http://www.defensedaily.com Defense Daily en-us 2010 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:14:16 EDT Bahrain has selected the Rockwell Collins Transportable Black Hawk Operations Simulator (T-BOS) to train their UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter pilots, the company announced this week. The T-BOS will be delivered to the government of Bahrain under a Foreign... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/ddi/9583.html Fri, 12 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST Lockheed Martin [LMT], in support of the U.S. Navy, successfully completed Combat System Ship Qualification Trials (CSSQT) for Aegis Combat Systems installed aboard U.S. and Spanish navy ships. The last time these two nations participated in a combined CSSQT... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/ddi/9584.html Fri, 12 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST The German government has launched a reevaluation of air defense alternatives ahead of a major design milestone for the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS), a next- generation missile defense program it is developing along with Italy and the United... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/ddi/9585.html Fri, 12 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) plans to enter an agreement with Norsk Titanium Components (NTiC) covering the development of near net shape plasma-based layer manufacturing technologies for aerospace, defense and space applications. The... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/ddi/9586.html Fri, 12 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST MBDA announced the re-organization of its U.S.-based subsidiary, MBDA Incorporated as a stand-alone national company. MBDA Inc.'s new U.S. headquarters and team are in place in Arlington, Va. The company will now report to its Board of Directors and the MBDA... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/ddi/9542.html Fri, 5 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST The U.S. government has awarded an initial $213 million to Lockheed Martin [LMT] for long-lead tasks for the production of 20 new Advanced Block 52 F-16 aircraft for Egypt. "This is a great day for Lockheed Martin and a testament to the enduring partnership... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/ddi/9543.html Fri, 5 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST Boeing [BA] has signed a US$60 million change proposal with Australia to increase the scope of the Army Aviation Training and Training Support (AATTS) contract. Awarded the contract in 2007, Boeing subsidiary Boeing Defence Australia has been supporting the... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/ddi/9544.html Fri, 5 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST Britain's BAE Systems plc yesterday pleaded guilty in a federal court to several violations and agreed to pay a $400 million fine, one of the largest criminal fines ever in the U.S. against a business, the Department of Justice (DoJ) announced. The court had... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/ddi/9545.html Fri, 5 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST Boeing [BA] will be producing CH-47F Chinook helicopters for Australia in the near future now that Australia's government has given second pass approval to a project to acquire seven of the helicopters for approximately $666.5 million. "It's good news," Jack... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/ddi/9546.html Fri, 5 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST Lockheed Martin [LMT] this week announced it was awarded an initial 10-year contract valued at more than $100 million by the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) to provide its Army with warehousing and repair services. The contract allows for syndication with... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/ddi/9547.html Fri, 5 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST By Geoff Fein The USS Freedom (LCS-1) returned to duty Wednesday after making repairs to one of two downed ship service diesel generators (SSDG) during a scheduled refueling stop in Panama, the Navy said. Sometime before March 1, Freedom lost two of its... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/ddi/9551.html Fri, 5 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST By Geoff Fein As the Marine Corps continues to make a case for sea basing, service officials can point to the ongoing humanitarian assistance operations in Haiti as proof that the concept works. Last week, Marine Commandant Gen. James Conway told members of... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/ddi/9539.html Thu, 4 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST Boeing [BA] recently announced it has successfully completed the second phase of its industrial participation program for the Peace Eagle 737 Airborne Early Warning & Control aircraft program for the Turkish air force. Boeing finished Phase 2 on time and... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/ddi/9459.html Fri, 26 Feb 2010 0:00:00 EST CTA International, an Anglo-French joint venture between BAE Systems and Nexter Systems, will move forward with its cannon and ammunition effort for the British and French armies after the Feb. 8 signing of an approximately $17 million contract with the... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/ddi/9460.html Fri, 26 Feb 2010 0:00:00 EST BAE Systems recently announced it has begun building work on a new test rig designed to reduce cost, risk and timescales on the U.K. Ministry of Defence's two most important programs for the British Army. The U.S.$4 million Turret Test Rig (TTR) will mimic... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/ddi/9461.html Fri, 26 Feb 2010 0:00:00 EST The BAE Systems' program to deliver 60 Terrier(tm) vehicles to the British Army has taken two important steps forward, the company recently said. Manufacture of the first Terrier production hull began on 27 January at the company's Newcastle plant. In a... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/ddi/9462.html Fri, 26 Feb 2010 0:00:00 EST The Longbow Limited Liability Company, a joint venture of Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Northrop Grumman [NOC], was recently awarded an $86 million contract from Finmeccanica's AgustaWestland to support Longbow Fire Control Radar (FCR) systems on the United... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/ddi/9463.html Fri, 26 Feb 2010 0:00:00 EST NATO's agency for change is the Norfolk, Va.-based Allied Command Transformation (ACT), which coordinates alliance work to counter improvised explosive devices (C-IEDs) as part of its efforts to improve alliance capabilities in current and future operations... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/ddi/9464.html Fri, 26 Feb 2010 0:00:00 EST Allied Command Transformation is the lead on a NATO-wide Counter IED Action Plan in cooperation with relevant NATO bodies and committees. NC3A will be part of the process, and maintain a close relation ship with... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/ddi/9411.html Fri, 19 Feb 2010 0:00:00 EST Australia's Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science Greg Combet this week announced improved firepower for the Australian Deence Force (ADF) with contracts signed for a new anti-armor weapon capability. "Defence has contracted SAAB Bofors... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/ddi/9412.html Fri, 19 Feb 2010 0:00:00 EST