Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-Kan.), a member of the House Appropriations defense subcommittee, has introduced a bill that would end a congressional requirement that the defense secretary write an annual report on the Air Force B-2 bomber. Tiahrt considers the report unnecessary because the B-2 is no longer in production. The B-2 report is one of 73 required reports that Tiahrt's bill would eliminate in a bid to ease paperwork burdens on the Pentagon.
Northrop Grumman officials have urged TRW shareholders to waive Ohio law restricting out-of-state buyouts at a special May 3 shareholder's meeting, opening the door for its proposed takeover the company. The Northrop Grumman statement follows the release of an April 29 letter by TRW Chairman Philip Odeen, which urged shareholders to reject Northrop Grumman's share-control proposal (DAILY, April 30).
Northrop Grumman officials have urged TRW shareholders to waive Ohio law restricting out-of-state buyouts at a special May 3 shareholder's meeting, opening the door for its proposed takeover the company. The Northrop Grumman statement follows the release of an April 29 letter by TRW Chairman Philip Odeen, which urged shareholders to reject Northrop Grumman's share-control proposal (DAILY, April 30).
LOCKHEED MARTIN, Bethesda, Md. Nolan D. Archibald has been elected to its board of directors. Archibald is chairman, CEO and president of Black&Decker Corp.
Northrop Grumman Corp. has moved a Fire Scout unmanned aerial vehicle to the Navy's China Lake, Calif., site for a flight this spring. The vertical takeoff UAV had been undergoing tests at the company's engineering facility in San Diego. The Navy, concerned about the Fire Scout's survivability and operability, will terminate the program upon completion of the current phase, low-rate initial production, in fiscal 2003.
GOODRICH CORP., Charlotte, N.C. Cindy Egnotovich has been appointed president, Engine and Safety Systems group. Harry Arnold has been appointed vice president and general manager, commercial programs, for its aerostructures business.
The number of spare aviation parts ordered from the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) by the services declined 28 percent from fiscal 1996 to fiscal 2000, while the total dollar value of the sales rose by 54 percent, according to a General Accounting Office (GAO) report. According to the April 30 report, the total number of active duty Navy fighter and attack aircraft declined from 504 in FY '96 to 432 in FY '00. However, the number of Air Force fighter and attack aircraft remained steady at 963 during that same period.
AIR FORCE MAGAZINE, Arlington, Va. Robert S. Dudney has been appointed Editor-in-Chief. BALL AEROSPACE, Boulder, Colo. Jon M. (Mike) Cerneck has joined the company as vice president and general manager of the company's Defense Operations strategic business unit. GOODRICH CORP., Charlotte, N.C. Cindy Egnotovich has been appointed president, Engine and Safety Systems group. Harry Arnold has been appointed vice president and general manager, commercial programs, for its aerostructures business.
One of the first tasks of the new Air Force deputy chief of staff for warfighting integration will be to try to influence the next six-year funding cycle, according to the office's new head.
COMMANDER CONFIRMED: The Senate April 29 confirmed Navy Adm. Thomas Fargo to be the head of U.S. Pacific Command and Army Gen. Leon LaPorte to lead the United Nations Command in South Korea. Fargo, who has been commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, and LaPorte, who has been deputy commanding general and chief of staff of U.S. Army Forces Command, had their confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee April 26.
NORTHROP GRUMMAN, El Segundo, Calif. Robert A. K. Mitchell, vice president, Advanced Systems Development for the company's Integrated Systems sector, has received the Reed Aeronautics Award for 2002 from AIAA.
SBS TECHNOLOGY, Albuquerque, N.M. Christopher J. Amenson was elected chairman of the board of directors and CEO. David H. Greig was elected president and COO.
A U.S. Army and Northrop Grumman Corp. team has conducted a successful flight test of its Brilliant Anti-Armor Submunition, called BAT, which included deployment from an Army Tactical Missile System (ATCAMS) carrier missile. BAT is an autonomous submunition that uses passive acoustic and infrared sensors to seek, identify and destroy moving targets.
The House Armed Services Committee was expected to consider a proposal late May 1 to alter the Bush Administration's fiscal 2003 missile defense budget by adding $135 million for the Arrow and Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) systems and cutting the same amount from the Space Based Laser (SBL), space-based kinetic energy and sea-based boost programs.
As negotiations continue between the United States and Russia on the subject of nuclear arms reductions, the U.S. is holding firm to its position that it will not destroy nuclear warheads, according to a senior Defense Department official. Russia has continued to press the U.S. for an agreement that would make nuclear reductions irreversible, according to J.D. Crouch, the assistant secretary of defense for international security policy, who has been extensively involved in the bilateral negotiations.
Northrop Grumman Corp. has moved a Fire Scout unmanned aerial vehicle to the Navy's China Lake, Calif., site for a flight this spring. The vertical takeoff UAV had been undergoing tests at the company's engineering facility in San Diego. The Navy, concerned about the Fire Scout's survivability and operability, will terminate the program upon completion of the current phase, low-rate initial production, in fiscal 2003.
The four-year, $2.9 billion contract awarded to "Gold Team" companies to design and build several DD(X) model destroyers likely won't have a substantial financial impact on them in the short term, according to company officials and financial analysts. The Navy awarded "Gold Team" companies Northrop Grumman, Raytheon and United Defense a $2.9 billion contract on April 29 to design, build and test 13 "engineering development models" (EDMs), or prototypes, by 2005.
One of the first tasks of the new Air Force deputy chief of staff for warfighting integration will be to try to influence the next six-year funding cycle, according to the office's new head.
(Editor's note: The following is excerpted from the written responses by Army Lt. Gen. Leon LaPorte, nominated to head the United Nations Command in South Korea, to written questions from the Senate Armed Services Committee. LaPorte testified April 26 (DAILY, April 29). Q: Do you believe that our current forward presence on the Korean peninsula is appropriate? What, if any, changes would you recommend?
