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Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)


2004 United Kingdom Special Weapons News



  • Lockheed Martin UK Submits Major Proposal For Next Phase Of Navy's Merlin Helicopter Programme Lockheed Martin 10 Nov 2004 -- Lockheed Martin UK Ltd submitted its proposal for the next phase of the Royal Navy’s Merlin helicopter programme; the Merlin Capability Sustainment Plus (Merlin CSP) programme, which is aimed at securing Merlin’s capabilities into the foreseeable future.
  • Merlin Mk3 Helicopter Completes First Transcontinental Self-Deployment Lockheed Martin 04 Nov 2004 -- Britain’s Royal Air Force has successfully self-deployed an EH101 Merlin Mk3 helicopter across the southern tier of the United States – from San Diego, CA, to Jacksonville, FL, demonstrating the helicopter’s superior capabilities and reliability. This event marks the first time an EH101 helicopter has visited the West coast, and the first time an EH101 helicopter has flown across America.
  • Thales Announces UK Government Version of the Datacryptor AP High-Speed IP Encryptor Thales 25 Oct 2004 -- The first product based on this new AP platform is a 100 Mbps IP encryptor that sets a new price/performance standard for securing the confidentiality and integrity of data, voice and video transmissions over a public IP network. Datacryptor AP joins the well-established Datacryptor 2000 family of Link, Frame Relay and IP encryptors that are already approved by CESG to protect information classified at RESTRICTED, CONFIDENTIAL and short- or long-term SECRET. CESG is the information assurance arm of GCHQ that is responsible for evaluating and approving security products for use by the Government. Datacryptor AP is currently being evaluated at Enhanced Grade by CESG under the Cryptographic Assisted Products Scheme (CAPS).
  • United Kingdom Increases Order for Raytheon-Lockheed Martin Javelin for Light Forces Anti-Tank Guided Weapon System Lockheed Martin 14 Oct 2004 -- The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence has placed a follow-on order, valued at approximately $180 million, for the Raytheon-Lockheed Martin Javelin weapon system. This purchase of Javelin will provide a medium-range anti-tank missile for the British Army’s Armored Ground Component (AGC) requirement. The selection of Javelin for AGC follows a competitive win by the Javelin Joint Venture and its U.K. partners for the U.K. Light Forces Anti-tank Guided Weapon program in 2003.
  • United Kingdom Increases Order for Raytheon-Lockheed Martin Javelin for Light Forces Anti-Tank Guided Weapon system Raytheon 14 Oct 2004 -- The United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence has placed a follow-on order, valued at approximately $180 million, for the Raytheon-Lockheed Martin Javelin weapon system. This purchase of Javelin will provide a medium-range anti-tank missile for the British Army's Armored Ground Component (AGC) requirement.
  • TNT Joins DLS For UK Logistics Bid BAE Systems 05 Oct 2004 -- TNT Logistics UK has agreed with the shareholders of Defence Logistic Solutions (DLS) to take a 20 percent shareholding in the consortium. DLS is bidding for the UK MoD Defence Logistics Organisations Future Defence Supply Chain initiative (FDSCi), a programme to streamline logistics for the UK armed forces.
  • MOD Awards BAE Systems Ships Disposals Contract BAE Systems 27 Sep 2004 -- The Defence Logistics Organisation (DLO), the logistics unit of the UKs Ministry of Defence, has signed an enabling contract with BAE Systems which formalises the companys role as lead contractor for the disposal or sale of Royal Navy ships.
  • Northrop Grumman Names Teammates for U.K.'s Nimrod R1 Electronic Reconnaissance Mission Upgrade Study Contract Northrop Grumman 23 Sep 2004 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has selected Aerosystems International, Ltd. and QinetiQ, Ltd. as core U.K. partners in its team for Project Helix, an upgrade to the Nimrod R1 aircraft electronic reconnaissance mission capabilities.
  • UK "stunned" by EU prosecution for failing to comply with NPT IRNA 04 Sep 2004 -- The UK government was reported Saturday to be shocked by the European Commission resorting to legal action to gain access for inspection of the amount of plutonium and uranium stored at its Sellafield nuclear reprocessing plant in northwest England.
  • UK faces EU court over `secret` nuclear material IRNA 02 Sep 2004 -- The European Commission is to decide Friday whether to start legal action before the European Court of Justice for failing to provide information about material stored at its Sellafield nuclear reprocessing plant in north-west England.
  • 21st Century Capability Second Type 45 Destroyer Commences Production On Clyde And 100 New Apprentices Join BAE SYSTEMS Naval Ships BAE Systems 26 Aug 2004 -- BAE Systems Naval Ships has celebrated two important milestones today - beginning production on the second Type 45 Destroyer for the Royal Navy and welcoming the latest intake of apprentices into the Clyde-based business.
  • Lockheed Martin Hellfire Scores Perfect 6-for-6 in British Army Live-Fire Tests Lockheed Martin 11 Aug 2004 -- The British Army Air Corps recently fired Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] AGM-114K Hellfire missiles in a live-fire training exercise at the British Army Training Unit-Suffield (BATUS) in Alberta, Canada. The missiles scored six hits in six launches in their first live-fire tests with the British Army Air Corps.
  • United Kingdom Selects Northrop Grumman as the Preferred Bidder for E-3D AWACS Support Contract Valued at Approximately $1.19 Billion Northrop Grumman 05 Aug 2004 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been selected as the Preferred Bidder to provide aircraft maintenance and design engineering support services to improve availability and reduce through-life ownership costs for the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force fleet of E-3D Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft. Northrop Grumman and the Ministry of Defence will enter into discussions about the program specifics, with an anticipated contract award date of January 2005.
  • Raytheon Systems Limited Selected for the United Kingdom's Joint Effects Tactical Targeting System Assessment Phase Raytheon 29 Jul 2004 -- The U.K. Ministry of Defence (MoD) has selected Raytheon Systems Limited (RSL), the United Kingdom-based subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), to conduct the assessment phase of the British Army's Joint Effects Tactical Targeting System (JETTS) digitization requirement.
  • Lockheed Martin Selected To Provide Joint Asset Management Capability To British Army Lockheed Martin 22 Jul 2004 -- Lockheed Martin UK has been awarded a contract valued at approximately £20M from the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to deliver a joint asset management information technology infrastructure that will enable the British Army to manage its wheeled and tracked vehicles.
  • UK MoD awards sonar contractor logistic support contract to Thales Thales 24 Jun 2004 -- The UK Ministry of Defence's Defence Logistics Organisation (DLO) has affirmed the funding (more than £100M in total) for the contract awarded in December 2003 to Thales Underwater Systems for Contractor Logistic Support (CLS) of a range of submarine, surface ship, and minehunting sonar systems.
  • Thales wins contract for the future Command and liaison vehicle programme Thales 17 Jun 2004 -- The Thales Driver's Vision Enhancer (DVE) has been selected by Alvis Vickers Limited to meet the driver sight requirement for the British Army's Future Command & Liaison Vehicle (FCLV) programme. This contract to manufacture and support more than 400 DVE systems marks the first volume introduction of uncooled thermal imaging driver sights into the UK vehicle fleet. Building upon the extensive experience of supplying over 14,000 first generation Image Intensification sights, the development of this next generation sighting system reinforces Thales' position at the forefront of the UK Light Armoured Vehicle (LAV) market and strengthens the DVE's export appeal.
  • Lockheed Martin Selected for Next Stage of UK Nimrod Upgrade "R" Program Lockheed Martin 03 May 2004 -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] announced today that it has been selected by the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence (MoD) for an assessment phase contract to compete for a major upgrade of the Royal Air Force (RAF) fleet of Nimrod R Mk1 aircraft. Designated 'Project Helix,' this intelligence upgrade to the British Nimrod platform focuses on maintaining the capability of the Nimrod R out to 2025 and includes upgrades to the aircraft mission systems, associated ground stations and training facilities.
  • Northrop Grumman Leads F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Team in Weapons Loading Demonstration for United Kingdom Users Northrop Grumman 26 Apr 2004 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) and its partners on Lockheed Martin's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter team continued laying critical groundwork for the aircraft's operational effectiveness by conducting a weapons-loading demonstration with military ordnance crews from the United Kingdom. Involving operational users early in the design of key aircraft components is unprecedented in military aircraft programs.
  • Northrop Grumman Awarded Contract to Study a Replacement Mission System on U. K.'s Nimrod Reconnaissance Aircraft Northrop Grumman 16 Apr 2004 -- A team led by Northrop Grumman Corp. (NYSE:NOC) has been selected to execute the first stage of an assessment phase for Project Helix, a new mission suite that will considerably enhance the reconnaissance mission capabilities currently provided by the Royal Air Force's Nimrod R1 aircraft.
  • General Dynamics United Kingdom Delivers BOWMAN General Dynamics 29 Mar 2004 -- The UK Ministry of Defence announced today that the BOWMAN tactical communications system has achieved its formal In Service Date (ISD).
  • UK outlines plans to counter WMD trafficking PLA Daily 26 Feb 2004 -- Britain has been stepping up its efforts in countering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) to prevent them from falling into the hands of terrorists.
  • Straw proposes amending NPT to outlaw nuclear fuel enrichment IRNA 25 Feb 2004 -- British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw Wednesday announced new counter-proliferation proposals, including amending the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) to deny the right to nuclear reprocessing by states that fail to comply with international obligations.
  • Greens criticize France, UK, US for double standards over WMD IRNA 12 Feb 2004 -- During a debate on nuclear disarmament in the European Parliament in Strasbourg Wednesday afternoon, two Green MEPs, Caroline Lucas and Patricia McKenna, accused the UK and France of being hypocritical by endorsing the principle of nuclear disarmament while simultaneously upgrading their own nuclear arsenals.
  • BAE SYSTEMS Receives $70 Million Contract For Radar Map Display Subsystem On U.K. Tornado Aircraft BAE Systems 09 Feb 2004 -- ROCHESTER, U.K. -- BAE Systems Platform Solutions has been awarded a $70 million contract to provide 128 radar map display subsystems for U.K. Royal Air Force Tornado GR4 ground attack aircraft. The companys Avionic Systems business unit will supply the equipment to BAE Systems Customer Support & Solutions of Warton, U.K., prime contractor and aircraft platform integrator for the Tornado Advanced Radar/Map Display Information System, or TARDIS.
  • MOD Awards BAE SYSTEMS 100m Harrier GR9 Contract BAE Systems 27 Jan 2004 -- The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded BAE Systems a contract known as Capability C2 worth about 100 million for the continuation of the 500m-plus Harrier GR9 sustainment and upgrade programme.
  • EADS welcomes the selection of AirTanker for final negotiations for the Royal Air Force’s Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft Programme EADS 26 Jan 2004 -- EADS welcomes the selection of AirTanker to take forward negotiations aimed at concluding a contract for the Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft (FSTA) programme, supplying A330-200 MRTT (Multi Role Tanker Transport Aircraft) services to meet the Royal Air Force’s requirement for next generation tanker aircraft. With a 40 percent shareholding, EADS is the largest partner in AirTanker and responsible for the full integration of the aircraft.
  • UK Government Announces Preference for the Airbus A330-200 as its Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft EADS 26 Jan 2004 -- The UK government announced today the start of exclusive negotiations to make the Airbus A330-200 its Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft (FSTA).
  • US Exports of WMD to UK Hansard Jan 2004 -- Joint Working Groups conducted since 1997 under the auspices of the 1958 Mutual Defence Agreement have exchanged technical information on the following subjects



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