DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated July 29, 2011....NSI News Source Info # 2280

DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated July 29, 2011....

NSI News Source Info # 2280

(NSI News Source Info) WASHINGTON - July 29, 2011: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued July 29, 2011 are undermentioned;

CONTRACTS

ARMY

BAE Systems Technology Solutions & Services Co., North Charleston, S.C. (W911QY-11-D-0039); Smith’s Detection, Edgewood, Md. (W911QY-11-D-0038); DRS C3 & Aviation Company, Gaithersburg, Md. (W911QY-11-D-0035); ITT, Colorado Springs, Colo. (W911QY-11-D-0032); International Logistics Systems, Glen Rock, Pa. (W911QY-11-D-0031); STS International, Inc., Berkeley Springs, W.Va. (W911QY-11-D-0029); ICx Technologies, Inc., Stillwater, Okla. (W911QY-11-D-0028); SRI International, Princeton, N.J. (W911QY-11-D-0025); Science Applications International Corp., Huntsville, Ala. (W911QY-11-D-0024); Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Huntsville, Ala. (W911QY-11-D-0023); Lockheed Martin Corp., Las Vegas, Nev. (W911QY-11-D-0022); Evergreen Fire and Security, Tacoma, Wash. (W911QY-11-D-0041); PKMM, Inc., Las Vegas, Nev. (W911QY-11-D-0040); Murtech, Glen Burnie, Md. (W911QY-11-D-0036); Epiphany Mission Support Solutions, Middleburg, Va. (W911QY-11-D-0034); Ideal Innovations, Inc., Arlington, Va. (W911QY-11-D-0033); STS International, Inc., Berkeley Springs, W.Va. (W911QY-11-D-0030); International Logistics Systems, Glen Rock, Pa. (W911QY-11-D-0027); and Advanced Technology Systems Co., Arlington, Va. (W911QY-11-D-0026), were awarded a $997,000,000 firm-fixed-price indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract divided between 16 contractors. The award will provide for the procurement of various components or systems for force protection measures in theater and throughout the continental United States. Work will be performed at the vendor’s listed city, with an estimated completion date of June 30, 2017. There were 27 bids solicited, and 27 bids received. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Orlando, Fla., is the contracting activity.

AIR FORCE

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $42,311,839 firm-fixed-price and cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for 10 additional kits for the Pakistan Block 15 F-16 A/B Aircraft Enhanced Modernization Program. The contract supports Foreign Military Sales to Pakistan (100 percent). ASC/WWMK, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8615-07-C-6032-P00038).

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DTN News - UAE DEFENSE NEWS: Boeing Delivers UAE Air Force And Air Defence's 3rd C-17....NSI News Source Info # 2279

DTN News - UAE DEFENSE NEWS: Boeing Delivers UAE Air Force And Air Defence's 3rd C-17....NSI News Source Info # 2279

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada / LONG BEACH, Calif., July 29, 2011: Boeing [NYSE: BA] on July 28 delivered a third C-17 Globemaster III airlifter to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Air Force and Air Defence at the C-17 program’s final assembly facility in Long Beach.“We selected the C-17 Globemaster III for the versatility and reliability the aircraft brings to our mission,” said UAE Air Force and Air Defence Officer Commanding Col. Pilot Humaid Al Mansoori. “The first two C-17s delivered to the UAE Air Force and Air Defence have been flying around the world in support of humanitarian missions. The fleet’s newest airlifter is a welcome addition so that we can continue to be ready for any contingency, anywhere and any time.”

The UAE Air Force and Air Defence accepted delivery of its first C-17 in May. Boeing is contracted to deliver a fourth C-17 to the UAE later this year and two more in 2012.

“Boeing employees and our supplier partners are proud of the quality that we build into every C-17 and pleased that the airlifters delivered to the UAE customer are already supporting missions worldwide,” said Boeing C-17 Program Manager Bob Ciesla.

The C-17 can transport large payloads across vast ranges without refueling and operate in extremely hot and cold climates, making it the optimum choice for meeting the UAE’s strategic and tactical airlift requirements. With a full payload of 170,000 pounds, a C-17 can fly 2,400 nautical miles on versatile missions including brigade airdrop and aeromedical evacuation. The C-17 also can land on short runways of 3,000 feet or less and land on austere airfields.

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DTN News - KOSOVO / SERBIA UNREST: NATO Soilders On Patrol To Maintain Calm & Peace In Former Yugoslavia....NSI News Source Info # 2278

DTN News - KOSOVO / SERBIA UNREST: NATO Soilders On Patrol To Maintain Calm & Peace In Former Yugoslavia....NSI News Source Info # 2278

DTN News - July 29, 2011: U.S. NATO soldiers patrol the road in the village of Zupce near Mitrovica July 28, 2011. NATO said it had declared two crossings on Kosovo's border with Serbia a restricted military area on Thursday and threatened to use lethal force there after an ethnic Serb mob burnt down one post and fired on NATO troops.

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DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated July 28, 2011NSI News Source Info # 2277

DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated July 28, 2011

NSI News Source Info # 2277

(NSI News Source Info) WASHINGTON - July 28, 2011: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued July 28, 2011 are undermentioned;

CONTRACTS

NAVY

Raytheon Co., Tucson, Ariz., is being awarded an $85,619,066 firm-fixed-price contract for the procurement of 225 full rate production, lot seven, (FRP-7) AGM-154C-1 unitary joint stand-off weapon missiles, including associated support equipment. In addition, this contract provides for one AGM-154C-1 for performance characterization test. Work will be performed in Dallas, Texas (44 percent); Cedar Rapids, Iowa (24 percent); Tucson, Ariz. (22 percent); and McAllester, Okla. (10 percent). Work is expected to be completed in June 2013. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured pursuant to FAR 6.302-1. The Naval Air Systems Command,Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity (N00019-11-C-0032).

Harris Corp., Rochester, N.Y., is being awarded a $29,119,944 firm-fixed-price delivery order under previously awarded contract (N00164-11-F-0142) for support to the Air Force Tactical Air Control Party Modernization Program. The equipment being purchased includes the AN/PRC-117G man-pack radio and accessories. Work will be conducted in Rochester, N.Y., and is expected to complete by October 2011. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via E-Buy, with one offer received. Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division, Crane, Ind., is the contracting activity.

General Dynamics, Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Conn., is being awarded a $24,932,926 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-10-C-4302) to exercise option year two to continue providing Nuclear Regional Maintenance Department support to operational nuclear submarines at the Naval Submarine Support Facility, Naval Submarine Base, New London, Conn. Work will be performed in New London, Conn., and is expected to be completed by July 30, 2012. Contract funds in the amount of $7,000,000 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.

BAE Systems, Minneapolis, Minn., is being awarded a $20,967,602 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-05-C-5117) to establish new cost-plus-incentive-fee contract line item number for the procurement of the Advanced Gun System (AGS) Intra-Ship Rearmament System to be incorporated on DDG 1000 and DDG 1001. The Intra-Ship Rearmament System (AIRS) provides a safe method of moving AGS pallets between the DDG 1000 flight deck and the AGS magazine pallet hoist. AIRS is designed to operate with full performance in ship motion conditions up to sea state three. Work will be performed in Minneapolis, Minn. (90 percent), and Louisville, Ky. (10 percent), and is expected to be completed by December 2015. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.

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DTN News - CHINA NEWS: Fake Apple Store Popular In Chongqing....NSI News Source Info # 2276

DTN News - CHINA NEWS: Fake Apple Store Popular In Chongqing....NSI News Source Info # 2276

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CHONGQING, China

- July 28, 2011:

A local watchdog called on Wednesday for an investigation to begin into an unauthorized Apple store found in Southwest China's Chongqing municipality.

The fake Apple store on a pedestrian street in Southwest China's Chongqing municipality on July 26, 2011. [Photo/CFP]

Yan Xin, an official from the publicity department of the Chongqing Administration for Industry and Commerce, told China Daily that an unauthorized Apple store had been found in the municipality's Jiangbei district and that the administration has begun to investigate the case.

According to the website apple.com.cn, only four official Apple stores exist on the mainland: the Sanlitun and Xidan Joy City stores in Beijing, and the Pudong and Hong Kong Plaza stores in Shanghai. The situation is far different in the United States. There, 236 Apple stores sell electronics to a population that is roughly a fourth the size of China's.

Some entrepreneurs evidently thought the Chinese market could support a few more Apple outlets and were willing to test out their hypothesis without first obtaining the company's approval.

On a pedestrian street in Chongqing, a 60-square-meter store decorated to resemble an authorized Apple store was filled on Wednesday afternoon with about 30 shoppers, most of whom were young.

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DTN News - U.S. FINANCIAL CRISIS: Debt Bill Set For Vote As White House Urges Compromise....NSI News Source Info # 2275

DTN News - U.S. FINANCIAL CRISIS: Debt Bill Set For Vote As White House Urges Compromise....NSI News Source Info # 2275

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada / WASHINGTON, US - JULY 28, 2011:

A Republican deficit reduction plan headed to a close vote in Congress on Thursday and the White House urged divided lawmakers to clinch a compromise deal to head off the risk of a debt default by the world's largest economy.

President Barack Obama's priority was to "lift the cloud and make sure that the United States does not default," White House spokesman Jay Carney said, five days before an August 2 deadline for raising the government's borrowing limit.

Partisan deadlock between Republicans and Democrats over how best to reduce the U.S. deficit, and over what period, has blocked an agreement so far to allow the raising of the $14.3 trillion debt ceiling.

A failure to raise the debt limit by August 2 could trigger a crippling default that would shake the global financial system and could tip the United States back into recession.

While most analysts hope a default will be avoided by an eleventh-hour deal, the risk remains for a damaging downgrade of the United States' top-notch credit rating, a move that would raise U.S. borrowing costs and rattle global investors.

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DTN News - EGYPT DEFENSE NEWS: Egypt Media Gains Reversed By Military Rulers....NSI News Source Info # 2274

DTN News - EGYPT DEFENSE NEWS: Egypt Media Gains Reversed By Military Rulers....NSI News Source Info # 2274

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada / CAIRO, Egypt - July 28, 2011:

Hafez Al Mirazi spent weeks preparing for his new primetime talk show on state television. But one week before "Cairo Local Time" was scheduled to start, an army general ordered it put on hold.

Mirazi was told that the format for the show broke rules requiring more than one host, an explanation that the veteran journalist saw as an excuse to keep him off the airwaves of state television.

"It's not about my show... I am very worried because this incident is a common excuse for intimidating the media."

Mirazi, well-known for his talk shows and interview skills on pan-Arab satellite channels Al Jazeera and Al Arabiya, believes the generals ruling Egypt since President Hosni Mubarak's overthrow were annoyed at his outspoken criticism of how they manage the media.

Egypt's January revolution has smashed the fear barrier that once forced journalists to temper their coverage of state affairs and avoid criticism of the head of state. The most outspoken were ostracized, fired and occasionally imprisoned.

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DTN News - INDIA DEFENSE NEWS: Indian Navy Inducting Second Indigenous Stealth Frigate....NSI News Source Info # 2273

DTN News - INDIA DEFENSE NEWS: Indian Navy Inducting Second Indigenous Stealth Frigate....NSI News Source Info # 2273

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - July 28, 2011: India Navy’s second indigenous stealth frigate, INS Satpura, will be inducted into the service next month in Mumbai, giving India more options to launch surprise attacks on the enemy.

The second Shivalik class frigate will be commissioned on August 20 by Defence Minister A K Antony, said a navy spokesperson. Antony had commissioned the first ship, INS Shivalik, last April.

The third ship in the line, INS Sahayadri, is likely to be inducted into the service in another nine months. Each ship is priced upwards of Rs 2,500 crore.

India currently operates three Russian stealth frigates (Talwar class) and has ordered three more from Russia. The first one is likely to be delivered next week.

The stealth features—reduced radar signature—come from changed geometry of the top, few projections in the upper deck, less heat and magnetic signatures and diminished noise vibration.

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DTN News - BOEING DEFENSE NEWS: Enhanced Boeing KC-46 Tanker Trailer Debuts At Rodeo 2011....NSI News Source Info # 2272

DTN News - BOEING DEFENSE NEWS: Enhanced Boeing KC-46 Tanker Trailer Debuts At Rodeo 2011....NSI News Source Info # 2272

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada / MUKILTEO, Wash., July 27, 2011: Boeing [NYSE: BA] today unveiled its updated KC-46 Aerial Refueling Trailer at Rodeo 2011, a U.S. Air Force and Air Mobility Command readiness competition at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.

The trailer showcases the state-of-the art technologies Boeing is incorporating into the new KC-46 tanker fleet. It traveled throughout the United States prior to Boeing’s win of the contract to replace the Air Force’s aerial refueling tankers.

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DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated July 27, 2011....NSI News Source Info # 2271

DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated July 27, 2011....

NSI News Source Info # 2271

(NSI News Source Info) WASHINGTON - July 27, 2011: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued July 27, 2011 are undermentioned;

CONTRACTS

NAVY

BAE Systems Electronics, Intelligence & Support, Electronic Solutions, Nashua, N.H., is being awarded a $36,711,988 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-10-C-0069) to exercise an option for the full rate production, lot one, of the Integrated Defensive Electronic Countermeasures AN/ALE-55 subsystems for the F/A-18E/F aircraft, including associated technical support for the Navy, Marine Corps, and the government of Australia. This contract combines purchases for the Navy/Marine Corps ($26,854,450; 73 percent), and the government of Australia ($9,857,538; 27 percent) under the Foreign Military Sales Program. In addition, this option provides for recurring and non-recurring engineering efforts in order to fabricate, assemble, test and deliver the component hardware of the AN/ALE-55 subsystem. The AN/ALE-55 subsystem consists of an electronic frequency converter (EFC) and a fiber optic towed device (FOTD) round. This option further provides EFCs and FOTD rounds for the Navy and Marine Corps, and FOTD rounds for the government of Australia. Work will be performed in Nashua, N.H. (80.6 percent); Mountain View, Calif. (12 percent); and Chelmsford, Essex, United Kingdom (7.4 percent). Work is expected to be completed in September 2013. Contract funds in the amount of $142,574 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity (N00019-10-C-0069).

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DTN News - MALAYSIA DEFENSE NEWS: Malaysia Keen On Purchasing Typhoons But Concerned About Hefty Price Tag....NSI News Source Info # 2270

DTN News - MALAYSIA DEFENSE NEWS: Malaysia Keen On Purchasing Typhoons But Concerned About Hefty Price Tag....NSI News Source Info # 2270

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - July 27, 2011:

Malaysia's Defence Ministry is looking into purchasing Typhoon fighter jets, reports the New Straits Times.

The ministry had set up an evaluation team to consider buying the multi-role combat aircraft from the Eurofighter company, although Defence Minister Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has admitted that its development and production cost (it has an estimated price tag of RM600 million or S$243.5 million) is prohibitive.

"The aircraft is the best multi-role aircraft there is. However, the hefty price tag is something of a concern, since the government is also focusing its allocations on other (defence) development programmes," said Dr Ahmad Zahid.

Among the alternatives are Sweden's JAS-39 Gripen and further acquisitions of the Russian Su-30 MKM, he said.

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DTN News - IRAN DEFENSE NEWS: Iran Will Strike Missiles At Israel, U.S., If Threatens Says IRGC Commander....NSI News Source Info # 2269

DTN News - IRAN DEFENSE NEWS: Iran Will Strike Missiles At Israel, U.S., If Threatens Says IRGC Commander....NSI News Source Info # 2269

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - July 26, 2011: Al-Alam TV, July 3, 2011: "If the Zionist Entity Wants To Attack Us – We Will Strike At the Heart Of Tel Aviv Before Their Planes Even Leave Our Airspace"

Interviewer: "In a blitz attack, which may be contemplated by the U.S. or the Israeli entity, for example, the element of surprise is always talked about. Can it now be said… Now that you have achieved the technology to build underground silos for missiles, which are ready for launching at any moment, in addition to the other advantages you have noted, can it now be said that the element of surprise has become a thing of the past?"

Amir Ali Hajizadeh: "We have, in fact, shortened our response time. It is only natural that our response to the evil deeds of the enemy will not be restricted to one means. There will be other means. But as far as missile systems are concerned, I can say that we will shorten the necessary response time

.

"In any event, maybe in the past our enemies thought about this, but today the Zionist entity no longer does. Nor does the U.S. contemplate embarking upon the adventure of a war against Iran, because it would be difficult for it to avoid the serious consequences, and the decisive Iranian retaliation.

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DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated July 26, 2011....NSI News Source Info # 2268

DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated July 26, 2011....

NSI News Source Info # 2268

(NSI News Source Info) WASHINGTON - July 26, 2011: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued July 26, 2011 are undermentioned;

CONTRACTS

NAVY

Cubic Defense Applications, Inc., San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $49,530,355 firm-fixed-priced/indefinite-delivery contract to incrementally replace the Marine Corps’s Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) and include the training systems of the Instrumented-Tactical Engagement Simulation System Increment I (I-TESS II) and additional weapon training system capabilities. I-TESS II equipment will be used to support direct force-on-force and force-on-target training. The I-TESS II system will consist of no less than the following components: small arms transmitter (SAT); man-worn detection system (MDS); command and control, mobile and portable versions; and Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) building instrumentation, vehicle tracking, engagement, and association systems, hand grenade simulators, and simulated battlefield effects interface modules. The SAT will be used on the M9 pistol; M4, M16, M40, and AK-47 type rifles; the M249 squad automatic weapon; and M2 and M240G machine guns. Rocket propelled grenade and AT-4 simulators, vehicle tracking, engagement and association systems will be used to track and/or engage vehicles and fixed structures such as towers, bridges, and facilities. The MDS and range equipment will be used to instrument the individual Marine for direct force-on-force, and force-on-target engagement adjudication and will include the ability to support instrumentation functions such as position location information reporting. The I-TESS II system will be used in MOUT facilities and non-live fire maneuver ranges located at various Marine Corps bases and installations. Work will be performed in San Diego, Calif., and is expected to be completed in July 2016. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured with proposals solicited and three offers received. Marine Corps Systems Command, supporting Program Manager for Training Systems, Orlando, Fla., is the contracting activity (M67854-11-D-8100).

AIR FORCE

The Boeing Co., Defense, Space and Security - Global Mobility Systems, Long Beach, Calif., is being awarded an $11,131,261 contract modification which provides funding for the fiscal 2011 C-17 material improvement projects which support repair of safety of flight and other, non-emergency type deficiencies. The C-17 Globemaster III Sustainment Partnership is designed to provide total C-17 weapon system sustainment responsibility under a single prime contractor with the goal of achieving improvements in logistics support and mission readiness while reducing operating and support costs. ASC/WLMK, C-17 Division, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8614-04-C-2004 PO0425).

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DTN News - IRAN DEFENSE NEWS: Iran Will Strike Missiles At Israel, U.S., If Threatens Says IRGC Commander....NSI News Source Info # 2267

DTN News - IRAN DEFENSE NEWS: Iran Will Strike Missiles At Israel, U.S., If Threatens Says IRGC Commander....NSI News Source Info # 2267

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - July 26, 2011: Al-Alam TV, July 3, 2011 ~ "If the Zionist Entity Wants To Attack Us – We Will Strike At the Heart Of Tel Aviv Before Their Planes Even Leave Our Airspace"

Interviewer: "In a blitz attack, which may be contemplated by the U.S. or the Israeli entity, for example, the element of surprise is always talked about. Can it now be said… Now that you have achieved the technology to build underground silos for missiles, which are ready for launching at any moment, in addition to the other advantages you have noted, can it now be said that the element of surprise has become a thing of the past?"

Amir Ali Hajizadeh: "We have, in fact, shortened our response time. It is only natural that our response to the evil deeds of the enemy will not be restricted to one means. There will be other means. But as far as missile systems are concerned, I can say that we will shorten the necessary response time

.

"In any event, maybe in the past our enemies thought about this, but today the Zionist entity no longer does. Nor does the U.S. contemplate embarking upon the adventure of a war against Iran, because it would be difficult for it to avoid the serious consequences, and the decisive Iranian retaliation.

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DTN News - FRANCE DEFENSE NEWS: France To Purchase Israeli Military Vehicles....NSI News Source Info # 2266

DTN News - FRANCE DEFENSE NEWS: France To Purchase Israeli Military Vehicles....NSI News Source Info # 2266

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - July 26, 2011: Israel Aerospace Industries continues to fortify its presence in Europe after it beat out an American bid to sell strategic unmanned aerial vehicles to the French military.

Last week, the French Defense Ministry announced its decision to purchase IAI’s Heron TP long-endurance UAV that entered the Israel Air Force service in 2010. The Heron TP will replace the smaller Heron 1, which has been in French service for a number of years.

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DTN News: Aerospace/Defense Headlines - News Dated July 25, 2011....NSI News Source Info # 2265

DTN News: Aerospace/Defense Headlines - News Dated July 25, 2011....NSI News Source Info # 2265

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - July 25, 2011: Comprehensive daily news related to Aerospace/Defense for the world of TODAY.

*Comprehensive daily news related on Aerospace/Defense for the world of TODAY

Monday July 25, 2011

• World Surveillance Group Announces Expansion of Yuma Flight Testing Schedule for Argus One UAV
  7:52 pm - Marketwire
• High-End Retail Space Becomes "Space" Museum
  7:36 pm - PR Newswire

• American Airlines Invites Customers to "Travel Like A Star" With Five Star Service
  10:00 am - PR Newswire

• BAE Systems Awarded $53 Million from U.S. Marine Corps for MRAP Work
  10:00 am - Business Wire
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DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated July 25, 2011....NSI News Source Info # 2264

DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated July 25, 2011....

NSI News Source Info # 2264

(NSI News Source Info) WASHINGTON - July 25, 2011: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued July 25, 2011 are undermentioned;

CONTRACTS

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

Graybar Electric Co., Inc., St. Louis, Mo., was issued a modification exercising the sixth option year on the current contract SPM500-04-D-BP11/P00029. Award is a firm-fixed-price indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a maximum $660,000,000 for the maintenance, repair, and operations prime vendor for zone one of the South Central region. There are no other locations of performance. Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and federal civilian agencies. The date of performance completion is July 28, 2012. The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity.

SupplyCore, Inc., Rockford, Ill., was issued a modification exercising the sixth option year on the current contract SPM500-04-D-BP10/P00023. Award is a firm-fixed-price indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a maximum $320,000,000 for the maintenance, repair, and operations supplies for the North Central region. There are no other locations of performance. Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and federal civilian agencies. The date of performance completion is July 28, 2012. The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity.

Science Applications International Corp., Fairfield, N.J., was issued a modification exercising the sixth option year on the current contract SPM500-04-D-BP12/P00025. Award is a firm-fixed-price contract with a maximum $40,000,000 for the maintenance, repair, and operation supplies and related services for zone two of the South Central region of the United States. There are no other locations of performance. Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and federal civilian agencies. The date of performance completion is July 28, 2012. The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity.

NAVY

Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $549,999,711 firm-fixed-price modification to a previously awarded advance acquisition contract (N00019-10-C-0015) for long lead materials and components associated with the manufacture and delivery of 19 lot eight UH-1Y build new aircraft; eight AH-1Z remanufactured aircraft; and six lot eight AH-1Z build new aircraft. This modification is the production definitization of the AAC to include negotiated lot eight aircraft pricing. Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas (60 percent), and Amarillo, Texas (40 percent), and is expected to be completed in February 2014. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.

SES-Tech Atlantic*, Norfolk, Va. (N40085-11-D-0043); H&S Environmental*, Westborough, Mass. (N40085-11-D-0044); and Osage of Virginia*, Norfolk, Va. (N40085-11-D-0045), are each being awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity multiple award remedial action operation, long term management, environmental multiple award contract for environmental projects within the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Mid-Atlantic Hampton Roads area of responsibility. The maximum dollar value, including the base period and two option years, for all three contracts combined is $65,000,000. SES-Tech Atlantic is being awarded task order 0001 at $426,954 for the remediation of the entry road to Oceana Salvage Yard Virginia Beach, Va. Work for this task order is expected to be completed by February 2012. All work on this contract will be performed in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia. The term of the contract is not to exceed 36 months, with an expected completion date of July 2014. Contract funds in the amount of $436,954 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website, with seven proposals received. These three contractors may compete for task orders under the terms and conditions of the awarded contract. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Va., is the contracting activity.

The Boeing Co., Seattle, Wash., is being awarded a $21,012,546 modification to a previously awarded fixed-price-incentive-fee contract (N00019-09-C-0022) to provide additional funding for long lead materials in support of low rate initial production of seven lot two P-8A multi-mission maritime aircraft. Work will be performed in Seattle, Wash. (63.80 percent); Greenlawn, N.Y. (11.69 percent); Baltimore, Md. (10.98 percent); North Amityville, N.Y. (8.24 percent); and McKinney, Texas (5.29 percent). Work is expected to be completed in December 2013. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air System Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.

Lockheed Martin Corp., Maritime Systems and Sensors, Manassas, Va., is being awarded a not-to-exceed $15,439,238 cost-plus-incentive-fee letter modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-11-C-6294) to design and manufacture hardware for the Acoustic Rapid Commercial-Off-The-Shelf Insertion (A-RCI) system improvement and integration program. A-RCI is a sonar system that integrates and improves towed array, hull array, sphere array, and other ship sensor processing, through rapid insertion of commercial off the shelf based hardware and software. Work will be performed in Clearwater, Fla. (70 percent), and Manassas, Va. (30 percent), and is expected to be completed by January 2014. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington Navy Yard, D.C., is the contracting activity.

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DTN News - NORWAY BOMB BLASTS NEWS: Norway Mass Killer Wants Time In Court To Tell Why....NSI News Source Info # 2263

DTN News - NORWAY BOMB BLASTS NEWS: Norway Mass Killer Wants Time In Court To Tell Why....NSI News Source Info # 2263

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada / OSLO, Norway - July 25, 2011: Anders Behring Breivik wants to tell Norway and the world why he killed at least 93 people in a bomb attack and shooting rampage, but prosecutors have asked for Monday's custody hearing to be closed to the public.

The judge will decide whether to keep the session closed, prosecutors said in an email in English. "This issue will be negotiated after the opening of the meeting (hearing)," they said. "The judge will then read his decision to the press."

Prosecutors want Breivik detained for an initial eight weeks -- normally this is in solitary confinement with no access to news, letters or visitors, except a lawyer. His custody can be extended before his trial on terrorism charges.

Police have said a trial could be a year away. The maximum jail term in Norway is 21 years, although that can be extended if there is a risk of repeat offences.

"In theory he can be in jail for the rest of his life," said professor of criminal law at the University of Oslo, Staale Eskeland.

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