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Thu, 27 Dec 07
Israel in new bid to ready civilians for non-conventional war
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Israel_in_new_bid_to_ready_civilians_for_no n-conventional_war_999.html
Jerusalem (AFP) Dec 23, 2007 - The Israeli army announced on Sunday a new campaign to prepare civilians for conflict, with an emphasis on the dangers of attack with chemical or biological weapons.

Fri, 21 Dec 07
Pentagon orders 3,000 mine-resistant armored vehicles
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Pentagon_orders_3000_mine-resistant_armored _vehicles_999.html
Washington (AFP) Dec 19, 2007 - The Pentagon said Wednesday it has ordered more than 3,100 new mine-resistant armored vehicles worth some 2.6 billion dollars, with the aim of eventually owning a fleet of more than 15,000.

Thu, 20 Dec 07
First STOVL Stealth Fighter Unveiled At Lockheed Martin
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/First_STOVL_Stealth_Fighter_Unveiled_At_Loc kheed_Martin_999.html
Fort Worth TX (SPX) Dec 20, 2007 - Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II, the first fighter to combine stealth with short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) capability and supersonic speed, made its debut amid customers from the United States Marine Corps, the United Kingdom's Royal Navy and Royal Air Force, and the Italian Air Force and Navy.

Thu, 20 Dec 07
iRobot Wins 286 Million Dollar US Army Contract
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/iRobot_Wins_286_Million_Dollar_US_Army_Cont ract_999.html
Burlington MA (SPX) Dec 20, 2007 - iRobot has announced it has been awarded the xBot contract, a $286 million Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract from the U.S. Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training, and Instrumentation (PEO STRI), on behalf of the Robotic Systems Joint Project Office at Redstone Arsenal, Ala. Under the terms of the contract, the Army could order up to 3,000 military robots, spare parts, training and repair services over the next five years.

Wed, 19 Dec 07
Unique Porous Copper Structure Enables New Generation Of Military Micro-Detonators
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Unique_Porous_Copper_Structure_Enables_New_ Generation_Of_Military_Micro_Detonators_999.html
Athens GA (SPX) Dec 19, 2007 - Tiny copper structures with pores at both the nanometer and micron size scales could play a key role in the next generation of detonators used to improve the reliability, reduce the size and lower the cost of certain military munitions.

Wed, 19 Dec 07
Thompson Files: Scrapping Rumsfeld's dream
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Thompson_Files_Scrapping_Rumsfelds_dream_99 9.html
Arlington, Va. (UPI) Dec 18, 2007 - The Pentagon is putting the final touches on its fiscal 2009 budget request, which will be sent to Congress in February. Covering military spending for the years 2009-2013, it is essentially the last defense budget of the Bush era, because the next time a budget goes to Capitol Hill, a different president will sit in the White House.

Mon, 17 Dec 07
EDO Receives Order For Crew 2.1 Counter-IED Systems
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/EDO_Receives_Order_For_Crew_2_1_Counter_IED _Systems_999.html
New York NY (SPX) Dec 17, 2007 - On December 10, the Department of Defense announced that EDO has received orders for 1,136 additional "CREW 2.1" vehicle-mounted electronic jammers, to be delivered by April, 2008. This fixed-price award of $86.5 million is for the EDO model known as the CVRJ (CREW Vehicle Receiver/Jammer) system.

Fri, 14 Dec 07
Army Looks At Long-Term Need For Mine-Resistant Vehicles
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Army_Looks_At_Long_Term_Need_For_Mine_Resis tant_Vehicles_999.html
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 14, 2007 - The Army has not made a formal proposal to cut the number of mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles the service will buy, but officials are looking at the service's long-term need, Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell said. "It would not surprise me if (the Army) made an adjustment," Morrell said during a news conference.

Fri, 14 Dec 07
F-22s At Langley Receive FOC Status
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/F_22s_At_Langley_Receive_FOC_Status_999.htm l
Langley AFB VA (SPX) Dec 14, 2007 - F-22 Raptors here reached full operational capability Dec. 12, said Gen. John D.W. Corley, the commander of Air Combat Command. The announcement officially makes Langley's F-22 squadrons combat ready. FOC for the F-22 means the aircraft are now ready for global engagement, said Lt. Col. Mark Hansen, the Air Combat Command F-22 integration officer. "Crews are now (fully) organized, trained, equipped and ready for the joint fight," he said.

Thu, 13 Dec 07
BAE Systems Completes First Test Of Autonomous Landing System
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/BAE_Systems_Completes_First_Test_Of_Autonom ous_Landing_System_999.html
Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Dec 13, 2007 - BAE Systems has completed the first test of an autonomous landing system intended for large mobility and transport aircraft. The test demonstrated the system's ability to enhance pilot vision in a simulated zero-visibility landing scenario. The Dec. 6 demonstration of the Autonomous Approach and Landing Capability (AALC) system took place at the Air Force Flight Test Center at Edwards Air Force Base aboard a C-130H aircraft.

Thu, 13 Dec 07
Boeing Completes First Mission System Test Flight Of Peace Eagle AEW And C Aircraft
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Boeing_Completes_First_Mission_System_Test_ Flight_Of_Peace_Eagle_AEW_And_C_Aircraft_999.html
St. Louis MO (SPX) Dec 13, 2007 - Boeing has conducted a successful first mission system flight test of a 737 Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW and C) aircraft for Turkey's Peace Eagle program. During the flight from Boeing Field in Seattle, Wash., Boeing and Turkish industry engineers tested the aircraft's communications system, including establishing links with a ground-based Boeing system integration lab and local air traffic control towers using UHF, VHF and HF radios.

Thu, 13 Dec 07
New iRobot PackBot Payload Offers Ruggedized Situational Awareness
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/New_iRobot_PackBot_Payload_Offers_Ruggedize d_Situational_Awareness_999.html
Burlington MA (SPX) Dec 13, 2007 - iRobot has announced the iRobot PackBot with Mapping Kit, a proven platform with a new payload designed to help warfighters deftly manage the dangerous tasks of search, surveillance and reconnaissance missions. PackBot with Mapping Kit is the first field tested and deployed robot to integrate real-time mapping and semi-autonomous remote operational capabilities, delivering soldiers advanced situational awareness while they remain a safe distance from danger.

Wed, 12 Dec 07
Raytheon To Provide Surveillance Systems To NATO
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Raytheon_To_Provide_Surveillance_Systems_To _NATO_999.html
Tewksbury MA (SPX) Dec 12, 2007 - Raytheon has been awarded a $5.3 million contract by NATO Maintenance and Supply Agency to provide tower-based, elevated persistent surveillance capability for protection of NATO forces in Afghanistan. The Enhanced Surveillance Systems has similarities to Rapid Aerostat Initial Deployment (RAID) systems currently deployed by the U.S. Army in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Wed, 12 Dec 07
Thompson Files: USAF airlift options
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Thompson_Files_USAF_airlift_options_999.htm l
Arlington, Va. (UPI) Dec 11, 2007 - Much of what makes America a military superpower resides in the U.S. Air Force. The United States is the only country in the world with stealthy bombers, a big aerial-refueling fleet and enough cargo planes to quickly deliver a brigade of soldiers anywhere in the world.

Tue, 11 Dec 07
Outside View: Russia's super sea bombers
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Outside_View_Russias_super_sea_bombers_999. html
Moscow (UPI) Dec 10, 2007 - The joy of the Malaysian flier who piloted a Russian Su-30 MKM fighter jet at the LIMA 2007 international maritime and aerospace show was understandable.

Tue, 11 Dec 07
Lockheed Martin F-35 Marks 20th Flight
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Lockheed_Martin_F_35_Marks_20th_Flight_999. html
Fort Worth TX (SPX) Dec 11, 2007 - On its 20th flight, the first F-35 Lightning II successfully tested engine performance and aircraft handling qualities at up to 20,000 feet as pilots and crew prepare for air refueling in the coming weeks. Shortly afterward, a dedicated test-bed aircraft began final check-out flights for airborne testing of the Lightning II's Communication-Navigation-Identification system, initiating a test program that will ultimately integrate and fly the complete F-35 avionics package.

Tue, 11 Dec 07
Northrop Grumman KC-30 Tanker Aerial Refueling Boom System Completes Contact With An F-16
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Northrop_Grumman_KC_30_Tanker_Aerial_Refuel ing_Boom_System_Completes_Contact_With_An_F_16_999.html
Melbourne FL (SPX) Dec 11, 2007 - Northrop Grumman's KC-30 Tanker Aerial Refueling Boom System (ARBS) performed its first in-flight contacts with a receiver aircraft, marking the successful completion of a key program milestone and underscoring the company's low-risk approach for quickly replacing the U.S. Air Force's KC-135 tanker fleet. The initial refueling contacts used the advanced ARBS installed on an A310 testbed aircraft, which operated with an F-16 receiver aircraft flying at 27,000 feet.

Mon, 10 Dec 07
Artificial Jellyfish, Explosives Sensor Among Projects Being Developed At Undersea Technology Center
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Artificial_Jellyfish_Explosives_Sensor_Amon g_Projects_Being_Developed_At_Undersea_Technology_Center_999.html
Kingston RI (SPX) Dec 10, 2007 - When researchers at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center in Newport began to investigate how to create a covert network of widely-distributed underwater sensors, they imagined attaching the sensors to artificial jellyfish that could maintain their place in the water while passing information from one sensor to the next.

Mon, 10 Dec 07
BAE Systems To Develop Adaptive Software Technology For DARPA
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/BAE_Systems_To_Develop_Adaptive_Software_Te chnology_For_DARPA_999.html
Reston VA (SPX) Dec 10, 2007 - BAE Systems has been selected by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to create advanced software development tools and processes that meet changing military needs. The work will adapt large-scale software systems to address emerging threats such as asymmetric warfare.

Mon, 10 Dec 07
BAE Systems To Reset Bradley Fighting Vehicles
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/BAE_Systems_To_Reset_Bradley_Fighting_Vehic les_999.html
York PA (SPX) Dec 10, 2007 - BAE Systems has been awarded a contract modification from the U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command, totaling $709.4 million, for the reset of Bradley Fighting Vehicles and associated components. This modification represents the largest national level reset award for Bradley Combat Systems to date. When combined with an earlier award of $234 million for long lead materials and the option worth $57 million, this effort represents over $1 billion for the reset of Bradley Fighting Vehicles.

Fri, 7 Dec 07
Northrop Grumman Authorizes International Suppliers To Begin Work On First Phase Of F-35 Low Rate Initial Production
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Northrop_Grumman_Authorizes_International_S uppliers_To_Begin_Work_On_First_Phase_Of_F_35_Low_Rate_Initial_Production_9 99.html
El Segundo CA (SPX) Dec 07, 2007 - Northrop Grumman has authorized Terma, Lystrup, Denmark and Turkish Aerospace Industries, Inc. (TAI), Ankara, Turkey to begin fabricating subassemblies for the first two F-35 Lightning II production aircraft. The awards, which expand the international membership of Northrop Grumman's F-35 supplier team, represent the first F-35 contracts for Terma and TAI under long-term agreements signed with the company in 2005.

Fri, 7 Dec 07
EaglePicher Technologies Receives Contract To Support Automated Manufacturing Of Missile Batteries
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/EaglePicher_Technologies_Receives_Contract_ To_Support_Automated_Manufacturing_Of_Missile_Batteries_999.html
Joplin MO (SPX) Dec 06, 2007 - EaglePicher Technologies has received a $2.9 million defense contract as part of the 2008 Defense Appropriations Bill. This government contract will fund the qualification of new missile, portable power and Department of Defense batteries at EaglePicher Technologies' new automated facility in Pittsburg, Kan. The new 30,000-square- foot facility positions EaglePicher at the forefront of U.S.-based battery suppliers for defense-related programs.

Fri, 7 Dec 07
Rafael Upgrades German Eurofighters With Litening Navigation And Targeting Pods
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Rafael_Upgrades_German_Eurofighters_With_Li tening_Navigation_And_Targeting_Pods_999.html
Haifa, Israel (SPX) Dec 06, 2007 - Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. will provide the German Air Force with Litening navigation and targeting pods for its Tornado Eurofighters. The $25M deal is a follow-up to the German's previous order for a similar amount. The Litening is one of the most advanced navigation and targeting pods available today.

Wed, 5 Dec 07
Boeing Wins US Air Force B-1B Upgrade Contract
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Boeing_Wins_US_Air_Force_B_1B_Upgrade_Contr act_999.html
St. Louis MO (SPX) Dec 05, 2007 - Boeing has been awarded a $45 million U.S. Air Force contract to upgrade the B-1B bomber's avionics software. The contract award continues an annual upgrade program launched in 2003 to update the aircraft's avionics software through "Sustainment Blocks." This latest upgrade is designated Sustainment Block 14.

Wed, 5 Dec 07
Lockheed Martin Demonstrates Spy-1F Naval Radar Extreme Short Range (ESR) Mode Capability
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Lockheed_Martin_Demonstrates_Spy_1F_Naval_R adar_Extreme_Short_Range_ESR_Mode_Capability_999.html
Moorestown NJ (SPX) Dec 05, 2007 - Lockheed Martin successfully demonstrated a new Extreme Short Range (ESR) mode for its family of SPY-1 naval radars - a radar family most noted for its unmatched performance detecting and tracking ballistic and supersonic cruise missiles. This new ESR mode provides an additional layer of ship defense that supports close-in operations, such as helicopter approach control, and enhances small surface target detection and performance in the littorals.

Wed, 5 Dec 07
Northrop Grumman's LITENING Advanced Targeting System Achieves Operational Availability Milestone
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Northrop_Grumman_LITENING_Advanced_Targetin g_System_Achieves_Operational_Availability_Milestone_999.html
Rolling Meadows IL (SPX) Dec 05, 2007 - Northrop Grumman announced that the LITENING Advanced Targeting (AT) has achieved more than two years of operational availability consistently above 95 percent among all U.S. customers. LITENING AT systems are currently deployed with the U.S. Air Force Reserve Command, Air National Guard, Marine Corps, Air Combat Command and coalition forces.

Wed, 5 Dec 07
US Army Awards Lockheed Martin Contract For Bridge 3 M299 Launcher
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/US_Army_Awards_Lockheed_Martin_Contract_For _Bridge_3_M299_Launcher_999.html
Orlando FL (SPX) Dec 05, 2007 - Lockheed Martin received a $51.3 million U.S. Army contract to supply an additional 430 M299 helicopter-mounted missile launchers and 376 launcher electronic assemblies for U.S. and international forces. The contract also includes multiple spares, engineering services and depot support. The order, from the Aviation and Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, AL, includes 402 launcher units for the U.S. Armed Services and 28 units for foreign military sales customers.

Wed, 5 Dec 07
Sealift Of Mine-Resistant, Ambush-Protected Vehicles Begins
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Sealift_Of_Mine_Resistant_Ambush_Protected_ Vehicles_Begins_999.html
Scott AFB IL (SPX) Dec 03, 2007 - A commercial cargo ship carrying more than 100 mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles for troops in Iraq set sail this week from Naval Weapons Station Charleston, S.C. The vehicles, known as MRAPS, are designed to protect occupants against armor-piercing roadside bombs, knows as "explosively formed penetrators."

Wed, 5 Dec 07
Secretary Sees First Afterburning Engine Test With Synthetic Fuel
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Secretary_Sees_First_Afterburning_Engine_Te st_With_Synthetic_Fuel_999.html
Arnold AFB TN (SPX) Dec 03, 2007 - The secretary of the Air Force viewed the first ground testing of the General Electric F101 engine using a 50-50 mix of Fischer-Tropsch and JP-8 jet fuels Nov. 27 at Arnold Air Force Base. Secretary Michael W. Wynne witnessed the first series to qualify a high-performance, afterburning engine with FT fuel for a combat aircraft at the Arnold Engineering Development Center.

Wed, 5 Dec 07
EDO Receives 54.4 Million Dollar Contract For F-22 Weapon-Release System
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/EDO_Receives_54_Million_Dollar_Contract_For _F_22_Weapon_Release_System_999.html
New York NY (SPX) Nov 30, 2007 - EDO has been awarded a $54.4 million contract from Lockheed Martin Aeronautics for continued production of its LAU-142/A AMRAAM Vertical Ejection Launcher, or AVEL, for the F-22 Raptor. This latest order covers production lots 7, 8, and 9, plus spares and associated engineering. These production lots will bring the total number of F-22 aircraft to 191, all of which are equipped with the AVEL.

Wed, 5 Dec 07
F135 Team Delivers F135 STOVL Propulsion System To LockMart
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/F135_Team_Delivers_F135_STOVL_Propulsion_Sy stem_To_LockMart_999.html
East Hartford CT (SPX) Nov 30, 2007 - Pratt And Whitney has delivered the first F135 short-takeoff/vertical-landing (STOVL) propulsion system including the Rolls-Royce Lift System to Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth, Texas. The propulsion system will support airframe and engine interface evaluations for the first STOVL flight test aircraft, scheduled for its initial flight in May 2008. Pratt and Whitney is a United Technologies.

Wed, 5 Dec 07
AgustaWestland Completes BERP IV Flight Testing
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/AgustaWestland_Completes_BERP_IV_Flight_Tes ting_999.html
London, UK (SPX) Nov 28, 2007 - AgustaWestland has successfully completed the qualification flight testing of the new generation BERP IV AW101 main rotor blades. The new technology blades will enter operational service in early 2008 on the UK's Royal Air Force fleet of AW101 Merlin Mk.3A helicopters. The BERP IV program commenced in 2000 with a technology selection and integration phase leading to the design and manufacturing phase in 2002.

Wed, 5 Dec 07
Northrop Grumman To Develop Enhanced Joint C4ISR And Mission Planning Capabilities
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Northrop_Grumman_To_Develop_Enhanced_Joint_ C4ISR_And_Mission_Planning_Capabilities_999.html
Reston VA (SPX) Nov 28, 2007 - Northrop Grumman announced that its Mission Systems sector has chosen the Microsoft ESP visual simulation platform to develop enhanced capabilities for joint military command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance (C4ISR) and route and mission planning.

Wed, 5 Dec 07
Unit Receives Task Force Marne¿s First MRAPs
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Unit_Receives_Task_Force_Marne_First_MRAPs_ 999.html
Camp Liberty, Iraq (SPX) Nov 28, 2007 - Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, recently became the first in Task Force Marne to receive the Army¿s new mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles, known as MRAPs. They completed MRAP drivers training here Nov. 8 and will be returning to their respective bases with about 20 MRAPs.

Sat, 1 Dec 07
BAE Systems Completes In-Country Commissioning Of Airborne Reconnaissance System
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/BAE_Systems_Completes_In_Country_Commission ing_Of_Airborne_Reconnaissance_System_999.html
Greenlawn NY (SPX) Nov 30, 2007 - BAE Systems has completed in-country commissioning in Oman for a long-range, electro-optical reconnaissance system as part of the F-16 Oman Peace A'sama A'safiya program. The commissioning marks the first fielding and sale of BAE Systems' Airborne Reconnaissance System (ARS) camera. ARS can take pictures day or night at fighter-plane speeds and altitudes from 3,000 to 40,000 feet and at ranges up to 100 nautical miles. It has the largest focal length currently available for tactical reconnaissance missions.