http://www.defensedaily.com Defense Daily en-us 2012 Thu, 9 Feb 2012 4:58:07 EST General Dynamics [GD] UK yesterday said it recently commissioned a market study that estimated the Specialist Vehicle (SV) program it is working on has the potential to generate U.K. export revenues of $2 billion or more in its first 16 years. The estimate is... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/16695.html Thu, 9 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST Navistar Defense LLC [NAV], Indigen Armor and SAIC [SAI] Tuesday said they will team for the coming U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) Ground Mobility Vehicle 1.1 (GMV 1.1) program. The command requires a highly mobile, roll-off mission-ready platform... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/16697.html Thu, 9 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST The U.S. Army plans to release a Request for Proposals (RFP) in mid-March for the Jordan JC4ISR Fiber Optic Wide Area Network Program. The RFP will be issued about March 16 by the U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. A firm-fixed price... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/16699.html Thu, 9 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST Northrop Grumman [NOC] and DRS Technologies yesterday said they delivered the first Next Generation Automatic Test System (NGATS) to the  Army. A mobile, rapidly deployable and reconfigurable general purpose Automatic Test System suite, NGATS provides... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/16675.html Wed, 8 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST Ford Motor Co. [F] and its team of Raytheon [RTN] and Future Force have decided not to bid for the Army-Marine Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV). “Ford has a long history of working with the U.S. government, and we continue to look at new ideas and... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/16678.html Wed, 8 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST Volvo Group and Finnish defense group Patria yesterday said they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate to offer the Swedish Defense Materiel Administration (FMV) life-cycle support services for maintenance and logistics. Both Volvo... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/16665.html Tue, 7 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff yesterday issued Strategic Direction to the Joint Force, saying he expects “a new valuation of risk” as the joint force of 2020 is developed. Army Gen. Martin Dempsey said, "Today’s troubled... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/16670.html Tue, 7 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST The President yesterday sent the the nomination of Heidi Shyu to be the Army's acquisition chief to the Senate. Shyu has been acting assistant Secretary of... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/16673.html Tue, 7 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST A $25 million after tax charge associated with ATK’s [ATK] Thiokol business and lower margins on commercial ammunition led the company yesterday to post lower third quarter earnings while sales dipped a bit. Meanwhile, the diversified aerospace and... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/16642.html Fri, 3 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST Raytheon [RTN] has been awarded a $38.1 million contract by Lockheed Martin [LMT] to provide engineering support to the Command, Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) program for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). Under the subcontract, Raytheon's... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/16646.html Fri, 3 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST General Dynamics [GD] Ordnance and Tactical Systems and BAE Systems yesterday said they have teamed to develop, demonstrate and produce the 81mm Roll Controlled Guided Mortar (RCGM), an affordable 81mm precision mortar round. The companies have been maturing... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/16622.html Thu, 2 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST The Army yesterday said Jan. 31 it awarded contracts to BAE Systems and Northrop Grumman [NOC] over Raytheon [RTN] and ITT Exelis [XLS] for the Technology Development (TD) phase of the Common Infrared Countermeasure (CIRCM). The TD Phase contracts provide for... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/16629.html Thu, 2 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST The man the Army Chief of Staff called “a soldier’s soldier,” Gen. Peter Chiarelli, retired as vice chief of staff yesterday in emotional ceremonies at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va. The Defense Department’s top leaders found... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/16616.html Wed, 1 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST Boeing [BA] yesterday said it has selected three Canadian firms to receive the first group of work packages for in-service support of 15 Boeing CH-47F Chinook helicopters, designated CH-147F for the Canadian Forces. The suppliers are: L-3 Communications [LLL]... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/16587.html Tue, 31 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST Northrop Grumman [NOC] yesterday said it received a $122 million contract to install and sustain Counter-Rocket, Artillery and Mortar (C-RAM) systems at forward operating bases (FOBs) in Afghanistan and Iraq. The contract includes options that, if fully... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/16588.html Tue, 31 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST Lockheed Martin [LMT] yesterday said it received contracts totaling $921 million for hardware and services associated with the combat-proven Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment program.  The contract, issued by U.S. Army Aviation and... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/16590.html Tue, 31 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST Finmeccanica’s Alenia North America Inc., yesterday said it appointed Alan Calegari as its Chief Executive Officer. “Alenia North America will continue to grow under the direction of Alan in the CEO position,” said Giuseppe Giordo... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/16592.html Tue, 31 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST The Pentagon is “quite serious” about applying so-called reversibility to budget decisions that impact the defense industry, a senior official said yesterday. Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Michele Flournoy said reversibility, the noting of... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/16597.html Tue, 31 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST Oshkosh Corp. [OSK] Friday said that a challenge by investor Carl Icahn to add new blood to its board has been beaten back based on the preliminary proxies turned in to the independent Inspector of Elections at the company’s annual meeting. Oshkosh said... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/16562.html Mon, 30 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST The Army yesterday issued the long-awaited request for proposals (RFP) for the Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program, as the Defense Department released its budget priorities and choices... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/army/16554.html Fri, 27 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST