review period of Italian aerospace and defense company Finmeccanica's pending $4 billion acquisition of DRS Technologies [DRS]. ...

General Dynamics To Supply Mine-Protected Vehicles To Spain.
September 5, 2008... General Dynamics [GD] Santa Barbara Sistemas Sept. 3 said it was awarded an approximately $102 million contract by the Spanish government to supply RG-31 Mk5E mine protected vehicles for the army. General Dynamics Santa Barbara Sistemas...

EADs Tiger Has Successful Firing Campaign With Spike Missile.
September 12, 2008... The European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co.'s (EADS) Eurocopter unit announced Sept. 11 successfully completing a firing campaign using the Spike air-to-ground missle as part of the development of the HAD (support and destruction...

Technical Issues Lead To Boeing Australia TUAV Contract Termination.
September 12, 2008... Technical problems and delays on a Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (TUAV) system led to the Sept. 4 announcement that the Australian Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) and Boeing [BA] Australia agreed to terminate the contract. As part...

Foreign Military Sales Continue To Grow, With Afghanistan Atop The List of Buyers.
September 12, 2008... Afghanistan has topped all nations this year in purchases of U.S. weapon systems through the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program, a growing Pentagon operation brokering more sales than expected, a defense official said. All such...

Obama Not Seen Taking Strong 'Buy America' Stance, Unlike McCain.
September 12, 2008... While Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) has made clear his disdain for "Buy America" provisions limiting foreign content of defense systems, Democratic hopeful Sen. Barack Obama's (D-Ill.) stance is less apparent....

Lockheed Martin Canada Wins $2 Billion Contract For Halifax Mod Effort.
September 12, 2008... A Lockheed Martin [LMT] Canada industry team was awarded a $2 billion contract from the Canadian government to design and build the combat system for that nation's 12 Halifax-class frigates. Lockheed Martin beat out both a General...

U.K. MoD Completes Sales of QinetiQ Shares.
September 12, 2008... Britain's Ministry of Defence (MoD) yesterday said that it has completed the sale of its shares in QinetiQ, the privatized former in-house laboratories of the MoD. The MoD's remaining stake in QinetiQ was nearly 19 percent of the...

Kuwait, India Order Missiles; Finland Wants Updates For F-18 Fleet.
September 12, 2008... Kuwait wants to buy 120 Raytheon [RTN] AIM-120-C-7 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) and India has requested 20 Boeing [BA] AGM-84L Harpoon Block II missiles, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said yesterday....

Israel Requests $241 Million In Patriot Upgrades, SDBs And LAAWs.
September 12, 2008... Raytheon[ RTN], Boeing [BA], and Talley Defense would benefit from three separate potential Foreign Military Sales to Israel of Patriot Missile Fire Unit Upgrades, GBU-39 Small Diameter Bombs, and M72A7 Light Anti-Armor Weapons (LAAWs). ...

Pentagon Proposes $390 Million Jordanian Border Security Program.
September 12, 2008... The Defense Department yesterday notified Congress of a potential $390 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Jordan of Increment 2 of the Border Security Program which is being managed by DRS Technologies [DRS]. The Pentagon said that...

Saudi Arabia Wants $598 Million Apache Helicopters.
September 12, 2008... Boeing [BA], General Electric [GE] and Lockheed Martin [LMT] would benefit as prime contractors from a proposed $598 million sale to Saudi Arabia of AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopters and associated equipment and services. The Defense...

Egypt Wants UH-60M Black Hawk Helicopters, TOWs and 120mm HE-T.
September 12, 2008... Egypt wants to buy more than $560 million in United Technologies [UTX] General Electric [GE] UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters, Raytheon's [RTN] TOW 2A anti-armor guided missiles and General Dynamics [GD] 120mm high explosive with tracer (HE-T)...

UAE May Buy $9 Billion In U.S. Military Wares.
September 12, 2008... The United Arab Emirates (UAE) may buy roughly $9 billion of U.S. military wares, including $8.25 billion of missile and missile/air defense systems and $774 million worth of Black Hawk helicopters. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency...

Herley Industries Acquires Eyal Microwave Industries.
September 19, 2008... Herley Industries (HRLY) yesterday said it acquired Eyal Microwave Industries (EMI), a privately held Israeli company in an all cash transaction. "We believe the combination of these companies will form the largest independent purely...

EADS Tiger Helicopter Has Successful Firing Campaign With Spike Missile.
September 19, 2008... The European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co.'s (EADS) Eurocopter unit said recently it had successfully completing a firing campaign using the Spike air-to-ground missile as part of the development of the HAD (support and destruction...

Australian DSTO Conducts New Radar Detection Experiment.
September 19, 2008... The Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) this week conducted an international experiment in Sydney to develop technology for detecting new generation radar systems. The Minister for Defence Science and Personnel Warren...

General Dynamics UK Showcases Capabilities At U.K. Army Urgent Requirements Demo.
September 19, 2008... General Dynamics [GD] UK displayed the latest rapid improvements it can deliver to soldiers in response to the urgent operational requirements (UOR) of British forces at a British Army demonstration Sept. 17-18. "General Dynamics UK has...

U.S. Helicopters For Canada Reflects Partnership, Interoperability Goals, Officials Say.
September 19, 2008... Canadian Forces will receive six U.S. Chinook helicopters, an essential capability supporting their Afghanistan operations, while the U.S. Army supports a coalition partner and interoperability under a Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LoA)...

Lockheed Martin UK Highlights Equipment At British Army Demo.
September 19, 2008... Lockheed Martin UK highlighted equipment provided to the British Army through Urgent Operational Requirements (UOR) at the MoD's UOR demonstration Sept.17-18. Through the UOR process, Lockheed Martin successfully delivered a number of...

House Panel Dubious About Reprogramming Pakistani Funds To Bolster F-16s.
September 19, 2008... Members of a House subcommittee raised serious doubts recently about Pakistan's request to rejigger some of its U.S. aid to beef up its F-16 fighter jets, and the panel's head suggested objecting to the money shift. At issue is the Bush...

Saudi Arabia Wants $598 Million Apache Helicopters.
September 19, 2008... Boeing [BA], General Electric [GE] and Lockheed Martin [LMT] would benefit as prime contractors from a proposed $598 million sale to Saudi Arabia of AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopters and associated equipment and services. The Defense...

Egypt Wants UH-60M Black Hawk Helicopters, TOWs and 120mm HE-T.
September 19, 2008... Egypt wants to buy more than $560 million in United Technologies [UTX] General Electric [GE] UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters, Raytheon's [RTN] TOW 2A anti-armor guided missiles and General Dynamics [GD] 120mm high explosive with tracer (HE-T)...

UAE May Buy $9 Billion In U.S. Military Wares.
September 19, 2008... The United Arab Emirates (UAE) may buy roughly $9 billion of U.S. military wares, including $8.25 billion of missile and missile/air defense systems and $774 million worth of Black Hawk helicopters. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency...

Iraq F-16 Request Spurs Hill Concerns, Though Not Near Lawmakers' Agenda For Now.
September 26, 2008... Lawmakers and aides have a raft of questions about the Iraqi government's request for information on buying F-16 fighter jets, yet predicted any serious consideration by Congress would not start until next year at the earliest. The...

USAFE Commander Wants Stronger NATO Bonds As New Financial, Geopolitical Challenges Loom.
September 26, 2008... North Atlantic Treaty Organization member nations must continue to invest in cutting edge military technology and manpower to meet new challenges outside their borders, the chief of United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) said last week....

ATP Testing Completed For First Iraqi ISR Aircraft And Ground Stations.
September 26, 2008... General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) yesterday said it has finished acceptance test procedure (ATP) testing for the first of five Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft and ground stations bound for the...