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Thu, 29 May 08
Raytheon Tests JSOW Seeker For Hitting Moving Maritime Targets
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Raytheon_Tests_JSOW_Seeker_For_Hitting_Movi ng_Maritime_Targets_999.html
Tucson AZ (SPX) May 29, 2008 - Raytheon's AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon C1 variant moved a step closer to free-flight April 1 following successful captive flight tests of the weapon's new infrared camera seeker system.

Thu, 29 May 08
Landmark cluster bomb ban agreed by 111 countries
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Landmark_cluster_bomb_ban_agreed_by_111_cou ntries_999.html
Dublin (AFP) May 28, 2008 - Delegates from 111 nations agreed Wednesday a landmark treaty to ban cluster bombs, Ireland's foreign ministry said, in a deal that lacks the backing of major producers and stockpilers of the lethal weapons.

Wed, 28 May 08
Polish Ministry of Defense Deploys Savi Wireless Supply Chain Network Solution
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Polish_Ministry_of_Defense_Deploys_Savi_Wir eless_Supply_Chain_Network_Solution_999.html
Mountain View CA (SPX) May 28, 2008 - To support NATO peace keeping objectives in Afghanistan and elsewhere, the Polish Ministry of Defense (PMD) is deploying a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)-based solution provided by Savi, a Lockheed Martin company, to automate tracking and management of military supplies. This marks the second largest NATO-related installation of Savi's RFID networked solution and the eighth separate defense force deployment of it worldwide.

Wed, 28 May 08
Northrop Grumman and Central Florida Join Forces For Next-Gen Optics And Photonics
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Northrop_Grumman_and_Central_Florida_Join_F orces_For_Next_Gen_Optics_And_Photonics_999.html
Linthicum MD (SPX) May 28, 2008 - Northrop Grumman has further strengthened its long-standing relationship with the University of Central Florida by forming a strategic research partnership aimed at facilitating the co-development of advanced optic and photonic technologies.

Wed, 28 May 08
Lockheed Martin Receives Funding F-35 Lot 2 Production
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Lockheed_Martin_Receives_Funding_F_35_Lot_2 _Production_999.html
Fort Worth TX (SPX) May 28, 2008 - The United States Department of Defense has authorized the release of funds to buy six conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) F-35A Lightning IIs for the U.S. Air Force, with provisional approval to purchase six short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) F-35Bs for the U.S. Marine Corps following a senior leadership review and the inaugural flight of that variant.

Wed, 28 May 08
Thompson Files: Why America needs the F-22
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Thompson_Files_Why_America_needs_the_F-22_9 99.html
Arlington, Va. (UPI) May 27, 2008 - Imagine that in 1902, Secretary of War Elihu Root had told U.S. President Teddy Roosevelt the difficulty of suppressing the Philippine Insurrection proved future weapons would need to be useful in conducting irregular warfare. I know, you aren't so clear on what the Philippine Insurrection was. But it was a big deal at the time: 130,000 U.S. troops were deployed in a multiyear counterinsurgency campaign, and more than 4,000 of them died. U.S. forces tortured prisoners. Insurgents committed atrocities. Very messy.

Wed, 28 May 08
Titanium doors to increase soldier safety
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Titanium_doors_to_increase_soldier_safety_9 99.html
Oak Ridge, Tenn. (UPI) May 27, 2008 - U.S. government scientists say the next generation of combat vehicles will be equipped with titanium alloy doors to provide increased safety for soldiers.

Tue, 27 May 08
iRobot Receives Orders For 200 More Infantry Robots
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/iRobot_Receives_Orders_For_200_More_Infantr y_Robots_999.html
Bedford MA (SPX) May 27, 2008 - iRobot Corp has received orders under two separate contracts from the U.S. Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training, and Instrumentation (PEO STRI), that manages these contracts on behalf of the Robotic Systems Joint Project Office at Warren, Mich. and Huntsville, Ala.

Tue, 27 May 08
X-48B Blended Wing Body Flight Tests Enter 2nd Phase
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/X_48B_Blended_Wing_Body_Flight_Tests_Enter_ 2nd_Phase_999.html
Edwards, CA (SPX) May 27, 2008 - NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center and The Boeing Co. are expanding the flight envelope for the X-48B blended wing body research aircraft.

Tue, 27 May 08
British Bulldog Helps Protect The Protectors
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/British_Bulldog_Helps_Protect_The_Protector s_999.html
London UK (SPX) May 27, 2008 - UK Defence Minister Baroness Ann Taylor announced Monday that the Army has taken delivery of the 500th upgraded Bulldog infantry troop carrier - large numbers of which are deployed in Iraq where they have been praised by troops.

Tue, 27 May 08
BAE Wins Counter-IED Operations Support Contract
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/BAE_Wins_Counter_IED_Operations_Support_Con tract_999.html
Rockville MD (SPX) May 27, 2008 - BAE Systems has been awarded one of four prime contractor positions on the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (JIEDDO) Operations Support Contract. The contract has a maximum value of approximately $452 million if all deliveries and task orders are exercised by the prime contractors.

Tue, 27 May 08
Tank Technology Stuck In The 1940s Part Two
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Tank_Technology_Stuck_In_The_1940s_Part_Two _999.html
Washington (UPI) May 8, 2008 - The U.S. Army, which has only the most rudimentary understanding of operational art, has designed its tanks, especially the M-1 Abrams Main Battle Tank, for tactical utility with little thought for operational mobility.(William S. Lind, expressing his own personal opinion, is director for the Center for Cultural Conservatism for the Free Congress Foundation.)

Sat, 24 May 08
Kick-Off For The New AMPV Vehicle Family
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Kick_Off_For_The_New_AMPV_Vehicle_Family_99 9.html
Munich, Germany (SPX) May 23, 2008 - Rheinmetall Defence of Dusseldorf and Krauss-Maffei Wegmann of Munich have launched a joint programme to develop a highly protected new vehicle family in the 5 to 9 ton weight class.

Sat, 24 May 08
Northrop Grumman And UCL Join Forces to Develop Next-Gen Optic And Photonic Technologies
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Northrop_Grumman_And_UCL_Join_Forces_to_Dev elop_Next_Gen_Optic_And_Photonic_Technologies_999.html
Linthicum MD (SPX) May 23, 2008 - Northrop Grumman has further strengthened its long-standing relationship with the University of Central Florida by forming a strategic research partnership aimed at facilitating the co-development of advanced optic and photonic technologies.

Sat, 24 May 08
From Tank Armor To Personal Armor Part Two
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/From_Tank_Armor_To_Personal_Armor_Part_Two_ 999.html
Washington (UPI) May 22, 2008 - The "Iron Man" movie is in one key respect already a documentary reflection of reality: In Iraq, tens of thousands of U.S. soldiers over the past five years owe their lives to their Kevlar armor and ceramic implants.

Thu, 22 May 08
US opposes cluster bomb ban, backs 'technological fixes'
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/US_opposes_cluster_bomb_ban_backs_technolog ical_fixes_999.html
Washington (AFP) May 21, 2008 - The United States on Wednesday opposed a worldwide ban on cluster bombs, calling instead for "technological fixes" that would make them safer.

Thu, 22 May 08
Iron Man Underscores Critical Need For Armor Part One
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Iron Man Underscores Critical Need For Armor Part One_999.html
Washington (UPI) May 21, 2008 - The hit movie "Iron Man" teaches low-tech as well as high-tech lessons about preparing armies for modern war.

Wed, 21 May 08
Thompson Files: Defense consensus
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Thompson_Files_Defense_consensus_999.html
Arlington, Va. (UPI) May 20, 2008 - The conventional wisdom about American politics is that the nation has become deeply polarized since the Vietnam War, with voters increasingly crowding to opposite extremes of the political spectrum. For example, the May 11 New York Times contained an essay by William A. Galston and Pietro S. Nivola of the Brookings Institution that stated in its opening paragraph, "Our research concludes not only that the ideological differences between the political parties are growing but also that they have become embedded in American society."

Wed, 21 May 08
Study transmits radio signals in tunnels
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Study_transmits_radio_signals_in_tunnels_99 9.html
Gaihersburg, Md. (UPI) May 20, 2008 - The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology says it's identified "sweet spot" frequencies capable of transmitting radio signals in tunnels.

Wed, 21 May 08
Team LM Fires Fire Shadow Loitering Munition
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Team_LM_Fires_Fire_Shadow_Loitering_Munitio n_999.html
Richmond VA (SPX) May 21, 2008 - Team LM, which comprises traditional complex weapons suppliers, non- traditional complex weapons defence companies, SMEs (Small and Medium size Enterprises) as well as academia, began design work on the new Fire Shadow weapon system in January 2007.

Wed, 21 May 08
New Mid-Infrared Lasers Show Doubled Efficiency
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/New_Mid_Infrared_Lasers_Show_Doubled_Effici ency_999.html
Chicago IL (SPX) May 21, 2008 - Researchers at the Center for Quantum Devices at the McCormick School of Engineering at Northwestern University have recently doubled the efficiency of infrared lasers under the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's Efficient Mid-wave Infrared Lasers (EMIL) program.

Tue, 20 May 08
Royal Netherlands Air Force CH-47F Helicopters Equipped With Missile Warning Systems
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Royal_Netherlands_Air_Force_CH_47F_Helicopt ers_Equipped_With_Missile_Warning_Systems_999.html
Rolling Meadows IL (SPX) May 20, 2008 - Northrop Grumman has been selected by the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) to provide the AAR-54 Missile Warning System (MWS) for its CH-47F Chinook helicopters.

Tue, 20 May 08
Boeing-SAIC Team And FCS Program Play Key Roles In Joint Expeditionary Force Experiment 2008
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Boeing_SAIC_Team_And_FCS_Program_Play_Key_R oles_In_Joint_Expeditionary_Force_Experiment_2008_999.html
St. Louis MO (SPX) May 20, 2008 - Boeing and Science Applications International have announced that FCS played a pivotal role in the U.S. Air Force-led Joint Expeditionary Force Experiment 2008 (JEFX 08), marking an important step toward integrating critical FCS technologies into the current force.

Mon, 19 May 08
Raytheon And US Navy Sign Phalanx Close-In Weapon System Contract
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Raytheon_And_US_Navy_Sign_Phalanx_Close_In_ Weapon_System_Contract_999.html
Louisville KY (SPX) May 19, 2008 - Raytheon has been awarded a $61.1 million U.S. Navy contract to purchase radar upgrade kits and other spare parts for the Phalanx Close-In Weapon Systems. Sixty- eight radar kits will be procured for use with the sea-based Phalanx and the Centurion Land-Based Phalanx Weapon System.

Mon, 19 May 08
Boeing Opens New EA-18G Growler Support Center
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Boeing_Opens_New_EA_18G_Growler_Support_Cen ter_999.html
St. Louis MO (SPX) May 19, 2008 - Boeing held a grand opening for its new EA-18G Growler Support Center (GSC) at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash., Tuesday in preparation for the delivery of the first EA-18G Growler to the U.S. Navy fleet. The center will provide technical and logistics support for the Navy's premier airborne electronic attack aircraft.

Mon, 19 May 08
Analysis: China copter deal -- Part 3
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Analysis_China_copter_deal_Part_3_999.html
Washington (UPI) May 15, 2008 - Russia's landmark sale of transport helicopter assembly kits to be assembled in China could point the way to a vastly larger transformation in global arms production.

Mon, 19 May 08
Analysis: Russia spies on German firms
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Analysis_Russia_spies_on_German_firms_999.h tml
Berlin (UPI) May 16, 2008 - The German government has accused foreign intelligence services -- blaming mainly Russian agents -- of having spied on German companies.

Fri, 16 May 08
Raytheon Develops Technology To Help Aircraft Protect Ground Forces
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Raytheon_Develops_Technology_To_Help_Aircra ft_Protect_Ground_Forces_999.html
El Segundo CA (SPX) May 16, 2008 - The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory has authorized Raytheon to demonstrate target recognition technology designed to increase protection for ground forces without compounding risk to an aircraft stalking enemies who threaten those forces.

Thu, 15 May 08
Northrop Grumman KC-45: Why We Won - Survivability
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Northrop_Grumman_KC_45_Why_We_Won_Survivabi lity_999.html
Washington DC (SPX) May 15, 2008 - The U.S. Air Force found Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) bid to build the next generation of aerial refueling tankers superior to Boeing's in four of the five most important selection criteria.

Thu, 15 May 08
BAE To Field-Test Next-Gen Wireless Tactical Networks
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/BAE_To_Field_Test_Next_Gen_Wireless_Tactica l_Networks_999.html
Burlington MA (SPX) May 15, 2008 - BAE Systems will field-test a suite of next-generation wireless tactical network protocols designed to improve communications within and among forward-deployed military units.

Wed, 14 May 08
Groundbreaking For The KC-45 Tanker Manufacturing Facilities Set For June 28
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Groundbreaking_For_The_KC_45_Tanker_Manufac turing_Facilities_Set_For_June_28_999.html
Washington DC (SPX) May 14, 2008 - Northrop Grumman and its key subcontractor, EADS North America, will join local, state and federal officials and the citizens of Mobile, Ala., in a groundbreaking ceremony on Saturday, June 28. Ground will be broken at Mobile's Brookley Field, where two adjacent manufacturing facilities will be built to produce the nation's new fleet of aerial refueling tanker aircraft.

Wed, 14 May 08
QinetiQ And Boeing's Team ACTIVE And UK MOD Complete Training Simulation Demon Program
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/QinetiQ_And_Boeing_Team_ACTIVE_And_UK_MOD_C omplete_Training_Simulation_Demon_Program_999.html
St Louis MO (SPX) May 14, 2008 - QinetiQ and Boeing, leaders of Team ACTIVE (Aircrew Collective Training through Immersive Virtual Events), have successfully linked the U.S. Distributed Mission Operations Network aircrew training system and another nation's simulation facilities for the first time.

Wed, 14 May 08
Mine-resistant vehicles save soldiers' lives: Gates
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Mine-resistant_vehicles_save_soldiers_lives _Gates_999.html
Colorado Springs, Colorado (AFP) May 13, 2008 - The US military's new mine-resistant armored vehicles have proved much better than tanks at protecting soldiers from roadside blasts, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday.

Mon, 12 May 08
First Boeing P-8A Poseidon Gets Its Wings
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/First_Boeing_P_8A_Poseidon_Gets_Its_Wings_9 99.html
St. Louis MO (SPX) May 09, 2008 - Boeing joined the wing assembly and fuselage of the first P-8A Poseidon for the U.S. Navy on May 1 in Renton, Wash. Boeing Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) and Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) are working together to build the P-8A, a military derivative of the 737-800, on a new final assembly line.

Thu, 8 May 08
Raytheon Awarded Contract For Precision Guidance Systems
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Raytheon_Awarded_Contract_For_Precision_Gui dance_Systems_999.html
Mckinney TX (SPX) May 08, 2008 - Raytheon will extend production and delivery of Improved Target Acquisition Systems under a $203.3 million contract from the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, Huntsville, Ala. The order continues Army procurement of the systems.

Thu, 8 May 08
Northrop Grumman To Develop 360-Degree Warning System To Detect Ground-Based Threats
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Northrop_Grumman_To_Develop_360_Degree_Warn ing_System_To_Detect_Ground_Based_Threats_999.html
Linthicum MD (SPX) May 08, 2008 - Northrop Grumman has been selected by the U.S. Army to continue development of the Passive Infrared Cueing System (PICS), a cost-effective ground threat warning system that can locate, cue, and classify potential threats from tank fire, rocket-propelled grenades and anti-tank guided missiles.

Thu, 8 May 08
ITT's AIDEWS - International EW Countermeasures System Of Choice
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/ITT_AIDEWS___International_EW_Countermeasur es_System_Of_Choice_999.html
White Plains NY (SPX) May 08, 2008 - ITT's Advanced Integrated Defense Electronic Warfare System (AIDEWS) continues its role as a system of choice for international F-16 fighter aircraft. ITT Electronic Systems has been awarded a Foreign Military Sales contract of the ALQ-211(V)4 AIDEWS, for Pakistan Air Force F-16s, from Robins Air Force Base, Georgia.

Thu, 8 May 08
Northrop Grumman Tanker To Boost Military Airlift Capacity
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Northrop_Grumman_Tanker_To_Boost_Military_A irlift_Capacity_999.html
Washington DC (SPX) May 08, 2008 - The recent decision by ATA Airlines to file bankruptcy and cease operations -- including the charter service it provided to the U.S. military -- makes more apparent the wisdom of the U.S. Air Force decision to select the Northrop Grumman KC-45 as America's new tanker. In evaluating the competing proposals, the Air Force considered the ability to carry passengers a Key Performance Parameter (KPP).

Thu, 8 May 08
Boeing Team Receives Howard Hughes Award For Network-Centric Rotorcraft Demonstrations
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Boeing_Team_Receives_Howard_Hughes_Award_Fo r_Network_Centric_Rotorcraft_Demonstrations_999.html
St. Louis MO (SPX) May 08, 2008 - A team comprised of Boeing, the U.S. Army's Aviation Applied Technology Directorate, AMRDEC Aviation Systems Integration Facility, Harris and Rockwell Collins received the American Helicopter Society's (AHS) 2008 Howard Hughes Award during the AHS International Annual Forum in Montreal on April 30.

Thu, 8 May 08
Defense Focus: High-tech limits -- Part 3
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Defense_Focus_High-tech_limits_Part_3_999.h tml
Washington (UPI) May 7, 2008 - The United States, Russia, China, France and Britain have all found that pushing their high-tech capabilities too far has sometimes given them weapons systems that are turkeys instead of eagles.

Thu, 8 May 08
Military Matters: Armor lessons -- Part 1
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Military_Matters_Armor_lessons_Part_1_999.h tml
Washington (UPI) May 7, 2008 - Bruce Gudmundsson, author of the best book on the development of modern tactics by the German army in World War I, "Stormtroop Tactics," has a new book out. Its title is "On Armor," but thankfully it is not another book about tanks. Most books about tanks, like most books about fighting ships and combat aircraft, fall in the category of children's literature. Their invariable theme is "Look at the big tank/cruiser/fighter go bang/boom/splat." (William S. Lind, expressing his own personal opinion, is director for the Center for Cultural Conservatism for the Free Congress Foundation.)

Wed, 7 May 08
US Army, Navy And Air Force Gain New Intelligence And Surveillance Capability
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/US_Army_Navy_And_Air_Force_Gain_New_Intelli gence_And_Surveillance_Capability_999.html
Marietta GA (SPX) May 07, 2008 - Two Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptors successfully sent classified sensor data to ground stations in the U.S. Air Force's Joint Expeditionary Force Experiment 2008 (JEFX 08) conducted April 15-25 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. JEFX is an Air Force Chief of Staff-sponsored experiment that combines real-world air and ground forces, simulation, and technology insertions into a warfighting environment.

Tue, 6 May 08
Fungi Have A Hand In Depleted Uranium's Environmental Fate
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Fungi_Have_A_Hand_In_Depleted_Uranium_Envir onmental_Fate_999.html
Washington DC (SPX) May 06, 2008 - Fungi may have an important role to play in the fate of potentially dangerous depleted uranium left in the environment after recent war campaigns, according to a new report in the May 6th issue of Current Biology, a publication of Cell Press. The researchers found evidence that fungi can "lock" depleted uranium into a mineral form that may be less likely to find its way into plants, animals, or the water supply.

Tue, 6 May 08
Grand Challenge Vehicles Gear Up For Final Showdown
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Grand_Challenge_Vehicles_Gear_Up_For_Final_ Showdown_999.html
London, UK (SPX) May 05, 2008 - A range of futuristic vehicles that could one day help UK forces to identify and avert threats on operations have been unveiled at an MOD event in London. The systems are currently being developed by teams from universities, schools and private business from across the UK, as part of the MOD's Grand Challenge competition.

Mon, 5 May 08
ITT Receives 2 Orders For Systems To Thwart IEDs
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/ITT_Receives_2_Orders_For_Systems_To_Thwart _IEDs_999.html
White Plains NY (SPX) May 05, 2008 - ITT has announced it has received two follow-on orders, together worth $70 million, for its CREW 2.1 Vehicle Receiver Jammers, vehicle-mounted systems designed to prevent the detonation of improvised explosive devices (IEDs).

Mon, 5 May 08
Raytheon Sarcos Exoskeleton Robotic Suit Linked To Iron Man Superhero
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Raytheon_Sarcos_Exoskeleton_Robotic_Suit_Li nked_To_Iron_Man_Superhero_999.html
Tewksbury MA (SPX) May 05, 2008 - Raytheon's newest research facility in Salt Lake City, Utah, is developing a robotic suit for the soldier of tomorrow. Known as an "Exoskeleton," it is essentially a wearable robot that amplifies its wearer's strength, endurance, and agility. In its May issue, Popular Science magazine likens the Exoskeleton to the "Iron Man"(R) in the movie of the same name and suggests a blurring of the lines between science fiction and reality.

Fri, 2 May 08
Raytheon To Solve Thermal Challenges In High-Power Radars
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Raytheon_To_Solve_Thermal_Challenges_In_Hig h_Power_Radars_999.html
Tewkesbury MA (SPX) May 02, 2008 - Raytheon has been awarded a $3.3 million contract to overcome thermal challenges in semiconductors designed for next-generation high-power radars and other electronic systems. The award is for the first of a three-phase Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Radio Frequency Thermal Ground Plane program that could be worth $8 million if all options are exercised.

Fri, 2 May 08
Marine Snails Could Help Provide Better Armor For Soldiers
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Marine_Snails_Could_Help_Provide_Better_Arm or_For_Soldiers_999.html
Riverside CA (SPX) May 01, 2008 - Marine snails, sea urchins, and other animals from the sea are teaching researchers in UC Riverside's Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering how to make the world a better place. Consider, for example, the possibilities of designing a lightweight armor that would protect U.S. soldiers in Iraq from Improvised Explosive Devices. Or, what flexible ceramics might offer industry. Or, how everyone could benefit from new ways of producing and storing energy.