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Mon, 30 Jun 08
Russia, India To Share Experience In Training Mountain Troops
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Russia_India_To_Share_Experience_In_Trainin g_Mountain_Troops_999.html
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jun 30, 2008 - Russia and India have agreed to exchange knowledge in the training of mountain troops as part of an extensive military cooperation program, an aide to Russia's Ground Forces commander said on Tuesday.

Mon, 30 Jun 08
New Technology Creates Interoperability For Multinational Exercises
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/New_Technology_Creates_Interoperability_For _Multinational_Exercises_999.html
Brussels, Belgium (SPX) Jun 30, 2008 - First multinational exercise in the army's combat exercise centre supported by the Saab integration tool WISE. Despite different system configurations from Austria and Germany, troop units from both nations exercised together in the ORF formation in the ALTMARK.

Fri, 27 Jun 08
Eglin Team Prepares Small Diameter Bombs For Warfighters
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Eglin_Team_Prepares_Small_Diameter_Bombs_Fo r_Warfighters_999.html
Eglin AFB FL (AFPN) Jun 27, 2008 - Guided munitions such as the Small Diameter Bomb have helped change the way wars are fought. SDBs, prepared by 681st Armament Systems Squadron members here, give aircrews the ability to destroy targets that would normally be passed over due to the proximity of friendly troops, civilians, structures or personal property.

Thu, 26 Jun 08
Harris Receives HF Radio Order For MRAP Vehicles
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Harris_Receives_HF_Radio_Order_For_MRAP_Veh icles_999.html
Rochester NY (SPX) Jun 26, 2008 - Harris has received a $42 million order to provide high-frequency (HF) vehicular radio capabilities to the U.S. Army for Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles.

Thu, 26 Jun 08
Raytheon ATFLIR Targeting Pod Captures First International Orders
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Raytheon_ATFLIR_Targeting_Pod_Captures_Firs t_International_Orders_999.html
Mckinney TX (SPX) Jun 25, 2008 - Raytheon has received a $62 million U.S. Navy order to provide the Advanced Targeting Forward Looking Infrared pod to the air forces of Australia and Switzerland.

Thu, 26 Jun 08
Raytheon Awarded Contract To Provide Mission Support For RAID System
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Raytheon_Awarded_Contract_To_Provide_Missio n_Support_For_RAID_System_999.html
Tewksbury MA (SPX) Jun 25, 2008 - Raytheon has been awarded a $76.2 million U.S. Army contract to provide mission sustainment and support for the Rapid Aerostat Initial Deployment systems that protect U.S. and coalition forces in Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom.

Thu, 26 Jun 08
Turkey, Italy launch attack helicopter project
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Turkey_Italy_launch_attack_helicopter_proje ct_999.html
Ankara (AFP) June 24, 2008 - Turkey and Italy launched Tuesday a project for the joint manufacture of up to 91 attack helicopters for the Turkish military, worth about three billion dollars (1.9 billion euros).

Thu, 26 Jun 08
Shared Spectrum Demonstrates Enhanced, Frequency-Agile Military Radios
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Shared_Spectrum_Demonstrates_Enhanced_Frequ ency_Agile_Military_Radios_999.html
Vienna VA (SPX) Jun 25, 2008 - Shared Spectrum has successfully demonstrated the company's Dynamic Spectrum Access (DSA) technology, proving its capabilities on multiple hardware platforms in harsh military mobile radio environments.

Thu, 26 Jun 08
Global Engagement Readies Academy Cadets For Future
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Global_Engagement_Readies_Academy_Cadets_Fo r_Future_999.html
USAF Academy CO (AFNS) Jun 25, 2008 - Thirty subject matter experts from all over the United States are leading approximately 1,200 U.S. Air Force Academy cadets through intensive training with the Global Engagement course this summer here.

Thu, 26 Jun 08
Outside View: China's weapons -- Part 2
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Outside_View_Chinas_weapons_Part_2_999.html
Moscow (UPI) Jun 24, 2008 - China's industry is not developed enough to produce modern aircraft independently. It cannot manufacture a number of important aggregates at the level of the leading aircraft-building powers.

Thu, 26 Jun 08
Oxley Exhibits Advanced Land Systems Lighting Technology At DVD
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Oxley_Exhibits_Advanced_Land_Systems_Lighti ng_Technology_At_DVD_999.html
Branford CT (SPX) Jun 25, 2008 - Building on Oxley's considerable experience in the development of Night Vision Goggle (NVG) compatible aircraft cockpits, Oxley Developments Company will be exhibiting its range of NVG compatible vehicle and shelter lighting and a new range of low profile LED shelter and tent lighting, OXLED, at this year's DVD.

Thu, 26 Jun 08
Global Mobility Wargame Explores Future Of Air Mobility
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Global_Mobility_Wargame_Explores_Future_Of_ Air_Mobility_999.html
Fort Dix NJ (AFNS) Jun 24, 2008 - Wartime planners from across the Air Force, Army and coalition nations investigated future concepts in air mobility through Global Mobility Wargame 2008 from June 16 to 20 at the Air Force Expeditionary Center here.

Thu, 26 Jun 08
New Radar Facility To Open
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/New_Radar_Facility_To_Open_999.html
Ellsworth AFB SD (AFNS) Jun 23, 2008 - Officials from the Ellsworth Air Force Base and Minot AFB, N.D., Radar Approach Control Facilities are preparing to open the Dakota Air Traffic Control Facility this summer here.

Thu, 26 Jun 08
China Spending Billions To Build Up Military Capacity Part One
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/China_Spending_Billions_To_Build_Up_Militar y_Capacity_Part_One_999.html
Moscow (UPI) Jun 23, 2008 - Last year, the three nations with the world's biggest military expenses were the United States -- $547 billion, Britain -- $59.7 billion, and the People's Republic of China -- $58.3 billion.

Mon, 23 Jun 08
3-D Imaging To Help A-10 Integrate Latest Weapons
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/3_D_Imaging_To_Help_A_10_Integrate_Latest_W eapons_999.html
Eglin AFB FL (AFNS) Jun 23, 2008 - The A-10C Thunderbolt II is undergoing state-of-the-art 3-D measurement to help the close-air support aircraft carry the latest in smart weapons technology.

Mon, 23 Jun 08
USAF Aims To Improve Electronic Warfare Capabilities
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/USAF_Aims_To_Improve_Electronic_Warfare_Cap abilities_999.html
Washington DC (AFNS) Jun 23, 2008 - Controlling the electromagnetic spectrum to deny or attack an adversary -- that is electronic warfare, and the Air Force is in search of ways to maximize that capability.

Mon, 23 Jun 08
iRobot To Create Revolutionary New Robot For DARPA
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/iRobot_To_Create_Revolutionary_New_Robot_Fo r_DARPA_999.html
by Staff Writers - Bedford, MA (SPX) Jun 23, 2008iRobot has announced the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the U.S. Army Research Office have awarded the company a new multi-year, multi-million dollar R and D project to develop Chemical Robots (ChemBots).

Fri, 20 Jun 08
Computational Analysis Improves I-500 Warhead Survivability
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Computational_Analysis_Improves_I_500_Warhe ad_Survivability_999.html
Eglin AFB FL (AFPN) Jun 20, 2008 - Air Force Research Laboratory engineers here conducted dynamic computational analysis geared toward improving the survivability of a proposed I-500 warhead design.

Fri, 20 Jun 08
Irregular Campaigns Now Part Of Joint Doctrine
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Irregular_Campaigns_Now_Part_Of_Joint_Doctr ine_999.html
Virginia Beach VA (AFNS) Jun 20, 2008 - The U.S. military now incorporates a joint-force strategy to combat enemies who practice unconventional warfare around the globe, a senior officer said at the 2008 Joint Warfighting Conference.

Fri, 20 Jun 08
Sensor Technologies Conferences To Be Held In Wales
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Sensor_Technologies_Conferences_To_Be_Held_ In_Wales_999.html
Cardiff, UK (SPX) Jun 20, 2008 - Optoelectronics-rich Wales will provide a fitting setting for the co-located SPIE Europe Remote Sensing and SPIE Europe Security and Defence conferences to be held in Cardiff 15-18 September.

Fri, 20 Jun 08
B-52 Presence Demonstrates Global Strike Capabilities
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/B_52_Presence_Demonstrates_Global_Strike_Ca pabilities_999.html
Andersen AFB, Guam (AFPN) Jun 19, 2008 - Personnel and B-52 Stratofortress bombers from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., continue to provide a bomber presence here, helping maintain stability and provide security in the Asia-Pacific region.

Fri, 20 Jun 08
Wind Tunnel Tests Contribute To First Flight Of F-35
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Wind_Tunnel_Tests_Contribute_To_First_Fligh t_Of_F_35_999.html
Arnold AFB (AFPN) Jun 19, 2008 - The June 11 completion of the first flight of the short takeoff/vertical landing version of the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter resonated with Air Force engineers at the Arnold Engineering Development Center here.

Wed, 18 Jun 08
BAE Completes Integration Of First NLOS Cannon Prototype
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/BAE_Completes_Integration_Of_First_NLOS_Can non_Prototype_999.html
Minneapolis MN (SPX) Jun 18, 2008 - BAE Systems has completed the integration of the first Non-Line-of-Sight (NLOS) Cannon prototype: the U.S. Army's first fully integrated Future Combat Systems (FCS) Manned Ground Vehicle.

Wed, 18 Jun 08
Harris Falcon Watch Remote Surveillance System Chosen For Afghan Mission
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Harris_Falcon_Watch_Remote_Surveillance_Sys tem_Chosen_For_Afghan_Mission_999.html
Paris, France (SPX) Jun 17, 2008 - Harris has been awarded a contract to supply the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) with Falcon Watch Remote Surveillance Systems to provide force protection and perimeter security for forward operating bases in Afghanistan. The acquisition is part of the RNLAF's Transportable Intrusion Detection Systems (TIDS) program.

Wed, 18 Jun 08
Raytheon Teams With US Navy And Agilent To Develop Better Missile Production Lines
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Raytheon_Teams_With_US_Navy_And_Agilent_To_ Develop_Better_Missile_Production_Lines_999.html
Tucson, AZ (SPX) Jun 17, 2008 - Raytheon, teaming with the U.S. Navy and Agilent Technologies Inc., has implemented the Presidio Automated Test Line, a breakthrough in testing automation for production of Raytheon's Standard Missile 2.

Wed, 18 Jun 08
ViaSat Wins 52 Million Dollar Lot 9 MIDS Delivery Order
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/ViaSat_Wins_52_Million_Dollar_Lot_9_MIDS_De livery_Order_999.html
Carlsbad CA (SPX) Jun 17, 2008 - ViaSat has won a delivery order valued at approximately $52 million for Multifunctional Information Distribution System terminals from The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR), San Diego.

Mon, 16 Jun 08
Military Matters: Learning from France
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Military_Matters_Learning_from_France_999.h tml
Washington (UPI) Jun 13, 2008 - Robert Doughty's "Pyrrhic Victory: French Strategy and Operations in the Great War," published in 2005, completes his trilogy on the French army from 1914 to 1940.

Mon, 16 Jun 08
Cutting-Edge Weapons Result Of Prehistoric Experimentation
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Cutting_Edge_Weapons_Result_Of_Prehistoric_ Experimentation_999.html
Columbia MO (SPX) Jun 13, 2008 - In today's fast-paced, technologically advanced world, people often take the innovation of new technology for granted without giving much thought to the trial-and-error experimentation that makes technology useful in everyday life. When the "cutting-edge" technology of the bow and arrow was introduced to the world, it changed the way humans hunted and fought.

Mon, 16 Jun 08
The Sino-Russia Il-76 Row
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/The_Sino-Russia_Il-76_Row_999.html
Hong Kong (UPI) Jun 12, 2008 - For some time, military cooperation between China and Russia has been stalled over a failed deal involving China's import of Russian Ilyushin Il-76 transport aircraft. China claims that Russia violated the terms of an agreement involving the sale of 38 aircraft. But Russia says this claim is unfair.

Mon, 16 Jun 08
Analysis: Hezbollah's armory up for debate
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Analysis_Hezbollahs_armory_up_for_debate_99 9.html
Washington (UPI) Jun 12, 2008 - Hezbollah's recent flexing of its muscles in Lebanon may well lead to an unintended effect -- the long-overdue disarming of the militant group.

Mon, 16 Jun 08
New Danger Emerges In Anti-Submarine Warfare Part One
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/New_Danger_Emerges_In_Anti-Submarine_Warfar e_Part_One_999.html
Washington (UPI) Jun 12, 2008 - For more than 90 years, the submarine has been the key strategic weapon of war at sea. Britain was nearly starved into submission by German submarines in both world wars, and Japan was effectively isolated, starved and defeated by U.S. submarines in World War II. So why do 21st century Western navies and their political bosses always devote so little time to anti-submarine warfare?

Mon, 16 Jun 08
Raytheon To Provide US Army With Persistent Surveillance Capability
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Raytheon_To_Provide_US_Army_With_Persistent _Surveillance_Capability_999.html
Tewksbury MA (SPX) Jun 13, 2008 - Raytheon has been awarded an $86.6 million contract to provide Rapid Aerostat Initial Deployment elevated sensor systems to the U.S. Army as part of the Base Expeditionary Targeting and Surveillance System program.

Thu, 12 Jun 08
Special Cell Set Up To Counter Growing Threat To Space Assets
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Special_Cell_Set_Up_To_Counter_Growing_Thre at_To_Space_Assets_999.html
New Dehli, India (SPX) Jun 12, 2008 - The Defence Minister Shri AK Antony has announced the formation of an Integrated Space Cell under the aegis of the Integrated Defence Services Head Quarters to counter 'the growing threat to our space assets'.

Thu, 12 Jun 08
Boeing Flight-Tests B-1 Equipped With New Targeting Pod
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Boeing_Flight_Tests_B_1_Equipped_With_New_T argeting_Pod_999.html
St. Louis MO (SPX) Jun 12, 2008 - Boeing has announced it has successfully flight-tested an electro-optical/infrared targeting pod system designed for the B-1 bomber.

Thu, 12 Jun 08
FCS Program Completes Integration Of First Manned Ground Vehicle Prototype
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/FCS_Program_Completes_Integration_Of_First_ Manned_Ground_Vehicle_Prototype_999.html
St. Louis MO (SPX) Jun 12, 2008 - Boeing and Science Applications International, together the Lead Systems Integrator (LSI) for the U.S. Army's Future Combat Systems (FCS) program, have announced the successful integration and public debut of the first FCS Manned Ground Vehicle (MGV) prototype -- the Non-Line-of-Sight Cannon (NLOS-C).

Thu, 12 Jun 08
LockMart F-35B STOVL Stealth Fighter Achieves Successful First Flight
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/LockMart_F_35B_STOVL_Stealth_Fighter_Achiev es_Successful_First_Flight_999.html
Fort Worth TX (SPX) Jun 12, 2008 - With test pilot Graham Tomlinson at the controls, the short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II streaked into blue Texas skies Wednesday, marking the first flight of an aircraft that will provide a combination of capabilities never before available: stealth, supersonic speed and STOVL basing flexibility.

Wed, 11 Jun 08
They Only Have Eyes For U-2
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/They_Only_Have_Eyes_For_U_2_999.html
Southwest Asia (AFNS) Jun 11, 2008 - The eyes of the U-2 have been scanning and scrutinizing the battlespace for more than 51 years. Achieving that degree of longevity requires another set of eyes, equal in power and focus to that of the U-2's eyes, scanning and scrutinizing the aircraft itself for defects, imperfections, deficiencies and impediments.

Wed, 11 Jun 08
B-2 Accident Report Released
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/B_2_Accident_Report_Released_999.html
Langley AFB CA (AFNS) Jun 11, 2008 - Distorted data introduced by a B-2 Spirit's air data system skewed information entering the bomber's flight control computers ultimately causing the crash of the aircraft on takeoff at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 23, according to an Air Combat Command accident investigation report released June 5.

Wed, 11 Jun 08
Electronic Binoculars That Use Brain Activity To Detect Threats
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Electronic_Binoculars_That_Use_Brain_Activi ty_To_Detect_Threats_999.html
Linthicum MD (SPX) Jun 11, 2008 - An academic and industrial consortium led by Northrop Grumman has been awarded the first phase of an advanced research contract to develop a panoramic day/night optical system that will utilize human brain activity to detect, analyze and alert foot-soldiers to possible threats.

Tue, 10 Jun 08
Metal Storm Awarded Naval Research Contract
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Metal_Storm_Awarded_Naval_Research_Contract _999.html
Arlington, VA (SPX) Jun 10, 2008 - Metal Storm has been awarded a major contract worth almost $US 1 million to progress the development of one of its weapon systems for the U.S. military.

Tue, 10 Jun 08
QinetiQ North America Ships First MAARS Robot
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/QinetiQ_North_America_Ships_First_MAARS_Rob ot_999.html
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 10, 2008 - QinetiQ has announced that QinetiQ North America's Technology Solutions Group has shipped the first MAARS ground robot to the US military under a contract from the Explosive Ordnance Disposal/Low-Intensity Conflict (EOD/LIC) Program within the Combating Terrorism Technical Support Office (CTTSO).

Tue, 10 Jun 08
Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor Air Dominance Fighters Begin Operations In New Mexico
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Lockheed_Martin_F_22_Raptor_Air_Dominance_F ighters_Begin_Operations_In_New_Mexico_999.html
Holloman AFB NM (SPX) Jun 10, 2008 - Ceremonies held at Holloman AFB, N.M., have marked the formal beginning of operations for the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor with the United States Air Force's 49th Fighter Wing.

Tue, 10 Jun 08
KMW And GD ELS To Produce Advanced Artillery Systems
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/KMW_And_GD_ELS_To_Produce_Advanced_Artiller y_Systems_999.html
Munich, Germany (SPX) Jun 10, 2008 - Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW), Munich, and General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS), Vienna, are teaming to develop and market a new generation, air deployable, autonomous and remotely operated 155mm artillery system.

Fri, 6 Jun 08
Raytheon To Supply Airborne Low Frequency Sonar System For MH-60R Helicopter
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Raytheon_To_Supply_Airborne_Low_Frequency_S onar_System_For_MH_60R_Helicopter_999.html
Tewksbury MA (SPX) Jun 06, 2008 - Raytheon has received a $63.4 million U.S. Navy contract for AN/AQS-22 Airborne Low Frequency Sonar, the primary undersea warfare sensor for the U.S. Navy's MH-60R multi-mission helicopter.

Fri, 6 Jun 08
Defense Focus: Iron Man lessons -- Part 4
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Defense_Focus_Iron_Man_lessons_Part_4_999.h tml
Washington (UPI) May 30, 2008 - U.S. warship designers for decades have ignored the fundamental lesson of the hit movie "Iron Man" -- armored protection matters.

Fri, 6 Jun 08
Analysis: China's fighter planes -- Part 1
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Analysis_Chinas_fighter_planes_Part_1_999.h tml
Hong Kong (UPI) May 29, 2008 - Front-line combat units of China's People's Liberation Army air force will have at least 112 J-10 fighter jets by the end of the year, an analysis of current deployments and in-progress production reveals.

Tue, 3 Jun 08
Lockheed Martin F-35B Succeeds In STOVL Propulsion Ground Test
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Lockheed_Martin_F_35B_Succeeds_In_STOVL_Pro pulsion_Ground_Test_999.html
Fort Worth TX (SPX) Jun 03, 2008 - The shaft-driven lift fan propulsion system that will enable the Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II stealth fighter to perform short takeoffs and vertical landings (STOVL) operated for the first time in the aircraft during ground testing on Sunday, May 25. At full power, the F-35B's system generates more than 40,000 pounds of lifting force, or about 170 percent more than current-generation STOVL fighters.

Tue, 3 Jun 08
Lockheed Martin EQ-36 Counterfire Target Acquisition Radar Completes CDR
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Lockheed_Martin_EQ_36_Counterfire_Target_Ac quisition_Radar_Completes_CDR_999.html
Syracuse, NY (SPX) Jun 03, 2008 - Lockheed Martin recently completed a successful Critical Design Review (CDR) for the Enhanced AN/TPQ-36 counter-fire target acquisition (EQ-36) radar. The completion of this final design step, on schedule, clears the way for the program to move into an initial production phase for five radar systems.

Tue, 3 Jun 08
Raytheon To Develop Next-Generation DCGS Integration Backbone Architecture
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Raytheon_To_Develop_Next_Generation_DCGS_In tegration_Backbone_Architecture_999.html
Garland TX (SPX) Jun 03, 2008 - Raytheon has been awarded a U.S. Air Force contract to continue evolving a system for the sharing of near real-time, actionable intelligence information among warfighters.

Tue, 3 Jun 08
Boeing Awarded Common Range Integrated Instrumentation System Contract
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Boeing_Awarded_Common_Range_Integrated_Inst rumentation_System_Contract_999.html
St. Louis MO (SPX) Jun 03, 2008 - Boeing has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Air Force to deliver the first phase of the next-generation Department of Defense range-upgrade program, the Common Range Integrated Instrumentation System (CRIIS). Designed to improve accuracy, security, and data link features, CRIIS will set a new standard for test ranges.

Tue, 3 Jun 08
Lockheed Martin Successful In First SCALPEL Flight Test
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Lockheed_Martin_Successful_In_First_SCALPEL _Flight_Test_999.html
Archbald PA (SPX) Jun 03, 2008 - Lockheed Martin has conducted the first SCALPEL weapon system release in a recent flight test at the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division China Lake test range in California. This was the first in a series of tests as part of the U.S. Navy/Marine Corps/Lockheed Martin demonstration flight test program.