RAYTHEON E-SYSTEMS, Greenville, Tex., has received an $11 million U.S. Navy contract to build, test and support installation of integrated command, control, communications, computers and intelligence systems for all Cyclone class patrol ships. A total of 14 systems will be delivered, Raytheon said.
The Senate Armed Services Committee will try to add $2.9 billion to the president's fiscal year 1998 request for defense, but none of the addition is likely to go to science and technology accounts, Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.), chairman of the SASC acquisition and technology subcommittee, said yesterday. Santorum quoted SASC Chairman Strom Thurmond (R-S.C.) as saying at a meeting earlier in the day that the committee will attempt to add $2.9 billion, but he said he doubted that "any of that will go to this subcommittee."
Israel's Arrow 2 theater ballistic missile interceptor destroyed a target missile in a test yesterday, even though its warhead failed to arm, the U.S. Army said. The test, which took place in Israel, was the fourth test of the Arrow 2 program. "The Arrow took off [and] flew in a nominal trajectory, acquired the target, then locked on and homed on it," the U.S. Army said. "Anomalous behavior in one of the Arrow subsystems prevented warhead activation. Nevertheless, the target was hit by the Arrow missile and destroyed."
NASA will issue a request for proposals for four more Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) spacecraft buses in May to round out its fleet of body-stabilized weather satellites over the next 15 years, looking for lower cost and greater on-board power in the competitive bidding.
GB AIRWAYS of the U.K. ordered two Boeing 737-300s valued at $82 million for delivery next January and February. They will replace two 737-200s and join five 737-400s and three 737-200s.
Primex Technologies Inc., St. Petersburg, Fla., won a $79.7 million contract from the U.S. Army for 23,664 rounds of the M829A2 120mm tank ammunition, Primex announced. The projectiles will be produced at Primex's Red Lion, Pa., facility. Final load, assembly and packaging will be done at the U.S. Army Ammunition Plant, Middletown, Iowa. Delivery will begin in March 1998 and continue through December of 1998.
The Boeing Sikorsky joint venture competing for a contract to support some of the U.S. Special Operations Command's aircraft has named five companies as team-members. They are McDonnell Douglas Aerospace Services Co., St. Louis, Mo.; Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, Ohio; Armstrong Data Services Inc., Slidell, La.; TCS Design and Management Inc., Warner Robbins, Ga.; and Northrop Grumman Electronic Sensors and Systems Div., Linthicum, Md.
A day after another in a series of meetings between U.S. Air Force officials and top representatives of the industry team building the F-22 fighter, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Ronald R. Fogleman told the House Appropriations national security subcommittee that the program cost is okay.
Although the congressional subcommittees evaluating the Pentagon's proposed $350 billion tactical air modernization plan will probably make this year's first legislative decisions on the plan in late April or early May, they showed in separate hearings last Wednesday that they are far from that point.
Boeing Co. and FlightSafety International are creating a joint venture to give airlines what they called the "most comprehensive flight and ground crew training and related services available."
ITALY is buying Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles through foreign military sales, the Pentagon announced yesterday. It will pay about $116 million for 233 AMRAAMs for use on its Harrier aircraft.
Deutsche BA, British Airways' German subsidiary, confirmed an order for seven Boeing 737-300 airliners valued at $300 million. The aircraft, which will replace Fokker 100s, will be delivered this year starting in August and will join the carrier's fleet of 10 737-300s.
Over-capacity has forced Siemens AG of Germany to sell its defense electronics business, a Siemens spokesman said yesterday. Siemens, which has reduced its work force during the past year, has hired U.S. investment banking firm Morgan Stanley to help find a buyer. "We're looking to the future," the spokesman said in a telephone interview from Unterschleissheim. "In North America, a concentration of major magnitude has taken place," he said. "Now Europe is coming to grips with that."
B-2 bombers will be able to deliver the BLU-113 penetrator bomb more precisely under a program being pursued by the U.S. Air Force. About two years ago, Northrop Grumman began pitching the idea of leveraging Global Positioning System-Aided Munition (GAM) technology developed for the Mk. 84 dumb bomb to the BLU-113 target penetrator (DAILY, Sept. 20, 1995). An AF official told The DAILY yesterday that "we would very much like this" because it would give the B-2 its first near-precision adverse weather target penetration capability.
New Zealand has chosen Kaman Aerospace International's SH-2G Super Seasprite over the Westland Super Lynx in a competition for maritime helicopters, Kaman announced yesterday. It was Kaman's second win over Westland in about as many months. Australia chose the SH-2G over the Super Lynx in January. The contract, with value and deliveries to be determined in negotiations, is for four multi-mission helicopters to go aboard the Royal New Zealand Navy's Anzac and Leander class frigates.
The U.S. Army is considering asking the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization to look at a second source for the Lockheed Martin Theater High Altitude Air Defense (THAAD) missile, which has failed to intercept a missile in four tries, an Army procurement official told Congress yesterday.
The U.S. Air Force is developing technology demonstration plans that could lead to cost reductions and performance increases for several families of future aircraft. The Fixed Wing Vehicle program will look at technology advancements in structures, flight controls, subsystems and aeromechanics that could enhance future aircraft, the AF said in written response to questions from The DAILY. The FWV program is divided into three families - special operations aircraft; bomber, airlift and patrol aircraft; and fighter/attack.
General Electric Company, Cincinnati, Ohio, is being awarded a $9,889,500 face value increase to a indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract to procure 95 warranties for the F110-GE-129 engine in a Foreign Military Sales action for the Peace Onyx II F-16 program for Turkey. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This effort supports foreign military sales to Turkey. Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright- Patterson AFB, Ohio, is the contracting activity (F33657-94/D-2000).
GENERAL DYNAMICS, Falls Church, Va., said yesterday that its board of directors elected Michael J. Mancuso senior vice president and chief financial officer, and Raymond E. Kozen vice president for planning and analysis. Mancuso, 54, had been vice president and CFO since November 1994 and will continue to be responsible for the treasury, accounting, tax and control functions of General Dynamics, the company said. Kozen, 55, had been staff vice president for special projects since 1987, and will be responsible for exploring new acquisition and business opportunities.
The U.S. military services should go beyond defining core competencies and lay out competencies that distinguish them from each other, according to a U.S. Air Force doctrine official. The question the USAF needs to answer is "what is it we do that is different than the air arms of other services," Gene Meyers, senior civilian doctrine analyst at the AF Doctrine Center, said at a Washington symposium on Air Power sponsored by the Eaker Institute. "Why are we unique ?"
United Defense L.P., Steel Products Division, Anniston, Ala., is being awarded $10,715,535 (obligated amount) of an estimated $21,431,070 increment to a firm fixed price contract. This is to exercise an option for conversion/upgrades of 332 vehicles within the M113 family of vehicles (254 M1064A3 vehicles, 51 M113A3 vehicles, and 27 M577A3 vehicles). Work will be performed in Anniston, Ala., and is expected to be completed by March 31, 1998. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. There were five bids solicited on Feb.
Sparton Defense Electronics, Deleon Springs, Fla., is being awarded a $16,277,917 contract for 18,542 AN/SSQ-62D sonobuoys and associated data. Work will be performed in Deleon Springs, Fla., and is expected to be completed by March 1998. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured with two proposals solicited and two offers received. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane, Ind., is the contracting activity (N00164-97-C-0028).
TRW, Inc., Carson, Calif., was awarded on Feb. 28, 1997 a $3,500,000 increment as part of a not to exceed $8,475,000 cost-plus-fixed fee letter contract for the design, development, fabrication/assembly, test, training and engineering/maintenance support for the Tactical Operation Centers for U.S. Army Division XXI. Work will be performed in Carson, Calif., and is expected to be completed by Nov. 30, 1997. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This is a sole source contract initiated on Jan. 30, 1997. The contracting activity is the U.S.
Lockheed Martin Vought Systems Corp., Grand Prairie, Texas, was awarded on Feb. 28, 1997 a $32,300,000 modification to a firm- fixed-price contract (with two cost-plus-incentive fee contract line items) for Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS) Extended Range Rocket (ER) Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) Exercise of FY 97 Option, for 250 Rocket Pods. Work will be performed in Camden, Ark., (80%) and Dallas, Texas (20%), and is expected to be completed by April 30, 1998. Contract funds will not expire at the current fiscal year.
