Aerospace & Defense Standards News

June 16, 2006

SAE Int'l Supports Policy Changes for Aerospace Standards
The Society of Automotive Engineers International (SAE) supports a position paper released by the Strategic Standardization Forum for Aerospace ... more

June 15, 2006

EU, Singapore Sign Agreement for Single Aviation Market
Under a new aviation agreement between the European Union (EU) and Singapore, European airlines will be allowed to fly between Singapore and ... more

June 15, 2006

NASA Selects AIAA to Manage Standardization Activities
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) was chosen by NASA to serve as the secretariat support organization for the Consultative ... more

June 15, 2006

Frost: Opportunities Beckon in U.K. Defense Logistics Markets
The defense logistics markets in the U.K. will register growth across all its major sectors, according to Frost & Sullivan, with the exception ... more

June 14, 2006

Navy's SeaPort-e System Awards 251 Contracts
The U.S. Navy awarded 251 multiple award contracts (MACs) for support services for weapon systems acquisition and life-cycle support under the ... more

June 14, 2006

Air Force, Northrop Grumman Test MEDUSA Countermeasure System
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and Northrop Grumman completed testing of a broadband proactive infrared countermeasure system, ... more

June 14, 2006

Navy Awards Contract for Additional LPD 17 Class Ships
The U.S. Navy awarded Northrop Grumman Ship Systems (NGSS) a contract for construction of two Amphibious Transport Dock Ships, LPD 22 and 23, ... more

June 14, 2006

General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin Win U.S. Government IWN Contracts
General Dynamics C4 Systems and Lockheed Martin were awarded contracts to work on the U.S. government's Integrated Wireless Network (IWN). General ... more

June 12, 2006

DoD Releases Updated Version of 'DoD Guide to Uniquely Identifying Items'
An updated version of the ~LT~i~GT~Department of Defense (DoD) Guide to Uniquely Identifying Items~LT~/i~GT~, dated June 1, 2006, was released ... more

June 12, 2006

GAO: DoD Must Establish Criteria for Ballistic Missile Defense System
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) made progress in planning to operate Ballistic Missile Defense Systems (BMDS), however, it has not established ... more

June 12, 2006

EC Assesses GALILEO Satellite Radio Navigation Programme
The European Commission (EC) adopted a communication taking stock of the GALILEO satellite radio navigation programme. The communication outlines ... more

June 9, 2006

BAE Systems Delivers F-35 JSF Electronic Warfare System
BAE Systems delivered the first electronic warfare (EW) system for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program to Lockheed Martin. The EW suite helps ... more

June 5, 2006

EC Adopts Proposal to Introduce Biometrics to Visa Information System
The European Commission (EC) adopted a proposal for a regulation introducing biometric identifiers in the visa information system (VIS). This ... more

June 1, 2006

GAO: DoD Must Improve Military Inventory Retention Management
Some Department of Defense (DoD) inventory management centers have not followed DoD-wide and individual policies and procedures to ensure they ... more

June 1, 2006

DoD Approves ISACA Certifications for Information Professionals
Two certifications from the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) were approved by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) for ... more

June 1, 2006

General Dynamics to help U.S. Navy Build LCS Independence
The General Dynamics Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) team is helping the U.S. Navy build and design the USS Independence (LCS2), the first General ... more

June 1, 2006

Commercial Trade Processing System Operating at Southern U.S. Border
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) completed installations of the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) in California and Arizona.ACE ... more

May 30, 2006

ANSI Highlights Aviation Equipment, Passenger Standards
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) highlighted three recent standards concerning commercial aviation. ISO 6966-1:2005, Aircraft ... more

May 30, 2006

Honeywell to Develop Class I UAVS for U.S. Army Combat System
Honeywell won a $61M contract to develop and build Class I unmanned aerial vehicle system (UAVS) for the U.S. Army's Future Combat System (FCS) ... more

May 30, 2006

DHS Task Force to Create Interoperable Communications Standards
On the heels of a report highlighting the need for accelerated adoption of interoperability standards for emergency communications devices across ... more