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Thu, 31 Jul 08
Outside View: U.S. still needs its B-52s
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Outside_View_US_still_needs_its_B-52s_999.html
Moscow (UPI) Jul 30, 2008 - The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress bomber that crashed in the Pacific Ocean near the island of Guam was the third plane of the U.S. Air Force's strategic aviation to be lost in the last six months.

Thu, 31 Jul 08
386th ELRS Tests New Humvee Modification
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/386th_ELRS_Tests_New_Humvee_Modification_999.html
Southwest Asia (AFPN) Jul 30, 2008 - The 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron's vehicle maintenance section is testing two new modifications for the M1116 up-armored high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles' (Humvee) condenser, hoping the improvement will eventually become standard in all M1116 Humvees throughout the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.

Thu, 31 Jul 08
USAF And New Mexico University Begin Hi-Tech Partnership
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/USAF_And_New_Mexico_University_Begin_Hi_Tech_Partnership_999.html
Kirtland AFB NM (AFPN) Jul 30, 2008 - A collaborative effort here is paving the way for a new center of excellence in New Mexico for the application of Field Programmable Gate Arrays, or FPGAs, in space and defense systems.

Wed, 30 Jul 08
Elbit To Supply The Israeli Defense Forces With MARS
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Elbit_To_Supply_The_Israeli_Defense_Forces_With_MARS_999.html
Haifa, Israel (SPX) Jul 30, 2008 - Elbit Systems has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Elbit Systems Electro-Optics Elop Ltd. was selected by the Israeli Defense Forces as the supplier of MARS - an innovative thermal imaging and target acquisition system.

Wed, 30 Jul 08
Defense Focus: Betting on Blackjack
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Defense_Focus_Betting_on_Blackjack_999.html
Washington (UPI) Jul 29, 2008 - Russia is betting on Blackjack and upping the odds: It may be a bluff, or Kremlin policymakers may believe they already are holding an inside straight.

Wed, 30 Jul 08
Raytheon Demonstrates Third Generation Infrared Technology
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Raytheon_Demonstrates_Third_Generation_Infrared_Technology_999.html
Mckinney TX (SPX) Jul 30, 2008 - Raytheon demonstrated its third generation infrared sensor technology to the Army last month at the Network Centric Systems production facility in McKinney.

Wed, 30 Jul 08
LockMart's Aegis Spy-1 Radar Arrays Completed Australian Destroyer
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/LockMart_Aegis_Spy_1_Radar_Arrays_Completed_Australian_Destroyer_999.html
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Jul 30, 2008 - Lockheed Martin completed production of two of the four SPY-1D(V) radar arrays for Australia's first Hobart-class Air Warfare Destroyer.

Wed, 30 Jul 08
Boeing Airborne Laser Team Begins Testing Laser With Chemical Fuel
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Boeing_Airborne_Laser_Team_Begins_Testing_Laser_With_Chemical_Fuel_999.html
St. Louis MO (SPX) Jul 29, 2008 - Boeing , industry teammates and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency have completed installing the high-energy laser aboard the Airborne Laser (ABL) aircraft and have begun testing the laser with its chemical fuel at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.

Wed, 30 Jul 08
Lockheed Martin Awarded Contract For GMS2
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Lockheed_Martin_Awarded_Contract_For_GMS2_999.html
Orlando FL (SPX) Jul 29, 2008 - The U.S. Air Force recently awarded Lockheed Martin an $80 million follow-on contract for the Gunship Multispectral Sensor System (GMS2) the electro-optical/infrared fire control system for the AC-130U Gunship. Four initial production units are in process and scheduled for delivery later this year.

Wed, 30 Jul 08
Accident Investigation Board Convened To Investigate B-52 Crash
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Accident_Investigation_Board_Convened_To_Investigate_B_52_Crash_999.html
Langley AFB VA (AFPN) Jul 29, 2008 - Gen. John D.W. Corley, commander of Air Combat Command, has convened an accident investigation board to investigate the B-52 Stratofortress mishap off the northwest coast of Guam.

Mon, 28 Jul 08
India to train US 'Green Berets' in jungle warfare
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/India_to_train_US_Green_Berets_in_jungle_warfare_999.html
Guwahati, India (AFP) July 26, 2008 - A contingent of US Special Forces, or Green Berets, will team up with Indian soldiers to train in jungle warfare, officials said on Saturday.

Mon, 28 Jul 08
"Dinosaur eel" points to body armour of the future
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Dinosaur_eel_points_to_body_armour_of_the_future_999.html
Paris (AFP) July 27, 2008 - An extraordinary fish that inhabits muddy pools in West Africa and whose lineage can be traced back 96 million years could be the model for light, bomb-proof body armour for the soldiers of the future.

Mon, 28 Jul 08
Russian Navy Aircraft Test New Weapons In Arctic
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Russian_Navy_Aircraft_Test_New_Weapons_In_Arctic_999.html
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jul 25, 2008 - Russia's Northern Fleet Tu-142 Bear and Il-38 May anti-submarine aircraft have tested new electronic equipment and precision-guided weapons over the Barents and Norwegian Sea, a Navy spokesman said on Thursday.

Mon, 28 Jul 08
B-52: Lifespan Of A Raven
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/B_52_Lifespan_Of_A_Raven_999.html
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jul 25, 2008 - The B-52 bomber that crashed in the Pacific Ocean near the island of Guam was the third plane of the U.S. Air Force's strategic aviation to be lost in the last six months. The fact that expensive heavy bombers fall so often raises doubts over the Air Force's battle readiness in general. (INFOgraphic)

Mon, 28 Jul 08
BAE Weapon Development On Target
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/BAE_Weapon_Development_On_Target_999.html
Farnborough, UK (SPX) Jul 25, 2008 - BAE Systems' Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System is meeting its development objectives, and plans are under way to produce and deliver the rocket-guidance capability to the field.

Mon, 28 Jul 08
GA-ASI Demonstrates Lynx II Radar At US Army YPG
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/GA_ASI_Demonstrates_Lynx_II_Radar_At_US_Army_YPG_999.html
Farnborough, UK (SPX) Jul 25, 2008 - General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has announced that it successfully completed a weeklong series of Lynx(r) II production radar performance flight tests at the U.S. Army's Yuma Proving Grounds (YPG) test range following radar improvements further boosting performance levels beyond System Development and Demonstration (SDD) requirements.

Mon, 28 Jul 08
Outside View: Sukhoi soars again -- Part 2
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Outside_View_Sukhoi_soars_again_Part_2_999.html
Moscow (UPI) Jul 24, 2008 - The Sukhoi Su-35 Flanker is not quite a fifth-generation combat fighter, but it comes very close to being one.

Mon, 28 Jul 08
KC-45 Tanker Boom Completes Contact With AWACS Aircraft
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/KC_45_Tanker_Boom_Completes_Contact_With_AWACS_Aircraft_999.html
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 25, 2008 - The advanced Aerial Refueling Boom System (ARBS) for Northrop Grumman's KC-45 Tanker has performed multiple aerial contacts with an operational Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft, confirming its ability to support large aircraft in U.S., NATO, and allied air forces.

Thu, 24 Jul 08
Thompson Files: Why USAF needs F-22 Raptor
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Thompson_Files_Why_USAF_needs_F-22_Raptor_999.html
Arlington, Va. (UPI) Jul 22, 2008 - This summer marks the 10th anniversary of a powerful metaphor for the decline of U.S. air power.

Thu, 24 Jul 08
US Army Selects Raytheon's Excalibur Best Invention Of 2007
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/US_Army_Selects_Raytheon_Excalibur_Best_Invention_Of_2007_999.html
Waltham MA (SPX) Jul 24, 2008 - Raytheon's Excalibur precision-guided artillery projectile received a Top 10 Army Greatest Inventions of the Year Award for 2007.

Thu, 24 Jul 08
The Sukhoi Soars Again Part One
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/The_Sukhoi_Soars_Again_Part_One_999.html
Moscow (UPI) Jul 22, 2008 - The first demonstration flight of the Sukhoi Su-35 combat aircraft on July 7, 2008, attracted much attention to this aircraft, which has been undergoing tests since February. The latest addition to the large T-10 -- Sukhoi Su-27 -- family is to become the interim fighter for the Russian air force before fifth-generation aircraft are launched into mass production.

Thu, 24 Jul 08
Northrop Grumman Completes Testing Of New B-2 Bomber Radar
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Northrop_Grumman_Completes_Testing_Of_New_B_2_Bomber_Radar_999.html
Palmdale CA (SPX) Jul 24, 2008 - Northrop Grumman has successfully completed a battery of tests designed to prove that new radar units developed for the U.S. Air Force's B-2 Radar Modernization Program (RMP) will perform properly under all environmental conditions the aircraft is likely to experience.

Tue, 22 Jul 08
QinetiQ And Boeing Mark Successful First Year With The Portal
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/QinetiQ_And_Boeing_Mark_Successful_First_Year_With_The_Portal_999.html
London, UK (SPX) Jul 22, 2008 - Since the opening of The Portal in July 2007, QinetiQ and Boeing have conducted a broad spectrum of training events, demonstrations, and classified experiments in support of numerous UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) and industry programmes. The Portal has successfully supported more than 130 separate activities ranging in scale from half-day workshops to multi-week experiments, and has met all requirements.

Tue, 22 Jul 08
Excalibur's Base Design And On-Board Recorder Tested
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Excalibur_Base_Design_And_On-Board_Recorder_Tested_999.html
Socorro NM (SPX) Jul 22, 2008 - Raytheon tested a new low-cost titanium base (Ti) and on-board recorder (OBR) for the Excalibur precision-guided artillery projectile during a June 13 test firing.

Tue, 22 Jul 08
Defense Focus: ASW dangers -- Part 4
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Defense_Focus_ASW_dangers_Part_4_999.html
Washington (UPI) Jul 18, 2008 - Anti-Submarine Warfare has been the Cinderella of global navies for the past century, and unfortunately the situation hasn't changed much today.

Tue, 22 Jul 08
Combat-Identification Technologies Tested
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Combat_Identification_Technologies_Tested_999.html
Washington DC (AFPN) Jul 21, 2008 - War fighters from the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom are testing new battlefield systems that can discern friend from foe during the "Bold Quest Plus" joint military demonstration being conducted at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.

Tue, 22 Jul 08
GD To Supply 773 RG-31 MRAP Vehicles To US DoD
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/GD_To_Supply_773_RG_31_MRAP_Vehicles_To_US_DoD_999.html
London, Canada (SPX) Jul 21, 2008 - U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC) has awarded General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada a delivery order to produce 773 RG-31 Mk5E Category I vehicles for its Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle program.

Tue, 22 Jul 08
Raptors Set To Deploy To Guam
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Raptors_Set_To_Deploy_To_Guam_999.html
Hickam AFB HI (AFPN) Jul 21, 2008 - Six F-22 Raptors from the 90th Fighter Squadron at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, are set to deploy to Andersen AFB, Guam, July 18 to Aug. 2.

Tue, 22 Jul 08
Dogs of War: The con side of contractors
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Dogs_of_War_The_con_side_of_contractors_999.html
Washington (UPI) Jul 18, 2008 - Much of the discussion about the rights and wrongs of private military and security contractors in Iraq is framed either as a capabilities question -- can U.S. forces operate without them? -- or a values question -- should private contractors have such a big role?

Fri, 18 Jul 08
Northrop Grumman Mine Detection System Takes Flight
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Northrop_Grumman_Mine_Detection_System_Takes_Flight_999.html
Melbourne FL (SPX) Jul 18, 2008 - The Airborne Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Minefield Detection System (ASTAMIDS) flew from the company's facility in Melbourne, Fla., aboard a modified U.S. Army UH-1H "Huey" helicopter. The flight occurred on April 30, validating the operability and integration of all the system components.

Fri, 18 Jul 08
Northrop Grumman To Supply Combat Electromagnetic Environment Simulators
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Northrop_Grumman_To_Supply_Combat_Electromagnetic_Environment_Simulators_999.html
Buffalo NY (SPX) Jul 18, 2008 - Northrop Grumman has been selected to provide eight Combat Electromagnetic Environment Simulator (CEESIM) systems to support the Electronic Warfare (EW) self-defense ground station, of the EADS A400M transport aircraft.

Fri, 18 Jul 08
Bell/Agusta BA609 Tiltrotor Makes Its First Appearance At Farnborough
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Bell_Agusta_BA609_Tiltrotor_Makes_Its_First_Appearance_At_Farnborough_999.html
Farnborough, UK (SPX) Jul 18, 2008 - The Bell/Agusta BA609 Tiltrotor is making its first ever appearance at the Farnborough International Air Show. The second prototype, aircraft #002, is showcased by the Bell/Agusta Aerospace Company having flown for the first time in November 2006 at AgustaWestland's Cameri facility in Northern Italy.

Fri, 18 Jul 08
Raytheon's TCS Conforms To NATO Standard For Unmanned Ground Control System
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Raytheon_TCS_Conforms_To_NATO_Standard_For_Unmanned_Ground_Control_System_999.html
Falls Church VA (SPX) Jul 18, 2008 - Raytheon's Tactical Control System has been certified as the first NATO standard unmanned ground control system. An industry first, it is the only ground system conforming to the NATO STANAG (Standardization Agreement) 4586 standard for the U.S. Navy Tactical Control System (TCS).

Fri, 18 Jul 08
Northrop Grumman Completes Flight Testing Of VADER System
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Northrop_Grumman_Completes_Flight_Testing_Of_VADER_System_999.html
Linthicum MD (SPX) Jul 18, 2008 - Northrop Grumman has successfully completed the first test flight of a new Vehicle and Dismount Exploitation Radar (VADER) system under a contract with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).

Fri, 18 Jul 08
LockMart Breaks Ground On Advanced Radar Test And Measurement Facility
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/LockMart_Breaks_Ground_On_Advanced_Radar_Test_And_Measurement_Facility_999.html
Syracuse NY (SPX) Jul 17, 2008 - Lockheed Martin has broken ground on a $15 million, 9,600 square foot radar test facility that will provide the company with one of the world's most advanced, large-antenna measurement systems.

Fri, 18 Jul 08
Russian Army Officers Visit Mountain Combat Center In India
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Russian_Army_Officers_Visit_Mountain_Combat_Center_In_India_999.html
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jul 17, 2008 - A delegation of Russian Ground Forces officers will learn about training troops for mountain warfare during a two-week trip to India that started on Monday, a spokesman for the Russian military said.

Fri, 18 Jul 08
Lockheed Martin Enhances Farnborough-Based Swift Laboratory
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Lockheed_Martin_Enhances_Farnborough_Based_Swift_Laboratory_999.html
Farnborough UK (SPX) Jul 17, 2008 - Lockheed Martin UK unveiled an enhanced Swift Laboratory during this year's Farnborough Air Show. The Swift, located in the Farnborough Aerospace Centre, is an innovative and interactive research and development laboratory. Recent upgrades include new assets focused on national security, network-enable operations and fighter aircraft simulators.

Wed, 16 Jul 08
Elbit Systems Introduces solution For Helicopter Low Visibility Landings
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Elbit_Systems_Introduces_solution_For_Helicopter_Low_Visibility_Landings_999.html
Haifa, Israel (SPX) Jul 16, 2008 - In active war zones, military helicopters operating in a tactical environment are likely to encounter risks associated with low visibility landings.

Wed, 16 Jul 08
Raytheon Completes ASTOR Capabilities Testing With UK MoD
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Raytheon_Completes_ASTOR_Capabilities_Testing_With_UK_MoD_999.html
Dallas TX (SPX) Jul 16, 2008 - Raytheon Systems and the U.K. Ministry of Defence have successfully completed capabilities assurance mission (CAM) testing of the Airborne Stand-Off Radar system.

Wed, 16 Jul 08
Echo SatCom Ships First Navy Order
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Echo_SatCom_Ships_First_Navy_Order_999.html
Houston TX (SPX) Jul 16, 2008 - Echo Satellite Communications has announced that it has shipped its first order to Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) for a HeliSAT3 customized Iridium repeater system. HeliSAT3 is a satellite communications repeater, specifically designed to create wireless satellite telephone "hotspots" aboard Naval aircraft.

Tue, 15 Jul 08
SELEX Galileo Awards DRS Airborne DIRCM Sensor Contract
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/SELEX_Galileo_Awards_DRS_Airborne_DIRCM_Sensor_Contract_999.html
Parsippany NJ (SPX) Jul 15, 2008 - DRS Technologies has been awarded an $11.4 million follow-on contract to produce the Fine Track Sensor (FTS) kits used in Directional Infrared Countermeasure (DIRCM) transmitters.

Tue, 15 Jul 08
KVH Receives Fiber Optic Gyro Order From Kongsberg Defence And Aerospace
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/KVH_Receives_Fiber_Optic_Gyro_Order_From_Kongsberg_Defence_And_Aerospace_999.html
Middletown RI (SPX) Jul 15, 2008 - KVH Industries has announced that it has received a new $2 million order for its precision DSP-3100 fiber optic gyros (FOGs) from Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace for use in the Protector family of remote weapon stations.

Tue, 15 Jul 08
Elbit And ATK To Develop Laser Guided Advanced Tactical Rocket System
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Elbit_And_ATK_To_Develop_Laser_Guided_Advanced_Tactical_Rocket_System_999.html
Minneapolis MN (AFNS) Jul 15, 2008 - Elbit Systems and Alliant Techsystems have announced that they have signed a teaming agreement to develop the Guided Advanced Tactical Rocket - Laser (GATR-L).

Mon, 14 Jul 08
NGC And Oshkosh JLTV Undergoes Successful Armor Testing
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/NGC_Oshkosh_JLTV_Undergoes_Successful_Armor_Testing_999.html
Reston VA (AFNS) Jul 14, 2008 - The Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) family of vehicles offered by Northrop Grumman and Oshkosh Defense has undergone successful armor testing as the U.S. Department of Defense nears its selection of competing JLTV teams.

Wed, 9 Jul 08
Pentagon given stricter standards for cluster munitions
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Pentagon_given_stricter_standards_for_cluster_munitions_999.html
Washington (AFP) July 8, 2008 - US Defense Secretary Robert Gates has directed the Pentagon to set more stringent standards for cluster munitions by 2018 to reduce the danger to civilians from unexploded munitions, a US defense official said Tuesday.

Wed, 9 Jul 08
SELEX Galileo And BAE Systems To Provide Thermal Sights For Soldiers
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/SELEX_Galileo_And_BAE_Systems_To_Provide_Thermal_Sights_For_Soldiers_999.html
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 09, 2008 - SELEX Galileo, of Finmeccanica, and BAE Systems have signed a partnering agreement to provide thermal weapon sights manufactured by BAE Systems for the forthcoming surveillance and target acquisition increment of the Future Integrated Soldier Technology (FIST) Programme.

Wed, 9 Jul 08
Raytheon Delivers 100th AESA Radar For Super Hornets And Growlers
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Raytheon_Delivers_100th_AESA_Radar_For_Super_Hornets_And_Growlers_999.html
El Segundo CA (SPX) Jul 09, 2008 - Raytheon has delivered its 100th APG-79 active electronically scanned array radar system to Boeing and the U.S. Navy for use on F/A-18 and EA-18G aircraft.

Tue, 8 Jul 08
Joint Light Tactical Vehicle Undergoes Successful Armor Testing
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Joint_Light_Tactical_Vehicle_Undergoes_Successful_Armor_Testing_999.html
Reston VA (SPX) Jul 08, 2008 - The Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) family of vehicles offered by Northrop Grumman Corporation and Oshkosh Defense has undergone successful armor testing as the U.S. Department of Defense nears its selection of competing JLTV teams.

Tue, 8 Jul 08
Northrop Grumman Receives Contract For Airborne And Maritime Fixed Station JTRS Program
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Northrop_Grumman_Receives_Contract_For_Airborne_And_Maritime_Fixed_Station_JTRS_Program_999.html
San Diego CA (SPX) Jul 08, 2008 - Northrop Grumman has received a 56-month contract from Lockheed Martin worth up to $240 million, if all options are exercised, to provide critical technologies for the Airborne and Maritime/Fixed Station (AMF) Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS).

Tue, 8 Jul 08
Preliminary Design Review Of New B-2 Bomber Computer Architecture Completed
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Preliminary_Design_Review_Of_New_B_2_Bomber_Computer_Architecture_Completed_999.html
Palmdale CA (SPX) Jul 08, 2008 - The U.S. Air Force and Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) have successfully completed an incremental system design review of the new software and computing architecture that will manage B-2 stealth bomber missions for the next several decades.

Tue, 8 Jul 08
US wanted to test sarin on Australian troops: report
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/US_wanted_to_test_sarin_on_Australian_troops_report_999.html
Sydney (AFP) July 6, 2008 - The United States military wanted to test deadly nerve gases on Australian troops in a remote area of far north Queensland in the 1960s but Canberra refused, a report said Sunday.

Tue, 8 Jul 08
Raytheon Solipsys Releases 3-D Visualization Tool
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Raytheon_Solipsys_Releases_3_D_Visualization_Tool_999.html
Tewksbury MA (SPX) Jul 03, 2008 - Raytheon Solipsys has released a three dimensional extension for its Tactical Display Framework (TDF 3D), a real-time visualization capability used in command and control, homeland defense, surveillance and air traffic management systems.

Wed, 2 Jul 08
UK MoD Unveils New Protected Vehicles
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/UK_MoD_Unveils_New_Protected_Vehicles_999.html
London, UK (SPX) Jul 02, 2008 - In addition to the 150 RIDGBACK vehicles on order, the MoD is purchasing more than 85 new VIKING and JACKAL protected vehicles for troops in Afghanistan and has unveiled two new vehicle types, RIDGBACK and PANTHER, Baroness Taylor has said.

Wed, 2 Jul 08
Vumii Gives Security Operators Ability To Visually Assess Targets Detected By Radar
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Vumii_Gives_Security_Operators_Ability_To_Visually_Assess_Targets_Detected_By_Radar_999.html
Atlanta GA (SPX) Jul 02, 2008 - Advancements in capability and reductions in pricing have dramatically increased the incorporation of marine and ground-based radar systems into perimeter, coastal, and border security applications. While these radar systems can effectively detect and locate potential threats, such solutions don't allow security operators to visually inspect objects that have triggered an alarm.

Wed, 2 Jul 08
US Marines, Northrop Grumman Team Complete G/ATOR Preliminary Design Review
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/US_Marines_Northrop_Grumman_Team_Complete_GATOR_Preliminary_Design_Review_999.html
Baltimore MD (SPX) Jul 01, 2008 - The U.S. Marine Corps' new Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) moved an important step closer to production with the successful conclusion of the formal Preliminary Design Review (PDR) at Northrop Grumman's Electronic Systems sector headquarters.

Wed, 2 Jul 08
Boeing Awarded B-52 Airborne Electronic Attack Technical Maturation Contract
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Boeing_Awarded_B_52_Airborne_Electronic_Attack_Technical_Maturation_Contract_999.html
St. Louis, MO (SPX) Jul 01, 2008 - Boeing has been awarded a $14.9 million contract by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory to develop and mature technologies required to enable airborne electronic attack from long distances, filling the stand-off electronic attack role.

Wed, 2 Jul 08
Australia Sees Successful Upgrades To FA-18 Hornet Capability
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Australia_Sees_Successful_Upgrades_To_FA_18_Hornet_Capability_999.html
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Jul 01, 2008 - Minister for Defence, the Hon Joel Fitzgibbon MP has announced that Australia's air capability has been further enhanced by the successful trialling of a new radar warning receiver and acceptance by Air Force of the Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) 'Smart Bomb'.

Wed, 2 Jul 08
Airless Tire Project May Prove A Lifesaver In Military Combat
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Airless_Tire_Project_May_Prove_A_Lifesaver_In_Military_Combat_999.html
Madison WI (SPX) Jul 01, 2008 - Rarely does one come across a business where the phrase "reinventing the wheel" is not just a metaphor, it's an operating principle.