Defense Daily International articles from September 2009

Defense Daily International archives from September 2009

General Dynamics UK Launches One Stop Shop For Containerized Solutions.
September 25, 2009... General Dynamics [GD] UK Limited has launched www.tacticalshelter.com, bringing together in a one stop shop all information about the containerized solutions offered by its specialist companies Anteon, Page Europa and PageTel. The website...

MD Helicopters Forms Rotor Blade Repair Agreement With Composite Technology.(Company overview)
September 25, 2009... MD Helicopters Inc. (MDHI) Sept. 22 announced that it has formed a rotor blade repair station agreement with Composite Technology, Inc (CTI). CTI is well positioned to serve MDHI's global customer base with five facilities around the world....

NATO Secretary General Works Afghanistan Issues At United Nations.
September 25, 2009... NATO Secretary General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, began his visit to the United Nations with a bilateral meeting with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, focusing primarily on Afghanistan. The two Secretaries General focused primarily on...

Australia To Reduce The Scope of EW Self-Protection For Rotary Wing Aircraft.
September 25, 2009... Australia's Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science Greg Combet recently announced the government agreed to a Defence recommendation to reduce the scope for approved project AIR 5416 Phase 2--electronic warfare self protection...

Australia Welcomes Raytheon's Australia Industry Development Unit.
September 25, 2009... Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science, Greg Combet recently welcomed the establishment of Raytheon Australia's Industry Development Unit (IDU). "Raytheon's IDU will implement the Australian Industry Capability (AIC) Deed that...

Raytheon, Lockheed Martin Could Benefit From FMS Patriot Sales To Turkey.
September 18, 2009... The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) Sept. 9 notified Congress of a possible $7.8 billion Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Turkey of Patriot missile system equipment, a first. The principal contractors will be Raytheon [RTN] and...

U.S. Remains Leading Arms Dealer As Worldwide Transfer Agreements Fall.
September 18, 2009... The United States in 2008 led overwhelmingly in global arms trade agreements, making deals worth $37.8 billion, and while overall agreements dropped to their lowest level since 2005, Italy more than tripled its total from last year, moving up...

BAE Systems To Improve Australian Communications.
September 18, 2009... Australia's Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science, Greg Combet, recently announced the awarding of an approximately $82 million defense contract that will lead to improved global communications for our deployed forces. "The...

Australia Acquires Heron UAV To Enhance ISR.
September 18, 2009... Australia recently announced that the Royal Australian Air Force has acquired Heron Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in close collaboration with Canadian Defence forces. "This high resolution intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance...

Australia And Thailand Participate in Combined War Game.
September 11, 2009... HMAS Darwin, a Royal Australian Navy Adelaide Class Frigate this week kicked off Austhai 09, a combined maritime exercise with the Royal Thai Navy in the Gulf of Thailand. The exercise, taking place in waters off Sattahip, will see Darwin...

ITT Awarded U.K.MoD Follow On Order For Head Mounted Night Vision Systems.
September 11, 2009... ITT Corp. [ITT] Sept. 9 announced it has been awarded a $16.6 million follow-on order from the United Kingdom Ministry of Defense (MoD) for the Head Mounted Night Vision System (HMNVS). The award is a follow-on order to the $23 million...

Boeing And Damco Sign MoU To Develop Logistics Tools.
September 11, 2009... Boeing [BA] and Danish logistics company Damco, part of the A.P. Moller - Maersk Group, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to pursue the development of industrial and technological logistics tools for improving global supply...

U.K. MoD Taps BAE For New Generation of Helmet Mounted Displays.
September 11, 2009... The U.K. Ministry of Defence has placed the first order for a new generation of helmet-mounted displays developed by BAE Systems. The Royal Navy will purchase 12 remote sighting systems incorporating BAE Systems' Q-Sight(tm) display, for its...

Brazil Selects Northrop Grumman For Navigation Units.
September 11, 2009... Northrop Grumman [NOC] this week announced it's Sperry Marine business unit has been selected by the Brazil navy to supply state-of-the-art navigation systems for four new NAPA 500-ton patrol vessels, with options for six additional vessels....

Historic Change: French General Takes Command At NATO ACT.
September 11, 2009... French Air Force Gen. Stephane Abrial Sept. 9 became Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (SACT), leading one of two NATO strategic commands and previously led by U.S. commanders. Abrial takes over from U.S. Marine Gen. James Mattis, who...

Thales Reorganizes U.S. Operations.(Thales USA, Inc.)
September 11, 2009... Thales recently announced several changes to its organization in the United States, including renaming the operations and creating a new subsidiary to better focus its offerings in the defense and security space. Thales USA, Inc., formerly...

BAE Systems Protests Army FMTV Award To Oshkosh Corp.
September 11, 2009... BAE Systems recently announced it filed a protest with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), asking for a review of the Army's award to Oshkosh Corp. [OSK], of a five-year, potential multi-billion rebuy program for the U.S. Army's...

SAFRAN Completes Acquisition of Majority Of GE's Homeland Protection Business.
September 11, 2009... Frances's SAFRAN Group recently said it has completed its acquisition of 81 percent of General Electric's [GE] Homeland Protection business, which will report to SAFRAN's subsidiary Sagem Securite. The $580 million cash deal gives SAFRAN an...

NATO Secretary General Plans To Energize Transformation.(North Atlantic Treaty Organization)(Brief article)
September 4, 2009... NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen visits Norfolk, Va., Sept. 9 for the change of command ceremonies at Allied Command Transformation, and plans to rev up transformation as French Air Force Gen. Abrial takes command. "I will look...

Boeing, U.K. University Partner With Danish Counterparts For Manufacturing Research.
September 4, 2009... The U.K.University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) With Boeing [GA] Sept. 1 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with several leading Danish firms and institutions to explore the development of a branch AMRC...

FLIR Systems To Provide Systems And Services To Colombian Army, Air Force.
September 4, 2009... FLIR Systems, Inc. recently said it received a $4.9 million U.S. government Foreign Military Sale (FMS) order for the Colombian Army and Air Force. The order includes FLIR System's Star SAFIRE III infrared multi-sensor surveillance systems,...