Lockheed Martin Delivers 1,000th Vertical Launch ASROC Missile
Filed under: Japan, Lockheed Martin, Syndicated Industry News
July 6, 2009 9:03:00 AM
AKRON, Ohio, -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) recently marked the production and delivery of the 1,000th Vertical Launch ASROC (VLA) missile during a ceremony at the company's Akron, OH, facility. The milestone VLA missile is part of a contract for the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force.
The world's only urgent attack operational antisubmarine warfare (ASW) weapon for surface combatants, VLA missiles provide vessels with the capability to attack submarines beyond the submarine's attack range, even in adverse weather conditions. Lockheed Martin supplies VLA missiles to the U.S. Navy as well as the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force through a combination of Foreign Military Sales (FMS) and direct commercial sales.
"The VLA missile has proven to be a very robust weapon," said Capt. Tom Wears, U.S. Navy program manager. "This weapon will be a critical component of the U.S. Navy's inventory for many years."
"This milestone demonstrates the longstanding teamwork and commitment from the VLA Program Team to our customers and to the warfighter," said Rick Perez, vice president of Lockheed Martin's Defense Systems market segment.
"We are pleased that the VLA missile is the primary ASW weapon for Japan's newest surface combatant ships," said Naoji Tomita, vice president and general manager, Mitsubishi International Corporation. Mitsubishi is Lockheed Martin's trading partner for the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force.
Development of the VLA missile began in 1984 and production units have been delivered to the U.S. and allied navies since 1992.
To provide defense against existing and future ASW threats, Lockheed Martin is currently extending the range of the VLA. This new missile, the VLA Extended Range (VLA-ER), will provide four to five times more range by adding a wing glide kit to the existing system. VLA-ER reuses nearly 90 percent of the existing VLA and includes a common configuration allowing both ship and air launch.
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EADS Sells More A330 Tankers To Saudi Arabia
Filed under: Australia, Boeing, Business Line, Companies, Congress, Contract Additions, Countries, Department of Defense, EADS, England, Events, Japan, Military Aviation, Northrop Grumman Corp., Services, U.S. Air Force, UAE, United States, commercial aviation, development program, logistics, production program
EADS announced today that Saudi Arabia had doubled their order for aerial tankers by buying three more A330 MRT aircraft. This means that the Kingdom will now have six of the advanced tankers. They along with the U.K., Australia and the U.A.E. have ordered the aircraft. As part of the buy of the new aircraft Saudi Arabia has ordered logistic and parts support for the tankers although no contract value was announced.
The big contract for military refueling aircraft is the new tanker for the United States Air Force (USAF). EADS and Northorp Grumman had won the contract for the KC-X last year only to see it overturned on a Boeing protest. Now the new Obama Administration and the USAF will try again with a completely new RFP. That contract would be for over one hundred aircraft and would dwarf previous orders. There is still discussion of possibly splitting the contract between the two suppliers with a goal of maximizing the number of aircraft delivered in a short time. The USAF and Defense Department are against that as the two aircraft would require their own substantial support tail of parts, maintenance and training which would be quite expensive.
The A330 is a bigger aircraft then the 767 proposed by Boeing last time but requires larger airfields and more gas to fly a comparable mission. The bigger aircraft can carry more fuel for other aircraft so there has to be a balance struck there. It is definitely conceivable that the loser of the next contract will protest anyway so there may be further delays to the acquisition of the greatly needed capability.
Israel Moves Out On F-35
Filed under: Australia, Business Line, Companies, Congress, Contract Awards, Countries, Department of Defense, Events, Israel, Japan, Lockheed Martin, Military Aviation, Services, U.S. Air Force, development program, production program
It is being reported that the U.S. and Israel have come to an agreement on the purchase of the JSF by that country. There had been some rumors in the past that Israel would not be able to get the advanced fighter due to demands that they be allowed to modify the technology with their own. Israel commonly modifies their equipment with indigenous produced systems and weapons.
The initial buy will be for twenty-five aircraft and expected delivery is sometime in 2014. Congress must still approve the request but normally has no issues with sales to Israel of U.S. weapon systems.
Over the last twenty years the U.S. has placed more-and-more restrictions on technology transfers to other countries with worries that the technology sold will end up in unapproved hands. There are often restrictions on what the buyers can do or access with their systems. Israel’s history of modifying and using the foriegn technology they purchase may have caused second thoughts about selling to them although they have been involved with the JSF since almost program inception.
The JSF will be used by a variety of countries across the globe as it is designed as a replacement for the F-16 and is the only modern U.S. aircraft available for export. Australia and Japan are in discussions with the U.S. about buying F-22 as they would like an aircraft with longer range among other things. Right now the sale of the F-22 is prohibited by law but some in Congress are looking at changing that to keep the production going.
E-2D Program Moves Forward
Filed under: Business Line, Companies, Contract Awards, Countries, Events, Federal Budget Process, Florida, Israel, Japan, Military Aviation, Northrop Grumman Corp., Services, States, U.S. Navy, development program, missile defense, production program
The Navy’s new carrier based radar search and surveillance plane the E-2D had a successful Milestone C Low Rate Production Decision. The aircraft is an incremental upgrade to the existing E-2C. The Advanced Hawkeye program has made steady progress over the last several years and the production decision is a major advance for it and any defense acquisition program.
The company and its team has been awarded contract worth about $430 million to deliver the first four aircraft. The development aircraft had first flown back in late 2007. There has also been discussion of selling the aircraft to selected overseas customers. Right now the E-2C is used by Israel, Egypt, Japan and Singapore among others.
Japan Buys Eurocopters for Training
Filed under: Business Line, Companies, Contract Awards, Countries, EADS, Events, Japan, Military Aviation, production program, training
In the first contract that Eurocopter has been able to win from the Japanese military it will provide two EC-135 twin engine aircraft for training. EasyBourse.com reports that there is the potential for 13 more aircraft to be purchased. Eurocopter has been able to sell civil aircraft in Japan for over four decades but has not been able to switch the nation over to non-American products. The EC-135 helicopters will provide training for naval pilots in the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force. The joint French-German company has made major gains in sales since its formation in the United States and other countries that had not been its traditional customers. The EC-135 has proved popular with medical transport, police as well as other civil and government users. More on the aircraft can be found here.
Eurocopter Chosen by Japan for Training Aircraft
Filed under: Agusta Westland, Business Line, Contract Awards, EADS, Events, Japan, Military Aviation, logistics, production program, training
SpaceDaily.com reports that the Japanese government has selected EC-135 helicopters to use for training naval pilots. The other company in the contest was Augusta Westland. EADS has sold civil aircraft for years in Japan but this is the first time Japan has bought one as part of a military contract.
Lockheed Martin continues F-2 support
Filed under: Contract Awards, Japan, Lockheed Martin, MHI, Military Aviation, production program
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries continued to award Lockheed Martin contracts for support of F-2 production. This is the twelfth year in a row that they got this contract. See the story here. Lockheed Martin has now been contracted to work on all 94 F-2 aircraft ordered by the Japanese government. This again illustrates how linked the world’s aviation and military development and production business is. Most governments are looking for the best value in their procurements and that drives companies to develop links with suppliers all across the world. For more on the F-2 see this wikipedia article.
Japan to modernize E-2C aircraft
Filed under: Contract Awards, FMS, Japan, Military Aviation, Northrop Grumman Corp., production program
Northrop-Grumman received a contract worth $37 M to upgrade Japan’s E-2C aircraft. See an article here. Originally a carrier based Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS); several countries like Egypt, Israel, Singapore and Japan have bought it to base on land and use in their restricted airspace.
Japan KC-767 passes key test
Filed under: Boeing, Italy, Japan, commercial aviation, logistics
Boeing tested the KC-767 aircraft they are building for Japan by conducting night refueling operations. See CNNMoney.com for more on this story. Japan will receive 2 aircraft next year and Boeing is also building KC-767 for Italy. Of course, Boeing and EADS are in a fight for the KC-X tanker contract from the US Air Force.
Japan awards Lockheed Martin contract for AEGIS work
Lockheed Martin was awarded a $40 M contract to provide AEGIS systems for the Japanese ship Myoko. This will be one of the AEGIS destroyers that Japan is building. The press release is available on CNNMoney.com.
Japan to cancel portion of AH-64 order due to cost issues
Filed under: Boeing, Japan, Restructuring, production program
The Japanese government announced that it would not buy the one AH-64D budgeted for next year due to the large cost increases caused by Boeing’s decision to reduce production. Japan had plans to purchase 62 aircraft, with 10 so far delivered. The Boeing decision reduced the remaining quantity to 4, but the the cost almost tripled due to the Boeing cutback. See this story here.
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