http://www.defensedaily.com Defense Daily en-us 2009 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 8:55:15 EDT The U.K. Ministry of Defence has sent invitations to General Dynamics [GD] UK and BAE Systems to bid on the Future Rapid Effect System Specialist Vehicle (FRES SV). The FRES SV is intended to provide reconnaissance and reconnaissance support variants to... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/international/7438.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 0:00:00 EDT Adm. James Stavridis became NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) July 2, assuming command of Allied Command Operations... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/international/7439.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 0:00:00 EDT Canada this week said it has approved a potential $856 million upgrade program for the LAV III family of vehicles, and General Dynamics [GD] Land Systems-Canada will be the prime contractor and systems integrator. General Dynamics will work closely with the... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/international/7440.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 0:00:00 EDT ST LOUIS--Australia is acquiring 12 F/A-18F Block II Super Hornets wired with the capability of being converted to EA-18 G Growler airborne electronic attack platforms. Boeing [BA] this week unveiled the first of 24 Super Hornets being purchased for the Royal... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/international/7441.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 0:00:00 EDT Cobham this week said it has been awarded a five-year, portential $110 million Indefinite Delivery, Definite Quantity (IDDQ) contract from the Army to provide Microclimate Cooling Systems to the Air Warrior program office. Cobham's initial task order is... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/international/7442.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 0:00:00 EDT Those who lead NATO forces in the future need to clearly understand the political guidance and what is expected of them, Marine Gen. James Mattis, Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (NATO ACT), and commander of U.S. Joint Forces Command (JFCOM), said in... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/international/7443.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 0:00:00 EDT Britain's QinetiQ yesterday said its division based in the United States has completed the acquisition of Cyveillance, a provider of cyber intelligence products to commercial customers. Cyveillance paid $40... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/international/7388.html Tue, 7 Jul 2009 0:00:00 EDT An Australian Industry Capability (AIC) Deed was recently signed by Australia and Managing Director of Raytheon Australia, Ron Fisher, and the establishment of Raytheon Australia's Industry Development Unit. Under the AIC program, Defence Materiel... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/international/7370.html Fri, 3 Jul 2009 0:00:00 EDT The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) recently said it has won a large contract to be the System Integration Engineer on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Border project contract, providing command, control, surveillance and related solutions along... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/international/7371.html Fri, 3 Jul 2009 0:00:00 EDT QinetiQ North America announced it received a $56.4 million indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract for purchase and delivery of TALON GEN IV robots and associated equipment for the Navy. The June 25 contract from the Naval Surface Warfare Center... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/international/7372.html Fri, 3 Jul 2009 0:00:00 EDT Australia will fund seven innovative technologies to keep the defense forces on the cutting edge, Greg Combet, Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science, said on June 26. The promising proposals will be developed under the Capability &... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/international/7373.html Fri, 3 Jul 2009 0:00:00 EDT Northrop Grumman Cobham Intercoms LLC (NGCI LLC), a company formed by Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Cobham (COB), has been selected over teams led by Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Rockwell Collins [COL] under a 10-year, potential $2.4 billion contract, to provide... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/international/7374.html Fri, 3 Jul 2009 0:00:00 EDT The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) yesterday said it has won a large contract to be the System Integration Engineer on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Border project contract, providing command, control, surveillance and related solutions along... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/international/7364.html Thu, 2 Jul 2009 0:00:00 EDT Funding Restoration Amendments Are Rejected Even More Cuts May Gouge Missile Defense Programs In Future Years, Lawmaker Warns Both the entire House and a key Senate panel backed President Obama's quest to slash $1.2 billion from ballistic missile programs, as... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/international/7320.html Mon, 29 Jun 2009 0:00:00 EDT But Defense Measure Also Encourages Talks With Russians Over Possible Joint Radar The pending Senate defense authorization bill leaves the European Missile Defense (EMD) program with just $51 million for the next fiscal year, which critics of the measure say... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/international/7322.html Mon, 29 Jun 2009 0:00:00 EDT Sea Launch, the company that provided a mid-ocean launch pad, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, but said it wishes to continue operations. The filing came after the company had rallied from a 2007 disaster in which a Zenit 3SL rocket and the NSS8... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/international/7325.html Mon, 29 Jun 2009 0:00:00 EDT Obama Is Appalled At Iran Mistreating, Killing Protesters Who Allege Vote Fraud Chances Dim For Major Reduction In Iranian Missile-Nuclear Threat That Could Justify Abandoning European Missile Defense President Obama's hopes to negotiate an end to the Iranian... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/international/7326.html Mon, 29 Jun 2009 0:00:00 EDT The TerreStar-1 telecommunications satellite was mated to its Ariane 5 launcher, set for a July 1 launch, Arianespace announced. TerreStar-1 will be the world's largest civilian telecommunications satellite ever launched, according to the company, and it is riding... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/international/7332.html Mon, 29 Jun 2009 0:00:00 EDT Making Another ESA Facility In South America, After Spaceport The European Space Agency (ESA) announced plans for a ground station to be built in South America, assuming negotiations are successful. The ESA station would be built in Malargue, Argentina, where... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/international/7335.html Mon, 29 Jun 2009 0:00:00 EDT NASA requested suggestions on how to organize documents from from spaceflight pioneer Wernher von Braun into an electronic, searchable database or other system. The space agency would welcome thoughts from the public, academia, and industry. Von Braun was the... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/international/7338.html Mon, 29 Jun 2009 0:00:00 EDT