JOINT STANDOFF WEAPONS deployed aboard the USS Nimitz in the Persian Gulf are returning to the U.S. with the carrier. The Nimitz participated in JSOW operational testing, which allowed the ship to take the new missile on its deployment. Crews on other carriers haven't been trained to use the JSOWs, so they wasn't cross-decked.
CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY CORP., Reading, Pa., established new headquarters facilities for its European and Asian specialty alloy business. Carpenter moved into its new European headquarters in Brussels on Jan. 30 and will open the warehouse later this spring. The Asian headquarters in Singapore opened in mid-January
With Defense Dept. approval, the U.S. Army will increase its procurement request by about a billion dollars a year through fiscal 2003, but Army Chief of Staff Gen. Dennis J. Reimer admitted uncertainty yesterday about whether the service would actually get the funds. Reimer, testifying on the Army's fiscal 1999 budget request of $64.3 billion, told the Senate Armed Services Committee that in the post-Cold War years the Army has relied on modernization accounts "as the primary bill payer."
BOMBARDIER AEROSPACE, Montreal, signed a contract with the Italy's Dept. of Civil Protection for two Canadair CL-415 amphibious aircraft and an option for four additional waterbombers. Deliveries are scheduled for this spring. Bombardier also sold a CL-215 SuperScooper to North Carolina's Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources. The purchase is valued at $4 million. Prior to the purchase, the state had leased a CL-215 for five years.
Richard A. Holloway has been named president of Teledyne Brown Engineering in Pittsburgh, Pa., effective February 16. Robert J. (Bob) Jacklin has been promoted to the position of vice president and general manager of Teledyne Continental Motors. John C. Oakley has been appointed to the position of director of manufacturing operations at Teledyne Continental Motors.
The Pentagon is asking industry for ideas on insertion of commercial technologies into fielded military equipment. Concept papers are being requested under the Commercial Operations and Support Savings Initiative (COSSI), intended to reduce operating and support costs by leveraging innovative commercial technologies that would cut costs of parts and maintenance, decrease the need for specialized equipment, and increase the reliability and efficiency of subsystems.
Rudolph E. Lang Jr. has advised the company of his intention to retire as chief financial officer and to resign from Litton's board of directors in Woodland Hills, Calif.
R. David Hoover has been elected vice chairman of the corporation. George A. Matsik was elected president. Both appointments followed the quarterly meeting of the board of directors in Muncie, Ind.
While the Pentagon's tactical aircraft programs likely will come under some added scrutiny this year, one senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee doesn't think any will be killed. "My guess is there will be more of a squeeze, but to be honest, I don't think this Congress is prepared to eliminate any of those programs," Sen. Joseph Lieberman (D-Conn.) told The DAILY in a brief interview yesterday.
ATLANTIC TURBINES INC. (ATI), the fixed wing repair and overhaul subsidiary of CHC Helicopter Corp., St. John's, Newfoundland, won a five-year contract from American Eagle to supply repair and overhaul services for the airline's PW100 series gas turbine engines. American Eagle, one of the world's largest operators of PW100 engines, has historically spent about $20 million per year for maintenance.
FAIRCHILD'S board of directors approved an agreement to acquire Edwards and Lock Management Corp. (Special-T) for about $46.5 million. The price will be split among $22.5 million in Fairchild common stock and $24 million in cash. Special-T distributes aerospace fasteners to both government and commercial manufacturers. The company reported sales of $29.3 million in its last fiscal year.
One of the two U.S. Marine F/A-18C pilots involved in an apparent collision over the Arabian Gulf Friday died. The DAILY incorrectly reported in the Feb. 9 issue (p. 198) that both pilots survived. The aircraft were assigned to Marine Strike Fighter Squadron 251, based at MCAS Beaufort, S.C., and were operating from the carrier USS George Washington. They were conducting a routine mission in support of Operation Southern Watch when the mishap occurred over water, about 80 miles east of Kuwait City, shortly before 8 p.m. local time.
Hughes Aircraft Company, Sensors and Communications Systems, Battlefield Systems Business Area (now known as Raytheon Systems Company), El Segundo, Calif., is being awarded a firm-fixed-price contract with first base year and four subsequent option years for a total $40,672,069 five-year effort. The total obligated amount change is from $508,112 to $7,317,358. The contract provides performance based Life Cycle Contractor Support (L-CCS) for sustainment of U.S.
Thiokol Corp., Ogden, Utah, earned $16.4 million in its 1998 second quarter on sales of $160.2 million, the company announced. Earnings took a $7.1 million hit from the restructuring of Howmet debt. In the same period a year ago, Thiokol earned $18.7 million on sales of $143 million. Without the extraordinary charge, earnings grew 26% Sales for Propulsion systems grew 14% to $319.5 million due to higher sales in the commercial launch motor and missile defense programs, while operating income increased 23% to $37.6 million.
Lockheed Martin Corp., Sunnyvale, Calif., is being awarded a $39,400,000 face value increase to a cost-plus-award-fee contract to adjust the Space Based Infrared System High Program to match the funding profile. This modification extends delivery dates for the Highly Elliptical Orbit Payload by three months, and the Geosynchronous Space Vehicles 1, 2, and 3 and Ground Increment 2 by four months. Contract is expected to be completed November 2006. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.
The Long Range Air Power Panel, another board to study whether the U.S. should buy more B-2 bombers, met for the first time Feb. 2-3 in Alexandria, Va., and will conduct additional meetings this month before issuing a final report in March. The Pentagon said the panel, under former Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Larry Welch, will report to the president and Congress on the appropriate B-2 bomber force and specifically state whether additional funds should be for continued low-rate production or upgrades.
U.S. military leaders participating in a joint space wargame in Colorado Springs, Colo., last week reported they now have a better understanding of the relationship between military and commercial space activities.
JURGEN HABERMEIER, vice chairman of Hexcel Corp., is leaving for personal reasons, the company announced. He joined the company in February 1996 when Hexcel acquired Ciba Composites, of which he was the president. He served as president and COO of Hexcel during its consolidation phase.
The U.S. Air Force's Space Based Infrared Systems (SBIRS) program office has asked interested potential contractors to provide input on the SBIRS Low acquisition strategy, according to a notice in the Feb. 9 issue of Commerce Business Daily. A request for proposals for the definition phase of the SBIRS Low program is slated to be issued in the third quarter of this year. An industry day is planned before the RFP release.
Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham (R-Calif.), a Vietnam War ace and member of the House Appropriations national security subcommittee, flew an F/A-18F Super Hornet Saturday at NAS Patuxent River, Md., and gave a glowing account of its performance. The General Accounting Office has said low-rate production should be held up until a "wing-drop" problem is fixed. Cunningham, who flew in the back seat of the two-seat F model at the Navy's invitation, plans to brief members of the subcommittee.
