http://www.ddn.com Defense Daily en-us 2008 Sun, 7 Sep 2008 21:55:55 EDT By Emelie Rutherford House appropriators want the Pentagon to consider how its acquisition programs impact the domestic industrial base, and are calling on defense officials to explain how such workforce considerations factor into the Air Force's aerial... http://www.ddn.com/sectors/air_force/3883.html Mon, 8 Sep 2008 0:00:00 EDT By Emelie Rutherford Congress is poised to tackle the fiscal year 2009 defense spending bill when it resumes its work next week, with the House Appropriations Committee's (HAC) markup expected as soon as Monday and full House debate likely the following week... http://www.ddn.com/sectors/air_force/3850.html Wed, 3 Sep 2008 0:00:00 EDT 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/sectors/air_force/3785.html Thu, 28 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT 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/sectors/air_force/3769.html Tue, 26 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT By Emelie Rutherford At least 11 lawmakers--including many outspoken Boeing [BA] backers--want the Pentagon to slow the speed of the revised aerial-refueling tanker competition, saying in a letter too many questions remain about a modified solicitation... http://www.ddn.com/sectors/air_force/3683.html Tue, 19 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT Exercise Fuerzas Aliades PANAMAX 2008 involves military and civilian forces from 20 nations to increase multinational interoperability and support training requirements to ensure rapid crisis response and provide threat protection to the strategically vital... http://www.ddn.com/sectors/air_force/3642.html Thu, 14 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT By Calvin Biesecker Alliant Techsystems [ATK] yesterday posted strong earnings and sales to open its new fiscal year, powered by record results in its ammunition business that more than offset poor earnings in its space business, which suffered a $15 million... http://www.ddn.com/sectors/air_force/3598.html Fri, 8 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT By Emelie Rutherford Despite the objection of Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.), the Senate last Friday officially confirmed Air Force Gen. Norton Schwartz, outgoing head of U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM), as air service chief of staff. Meanwhile, the nomination... http://www.ddn.com/sectors/air_force/3509.html Mon, 4 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT By Emelie Rutherford The House Appropriations defense subcommittee's fiscal year 2009 defense bill includes no money for buying a Navy DDG-1000 destroyer, yet its chairman expressed doubts yesterday about the sea service's new plan to stop building the... http://www.ddn.com/sectors/air_force/3488.html Thu, 31 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT By Emelie Rutherford After raising concerns about the White House's pick for two new Air Force leaders, a key lawmaker said he has received classified material he requested on the duo and hopes to decide on their confirmations this week. Senate Armed Services... http://www.ddn.com/sectors/air_force/3470.html Wed, 30 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT Analyst: U.S. Satellites Likely To Be Hit In A Hot War The United States must prepare for war in space, because any enemy nation will be tempted to offset the immense U.S. space dominance by attacking American satellites, James A. Lewis, the Center for... http://www.ddn.com/sectors/air_force/3441.html Mon, 28 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT By Calvin Biesecker Lockheed Martin [LMT] yesterday posted strong second quarter earnings due to big gains at its Space and Information Systems segments and the world's largest defense contractor raised its profit forecast for the year due to previous land... http://www.ddn.com/sectors/air_force/3399.html Wed, 23 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT By Geoff Fein Raytheon [RTN] has developed a way to offer its active electronically scanned array (AESA) to legacy aircraft such as F-18 Hornets and F-16s with minimal intrusion into the aircraft, a company official said. The Raytheon Advanced Combat Radar... http://www.ddn.com/sectors/air_force/3375.html Tue, 22 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT By Geoff Fein While there is considerable public awareness concerning the Air Force's new KC(X) tanker program, especially after yesterday's decision by DoD to recompete the program, what is not as prominent, yet quite a story in its own right, is how... http://www.ddn.com/sectors/air_force/3261.html Thu, 10 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT By Marina Malenic and Emelie Rutherford The Pentagon will hold a new, expedited competition for a disputed Air Force tanker aircraft contract, with Defense Department officials now in charge of the selection process, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said... http://www.ddn.com/sectors/air_force/3265.html Thu, 10 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT By Marina Malenic and Emelie Rutherford Defense Secretary Robert Gates said yesterday that he would soon announce a decision on whether the Air Force will rebid a tanker aircraft contract awarded to Northrop Grumman [NOC]. "I expect to announce the way... http://www.ddn.com/sectors/air_force/3256.html Wed, 9 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT By Emelie Rutherford Army and Air Force brass met yesterday to start developing a common concept of operations (CONOPS) for unmanned aircraft used in joint operations across the full spectrum of conflict. The meeting at Langley AFB, Va., follows an agreement... http://www.ddn.com/sectors/air_force/3215.html Tue, 8 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT AeroVironment Inc. [AVAV] recently said the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) has selected Puma AE as its All Environment Capable Variant (AECV) for its Small Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) requirement under a contract with a potential total of $200... http://www.ddn.com/sectors/air_force/3219.html Tue, 8 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT By Ann Roosevelt U.S. Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) is the voice of the services when it comes to joint command and control(C2), according to a command official. "We are the sole joint voice in developing capability," Air Force Maj. Gen. David... http://www.ddn.com/sectors/air_force/3121.html Wed, 25 Jun 2008 0:00:00 EDT Missile Defense Agency Tests A Plane-Based Missile Defense System Obering Seeks U.S.-European Missile Defense Test Area; U.S., NATO Radar Systems Swap Data; More Links Seen Shifting interceptors for a proposed European Missile Defense (EMD) system from Poland... http://www.ddn.com/sectors/air_force/3064.html Mon, 23 Jun 2008 0:00:00 EDT