Press Releases and Communiques

Press Releases and Communiques - Sep 1999

Bofors Weapon Systems Serves Notice On 85 Salaried Staff	(/9/1999)
Lockheed Martin JSF Propulsion Team Completes Conventional Engine Developmental Testing	(/9/1999)
Shareowners Of AlliedSignal And Honeywell Approve Proposed Merger Regulatory Approvals Only Conditions Remaining To Complete Merger	(/9/1999)
Boeing 717-200 Earns Joint FAA and JAA Certification	(/9/1999)
General Dynamics Completes Acquisition Of GTE Government Systems for $1.05 Billion	(/9/1999)
Boeing Delivers First WAH-64 Apache Longbow Helicopter Kit To GKN Westland Helicopters	(/9/1999)
F-22 Meets Fourth Of Five 1999 DOD Flight-Test Criteria	(/9/1999)
Thomson-CSF Strengthens Presence in Commercial Sector in the United States Sextant to Acquire Remaining Shares of Sextant In-Flight Systems	(/9/1999)
A Successful Swiss Product for the Destruction of Mines	(/9/1999)
WAH-64 Apache Program Gathers Pace In The UK	(/9/1999)
AIM-9X Successfully Completes Second Guided Launch: First From an F-15 Aircraft	(/9/1999)
Eurocopter Tiger Combat Helicopter Meets Poland's Military Requirements	(/9/1999)
Collins Submarines Progress Report	(/9/1999)
Bofors Missiles Outsources Production Of Electronics	(/9/1999)
Crack New Assault Brigade Will Hit Hard And Fast	(/9/1999)
Senator Warner Lays Keel for First Virginia-Class Submarine	(/9/1999)
Marketing Support Agreement Signed Between Boeing and RADA	(/9/1999)
Malaysia Orders Six Westland Super Lynx	(/9/1999)
Primex Awarded Ammunition Contract Worth $28 Million	(/9/1999)
Boeing to Use Internet for Quarterly Financial Presentations	(/9/1999)
Japan Air Self-Defense Force Completes Key E-2C Milestone	(/9/1999)
NATO AWACS Radar Improvement Program More Than Halfway Completed	(/9/1999)
Australia-US Early Warning Links Strengthened	(/9/1999)
New Spare Parts Order to India	(/9/1999)
Vickers Defence Systems : Interim Operating Review	(/9/1999)
New Hercules Aircraft Boosts Future Capability	(/9/1999)
Suppliers of Military Ground Communications Looking For a Few Good Customers	(/9/1999)
Lockheed Martin Implements Space Panel Recommendations	(/9/1999)
Australia Working With Lockheed Martin To Keep F-111s Flying Till 2020	(/9/1999)
Argentina Selects Northrop Grumman for Major Radar Modernization Program	(/9/1999)
Lockheed Martin to Start Production Phase of Major F-16 Avionics Upgrade	(/9/1999)
Strategic Agreements Broaden Product Range And Open Door To Over £8bn Global Light Armoured Vehicle Market.	(/9/1999)
Dasa Negotiating With Several Potential Purchasers About The Guided Missile Project TAURUS	(/9/1999)
U.K. Appropes BAe/Marconi Merger; Will Not Defer To Monopolies Commission, But Imposes 17 Conditions.	(/9/1999)
French Air Force Receives Its First CSAR Cougar MK2 From Eurocopter	(/9/1999)
Raytheon Receives a $41.2 Million U.S. Air Force Award for Towed Decoy Production	(/9/1999)
Stewart & Stevenson's FMTV A1 Enters Production	(/9/1999)
Rolls-Royce Agrees to Buy National AirmotiveTo Expand Global Aftermarket Presence	(/9/1999)
AIA Testifies Before Congress Against The European Union's Hushkit Rule	(/9/1999)
Airbus Industrie And Sextant Create Joint Repair Center In Beijing	(/9/1999)
Celsius And Tietoenator Merge Complementary Operations ; Strong New Company With SEK 2.2 Billion In Sales	(/9/1999)
The following prospective FMS sales were announced Sept. 9	(/9/1999)
Transatlantic First For EH-101	(/9/1999)
General Dynamics Realigns Management Posts; Michael W. Wynne to Take Early Retirement	(/9/1999)
General Dynamics Realigns Management Posts; Michael W. Wynne to Take Early Retirement	(/9/1999)
Boeing Delivers First KC-135R to Singapore Air Force	(/9/1999)
East Timor : Britain To Support EU Arms Embargo	(/9/1999)
East Timor : Britain To Support EU Arms Embargo	(/9/1999)
Northrop Grumman to Provide Replacement Structures for Turkish F-5 Aircraft	(/9/1999)
Armor Holdings Subsidiary Awarded Expanded Kosovo Mine Clearance Contract	(/9/1999)
Commission Authorises Joint Venture BetweenSTN ATLAS (Germany) and SAIT Radio Holland (Belgium)	(/9/1999)
Bombardier Sells Two More Dash 8 Aircraft for Australian Customs' Coastwatch Service	(/9/1999)
United States And Russia Sign Joint Statement To Establish Center For Year 2000 Strategic Stability	(/9/1999)
Boeing Wedgetail Negotiations With Australia on Track	(/9/1999)
Air Force Association Convention: General Says Revolution in Warfare Requires New Skills	(/9/1999)
AlliedSignal's Spectra Shield Material Selected For $83-Million Military Helmet Contract	(/9/1999)
Bidders Sought For Ground-Breaking Air TankerPrivate Finance Deal	(/9/1999)
French Procurement Agency Awards GIAT Industries Order For First Batch Of 155 AUF1 Upgrade	(/9/1999)
Additional Simulator Order to Swedish Air Force	(/9/1999)
Embraer is Selected by Venezuelan Air Force to Supply Eight AMX-T; Deal is worth US$ 150 million	(/9/1999)
Switzerland Chooses Boeing 30mm Chain Gun(R) Cannon	(/9/1999)
Defence Secretary Opens New International Defence Exhibition	(/9/1999)
Raytheon Awarded $79.7 Million Production Contract From Boeing for U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle Radar	(/9/1999)
Northrop Grumman Studying Future Strike Aircraft Concepts	(/9/1999)
Israel Signs Agreement for Purchase of Lockheed Martin F-16Is	(/9/1999)
Elbit Systems Enters into Agreements with Lockheed Martin for F-16 Equipment	(/9/1999)
Trimble Introduces Three Additions To Its Military GPS Family	(/9/1999)
Raytheon Offer Supports Joint U.K./U.S. Development of a Next Generation Air-to-Air Missile;AMRAAM And BVRAAM Programmes Would Merge With Joint Leadership.	(/9/1999)
Acquisition Of Oerlikon Contraves AG Turns Rheinmetall Into A World-Class Supplier Of Medium-Calibre Weapons Systems And Ammunition	(/9/1999)
U.S. Helps Russia Destroy Nuclear Missile Submarines; C.T.R.P. Program Costs U.S. $4.4 Billion Over Eight Years	(/9/1999)
South Africa's Cabinet Approves The Purchase Of 30 Agusta A109 Light Helicopters	(/9/1999)
Contract Award From FMV Worth SEK 75 Million Is First Step In US-Swedish Co-operation Project	(/9/1999)
Commission Approves Joint Venture Between P&W And GEFor New Aircraft Engine; States Conditions and Obligations	(/9/1999)
ATK Awarded $33 Million U.S. Army Contract to Produce Medium Caliber Training Ammunition.	(/9/1999)
GenCorp Aerojet's SADARM Excels in Army Reliability Tests	(/9/1999)
1. PAC-3 Test Succesful	(/9/1999)
Rolls-Royce To Submit Future Tanker Aircraft Proposal	(/9/1999)
Three Super Puma MK2 and Five EC 155 B Helicopters for Hong Kong's Government Flying Service	(/9/1999)
Upgraded T-38 being tested at Columbus	(/9/1999)
Boeing AH-64D Apache Longbow Exhibits Agility in Aerobatic Tests	(/9/1999)
Pentagon Contracts For Sept. 17	(/9/1999)
Recommended Offer for Vickers Will Create A Global Leader In Marine Power Systems	(/9/1999)
Thomson-CSF Strengthens Its International Strategy : Proposed Purchase Of Share Holding In The Avimo Group	(/9/1999)
TRW Wins Share Of $875 Million DoD Microelectronics Support Contract	(/9/1999)
F-22 Avionics Suite Powers Up For First Time	(/9/1999)
Raytheon Awarded $62.4 Million U.S. Navy Contract for F/A-18E/F Radar Warning Systems	(/9/1999)
EFOGM: Ninth Test Flight Successful	(/9/1999)
Lockheed Martin Teams With The Smith Group, Hunting Engineering, And Thomson-CSF to Pursue UKACCS Programme	(/9/1999)
Commission Clears Alliedsignal (USA) And MTU (Germany)Joint Venture For Small Aeroderivative Gas Turbines	(/9/1999)
WTO Panel Condemns US Export Subsidies	(/9/1999)
Minot B-52s Display Maritime Role	(/9/1999)
Boeing Completes Wing Mate Of Second X-32 Demonstrator	(/9/1999)
Receives Critical Element Of System's Beam Control Section	(/9/1999)
Kockums Naval Systems And HDW Merge To Become Leading Global Player In Submarines	(/9/1999)
Raytheon's Boeing Business Jet Modification Center Delivers First BBJ	(/9/1999)
Boeing to Forge 21st Century Partnership With Suppliers	(/9/1999)
Technological Convergence Offers Growth in Defense/Aerospace Electronic Markets	(/9/1999)
U.S. Government to Support SGI Vector Supercomputer Development	(/9/1999)
Eurofighter : Program Update	(/9/1999)
U.S. DoD Orders Remanufactured Tomahawks For Royal Navy	(/9/1999)
A Second MURAT Label For Giat Industries	(/9/1999)
Defence Minister Welcomes Greek Shipbuilding Work For The UK	(/9/1999)
United Technologies Corp. Chairman Provides Details on Restructuring	(/9/1999)
NATO's Defense Capabilities Initiative Targets the Future	(/9/1999)
Raytheon Receives $43.5 Million in Navy Awards	(/9/1999)
HEICO Corporation Acquires Aerospace Electronics Company	(/9/1999)
Elbit Systems Selected in $10 Million Contract to Supply Avionics Systems for Embraer's AMX-T Aircraft for the Venezuelan Air Force	(/9/1999)
F-22 Raptor Completes Fifth and Final Flight Test Requirement for 1999	(/9/1999)
Sea Launch First Commercial Mission Scheduled for Oct. 10; Vessels Set to Depart for Ocean Launch Site	(/9/1999)
Rolls-Royce Extends Korean Research Centre	(/9/1999)
Trial Court Throws Out Litton Patent Case Against Honeywell, Reduces Antitrust Judgment and Sets Up Appeal	(/9/1999)
Litton Awarded a Blanket Purchase Agreement Under GSA's "Safeguard Program"	(/9/1999)
Marconi Awarded Contract for Boeing/US Navy F/A-18 IFF Transponders	(/9/1999)
Foreign Pilots Test Czech L-159 Fighter	(/9/1999)
Hunting and ACMAT Join Forces To Bid FCLV	(/9/1999)
First Flight of LMATTS C-27J Spartan	(/9/1999)
Department Of National Defence Moves to Acquire New Armoured Personnel Carrier	(/9/1999)
Finmeccanica To Merge With Chip Unit	(/9/1999)
Vickers Wins First Order For Light Armoured Vehicles	(/9/1999)
Boeing to Provide Maintenance Documents Via World Wide Web	(/9/1999)
Litton Announces U.S. District Court Decisions	(/9/1999)
Atlantic Research Corporation Selected for Minuteman III Propulsion System Rocket Engine	(/9/1999)
STANDARD Missile-3 Successfully Completes First Test Flight	(/9/1999)
Four Companies Awarded Design Contracts For Electronic Warfare Aircraft Protection	(/9/1999)
Lockheed Martin Announces New Customer-Focused Organizational Realignment	(/9/1999)
Messier-Dowty To Form US Subsidiary	(/9/1999)
Startech Environmental and UXB International Team for the Global Destruction Of Munitions	(/9/1999)
U.S. Helps Russia Destroy Submarines	(/9/1999)
AECMA Now Covers All EU States	(/9/1999)
SDC International Acquires 55% of Czech Aircraft Manufacturer	(/9/1999)
iDEFENSE, CERT(R) Coordination Center Launch First of its KindExchange Of Cyber Threat and Vulnerability Information	(/9/1999)
U.S. Military Pay System Reformed In FY 2000	(/9/1999)
BOWMAN Team Signs Partnering Charter	(/9/1999)
British Aerospace To Play Key Role In New Communications System For Hellenic Armed Forces	(/9/1999)
Bombardier Sells Three More Canadair 415 Aircraft to Italy	(/9/1999)
Litton Awarded $78 Million U.S. Navy Training Range Complex Contract	(/9/1999)
Northrop Grumman Wins One of Four Australian EW Study Contracts	(/9/1999)
Navy's First Shipboard Test Launch Yields Success	(/9/1999)
Fairchild Aerospace Finalizes Strategic Alliance with Israel Aircraft IndustriesFor Major Role On 428JET Regional Jet	(/9/1999)
White Electronic Designs Receives Initial, $3.7 Million Eurofighter Contract	(/9/1999)
Greece and Jordan to Buy More Raytheon Radio Systems	(/9/1999)
President Launches Missile Craft PNS "Shujaat" On Sept. 30	(/9/1999)
Lockheed Martin Hands Over First of New 'Hurricane Hunters'	(/9/1999)

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