Defense Daily back issues from August 1995:
Perry urges Congress to save allied missile defense program.(Secretary of Defense William Perry on Medium Extended Air Defense System)
Aug 01, 1995; ... Secretary of Defense William Perry is appealing to Congress to save the beleaguered Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS), saying its cancellation could severely damage the future of U.S.-NATO efforts to jointly develop theater missile defenses."Failure to follow through with ...
Future missile threat fuels F-22 support - Air Force.(international development of advanced surface-to-air missiles to impact production of F-22 fighter aircraft)
Aug 01, 1995; ... By the year 2005, more than 23 countries will possess advanced surface-to-air missiles (SAM), many potentially better than a Serbian-fired SAM that shot down an Air Force F-16 fighter in June, Air Force and DoD intelligence reports forecast.That prediction is being used to support ...
NASA's space science office reduces staff, restructures program.(NASA's Office of Space Science)
Aug 01, 1995; ... NASA's Office of Space Science (OSS) plans to restructure its management over the next few years to include a four-person board of directors, which will advise the division's associate administrator, OSS Associate Administrator Wesley Huntress told the Space Science Advisory Committee (SSAC) ...
Space science must not sustain further cuts, Goldin warns.(NASA Administrator Daniel Goldin)
Aug 01, 1995; ... NASA Administrator Daniel Goldin told the agency's Space Science Advisory Committee yesterday that he will not allow the agency's Office of Space Science to absorb additional congressional budget cuts, adding that he has the support of the Clinton administration in his efforts."I ...
M1A2 multiyear buy an issue for appropriations conference.(M1A2 tank, House and Senate defense appropriators)
Aug 01, 1995; ... Senate appropriators in their FY '96 defense bill conditionally approve an Army multiyear buy of M1A2 upgraded tanks but do not recommend adding $110 million to the Army's request for tank procurement, meaning that both issues will have to be resolved in conference.On tanks, House ...
Senate panel boosts B-1B modification funding.(Senate Appropriations Committee, B-1B bomber)
Aug 01, 1995; ... The Senate Appropriations Committee adds $87 million to the Air Force's request for B-1B bomber procurement to beef up the aircraft's conventional warfighting capability.The panel provides $15 million to the B-1B modification program to equip the bomber with capabilities to deliver ...
Arrow II conducts successful maiden flight.(Arrow II anti-tactical ballistic missile)
Aug 01, 1995 ... The maiden flight of the advanced version of the Arrow anti- tactical ballistic missile was successfully conducted in Israel over the weekend, the Army said yesterday.The objective of the test was to evaluate Arrow II's performance, including launch, propulsion and control in ...
British Aerospace Ltd. has been awarded a contract worth an estimated 10 million pounds sterling by Northrop-Grumman for the supply of a range of services and components for the NEMESIS Directed Infra-Red Countermeasures systems.
Aug 01, 1995 ... British Aerospace Ltd. has been awarded a contract worth an estimated Pounds 10 million by Northrop-Grumman for the supply of a range of services and components for the ...
McDonnell Douglas' Delta 2 reusable launch vehicle will launch the Koreasat-1 spacecraft for Korea Telecom.
Aug 01, 1995 ... McDonnell Douglas' Delta 2 reusable launch vehicle will launch the Koreasat-1 spacecraft for Korea Telecom Thursday at 7:15 a.m. EDT from Kennedy ...
The National Space Development Agency of Japan announced yesterday that the flight model for the Automatic Landing Flight Experiment has been assembled.
Aug 01, 1995 ... The National Space Development Agency of Japan announced yesterday that the flight model for the Automatic Landing Flight Experiment has been assembled. NASDA and the National Aerospace Laboratory jointly ...
Orbital Sciences Corp. has named Dr. Michael Griffin to the position of senior vice president and chief technology officer of the company and president of its American Space Lines joint venture with Rockwell International.
Aug 01, 1995 ... Orbital Sciences Corp. has named Dr. Michael Griffin to the position of senior vice president and chief technology officer of the company and president of its American Space Lines joint venture with Rockwell International ....
Third B-2 precision guided test a success.(testing Global Positioning System aided munition on B-2 bomber)
Aug 01, 1995 ... The third test of a precision guided munition on Northrop Grumman's B-2 was a success last week, the company said.The second test of the Global Positioning System (GPS) aided munition, known as GAM, failed in early June when the missile was unable to link up with a GPS satellite. ...
O-ring concern forces shuttle Endeavour launch delay.(Space Shuttle Endeavour)
Aug 01, 1995 ... Space Shuttle Endeavour has been delayed indefinitely after recent post-flight inspections of shuttles Atlantis and Discovery revealed that internal nozzle joints in the shuttle boosters--known as O-ring seals--had sustained minor heat damage during flight.In order to insure ...
Lockheed Martin Services Group in restructure.
Aug 01, 1995 ... Lockheed Martin Services Group has restructured its division, bringing together the former Lockheed Engineering and Sciences Co. and Martin Marietta Services, the company said Friday.The move has created four new businesses and vice presidents to head up each of the new units. Each ...
Report slams DoD's long-distance communications system.(General Accounting Office on development of Defense Information System Network)
Aug 01, 1995 ... The Pentagon, a new report charges, has failed to lay some of the basic ground work for its planned long-distance communications system, the Defense Information System Network (DISN), and lacks an economic argument for the system.The General Accounting Office's report, if acted ...
Loral wins $150 million DSP services contract.(Loral Federal Systems-Gaithersburg's contract with Air Force for services in support of Defense Support Program satellite network)
Aug 01, 1995 ... Loral Federal Systems-Gaithersburg has won a $150 million, five-year Air Force contract to provide software and sustaining engineering services to the fixed and mobile ground systems that process early warning data from the Defense Support Program (DSP) satellite network. ...
AEL Industries, Inc. is part of the ITT team that has received a contract totaling $5.4 million on the Advanced Threat Radar Jammer (ATRJ) program.
Aug 01, 1995 ... AEL Industries, Inc. is part of the ITT team that has received a contract totaling $5.4 million on the Advanced Threat Radar Jammer (ATRJ) program from the Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate ...
Northrop Grumman Corp.(contract awarded for logistics support and maintenance training for components used on B-2 aircraft)(Defense Contracts)
Aug 01, 1995 ... * Northrop Grumman Corp., Pico Rivera, Calif., $65 million face value increase to a Fixed Price Incentive contract for logistics support, technical manuals and maintenance training for unique components on five B-2 aircraft ....
Ball Corp.(contract awarded for development of tools and techniques for modeling laser threats)(Defense Contracts)
Aug 01, 1995 ... * Ball Corp., San Diego, Calif., $5 million Cost Plus Fixed Fee contract for research and development of tools and techniques for predicting and modeling laser threats and their effect on space and missile systems. Contract is expected to be completed July 1998. Contract ...
Loral Defense Systems. (2 contracts)(contracts awarded for services in support of AN/UYQ-7 Advanced Combat Display System and analysis of AYK-23 computer computer system requirements for S-3 aircraft ADA software development)(Defense Contracts)
Aug 01, 1995 ... * Loral Defense Systems, St. Paul, Minn., $40 million modification to previously awarded contract N00024-94-D-5204 for an additional 500,000 manhours of product improvement, technical and technical advisory services for the AN/UYQ-7 Advanced Combat Display System (ADS) ....
Beech Aircraft Corp.(contract awarded for AQM-37C aerial targets)(Defense Contracts)
Aug 01, 1995 ... * Beech Aircraft Corp., Wichita, Kan., $6.7 million modification to previously awarded contract N00019-93-C-0158 for updated AQM-37C aerial targets, portable mission loader/verifier aerial target test sets, and related engineering services and ...
Olin Defense Systems/Winchester Group.(contract awarded for operation and maintenance of government operated facility)(Defense Contracts)
Aug 01, 1995 ... * Olin Defense Systems/Winchester Group, Independence, Mo., $7 million modification to a cost plus award fee contract for the operation and maintenance of a government owned/contractor operated facility. Work will be performed at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant, Independence, Mo., and is ...
United Defense, L.P.(contract awarded for Multiple Launch Rocket System Carriers)(Defense Contracts)
Aug 01, 1995 ... * United Defense, L.P., Ground Systems Div., Santa Clara, Calif., $5.3 million modification to a firm fixed price contract to exercise an option for 18 Multiple Launch Rocket System Carriers. work will be performed in York, Pa., and is expected to be completed by ...
Rockwell Intl. Corp.(contract awarded for Automated Test Systems for Gyro Compass Assembly on Minuteman missile)(Defense Contracts)
Aug 01, 1995 ... * Rockwell Intl. Corp., Anaheim, Calif., $11 million Cost Plus Award Fee contract for development and production of three Automated Test Systems applicable to the Gyro Compass Assembly on the Minuteman missile. Contract is expected to be completed Nov. '97. Contract funds ...
McDonnell Douglas Corp.(contract awarded for F-15 aircraft)(Defense Contracts)
Aug 01, 1995 ... * McDonnell Douglas Corp., St. Louis, Mo., $8.4 million Firm Fixed Price contract for FY '95 post production support for the F-15 aircraft. Contract is expected to be completed Sept. '95. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year ....
Johnson Technology.(contract awarded for nozzle segments for F110 engine for B-2 and F-16 aircraft)(Defense Contracts)
Aug 01, 1995 ... * Johnson Technology, Muskegon, Mich., $9 million firm fixed price contract for 5652 nozzle segments applicable to the F110 engine on the B-2, B-2 and F-16 aircraft. Contract is expected to be completed Oct. '96. Contract ...
Hughes Missile Systems Co.(contract awarded for TOW 2B missiles)(Defense Contracts)
Aug 01, 1995 ... * Hughes Missile Systems Co., Tucson, Ariz., $5 million modification to a $547 million firm fixed price contract for 261 TOW 2B Missiles. Work will be performed in Tucson, Ariz., and is expected to be completed by Jan. 31, 1997. Of the total ...
Aero Systems Engineering.(contract awarded for engine test systems)(Defense Contracts)
Aug 01, 1995 ... * Aero Systems Engineering, St. Paul Minn., $5.6 firm-fixed- price contract for three standard engine test systems. Work will be performed in St. Paul, and is expected to be completed by Dec., 1996. This contract combines purchases for ...
JAST engine language 'non-executable,' program manager says.(Brig. Gen. George Muellner on development of Joint Advanced Strike Technology aircraft)
Aug 02, 1995; ... The Air Force is fighting a proposal from a congressional defense committee that, if enacted, could significantly delay the Joint Advanced Strike Technology (JAST) aircraft program and add $500 million to its development costs, a senior Air Force official said yesterday.The Senate ...
THAAD flies off course in second flight test.(Theater High Altitude Area Defense system)
Aug 02, 1995; ... The Theater High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system flew slightly off course in its second flight on Monday, forcing range officials to prematurely terminate the test, an Army spokesman said yesterday."The missile was flying faster than it should have," Dave Harris said. "If it ...
House starts work on FY '96 Defense Appropriations Bill.
Aug 02, 1995; ... The House approved by voice vote on Monday night three non- controversial amendments during consideration of the FY '96 Defense Appropriations Bill, including one that trims the Air Force's budget for spare parts.The lower chamber passed an amendment offered by Rep. ...
Rotary Power International teams with Teledyne for AAAV engine.(Teledyne Vehicle Systems, Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle)
Aug 02, 1995; ... Rotary Power International said yesterday it will team with Teledyne Vehicle Systems in proposing an engine for the Marine Corps' upcoming Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle program.RPI President and CEO Richard Thompson said the arrangement, "will make our team a greatly ...
Orbital Sciences acquires ground station firm.(MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd.)
Aug 02, 1995 ... Orbital Sciences Corp., Dulles, Va., said yesterday it will acquire MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd., Vancouver, B.C., a commercial space remote sensing ground stations supplier, in a tax- free merger to be completed by the end of the year.MDA will likely enhance Orbital's ...
House approves $13.67 billion NASA appropriations bill.
Aug 02, 1995 ... The House late Monday approved NASA's FY '96 appropriations bill and defeated an amendment which would have reduced the agency's human space flight program by $89.5 million.The bill, approved 228-193, totals $13.67 billion, but cancels Phase A for the Space Infrared Telescope ...
House defense panel passes budget reconciliation actions.(House National Security Committee's FY '96 Budget Resolution)
Aug 02, 1995 ... The House National Security Committee yesterday approved legislative changes mandated earlier this year by the House Budget Committee to meet spending and revenue targets necessary to balance the budget by 2002.The FY '96 Budget Resolution mandated that over 50 separate policy ...
Pentagon bolsters jamming capability in Bosnia.(use of EC-130 aircraft)
Aug 02, 1995 ... Seeking to bolster its jamming capability around Bosnia, the U.S. has decided to send two EC-130 aircraft to join NATO forces in Aviano, Italy, defense officials said yesterday.In addition, the Pentagon is considering deploying an ...
Westinghouse Electric Corp. offered to buy CBS Inc.
Aug 02, 1995 ... Westinghouse Electric Corp. offered to buy CBS Inc. for $5.4 billion, yesterday. To solidify the deal, Westinghouse must ...
Hunter UAV derivative in first flight.(E-Hunter unmanned aerial vehicle)
Aug 02, 1995 ... A prototype E-Hunter unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), a derivative of the Hunter Joint Tactical UAV (JT-UAV) made its first flight last week in Israel, contractor team members Israel Aircraft Industries and TRW said yesterday.E-Hunter, which took its initial journey at a UAV testing ...
Westinghouse to lead team in developing torpedo defense system.(Westinghouse Electric Corp., U.S.-U.K. Surface Ship Torpedo Defense system)
Aug 02, 1995 ... After a seven-month delay, Westinghouse Electric Corp. has received a $29.2 million contract from the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command to design and develop the joint U.S.-U.K. Surface Ship Torpedo Defense (SSTD) system.The delay was caused when Lockheed-Martin protested the contract ...
Space Electronics, Inc. has received contracts valued at $122,600 from Space Systems Loral, Palo Alto, Calif., to supply radiation tolerant 1 Megabit EEPROM microcircuits.
Aug 02, 1995 ... Space Electronics, Inc. has received contracts valued at $122,600 from Space Systems Loral, Palo Alto, Calif., to supply radiation tolerant 1 Megabit EEPROM microcircuits for enhancing the life of ...
EDAC Systems, Inc. has received a $1 million-plus contract by Boeing Defense and Space Group in Huntsville, Ala., to provide a Data Acquisition and Data Archive System for space station.
Aug 02, 1995 ... EDAC Systems, Inc. has received a $1 million-plus contract by Boeing Defense and Space Group in Huntsville, Ala., to provide a Data Acquisition and Data Archive System for space station. EDAC will use four Sun ...
Lockheed Martin's Atlas 2 rocket was successfully launched at 7:30 p.m. Monday night carrying a defense satellite communications system.
Aug 02, 1995 ... Lockheed Martin's Atlas 2 rocket was successfully launched at 7:30 p.m. Monday night carrying a defense satellite communications ...
Lockheed Martin Aero & Naval Systems yesterday said it will produce for the Turkish Navy a modified Mk 41 Vertical Launching System shipboard missile launcher for delivery in 1997.
Aug 02, 1995 ... Lockheed Martin Aero & Naval Systems yesterday said it will produce for the Turkish Navy a modified Mk 41 Vertical ...
Appropriators fear duplication of JDAM.(Senate defense appropriators to eliminate financing of Advanced Research Projects Agency's guidance technology product called Sharpshooter that might be similar to Joint Direct Attack Munition program)
Aug 02, 1995; ... Senate appropriators delete funding in their FY '96 defense bill for a new Advanced Research Projects Agency-sponsored guidance technology project called Sharpshooter because it may duplicate portions of the Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) program.While recognizing the merits ...
Fuselage joined on pre-production V-22.(V-22 tiltrotor aircraft)
Aug 02, 1995 ... The fuselage of the first pre-production V-22 tiltrotor aircraft was joined yesterday at Boeing's helicopter division near Philadelphia, the industry team developing the aircraft said."The completion of this aircraft's basic airframe structure signals the validation of the Osprey's ...
Thiokol see net income, sales decrease in '95.
Aug 02, 1995 ... Thiokol Corp. yesterday reported net income for 1995 of $47.5 million on sales of $956.8 million compared to net income of $60.3 million before accounting changes last year on sales of $1 billion.Net income for 1995 includes an extraordinary loss of $4.8 million.Income ...
Lockheed Fort Worth Co.(contract awarded for F-16A and F-16B aircraft)(Defense Contracts)
Aug 02, 1995 ... * Lockheed Fort Worth Co., Fort Worth, Texas, $123 million face value increase to a firm fixed price contract to extend long lead funding for 120 F-16A and 30 F-16B aircraft. Contract is expected to be ...
Computer Sciences Corp.(contract awarded for Defense Commissary Information System)(Defense Contracts)
Aug 02, 1995 ... * Computer Sciences Corp., Moorestown, N.J., $23.2 million firm fixed price contract for engineering and installation of the Defense Commissary Information System (DCIS). Contract is expected to be completed. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current ...
Northrop Grumman Corp.(contract awarded for B-2 aircraft)(Defense Contracts)
Aug 02, 1995 ... * Northrup Grumman Corp., Pico Rivera, Calif., $16.3 million face value increase to a fixed price incentive fee contract for instructional technical orders specific to the B-2 aircraft. Contract is expected to be ...
Newport News Shipbuilding.(contract awarded for design support services for Seawolf Class submarines)(Defense Contracts)
Aug 02, 1995 ... * Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Va., $64.9 million modification to previously awarded contract N0024-87-C-2046 for continued design support services for Seawolf Class submarines under ...
General Dynamics Corp.(contract awarded for services in support of Ohio Class submarines)(Defense Contracts)
Aug 02, 1995 ... * General Dynamics Corp., Electric Boat Div., Groton, Conn., $34.4 million modification to previously awarded contract N00024-95-C- 2101 to exercise options for OMNIBUS (ship support) engineering and ...
United Defense Limited Partnership. (contract awarded for fabrication and test of canisters for MK 41 vertical launching system)(Defense Contracts)
Aug 02, 1995 ... * United Defense Limited Partnership, Armament Systems Division, Minneapolis, Minn., $28.3 million modification to previously awarded contract N00024-95-C-5303 for ...
Pegasus failure related to workmanship, sources say.(Orbital Sciences Corp.'s Pegasus XL rocket)
Aug 03, 1995; ... The failure of a Pegasus XL rocket on June 22 was due to a workmanship problem, specifically a part related to the interstage over the second stage exit cone that was installed incorrectly, industry and government sources said yesterday.Orbital Sciences Corp., builder of the small ...
Senate breathes life into terminated missile defense program.(Corps Surface-to-Air Missile/Medium Extended Air Defense System)
Aug 03, 1995; ... The Senate, debating its $264.7 billion FY '96 Defense Authorization Bill yesterday, revived a multi-national program to develop a highly mobile ballistic missile defense system.The Senate voted 98-1 to restore $35 million to the Army-led Corps Surface-to-Air Missile (Corps ...
Not going joint with JAST is unaffordable, Muellner warns.(Joint Advanced Strike Technology aircraft program, Brig. Gen. George Muellner)
Aug 03, 1995; ... The head of the office that is looking to build a family of strike aircraft for the Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps wants to make something very clear: It's possible for three different services, which historically have a hard time developing aircraft together, to jointly develop and build ...
Station hardware on schedule, subcontracts delayed.(NASA's space station)
Aug 03, 1995; ... Finalization of space station subcontracts between prime contractor Boeing and its subcontractors is slowing the program's schedule, which this month includes signing Team Execution Plans and full implementation of the Physiological Monitoring System, NASA station chief Wilbur Trafton said ...
NASA Advisory Council gives RLV hesitant thumbs up.(development of reusable launch vehicle)
Aug 03, 1995; ... NASA's reusable launch vehicle (RLV) program has a "reasonable potential for success," but the space agency has not adequately examined alternatives to the single-stage to orbit vehicle, the NASA Advisory Council said yesterday.Improved technologies--including advanced subsystems, ...
Rockwell and Lockheed to head up shuttle privatization effort.(Rockwell International Corp. and Lockheed Martin Corp. to form United Space Alliance)
Aug 03, 1995 ... Rockwell International and Lockheed Martin have agreed to form the United Space Alliance, a 50-50 joint venture intended to address NASA's goal of space shuttle privatization.The two companies will evenly share all roles of the organization, including hardware and software ...
Administration confirms support for acquisition reform bill.(Clinton administration on Federal Acquisition Reform Act of 1995)
Aug 03, 1995 ... The Clinton administration continues to support procurement reform legislation winding its way through the House following mark-up of the bill by a House panel last week left it intact, government officials said yesterday.Colleen Preston, deputy under secretary of defense for ...
TRW demonstrates digital data link for battlefield ID system.(Battlefield Combat Identification System)
Aug 03, 1995 ... A TRW/Magnavox team has demonstrated a new secure digital data link for the Battlefield Combat Identification System (BCIS) that will allow weapons platforms to communicate information about the position of other friendly systems on the battlefield, TRW announced yesterday.The new ...
Intelsat set to launch nine satellites by 1997.(International Telecommunications Satellite Organization)
Aug 03, 1995 ... Intelsat will launch the nine remaining satellites in its worldwide service network over the next two years, beginning with Intelsat 708, scheduled for launch in November 1995 on a China Great Wall Industry Long March 3B launch ...
PanAmSat Corp.'s launch of the PAS-4 communications satellite built by Hughes Space and Communications Co., is scheduled for launch aboard an Ariane 42L rocket.(Pan American Satellite Corp.)
Aug 03, 1995 ... PanAmSat Corp.'s launch of the PAS-4 communications satellite built by Hughes Space and Communications Co., is scheduled ...
Gen. Gordon Sullivan (ret.), former Army chief of staff, was elected to General Dynamic's board of directors, the company announced.
Aug 03, 1995 ... Gen. Gordon Sullivan (ret.), former Army chief of staff, was elected to General Dynamic's board of directors, the company announced ...
McDonnell Douglas delivered its 21st C-17 airlifter to the Air Force on July 31.
Aug 03, 1995 ... McDonnell Douglas' Delta II launch of Koreasat-1 for Korea Telecom has been delayed due to poor weather ...
Bay Ship Management.(contract awarded for operation and maintenance of Large, Medium Speed, Roll-on/Roll-off ships)(Defense Contracts)
Aug 03, 1995 ... * Bay Ship Management, Englewood Cliffs, N.J., $40 million fixed- price with cost reimbursables contract for the operation and maintenance of five Large, Medium Speed, Roll-on/Roll-off (LMSR) ships for the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command. This contract contains options, which if ...