http://www.defensedaily.com Defense Daily en-us 2009 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:24:28 EST Northrop Grumman [NOC] recently announced it was awarded a contract by Saab Aerosystems to deliver Attitude and Heading Reference Systems (AHRS) for the NEURON European unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) demonstrator. The LCR-100 AHRS units will be built... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/8566.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 0:00:00 EST AeroVironment Inc. (AV) [AVAV] said Nov. 3 the Netherlands Raven Micro-Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (MUAS) has been certified for military operation in designated Dutch national airspace. The Military Aviation Authority of the Netherlands has issued a Military... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/8567.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 0:00:00 EST Morocco wants to spend an estimated $134 million to buy three Boeing [BA] CH-47D Chinook helicopters and associated parts and support as a Foreign Military Sale, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress Oct. 26. Morocco... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/8568.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 0:00:00 EST The Army is in the initial stages of developing a Universal Ground Control Station (UGCS) that will operate more than one unmanned aerial vehicle, a service official said. Col. Greg Gonzalez, Army project manager for Unmanned Aircraft System, told sister... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/8569.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 0:00:00 EST Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, (EPSRC), are to work jointly with three U.K. universities in a new GBP approximately $83 million strategic partnership that will develop materials... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/8570.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 0:00:00 EST ITT Corp. [ITT] announced it has been awarded a $72 million Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for its Aviator's Night Vision Imaging Systems, night vision tubes and spare parts. The company competitively won 100 percent of the IDIQ contract... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/8429.html Tue, 27 Oct 2009 0:00:00 EDT A representative Mission Equipment Package has been fitted on EADS North America's demonstrator Armed Scout 645 helicopter, underscoring the aircraft's ability to meet demanding... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/8430.html Tue, 27 Oct 2009 0:00:00 EDT VT Group U.S., the U.S. arm of U.K.-based VT Group plc [VTG.L], recently announced it has been awarded a contract with a potential value of $29.1 million over five years to provide logistics analyses, maintain and update logistics information management... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/8431.html Tue, 27 Oct 2009 0:00:00 EDT Sikorsky Aircraft's [UTX] X2 TechnologyTM demonstrator achieved a maximum speed of 106 knots in a recent test flight at the Sikorsky Development Flight Center, the company said. The X2 Technology demonstrator combines an integrated suite of technologies... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/8432.html Tue, 27 Oct 2009 0:00:00 EDT LaBarge Inc. [LB] recently announced it has been awarded a $2.4 million contract from Sikorsky Aircraft [UTX] to continue producing wiring harnesses for the UH-60L BLACK HAWK... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/8433.html Tue, 27 Oct 2009 0:00:00 EDT QUANTICO, Va.--A competition for a contract to quickly manufacture and field a fleet of unmanned helicopters capable of delivering supplies to Marines deployed in remote locations in Afghanistan will kick off with a demonstration in December, according to an... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/8434.html Tue, 27 Oct 2009 0:00:00 EDT The Army's Light Utility Helicopter (LUH), produced by the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS), is progressing speedily and well, the program officer said. The LUH is "very successful, 86 aircraft have been delivered to date," Col. Neil Thurgood... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/8435.html Tue, 27 Oct 2009 0:00:00 EDT Boeing [BA] Oct. 13 announced its A160T Hummingbird unmanned helicopter successfully completed 20 test flights from Aug. 31 to Oct. 8 with the Foliage Penetration Reconnaissance, Surveillance, Tracking and Engagement Radar (FORESTER). The tests, conducted at... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/8303.html Tue, 13 Oct 2009 0:00:00 EDT The Navy will deploy the MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Unmanned Aircraft System (VUAS), the first time a large, automated unmanned aerial system (UAS) has been delivered for shipboard operation by sailors, according to the service. The Navy had been planning to... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/8304.html Tue, 13 Oct 2009 0:00:00 EDT The next evolution of the Army's multi-role AH-64 Apache combat helicopter program produced by Boeing [BA] is moving toward a Limited User Test next month, officials said. Al Winn, Boeing vice president Apache programs, said the key milestone for LUT will... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/8305.html Tue, 13 Oct 2009 0:00:00 EDT The Army's Light Utility Helicopter (LUH), produced by the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS), is progressing speedily and well, the program officer said. The LUH is "very successful, 86 aircraft have been delivered to date," Col. Neil Thurgood... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/8306.html Tue, 13 Oct 2009 0:00:00 EDT The Air Force is seeking information from industry about unmanned aircraft capable of delivering critical supplies to deployed troops. Air Mobility Command's Future Concepts division will host an "Unmanned Cargo Aircraft Day" on Nov. 17 at Scott AFB, Ill.... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/8307.html Tue, 13 Oct 2009 0:00:00 EDT The UH-1 Iroquois helicopter, produced by Bell Helicopter Textron [TXT] was officially retired by the Army National Guard Sept. 30, ending a service life of more than 50 years with the Army and close to 40 years in the Army National Guard. The helicopter... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/8308.html Tue, 13 Oct 2009 0:00:00 EDT The first MQ-9 Reaper to arrive at Holloman AFB, N.M., made its firt flight Oct. 1. "The first flight is...the first step to becoming independent of another base... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/8309.html Tue, 13 Oct 2009 0:00:00 EDT By Geoff Fein The Navy will deploy the MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Unmanned Aircraft System (VUAS), the first time a large, automated unmanned aerial system (UAS) has been delivered for shipboard operation by sailors, according to the service. The Navy had been... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/8277.html Fri, 9 Oct 2009 0:00:00 EDT