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Archives :: Publications :: Defense Daily
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August 28, 2008
By Ann Roosevelt 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...http://www.ddn.com/publications/dd/3780.html August 28, 2008
By Emelie Rutherford As the Marine Corps eyes a shift from Iraq to Afghanistan, its commandant indicated yesterday he does not favor having more of the current iteration of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles there. Commandant Gen. James Conway...http://www.ddn.com/publications/dd/3781.html August 28, 2008
By Emelie Rutherford Rep. Joe Sestak (D-Pa.), a former three-star Navy admiral, said he hopes the service's recent decision to seek one more DDG-1000 destroyer next year will give him more time to gather the intelligence and analysis driving the Navy's...http://www.ddn.com/publications/dd/3782.html August 28, 2008
By Ann Roosevelt Boeing [BA] and Northrop Grumman [NOC] were awarded options to continue advancing work on a High Energy Laser Technology Demonstrator (HEL TD) able to counter rockets, artillery and mortars (RAM). The Army Space and Missile Defense...http://www.ddn.com/publications/dd/3783.html August 28, 2008
By Geoff Fein The Navy's first Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) came through its first round of acceptance trials, receiving fewer trial cards than many first of class surface combatants get during their Navy Board of Inspection (InSurv) test. Pre Commission Unit...http://www.ddn.com/publications/dd/3784.html August 28, 2008
By Calvin Biesecker Serco Group said yesterday that its United States-based division Serco Inc., has agreed to acquire federal services provider SI International [SINT] for $423 million in cash in a deal that would create a $1 billion-plus federal contractor...http://www.ddn.com/publications/dd/3785.html August 27, 2008
By Geoff Fein While there has been much speculation over how many more DDG-51s the Navy might ask for in its new path forward for surface combatants, a top Raytheon [RTN] official notes the program of record still calls for seven DDG-1000 Zumwalt-class ships...http://www.ddn.com/publications/dd/3773.html August 27, 2008
The Navy Monday conducted a successful test launch of two unarmed Trident II D-5 Fleet Ballistic Missiles (FBMs), Lockheed Martin [LMT] reported. The Lockheed Martin-built missiles were launched from the USS Louisiana (SSBN-743) in the Pacific Ocean. The...http://www.ddn.com/publications/dd/3774.html August 27, 2008
Lockheed Martin [LMT] yesterday said that it has completed its acquisition of Tenix Group's interest in RLM Holdings Pty Ltd, which had been a joint venture between Lockheed Martin and Australia's Tenix. RLM is a radar, systems engineering and logistics...http://www.ddn.com/publications/dd/3775.html August 27, 2008
By George Lobsenz The Energy Department has adopted a new "graded" security policy that appears designed to allow the agency to lower protection requirements for some sites storing weapons- usable nuclear materials if the threat posed by terrorist attack is...http://www.ddn.com/publications/dd/3776.html August 27, 2008
By Ann Roosevelt Boeing [BA] received a five-year, $4.3 billion Army contract for 181 CH-48F Chinook helicopters and 10 more Chinooks under fiscal year 2008 supplemental funding. The award contains options for an additional 24 aircraft over the course of the...http://www.ddn.com/publications/dd/3777.html August 27, 2008
By Marina Malenic The Air Force said yesterday that it has begun formal discussions with Lockheed Martin [LMT] for a new multibillion-dollar contract to buy C-130J Hercules tactical airlift platforms. "They've got to prove to us that a multiyear [contract] is...http://www.ddn.com/publications/dd/3778.html August 27, 2008
By Calvin Biesecker The Coast Guard on Monday published a new strategic plan for command, control, communications, computers and information technology (C4&IT) that identifies the goals, objectives and initiatives for the service over the next five years...http://www.ddn.com/publications/dd/3779.html August 26, 2008
By Marina Malenic The Pentagon expects to release a revised Request for Proposals (RFP) this week for a contract to build a new fleet of U.S. Air Force aerial refueling tankers, sources said yesterday. A Pentagon official confirmed that the RFP would be...http://www.ddn.com/publications/dd/3765.html August 26, 2008
By Calvin Biesecker The O'Gara Group, a security firm specializing in night vision equipment, training services, and armored vehicles for civil markets, last Friday filed plans with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering (IPO)...http://www.ddn.com/publications/dd/3766.html August 26, 2008
The Army's TACOM Life Cycle Management Command will hold an Omnibus Industry Day Aug. 27 at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich. "TARDEC has a rich history of creating successful partnerships with industry," TARDEC Director Grace Bochenek said...http://www.ddn.com/publications/dd/3767.html August 26, 2008
By Geoff Fein Issues with the Navy's MH-60S Airborne Mine Countermeasures (AMCM) system has led to a two-year delay in the program and landed the effort on the Pentagon's Selected Acquisition Reports (SAR) for this reporting period. But the Navy points out...http://www.ddn.com/publications/dd/3768.html August 26, 2008
By Ann Roosevelt Lockheed Martin [LMT], under HELLFIRE Services Limited Liability Company (HSLLC), will produce additional combat-proven Hellfirer II precision- strike, laser-guided air-to-ground missiles for U.S. and international armed forces under a $357...http://www.ddn.com/publications/dd/3769.html August 26, 2008
Australia's Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Procurement Greg Combet met with the executives of the Northern Territory Australian Industry and Defence Network (AIDN) in Darwin Aug. 24 to discuss the potential for increasing local companies' involvement in...http://www.ddn.com/publications/dd/3770.html August 26, 2008
By Geoff Fein Although the Navy's efforts to develop the AH-1Z helicopter are now facing a two-year schedule slip, service officials point out that the UH-1Y just achieved its initial operational capability (IOC) and the first three aircraft are beginning...http://www.ddn.com/publications/dd/3771.html
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