DTN News: Indonesia To Buy 50 Controversial Fighter Jets From South Korea

DTN News: Indonesia To Buy 50 Controversial Fighter Jets From South Korea

Source: DTN News - this article / report compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources FROM Jakarta Globe & AFP

(NSI News Source Info) SEOUL, South Korea - July 17, 2010: Indonesia agreed on Thursday to join a South Korean project to develop a new fighter jet which has been delayed for years by technical and budget problems.

Indonesia will acquire about 50 of the KF-X fighters in return for shouldering 20 percent of the development costs in the multi-million dollar project, the South Korean defense ministry said.

The two sides also agreed to work together in production and marketing.

The deal was signed in Seoul by Byun Moo-Keun, commissioner for the ministry’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), and his Indonesian counterpart Eris Herryanto.

South Korea launched the project in 2000 to produce home-built fighters equipped with stealth capabilities.

After delays due to questions about its economic and technical feasibility, President Lee Myung-Bak agreed in January to push ahead with the project amid growing tensions with North Korea.

South Korea plans to decommission all of its ageing F-4 and F-5 fighter jets by 2020. Yonhap news agency said around 170 F-5s operate in South Korea. The planes, first flown in South Korea in 1975, have suffered a number of crashes.

“Exploratory development will start next year, and we plan to produce the new fighter jets after a final feasibility study in late 2012,” a DAPA spokesman told AFP.

“We need foreign partners who will transfer technology and key parts,” he said, declining to give details such as total costs.

On top of the KF-X project, South Korea will also continue to buy advanced fighters from foreign manufacturers, the spokesman said.

DTN News: India’s First Naval Variant Of Light Combat Aircraft - TEJAS

DTN News: India’s First Naval Variant Of Light Combat Aircraft - TEJAS

Source: DTN News - this article / report compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources (NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - July 17, 2010: India has introduced for the first time the Marine version of the LCA (Light Combat Aircraft).

This new device will complement the fleet of MiG-29 K Marine version that will equip future buildings Vikrant class (ICC Aircraft Carrier) currently under construction in India. The program of Light Combat Aircraft LCA TEJAS named (“Glorious” in Sanskrit language) is an Indian national program launched in 1982 with the development lasted 26 years. The first aircraft for the Indian Air Force began to arrive. It is the smallest multi-role combat aircraft in the world. This program is under the responsibility of the Indian manufacturer HAL (Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd). The HAL Tejas is equipped with a multimode radar Doppler modes have air-air, air-ground and air-sea and has a pod FLIR and a laser designator. It could also receive data links. Everything contributes to making him a modern device for a relatively low cost estimated in 2006 to 21 million. The aircraft, however, has been presented with conventional munitions (bombs smooth and baskets rockets) and air-air missiles of short range. On October 27, 2007, the prototype successfully PV1 fired its first missile air-air short range R73 Archer. It was the beginning of the integration phase of weapon systems, which should be followed by the medium-range missile tests Russian Vympel R77. The next step will be the integration of multi-mode radar (multitargeted, TWS and monitoring of land) of domestic manufacture. Based on the version of the Air Force, the Navy version TEJAS therefore form part of the air defense ship alongside the MiG-29K that they will act in the depth of the device. The first prototype of Naval TEJAS registered NP-1 is ready to undergo the phase of system integration tests leading to fixed points, taxi tests and flight. The first flight of NP-1 is expected to occur by the end of 2010. This version uses the engine of the Air Force version, either the F404-IN-20. However, to make the take off aircraft carriers in the builder category STOBAR HAL must choose a more powerful engine: either the GE F414 (Super Hornet), Eurojet EJ200 is the (Eurofighter). A second prototype of NP-2 will join the test by 2011. TEJAS The Navy should enter service by 2015. In total, India plans to obtain 260 TEJAS for the Air Force and Navy.

*This article is being posted from Toronto, Canada By DTN News ~ Defense-Technology News, contact: dtnnews@ymail.com

DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated July 16, 2010

DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated July 16, 2010 Source: U.S. DoD issued July 16, 2010 (NSI News Source Info) WASHINGTON - July 17, 2010: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued July 16, 2010 are undermentioned; CONTRACTS DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY ~Science Applications International Corp., (SAIC), Fairfield, N.J., is being awarded a maximum $241,000,000 fixed price with economic price adjustment, indefinite quantity contract to provide support for industrial line items. Other locations of performance are Ala., and Texas. Using service is Army. There were originally five proposals solicited with four responses. The date of performance completion is July 2018. The contracting activity is the Defense Supply Center Columbus, Columbus, Ohio (SPM7LX-10-D-9006). ~Woolrich, Inc., Woolrich, Pa., * is being awarded a maximum $24,829,825 firm fixed price, sole source contract for trousers. Other locations of performance are Beaumont, Texas, Yazoo City, Miss., and Jersey Shore, Pa. Using service is Army. There was originally one proposal solicited with one response. The date of performance completion is July 16, 2012. The contracting activity is the Defense Supply Center Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa., (SPM1C1-10-D-1076). ~Bremen-Bowdon Investment Co., Bowdon, Ga., ** is being awarded a maximum $13,600,263 firm fixed price, sole source contract for coats. There are no other locations of performance. Using service is Army. There was originally one proposal solicited with one response. The date of performance completion is July 16, 2012. The contracting activity is the Defense Supply Center Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa., (SPM1C1-10-D-1069). ~Sinclair Oil Corp., Salt Lake City, Utah is being awarded a maximum $10,333,350 fixed price with economic price adjustment, indefinite delivery and indefinite quantity contract for fuel. There are no other locations of performance. Using service is Defense Energy Support Center. There were originally nine proposals solicited with one response. The date of performance completion is November 30, 2010. The contracting activity is the Defense Energy Support Center, Fort Belvoir, Va., (SP0600-10-D-0488). AIR FORCE ~Toland & Mizell Architects Inc. of Atlanta, Ga., was awarded a $47,500,000 contractwhich will provide architectural and engineering services in support of the Air Force Reserve Command mission. At this time, $50,000 has been obligated. AFRC/A7KA, Robbins Air Force Base, Ga., is the contracting activity (FA6643-10-D-0004). ~Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co., of Sunnyvale, Calif., was awarded a $34,804,061 contract modification which will exercise the fourth option for Space Based Infrared Systems Highly Elliptical Earth Orbit payload three Launch and Early On-Orbit Support. At this time, $548,174 has been obligated. ISSW/PKF, Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif., is the contracting activity (FA8810-08-C-0002; P00012). ~United Technologies Corp., of San Antonio, Texas was awarded a $16,562,574.42 contract which will provide 324 remanufactured F-100/220/220E engine combustion chambers for F-15 and F-16 aircraft. At this time no funds have been obligated. 448 SCMG/PKBB, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., is the contracting activity (FA8121-10-D-0011). NAVY ~Lockheed Martin Corp., Akron, Ohio, is being awarded a $16,735,867 undefinitized ceiling priced order #0006 under previously awarded contract (N00104-07-G-0726) for manufacture of various components for the MK54 vertical launched ASROC (anti-submarine rocket) missile. Work will be performed in Akron, Ohio. Work is to be completed by August 2012. Contract funds will not expire before the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively awarded. The Naval Inventory Control Point, Mechanicsburg, Pa., is the contracting activity. *Small Business **Woman Owned Small Business