RICHARD B. CHENEY yesterday was elected a director of TRW Inc. at the company's regular board meeting in Cleveland. Cheney, who was secretary of defense from 1989 to 1993, assumes the position on May 1, TRW said. Also on the TRW board is Robert M. Gates, director of central intelligence from 1991 to 1993 (DAILY, Oct. 27, page 138). Charles T. Duncan, 70, a member of the Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal and a TRW director since 1983, retired from the board yesterday. With the retirement of Duncan and the addition of Cheney, who is 54, the number of board members remains 13.
IMO INDUSTRIES, Lawrenceville, N.J., said the Donald C. Trauscht has been named to its board of directors. Trauscht, 61, is chairman, CEO and former president of Borg-Warner Security Corp. Trauscht is a director of several other companies, including Esco Electronics and Thiokol Corp.
A firm date for NATO membership would force the Hungarian government "to spend more money for defense purposes," giving the military the chance to fill disparate weapons requirements that would otherwise go unfunded, a Hungarian diplomatic source in Washington told The DAILY.
EAGAN, MCALLISTER ASSOCIATES INC., Hanahan, S.C., was chosen over six other competitors for an $8.2 million contract for engineering services to maintain operational readiness of Navy radio communication systems during the equipment's life cycle. The contract, awarded April 25 by the U.S. Navy's Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, Charleston, S.C., contains four one-year options, which if exercised, will bring the total cumulative value of the contract to $42.2 million, according to the Dept. of Defense.
The Clinton Administration's fiscal 1996 budget adds $9 billion to previously-planned cuts in procurement to reduce a potential gap in out- year defense funding, according to a new analysis by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). In a report prepared for the Senate Appropriations Committee, the CBO said a potential shortfall in FY '96-'99 defense funding that it warned about last year has been "substantially reduced" in the president's new budget.
McDonnell Douglas business development chief Robert Trice is in Holland this week to assure Dutch lawmakers that MDC's offset commitments, made to secure the sale of Apache helicopters in Holland, are firm despite the weak dollar, company officials said.
Harris Computer Systems Corp. said yesterday it has received a subcontract from Reflectone U.K. Ltd. to supply computer systems for the British Royal Air Force simulators. Harris, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., said it will provide the Night Hawk computers for an RAF C-130J flight trainer and maintenance trainer. The computers are designed to allow real-time simulation. Reflectone leads the C-130J training system integrated product team that will deliver the systems to the U.K.
A $4 million Russian generator capable of producing 15 million watts is being delivered to the U.S. Air Force's Phillips Laboratory at Kirtland AFB, N.M., following two months of acceptance testing in the U.S.
MOTOROLA INC.'s Government and Systems Technology Group, Tactical Electronics Div., Scottsdale, Ariz., received a $9.6 million award April 20 from U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command for advanced development of the EX419 multi-function fuze program. The contract, which supports shipboard gun weapon systems, includes an option for engineering and manufacturing development.
On-orbit testing of the AMSC 1 (formerly MSAT 1) satellite began Monday, following deployment of its antennas and solar panels, American Mobile Satellite Corp. said. The spacecraft, the first U.S. mobile voice communications satellite, was launched into geostationary transfer orbit on April 7 on an Atlas II rocket. Its springback L-band antennas were deployed on April 18, followed by the solar panels a day later and the Omni antenna on April 20, AMSC said.
Naval Air Systems Command plans to negotiate with McDonnell Douglas for engineering effort needed for the second phase of the F/A-18 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) engineering and manufacturing development flight test program. "This effort will include flight test planning, engineering, instrumentation, testing, data collection, and analysis culmination with flight clearance and certification of the JDAM on the F/A- 18 aircraft," NavAir said in an April 26 Commerce Business Daily notice.
Engineers at Hughes Aircraft Co. are looking at how to link the Advanced Combat Direction System (ACDS) with the Aegis combat system to create a theater command and control system that could be used to defend against ballistic missiles.
The U.S. government's offer to provide The Netherlands with 12 AH-64A helicopters until 30 D models could be delivered helped convince the Dutch Defense Ministry's to pick the McDonnell Douglas entry over Eurocopter's Tiger.
Intel Corp. has introduced militarized versions of three of its commercial computer products which are designed for use in avionics and other military applications. One, the IntelDX4 processor, is based on the commercial i486 chip. Applications eyed by Intel include electronic warfare, radar, electro- optical and target acquisition systems, data terminals and ground stations.
A Boeing official yesterday denied reports circulating at the Dept. of Transportation that the $6 billion Saudi aircraft deal is "falling apart." The reports follow DOT Secretary Federico Pena's visit to the Seattle-based company last week. Don Ciminelli, manager of airline promotion for Boeing Commercial with responsibility for the region that includes Saudi Arabia, said he would "vigorously" deny the deal is dead.
Loral Corp. hopes to close on its $862 million purchase of Unisys' defense businesses before the beginning of June, a timetable which should leave the company ready to buy again early in its fiscal year, which started this month, Loral Chairman Bernard Schwartz told The DAILY. "We're waiting for Hart-Scott" anti-trust reviews and approvals, "which we hope will happen before the beginning of June, and then we'll begin the issue of integrating," Schwartz said, adding that he was confident the integration will be relatively quick and painless.
The number of Arrow interceptor missiles Israel will buy for its missile defense system hasn't been determined, but a knowledgeable source said yesterday there is "no way" that Arrows will outnumber the Scud missiles of potential enemies in the Middle East. Israel will buy two Arrow batteries. They are intended for deployment close to Tel Aviv and south of Haifa, to allow coverage of more than 80% of Israel's territory, population and strategic sites, the source said.
Western engine manufacturers will have to hold out for at least ten years before they can expect to turn a profit in the Russian engine market, a U.S. engine company executive said yesterday. Tracey Homburg, vice president of General Electric's Technical Services Co., said "there are no profits in the short term" in Russia.
Orbital Sciences Corp.'s purchase of Fairchild Space&Defense was reflected in its first quarter 1995 financial results as it posted a 65% gain in revenues, 90% jump in backlog and 18% increase in after-tax profits. The company yesterday reported an after-tax profit of $1.96 million on revenues of $68.34 million. Firm backlog contracts stood at $390 million on March 31, with the potential value of undefinitized contracts and unexercised contracts reaching $975 million, Orbital said.
COMPTEK RESEARCH INC., Buffalo, N.Y., said its Comptek Federal Systems subsidiary will provide a range of engineering services to Naval Sea Systems Command under a new contract that extends the work it has been doing for the last five years. The one-year contract, with has a base period and two options, totals $10 million.
Lockheed Martin reported financial results for the first time since merging last month, turning in 22% better first-quarter profits on 12% stronger sales, after excluding one-time gains and charges. This year's first quarter saw merger-related expenses hit the combined company's balance sheet, while Martin Marietta enjoyed one-time gains in the 1994 quarter thanks to an initial public offering of securities in Martin Marietta Materials.
Hughes Electronics Corp. said its third DirecTV satellite, DBS-3, is scheduled for launch in early to mid-June on an Ariane rocket. The high power, Ku-band satellite will enable Hughes to expand DirecTV from 150 channels to 180 channels (DAILY, April 21, page 119).
NAI TECHNOLOGIES' Codar Div., Longmont, Colo., as one of the members of the GTE Government Systems team that won the second phase of the U.S. Army's Common Hardware/Software program, will ruggedize computer workstations and associated peripherals. The company said yesterday that it will also provide engineering services to support GTE and the Army. NAI said Codar's portion of the contract could exceed $60 million in revenue over the life of the program.
The Ballistic Missile Defense Organization wants a $60 million addition to the Theater High-Altitude Area Defense system's fiscal 1996 budget request in order to keep the theater missile defense program on schedule, according to a BMDO memo sent last week to the House National Security Committee.
