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Wed, 30 Apr 08
NGC Receives Multiple Contracts For F-22 Program
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/NGC_Receives_Multiple_Contracts_For_F_22_Pr ogram_999.html
San Diego CA (SPX) Apr 30, 2008 - Northrop Grumman has received multiple contracts totaling $252 million from Lockheed Martin since Jan. 1, 2008 for the communications, navigation and identification (CNI) subsystem of the U.S. Air Force's F-22 Raptor fighter program. The awards include F-22 Production Lots 7, 8, 9 and spares, and modernization efforts for the CNI systems.

Wed, 30 Apr 08
Boeing Delivers Proposal To Equip Indian AF With Super Hornet Fighters
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Boeing_Delivers_Proposal_To_Equip_Indian_AF _With_Super_Hornet_Fighters_999.html
St. Louis MO (SPX) Apr 30, 2008 - Boeing has delivered a detailed, 7,000-page proposal offering its advanced F/A-18E/F Super Hornet to the Indian Air Force as part of India's Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) competition. "Our proposal team worked diligently to fully understand and meet the requirements set out by the Indian Ministry of Defense (MOD). We are offering India the best-value, most advanced and proven multirole combat fighter in production today," said Jim Albaugh, president and CEO, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems (IDS).

Tue, 29 Apr 08
LockMart Completes Initial EMI Testing To Enhance JLTV Design
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/LockMart_Completes_Initial_EMI_Testing_To_E nhance_JLTV_Design_999.html
Owego NY (SPX) Apr 29, 2008 - Lockheed Martin has completed initial electromagnetic interference (EMI) testing of the next-generation vehicle it is building for the U.S. Army's Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) competition. The tests are helping team engineers reduce risk and ensure JLTV program success by advancing the team's vehicle design in the early stages of development.

Mon, 28 Apr 08
Raytheon Awarded Contract For European Radar Program
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Raytheon_Awarded_Contract_For_European_Rada r_Program_999.html
Tewksbury MA (SPX) Apr 28, 2008 - Raytheon has been awarded a $5 million U. S. Missile Defense Agency contract to begin initial planning and requirements definition for the European Mid-course Radar program proposed for the Czech Republic. Subject to successful completion of negotiations with the Czech Republic and ratification, this program includes the assembly and installation of an existing X-band radar located in the Republic of the Marshall Islands.

Thu, 24 Apr 08
Outside View: Su-34 strategy -- Part 2
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Outside_View_Su-34_strategy_Part_2_999.html
Moscow, April 23, 2008 - The Sukhoi Su-34 Fullback aircraft's remarkable qualities give Russia the option of using a relatively small number of them as an elite strike force.(United Press International's "Outside View" commentaries are written by outside contributors who specialize in a variety of important issues. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of United Press International. In the interests of creating an open forum, original submissions are invited.)

Thu, 24 Apr 08
Defense Focus: Weapons evolution -- Part 4
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Defense_Focus_Weapons_evolution_Part_4_999. html
Washington, April 23, 2008 - Weapons systems in the 21st century are evolving in different directions: They are getting bigger and smaller, vastly more high tech and far simpler -- all at the same time.

Thu, 24 Apr 08
BAE Starts Manufacture Of First F-35 Lightning II Aircraft
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/BAE_Starts_Manufacture_Of_First_F_35_Lightn ing_II_Aircraft_999.html
Manchester, UK (SPX) Apr 24, 2008 - BAE Systems has cut metal on its first component for the F-35 Lightning II production aircraft. This opening cut, on a component part of the aft fuselage, signifies a major milestone for the F-35 Lightning II programme. The metal cut is for the first production F-35 Lightning II aircraft which will enter into service with the US Air Force (USAF) in 2010 and follows the production contract announcement made in December last year.

Wed, 23 Apr 08
Boeing Awarded DARPA Contract To Develop Ultra-Long-Endurance Aircraft Technologies
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Boeing_Awarded_DARPA_Contract_To_Develop_Ul tra_Long_Endurance_Aircraft_Technologies_999.html
St. Louis MO (SPX) Apr 23, 2008 - Boeing has been awarded a $3.8 million Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) contract for Phase 1 of the Vulture air vehicle program, an effort to create a new category of ultra-long-endurance aircraft. DARPA's Vulture program calls for developing technologies and ultimately a vehicle that can deliver and maintain an airborne payload on station for an uninterrupted period of more than five years using a fixed-wing aircraft.

Wed, 23 Apr 08
Outside View: Su-34 strategy -- Part 1
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Outside_View_Su-34_strategy_Part_1_999.html
Moscow, April 22, 2008 - Russia's rearmament program, approved in 2006 for a period until 2015, provides for supplying modern weapons to its armed forces. One of them is the Sukhoi Su-34 Fullback fighter-bomber, which will replace the Sukhoi Su-24 Fencers. (United Press International's "Outside View" commentaries are written by outside contributors who specialize in a variety of important issues. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of United Press International. In the interests of creating an open forum, original submissions are invited.)

Wed, 23 Apr 08
Sandia Licenses Its Improved Flash-Bang Technology
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Sandia_Licenses_Its_Improved_Flash_Bang_Tec hnology_999.html
Albuquerque NM (SPX) Apr 23, 2008 - Sandia National Laboratories recently licensed its safer fuel air diversionary device technology to Defense Technology Corporation of America, located in Casper, Wyo. Diversionary devices - also called stun grenades or flash-bangs - are a less-than-lethal device used in a wide variety of law enforcement and military operations.

Tue, 22 Apr 08
BAE Awarded US Army FMTV Contract
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/BAE_Awarded_US_Army_FMTV_Contract_999.html
Sealy TX (SPX) Apr 22, 2008 - BAE Systems has been awarded a $43.6 million contract by the U.S. Army to manufacture 730 Long Term Armor Strategy (LTAS) cargo vehicles. This contract is part of the Army's Long Term Armor Strategy initiative to equip all tactical vehicles with the ability to be armored when necessary. It provides the initial production and full scale ramp up of the Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) LTAS variant.

Mon, 21 Apr 08
The Evolution Of Weaponry Is Truly Darwinian Part One
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/The_Evolution_Of_Weaponry_Is_Truly_Darwinia n_Part_One_999.html
Washington (UPI) April 21, 2008 - Charles Darwin was right -- at least for weapons systems: Principles of evolution and the struggle for survival of the fittest apply there all the time. Weapons systems have to keep evolving. And when they can't evolve any more -- they die.

Mon, 21 Apr 08
Pearl-Like Coating From Oysters Could Protect Aircraft
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Pearl_Like_Coating_From_Oysters_Could_Prote ct_Aircraft_999.html
Arlington VA (SPX) Apr 21, 2008 - Scientists from the University of Dayton Research Institute have manipulated the process of shell and pearl formation in oysters to demonstrate a method for depositing pearl-like coatings onto various metal surfaces. This biomimetic research could lead to new lightweight, durable coatings able to protect aircraft from impact and corrosion.

Fri, 18 Apr 08
Boeing Delivers First Laser JDAMs
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Boeing_Delivers_First_Laser_JDAMs_999.html
St Louis MO (SPX) Apr 18, 2008 - Boeing has delivered the first Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition (LJDAM) kits to the U.S. Air Force. The Precision Laser Guidance Set (PLGS) kits are being produced to satisfy the Air Force and Navy's urgent need for engagement of fast-moving land targets.

Thu, 17 Apr 08
DARPA Selects Aurora For Vulture Program
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/DARPA_Selects_Aurora_For_Vulture_Program_99 9.html
Manassas VA (SPX) Apr 17, 2008 - Aurora Flight Sciences has announced that it has been awarded a contract to develop a radical new aircraft that can stay aloft for up to five years. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) made the award under a program known as "Vulture."

Thu, 17 Apr 08
Defense Focus: High-tech limits -- Part 2
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Defense_Focus_High-tech_limits_Part_2_999.h tml
Washington, April 16, 2008 - What matters most with weapons systems is not how fast and how high, or even how heavily armed the aircraft flies, the tank rumbles or the warship sails, or even how powerful their guns and missiles are, but whether the systems will actually work reliably and how much punishment they can take.

Thu, 17 Apr 08
Lockheed Martin Proposes An Integrated Approach To JLTV Survivability
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Lockheed_Martin_Proposes_An_Integrated_Appr oach_To_JLTV_Survivability_999.html
Owego NY (SPX) Apr 15, 2008 - Lockheed Martin submitted its proposal for the Technology Development phase of the competition to build the next-generation Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) for the U.S. Army and Marine Corps. The proposal, delivered to the services' joint JLTV program office on April 11, offers an integrated approach to military vehicle survivability that combines vehicle design with systems intelligence.

Fri, 11 Apr 08
EQ-36 Counterfire Target Acquisition Radar Undergoes Successful Testing
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/EQ_36_Counterfire_Target_Acquisition_Radar_ Undergoes_Successful_Testing_999.html
Syracuse NY (SPX) Apr 11, 2008 - Syracuse Research Corporation (SRC)'s radar that is the prototype for Lockheed Martin's Enhanced AN/TPQ-36 counter-fire target acquisition (EQ-36) radar recently completed successful performance testing in 360-degree counter-fire mode against mortars and rockets at the U.S. Army's Yuma Proving Grounds in Arizona. The prototype radar was developed by SRC under an Army Technology Objective.

Fri, 11 Apr 08
Raytheon Awarded Contract To Provide Marines With Persistent Surveillance
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Raytheon_Awarded_Contract_To_Provide_Marine s_With_Persistent_Surveillance_999.html
Tewksbury MA (SPX) Apr 11, 2008 - U. S. Marines in Iraq will have enhanced ability to detect hostile troop movements thanks to Raytheon's Ground Based Operational Surveillance System (GBOSS). Raytheon has been awarded a $60 million contract option to provide the U.S. Marine Corps with GBOSS elevated sensor systems with networked remote operational capability.

Thu, 10 Apr 08
US accused of pressing nations over cluster bomb treaty
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/US_accused_of_pressing_nations_over_cluster _bomb_treaty_999.html
Brussels (AFP) April 9, 2008 - A leading group working on behalf of disabled people accused the United States Wednesday of pressuring European and African countries not to join a new treaty next month banning cluster bombs.

Wed, 9 Apr 08
Thales' I-Master Radar Reports Flight Trial Success
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Thales_I_Master_Radar_Reports_Flight_Trial_ Success_999.html
London, UK (SPX) Apr 08, 2008 - Thales UK presented the I-Master radar in cooperation with Seabird Aviation at SOFEX 2008. Seabird Aviation and Thales are working together to study the incorporation of the I-Master radar onto the Seabird SB7L-360 Seeker to enable further joint success in approaching a particular segment of the global airborne surveillance market.

Tue, 8 Apr 08
USAF Evaluation Found Boeing Tanker More Capable, Survivable For Flight Crews
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/USAF_Evaluation_Found_Boeing_Tanker_More_Ca pable_Survivable_For_Flight_Crews_999.html
St. Louis MO (SPX) Apr 07, 2008 - While the U.S. Air Force awarded a contract to build the next aerial refueling airplane to the team of Northrop Grumman and the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS), Air Force evaluators found the Boeing KC-767 Advanced Tanker offers more mission capability and has a better chance of surviving combat than the larger Northrop-EADS KC-30 tanker.

Tue, 8 Apr 08
Boeing Begins Final Assembly Of First P-8A Poseidon
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Boeing_Begins_Final_Assembly_Of_First_P_8A_ Poseidon_999.html
St. Louis MO (SPX) Apr 07, 2008 - Boeing has begun final assembly of the first P-8A Poseidon for the U.S. Navy. The P-8A will provide increased capability in long-range anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance.

Tue, 8 Apr 08
BAE Receives US Army Contract For MMPV
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/BAE_Receives_US_Army_Contract_For_MMPV_999. html
York PA (SPX) Apr 07, 2008 - BAE Systems has received a $132 million production contract from the U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command for 179 Medium Mine Protected Vehicles (MMPV). In December 2007, BAE Systems was selected as the prime contractor for the MMPV program, worth up to $2.2 billion to produce up to 2,500 vehicles through 2015, for Army Engineers and Explosive Ordnance Disposal teams.

Mon, 7 Apr 08
US bomber catches fire after landing in Qatar, crew safe: air force
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/US_bomber_catches_fire_after_landing_in_Qat ar_crew_safe_air_force_999.html
Dubai (AFP) April 4, 2008 - A US B-1 bomber caught fire after landing at a an air base in Qatar Friday but the crew evacuated and was safe, the US air force said in a statement.

Mon, 7 Apr 08
World gathers to redefine chemical weapons mission
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/World_gathers_to_redefine_chemical_weapons_ mission_999.html
The Hague (AFP) April 5, 2008 - The head of the body created to rid the world of chemical weapons says its 11-year mission is entering a new phase, with Iraq set to sign its founding treaty and rogue threats coming to the fore.

Mon, 7 Apr 08
Raytheon Seeks Solutions For Defeating Improvised Explosive Devices
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Raytheon_Seeks_Solutions_For_Defeating_Impr ovised_Explosive_Devices_999.html
Washington DC (SPX) Apr 04, 2008 - Raytheon has launched a new Web site to recruit industry and academic partners to help defeat improvised explosive devices (IED), the No. 1 killer of service members in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Web site allows industry and academia to make teaming and partnership recommendations for proposed solutions and to receive rapid, confidential reviews and feedback on those solutions.

Mon, 7 Apr 08
New Aircraft Delivered To First Active Duty USAF C-130J Combat Squadron
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/New_Aircraft_Delivered_To_First_Active_Duty _USAF_C_130J_Combat_Squadron_999.html
Marietta GA (SPX) Apr 04, 2008 - Lockheed Martin has delivered a sixth C-130J Super Hercules tothe 41st Airlift Squadron, a unit of the 463rd Airlift Group, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. The 41st, also known as the "Black Cats," is the first active-duty C-130J combat squadron in the Air Force.

Mon, 7 Apr 08
NGC Begins Assembling First F-35 Production Jet
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/NGC_Begins_Assembling_First_F_35_Production _Jet_999.html
Palmdale CA (SPX) Apr 04, 2008 - Northrop Grumman has begun assembling the center fuselage for the first production Lightning II jet, a weight-optimized, U.S. Air Force F-35A conventional take-off and landing (CTOL) variant designated AF-6. The center fuselage is the core structure around which the F-35 aircraft is built.

Mon, 7 Apr 08
Thompson Files: Dumb defense decisions
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Thompson_Files_Dumb_defense_decisions_999.h tml
Arlington VA (UPI) April 3, 2008 - U.S. military expert Anthony Cordesman claims the Bush administration has fielded "the worst wartime national security team in United States history." That's pretty harsh.

Thu, 3 Apr 08
Upgraded B-52 Still On Cutting Edge
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Upgraded_B_52_Still_On_Cutting_Edge_999.htm l
Langley AFB VA (SPX) Apr 03, 2008 - The B-52 Stratofortress is continually modified with new technology making the 50-year-old airframe one of the Air Force's most effective long-range heavy bombers. Modified B-52 aircraft with modern technology are capable of delivering a full range of joint-developed weapons and will continue to be an important element of national defense, said Air Combat Command officials.

Thu, 3 Apr 08
DRS Wins Contract To Produce Roof Assemblies For Maxx Pro MRAP
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/DRS_Wins_Contract_To_Produce_Roof_Assemblie s_For_Maxx_Pro_MRAP_999.html
Parsippany NJ (SPX) Apr 03, 2008 - DRS Technologies has announced that it has received two contract awards valued at $34 million to manufacture 2,500 armored roof assemblies for the International Military and Government MaxxPro 4 x 4 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle.

Wed, 2 Apr 08
Outside View: Russia's tank woes -- Part 2
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Outside_View_Russias_tank_woes_Part_2_999.h tml
Moscow, April 1, 2008 - Russian tanks are behind those of the United States and other nations in using modern electronics.

Wed, 2 Apr 08
QinetiQ Achieves Commencement Of Service For CATS
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/QinetiQ_Achieves_Commencement_Of_Service_Fo r_CATS_999.html
London, UK (SPX) Apr 02, 2008 - QinetiQ has brought into service two important elements of the Combined Aerial Target Service (CATS) for the UK's armed forces, having completed a series of complex verification and evaluation trials on-time and within all the operational constraints. This contract, worth up to GBP308m over 20 years, was awarded to QinetiQ by the MOD on 14th December 2006.

Wed, 2 Apr 08
Outside View: Russia's tank woes -- Part 1
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Outside_View_Russias_tank_woes_Part_1_999.h tml
Moscow (UPI) Mar 31, 2008 - Although warfare featuring tank armadas over vast territories is already a thing of the past, armor still remains the main striking force of modern armies.

Wed, 2 Apr 08
Boeing, US Army Transmit Sensor Data From JTRS Radios To FCS Vehicles For First Time
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Boeing_US_Army_Transmit_Sensor_Data_From_JT RS_Radios_To_FCS_Vehicles_For_First_Time_999.html
St. Louis MO (SPX) Mar 31, 2008 - Boeing and the U.S. Army have demonstrated for the first time that the software-defined Joint Tactical Radio System Ground Mobile Radios (JTRS GMR) can receive data from unattended ground sensors and pass the data to nearby vehicles equipped with the Future Combat Systems (FCS) network integration system.

Wed, 2 Apr 08
Northrop Grumman Awarded Contract For SCORPION Unattended Ground Sensor
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Northrop_Grumman_Awarded_Contract_For_SCORP ION_Unattended_Ground_Sensor_999.html
Cincinnati OH (SPX) Mar 31, 2008 - Northrop Grumman has received a contract from the U.S. Army to provide soldiers with additional SCORPION unattended ground sensor (UGS) system spares and technical support. The primary function of the SCORPION system is to provide long and short range target recognition for situational awareness, border and perimeter security and persistent surveillance.