Defense Daily back issues from July 1996:
Missile defense returns to Senate agenda. (national missile defense system)
Jul 01, 1996; ... The deployment of a national missile defense system is back on the agenda in the Senate, as Republicans and Democrats reached an agreement late on Friday providing for the Senate to vote this session on Republican presidential candidate Robert Dole's Defend America Act and two Democratic ...
Senate fences funds, asks for DOD report on F-18E/F. (F-18 fighter plane, Dept. of Defense)
Jul 01, 1996; ... The Senate on Friday approved a significantly watered down version of an amendment on the Navy's F/A-18E/F fighter, agreeing to fence 10 percent of the $2 billion that Congress is poised to appropriate for the aircraft.Concerned about a recent General Accounting Office report that ...
Losing first round, General Dynamics to file second radio protest. (Army contract for the Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio Systems)
Jul 01, 1996; ... The Army Materiel Command last week denied a General Dynamics protest of a recent Army radio award, but the company plans to file another complaint by the end of the week.GD filed the initial protest with AMC on April 29, contending that it would have received a larger share of the ...
Military's new global command system ready for prime time. (Global Command and Control System)
Jul 01, 1996; ... Top military commanders late last week gave their permission to turn off the Pentagon's current worldwide command and control system and "plug in" its replacement, according to defense officials.The go-ahead is a significant achievement for developers of the Global Command and ...
France does not rule out rejoining MEADS. (Medium Extended Air Defense System)
Jul 01, 1996; ... Although France backed out of the multinational Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) program in May, the country may rejoin its U.S., German and Italian partners for the development phase of the program, according to senior defense officials here."I don't exclude that we ...
Senate bill would prevent USAF from retiring B-52Hs. (bombers, United States Air Force)
Jul 01, 1996; ... In wrapping up consideration of the FY '97 Defense Authorization Bill on Friday, the Senate agreed to prevent the Air Force from going through with plans to retire 23 of its 94 B-52Hs bombers, required a DoD study of an Air Force option for a Minuteman ICBM-based national missile defense, ...
Hughes protests JASSM source selection. (Hughes Aircraft)
Jul 01, 1996 ... Hughes Aircraft is protesting the Air Force source selection for the Program Definition and Risk Reduction (PDRR) Phase of the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM), the company said last week.Hughes believes its proposal for the competition provides ...
SAC rejects multi-year ATACMS buy. (Army Tactical Missile System, Senate Appropriations Committee)
Jul 01, 1996 ... A key defense panel is rejecting the Army's request to sign a multi-year contract for its Block IA Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS).In its markup of the FY '97 Defense Appropriations Bill, the Senate Appropriations Committee wants the Army to award four annual procurement ...
McDonnell Douglas [MD] officials met with striking machinists on Thursday for the first time in almost a month.
Jul 01, 1996 ... McDonnell Douglas officials met with striking machinists on Thursday for the first time in almost a month. The three-hour talk was a "very positive ...
Kasich questions NASA's committment to a balanced budget. (Rep. John Kasich)
Jul 01, 1996 ... House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. John Kasich (R-Ohio) wants to know what reductions NASA will make to accommodate the Clinton administration's plan for a balanced budget."The credibility of the President's commitment depends on your ability to recommend the appropriate ...
SAC wants Air Force to reengine AWACS. (Senate Appropriations Committees, Airborne warning and control system aircraft)
Jul 01, 1996 ... The Senate Appropriations Committee wants the Air Force to reengine its airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft."The Air Force is directed to include full funding for reengining the entire AWACS fleet of 33 aircraft in its Future Years Defense Program for fiscal years ...
Lockheed Martin tests space station solar arrays. (Solar Array E-Wing for the International Space Station)
Jul 01, 1996 ... Lockheed Martin has begun testing the Solar Array E-Wing it's building for the International Space Station this month, company officials said.The solar arrays will be the Space Station's primary power source, generating a maximum system output of 246 kilowatts. The Space Station ...
Lockheed Martin consolidates simulation work in Orlando. (Florida)
Jul 01, 1996 ... Lockheed Martin is consolidating its two major simulation centers in Orlando, Fla.The move pulls together Loral Federal Systems modeling, simulation and training center, which has offices in Orlando, Cambridge, Mass., and Bellevue, Wash., and Lockheed Martin Information Systems ...
MCI Telecommunications Corp. (contract awarded for support of the FAA Telecommunications Satellite System)(Defense Contracts)
Jul 01, 1996 ... MCI Telecommunications Corp., McLean, Va. a ten year $164.8 million (estimated discounted life cycle cost) fixed price requirements type contract in support of the FAA Telecommunications Satellite (FAATSAT) System. No funds are being obligated upon initial award of this contract. 120 vendors ...
Northrop Grumman Aerospace Corp. (contract awarded for militarized Digital Equipment Corporation VAX computers)(Defense Contracts)
Jul 01, 1996 ... Northrop Grumman Aerospace Corp., Melbourne, Fla., a $7.5 million face value increase to a firm fixed price contract to provide for thirty militarized Digital Equipment Corporation VAX computers (5 per aircraft) in support of the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System ...
Newport News and Shipbuilding. (contract awarded for post shakedown availability (PSA) on USS John C. STENNIS)(Defense Contracts)
Jul 01, 1996 ... Newport News and Shipbuilding, Newport News, Va., a $31.5 million modification to previously awarded contract N62793-94-G-0001 for post shakedown availability (PSA) on USS JOHN C. STENNIS. Work will be performed in Newport News, Va., and is ...
Alliant Techsystems Inc. (contract awarded for M910 and M793 cartridges for the Bradley Fighting Vehicle)(Defense Contracts)
Jul 01, 1996 ... Alliant Techsystems Inc., Hopkins, Minn., a $6.9 million modification to a firm fixed price contract for 288,540 25mm M910 cartridges and 283,170 25mm M793 cartridges in support of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle. Work will be performed in Joliet, Ill., and is expected to be ...
DoD discovers perils of commercial satellite use. (Department of Defense)
Jul 02, 1996; ... The Pentagon should only use commercial communications satellites to "augment" its dedicated capabilities because access cannot be guaranteed, according to an Air Force official.DoD in recent years has leased space on commercial communications satellites to support contingencies ...
DoD says Marine helo rebuild is most cost effective. (helicopter)
Jul 02, 1996; ... The Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Staff have determined that a new Marine Corps program to retrofit older Bell AH-1W and UH-1N helicopters is more cost-effective than procuring variants of McDonnell Douglas AH-64Ds or Sikorsky H-60s that are in production for the Army and ...
Specter calls for shake up of DoD after terrorist attack. (Sen. Arlen Specter, Department of Defense)
Jul 02, 1996 ... Intelligence Committee Chairman Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) wants a "shake up" of DoD after last week's terrorist attack in Saudi Arabia."I think there's a real need to shake up the Department of Defense and a real question as to whether William J. Perry is the right man to be ...
Rockwell.
Jul 02, 1996 ... Rockwell has completed a stress test on a 5-by-5-by-3 foot reusable launch vehicle structure, company officials ...
Panel: invest in smaller, cheaper spy satellites.
Jul 02, 1996 ... A panel of experts assembled by Director of Central Intelligence John Deutch has called for increased investment in satellites that are smaller and less costly than those currently used by U.S. spy agencies.Intelligence leaders are expected to approve the panel's recommendation, ...
Australia shows interest in U.S. attack helos. (helicopters)
Jul 02, 1996 ... The Australian Ministry of Defence is requesting information from the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Army on AH-1W Cobra and AH-64 Apache attack helicopters in preparation for a possible procurement of up to 60 scout/attack helicopters.A decision on whether to issue a request for ...
Cluster satellites lost in Ariane-5 explosion may be rebuilt.
Jul 02, 1996; ... The four Cluster satellites destroyed in the Ariane-5 explosion last month may be rebuilt, European Space Agency officials said.The satellites would have studied Sun-Earth relations as the identical spacecraft orbited in a tetrahedral formation on an eccentric polar trajectory. ...
Two offices at NASA face drastic employee reductions.
Jul 02, 1996; ... NASA's Office of Space Access and Technology (OSAT) and Office of Space Communications (OSC) are facing significant workforce reductions in the latest restructuring proposals, agency officials said.OSAT, which manages NASA's X-33 and X-34 projects and other technology demonstration ...
Trade panel expected to recommend offset talks with allies. (US Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee)
Jul 02, 1996; ... An administration trade panel this summer is expected to recommend that the U.S. enter talks with its European allies to limit offset practices, according to a senior Commerce Department official.The administration's Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee, chaired by Commerce ...
Army acquisition reforms would cut PEOs, boost AMC. (program executive office, Army Materiel Command)
Jul 02, 1996; ... The Army has proposed a bold acquisition reform initiative that would realign the traditional program management structure, provide the Army Materiel Command (AMC) more acquisition authority, and rely more heavily on contractor evaluations, according to a recent service document. ...
Sweden delays attack helicopter plans.
Jul 02, 1996 ... A lack of money will keep the Swedish Ministry of Defense from acquiring any new attack helicopters until at least 2003, according to the head of the Swedish armed forces."We need them, we want them," Gen. Owe Wiktorin, the Swedish supreme commander said here last month. "But there ...
Vance Coffman. (President Lockheed Martin)
Jul 02, 1996 ... Vance Coffman yesterday was named Lockheed Martin's president and chief operating officer, effective immediately. The company's six operating sectors will report ...
Lockheed Martin Venturestar wins X-33 RLV contract.(reusable launch vehicle)
Jul 03, 1996; ... In a contract with major implications for the space industry, Lockheed Martin yesterday was awarded the NASA X-33 Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) contract.The X-33 vehicle--dubbed VentureStar by Lockheed Martin--will demonstrate and test Single-Stage-to-Orbit technologies that may ...
Senate would implement waiver of defense R&D recoupment fees.
Jul 03, 1996; ... The Senate has cleared the way for financing a law that waives recoupment charges the defense industry is required to pay the U.S. government for research and development on weapons sold abroad.The measure was backed by the administration, the aerospace industry and an independent ...
Air Force stands down JSTARS fleet due to rivet problem.(Joint Surveillance Target and Attack Radar Systems)
Jul 03, 1996 ... The Air Force on Monday put its fleet of Joint Surveillance Target and Attack Radar Systems (JSTARS) on a precautionary stand-down after contractor Northrop Grumman discovered the wrong rivets had been used on an aircraft currently in production.The service initiated the ...
Senate calls for F-22 report.
Jul 03, 1996 ... The Senate wants the Pentagon to conduct a cost estimate for the Air Force's F-22 next-generation aircraft based on a internal DoD report on the program conducted five years ago.In its version of the FY '97 Defense Authorization Bill, the Senate directs the Pentagon's Cost Analysis ...
Cougar helo fills NATO surveillance need, Eurocopter says.(Cougar Horizon helicopter)
Jul 03, 1996; ... Eurocopter is confident that their Cougar Horizon helicopter would ideally fill NATO's requirement for a helicopter-borne ground surveillance system, according to a company official."The Horizon is a most flexible and cost-effective solution to solve military operational problems ...
Senate wants Israel's Barak studied for special ops boat.(Barak radar)
Jul 03, 1996; ... The Senate last week voted to require the Pentagon to review Israel's next- generation ship self-defense missile system as a candidate combat system for the Navy's new special operations patrol boats.By a voice vote, the Senate passed an amendment to the FY '97 Defense ...
European firms okayed to invest in new French aerospace company.(Aerospatiale and Dassault Aviation merger)
Jul 03, 1996; ... The French government will allow European companies, such as British Aerospace and Germany's Daimler-Benz Aerospace (DASA), to invest in the new $12 billion company that will result from the merger of French aerospace giants Aerospatiale and Dassault Aviation, according to a French Ministry ...
Army launches major upgrade to tactical communications.
Jul 03, 1996; ... The Army is launching a $600 million project to upgrade its tactical communications network, focusing on introducing technology advancements that improve the ability of its current systems to pass data quickly and in high volume, according to service officials and documents.The ...
McDonnell Douglas Corp.(Navy F/A-18C contract for Finnish Air Force)(Defense Contracts)
Jul 03, 1996 ... McDonnell Douglas Corp., McDonnell Douglas Aerospace, St. Louis, Mo., a $26.9 million modification to previously awarded advanced acquisition contract N00019-95-C-0031 to provide additional funding for the Fiscal Year 97 production procurement of 18 F/A-18C aircraft for the ...
Electric Boat Corp.(Navy SEAWOLF class nuclear attack submarine contract)(Defense Contracts)
Jul 03, 1996 ... Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Conn., a $1 billion fixed-price-incentive contract for one SEAWOLF Class Nuclear Attack Submarine (SSN 23). Work will be performed in Quonset Point, R.I. (36%), and Groton, ...
Texas Instruments, Inc.(Navy missile launch computers for F/A-18 plane)(Defense Contracts)
Jul 03, 1996 ... Texas Instruments, Inc., Lewisville, Texas, a $8.8 million modification to previously awarded contract N00019-95-C-0092 to exercise an option for the procurement of 160 High-speed Anti-radiation Missile (HARM) Command ...
Lockheed Martin Aerospace Corp.(Navy simulation training device contract for Saudi Arabia)(Defense Contracts)
Jul 03, 1996 ... Lockheed Martin Aerospace Corp., Lockheed Martin Training & Technical Services [LMT], Chantilly, Va., a $6.4 million modification to previously awarded contract N61339-96-C-0073 to exercise an option for life cycle contractor support of the tactical engagement simulation training devices ...
Raytheon Company.(Army PATRIOT missile simulator contract)(Defense Contracts)
Jul 03, 1996 ... Raytheon Company, Electronic System Division [RTN], Bedford, Mass., a $7.8 million letter contract as part of a $16.5 million cost plus incentive fee contract for upgrade of the PATRIOT Flight Mission Simulator. Work will be performed ...
McDonnell Douglas Aerospace.(Army Kiowa Warrior helicopter sight system contract)(Defense Contracts)
Jul 03, 1996 ... McDonnell Douglas Aerospace, Monrovia, Calif., a $25.9 million firm fixed price contract for 20 mast mounted sight systems to support Lot 13 of the Kiowa Warrior helicopter. Work will be performed in Monrovia, Calif., and is expected to be completed by ...
Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc.(Army Kiowa Warrior helicopter contract)(Defense Contracts)
Jul 03, 1996 ... Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, a $33.6 million firm fixed price contract for Lot XIII, 16 OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopters. Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas, and is expected ...
Boeing Defense and Space Group.(Army Chinook helicopter rotary blade contract)(Defense Contracts)
Jul 03, 1996 ... Boeing Defense and Space Group, Philadelphia, Pa., a $10.7 million firm fixed price contract for 149 rotary blades for CH-47 Chinook helicopters. Work will be performed in Philadelphia, Pa., and is expected to be completed by February 28, ...
Honeywell, Inc.(Army Kiowa Warrior helicopter control display system hardware contract)(Defense Contracts)
Jul 03, 1996 ... Honeywell, Inc., Albuquerque, N.M., a $5.9 million firm fixed price letter contract for 16 shipsets and related services, Production Lot 13 Control Display System hardware and related support including integrated family of test equipment Test Program Set (TPS) applicable to the OH58D ...
Raytheon Company.(Army PATRIOT missile new equipment training contract)(Defense Contracts)
Jul 03, 1996 ... Raytheon Company, Electronic System Division [RTN], Bedford, Mass., a letter contract amount of $3.6 million as part of a $7.5 million cost plus incentive fee contract for PATRIOT new equipment training. Work will be performed in ...
Similarities in X-33 and RLV designs keyed win, NASA says. (awards X-33 space vehicle contract to Lockheed Martin, reusable launch vehicle)
Jul 08, 1996; ... The similarity between the X-33 lifting body design and the operational reusable launch vehicle (RLV) was the "major attractiveness" to Lockheed Martin's winning X-33 bid, NASA's RLV program director, Gary Payton, said last week."It is more similar to the eventual operational bird ...
U.S., South Africa leaders expected to discuss arms policy.
Jul 08, 1996; ... Senior U.S. and South African officials are expected later this month to discuss a U.S. policy that effectively prevents South Africa from buying weapons and subsystems from the United States, sources said.The policy--called a denial order--would be addressed by U.S. Vice President ...
TOMS satellite launched by Pegasus rocket. (Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer Earth Probe)
Jul 08, 1996 ... The Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer Earth Probe (TOMS-EP) was successfully launched last week by an Orbital Sciences Corp. Pegasus XL rocket, company officials said.The satellite, built by TRW was launched Thursday from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The rocket was air-dropped ...
Remotely piloted aircraft flies to 8,000 feet. (Theseus, developed by Aurora Flight Sciences Corp.)
Jul 08, 1996 ... Theseus, a remotely piloted aircraft, reached an altitude of 8,000 feet during its second flight at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center last week.The aircraft, built by Aurora Flight Sciences Corp., took off at 9:35 a.m. EDT. Flight time was one hour and 17 minutes.In ...
Six companies to share $3 billion in communications contracts. (defense information infrastructure contract from the Defense Information Systems Agency)
Jul 08, 1996; ... The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) last week awarded multiple support contracts to aid the agency in introducing a defense information infrastructure that is linked to all military forces.The Defense Enterprise Integration Services (DEIS) II contracts--potentially worth ...
Boeing Defense and Space Group. (contract awarded for rotary blades for CH-47 Chinook helicopters)(Defense Contracts)
Jul 08, 1996 ... Boeing Defense and Space Group, Philadelphia, Pa., an $8.1 million firm fixed price contract for 113 rotary blades for CH-47 Chinook helicopters. Work will be performed in Philadelphia, Pa., and is expected to be completed by January 30, ...
Longbow Limited Liability Company. (contract awarded for production of AH-64D Longbow Fire Control Radar)(Defense Contracts)
Jul 08, 1996 ... Longbow Limited Liability Company, Orlando, Fla., a $30 million modification to a firm fixed price contract for Lot 1 production of AH-64D Longbow Fire Control Radar. Work will be performed in Orlando, Fla. (50%), and Baltimore, Md. (50%), and is expected to be ...
Lockheed Martin Defense Systems. (contract awarded for engineering for the Bradley Fighting Vehicle transmission and turret drive system and the Multiple Launch Rocket System transmission)(Defense Contracts)
Jul 08, 1996 ... Lockheed Martin Defense Systems, Pittsfield, Pa., a $6.7 million firm fixed price and cost plus fixed fee contract for engineering in support of items in production and systems technical support for the Bradley Fighting Vehicle transmission and turret drive system and the Multiple Launch ...
Pentastar Electronics, Inc. (contract awarded for tube launched optically tracked wired guided test program sets for the Direct Support Electrical System Test Set)(Defense Contracts)
Jul 08, 1996 ... Pentastar Electronics, Inc., Huntsville, Ala., a delivery order amount of $7.4 million as part of a $14.9 million firm fixed price definitization modification contract for 27 tube launched optically tracked wire guided test program sets in support of the Direct Support Electrical System Test ...
Lockheed Martin Ordnance Systems, Inc. (contract awarded for maintenance and operation of a government owned/contractor operated facility)(Defense Contracts)
Jul 08, 1996 ... Lockheed Martin Ordnance Systems, Inc., Burlington, Vt., a $13.2 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 Milan Army Ammunition Plant, Milan, Tenn., and is ...
Hughes Training, Inc. (contract awarded for Unit Training Devices for the F-16 aircraft)(Defense Contracts)
Jul 08, 1996 ... Hughes Training, Inc., a $5.7 million face value increase for a Firm Fixed price contract to provide for 9 Unit Training Devices in support of the F-16 Aircraft. Contract is expected to be completed ...
CTA Space Systems Inc. (contract awarded for space test mission for the Space Technology Research Vehicle 2)(Defense Contracts)
Jul 08, 1996 ... CTA Space Systems Inc., McLean, Va., a $25.1 million firm fixed price contract to provide for a space test mission for the Space Technology Research Vehicle 2, sponsored by the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization and the Compact Environmental Anomaly Sensor(sponsored by Phillips ...
Lockheed Martin Aircraft Systems. (contract awarded for enhancement of Unit Level Trainers for the F-16 aircraft)(Defense Contracts)
Jul 08, 1996 ... Lockheed Martin Aircraft Systems, Fort Worth, Texas, a $5.1 million contract modification of a Firm Fixed Price Incentive Firm contract to provide for enhancement of three Unit Level Trainers in support of the F-16 aircraft ....
Loral Systems Manufacturing Company. (contract awarded for replacement computers for the AN ALR-56M V Advanced Radar Warning Receiver on the F-16 aircraft)(Defense Contracts)
Jul 08, 1996 ... Loral Systems Manufacturing Company, Yonkers, N.Y., a $18 million modification to a Firm Fixed price contract to provide for 250 replacement computers for the AN/ALR-56M(V) ...
Raytheon Service company. (contract awarded for maintenance and operation and support of the COBRA DAVE Radar System)(Defense Contracts)
Jul 08, 1996 ... Raytheon Service Company , Burlington, Mass., a $990,000 Fixed Price Labor Hour/Cost Reimbursement/Award Fee contract to provide for operation and maintenance and support of the COBRA DAVE Radar System at Eareckson Air Station, ...
Pentagon assures Congress stealthy drone on track despite crash.(reconnaissance drone aircraft)
Jul 09, 1996; ... The Pentagon has attempted to assuage congressional concerns over its effort to develop a stealthy reconnaissance drone by contending that the causes of a vehicle crash earlier this year have been identified and are being corrected.In a June 28 letter to congressional defense ...
X-33 design relies on new engine and thermal protection systems.(reusable launch vehicle)
Jul 09, 1996; ... Lockheed Martin is counting on the development of a new aerospike engine and new metallic thermal protection system (TPS) to power and protect their X-33 reusable launch vehicle (RLV), company officials said.The company has contracted Rocketdyne, a division of Rockwell, to build ...
Titan launches classified payload; Delta II launch delayed.(Titan IV rocket; Delta II rocket)
Jul 09, 1996 ... A Titan IV rocket launched a classified Air Force payload last week, service officials said.The launch of the Lockheed Martin -built rocket, which took place on July 2 at Cape Canaveral, Fla., was previously scheduled for the day before but was delayed by bad weather.An ...