DTN News: Aerospace/Defense Headlines - News Dated September 29, 2010

Defense News: DTN News: Aerospace/Defense Headlines - News Dated September 29, 2010

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(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - September 29, 2010: Comprehensive daily news related to Aerospace/Defense for the world of TODAY.

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Wednesday September 29, 2010

• McLane Advanced Technologies Wins SAMS-E Re-Compete Contract
  4:36 pm - PR Newswire
• EMCORE Receives Notification of Deficiency From NASDAQ
  4:30 pm - Marketwire
• GenCorp Reports 2010 Third Quarter Results
  4:05 pm - PR Newswire
• Guantanamo civilian trial set to start in New York
  4:03 pm - Reuters
• PPG Aerospace Total Service Solutions Awarded Gulfstream Contract
  4:00 pm - Business Wire
• Media Advisory: Pratt & Whitney Canada Launches World-Class Flight-Test Facility at Mirabel Aerospace Centre
  3:34 pm - Marketwire
• CORRECTED - DEALTALK-Rival mergers put new pressure on American Airlines
  2:01 pm - at Reuters
• MILCOM 2010 Speakers' List Expanding
  2:00 pm - PR Newswire
• AECOM Promotes US Air Force Sustainable Remediation Tool for Contaminated Site Cleanups
  1:53 pm - Business Wire
• Extreme Engineering Solutions Introduces XPedite5500: PrPMC / XMC Module Targeting Freescale Dual-Core QorIQ(TM) P2020 Processor
  1:39 pm - Marketwire
• Space Shuttle Flag Flies Atop Space Needle in Seattle
  1:30 pm - Business Wire
• ON Semiconductor Launches GreenPoint(R) Interactive Online Design Simulation Tool
  1:27 pm - Business Wire
• Army Wife Carren Ziegenfuss to be Presented with Military.com and CinCHouse.com's Spouse of the Year Award 2010 in Ceremony on Capitol Hill
  1:23 pm - Business Wire
• Oshkosh Corporation Announces Refinancing of Senior Debt
  1:10 pm - Business Wire
• Air T, Inc. Announces Award of New Contract from the United States Air Force
  12:40 pm - PR Newswire
• GTCR Announces Portfolio Company Six3 Systems' Acquisition of Novii Design, LLC
  12:15 pm - Business Wire
• Groups Call for Fundamental Shift in U.S. Manufacturing Policies to Rebuild American Manufacturing and Restore Jobs, Committee to Support U.S. Trade Laws Announces
  11:40 am - Business Wire
• Cowan, Liebowitz & Latman Shareholder Elected Chairman of Board of National Institute of Military Justice
  11:13 am - Business Wire
• NRL's Wide-field Imager Selected for Solar Probe Plus Mission
  11:03 am - Business Wire
• Bombardier Adds Duncan Aviation's Utah Facility to its Expanding Business Aircraft Service Network
  11:01 am - Marketwire
• American Defense Systems, Inc. Announces Adam Firestone Has Joined Its Board of Directors
  10:58 am - Marketwire
• JBT Corporation Awarded $6.5 Million Aircraft Deicing Vehicle Order
  10:16 am - PR Newswire
• National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Awards Raytheon $88.7 Million Information Assurance Services Contract
  10:00 am - PR Newswire
• Environmental Tectonics Corporation Announces the Expansion of its Board of Directors
  9:50 am - PR Newswire
• BAE Systems Receives U.S. Air Force Contract to Support Silver Fox Unmanned Aircraft Systems
  9:12 am - Business Wire
• Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners to Expand JT8D Repair Network with ITR-Turborreactores
  9:04 am - PR Newswire
• Raytheon's Patriot Production Line Hot Again
  9:00 am - PR Newswire
• NanoMech Awarded U.S. Department of Energy Grant to Establish Production Facility for Nanolubricants
  9:00 am - Business Wire
• Irkut Corporation Selects Siemens PLM Software Solutions to Launch New MC-21 Airliner
  9:00 am - Business Wire
• Harris Corporation Awarded $10 Million Contract to Upgrade Eight U.S. Air National Guard Facilities
  9:00 am - PR Newswire
• Integral Systems Executive to Discuss the Significant ROI and Cost Savings Benefits of Satellite Interference Detection and Geolocation Systems at APSCC 2010
  8:35 am - GlobeNewswire
• Azima DLI and Fluke Corporation Put the Power of Vibration Analysis Into the Hands of Service and Maintenance Professionals
  8:31 am - Business Wire
• aPriori Continues Expansion into Europe to Help Manufacturers Drive Out Product Costs
  8:30 am - Business Wire
• Homeland Security Capital Corporation Announces Fourth Quarter Results
  8:30 am - Business Wire
• Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and AWS Convergence Technologies Form Public/Private Partnership in Support of Emergency Response Services to the Federal Government
  8:30 am - Business Wire
• CSC's DynPort Vaccine Company is Awarded UK Ministry of Defence Contract for Plague Vaccine Work
  8:30 am - Business Wire
• Health Net Federal Services Partners with Nashville Recording Artist, Barry Michael, to Promote the Behavioral Health of Military Families
  8:30 am - Business Wire
• Curtiss-Wright Announces Date for 2010 Third Quarter Financial Results
  8:12 am - GlobeNewswire
• Keystone Enterprise Services Introduces Lobby Signage Solutions
  8:11 am - PR Newswire
• Dewey Electronics Receives $2.0 Million Delivery Order For 2kW Military Tactical Generators
  8:00 am - PR Newswire
• Harris Atlas Systems to Launch in the Middle East
  8:00 am - PR Newswire
• CAE wins defence contracts valued at more than C$75 million
  8:00 am - Marketwire
• Northrop Grumman Technology Key to the Successful Testing of U.S. Marine Corps Mobile Tactical Air Operations Module Command and Control System
  8:00 am - GlobeNewswire
• Pivot3 Introduces Scale-out Data Protection Platform to Simplify High-Capacity Backup and Deduplication
  8:00 am - Business Wire
• ManTech Schedules Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2010 Earnings Release and Conference Call for October 27, 2010
  8:00 am - Business Wire
• CSC Awarded $118 Million in Task Order Modifications to Increase Simulation-Based Aviation Training for U.S. Army
  8:00 am - Business Wire
• ADA Technologies Awarded $80K Contract from U.S. Navy
  8:00 am - Business Wire
• OSI Systems Receives $3.5 Million Service and Maintenance Order from U.S. Government for Cargo and Vehicle Inspection Systems
  8:00 am - Business Wire
• Carlisle Companies to Present at Oppenheimer Industrials Conference in New York City Thursday September 30
  8:00 am - Business Wire
• Northrop Grumman Partners With U.S. Navy to Advance Rotorcraft Development
  8:00 am - GlobeNewswire
• Northrop Grumman Wins Position on Social Security Administration $2.8 Billion Contract for Information Technology Support Services
  8:00 am - GlobeNewswire
• LRAD Corporation Announces $17.6 Million LRAD(R) Systems and Maintenance Order From a Foreign Government
  8:00 am - Marketwire
• Aries Waaree Solar Pvt. Ltd Bags a 40MW Power Plant Order From Adani Group in Gujarat, India
  7:59 am - PR Newswire
• ComCam Signs Reseller Agreement with DRS Technologies, Offering Wireless Networked Thermal Imaging Surveillance and Security Solutions
  7:45 am - PR Newswire
• British Airways Expands Airplane Health Management Coverage on Boeing Twin-Aisle Fleet
  7:38 am - PR Newswire
• Xenonics Announces $2 Million Order for Army Crew Served Weapons Light Systems
  7:30 am - Business Wire
• Pacamor Kubar Bearings (PKB) Augments ISO 9001 / AS9100 Certifications
  7:25 am - Business Wire
• Mikros Systems Corporation Demonstrates Adept System at U.S. Navy's Fleet Maintenance and Modernization Symposium
  7:00 am - PR Newswire
• LaBarge Awarded $1 Million Contract from LORD Corporation for Military and Civilian Helicopters
  7:00 am - Business Wire
• Mobile Broadband Wireless Technology Critical to Government & Homeland Security
  6:00 am - Business Wire

DTN News: Defense News / Latest Press Releases Dated September 29, 2010

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DTN News: Defense News / Latest Press Releases Dated September 29, 2010

Source: DTN News - - This article compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources

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Russian Firms Battle Devalued Ruble With Aggressive Sales

SIGN OF CHANGING TIMES

BY WILLIAM MATTHEWS

As spending cuts go, the $8 billion that U.S. Senate appropriators trimmed from next year's defense spending bill wasn't much - a little more than 1 percent ... full story

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Georgia War Spurs Russia To Set Sweeping Overhaul

BY NABI ABDULLAEV

MOSCOW - Despite the global financial crunch that painfully hit Russia's economy, Moscow continued to increase its military spending, including for procurement of ... full story

Tensions Mount as U.K. Strategic Review Nears

BY TIM MAHON

LONDON - It would be a brave, perhaps foolhardy, observer who would make any firm predictions regarding British defense spending today. At press time, the defense deba ... full story

Bundeswehr Reviews Its Entire Structure

BY ALBRECHT MÜLLER

BERLIN - Required by the government to cut 8.3 billion euros ($10.5 billion) from defense spending by 2014, the German military has outlined possible reductions in str ... full story

Nordic Budgets Reflect Push for Cost-Cutting, Efficiency

BY GERARD O'DWYER

HELSINKI - Aggregate Nordic spending on defense is forecast to rise by an average of 2.3 percent in 2011 as governments construct budgets to accommodate ambitious proc ... full story

Indian Defense Budgets Shift Focus

BY VIVEK RAGHUVANSHI

NEW DELHI - India's defense budgets will continue to emphasize naval assets, while weapon purchases increasingly will focus on strategic systems and force multipl ... full story

Poland's Defense Budget Rises, With Emphasis on Modernization

BY JAROSLAW ADAMOWSKI

WARSAW - After last year's tight defense budget, austerity measures seem to be over for Poland's Army. In 2011, the country's military spending will gro ... full story

Pakistani Defense Funding in Cross Hairs After Floods

BY USMAN ANSARI

ISLAMABAD - In the aftermath of the Pakistan floods, some observers say defense spending may be cut to aid reconstruction efforts, but in the end, objections to job lo ...full story

Canada Works To Replenish Well-Worn Fleets

BY DAVID PUGLIESE

VICTORIA, British Columbia - Future defense procurement and spending in Canada will be driven by the need to replace equipment that is due for retirement or worn out b ... full story

U.S. NAVY AWARDS SUPER HORNET CONTRACT

BY JOHN REED

The U.S. Navy today awarded Boeing the long-awaited $5 billion multiyear contract for 124 F/A-18EF Super Hornets and their Growler electronic attack variants. ... full story
28 Sep 17:47 EDT (21:47 GMT)

Top Air Warfare Stories

• 'Anomaly' Shuts Down Testing on F136 Engine
• DoD: Pakistan, U.S. Discuss NATO Strike
• Singapore Signs To Buy 12 M-346 Trainers For 250 Million Euros
• S. Korea, Russia Seek Air Force Hotline
• Indian Missile Fails To Launch for Routine Test
• China Hints Missiles Targeting Taiwan Could Be Cut
• U.K.'s Fox Favors Keeping 2nd JSF Engine
• Germany's ThyssenKrupp Pulls Out Of Iran
• Russia Military Cooperation With Iran To Continue

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Europe »

Singapore Signs To Buy 12 M-346 Trainers For 250 Million Euros

BY TOM KINGTON

Italy's Finmeccanica has been awarded a 250 million euro contract by Singapore to supply 12 M-346 jet trainers built by its unit Alenia Aermacchi, the firm announced Sept. 28. ... full story
28 Sep 07:29 EDT (11:29 GMT)

S. Korea, Russia Seek Air Force Hotline

BY JUNG SUNG-KI

SEOUL - The top commanders of the South Korean and Russian militaries agreed to establish a hotline between their air forces to boost bilateral ties, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) here said Sept. 27. ... full story
27 Sep 16:39 EDT (20:39 GMT)

U.K.'s Fox Favors Keeping 2nd JSF Engine

BY JOHN REED

Not even the urgings of Liam Fox, British secretary of state for defense, to a powerful U.S. senator were enough to keep the U.S. Senate's Appropriations Committee from zeroing funds for an alternate engine for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). ... full story
23 Sep 16:51 EDT (20:51 GMT)

Americas »

U.S. Navy Awards Super Hornet Contract

BY JOHN REED

The U.S. Navy today awarded Boeing the long-awaited $5 billion multiyear contract for 124 F/A-18EF Super Hornets and their Growler electronic attack variants. ... full story
28 Sep 17:47 EDT (21:47 GMT)

'Anomaly' Shuts Down Testing on F136 Engine

BY JOHN REED

GE was forced to shut down testing on one of its F136 alternate engines for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter during a test on Sept. 23 when a "development engine experienced an anomaly at near maximum fan speed," company officials have revealed. ... full story
28 Sep 17:14 EDT (21:14 GMT)

U.K.'s Fox Favors Keeping 2nd JSF Engine

BY JOHN REED

Not even the urgings of Liam Fox, British secretary of state for defense, to a powerful U.S. senator were enough to keep the U.S. Senate's Appropriations Committee from zeroing funds for an alternate engine for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). ... full story
23 Sep 16:51 EDT (20:51 GMT)

Asia & Pacific Rim »

Singapore Signs To Buy 12 M-346 Trainers For 250 Million Euros

BY TOM KINGTON

Italy's Finmeccanica has been awarded a 250 million euro contract by Singapore to supply 12 M-346 jet trainers built by its unit Alenia Aermacchi, the firm announced Sept. 28. ... full story
28 Sep 07:29 EDT (11:29 GMT)

S. Korea, Russia Seek Air Force Hotline

BY JUNG SUNG-KI

SEOUL - The top commanders of the South Korean and Russian militaries agreed to establish a hotline between their air forces to boost bilateral ties, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) here said Sept. 27. ... full story
27 Sep 16:39 EDT (20:39 GMT)

Indian Missile Fails To Launch for Routine Test

BY VIVEK RAGHUVANSHI

NEW DELHI - India's short-range, nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile failed to launch Sept. 24 during a test at the Chandipur missile range in the eastern state of Orissa. ...full story
24 Sep 14:11 EDT (18:11 GMT)

Middle East & Africa »

DoD: Pakistan, U.S. Discuss NATO Strike

BY AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE

WASHINGTON - The Pentagon on Sept. 28 said recent cross-border strikes by NATO helicopters in Pakistan were marked by "communication breakdowns," as allied officers were not able to contact their Pakistani counterparts about the operation until afterward. ... full story
28 Sep 14:59 EDT (18:59 GMT)

Germany's ThyssenKrupp Pulls Out Of Iran

AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE

BERLIN - ThyssenKrupp became on Sept. 23 Germany's latest corporate giant to announce it was pulling out of Iran as part of Western pressure on the Islamic republic over its nuclear program. ... full story
23 Sep 08:34 EDT (12:34 GMT)

Russia Military Cooperation With Iran To Continue

AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE

MOSCOW - Russia joining the ban on supplying arms such as missile systems and military aircraft to Iran will not mean a complete halt on military and technical cooperation between Moscow and the country, Russia's deputy foreign minister said Sept. 23. ... full story

Defense-Aerospace.com

Boeing Wins $5.3 Billion Multiyear Deal for Super Hornet (Sep 29) UK Minister Warns Cameron on Defense Cuts (Sep 29) Alenia Wins 250M Euro Contract for S’Pore Trainers (Sep 29) Boeing Wins $259M for Super Hornet Support (Sep 29) Boeing to Deliver Two Italian Tankers by Year-End (Sep 29) Canadian CEOs Lobby for F-35 Purchase (Sep 29) Spain to Order Four Additional BAM Ships (Sep 29) Deloitte Sees Opportunities for Aerospace, Defense Industry (Sep 29) Russia’s UTair Orders 20 Eurocopter AS350s (Sep 29) British UAV Flies Without Flaps or Control Surfaces (Sep 29) GAO Faults Accounting of Arms Sales to Gulf Countries (Sep 29) Boeing Flight-Tests Mk-84 Laser JDAM Bomb (Sep 29) Pentagon Officials Testify on Cost-saving Measures (Sep 29) AIA Sees US Military Space Industry at Tipping Point (Sep 29) Fire-X Vertical UAV Powers Up (Sep 29) DTI Says Russia Approves Mi-17 Sale for Afghanistan (Sep 29) First Meeting for France’s Naval Shipbuilding Board (Sep 29) BAE to Support Tomahawk Missile Controls (Sep 29) Northrop to Increase Efficiency for Military Lasers (Sep 29) Lockheed Wins $359M Contract from FAA (Sep 29) Northrop Wins $2.63Bn IT Project for DHS Headquarters (Sep 29) TRS Team to Bid for Marine Corps’ CAC2S Program (Sep 29) Boeing Wins $19M US Navy Field Services Contract (Sep 29) L-3 Wins $49M for Special Forces Image Intensifiers (Sep 29) AAI Wins $30M for UAV and Other Sensors (Sep 29) Northrop Wins $29M for LCS Mission Packages (Sep 29) Thales Alenia, Zodiac Team for Satellite Monitoring (Sep 29) Germany Orders Airbags for Boxer AFVs (Sep 29) VT Group Acquires Evergreen Unmanned Systems (Sep 29) Cobham Sells French MRO Business (Sep 29) Singapore Awards $410M Contract for M346 Jet Trainers and Ground System (Sep 28) Kuwait Asks to Buy Single C-17 for $693M (Sep 28) US, Israel Sign Agreement to Develop David’s Sling (Sep 28) Raytheon Wins $175M for SM-3 Missile (Sep 28) Industry Cautions UK Govt. on Defense Cuts (Sep 28) MEADS Demos Interoperability with NATO ACCS (Sep 28) Eurocopter Unveils X-3 High-Speed Demonstrator (Sep 28) Instability Seen for Light Military Helo Market (Sep 28) Decision Time for Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (Sep 28) FMS: Iraq Requests $155M for Defense Communications (Sep 28) L-3, Rolls-Royce Share $214M to Support T-45 Goshawk (Sep 28) Firm Wins $35M to Train IED-Detecting Dogs (Sep 28) Boeing, Air China Announce Order for Boeing 777s (Sep 28) Caribbean Air Orders Nine ATR-72 Turboprops (Sep 28) Alenia Wins USAF Order for Two G.222 Aircraft (Sep 28) Pratt & Whitney Files Complaint Against Rolls-Royce (Sep 28) Occar Announces SAMP/T Service Introduction (Sep 28) Northrop, Boeing Team for Missile Defense Simulation Bis (Sep 28) Austal Commences Construction on JHSV 2 (Sep 28) STS-111 UAV Completes Initial US-Based Flights (Sep 28) AAI Wins $9M for US Army's LEMV Program (Sep 28) Bell-Boeing Deliver 6th V-22 Trainer to USMC (Sep 28) Alcoa Wins Austal Order for Sheet and Plate (Sep 28) Pentagon Happy with Afghanistan Surge (Sep 28) Navistar Launches New High-Mobility Vehicle (Sep 28) Oshkosh Unveils Enhanced-Suspension Humvee (Sep 28) CFM56 Fleet Logs Five Hundred Million Flight Hours (Sep 28) Australia Exports C130J Propeller Balancing Software (Sep 28) Czech Air Force Marks 10,000 Gripen Flight Hours (Sep 28) Raytheon Unveils Improved, Second-Gen Exoskeleton (Sep 28) Indian Minister to Raise Concerns on Technology, Pak Arms Sales with US (Sep 27) Pentagon Extends $461M Space Launch Contract (Sep 27) Raytheon Wins $190M MDA Radar Contract (Sep 27) Arms Group Criticizes Defense Trade Treaties (Sep 27) Norway Orders Cassidian Missile Launch Detectors (Sep 27) Minotaur IV Rocket Orbits Space Surveillance Satellite (Sep 27) Lockheed, Raytheon Win Paveway II Contracts (Sep 27) Raytheon Wins FLIR Order for HH-60G Helos (Sep 27) BAE to Develop Cyber-Safe, Self-Healing Computer (Sep 27) GD Wins Contract for M2A1 QC Barrel Kits (Sep 27) USAF Resumes Precision Airdrops in After Fix (Sep 27) Aussie Ships Stuck In Port for Safety Checks (Sep 27) Contractor Deaths Now Exceed US Military’s (Sep 27) Commander Details US Cyber Command Gains (Sep 27) Pentagon Officials Ponder Reserve Components' Future (Sep 27) First C-17 Finally Lands at FOB Dwyer (Sep 27) US, Korea Plan ASW Exercise (Sep 27) NRL Opens Autonomous Systems Research Lab (Sep 27) British Army Reveals Spy Museum (Sep 27) Aero Vodochody Extends Composite Production (Sep 27) Boeing Advances South Carolina 787 Final Assembly Hall (Sep 27)