Aerospace and Defense News

CALL FOR YOUTHS TO VENTURE INTO AEROSPACE INDUSTRY (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News) DENGKIL, May 9 (Bernama) -- The Human Resources Ministry through the Peninsular Malaysia Manpower Department will encourage more youths to venture into the aerospace industry.

Ohio Celebrates National Leadership Position in Aerospace Industry (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) World leaders in the aerospace industry today celebrated Ohio Aerospace Day, an event that brings to light Ohio's historic strengths and dedication to developing future innovations in the aerospace industry.

Jones on QuEST Manufacturing board (CIOL) NEW DELHI: QuEST has added Tim Jones to the board of directors of QuESTManufacturing. Jones recently retired as managing director of Rolls-Royce, India Ltd.

City intends to help DJ Engineering (The Augusta Daily Gazette) Hearing on Industrial Revenue Bons set for June 2

Commencement 2008: Future Astronaut Aiming for Space (Newswise) It's not every day that you meet someone who builds next-generation rocket engines - from scratch - for fun. But Phil Bracken, who will graduate this month from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a major in aeronautical engineering and a clear goal of becoming an astronaut, is doing exactly that.

Defense industry tax havens under fire (MSNBC) Contractors large and small have been heading offshore to shield piles of taxpayer dollars, according to an Associated Press investigation, but irate lawmakers are thundering that they'll put an end to it.

Spartan Chassis lands MRAP contract (DeWitt-Bath Review) CHARLOTTE - Spartan Motors Inc. subsidiary Spartan Chassis has received a $56.4 million subcontract from defense industry manufacturer BAE Systems PLC to make and assemble chassis components for the military's Mine Resistant Ambush Protected, or MRAP, program.

Steven F. Gaffney Elected Chairman of the Board of IAP Worldwide Services, Inc. (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News) The Board of Directors of IAP Worldwide Services, Inc. today announced that it has elected Steven F. Gaffney, a senior executive with 25 years of experience in the defense industry, as Chairman of the Board.

Letterkenny official honored (Public Opinion) John R. Gray, deputy commander at Letterkenny Army Depot, has been awarded the Lawrence J. Rhoades Award from the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining.

Cash-strapped Florida gives $9.1M to Orlando military training facilities (Orlando Sentinel) Despite Florida's economic funk and billions of dollars in recent budget cuts, the Legislature has cleared the way for Orlando's military training facilities to receive an unprecedented $9.1 million, local officials said Thursday.

Regulations to change offsets and FDI policy (Business Standard India) By May 15, Ministry of Defence (MoD) hopes to announce the long-awaited changes to its existing procurement and offsets regulations, spelt out in the Defence Procurement Policy of 2006 (DPP-2006).

Management group warns CEOs of data-breach risks (ZDNet UK) The British-North American Committee and chief executive of ICANN claim business leaders are not taking data breaches seriously enough

Defence boosts secrecy (Montreal Gazette) The Defence Department has upped the secrecy around how it spends taxpayers' money by bringing in a new rule that prevents companies interested in bidding on equipment projects from talking publicly. The Defence Department has made public a notice giving details about its plans to purchase new sonar systems for navy's frigates. But the department has also warned companies not to discuss the ...

Defence spending under the spotlight (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) The Federal Government has commissioned a review of the Defence Department's $10 billion-a-year procurement program.

BAE to appoint ethics tsar after bribery claims (Daily Telegraph) BAE Systems is to appoint a senior executive to oversee the implementation of a new code of conduct at the defence company after its chairman, Dick Olver, and chief executive, Mike Turner, accepted that it had not paid sufficient attention to ethical standards.

Turkish Defense Industry Aims 1 Bln Usd In Exports (TurkishPress.com) KUALA LUMPUR - Turkish defense industry aims at making an annual exports of 1 billion USD, officials from the defense industry said on Tuesday.

Turkish Defense Industry Companies At Asia's Largest Exhibition (TurkishPress.com) ANKARA - Turkish defense industry companies are expected to attract a great deal of attention at an international defense industry fair in Malaysia.

Turkey going to install missile defense shield in its territory (PanARMENIAN.Net) Two systems will be installed in Ankara and Istanbul, and installation of others will depend on the directions of potential missile threats.

Turkey Has A Successful Performance At DSA 2008 Defense Industry Fair (TurkishPress.com) KUALA LUMPUR - Turkey showed a successful performance at the 11th Defense Services Asia Exhibition and Conference (DSA 2008), Turkish undersecretary said on Thursday.

Turkish General Says Some Friend And Ally Countries Support Terrorist Organization (TurkishPress.com) WASHINGTON D.C. - A high-ranking Turkish general said on Monday that some friend and ally countries of Turkey have helped the terrorist organization PKK and warned that "terrorism may one day hurt them too."

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