Press Releases and Communiques

Press Releases and Communiques - Jan 2001

F-22 Begins Airframe Fatigue Testing (Jan. 3)	(3/1/2001)
Elbit Systems Buys Honeywell Unit (Jan. 3)	(3/1/2001)
Lockheed Announces C-130J Orders (Jan. 3)	(3/1/2001)
Fairchild Dornier Begins 728JET Assembly (Jan. 3)	(3/1/2001)
Rolls-Royce Wins 600m Pound Support Deal (Jan. 3)	(3/1/2001)
Boeing JSF Has Record Year (Jan. 3)	(3/1/2001)
Lockheed Wins $1.1Bn C-5 Support Contract (Jan. 3)	(3/1/2001)
Boeing Delivered 489 Airliners In 2000 (Jan. 3)	(3/1/2001)
Halter Marine Wins $400m Egyptian Contract (Jan. 3)	(3/1/2001)
French MoD Awards ASMP-A Missile Contract (Jan. 3)	(3/1/2001)
Canada Certificates Bombardier CRJ700 (Jan. 4)	(4/1/2001)
DRS Wins Venezuelan Navy Order (Jan. 4)	(4/1/2001)
US Navy Orders Sixth C-40A Airlifter (Jan. 4)	(4/1/2001)
Spar To Upgrade Canadian C-130s (Jan. 4)	(4/1/2001)
USAF Orders Four Additional F-16s (Jan. 4)	(4/1/2001)
France, Italy Advance Torpedo Cooperation (Jan. 4)	(4/1/2001)
Orbital To Study Land-Attack Missile (Jan. 4)	(4/1/2001)
Add-On Armor For Swedish Army CV90s (Jan. 4)	(4/1/2001)
Boeing Team Wins WGS Satellite Contract (Jan. 4)	(4/1/2001)
Saab Improves Gripen Offer To Poland (Jan. 4)	(4/1/2001)
Sagem Wins Optronics Orders Worth $500m (Jan. 4)	(4/1/2001)
Alenia Marconi Details Seawolf Upgrade (Jan. 5)	(5/1/2001)
Design Software Saves $4Bn On Ship's LCC (Jan. 5)	(5/1/2001)
Boeing Confirms $1.2Bn Continental Order (Jan. 5)	(5/1/2001)
Cubic Wins Dutch Air Force Order (Jan. 5)	(5/1/2001)
TRW Wins US Air Force Contract (Jan. 5)	(5/1/2001)
Thales Wins French Air-Defense Contract (Jan. 5)	(5/1/2001)
Elbit To Upgrade Brazilian F-5s (Jan. 5)	(5/1/2001)
Combat SAR Role For A-10s In Turkey (Jan. 8)	(8/1/2001)
Cubic Wins Order For RAF Training System (Jan. 8)	(8/1/2001)
Countdown Begins For Jan. 8 Sea Launch (Jan. 8)	(8/1/2001)
Pentagon Orders Hydra Rockets For $165m (Jan. 8)	(8/1/2001)
Extra Funds Needed To Keep ABL On Track (Jan. 8)	(8/1/2001)
British Pilot Flies Boeing JSF (Jan. 8)	(8/1/2001)
US Navy Flies Lockheed X-35C JSF (Jan. 8)	(8/1/2001)
Bush Urged to Address Aerospace Issues (Jan. 8)	(8/1/2001)
F-22 Flies With Block 3 Avionics, Radar (Jan. 8)	(8/1/2001)
Brazil Approves F-5BR Upgrade Program (Jan. 8)	(8/1/2001)
Airbus Becomes Integrated Company (Jan. 8)	(8/1/2001)
KVH TacNav For Aussie Armored Vehicles (Jan. 8)	(8/1/2001)
Loral Wins APSTAR Satellite Contract (Jan. 9)	(9/1/2001)
USAF Awards Moving Target Contracts (Jan. 9)	(9/1/2001)
FLIR Systems Settles Litigation (Jan. 9)	(9/1/2001)
Atlantic Coast Finalizes 328 JETs Order (Jan. 9)	(9/1/2001)
Pratt Wins JAS Fleet Maintenance Deal (Jan. 9)	(9/1/2001)
Rockwell Wins New Pacer Crag Award (Jan. 9)	(9/1/2001)
Raytheon UK Wins Nav System Order (Jan. 9)	(9/1/2001)
Sales Up 28% At ST Engineering (Jan. 9)	(9/1/2001)
Boeing To Build US Navy UHF Satellite (Jan. 9)	(9/1/2001)
GKN Completes Purchase of Boeing Unit (Jan. 9)	(9/1/2001)
Orbital Shares SRP-2 In Rocket Contract (Jan. 9)	(9/1/2001)
Raytheon Details Coop. Engagement Program (Jan. 9)	(9/1/2001)
Northrop Opens Tender For Litton (Jan. 9)	(9/1/2001)
Cubic Team Nears Korean AF Award (Jan. 9)	(9/1/2001)
Saab Wins Crossair Maintenance Deal (Jan. 9)	(9/1/2001)
Finland Picks Boeing Software For ATC (Jan. 9)	(9/1/2001)
BAE Unit Wins UK MoD Contract (Jan. 9)	(9/1/2001)
Boeing Completes Key X-32B Engine Runs (Jan. 9)	(9/1/2001)
Leopard 2 Named World's Best Tank (Jan. 9)	(9/1/2001)
USAF Awards F-22 LRIP Contracts (Jan. 9)	(9/1/2001)
Sea Launch, Arianespace Postpone Launches (Jan. 10)	(10/1/2001)
ATK Wins Canadian Ammunition Contract (Jan. 10)	(10/1/2001)
Northrop Unit Awarded F-15E ECM Contract (Jan. 10)	(10/1/2001)
US Reorganizes Counterintelligence (Jan. 10)	(10/1/2001)
Spacehab, Astrium Enhance Cooperation (Jan. 10)	(10/1/2001)
US Navy Accelerates Work On DD21 (Jan. 10)	(10/1/2001)
USAF Receives Ninth J-STARS Aircraft (Jan. 10)	(10/1/2001)
Pentagon Issues Report On USS Cole Attack (Jan. 10)	(10/1/2001)
Magellan Wins C$400m Boeing Order (Jan. 10)	(10/1/2001)
Sagem Wins Order For Rafale Optronics (Jan. 10)	(10/1/2001)
Airbus Wins $6Bn UPS Order (Jan. 10)	(10/1/2001)
Pratt Wins Pegasus Maintenance Deal (Jan. 11)	(11/1/2001)
GD Retires F-16 Technology Test Bed (Jan. 11)	(11/1/2001)
BAE Wins Option For C-130J Simulators (Jan. 11)	(11/1/2001)
Boeing Wins USAF Launch Contract (Kan. 11)	(11/1/2001)
NATO Moves On DU Ammo In Balkans (Jan. 11)	(11/1/2001)
Pentagon Releases Proliferation Report (Jan. 11)	(11/1/2001)
Free Flight Of New Greek AF Dispenser (Jan. 11)	(11/1/2001)
Honeywell Shareholders OK GE Merger (Jan. 11)	(11/1/2001)
Boeing X-32B JSF Completes Taxi Tests (Jan. 11)	(11/1/2001)
2000 Was Record Year For Arianespace (Jan. 11)	(11/1/2001)
DoD Outlines Lessons Of USS Cole Attack (Jan. 11)	(11/1/2001)
Arianespace Launches Alcatel's Turksat 2A (Jan. 11)	(11/1/2001)
RR Wins $1Bn American Air Contract (Jan. 11)	(11/1/2001)
GD,Lockheed Unveil DD21 Destroyer (Jan. 11)	(11/1/2001)
New Jet Engine Cleaner Passes DoD Tests (Jan. 12)	(12/1/2001)
Laboratory Is Space Station's "Centerpiece" (Jan. 12)	(12/1/2001)
Orbital Wins $1Bn In New Orders (Jan. 12)	(12/1/2001)
Rockwell Wins Airborne E-Mail Contract (Jan. 12)	(12/1/2001)
US Marines Outline AAAV Program Goals (Jan. 12)	(12/1/2001)
Canada Will Match Embraer Financing (Jan. 12)	(12/1/2001)
Lockheed Installs Lift Fan In JSF (Jan. 12)	(12/1/2001)
SEC Files Civil Suit Against Loch Harris (Jan. 12)	(12/1/2001)
Boeing Delivers Improved Cruise Missile (Jan. 12)	(12/1/2001)
Thales Wins French Recce Pod Contract (Jan. 12)	(12/1/2001)
US Air Force Prepares Satellite Launch (Jan. 15)	(15/1/2001)
GD Wins Order For Israeli Reactive Armor (Jan. 15)	(15/1/2001)
Rumsfeld Details DoD Goals, Objectives (Jan. 15)	(15/1/2001)
Most US Army Apaches Flying Again (Jan. 15)	(15/1/2001)
Harris/BAE Win US Navy Data Link Order (Jan. 15)	(15/1/2001)
US Should Consolidate Space Efforts (Jan. 15)	(15/1/2001)
JMC Airlines Leases Two Airbus A330s (Jan. 16)	(16/1/2001)
Saab Sells Marine Electronics Unit (Jan. 16)	(16/1/2001)
RTM322 Completes NH90 Tests (Jan. 16)	(16/1/2001)
Raytheon Wins US Army ATC Order (Jan. 16)	(16/1/2001)
Bombardier Wins $1.4Bn SkyWest Order (Jan. 16)	(16/1/2001)
Sth Africa To Buy German Minesweepers (Jan. 16)	(16/1/2001)
Boeing JSF X-32B Advances Engine Tests (Jan. 16)	(16/1/2001)
Diehl To Upgrade Slovak Rocket Launchers (Jan. 16)	(16/1/2001)
Sth. Africa Govt. Denies Improprieties (Jan. 16)	(16/1/2001)
Ensign-Bickford Forms Aero/Defense Unit (Jan. 17)	(17/1/2001)
US Army Orders Artillery C2 System (Jan. 17)	(17/1/2001)
Five Kaman K-MAX Helos For Peru (Jan. 17)	(17/1/2001)
Ball Aerospace Wins RAMOS Contract (Jan. 17)	(17/1/2001)
Hughes Wins South Africa VSAT Order (Jan. 17)	(17/1/2001)
Northrop, Litton Reconsider Merger Terms (Jan. 17)	(17/1/2001)
Lockheed Wins Pentagon IT Contract (Jan. 17)	(17/1/2001)
Strong Growth Seen For EW Market (Jan. 17)	(17/1/2001)
AMS Wins Turkish Minesweeper Contract (Jan. 17)	(17/1/2001)
Austria Orders Bill Missile Simulator (Jan. 17)	(17/1/2001)
Globalstar Suspends Debt Repayments (Jan. 17)	(17/1/2001)
100th PzH-2000 Howitzer For German Army (Jan. 17)	(17/1/2001)
Wegmann To Provide Greek SAM Vehicle (Jan. 17)	(17/1/2001)
Korean T-50 Jet In Final Assembly (Jan. 17)	(17/1/2001)
Britain To Sign JSF Agreement Today (Jan. 17)	(17/1/2001)
FedEx Orders Ten Airbus A-380 Freighters (Jan. 17)	(17/1/2001)
Boeing Announces 2000 Financial Results (Jan. 18)	(18/1/2001)
Embraer Opens New Assembly Center (Jan. 18)	(18/1/2001)
Tactical Radios for NZ Defence Force (Jan. 18)	(18/1/2001)
BAE Wins Taiwan C-130H Simulator Order (Jan. 18)	(18/1/2001)
US Army To Upgrade Helo Avionics (Jan. 18)	(18/1/2001)
Pratt Wins $1Bn Northwest Order (Jan. 18)	(18/1/2001)
Spain To Upgrade P-3B Orions (Jan. 18)	(18/1/2001)
Northwest Buys Airbus, Boeing Aircraft (Jan. 18)	(18/1/2001)
Seoul Adopts New Missile Guideline (Jan. 18)	(18/1/2001)
First Firing Of SCALP Cruise Missile (Jan. 18)	(18/1/2001)
2000 Set Record For Defense Mergers (Jan. 18)	(18/1/2001)
Britain Joins JSF, Invests $2.8 Bn (Jan. 18)	(18/1/2001)
ImageSat Int'l RevealsFirst Images From EROS Satellite	(18/1/2001)
Pentagon Contract Announcement	(18/1/2001)
UTC's Fourth-Quarter Earnings Per Share Up 20 Percent;2000 Earnings Per Share Increased 18 Percent	(18/1/2001)
Japan Airlines Selects General Electric Engines For Boeing 767, 777 Extended Range Types Now On Order	(18/1/2001)
Progress Of UK/US Discussions On Defence Export Controls	(18/1/2001)
Marine Corps To Investigate Osprey Squadron	(18/1/2001)
Business Aircraft Market to Soar Past $100 Billion during Decade	(19/1/2001)
S'pore Aero Wins Boeing Subcontract (Jan. 19)	(19/1/2001)
Bell Responds To TV Criticism of MV-22 (Jan. 22)	(22/1/2001)
US Senate Confirms Rumsfeld At DoD (Jan. 22)	(22/1/2001)
Patria Delivers Rosetta To ESA (Jan. 22)	(22/1/2001)
Global Hawk To Be Based At Beale AFB (Jan. 22)	(22/1/2001)
US Navy Orders Lockheed Test Devices (Jan. 22)	(22/1/2001)
Northrop Awarded New Radar Contract (Jan. 22)	(22/1/2001)
GE Sees Market Shift To GE90 Engine (Jan. 22)	(22/1/2001)
US OKs Half-Meter Resolution Satellite (Jan. 22)	(22/1/2001)
the machin truc	(22/1/2001)
the machin truc	(22/1/2001)
Royal Navy Is UK's Top SAR Outfit (Jan. 23)	(23/1/2001)
US Army Orders Tank Transporters (Jan. 23)	(23/1/2001)
Raytheon Wins NASA Support Contract (Jan. 23)	(23/1/2001)
UK MoD To Reform Naval Support (Jan. 23)	(23/1/2001)
Anteon Wins $500m IT Services Deal (Jan. 23)	(23/1/2001)
DARPA Transfers Miniature Decoys To USAF (Jan. 23)	(23/1/2001)
Volvo, Astec Team For Helo Maintenance (Jan. 23)	(23/1/2001)
SES Orders Two 2001 Launches From ILS (Jan. 23)	(23/1/2001)
Boeing Completes Longer-Range 777 Design (Jan. 23)	(23/1/2001)
Lockheed Wins Egyptian Patrol Boat Order (Jan. 23)	(23/1/2001)
Apache Enters British Army Service (Jan. 23)	(23/1/2001)
JASSM Hits Target In Test Firing (Jan. 23)	(23/1/2001)
USAF Awards Another F-22 Contract (Jan. 23)	(23/1/2001)
GD Sweetens Abrams Offer To Greece (Jan. 23)	(23/1/2001)
Eurocopter Saw Strong Upswing In 2000 (Jan. 23)	(23/1/2001)
Gripen Team Submits Offer To Austria (Jan. 23)	(23/1/2001)
US Coast Guard Orders Gulfstream C-37A (Jan. 23)	(23/1/2001)
Pentagon Announces "Rumsfeld's Rules" (Jan. 23)	(23/1/2001)
US Company Detects Shallow Water Mines (Jan. 24)	(24/1/2001)
Pratt Buys Engine Technology Business (Jan. 24)	(24/1/2001)
BAE Delivers SatComs For Balkans (Jan. 24)	(24/1/2001)
Pratt Picks Woodward, Snecma For PW600 (Jan. 24)	(24/1/2001)
BAE Systems Wins Saudi Airlines Upgrade (Jan. 24)	(24/1/2001)
ARC To Develop Solid Fuel Ramjet (Jan. 24)	(24/1/2001)
Kelly, Vought Team For NASA's RLV System (Jan. 24)	(24/1/2001)
First Turkish Seahawk Makes First Flight (Jan. 24)	(24/1/2001)
Bell Revenues Up, Orders Down In 2000 (Jan. 24)	(24/1/2001)
DoD Issues Industrial Capabilities Report (Jan. 24)	(24/1/2001)
US Navy Awards $912m In C4ISR Work (Jan. 24)	(24/1/2001)
Airbus Hamburg Assembles 500th Aircraft (Jan. 25)	(25/1/2001)
DRS To Develop New Infrared Sights (Jan. 25)	(25/1/2001)
GD's Full-Year Revenues Up 16% (Jan. 25)	(25/1/2001)
ATK Sales Rise By 13% In 2000 (Jan. 25)	(25/1/2001)
TRW Says 2000 Results As Expected (Jan. 25)	(25/1/2001)
Northrop Reports Strong 2000 Results (Jan. 25)	(25/1/2001)
Raytheon Issues 2000 Financial Results (Jan. 25)	(25/1/2001)
Northrop, Litton Amend Merger Terms (Jan. 25)	(25/1/2001)
Eurowings Orders Six ATR-72-500s (Jan. 25)	(25/1/2001)
Pentagon Takes Over Osprey Investigation (Jan. 25)	(25/1/2001)
Vickers, UK MoD Team To Support Army (Jan. 25)	(25/1/2001)
Lockheed Picks Site For THAAD Production (Jan. 25)	(25/1/2001)
Primex Shareholders OK Takeover By GD (Jan. 25)	(25/1/2001)
Starsem Launches 1,655th Soyuz Spacecraft (Jan. 25)	(25/1/2001)
Boeing Suspends Talks On Arrow Production (Jan. 25)	(25/1/2001)
MoD: Globalization Good For UK Industry (Jan. 25)	(25/1/2001)
UK Awards $440m Tank Transport Contract (Jan. 25)	(25/1/2001)
EADS To Upgrade German CL-289 Drones (Jan. 25)	(25/1/2001)
Lockheed Tops Pentagon 100 Contractor List (Jan. 25)	(25/1/2001)
Team Bids For UK Aerial Tanker Program (Jan. 25)	(25/1/2001)
Kaman Says Sales Flat, Earnings Up (Jan. 26)	(26/1/2001)
USAF GPS Satellite Ready For Launch (Jan. 26)	(26/1/2001)
USAF Awards UK C-17 Support Contract (Jan. 26)	(26/1/2001)
CAE Delivers First PC-Based Visuals (Jan. 26)	(26/1/2001)
ATR Claims Turboprop Leadership (Jan. 26)	(26/1/2001)
First Air Guard ADA Unit Deploys To Gulf (Jan. 26)	(26/1/2001)
Esterline Wins US Army Ammo Contract (Jan. 26)	(26/1/2001)
Lockheed Posts Net Loss Of $519m (Jan. 26)	(26/1/2001)
Space-Based Laser Passes Test (Jan. 26)	(26/1/2001)
Lear Team Wins $1.9Bn FMS Support Deal (Jan. 26)	(26/1/2001)
US Navy Launches $4Bn Simulation Effort (Jan. 26)	(26/1/2001)
Honeywell Margin Rises In 2000 (Jan. 29)	(29/1/2001)
Exide To Produce Sub Batteries For Norway (Jan. 29)	(29/1/2001)
AGES, Honeywell Agree On Engine Starters (Jan. 29)	(29/1/2001)
USAF Orders New GPS Receivers (Jan. 29)	(29/1/2001)
Swedish Forces Order Secure GSM Phones (Jan. 29)	(29/1/2001)
Vestor Wins Helicopter Support Contracts (Jan. 29)	(29/1/2001)
Cameroon Receives First Boeing 767 (Jan. 29)	(29/1/2001)
USAF, Navy In Joint SEAD Missions (Jan. 29)	(29/1/2001)
Volvo, SSC In Rocket Fuel Joint Venture (Jan. 29)	(29/1/2001)
Boeing JSF Flies With Internal Weapons Load (Jan. 29)	(29/1/2001)
Rumsfeld Outlines Pentagon Priorities (Jan. 29)	(29/1/2001)
ATK Tests Rocket Motor For NMD (Jan. 29)	(29/1/2001)
Thales Wins Saudi Crotale Support Order (Jan. 29)	(29/1/2001)
New Zealand Contracts For 105 LAV IIIs (Jan. 29)	(29/1/2001)
US Navy Completes Missile Defense Test (Jan. 29)	(29/1/2001)
Newport News To Build Nimitz-Class Carrier (Jan. 29)	(29/1/2001)
BFGoodrich 2000 Net Income Up 5% (Jan. 30)	(30/1/2001)
ILS Says 2000 Was "Exceptional" Year (Jan. 30)	(30/1/2001)
Northrop Produces New Wings For T-38 (Jan. 30)	(30/1/2001)
US Air Force Completes Space Wargame (Jan. 30)	(30/1/2001)
TRW/Lucas Aerospace At Heli-Expo 2001 (Jan. 30)	(30/1/2001)
BAE Wins US Army Simulation Contract (Jan. 30)	(30/1/2001)
USAF Launches GPS Satellite (Jan. 30)	(30/1/2001)
US Army Orders Extra Stingers (Jan. 30)	(30/1/2001)
Lockheed C-130J Passes Milestone (Jan. 30)	(30/1/2001)
A400M Program Office Established (Jan. 30)	(30/1/2001)
Agusta At Heli-Expo 2001 (Jan. 30)	(30/1/2001)
Spain To Reconfigure Two Harriers (Jan. 30)	(30/1/2001)
Bofors Announces CV-90 Upgrade (Jan. 30)	(30/1/2001)
UK MoD Finalizes PFI Vehicle Deal (Jan. 30)	(30/1/2001)
2000 Was Record Year For Airbus (Jan. 30)	(30/1/2001)
EU Unveils Aerospace "Vision 2020" (Jan. 30)	(30/1/2001)
Progress Towards European Arms Agency (Jan. 30)	(30/1/2001)
ITT Selected For UK's Bowman Program (Jan. 30)	(30/1/2001)
France, Italy To Develop New Satellites (Jan. 30)	(30/1/2001)
the machin truc	(30/1/2001)
Boeing Delivers To Turkemenistan, Sun (Jan. 31)	(31/1/2001)
Egypt Tests Remote Sensing Ground Station (Jan. 31)	(31/1/2001)
Honeywell Bids For Canada Logistics Deal (Jan. 31)	(31/1/2001)
USAF Unit Supports Air Mobility (Jan. 31)	(31/1/2001)
CAE Wins MAD, Simulator Contracts (Jan. 31)	(31/1/2001)
Litton Delivers Sealift Ship To US Navy (Jan. 31)	(31/1/2001)
DCN To Build Two Amphibious Ships (Jan. 31)	(31/1/2001)
France, Italy Develop Anti-Torpedo System (Jan. 31)	(31/1/2001)
Cubic Delivers Helicopter Warning Units (Jan. 31)	(31/1/2001)
Boeing Tests Upgraded NATO Awacs (Jan. 31)	(31/1/2001)
Rheinmetall: No DU In Our Ammunition (Jan. 31)	(31/1/2001)
Thales Awarded French MoD Contracts (Jan. 31)	(31/1/2001)
HDW Ends Year With Record Orders (Jan. 31)	(31/1/2001)
German "Sachsen" Frigate Being Outfitted (Jan. 31)	(31/1/2001)
Tenix Delivers First Belgian Police Vehicle (Jan. 31)	(31/1/2001)
Vosper In Campaign To Save Shipbuilding (Jan. 31)	(31/1/2001)