http://www.defensedaily.com Defense Daily en-us 2010 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:16:11 EDT The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Hornet Watch. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus says he expects the Pentagon to decide within "weeks," during the month of April, whether it will enter into a multi-year contract with Boeing for... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/dd/9679.html Mon, 22 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EDT By Marina Malenic The Defense Department announced Friday it is considering extending a May 10 deadline for bid submissions to build the Air Force's tanker aircraft replacement fleet. "In keeping with our longstanding commitment to a fair and open... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/dd/9680.html Mon, 22 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EDT By Emelie Rutherford Government auditors' latest assessment of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program warns additional cost growth and schedule extensions, beyond those recently unveiled, are likely. The Government Accountability Office's (GAO's) sixth annual... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/dd/9681.html Mon, 22 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EDT By George Lobsenz Without any prior public review or comment, the Energy Department has launched a safety and security "reform" plan that seeks to improve operational productivity by eliminating "low-value, burdensome" rules and giving its contractors more... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/dd/9682.html Mon, 22 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EDT The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) on focused, quantitative research to understand how virtual worlds and immersive games may have real world effects--particularly effects that could... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/dd/9683.html Mon, 22 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EDT By Marina Malenic NEW YORK--Europe's largest aerospace firm is switching gears to pursue acquisition of a U.S. company in the wake of a foiled attempt to gain a foothold in the U.S. defense market via a major aircraft production contract. "If we want to be in... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/dd/9672.html Fri, 19 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EDT By Calvin Biesecker The processes and practices that have been used to test an electronic fence system that is being deployed along limited portions of the nation's southwest border in Arizona have frequently been lacking in quality and in some cases ignored... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/dd/9673.html Fri, 19 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EDT By Emelie Rutherford Senators told the Coast Guard commandant nominee yesterday that if confirmed he must continue righting the Deepwater acquisition program and addressing homeland-security demands. Vice Adm. Robert Papp, President Barack Obama's pick to... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/dd/9674.html Fri, 19 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EDT By Ann Roosevelt Boeing [BA] will bring to bear its history of experience and expertise with missile defense to the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) competition for Development and Sustainment contract for the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/dd/9675.html Fri, 19 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EDT By Eric Lindeman Supported by two $1 million grants from the Departments of Energy, Lockheed Martin [LMT] is pursuing development and pilot demonstration of technologies to convert the ocean's thermal energy into electricity. The two grants, which Lookheed... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/dd/9676.html Fri, 19 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EDT By George Lobsenz The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has approved safety analyses for Los Alamos National Laboratory's plutonium facility that allow accidents that could result in worst-case radiation exposures to the public exceeding Energy... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/dd/9677.html Fri, 19 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EDT By Geoff Fein With its first Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) delivered to the Navy and underway, Lockheed Martin [LMT] and its partner Marinette Marine are constructing the Fort Worth (LCS-3), and keeping the ship on schedule for her 2012 delivery, according to a... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/dd/9678.html Fri, 19 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EDT By Marina Malenic A top Boeing [BA] official said yesterday that the company will provide the Defense Department thorough pricing data should it be chosen to provide the Air Force with a replacement fleet for its aging KC-135 tanker aircraft. "We have told... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/dd/9660.html Thu, 18 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EDT By Emelie Rutherford Navy Secretary Ray Mabus said yesterday the service is keeping a mid-April deadline for industry bids on the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), amid concerns about the losing shipbuilder protesting the contract award and a call from one side to... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/dd/9661.html Thu, 18 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EDT By Calvin Biesecker A House panel on Tuesday approved an authorization bill for the Science and Technology (S&T) branch of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that would boost the agency's funding by $103 million over the Obama administration's... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/dd/9662.html Thu, 18 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EDT By Ann Roosevelt Raytheon [RTN] is ready to play a "significant" role as missile defense moves forward, particularly with the four-phased incremental approach for Europe announced last fall, officials said. Raytheon is a major player in providing radars... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/dd/9663.html Thu, 18 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EDT By Calvin Biesecker Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on Tuesday announced that $50 million in Recovery Act monies originally planned for the virtual fence portion of Boeing's [BA] Secure Border Initiative (SBInet) are being reallocated to other... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/dd/9664.html Thu, 18 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EDT By Geoff Fein When the two forward ship service diesel generators (SSDG) on USS Freedom (LCS-1) stopped working earlier this month during her maiden deployment, the effort to repair the SSDGs showed the Navy's approach to maintaining LCS, according to a... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/dd/9665.html Thu, 18 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EDT By Calvin Biesecker The Department of Homeland Security and its industry partners are working to develop automated target recognition (ATR) capabilities for whole body imaging systems so that the machines purchased with FY '11 funds incorporate this advanced... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/dd/9666.html Thu, 18 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EDT By Marina Malenic Boeing [BA] executives said yesterday that they are awaiting Pentagon decisions on which capabilities from a now-canceled major satellite communications program will be harvested and inserted into its Wideband Global Satellite (WGS)... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/dd/9653.html Wed, 17 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EDT