Journal of Electronic Defense back issues from April 2003:
Calendar.(Defense industry-related conferences)(Calendar)
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Good intentions. (From the Publisher).(Comments about the United Nations)
Apr 01, 2003; ... Kofi Annan, secretary general of the United Nations, was ebullient on Tuesday, March 11, as he officiated at the swearing in of 18 justices of the recently created International Criminal Court. He commented that "it has taken mankind many years to reach this moment" and later asserted that ...
Tabloid diplomacy. (From the Editor).(Comments about US and Western European stances on war)
Apr 01, 2003; ... Heard any good jokes lately? Here's my favorite: Going to war without the French is like going hunting without an accordion. It's funny, even if it lacks the virtue of being true. Americans who complain that the French don't fight forget the first Gulf War of 1991 and Operation ...
Professionalism. (From the President).
Apr 01, 2003; ... There is a significant difference between being professional and being "a professional." Being professional requires only that you be paid for what you do. Being a professional means a great deal more and is critical to the success of any profession. To focus on professionalism ...
USAF fufills divergent targeting pod needs.(Aims to improve targeting ability of existing fighter aircraft)
Apr 01, 2003; ... The US Air Force (USAF) may view the Sniper XR as its targeting pod of the future, but it has purchased more Litening IIs to quickly improve the targeting ability of existing fighter aircraft. During an official delivery ceremony on March 13, Maj Gen Donald Wetekam, commander of ...
Training upgrades for Canadian Navy. (American Report).(MacDonald, Dettwiler, and Associates Ltd. gets contracts to upgrade Naval Combat Operator Trainer)(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2003; ... MacDonald, Dettwiler, and Associates Ltd. (Richmond, British Columbia, Canada) has been awarded contracts worth approximately $2.7 million to upgrade the Naval Combat Operator Trainer (NCOT) for the Canadian Department of National Defence. The NCOT is a computer-based simulation system of ...
Another milestone for Airborne Laser program. (American Report).(Beacon Illuminator Laser is produced by Northrop Grumman)(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2003; ... The US Missile Defense Agency's Airborne Laser (ABL) program took another step forward with the delivery of the Beacon Illuminator Laser (BILL), a high-power solid-state laser produced by Northrop Grumman (Redondo Beach. CA). The ABL will consist of a powerful chemical laser, ...
Major DCGS upgrades in the works. (American Report).(Distributed Common Ground System)(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2003; ... A program to develop major upgrades to the Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS) is underway, with designers building on the 1970s-era U-2 Ground Station system to integrate multiple intelligence systems into a single, worldwide, network-centric information, intelligence, and ...
Final ACTD Global Hawk delivered. (American Report).(Northrop Grumman delivered seventh Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle )(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2003; ... In mid-February, Northrop Grumman (San Diego, CA) delivered the seventh Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to the US Air Force This was the final one to be delivered under the Global Hawk program's advanced concept technology demonstration (ACTD) phase. Northrop Grumman is scheduled ...
The US Army is upgrading the self-protection systems. (Briefs).(Northrop Grumman gets contract for radar-warning receivers)(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2003 ... * The US Army is upgrading the self-protection systems onboard its RC-7 Airborne Reconnaissance Low (ARL) aircraft Northrup Grumman (Rolling Meadows, IL) has been contracted to deliver ...
The US Navy recently awarded Raytheon. (Briefs).(Reconnaissance Pod systems)(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2003 ... * The US Navy recently awarded Raytheon (El Segundo, CA) a $1 9.2-million contract for eight Shared Reconnaissance Pod (SHARP) systems ...
A US District Court fined Condor Systems. (Briefs).(Is charged with making false statements to government officials)
Apr 01, 2003 ... * A US District Court fined Condor Systems (San Jose, CA) $1 million and placed the company on three-years probation for making false statements to US government officials in connection with Condor's marketing and sale of its CS-3701 electronic-support-measures (ESM) systems to Sweden. The ...
AIAA focuses on transformation/homeland defense. (Washington Report).(AIAA 2003 Defense Excellence's annual conference)(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2003; ... During its annual conference, AIAA 2003 Defense Excellence, held in Washington, DC, speaker after speaker emphasized that transformation is needed to meet the demand on the future. The defense industry has come a long way, Kent Kresa, president and CEO of Northrop Grumman (Los Angeles, ...
LCS to rely on stealth for self-protection. (Washington Report).(Littoral Combat Ship)
Apr 01, 2003; ... During a briefing in Washington, Northrop Grumman Ship Systems President Philip Dur said that the company's bid for the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) will rely on stealth rather than EW for self-protection. The new ship is to be a larger version of the Swedish Visby stealth corvette, with a ...
RAF Tornado E3s in SEAD role. (European Report).(May upgrade fighters to perform suppression-of-enemy-air-defenses (SEAD) role)(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2003; ... The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) is considering an improvement program under which an unspecified number of Tornado F.3 fighters would be upgraded to perform the suppression-of-enemy-air-defenses (SEAD) role. Aircraft would be armed with ALARM antiradar missiles, which demands only minor ...
Danish F-16s getting jammer upgrade. (European Report).(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2003; ... The Royal Danish Air Force (RDAF) has signed a Foreign Military Sales agreement with the US Navy for the upgrade of the Northrop Grumman (Rolling Meadows, (L) AN/ALQ-162(V)l Shadowbox jammers currently installed aboard RDAF F-16 aircraft. Under the $7-million deal, 20 retrofit kits will be ...
U-2 overflights of Georgia? (European Report).(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2003; ... Russia's Interfax news agency reported that a suspected U-2S aircraft over flew Georgian territory near Tbilisi on March 7 at an altitude of about 60,000 ft. The Russian Air Force scrambled Su-27 fighters to intercept the aircraft, but since it did not violate Russian airspace, the ...
New European UAV company formed. (European Report).
Apr 01, 2003; ... Following an agreement reached nearly a year ago, Dassault Aviation and Sagem (both of Paris, France) formed a joint company called Dassault Sagem Tactical UAV Company. Bruno Revellin-Falcoz, vice chairman of Dassault Aviation, became the chairman of the new company appointed for the first ...
Russia reorganizes its Defense-Electronics Industry. (European Report).
Apr 01, 2003; ... In February Genady Kozlov, general director of the Russian Electronic and Guidance Systems Agency (RASU), a department of Russia's Ministry of Defense Industry, announced his plan of reforms, which are to be carried out from now through 2006. According to Kozlov, the agency's priorities ...
Russia and US may cooperate on ABM development. (European Report).
Apr 01, 2003; ... Russian Minister of Defense Sergei Ivanov did not exclude the possibility of US-Russian cooperation on the development of an antiballistic missile (ABM) defense system. "The abandoning of the ABM Treaty by United States was a mistake," Ivanov said. "But we do not see any threat to our ...
Switzerland F/A-18 upgrade program approved. (European Report).(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2003; ... The Federal Council (government cabinet) of Switzerland has approved the Armaments Plan 2003, which requests $300 million and includes procurement programs connected with the Swiss Air Force's F/A-18C/Ds that are intended to improve air defense. The aircraft are to be equipped with active ...
Royal Danish Air Force (RDAF). (Briefs).(Flew with large forward fuselage radome and aft-fuselage modifications to accommodate Telephonics AN/APS-143B(V)3 Ocean Eye radar and FLIR Systems OR) Star SAFIRE II retractable electro-optical/infrared sensor (Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2003 ... In February the first of three Royal Danish Air Force (RDAF) flew for the first time with a large forward fuselage radome and aft-fuselage modifications to accommodate the Telephonics (Farmingdale, NY) AN/APS-143B(V)3 Ocean Eye radar and FLIR Systems (Portland, OR) Star SAFIRE II ...
The Delegation Generale pour L'armement (DGA). (Briefs).(Armaris gets contract for definition phase of Multipurpose Frigate program )(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2003 ... The Delegation Generale pour L'armement (DGA), France's military-procurement agency, in February awarded Armaris (Paris, France) a contract for the definition phase of the Multipurpose Frigate program, a Franco-Italian project aimed at producing ten ships for Italy and 17 for France ....
In February Greece's Hellenic Shipyards and Thales Nederland. (Briefs).(Get contract for Mid-Life Modernization Program of six Type-S frigates for Hellenic Navy)(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2003 ... In February Greece's Hellenic Shipyards and Thales Nederland signed a contract for the Mid-Life Modernization Program of six Type-S frigates for The Hellenic Navy, with an option for two more. The operational capabilities of the frigates are to be improved, with ...
In March, the the Hungarian Parliament authorized the procurement of 14 Saab Gripen multi-role fighters for Hungary's air force. (Briefs).(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2003 ... In March, the the Hungarian Parliament authorized the procurement of 14 Saab Gripen multi-role fighters for Hungary's air force. This decision follows the cancellation of an earlier contract for Hungary to buy Gripens outright. The Hungarian Gripens--12 ...
Singapore hops on ISF bandwagon. (Asia-Pacific Report).(F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (ISF)(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2003; ... In February the Singapore Ministry of Defense and the US Department of Defense signed a letter of intent regarding Singapore's participation in the system design and development of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (ISF). The ISF (shown here) is seen as a potential candidate to meet the ...
RAAF ComBat RWR moves toward LRIP. (Asia-Pacific Report).(Royal Australian Air Force (RAAP) Air Combat Group tests BAE Systems Australia's ComBat Advanced Radar Warning Receiver )(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2003; ... The Australian Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) and BAE Systems Australia (Adelaide, South Australia) recently completed the first flight-testing of the company's ComBat Advanced Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) aboard a F/A-18A Hornet aircraft (shown here). The tests were conducted by the ...
India to begin bulk UAV purchases. (Asia-Pacific Report).(Unmanned aerial vehicles)
Apr 01, 2003; ... Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are high on India's priority list. A senior official at the Indian Defense Ministry told JED that, in the absence of dedicated military satellite for the three defense forces, the government has decided to procure an additional 200 high- and low-attitude UAV ...
Despite New Delhi's announcement earlier this year that India's nuclear command-and-control ([C.sup.2]) structures have been formalized. (Briefs).(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2003 ... Despite New Delhi's announcement earlier this year that India's nuclear command-and-control ([C.sup.2]) structures have been formalized, officials in the Indian Ministry of Defense (MoD) tell JED that it will take at least ten years for those structures to get into place. Setting up the ...
Trials of a new over-the-horizon, high-frequency radar for monitoring Australia's northem coast are set to begin. (Brief).(Surface Wave Extended Coastal Area Radar was built by Daronment Technologies)
Apr 01, 2003 ... Trials of a new over-the-horizon, high-frequency radar for monitoring Australia's northern coast are set to begin, following the signing of a three-year, $1 5-million contract by the Department of Defence and Daronmont Technologies (Mawson Lakes, South Australia) ....
UAE expected to order MPA. (Mid-East/Africa Report).(United Arab Emirates will order maritime patrol aircraft from EADS-CASA)(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2003; ... At press time, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was expected to ink a $215-million deal with EADS (Paris, France) for the purchase of four EADS-CASA (Madrid, Spain) C-295 maritime-patrol aircraft (MPA). The UAE has already competitively selected the C-295, and reports indicate that ...
IDF training crews for new Merkava tanks. (Mid-East/Africa Report).(Israeli Defense Forces )
Apr 01, 2003; ... The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) are gearing up for the 65-ton Merkava Mk. 4 tank to enter service. Instructors at the IDF Armor School are preparing to train its first Merkava Mk. 4 tank crew members. The crews will undergo standard basic training, followed by a specialized tank course to ...
IMI proposes Russian AFV modernization. (Mid-East/Africa Report).(Israel Military Industries, armored fighting vehicles )(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2003; ... Israeli media sources have reported that Israel Military Industries (IMI) (Ramat Hasharon, Israel) hopes to install Israeli combat and electronics systems in Russian T-72 tanks and BMP armored personnel carriers. While the reports indicate that IMI and Russian government officials are ...
On March 10, a South African test pilot made his first solo the Saab JAS.39 Gripen. (Briefs).(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2003 ... On March 10, a South African test pilot made his first solo the Saab JAS.39 Gripen. The 30-minute flight was ...
Oman has indicated that it wants to purchase two podded reconnaissance systems and a ground station from the US for its F-16s. (Briefs).(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2003 ... Oman has indicated that it wants to purchase two podded reconnaissance systems and a ground station from the US for its F-16s. The contenders are the F-91 20 pod from BAE Systems ...
In March, the US Air Armament Center (Eglin AFB, FL) awarded a $5-million contract to Cubic Defense Systems Corp. (Briefs).(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2003 ... In March, the US Air Armament Center (Eglin AFB, FL) awarded a $5-million contract to Cubic Defense Systems Corp. (San Diego, CA) to provide for the Saudi Arabian Kadena interim training system contract to purchase additional quantities of items to satisfy a foreign military sales ...
India steps onto the world stage. (Ecmonitor).(India's military electronics market attracts defense companies worldwide)
Apr 01, 2003; ... India could purchase military electronics worth as much as $5 billion, and defense companies from around the world want a piece of the action. That the Indian defense market is now up for grabs was evidenced by the Aero India 2003 International Air Show, held in Bangalore, ...
Nimrod MRA4 still in trouble.(Contract structure for Nimrod MRA4 maritime-patrol-aircraft will be changed)
Apr 01, 2003; ... On February 19, BAE Systems (Farnborough, UK) and the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) agreed to changes to the contract structure for both the Nimrod MRA4 maritime-patrol-aircraft and the Astute attack-submarine programs. Under the agreement, the research and development phase of the Nimrod ...
US Army awards contract for Prophet Block II/III.(General Dynamics Decision Systems gets contract)
Apr 01, 2003; ... In early March, General Dynamics Decision Systems (Scottsdale, AZ) was selected by the US Army to serve as prime contractor and systems integrator for a $19.9-million program to upgrade the service's Prophet tactical signals-intelligence system. The new Prophet Block II/III system will ...
Russian UAV programs at turning point.(Unmanned aerial vehicles)
Apr 01, 2003; ... Russia's Interfax news agency recently reported that the 2003 Russian National Defense Order does not include any purchase of the Stroy-P unmanned-aerial-vehicle (UAV) system, the only UAV currently in production for the Russian armed forces. One might assume that this means Russia is ...
USAF upgrading B-1 EW after DSUP termination.(Defensive Systems Upgrade Program )
Apr 01, 2003; ... In the wake of the termination of the Defensive Systems Upgrade Program (DSUP) for the B-1B Lancer, the US Air Force (USAF) is now working on upgrading the bombers existing EW systems -- in particular, the EDO (Deer Park, NY) AN/ALO-161 electronic-countermeasures (ECM) system and the ...
Homeland Security drawing industry interest.
Apr 01, 2003; ... With a budget of mare than $32 billion and a mission to protect millions of square miles, the new US Homeland Security Department has captured the attention of defense contractors. In addition to creating separate departments to serve Homeland Security, many defense contractors are ...
Airliner EW bill introduced to US congress.(H.R. 580, Commercial Airline Missile Defense Act)
Apr 01, 2003; ... US Senator Barbara Boxer [D-CA] and Representative Steve Israel [D-NY] introduced a bill in Congress (H.R. 580, Commercial Airline Missile Defense Act) calling for equipping civilian aircraft with anti-missile protection. The legislation was prompted in part by the recent firing of two ...
Pierre-Henri Ricaud. (People Monitor).(Was appointed by EADS as head of mergers and acquisitions within the EADS headquarters)(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2003 ... EADS (Paris, France) appointed Pierre-Henri Ricaud as head of mergers and acquisitions within the EADS headquarters. Formerly general secretary of the company, Ricaud assumes responsibility for negotiation of deals and ...
Steven F. Gaffney. (People Monitor).(Is named corporate vice president of ITT Industries )(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2003 ... Steven F. Gaffney was named corporate vice president of ITT' Industries (White ...
Northrop Grumman. (People Monitor).(Names Ronald D. Sugar as its new CEO)(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2003 ... Northrop Grumman (Los Angeles, CA) named Ronald D. Sugar as its new CEO, effective April 1. Currently president and COO, Sugar will retain the position of company president. He succeeds current chairman and CEO Kent Kresa, who will continues non-employee chairman until October 1. In ...
Integrated Defense Technologies (IDT). (People Monitor).(Appoints Barth Pitchford as president of Zeta-ITA, subsidiary of Integrated Defense Technologies Communications and Surveillance business segment)(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2003 ... Integrated Defense Technologies (IDT) (Huntsville, AL) appointed Barth Pitchford as president of Zeta-ITA, a subsidiary of the Integrated Defense Technologies Communications and Surveillance business segment. Most ...
EMS Technologies. (People Monitor).(Elects two to board of directors)(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2003 ... Robert P. Crozer and John R. Kreick have been elected to the EMS Technologies (Atlanta, GA) board of directors. Crozer was until recently chairman of the board of Keebler Foods Company, while Kreick is a past president of ...
Thales Group. (People Monitor).(Adds Henri Progilo and Pierre Bilger to its board of directors)(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2003 ... Thales Group (Paris, France) announced the addition of Henri Progilo and Pierre Bilger to its board of directors, replacing Gerhard Cromme and Bruno Roger. Progilo is currently chairman of ...
Boeing Satellite Systems. (People Monitor).(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2003 ... Dave Ryan was named vice president and general manager of Boeing Satellite Systems (El Segundo, CA), succeeding Randy Brinkley, who will ...
Engineered Support Systems. (People Monitor).(Named Gerald E. Daniels its vice chairman and CEO)(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2003 ... Engineered Support Systems (St Louis, MO) has named Gerald E. Daniels its vice chairman and CEO. Previously, Daniels was ...
The KBP Shipunov research center (Tula, Russia) and the Izhevski Electromechanical Plant Kupol (Izhevsk, Russia). (Missile Editor).(Modernized Tunguska M1 system has successfully completed state trials)(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2003; ... * The KBP Shipunov research center (Tula, Russia) and the Izhevski Electromechanical Plant Kupol (Izhevsk, Russia) announced that a modernized Tunguska M1 system has successfully completed state trials, The Tunguska M1 is a modernized version of 2K22 Tunguska system. The main improvements ...
KBP Shipunov recently unveiled a prototype of a tracked version of its Pantsir S1 air-defense system. (Missile Editor).(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2003; ... KBP Shipunov recently unveiled a prototype of a tracked version of its Pantsir S1 air-defense system. The tracked version (pictured uses the GM569 chassis from the Tunguska, and the number of missiles is reduced to eight (from 12 on the truck-mounted version), while guns are increased to ...
The US Army Aviation and Missile Command. (Missile Editor).(Awards Lockheed Martin $100-million contract to accelerate production of the Patriot Advanced Capability (PAC-3) missile)(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2003 ... The US Army Aviation and Missile Command has awarded Lockheed Martin (Dallas, TX) a $100-million contract to accelerate production of the Patriot Advanced Capability (PAC-3) missile and to buy an additional 12 missiles in FY03. The funding is in addition to a $341-million contract for 88 ...
Raytheon Co. (Missile Editor).(Conducted third in series of unitary-warhead arena tests of Extended Range Guided Munition at Naval Surface Warfare Center)(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2003 ... Raytheon Co. (Tucson, AZ) conducted the third in a series of unitary-warhead arena tests of its Extended Range Guided Munition (ERGM) at the Naval Surface Warfare Center (Dahlgren, VA), in January. The arena tests allow for the recovery of warhead fragments and the use of flash panels to ...
Clarification. (Briefs).(US Department of Defense announced that Lockheed Martin Corp. will share for Paveway II laser-guided bomb kits, along with Raytheon)(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2003 ... The US Department of Defense announced that Lockheed Martin Corp. (Archibald, PA) will share a $2-billion contract for Paveway ...
Russian air-defense-missile-system producers reportedly have been approached to sell Igla (SA-18) man-portable air-defense systems to Iraq. (Briefs).(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2003 ... Russian air-defense-missile-system producers reportedly have been approached to sell Igla (SA-18) man-portable air-defense systems to Iraq. The purchase was to be indirect, via an undisclosed, ...
MBDA (Paris, France) and Bharat Dynamics Ltd. (Hyderabad, India). (Briefs).(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2003 ... MBDA (Paris, France) and Bharat Dynamics Ltd. (Hyderabad, India) have signed a deal to collaborate on the development and manufacture of a wide variety of missile systems, including antitank, ...
Boeing (St. Louis, MO) and Northrop Grumman (Baltimore, MD). (Briefs).(Will team up to pursue US Army's Common Modular Missile program)(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2003 ... Boeing (St. Louis, MO) and Northrop Grumman (Baltimore, MD) announced in February that they will team up to pursue the US Army's Common Modular Missile program. The Common Modular Missile program is using a ...
Raytheon Company. (Briefs).(Its Integrated Defense Systems business will pursue US Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) Targets and Countermeasures program)(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2003 ... Raytheon Company (Tewksbury, MA) announced that its Integrated Defense Systems business will pursue the US Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) Targets and Countermeasures program. Among other tasks, the Targets and Countermeasures program ...
The US Air Force Air Armament Center (Eglin AFB, FL). (Briefs).(Awards contract to Raytheon to produce additional 142 AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles )(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2003 ... The US Air Force Air Armament Center (Eglin AFB, FL) awarded Raytheon a $43.2-million contract to produce an additional 142 AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRMAAM) under an existing Lot 16 contract, ...
Tools of the unknown hunter: look to passive targeting to supply the element of surprise.
Apr 01, 2003; ... Children should be seen and not heard, so the saying goes, but armed forces should be neither, at least prior to attack. Heat or noise from soldiers, aircraft, vehicles, ships, and the other tools of war inevitably betray their presence in some way. More to the point, passive means of ...
Just-in-time targeting: real-time reconnaissance shortens the sensor-to-shooter kill chain.
Apr 01, 2003; ... Possible foes of US and Western forces are trying to avoid conventional confrontations, and apart from considering asymmetric warfare, are relying more on light forces such as infantry (guerrillas); Operation Enduring Freedom is, therefore, in may ways seen as a model for future conflict ....
The Mirage 2000D in Afghanistan: an after-action report; The mission: close-air-support and reconnaissance missions in support of US ground forces.
Apr 01, 2003; ... According to the French Ministry of Defense, during Operation Enduring Freedom. France flew 10% of all coalition missions. In addition to the reconnaissance missions flown by Dassault (St. Cloud, France) Mirage IVPs, Transall Gabriel, and Atlantique II aircraft, ground-attack missions were ...
Emitter Location -- Location Errors in precision location systems. (EW 101).
Apr 01, 2003; ... Time difference of arrival (TDOA) and frequency difference of arrival (FDOA) are precision emitter-location approaches, which were discussed in previous "EW 101" columns (see "Precision Emitter-Location Techniques," ]ED, December 2002, p. 66: and "Precision Emitter Location by FDOA," JED, ...