http://www.defensedaily.com Defense Daily en-us 2013 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:24:14 EDT Boeing [BA] and the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) said they have signed the first-ever integrated contract for maintenance and spare parts for Ch-47 Chinook and AH-64 Apache helicopters, which will save the Dutch military money and increase aircraft... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/21973.html Wed, 19 Jun 2013 0:00:00 EDT  The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) detailed the funding cuts and reforms it is seeking--to efforts including the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) and presidential helicopter--in the fiscal year 2014 defense authorization bill. The committee previously... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/21974.html Wed, 19 Jun 2013 0:00:00 EDT The House Appropriations Committee (HAC) approved a $512.5 billion defense appropriations bill that trims $3.4 billion from the Pentagon’s proposed budget, faces opposition from the White House, and cuts programs including the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/21975.html Wed, 19 Jun 2013 0:00:00 EDT In an agreement expected to save the government more than $800 million, the Army and Boeing [BA] have signed a $4 billion multi-year contract for 177 CH-47F Chinook helicopters, with the Army holding options that could increase its total buy to 215... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/21976.html Wed, 19 Jun 2013 0:00:00 EDT U.S. Representatives from Texas, Joe Barton (R) and Marc Veasey (D) joined leaders of American Eurocopter, EADS North America and Turbomeca USA at a rally calling on Congress to restore funding for the Army’s UH-72A Lakota helicopter in the Fiscal Year... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/21977.html Wed, 19 Jun 2013 0:00:00 EDT Lockheed Martin [LMT] said it recently delivered the first Modernized Day Sensor Assembly (M-DSA) Laser Range Finder Designator (LRFD) to the Army for the AH-64D/E Apache helicopter.
 The modernized LRFD is Phase 1 of upgrades for the M-DSA program and will... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/21978.html Wed, 19 Jun 2013 0:00:00 EDT The Army awarded Support Systems Associates Inc. (SSAI) with its major subcontractor BAE Systems, and Science Engineering Service Inc. (SES-I) the Logistics Support Facilities Management Activity (LSFMA) contract, a multiple award... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/21817.html Wed, 5 Jun 2013 0:00:00 EDT State and federal lawmakers joined leaders of the European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co., (EADS) North America and American Eurocopter calling on Congress to restore funding for the Army’s UH-72A Lakota helicopter for fiscal year 2014... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/21818.html Wed, 5 Jun 2013 0:00:00 EDT The Pentagon has submitted reports to Congress outlining cost changes to major acquisition programs while noting that it was the first time in recent history that no programs reached a cost increase threshold that could trigger a forced restructuring. The... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/21819.html Wed, 5 Jun 2013 0:00:00 EDT  The State Grid General Aviation Company (SGGAC), China’s largest helicopter operators, has purchased Eurocopter’s EC 225 and two AS350 B3e helicopters to support the country’s growing electrical... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/21820.html Wed, 5 Jun 2013 0:00:00 EDT Northrop Grumman [NOC] and the European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company have said they remained committed to Germany’s Euro Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle despite reports out of Berlin that the program will be canceled. "Northrop... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/21821.html Wed, 5 Jun 2013 0:00:00 EDT The Navy plans to continue testing on Triton in the coming months following the first flight of the unmanned aerial vehicle and intends deployment of the first of the aircraft abroad in about three years, senior Navy officers said. Navy and... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/21823.html Wed, 5 Jun 2013 0:00:00 EDT FLIR Systems Inc. (FLIR) said the Army awarded it a two-year, $81 million blanket purchase agreement to support the Medical Evacuation (MEDEVAC) program. The blanket purchase agreement is for the Army MEDEVAC Mission Sensor (MMS) configuration of FLIR’s... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/21681.html Wed, 22 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT The Navy’s MQ-4 Triton, a variant of the Air Force’s RQ-4 Global Hawk, is scheduled to make its first flight in the “very near future” following the resolution of some technical problems that prompted the Navy to delay production... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/21682.html Wed, 22 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT Northrop Grumman [NOC] has not been formally notified by the German government of plans to scrap its version of the Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle, a top executive said recently, adding the company was hopeful Berlin’s concerns about the program... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/21683.html Wed, 22 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT The Navy made aviation history when the service conducted the first ever aircraft carrier-based catapult launch of an unmanned aerial vehicle.  The X-47B aircraft lifted off the deck of the USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) and flew for 65 minutes before... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/21684.html Wed, 22 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT Northrop Grumman [NOC] has proposed a plan to the Air Force for upgrading the imagery resolution capability on the Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicles by using powerful cameras currently deployed on U-2 spy planes, a top executive said.  Tom Vice, the... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/21685.html Wed, 22 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT The Army’s OH-58F Kiowa Warrior recently completed its first flight at Redstone Arsenal, Ala., with a Cockpit and Sensor Upgrade (CASUP) that marks the addition of the most current technology available. In Huntsville, Army officials commemorated the... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/21541.html Wed, 8 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT The Navy issued a final request for proposals for the next presidential helicopter that will replace the aging fleet of Marine Corps aircraft. The competition among industry is expected to involve several major defense firms in the bid to provide up to 23 of... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/21542.html Wed, 8 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT Israel is poised to become the first foreign buyer of the V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft under a broader Middle East arms package announced by the Pentagon. The $10 billion-dollar deal, which has yet to be finalized, would include the V-22s, KC-135 refueling... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/21543.html Wed, 8 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT