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04 October 2010 Military News

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Defense Industry

  • DoD News: Contracts for October 04, 2010
  • Ukraine's Antonov aircraft producer to compete for multi-billion U.S. tanker tender RIA Novosti 04 Oct 2010 -- Ukraine's state-run Antonov aircraft producer will compete with U.S. aerospace giant Boeing and Europe's EADS in a multi-billion tender to supply almost 180 airborne refueling tankers to the United States Air Force (USAF), Antonov's President and General Designer Dmitry Kiva said on Monday.
  • EADS North America receives the first phase of a $152 million U.S. Army contract to equip UH-72A Lakotas for Security and Support Battalion missions EADS 04 Oct 2010 -- he U.S. Army has awarded EADS North America a $67 million contract for the supply of Mission Equipment Packages (MEP) on UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopters to be operated by Army National Guard Security and Support Battalions (S&S Battalions). This contract award is the first phase of a total contract value estimated to be approximately $152 million.
  • Boeing Receives Contract for Apache Helicopter Rotor Heads Boeing 04 Oct 2010 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency Aviation has awarded the company a three-year contract to manufacture spare main rotor heads for the U.S. Army's fleet of Apache attack helicopters. The fixed-price contract calls for an initial 100 main rotor heads, at a value of $31 million, and allows for 50 additional rotor heads, which would increase the contract value to $48 million.
  • First CF6-powered C-5M Delivered to United States Air Force GE Aviation 04 Oct 2010 -- The first production Lockheed Martin C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft, powered by four CF6-80C2 engines, was delivered to the United States Air Force Friday in ceremonies attended by officials from Air Mobility Command, Air Force Material Command and Dover Air Force Base, Delaware.
  • SAIC Awarded Contract by the Naval Air Systems Command SAIC 04 Oct 2010 -- Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) (NYSE: SAI) today announced it has been awarded a follow-on contract by the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to provide financial, program, and business analysis support to the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division's (NAWCAD) Comptroller Department and Program and Business Analysis Division, also known as the Business and Financial Management Community (BFMC). The multiple-award contract has a one-year base period of performance, four one-year options and a total value of more than $49 million for all awardees, if all options are exercised. Work will be performed in Patuxent River, Md. and Lakehurst, N.J.
  • Northrop Grumman Wins U.S. Navy Engineering and Technical Services Contract to Support Condition Assessment Systems and Logistics Integration Northrop Grumman 04 Oct 2010 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) subsidiary AMSEC LLC has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Navy for support in program management, project and systems engineering, logistic engineering, general engineering support and testing and integration support.
  • Israel Aerospace Industries to Unveil the "Panther" – a New UAV for Tactical Missions- at 2010 Latrun Conference Israel Aerospace Industries 04 Oct 2010 -- Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) will unveil its new revolutionary tilt-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for tactical missions, the Panther, at the Latrun Conference in Israel, October 5-7, 2010. The Panther will be exhibited for the first time internationally at the Association of the United States Army's (AUSA) 2010 Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington D.C., October 25-27. This new line of UAVs includes also the "Mini Panther".
  • Raytheon Acquires Technology Associates to Expand Cybersecurity Capabilities Raytheon 04 Oct 2010 -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has acquired Technology Associates Inc., a privately held company that delivers full life-cycle computer engineering to mission-critical programs in the U.S. intelligence community. Technology Associates' capabilities include data extraction and analysis; digital media intercept and exploitation; embedded system programming; and information assurance services.
  • U.S.-Taiwan defense industry conference opens CNA 04 Oct 2010 -- An annual U.S.-Taiwan defense industry conference opened Sunday at Cambridge, Maryland with more than 140 government officials, scholars, experts and representatives from defense companies taking part.

Other Conflicts

News Reports

  • Sweden, Japan, Latest to Warn Citizens About Possible Threats to Europe VOA 04 Oct 2010 -- Sweden and Japan on Monday joined Britain and the United States in warning their citizens about possible terrorist attacks in Europe. The advisories come amid concerns about a possible terror attack by al-Qaida and other groups.
  • US, Japan Caution Travelers in Europe; Britain Hikes Terror Alert VOA 04 Oct 2010 -- Japan is warning its citizens of a possible terrorist attack in Europe, joining Britain and the United States in alerting travelers to the threat of an impending attack.

  • Ahmadinejad turns down Obama's anti-Iran claims IRNA 04 Oct 2010 -- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad here on Sunday dismissed the US President Barack Obama's recent 'sub-standard' anti-Iran claims in interviews with the British media.
  • Salehi: Main fuel transfer slated for mid Oct. IRNA 04 Oct 2010 -- Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, Ali-Akbar Salehi said here on Sunday that Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant's main fuel will be transferred to heart of the reactor by almost mid October.
  • Iran's Currency Slumps Against Dollar Amid Renewed Economic Concerns RFE/RL 04 Oct 2010 -- Doubts about Iran's long-term economic prospects have intensified amid a slump in the value of the national currency, the rial, against the U.S. dollar.

  • Interview: Musharraf Says His New Party Will Lead 'Pakistan Out Of Darkness' RFE/RL 04 Oct 2010 -- Former Pakistanii military ruler Pervez Musharraf says he decided to form a new Pakistani political party because he wants to "introduce a new, democratic political culture" to his country.

  • Luzhkov to form own political movement RIA Novosti 04 Oct 2010 -- Former Moscow mayor Yury Luzhkov, sacked by President Dmitry Medvedev last week, is to form his own political movement, he said in an interview.
  • Ousted Moscow mayor explains why he won't appeal dismissal RIA Novosti 04 Oct 2010 -- Ex-Moscow mayor Yury Luzhkov has named the reason why he will not appeal his dismissal in the Russian Supreme Court.

  • US Election Results Could Affect Foreign Policy VOA 04 Oct 2010 -- U.S. voters will elect a new Congress on November 2, and public opinion polls indicate the domestic economy will be the top issue this year. Experts say foreign policy concerns do not appear to be a major factor in the congressional midterm elections. Republican gains in November, though, could have an impact on the conduct of U.S. foreign policy over the next two years.

  • Russia hopes for fair verdict in alleged arms dealer's case RIA Novosti 04 Oct 2010 -- The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Monday it hoped the Thai court give a fair ruling on the extradition of alleged Russian arms dealer Victor Bout and allow him to return to Russia.
  • Thai court delays extradition of alleged Russian arms dealer RIA Novosti 04 Oct 2010 -- A court in Thailand rejected on Monday a U.S. request to drop a second set of charges against alleged Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, delaying his extradition to the U.S.
  • Old Divisions Persist After Bosnia's Elections RFE/RL 04 Oct 2010 -- Elections in Bosnia-Herzegovina appear to have perpetuated the country's persistent ethnic divisions.
  • Security Council condemns deadly terrorist car bomb attacks in Nigeria UN News Centre 04 Oct 2010 -- The Security Council today condemned “in the strongest terms” Friday’s deadly terrorist car bombings in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, during celebrations marking the 50th independence anniversary of Africa’s most populous country.
  • Nigerian Police Arrest Nine Bombing Suspects VOA 04 Oct 2010 -- Nigerian police have arrested nine suspects in connection with Friday's independence-day bombings that killed 12 people. Nigeria's president says terrorists are using the struggles of the oil-rich Niger Delta to camouflage their criminality.
  • Ukrainian opposition demands dismissal of entire Constitutional Court RIA Novosti 04 Oct 2010 -- The Ukrainian opposition has demanded the dismissal of all judges in the country's constitutional court, a spokesman for the opposition Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc told journalists on Monday.

  • Astrium to acquire Jena-Optronik GmbH EADS 04 Oct 2010 -- Astrium, Europe’s leading space company, will acquire Jena-Optronik, a German specialist in space sensors and optical systems. Jena-Optronik is a leading company in the development of attitude sensors as well as space-based optics for a variety of different platforms, including Earth observation (EO) satellites, and the laser guidance system for the European International Space Station supply vessel, ATV. The acquisition of Jena-Optronik will complement Astrium’s optical expertise in Germany and enhance its reputation in the development and production of sophisticated Earth observation satellites.
  • Lockheed Martin-Built Commercial Earth Imaging Satellite Marks 11 Years On-Orbit Lockheed Martin 04 Oct 2010 -- IKONOS, the world’s first commercial, high-resolution Earth-imaging satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] and currently operated by GeoEye, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEOY), has achieved 11 years of successful on-orbit operations.
  • NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Marks Milestone, Completes Final Polishing of First Flight Mirror Segment Northrop Grumman 04 Oct 2010 -- The first flight mirror segment for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope's (JWST) primary mirror has completed its final polishing process, the first of 18 segments that comprise the Observatory's 21 ft. primary mirror. Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) is leading the design and development effort for the space agency's Goddard Space Flight Center.
  • Russia's Rokot carrier rockets to launch two ESA satellites RIA Novosti 04 Oct 2010 -- Russia's Rokot carrier rockets will take two European Space Agency (ESA) scientific satellites to orbit in 2012-2013, the head of the ESA Moscow Office said on Monday.



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