Thursday, May 16, 2013

DTN News: Aerospace/Defense Headlines - News Dated May 15, 2013

Asian Defense News: DTN News: Aerospace/Defense Headlines - News Dated  May 15, 2013
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - May 15, 2013: Comprehensive daily news related to Aerospace/Defense for the world of TODAY.
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DTN News - CANNES FESTIVAL 2013: "Great Gatsby" Stars Dazzle Despite Damp Cannes Opening

Asian Defense News: DTN News - CANNES FESTIVAL 2013: "Great Gatsby" Stars Dazzle Despite Damp Cannes Opening
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(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - May 15, 2013:  Actors Amitabh Bachchan and Leonardo DiCaprio, cast members of the film 'The Great Gatsby', Jury President Steven Spielberg, Jury member of the 66th Cannes Film Festival actress Nicole Kidman and Daniel Auteuil attend the opening ceremony of the 66th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes May 15, 2013.


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DTN News - CANNES FESTIVAL 2013: 66th Cannes Film Festival Opens With Amitabh Bachchan, DiCaprio, Spielberg

Asian Defense News: DTN News - CANNES FESTIVAL 2013: 66th Cannes Film Festival Opens With Amitabh Bachchan, DiCaprio, Spielberg
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(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - May 15, 2013: Actors Amitabh Bachchan, Carey Mulligan, Tobey Maguire and Leonardo DiCaprio pose for photographers during a photo call for the film The Great Gatsby at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 15, 2013.


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Wednesday, May 15, 2013

DTN News - AFGHANISTAN FACTOR: Should India Provide Direct Military Aid To Afghanistan?

Asian Defense News: DTN News - AFGHANISTAN FACTOR: Should India Provide Direct Military Aid To Afghanistan?
Source: DTN News - - This article compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources By Javid Ahmad - NYTimes
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - May 14, 2013: Over the past decade, India has invested heavily in Afghanistan’s reconstruction. Recognizing India’s significant economic and development contributions, the United States has called on New Delhi to play an important role in the new Silk Road initiative aimed at transforming Afghanistan into a regional trade hub.

At the same time, New Delhi has been reluctant to become directly involved in supporting Afghanistan’s nascent security sector. The many uncertainties surrounding next year’s security transition from international to Afghan leadership raise further questions about New Delhi’s role in the Afghan endgame..

India’s decision-makers acknowledge that India’s own internal security would be at risk if the international drawdown from Afghanistan leaves behind a security vacuum that is filled by Pakistan-backed militant groups. New Delhi can no longer ignore the related consequences. And while some of the Pakistan-related sensitivities are important for India, it should not approach its relations with Afghanistan, a sovereign nation, solely from a Pakistan angle.

One way for New Delhi to overcome its anxieties and further cement ties with Kabul is to consider providing direct military assistance to the Afghan government and training support to the burgeoning Afghan National Security Forces. The India-Afghanistan Strategic Partnership Agreement signed in October 2011 already provides the staging ground for an increased military cooperation with Afghanistan. Under the agreement, India provides — though to a limited extent — training support and light military equipment to Afghan forces.

However, because of New Delhi’s hesitation to put military personnel on the ground, all trainings of Afghan forces are conducted inside India. Although New Delhi has deployed a small number of paramilitary forces to guard its diplomatic facilities and aid workers in Afghanistan after a number of attacks, the troops are not engaged in any combat or training missions. Looking ahead, India’s decision-makers should consider anchoring these troops to support the Afghan forces and also consider establishing a military training academy in Afghanistan for Afghan forces.

More specifically, India should focus on propping up the Afghan air force, which remains largely reliant on international air support. India should bolster the ability of the Afghan air force to more ably operate its current fleet of 50 helicopters. For Afghan forces, the helicopters are an essential tool for operational air support and for resupplying remote military outposts, so New Delhi should particularly focus on training the technical and maintenance staff, on supplying the necessary spare parts and on improving the Afghan aircrew’s medevac capability. By supplying an airbase support advisory team, India can augment the ability of the Afghan air force to support ground operations with troop and cargo movements and deploy Afghan forces across the country.

In addition to training support, India should consider providing the Afghan government with military hardware, including attack helicopters, a handful of fighter aircrafts, armored vehicles, artillery and tactical communication tools. New Delhi may boost these efforts by increasing its cooperation with Afghan intelligence services and provide specialized training to Afghan operatives in collecting technical and aerial intelligence.

Undeniably, these measures would come with important risks and constraints. For one, it would add further to Pakistan’s many deep-rooted security concerns. Pakistan could derail the incipient peace talks with the Taliban, increase its support to the insurgent elements it hosts on its soil to spur further violence in Afghanistan or employ militant groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba to strike more frequently in India or on Indian assets inside Afghanistan.

However, a closer India-Afghan relationship would be intended to strengthen the Afghan government so it can remain functioning after 2014, and not to monitor Pakistan’s activities. Pakistan must realize that India’s assistance will go directly to the Afghan government, and not to any Afghan factions, as it has been in the past. Pakistan must also recognize that closer ties with India in Afghanistan better serves the interests of all parties.

Kabul does not choose sides in its relations with India and Pakistan, and, as it does with New Delhi, Kabul can also work with Islamabad in security and other sectors, but Pakistan must first show a sincere effort that it is not working toward sinister strategic objectives in Afghanistan.

Looking ahead, India is expected to stay the course and stick to training the Afghan forces inside India to avoid any backlash. But Afghanistan would welcome greater military assistance from India. Growing frustration with Pakistan has also prompted Washington to seek more Indian engagement after former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, during a visit to New Delhi, called on India to continue training the Afghan forces.

India is uniquely placed to provide such support. It leads the world’s fourth-largest and modernized military force with extraordinary experience in training missions. India’s military could use the services of many India-trained Afghan security personnel buoyed by people-to-people contacts and linguistic affinity within Afghanistan.

A politically and economically stable Afghanistan is of a strategic significance to India, but more collaboration is necessary. Despite little support among India’s policy makers for greater military cooperation with Afghanistan, the lingering ambiguity around Afghanistan’s future after 2014 provides a good opportunity for New Delhi to step up its efforts to be a force for stability in the country. Afghanistan values its relations with India, and any future direct military and training support to Afghan forces would not only strengthen bilateral relations but would also play a significant role in enhancing Afghanistan’s security after international forces leave the country.

Javid Ahmad is a program coordinator for Asia at the German Marshall Fund of the United States and a consultant to Pentagon’s AfPak Hands program

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Tuesday, May 14, 2013

DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated May 14, 2013

Asian Defense News: DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated May 14, 2013
Source: U.S. DoD issued No.  331-13 May 14, 2013
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - May 14, 2013: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued  May 14, 2013  are undermentioned;

CONTRACTS
ARMY
            C.F. Bean LLC, Belle Chase, La., (W912EP-13-D-0023); Cavache Inc., Pompano Beach, Fla., (W912EP-13-D-0024); Matthews Marine Inc., Pass Christian, Miss., (W912EP-13-D-0025); and Inland Dredging Company LLC, Dyersburg, Tenn., (W912EP-13-D-0026); were awarded a firm-fixed-price, multiple-award-task-order contract with a maximum value of $500,000,000 for maintenance dredging services within the boundaries of the Army Corps of Engineer’s South-Atlantic Division.  Specific performance location and type of appropriation will be determined with each order.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with 10 bids received.  The Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville, Fla., is the contracting activity. 

            DynPort Vaccine Company LLC, Frederick, Md., was awarded a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract with a maximum value of $157,324,041 for the development of a prophylactic and medical countermeasure to prevent the effects of organophosphorus nerve agents.  Work will be performed in Frederick and Mount Airy, Md.; Columbus, Ohio; Flemington, N.J.; Richmond, Va.; St. Paul, Minn.; and Canada.  Fiscal 2013 research, development, testing and evaluation funds in the amount of $14,970,000 are being obligated on this award.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with one bid received.  The Army Contracting Command, Natick, Mass., is the contracting activity (W911QY-13-C-0056). 

            Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Hurst, Texas, was awarded a cost-plus-fixed-fee, foreign military sales (FMS) contract with a maximum value of $85,400,000 for engineering and technical support services.  This FMS contract is in support of Iraq and Taiwan.  Performance location and type of appropriation will be determined with each order.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with one bid received.  The Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-13-D-0131). 

            FLIR Systems Inc., Wilsonville, Ore., was awarded a firm-fixed-price contract with a maximum value of $82,434,800 for the procurement of the Talon Forward Looking Infrared System.  Fiscal 2013 procurement funds in the amount of $288,000 are being obligated on this award.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-13-A-0001). 

            Boeing, Mesa, Ariz., was awarded an $18,342,000 modification (P00005), to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (W58RGZ-12-C-0055), for the procurement of long lead material for the Apache helicopter.  The cumulative total face value of this contract is $218,567,308.  Fiscal 2012 procurement funds are being obligated on this award.  The Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity. 

            Shaw Environmental Inc., New York, N.Y., was awarded a $10,000,000 modification (P00017), to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (DACW41-99-D-9001), for remediation and excavation services in support of the Maywood Superfund Site.  Performance location and type of appropriation will be determined with each order.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with six bids received.  The Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City, Mo., is the contracting activity. 

            4H Construction Corp., Cleveland, Miss., was awarded a firm-fixed-price contract with a maximum value of $7,309,050 for dredging services along the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System.  Specific performance location and type of appropriation will be determined with each order.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with three bids received.  The Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock, Ark., is the contracting activity (W9127S-13-D-0004). 

NAVY
            Delphinus Engineering Inc., Eddystone, Pa., (N65540-13-D-0006); Q.E.D. Systems Inc., Virginia Beach, Va., (N65540-13-D-0009); George G. Sharp Inc., Virginia Beach, Va., (N65540-13-D-0007); and TECNICO Corp., Chesapeake, Va., (N65540-13-D-0008) are each being awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-fixed-fee contracts, with an estimated ceiling of $436,579,318 for Delphinus Engineering, an estimated ceiling of $462,189,589 for Q.E.D. Systems, an estimated ceiling of $467,339,572 for George G. Sharp, and an estimated ceiling of $504,439,878 for TECNICO Corp., for services to support habitability systems on all types of military vessels and small crafts, both aboard the vessel and at land-based facilities located at government activities.  Work is expected to be completed at East Coast Navy facilities (Norfolk, Va.; Little Creek, Va.; Newport News, Va.; Mayport, Fla.; and Groton, Conn.) (50 percent), and West Coast Navy facilities (San Diego, Calif.; and Bremerton, Wash.) (50 percent), and is expected to complete by May 2018.  Fiscal 2013 Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy and Fiscal 2013 Operations & Maintenance, Navy funding in the amount of $400,000 will be obligated at time of award.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract was competitively procured through the Navy Electronic Commerce Online and the Federal Business Opportunities websites, with four offers received.  The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, Ship System Engineering Station, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity.  

            The Boeing Co., Seattle, Wash., is being awarded a $27,500,000 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-09-C-0022) for additional integrated logistics services in support of the low rate initial production of the P-8A Multi-Mission Maritime aircraft.  Work will be performed in Seattle, Wash. (60.80 percent); Linthicum, Md. (14.89 percent); McKinney, Texas (6.44 percent); Valencia, Calif. (4.85 percent); Huntington Beach, Calif. (3.47 percent); Mesa, Ariz. (2.22 percent); Salt Lake City, Utah (1.10 percent); Johnson City, N.Y. (.95 percent); Huntington, N.Y., (.84 percent); Grand Rapids, Mich. (.57 percent); Richmond, Calif. (.50 percent) and various locations throughout the United States (3.37 percent), and is expected to be completed in June 2016.  Fiscal 2012 Aircraft Procurement Navy contract funds in the amount of $27,500,000 will be obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The Naval Air System Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.  

            QED Systems Inc.*, Virginia Beach, Va., is being awarded a $23,836,074 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide thermal lagging for Southeast Regional Maintenance Center.  Thermal lagging will be performed on the surface combatants homeported or visiting Naval Station Mayport, Fla.  Work will be performed in Mayport, Fla., and is expected to complete by May 2014.  Fiscal 2013 Operations & Maintenance, Navy funding in the amount of $25,000 will be obligated at time of award, and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract was competitively procured via the Federal Business Opportunities website, with two offers received.  Southeast Regional Maintenance Center, Mayport, Fla., is the contracting activity (N40027-13-D-0001). 

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
            Polaris Defense, Medina, Minn., has been awarded a maximum $382,500,000 fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment contract.  This contract is for fire and emergency vehicles.  Location of performance is Minnesota with a May 17, 2018, performance completion date.  Using military services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and federal civilian agencies.  Type of appropriation is fiscal 2013 through fiscal 2018 Defense Working Capital funds.  The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa., (SPM8EC-13-D-0016). 

            Genetech USA, South San Francisco, Calif., has been awarded a maximum $56,961,962 fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract.  This contract is for pharmaceutical products.  Location of performance is California with a May 13, 2014, performance completion date.  Using military services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and federal civilian agencies.  Type of appropriation is fiscal 2012 Warstopper funds.  The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa., (SPM2D0-13-D-0005). 

            General Dynamics, Williston, Vt., has been awarded an estimated maximum $34,139,561 firm-fixed-price contract.  This contract is for Gatling gun barrels.  Locations of performance are Vermont and Maine with a Dec. 31, 2013, performance completion date.  Using military services are Navy and Air Force.  Type of appropriation is fiscal year 2013 Defense Working Capital funds.  The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime, Columbus, Ohio. (SPM7LX-13-D-0048).

            Rochester Optical*, Rochester, N.Y., has been awarded a maximum $26,142,516 modification exercising option year three of a fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment contract.  This contract is for various optical frames using the Optical Electronic Catalog Program.  Location of performance is New York with a June 2, 2014, completion date.  Using military services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and federal civilian agencies.  Type of appropriations is fiscal 2013 Defense Working Capital funds.  The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa. (SPM2DE-10-D-7545). 

AIR FORCE
            General Electric Co., Cincinnati, Ohio, has been awarded a $35,601,642 firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee and cost-plus-incentive -fee contract for support and sustainment of the U-2 F118-GA-101/101A engines including contractor field services support, in-plant technical services, maintenance support (multiple locations), specialized repair activities, technical data, reports, integrated logistics support, and reimbursement for contractor furnished fuel.  Work will be performed at Cincinnati, Ohio, Kelly Air Force Base, Texas and Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., and is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2015.  Fiscal 2012 Operations and Maintenance contract funds in the amount of $1,986,846 will be obligated at the time of award.  The contracting activity is Air Force Life Cycle Management Center/WIKBA, Robins Air Force Base, Ga. (FA8528-13-C-0076). 

            GE Aviation Systems LLC, Sterling, Va., has been awarded an $8,007,010 firm-fixed-price contract for C-130 propellers.  Work will be performed with Dowty Propellers in Gloucester, U.K., and is expected to be completed by Jan. 31, 2014.  Fiscal 2012 aircraft procurement funds are being obligated on this award.  The award is the result of a sole-source acquisition.  The contracting activity is Air Force Life Cycle Management Center/WLKCA, Robins Air Force Base, Ga.  (FA8504-13-C-0003) 

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DTN News - SOFIC NEWS: Bell Helicopter Features Revolutionary Aircraft At SOFIC 2013

Asian Defense News: DTN News - SOFIC NEWS: Bell Helicopter Features Revolutionary Aircraft At SOFIC 2013
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(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - May 14, 2013: Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT), announced today its participation in the annual Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC) held May 14 to May 16 in Tampa, Fla. Bell Helicopter will feature an armed Bell 407 on static display, its first commercially qualified armed helicopter, a CV-22 model and 3-D interactive programs demonstrating the capabilities of the V-22 Osprey and Bell V-280 Valor.

"SOFIC provides an important opportunity for us to spend time with current and potential customers," said Mitch Snyder, executive vice president for military programs at Bell Helicopter. "Our new 3-D programs give attendees the opportunity to experience the unmatched capabilities of the V-22 Osprey and Bell V-280 Valor. In addition, the armed Bell 407 on static display shows customers the versatility this aircraft offers with its various weapons configurations."

The V-22 Osprey is combat-proven and performs missions no other aircraft can approach. Tiltrotor is the only vertical lift platform capable of rapid self-deployment to any theater of operation. The V-22 is one of the safest rotorcraft in the U.S. Navy/Marine Corps fleet with more than 170,000 flight hours and outstanding operational performance. With its revolutionary combination of speed, range and vertical lift, the Osprey is changing the way wars are fought, humanitarian aid and critical supplies are delivered, and heroes are saved.

Introduced at the 2013 Army Aviation Association of America's (AAAA) annual form and expo, the Bell V-280 Valor is Bell Helicopter's offering for the Joint Multi Role (JMR)/Future Vertical Lift (FVL) Technology Demonstrator. Its unmatched capabilities - speed, range and payload - and its operational agility deliver the best value at the lowest technical risk. With 280 KTAS cruise speed and a combat range of 500-800 nm, the Valor provides twice the speed and twice the range of the current medium helicopter, more than doubling operational reach. The Bell V-280 is a true force multiplier as a result of its capabilities, covering more than five times the area of a current MEDEVAC and requiring smaller support infrastructure and security.

The armed Bell 407 includes the advanced technology of the best selling Bell 407GX. Built on the proven Bell 407 platform and designed for military and parapublic operations, the aircraft encompasses performance, reliability and maintainability. The armed Bell 407 is capable of performing a wide range of missions, configurable for multiple weapons and surveillance packages, including mini-guns, rocket pods, multi-sensor camera and NVG capabilities. The armed Bell 407 offers excellent hot and high performance, a spacious, multi-mission capable cabin with 85 ft3 (2.4 m3) of useable volume that accommodates six passengers, and a standard bi-fold door with a 61 in (155 cm) opening for quick, easy loading and unloading.

SOFIC's 2013 theme, "Strengthening the SOF Bond," provides a forum for military, government, academia and industry stakeholders to network and discuss current and future challenges and how to best support U.S. Special Operations Forces in four key areas: preservation of the force and families, human domain, support of the Theater Special Operations Commands (TSOCs) and innovation. Events include a business opportunities session, networking reception, USSOCOM Component Commander panel, USSOCOM Senior Enlisted Advisors panel, gala reception, dinner and awards presentation.

About Bell Helicopter
Bell Helicopter, a wholly owned subsidiary of Textron Inc., is an industry-leading producer of commercial and military, manned and unmanned vertical-lift aircraft and the pioneer of the revolutionary tiltrotor aircraft. Globally recognized for world-class customer service, innovation and superior quality, Bell's global workforce serves customers flying Bell aircraft in more than 120 countries.

About Textron Inc. 
Textron Inc. is a multi-industry company that leverages its global network of aircraft, defense, industrial and finance businesses to provide customers with innovative solutions and services. Textron is known around the world for its powerful brands such as Bell Helicopter, Cessna Aircraft Company, Jacobsen, Kautex, Lycoming, E-Z-GO, Greenlee, and Textron Systems. More information is available at www.textron.com.

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