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DTN News: Defense News / Latest Press Releases Dated January 11, 2011

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UPDATED: 11 Jan 2011 17:54 EST (22:54 GMT)

FRANCE PICKS CS FOR MARITIME ISR JOB

BY PIERRE TRAN

PARIS - The French Defense Ministry has appointed the Communications & Systèmes (CS) company as supplier for a maritime surveillance system for the large naval base at Toulon, southern France, the company said in a Jan. 11 statement. ... full story
11 Jan 12:12 EST (17:12 GMT)

Europe »

France Picks CS for Maritime ISR Job

BY PIERRE TRAN

PARIS - The French Defense Ministry has appointed the Communications & Systèmes (CS) company as supplier for a maritime surveillance system for the large naval base at Toulon, southern France, the company said in a Jan. 11 statement. ... full story
11 Jan 12:12 EST (17:12 GMT)

U.K., French Ministers To Meet on Defense Pact

BY PIERRE TRAN

Paris - British Defense Minister Liam Fox is due to meet his French counterpart, Alain Juppé, Jan. 13 here to advance defense cooperation between the two countries, the French Defense Ministry said. ... full story
6 Jan 11:42 EST (16:42 GMT)

Indo-French Naval Exercises Set To Start

BY VIVEK RAGHUVANSHI

NEW DELHI - Joint naval exercises to be held Jan. 7-14 in the Arabian Sea by India and France will include the first participation by France's carrier strike group. ... full story
6 Jan 10:39 EST (15:39 GMT)

Americas »

Lockheed Wins Taiwan P-3 Avionics Contract

BY WENDELL MINNICK

TAIPEI - Lockheed Martin will supply mission system spares to outfit new avionics components for 12 P-3C Orion anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft ordered by Taiwan under a $47.5 million contract, according to a Pentagon announcement Jan. 6. ... full story
7 Jan 10:06 EST (15:06 GMT)

Pentagon Kills EFV, Puts F-35B on Probation

BY JOHN T. BENNETT

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Jan. 6 announced internal cost-cutting efforts will allow it to largely offset a $78 billion White House funding reduction - though Army and Marine Corps troop cuts will help absorb that blow. ... full story
6 Jan 17:20 EST (22:20 GMT)

Casey: End Strength, Family Support, Modernization Top Priorities

BY KATE BRANNEN

U.S. Army chief of staff Gen. George Casey said there are three things that need to be protected in the Army's budget: the size of the force, programs that support families and the service's efforts to modernize. ... full story
6 Jan 12:09 EST (17:09 GMT)

Asia & Pacific Rim »

Korean, U.S. Forces Lower Alert Status: Report

AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE

SEOUL - North Korea has lowered its military alert status, prompting similar moves by Seoul and U.S. forces as tensions on the Korean peninsula showed signs of easing, a report said Jan. 7. ... full story
7 Jan 10:44 EST (15:44 GMT)

Lockheed Wins Taiwan P-3 Avionics Contract

BY WENDELL MINNICK

TAIPEI - Lockheed Martin will supply mission system spares to outfit new avionics components for 12 P-3C Orion anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft ordered by Taiwan under a $47.5 million contract, according to a Pentagon announcement Jan. 6. ... full story
7 Jan 10:06 EST (15:06 GMT)

Indo-French Naval Exercises Set To Start

BY VIVEK RAGHUVANSHI

NEW DELHI - Joint naval exercises to be held Jan. 7-14 in the Arabian Sea by India and France will include the first participation by France's carrier strike group. ... full story
6 Jan 10:39 EST (15:39 GMT)

Middle East & Africa »

Iran Protests U.S. Navy Use Of 'Arabian Gulf'

AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE

TEHRAN - Iran on Dec. 1 summoned the Swiss ambassador to Tehran in protest after the U.S. Navy used the term "Arabian Gulf" instead of "Persian Gulf" in a directive, ISNA news agency reported. ... full story
1 Dec 11:04 EST (16:04 GMT)

Nigeria Seizes More Weapons, Trucks At Port

AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE

LAGOS - Nigeria has seized another illegal arms shipment at its main port, including pistols and military vehicles, a navy spokesman said Nov. 24, weeks after the discovery of a weapons cache sent from Iran. ... full story
24 Nov 11:09 EST (16:09 GMT)

Nigerian Illegal Arms Shipment Was Loaded In Iran

AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE

LAGOS - An illegal arms shipment that included rockets and grenades discovered in Nigeria this week was loaded in Iran by an Iranian trader, the firm that operates the vessel that delivered it said on Oct. 29. ... full story


LOCKHEED: ONE F-35B PROBLEM FIXED

BY DAVE MAJUMDAR

F-35B maker Lockheed Martin says it has a solution to at least one of the problems that has put the vertical-takeoff variant of the Joint Strike Fighter on a fix-it-or-die deadline. ...full story
10 Jan 17:38 EST (22:38 GMT)

Europe »

Turkey Creates Helo Procurement Office

BY UMIT ENGINSOY AND BURAK EGE BEKDIL

ANKARA - Turkey's defense procurement agency, in a sign that it is attaching a greater importance to the country's military helicopter programs, has divided its aviation department into two divisions, creating for the first time a unit that will exclusively deal with copter programs. ... full story
10 Jan 17:29 EST (22:29 GMT)

Germany, Italy Asked Gates for MEADS support

BY KATE BRANNEN

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates' forthcoming budget announcement will decide the fate of the trinational Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS), according to Lockheed Martin officials, who said partner nations Germany and Italy have asked the secretary for continued support. ... full story
5 Jan 15:11 EST (20:11 GMT)

3 Teams Bid for U.K. Fixed-Wing Training Deal

BY ANDREW CHUTER

LONDON - Industry teams from Britain and Israel delivered bids Jan. 4 to secure the fixed-wing aircraft service provision contract for the British armed forces as part of the Lockheed Martin/Babcock Military Flying Training System (MFTS) program. ... full story
5 Jan 13:06 EST (18:06 GMT)

Americas »

Lockheed: One F-35B Problem Fixed

BY DAVE MAJUMDAR

F-35B maker Lockheed Martin says it has a solution to at least one of the problems that has put the vertical-takeoff variant of the Joint Strike Fighter on a fix-it-or-die deadline. ...full story
10 Jan 17:38 EST (22:38 GMT)

Pentagon Kills EFV, Puts F-35B on Probation

BY JOHN T. BENNETT

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Jan. 6 announced internal cost-cutting efforts will allow it to largely offset a $78 billion White House funding reduction - though Army and Marine Corps troop cuts will help absorb that blow. ... full story
6 Jan 17:20 EST (22:20 GMT)

Chinese Missile Could Threaten U.S. Navy Ships

BY BEN IANNOTTA

U.S. officials were surprised by China's rapid development of a ballistic missile thought capable of striking ships at sea, but the jury is still out as to whether Internet images of a purported Chinese stealth fighter are evidence of a similar breakthrough in the air, the U.S. Navy's intelligence director told reporters Jan. 5. ... full story
5 Jan 17:45 EST (22:45 GMT)

Asia & Pacific Rim »

New Zealand Jets Will Not Fly Again

BY NICK LEE-FRAMPTON

WELLINGTON - New Zealand Defence Minister Wayne Mapp has admitted the Royal New Zealand Air Force's (RNZAF's) fleet of 17 Aermacchi MB-339 CB trainers, retired almost a decade ago - together with the RNZAF's air combat force of 17 A-4K Skyhawks - are likely to end up in museums or dismantled for spare parts. ... full story
10 Jan 16:55 EST (21:55 GMT)

At Last, India's LCA Cleared for Initial Operation

BY VIVEK RAGHUVANSHI

NEW DELHI - India's Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) has received Initial Operational Clearance (IOC) nearly a decade behind schedule, but only with European help. ... full story
10 Jan 14:59 EST (19:59 GMT)

US Downplays Concern Over Chinese Stealth Fighter

AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE

WASHINGTON - A top U.S. Navy official downplayed concerns about China's first stealth fighter on Jan. 6 but admitted America had been surprised by the pace of some of the Asian juggernaut's military development. ... full story
6 Jan 11:09 EST (16:09 GMT)

Middle East & Africa »

NATO To Deploy Radar Planes To Afghanistan

AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE

BRUSSELS - NATO decided Jan. 7 to deploy AWACS radar aircraft to Afghanistan to monitor the growing traffic of aerial missions against Taliban insurgents, the Western military alliance said. ... full story
7 Jan 14:49 EST (19:49 GMT)

3 Teams Bid for U.K. Fixed-Wing Training Deal

BY ANDREW CHUTER

LONDON - Industry teams from Britain and Israel delivered bids Jan. 4 to secure the fixed-wing aircraft service provision contract for the British armed forces as part of the Lockheed Martin/Babcock Military Flying Training System (MFTS) program. ... full story
5 Jan 13:06 EST (18:06 GMT)

Saudi, U.S. In Talks On 'Final Details' Of Arms Deal

AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE

RIYADH - Saudi Arabia and the United States are holding negotiations on the "final details" of a massive arms deal, a daily said on Jan. 5, citing the kingdom's assistant defense minister. ... full story

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