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Editorial: Defence Green Paper: British Army employs stealth tactics to seek integration of the Royal Marines
Editorial: Defence Green Paper: British Army employs stealth tactics to seek integration of the Royal MarinesFebruary 24, 2010
It would appear that a brace of retired senior Army officers speaking from the Lords or else advising a potential Conservative administration are busy making noises to undermine the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force ahead of a British defence review. One of potential casualties could be an amalgamation of the Royal Marines into the regular British Army - which would represent a significant mistake in terms of the long term 'British way of war'.
Most recent Chief of the General Staff (CGS) Gen. Richard Dannatt spelled out a case against a replacement for the nuclear deterrent force in the Financial Times (Feb 23, Dannatt queries need for Trident subs) , representing the latest manoeuvre to put the case that future conflicts will be like those of the present (Iraq and Afghanistan) and therefore the Army will have primacy and the RAF and Royal Navy might, if they are lucky, be able to contribute. Coincidentally Dannatt is a fully paid up Conservative peer and defence adviser to the Party.
More worryingly the Times newspaper ran a series of articles in early February looking at the issue of a defence review from the perspective of each of the armed services. Award winning Times journalist and Defence Editor Deborah Haynes wrote a piece which could have been penned by CGS's spin team at the Ministry of Defence (Feb 4, The future of defence part four: The Army). In the article Ms. Haynes articulates on behalf of the British Army the argument for integrating the Royal Marines under Army control;
"A more controversial proposal would be to see the Royal Marines taken into the infantry. The Marines, who have a separate budget, have been conducting an infantry role in Afghanistan, a land-locked country, alongside soldiers. Despite doing the same job, they have developed different armoured vehicles, such as the Viking, to counter the roadside-bomb threat, arguably duplicating similar efforts by the Army.
“It is a waste of money,” the former officer said. “I don’t think you need Royal Marines on board a ship any more and if you do need Royal Marines on a ship then why not put infantry on board?”
UK PLC seems to forget that if you ignore Iraq, The Western Front in WWI and Waterloo that Naval and amphibious operations involving the Royal Marines have been the crucial determinant in maintaining and protecting UK national interests since Henry VIII - and instrumental in maintaining Britain's place in the World in terms of trade, secure access to resources etc.
'Boots on the ground' do not protect the Straits of Malacca from closure or recapture the Falkland Islands.
Given how compact the Royal Marines are and how operationally committed it is worrysome that they do not seem to have the lobby which their US counterparts possess. One can only hope that influential US Marine Corps "brothers" across the Atlantic have the time to help their bretheren make the case for their continued independence to make a crucial contribution to national and indeed, international security.
An Aide Memoir for the Royal Marines with regard to the USMC lobby in Washington
Influential former USMC officers include;
- Senator Jim Webb
- Edward James 'Jim' Dyer (former state Senator CO)
- Congressman Frank Ryan (33 year veteran USMC)
Prominent Democrats
Rick Noriega, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate from Texas -- joined the U.S. Army in 1979; currently Lt. Colonel in Texas Army National Guard, served in Afghanistan.
Senator Jim Webb (D-VA) -- rifle platoon and company commander with the Fifth Marine Regiment in the An Hoa Basin west of Danang; was awarded the Navy Cross, the Silver Star Medal, two Bronze Star Medals, and two Purple Hearts.
Former Senator Bob Kerrey... Democrat... Lt. j.g., U.S. Navy 1966-69; Medal of Honor, Vietnam.
Senator John Kerry, Lt., U.S. Navy 1966-70; Silver Star, Bronze Star with Combat V, and three awards of the Purple Heart for his service in combat
Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) - Lt., U.S. Navy, 1962-67; Naval Reserve, 1968-74.
Bill McBride, Democratic Candidate for Florida Governor - volunteered and served as a U.S. Marine in Vietnam; awarded Bronze Star with a combat "V."
Prominent Republicans
Senator John McCain - McCain's naval honors include the Silver Star, Bronze Star, Legion of Merit, Purple Heart and Distinguished Flying Cross.
Former Secretary of Defense Don Rumsfeld - served in the U.S. Navy (1954-57) as an aviator and flight instructor.
Representative Wayne Gilchrest (R-MD), served in USMC in Vietnam; wounded in action.
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Spain celebrates 10,000 flying hours with the Eurofighter Typhoon — Press Release
Filed under: Business Line, Companies, Editorial, Events, Military Aviation, Press Releases, production program
Spain celebrates 10,000 flying hours with the Eurofighter Typhoon
The Spanish Air Force have reached a key milestone as their Eurofighter Typhoon fleet achieved 10,000 flying hours. The event was marked in a ceremony held at Morón Air Base, in Southern Spain, hosted by Base Commander for Morón and Squadron 11, Colonel Francisco Javier Fernández Sánchez. In attendance were a variety of local companies who work on the Eurofighter Typhoon programme, including EADS CASA, INDRA and ITP, who provide engines as part of the Eurojet consortium. The 10,000th hour came during a training mission of Ala 113 at the base which received its first Eurofighter Typhoon – or C.16 as it is known within the Ejercito de l’Aire – in October 2003.
The Typhoon aircraft is used by the Air Force for air defence and air interception roles, protecting and defending national air space 24 hours a day, fully operational seven days a week from January 2008. Morón air base operates with two Squadrons. Squadron 113 is an operational conversion unit, providing among other roles Typhoon pilot training, whilst Squadron 111 is the main front line unit to provide the Spanish Air Force with the necessary offensive and defensive capabilities to accomplish international tasks and fulfill the Spanish defense policy.
The Spanish Air Force has received so far 28 of the 87 Eurofighter Typhoons expected. Another two Squadrons will be equipped with the C.16 in the future: 14 Wing located on Albacete Air Force Base will see the Eurofighter replace the Mirage F-1 and 112 Squadron which will be the second operational squadron in 11 Wing.
This significant achievement by the Spanish Air Force serves to reaffirm the operational and industrial success of the Eurofighter programme as well as the importance of the aerospace industry in Spain.
Background information:
Eurofighter Typhoon is the world’s most advanced new generation real multi-role/swing-role combat aircraft available on the market and has been ordered by six nations (Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, Austria and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia). With 707 aircraft under contract, it is Europe’s largest military collaborative programme and delivers leading-edge technology, strengthening Europe’s aerospace industry in the global competition.
More than 100,000 jobs in 400 companies are secured by the programme. Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH manages the programme on behalf of the Eurofighter Partner Companies: Alenia Aeronautica/Finmeccanica, BAE Systems, EADS CASA and EADS Deutschland, Europe’s foremost aerospace companies with a total turnover of approx. €88 billion (2008).
High Resolution images of the Eurofighter Typhoon can be downloaded from our web
site: www.eurofighter.com/medialibrary
Blog: www.eurofighter.com/po_bl.asp
For More Information contact:
Marco Valerio Bonelli
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Mobile: +49 172 842 6017
mail: marco-valerio.bonelli@eurofighter.com
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New White Paper On Safety Management Systems
DNV has released a new white paper called “How the ABC’s of Leadership Behavior Impact Safety Management Systems”. This describes “The basic ABC’s of traditional employee based behavioral safety programs are well imbedded within the safety community.” It is available here.
Fox News Supports Airbus KC-X Bid
Filed under: Airbus, EADS, Editorial, KC-X, KC-X Tanker News, Military Aviation
Dark & Stormy: VT Group (VTG.L), Mouchel (MCHL.L) and Babcock (BAB.L)
VT Group's (VTG) effort to acquire infrastructure services firm Mouchel (MCHL) has had a third party enter the fray - Babcock International Group (BAB) - who have made an offer to takeover VT Group itself.In December 2009 an offer from VT Group was rejected by Mouchel. VT Group made a revised offer for Mouchel today and in addition Babcock International moved to make an offer for VT itself.
The story has a long lineage with VT Group and Babcock developing similar capabilities in defence support services with the principal difference being VT Groups business in the United states and shipbuilding assets in the UK (now merged into BVT), whereas Babcock has assets in Africa and a ship support business centered originally on its Scottish dockyard in Rosyth and augmented by the acquisition of DML's operations in the nuclear and non-nuclear surface fleet in Devonport.
The rationale for VT can be seen clearly - Mouchel has built a good position in infrastructure support and fits with VT Group's objectives to build a strong support services business - plus is sat on a cash pile after initially putting its shipbuilding assets into a JV with BAE Systems - which BAE bought VT out of on November 1, 2009.
For Babcock, the rationale can be seen as three-fold;
a) to spoil a bid for Mouchel so they themselves can pursue it downstream;
b) to capture VT Group before their own balance sheet pulls them away from a roughly equal merger.
c) to force VT to pay a premium to seal the deal with Mouchel or else inflict some damage onto their credibility amongst institutional investors.
In addition there must be a certain corporate satisfaction in the boardroom at Babcock to be making a play for VT Group after being the threatened party by VT Group and BAE Systems back in 2005. Ironically, the Chief Executive of BAE Systems at that point was Mike Turner... now Chairman of Babcock International Group.
Babcock meanwhile has made massive strides over the past several years from the status of an underdog, whilst VT Group has been one of the darlings of the City - with the penalty of having to change mindsets of investors as to why change a formula which has delivered in the past.
Clearly a good week for corporate advisors on all three sides...
Key statistics (as at Feb 15, 2010):
MARKET CAPITALIZATION:
Mouchel (MCHL) GBP 247.49m
VT Group (VTG) GBP 1,005m
Babcock (BAB) GBP 1,160m
SHARE PRICE (FEB 15 / YEAR LOW / YEAR HIGH)
Mouchel (MCHL) 220.25p / 147.0p / 352.5p
VT Group (VTG) 584.0p / 412.75p / 600.0p
Babcock (BAB) 505.0p / 381.25p / 660.5p
SHARES
Mouchel (MCHL) 196,272,974
VT Group (VTG) 337,999,719
Babcock (BAB) 267,067,075
PRICE/EARNINGS RATIO
Mouchel (MCHL) 8.343
VT Group (VTG) 36.13
Babcock (BAB) 11.88
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Canada Extends Contract To Provide Armed Forces Media
Filed under: Business Line, Canada, Companies, Contract Awards, Countries, Editorial, Events, IT, Satellites, Services, logistics
Just as the U.S. military does with its Armed Forces Network Canada maintains the Canadian Forces Radio and Television (CFRT) network which provides home television and radio for Canada’s servicemen deployed across the globe. International Datacasting Corporation has for the last ten years provided this service. The contract they have with the Canadian Department of National Defence was renewed for another year and is worth almost $3 million Canadian.
While it may seem like a small contract the programming is important to those troops deployed in remote parts of Canada or overseas. The service is for both radio and television.
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Filed under: Business Line, Editorial, IT, logistics, training
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Editorial: United Kingdom Defence – Release of two defence policy command papers – A busy day for the Presses at the TSO
Today saw the release of two policy documents by the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence - The Defence Green Paper, “Adaptability and Partnership: Issues for a Strategic Defence Review” (Command paper - Cm 7794) and The Defence Strategy for Acquisition Reform (Command Paper - Cm7796). Both of these documents can be downloaded from the Ministry of Defence website. (www.mod.uk).Interesting political move insofar as the press seem to be majoring on the Green Paper and the big questions rather than the dryer, though more critical, defence acquisition reform work. One would suspect that the political leadership in both major parties are hoping to silence acquisiton reform as a discussion topic for the next administration and take the dry, complex issues away from the general electorate.
The Defence Green Paper is partly a political exercise to set the agenda both before the imminent General Election in Britain and for the Ministry to try and set the framework and agenda around a defence review held by either a returning Labour administration or a Conservative Government under David Cameron. Outstanding Civil servant (and no doubt a future senior leader of the organisation) Strategy Director Tom McKane is identified as the point person with an email and postal address.
In tandem with the Defence Green Paper comes a strategy for the reform of defence acquisition led by Lord Paul Drayson, who was the political architect behind the Defence Industrial Strategy (DIS) of the mid 2000's and former Minister for Defence Procurement (MINDP).
Somewhat tellingly the Acquisition reform paper has no explicit mechanism for providing feedback - highlighting ongoing sensitivities within this area.
A More detailed commentary will follow.
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Editorial: Response to Reuters article, “UPDATE 1-Gates sees new US bomber fielded in 2020s”
Editorial: Response to Reuters article, "UPDATE 1-Gates sees new US bomber fielded in 2020s"February 2, 2010
The decision to move back this program primarily reflects a need to take some of the heat out of the overall acquisition budget 'bow wave'.
A secondary, though not unimportant consideration is the continuing debate over manned versus unmanned platforms for dangerous missions such as deep-strike and SEAD - for which unmanned platforms could increasingly play a substantial role.
Thirdly the B-52 has been flying for near six decades which means the 1970s and 1980s vintage B-1 and B-2 bombers can be flown for sometime yet.
That said, military requirements and defense budget politics at some point run up against the industrial reality of the cost of maintaining design teams plus that not unimportant issue - people retire one day - maintenance of skills and knowledge have a cost all of their own.
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Editorial: Lightning Strike – F-35 program project head replacement: Part II
Looking at the history of leadership of the JSF PEO yields the insight that four USAF officers have led the project versus two US Navy and 2 USMC Generals. This would suggest the odds are pretty high that the USAF will be next in the cockpit for the largest defense acquisition program in the Pentagon.In addition the successor may well be thinking of his next role as the average 'life expectancy' of the JSF PEO is around 24 months - by service USAF (27 months), USN (24 months), USMC (19 months).
MajGen David R. Heinz, USMC (April 2009 - February 2010) = 10 months
Maj Gen Charles R. Davis, USAF (July 2006 - April 2009) = 33 months
RADM Steven L. Enewold, USN (June 2004 - July 2006) = 25 months
Maj Gen John L. Hudson, USAF (October 2001 - June 2004) = 32 months
Maj Gen Michael A. Hough, USMC (May 1999 - October 2001) = 29 months
Maj Gen Leslie F. Kenne, USAF (August 1997 - May 1999) = 21 months
RADM Craig E. Steidle, USN (August 1995 - August 1997) = 24 months
Maj Gen George K. Muellner, USAF (November 1993 - August 1995) = 21 months
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CH-53K Helicopter Program Sustains Progress with Successful Integration Design Review — Press Release
CH-53K Helicopter Program Sustains Progress with Successful Integration Design Review
STRATFORD, Conn., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. today announced that an Integration Design Review (IDR) of the CH-53K Heavy Lift Helicopter program has charted a course for a successful Critical Design Review in 2010. Sikorsky Aircraft is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX) .
Sikorsky’s CH-53K program team hosted a two-day meeting in November to bring together the program’s key collaborators for an in-depth discussion on system design compliance and verification, design integration and cross-discipline system design attributes. Participating in the meeting were members of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, NAVAIR Technical Review Board, and the NAVAIR/Sikorsky CH-53K team.
Sikorsky Aircraft received a $3 billion System Development and Demonstration contract on April 5, 2006 to develop a replacement for the U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E heavy lift helicopter. The new aircraft program is planned to include production of more than 200 new aircraft.
“This IDR meeting reinforced the joint efforts that are keeping the CH-53K helicopter on track to meet its objectives, which include design compliance and verification planning,” said Mark Cherry, Sikorsky Vice President, Marine Corps Systems. “We have identified our ‘next steps’ as the CH-53K helicopter program moves with strength toward production.”
Mike Torok, Vice-President and Marine Corps Systems Chief Engineer, added: “These reviews are key steps to ensure the transition from design to build and test of this aircraft proceeds at minimum risk. The CH-53K helicopter is no longer just on paper – we’ve already started building the aircraft that will fill a critical need for current and future warfighters.”
Its predecessor, the three-engine Sikorsky CH-53E SUPER STALLION(TM) helicopter, is the largest, most powerful marinized helicopter in the world. It is deployed from Marine Corps amphibious assault ships to transport personnel and equipment and to carry external (sling) cargo loads.
The CH-53K helicopter will maintain virtually the same footprint as the CH-53E aircraft, but will nearly triple the payload to 27,000 pounds over 110 nautical miles under “hot high” ambient conditions. The CH-53K helicopter’s maximum gross weight (MGW) with internal loads is 74,000 pounds compared to 69,750 pounds for the CH-53E aircraft. The CH-53K’s MGW with external loads is 88,000 pounds as compared to 73,500 for the CH-53E helicopter.
Features of the CH-53K helicopter include: a joint interoperable glass cockpit; fly-by-wire flight controls; fourth generation rotor blades with anhedral tips; a low-maintenance elastomeric rotor head; upgraded engines; a locking cargo rail system; external cargo handling improvements; survivability enhancements; and reduced operation and support costs.
The CH-53K helicopter team has successfully completed several risk reduction initiatives on two critical technologies, the split torque main gear box and the advanced main rotor blade, and is preparing for Technology Readiness Assessment in early 2010. The program conducted a successful Preliminary Design Review in September 2008, and is tracking toward a Critical Design Review in 2010 with an Initial Operational Capability milestone scheduled in early 2016.
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., based in Stratford, Conn., is a world leader in helicopter design, manufacture and service. United Technologies Corp., based in Hartford, Conn., provides a broad range of high technology products and support services to the aerospace and building systems industries.
This press release contains forward-looking statements concerning potential production and sale of helicopters. Actual results may differ materially from those projected as a result of certain risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to changes in government procurement priorities and practices, budget plans or availability of funding or in the number of aircraft to be built; challenges in the design, development, production and support of advanced technologies; as well as other risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to those detailed from time to time in United Technologies Corporation’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings.
Source: Sikorsky Aircraft Corp.
CONTACT: Paul Jackson, +1-203-386-7143, Paul.Jackson@sikorsky.com, or
Marianne Heffernan, +1-203-386-4373, mheffernan@sikorsky.com, both of Sikorsky
Aircraft Corp.
Web Site: http://www.sikorsky.com/
Oshkosh Defense Receives $290 Million Delivery Order for the U.S. Army Family of Heavy Tactical Vehicles — Press Release
Oshkosh Defense Receives $290 Million Delivery Order for the U.S. Army Family of Heavy Tactical Vehicles
OSHKOSH, Wis. – January 5, 2010 – Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE: OSK) announced that its Defense division has received a delivery order valued at more than $290 million from the U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command Life Cycle Management Command (TACOM LCMC) to deliver more than 725 next-generation Palletized Load Systems (PLS) A1. The order was issued under the U.S. Army’s existing Family of Heavy Tactical Vehicles (FHTV) contract. Production will begin in April 2010 and be completed in September 2011.
“The modernized PLS A1 delivers superior performance and protection capabilities to help deliver supplies and equipment in some of the U.S. Army’s most demanding operations,” said Andy Hove, Oshkosh Corporation executive vice president and president, Defense. “The PLS truck and trailer combination can load and unload a variety of heavy-payload cargo, which helps eliminate the need for material-handling equipment and results in leaner, more efficient logistics units.”
The PLS A1 is the next generation of the PLS, which Oshkosh has manufactured for the U.S. Army’s distribution and resupply needs for its most challenging military missions. The vehicle features a Long Term Armor Strategy (LTAS)-compliant cab and a 600-hp engine. It also uses the Oshkosh-patented TAK-4® independent front suspension for greater off-road mobility. Additionally, the truck and trailer carry a demountable cargo bed, also known as a flatrack, which features a 16.5-ton payload capacity.
Oshkosh has the available capacity, highly skilled workforce and proven manufacturing capability to deliver this FHTV order and vehicles for other Army and Defense programs, including the MRAP All Terrain Vehicle (M-ATV) and Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV), as well as any surges in production.
About Oshkosh Defense
Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, is an industry-leading global designer and manufacturer of tactical military trucks and armored wheeled vehicles, delivering a full product line of conventional and hybrid vehicles, advanced armor options, proprietary suspensions and vehicles with payloads that can exceed 70 tons. Oshkosh Defense provides a global service and supply network including full life-cycle support and remanufacturing, and its vehicles are recognized the world over for superior performance, reliability and protection. For more information, visit www.oshkoshdefense.com.
About Oshkosh Corporation
Oshkosh Corporation is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of a broad range of specialty access equipment, commercial, fire & emergency and military vehicles and vehicle bodies. Oshkosh Corp. manufactures, distributes and services products under the brands of Oshkosh®, JLG®, Pierce®, McNeilus®, Medtec®, Jerr-Dan®, Oshkosh Specialty Vehicles, Frontline™, SMIT™, CON-E-CO®, London® and IMT®. Oshkosh products are valued worldwide in businesses where high quality, superior performance, rugged reliability and long-term value are paramount. For more information, log on to www.oshkoshcorporation.com.
®, ™ All brand names referred to in this news release are trademarks of Oshkosh Corporation or its subsidiary companies.
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Oshkosh Corporation Surpasses 1,000 Vehicles A Month; Again Delivers Ahead of Schedule — Press Release
Oshkosh Corporation Surpasses 1,000 Vehicles A Month; Again Delivers Ahead of Schedule
OSHKOSH, Wis. — Dec. 22, 2009 — Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK) announced today that it has reached a milestone production rate for the MRAP All Terrain Vehicle (M-ATV) of 1,000 vehicles per month on December 18. The production for December is the sixth consecutive month Oshkosh exceeded delivery requirements. Since being awarded the contract on June 30, 2009, Oshkosh has been steadily ramping up production, and will continue at this rate of 1,000 vehicles per month through May 2010 to deliver the 6,619 vehicles currently under contract.
“Our employees gave a great effort to meet the aggressive production timeline for these urgently needed vehicles. These M-ATVs will help improve the safety and mobility of our soldiers and Marines in Afghanistan,” said Robert G. Bohn, Oshkosh Corporation chairman and chief executive officer. “Staying on or ahead of our delivery schedule goes beyond the M-ATV program. It is a core value with every order we receive and every high-quality vehicle we produce here at Oshkosh.”
Oshkosh reached the milestone by using production capacity at existing manufacturing facilities in Oshkosh, Wis. and McConnellsburg, Pa. These and other Oshkosh Corporation manufacturing facilities have available production capacity for all current and pending military vehicle programs, including the M-ATV and the U.S. Army’s Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) program, as well as any surges in production. Oshkosh uses an integrated assembly line to simultaneously produce as many as 10 vehicle models with 29 variations at its facilities.
In addition to exceeding the M-ATV’s production requirements, Oshkosh has received orders to send its fully trained field service representatives (FSR) to Afghanistan and supply spare-parts kits to provide the full spectrum of life-cycle support that will help sustain the M-ATV program. Oshkosh has the experience and infrastructure in place in the theater of operation to provide the required level of support, from parts supply to remanufacturing.
Oshkosh Defense has teamed with Plasan North America to provide an advanced armor solution for the M-ATV. Plasan also developed the armor system used on more than 5,000 legacy MRAPs and thousands of Oshkosh Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR) Armored Cabs already in theater.
About Oshkosh Defense
Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, is an industry-leading global designer and manufacturer of tactical military trucks and armored wheeled vehicles, delivering a full product line of conventional and hybrid vehicles, advanced armor options, proprietary suspensions and vehicles with payloads that can exceed 70 tons. Oshkosh Defense provides a global service and supply network including full life-cycle support and remanufacturing, and its vehicles are recognized the world over for superior performance, reliability and protection. For more information, visit www.oshkoshdefense.com.
About Oshkosh Corporation
Oshkosh Corporation is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of a broad range of specialty access equipment, commercial, fire & emergency and military vehicles and vehicle bodies. Oshkosh Corp. manufactures, distributes and services products under the brands of Oshkosh®, JLG®, Pierce®, McNeilus®, Medtec®, Jerr-Dan®, Oshkosh Specialty Vehicles, Frontline™, SMIT™, CON-E-CO®, London® and IMT®. Oshkosh products are valued worldwide in businesses where high quality, superior performance, rugged reliability and long-term value are paramount. For more information, log on to www.oshkoshcorporation.com.
®, ™ All brand names referred to in this news release are trademarks of Oshkosh Corporation or its subsidiary companies.
Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System Upgrade Successfully Tracks Sophisticated Missile Targets in Exercise Series — Press Release
Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System Upgrade Successfully Tracks Sophisticated Missile Targets in Exercise Series
MOORESTOWN, N.J., Dec. 17 /PRNewswire/ — The second generation of Lockheed Martin’s (NYSE:LMT) Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) system, BMD 4.0.1, successfully detected, tracked and conducted simulated engagements against a variety of different ballistic missile targets during a series of tracking exercises in the Pacific.
The key feature of the new system is a new integrated signal processor designed to improve the system’s discrimination capability to defeat sophisticated ballistic missiles and their countermeasures.
During a series of four tests, the guided missile cruiser USS Lake Erie – upgraded with the BMD 4.0.1 Weapon System – successfully detected, tracked and guided simulated Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IBs to intercept ballistic missile targets launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai. The targets ranged from simple separating medium-range missiles to sophisticated, separating short-range missiles designed to confuse missile-defense systems.
During the tests, USS Lake Erie transmitted data via a tactical data link to other ships and shore command facilities.
Over the next year, USS Lake Erie will complete additional tests, leading up to full operational certification of the Aegis BMD 4.0.1 system in early 2011.
“We were thrilled to see the significant performance improvements with the Aegis BMD 4.0.1 Weapon System and the preliminary data shows the system’s performance matched our predictions,” said Lisa Callahan, Lockheed Martin’s vice president, Maritime BMD Programs. “These exercises allowed us to get an early look at the system. We’re eager to learn from these events, focus on the remaining development and enable the improved capability to reach the fleet. ”
The guided missile destroyer USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60) and the Japanese Aegis destroyer JS Myoko (DDG 175) also participated in the events, exercising their respective systems in parallel with the USS Lake Erie, and providing additional crew training opportunities for both ships.
The 92 Aegis-equipped ships currently in service around the globe have more than 950 years of at-sea operational experience and have launched more than 3,500 missiles in tests and real-world operations. In addition to the United States, Aegis is the maritime weapon system of choice for Australia, Japan, Norway, South Korea and Spain.
The Missile Defense Agency and the U.S. Navy are jointly developing Aegis BMD as part of the United States’ Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS). Recently the Navy’s independent operational test agent assessed the Aegis BMD and SM-3 Block IA system to be operationally effective and operationally suitable. Currently, a total of 22 Aegis BMD-equipped warships – 19 in the U.S. Navy and three in the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force – have the certified capability to engage ballistic missiles and perform long-range surveillance and tracking missions. Two additional U.S. East Coast-based Aegis-equipped ships are being modified to perform ballistic missile defense in the several months and an additional Japanese destroyer will be upgraded by 2010.
Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin is a global security company that employs about 140,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. The corporation reported 2008 sales of $42.7 billion.
For additional information, visit our website:
http://www.lockheedmartin.com/
Source: Lockheed Martin
CONTACT: Kathy Baier, Lockheed Martin, +1-856-722-3006; +1-609-472-7954
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New York Times December 1 David Brooks column “Clear, Hold & Duct Tape”
Filed under: Editorial, Syndicated Industry News, afghanistan
I sought to make a comment on-line however room for comments was closed within a few hours of publication and efforts to contact the journalist and editor fell on deaf ears with no effort by the NY Times to respond - clearly I am still not "fluent in their section" to echo the NYT advertising campaign.
I believe there are important points to make regarding this piece of writing. First Counter-Insurgency has formally existed as a doctrine since the mid-1960s in the US Military and is not a new discovery. To be more precise as to its lineage the US military doctrine community drew on the British experience in Malaya from the 1950s relying extensively on the advice of "Two Gun" Thompson - a frequent visitor to the LBJ White House.
What I believe Mr. Brooks failed to capture in his piece is that political control of the military has led to COIN doctrine being either implemented in extremis vis the forced movement of people into communities where they could be monitored more closely or else not wishing to push hard enough leading to the indigenous government becoming increasingly corrupt and reliant on the foreign forces present. Both extremes lead to failure and the current administration would do better to learn from their predecessors and put 'ground-truth' at the center of military-strategic campaign decisions.
The subsequent presentation of a COIN policy for Afghanistan by the Administration within the 24 hours following the article's publication already sets a date for withdrawal - which plays somewhat into the hands of the 'sit-it-out' faction amongst the Taliban.
Founder of the Fairness in Procurement Alliance (FPA) Publishes OP-ED on Small Business Forum
Mr. Raul Espinosa the Founder and Chief Visionary Officer of the Fairness in Procurement Alliance (FPA) had an OP-ED published at OhMyGov.com on twelve specific recommendations by the FPA Think Tank at UNF highlighting the work of The Umbrella Initiative whose goal is “to double the number of small business doing business with the government by the year 2020.”
You may find the OP-ED here.
U.S. Air Force and MDA To Net Sensors
Raytheon was awarded a contract last week to begin prototype development of an architecture to integrate U.S. Air Force and Missile Defense Agency (MDA) sensors. The contract is only worth $3 million so this idea is only at the very beginning of development. The Air Force operates the strategic space sensors for the United States. MDA has invested in a series of radars and other systems based on sea and land to support their mission. From the sound of it this contract is to see if a system may be built that integrates data from both sets of sensors and displays them together.
This capability exists already but it may not be in one system and may require some interface between humans. This will aid in sorting out targets and perhaps even if it works out get good enough data to support fire control solutions. Of course like with many of these kind of development programs it may prove hard to do.
Eurofighter: the Italian Air Force 4th Stormo reach 10,000 flight hours with the Eurofighter Typhoon — Press Release
Eurofighter: the Italian Air Force 4th Stormo reach 10,000 flight hours with the Eurofighter Typhoon
The 4th Air Wing of the Italian Air Force have reached the key milestone of 10,000 flight hours with the Eurofighter Typhoon.
Based in Grosseto, in central Italy, the 4th Air Wing was the first Italian Air Force unit to receive the Typhoon in 2004. To celebrate the event, which was attended by the Italian Air Force’s Chief of Staff Daniele Tei, one of the aircraft from the squadron sported a special paint scheme on its fin.
Italian’s Typhoons are used for the vital role of assuring the security of Italy’s national air space.
The Italian Air Force assures surveillance and defence of the national air space 365 days a year, 24 hours a day, through an integrated system of radar, aircraft and missile systems, with the systems of the other NATO member countries. In addition to Grosseto’s 4th Air Wing, the 36th Air Wing of Gioia del Colle is also equipped with Eurofighter Typhoons and is committed to performing immediate take-off and interception in the event of alarm. In addition, Cervia’s 5th Air Wing (near Ravenna on the eastern coast) and Trapani’s 37th Air Wing in Siciliy accomplish these duties.
The Italian Typhoons have been ensuring since last summer, on a NATO mandate, that the air space of Albania, a country lacking it’s own aircraft to perform this role, is protected. The 4th Air Wing operates with two Squadrons – 9 and 20. The latter is an Operational Conversion Unit for the pilots’ transition to the Eurofighter fleet.
On the 21st of June 2009, the Air Wing obtained NATO’s certification to accomplish out-of-area missions in support of peace within the NATO Response Force.
Background information:
Eurofighter Typhoon is the world’s most advanced new generation real multi-role/swing-role combat aircraft available on the market and has been ordered by six nations (Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, Austria and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia). With 707 aircraft under contract, it is Europe’s largest military collaborative programme and delivers leading-edge technology, strengthening Europe’s aerospace industry in the global competition. More than 100,000 jobs in 400 companies are secured by the programme. Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH manages the programme on behalf of the Eurofighter Partner Companies: Alenia Aeronautica/Finmeccanica, BAE Systems, EADS CASA and EADS Deutschland, Europe’s foremost aerospace companies with a total turnover of approx. €88 billion (2008).
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Pentagon To Treat Soldiers Like Adults
The U.S. military sometimes has a puritanical streak while at the same time being legendary for not following rules. Unlike most other Navies and their own prior to 1916 the U.S. one has been dry. The Army and Marines have had an on-and-off again attitude towards supplying alcohol to their troops in the field. In World War II the Army gave officers an allowance but not the enlisted. They could obviously drink all they wanted on leave and liberty but that is not always easy to get in a combat zone. The current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan make this especially so as the troops are either on a mission or in a U.S. base. There probably is not any legal alcohol available to them.
Now soldiers, sailors and airmen have pretty much drunk heavily since ancient times. That means if no liquor is provided it will have to be smuggled or made. There are arguments to be made about the morale effect of allowing drinking but no doubt the troops wish they could have an occasional beer or two. To make matters worse someone at the Pentagon thought about banning smoking in the combat zones.
Now smoking is unhealthy, costly and a dirty habit. It is also a human habit that has been going on for centuries and it passes the time, may relax someone, and possibly relieve a little stress. The number of smokers in combat is probably higher then in the general population but not by much. It doesn’t hurt things in the short term to allow it and people came to their senses and will continue to allow smoking in the fight.
A great deal is asked of the U.S. military deployed overseas and a few comforts might not be a bad idea, so please let them smoke. If it was up to me I would give them a beer too occasionally.
AtHoc Wins International Stevie Award for its Innovation in Physical Security and Public Safety Market — Press Release
AtHoc’s Network-Centric Approach to Mass Notification Led to its Selection in Sixth Annual International Business Awards
SAN MATEO, Calif. (July 13, 2009) AtHoc, Inc., the pioneer and leader in network-centric emergency notification systems, today announced it has won an International Stevie Award for “Most Innovative Company of the Year in North America” in the 2009 International Business Awards for its innovation in the Physical Security and Public Safety market.
The International Business Awards are the only global, all-encompassing business awards program honoring great performances in business. Nicknamed the Stevie® for the Greek word “crowned,” the awards will be presented to winners at a gala dinner on Monday, September 14 in the St. Regis Hotel in New York City.
Recipients of International Stevie Award trophies were selected from more than 1,700 entries received from organizations and individuals in more than 30 countries. The International Business Awards feature more than 40 categories, from Multinational Company of the Year and Best New Product of the Year to Most Innovative Company of the Year and Executive of the Year.
“Our team has debuted third-generation mass notification systems (MNS) that quickly and effectively alert thousands of people during an emergency,” said David Box, head of marketing for AtHoc. “AtHoc’s IWSAlerts™ is employed for force protection, personnel accountability, installation alerting, public safety and critical communications. This International Business Award recognizes our important work in protecting lives and property, and we are honored to receive the award recognizing our innovation in the field of physical security and public safety.”
Enterprises and organization which already deployed a first-generation MNS, such as sirens and PA systems, and which also may have used a second-generation hosted service for mass text messaging and phone calling, immediately experienced a lack of cohesiveness, increased complexity and long periods of time required to sign-in and operate all of these siloed capabilities in times of emergency.
As a result, AtHoc pioneered the use of the IP network as the most effective channel for disseminating alerts and managing the emergency notification process. AtHoc’s alert management capabilities unify and manage emergency notifications across all types of delivery channels and devices, including alerts to computers, desk phones, mobile phones, pagers, PDAs and e-mail. The Web-based system also integrates with sirens and public address systems as well as the national Emergency Alert System (EAS).
By creating a unified and redundant multichannel alerting system, emergency operators drastically reduce the time to disseminate alerts and provide a consistent message across all channels. With its enterprise capabilities, AtHoc IWSAlerts provides a management system that controls all capabilities across the underlying delivery systems from notification, scenarios, permissions, user contact information and alert tracking.
“Despite the harsh economic climate, entries to the IBAs actually grew a bit this year, and that illustrates the increasing importance of The International Business Awards (IBAs) worldwide,” said Michael Gallagher, president of The Stevie Awards, presenters of the IBAs. “We congratulate all of the finalists and International Stevie Awards winners.”
Complete lists of honorees and other details are available at www.stevieawards.com/iba.
About The Stevie Awards
Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Honoring companies of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about The Stevie Awards at www.stevieawards.com.
About AtHoc
AtHoc is the pioneer and recognized leader in providing enterprise-class, network-centric emergency notification systems to military, government and commercial organizations. AtHoc’s products are used for physical security, force protection, personnel accountability, recall and regulatory compliance. Millions of end users worldwide, in organizations such as the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, NASA, Microsoft, Boeing and PricewaterhouseCoopers, rely on AtHoc’s unified management systems for their emergency alerting and critical communication needs. AtHoc has partnered with market leaders including Microsoft, Cisco, Dell, Harris, Siemens, Avaya, Lockheed Martin and others to bring these notification solutions to the public and commercial markets.
For more information on AtHoc, please visit http://www.athoc.com.
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Earmark Proposed For Elbit To Upgrade CH-53D Aircraft
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The U.S. Marines like the Army have been heavily stressing their helicopter fleet in Iraq and Afghanistan. That service has begun to upgrade their lift capability with the procurement of CH-53K and V-22 aircraft. At the same time they have refurbished their older CH-53D aircraft to maximize their use.
Elbit makes a display that has been fitted into many Army and Marine helicopters already called the ANVIS-HUD. The Marine Corps did not have the money available in their budget to add this to the CH-53D as part of their refurbishment. Now the local Congressional Representative, Kay Granger (R-TX), has proposed a $22 million earmark to do this.
This illustrates one of the issues with earmarks. Sometimes they can be used for good things that the services may not have available funds for. Not all earmarks are for blatant waste or fraud like those that make the headlines. There are also cases where the company or the Service have lobbied Congress to include these kind of marks.
Ideally the budget would be planned by the Services, OSD and the President and Congress would do little to change it. That is not possible as the Constitution gives the House the authority to start all funding bills. What is in the bill is what is given to the Executive Branch at the end. Earmarks are a part of this process. As this example shows though not all earmarks are bad and they can buy useful capability for the military that might not be able to fit in the regular budget.
CH-53 photo by Flickr user Obskurantist.
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