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Fri, 29 Aug 08
Packing A Punch With The T-72 Part One
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Packing_A_Punch_With_The_T-72_Part_One_999. html
Washington (UPI) Aug 28, 2008 - The effective use of decades-old Russian T-72 Main Battle Tanks in the brief Georgia conflict again shows how supposedly obsolete weapons can still play a potent and even decisive role in modern war.

Fri, 29 Aug 08
Airmen Employ Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition In Iraq
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Airmen_Employ_Laser_Joint_Direct_Attack_Mun ition_In_Iraq_999.html
Joint Base Balad, Iraq (AFPN) Aug 29, 2008 - Airmen employed a guided bomb unit-54 laser joint directed attack munition Aug. 12 against a moving enemy vehicle in the Diyala province to support a combined Iraqi army and U.S. Marine operation.

Fri, 29 Aug 08
DRS Awarded Contracts To Provide MSTAR
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/DRS_Awarded_Contracts_To_Provide_MSTAR_999. html
Parsippany NJ (SPX) Aug 29, 2008 - DRS Technologies has announced that it was awarded contracts from various customers with a combined value of approximately $47 million to provide Man-Portable Surveillance and Target Acquisition Radar (MSTAR) systems, accessories, and/or support.

Tue, 26 Aug 08
Analysis: Airborne IED gets attention
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Baghdad (UPI) Aug 25, 2008 - Shiite extremists remaining in Baghdad have added a relatively new weapon to their arsenal in the fight against U.S. forces, one with more destructive power than most of the usual improvised explosive devices planted along city thoroughfares -- the improvised rocket-assisted mortar.

Tue, 26 Aug 08
LM Interruption Technology Makes Debut On USS Sterett
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/LM_Interruption_Technology_Makes_Debut_On_U SS_Sterett_999.html
Cherry Hill NJ (SPX) Aug 26, 2008 - Lockheed Martin's Human Alerting and Interruption Logistics-Surface Ship (HAIL-SS) system has successfully transitioned from laboratory to platform as an integrated component on the newly commissioned USS Sterett DDG 104.

Tue, 26 Aug 08
Analysis: India's air buildup -- Part Two
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Analysis_Indias_air_buildup_Part_Two_999.ht ml
Hong Kong (UPI) Aug 25, 2008 - In the strategic direction of Bhutan and central Nepal, the Indian air force has built three major military airports, sufficient to provide deterrence over the central part of Tibet.

Tue, 26 Aug 08
Army Research On Invisibility Not Science Fiction
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Army_Research_On_Invisibility_Not_Science_F iction_999.html
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 26, 2008 - Invisibility has long existed in the realm of imagination and fantasy, but for Army scientists and researchers studying ways to apply the latest technology to save Soldiers' lives, fantasy is slowly becoming a reality.

Mon, 25 Aug 08
LockMart Completes Life Extension Upgrades Of Long Range Radars For Romania
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/LockMart_Completes_Life_Extension_Upgrades_ Of_Long_Range_Radars_For_Romania_999.html
Syracuse NY (SPX) Aug 25, 2008 - Lockheed Martin has completed upgrading the signal processing and data processing capability on the first two of five AN/FPS-117 long-range, air surveillance radars for the Romanian Air Force.

Mon, 25 Aug 08
GD To Produce Advanced Chemical Detection Systems For Ground Vehicles
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/GD_To_Produce_Advanced_Chemical_Detection_S ystems_For_Ground_Vehicles_999.html
Charlotte NC (SPX) Aug 25, 2008 - The U.S. Army Research Development and Engineering Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, has awarded General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products approximately $15.7 million for the first year's production on a six-year contract for Joint Service Lightweight Standoff Chemical Agent Detector (JSLSCAD) systems and spare parts.

Fri, 22 Aug 08
BAE Thermal Imagers To Improve Visibility On Special Ops Vehicles
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/BAE_Thermal_Imagers_To_Improve_Visibility_O n_Special_Ops_Vehicles_999.html
Austin TX (SPX) Aug 22, 2008 - BAE Systems will equip special operations forces vehicles with thermal imaging systems that enhance forward and rearward visibility.

Fri, 22 Aug 08
NGC To Design Beam Control System For US Army Mobile Laser
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/NGC_To_Design_Beam_Control_System_For_US_Ar my_Mobile_Laser_999.html
Redondo Beach CA (SPX) Aug 22, 2008 - Northrop Grumman Corporation has performed all preliminary design review requirements for a rugged beam control subsystem for the U.S. Army's High Energy Laser Technology Demonstrator (HEL TD).

Thu, 21 Aug 08
Boeing Awarded Contract To Continue Developing Mobile Laser Weapon
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Boeing_Awarded_Contract_To_Continue_Develop ing_Mobile_Laser_Weapon_999.html
St. Louis MO (SPX) Aug 21, 2008 - Boeing has been awarded a U.S. Army contract valued at approximately $36 million to continue developing a truck-mounted, high-energy laser weapon system that will destroy rockets, artillery shells and mortar rounds.

Thu, 21 Aug 08
Putin vows 24 billion dollars for Russian hi-tech: report
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Putin_vows_24_billion_dollars_for_Russian_h i-tech_report_999.html
Moscow (AFP) Aug 20, 2008 - Russia is to invest 600 billion rubles (24.6 billion dollars, 16.7 billion euros) in hi-tech industries over two years, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Wednesday.

Wed, 20 Aug 08
Lockheed Martin C-5m Super Galaxy Completes Flight Test
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Lockheed_Martin_C_5m_Super_Galaxy_Completes _Flight_Test_999.html
Marietta GA (SPX) Aug 20, 2008 - The Lockheed Martin C-5 Reliability Enhancement and Re-engining Program (RERP) flight test team has successfully completed developmental testing of all three C-5 RERP test aircraft.

Tue, 19 Aug 08
Is Russian Air Power Facing Up To Training Issues Part Two
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Is_Russian_Air_Power_Facing_Up_To_Training_ Issues_Part_Two_999.html
Moscow (UPI) Aug 18, 2008 - Past problems with lack of funding for pilot and crew training have led to strange incidents in the Russian air force.

Mon, 18 Aug 08
Iran boosts range on warplanes
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Iran_boosts_range_on_warplanes_999.html
Tehran (AFP) Aug 17, 2008 - Iran has upgraded its fighter jets to allow them to fly 3,000 kilometres without refuelling, Iran's air force commander said on Sunday, which would put arch-foe Israel easily within reach.

Mon, 18 Aug 08
Blown away: Georgian soldiers say Russian planes destroyed army
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Blown_away_Georgian_soldiers_say_Russian_pl anes_destroyed_army_999.html
Tbilisi (AFP) Aug 17, 2008 - As he lies in a Tbilisi hospital, his leg missing from the knee down, Lieutenant Roman Abashidze reflects on the reason for Georgia's crushing defeat to Russian forces.

Fri, 15 Aug 08
Boeing Tests Entire Weapon System On Advanced Tactical Laser Aircraft
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Boeing_Tests_Entire_Weapon_System_On_Advanc ed_Tactical_Laser_Aircraft_999.html
St. Louis MO (SPX) Aug 15, 2008 - Boeing has successfully completed the first ground test of the entire weapon system integrated aboard the Advanced Tactical Laser (ATL) aircraft, achieving a key milestone in the ATL Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration program.

Fri, 15 Aug 08
Weather Agency Provides Edge To Warfighters
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Weather_Agency_Provides_Edge_To_Warfighters _999.html
Offutt AFB NE (AFPN) Aug 15, 2008 - Today's warfighters are constantly looking for any combat advantage that they can gain on their enemies.

Fri, 15 Aug 08
WW2 Ammunition Finds New Life In War On Terrorism
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/WW2_Ammunition_Finds_New_Life_In_War_On_Ter rorism_999.html
Hurlburt Field FL (AFPN) Aug 15, 2008 - A team of Air Force weapons specialist turned to ammunition first introduced into service in 1942 to provide lower cost training ammo for the AC-130 Gunship's 40mm cannon.

Thu, 14 Aug 08
Switzerland Puts Gripen To The Test
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Switzerland_Puts_Gripen_To_The_Test_999.htm l
Lucerne, Switzerland (SPX) Aug 14, 2008 - This evaluation process is an integral part of the Swiss Request for Proposal, issued in January 2008, for which Saab submitted its formal response earlier this Summer.

Thu, 14 Aug 08
Boeing's Forst P-8A Poseidon Moves From Final Assembly To Preflight
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Boeing_Forst_P_8A_Poseidon_Moves_From_Final _Assembly_To_Preflight_999.html
St. Louis MO (SPX) Aug 14, 2008 - Boeing Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) and Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) employees have gathered in Renton, Wash., to celebrate the completion of final assembly on the first P-8A Poseidon for the U.S. Navy and its move to preflight work.

Wed, 13 Aug 08
Sniper ATP-Equipped B-1B Has Combat First
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Sniper_ATP_Equipped_B_1B_Has_Combat_First_9 99.html
Southwest Asia (AFPN) Aug 13, 2008 - A Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod-equipped B-1B Lancer had its first weapon employment in combat here Aug. 4 successfully targeting enemy forces on the ground and dropping one guided bomb unit-38 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Wed, 13 Aug 08
QinetiQ Awarded DARPA Contract For New Sensor System
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/QinetiQ_Awarded_DARPA_Contract_For_New_Sens or_System_999.html
Farnborough, UK (SPX) Aug 13, 2008 - A QinetiQ led team has secured a 33-month $22m follow-on research contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in support of its Large Area Coverage Optical Search While Track and Engage (LACOSTE) programme.

Wed, 13 Aug 08
DRS Receives To Provide IR Systems For Tanks And Combat Vehicles
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/DRS_Receives_To_Provide_IR_Systems_For_Tank s_And_Combat_Vehicles_999.html
Parsippany NJ (SPX) Aug 12, 2008 - DRS Technologies has announced that it received a $116.6 million contract from the Raytheon's Network Centric Systems business in McKinney, Texas, to provide Horizontal Technology Integration Second Generation Forward Looking Infrared (HTI SGF) sighting systems and components used aboard U.S. Army combat and tactical-wheeled vehicles including the Abrams Main Battle Tank, Bradley Fighting Vehicles and High Mobility Multi-Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV), providing critical common night vision technology.

Wed, 13 Aug 08
ATK And BAE Team For JATAS Program
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/ATK_And_BAE_Team_For_JATAS_Program_999.html
Minneapolis MN (SPX) Aug 12, 2008 - Alliant Techsystems and BAE Systems have teamed to compete for the upcoming U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Joint Allied Threat Awareness System (JATAS) program.

Mon, 11 Aug 08
Soldiers Test FCS Equipment In Culminating Exercise
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Soldiers_Test_FCS_Equipment_In_Culminating_ Exercise_999.html
Fort Bliss TX (SPX) Aug 11, 2008 - Soldiers of the 2nd Combined Arms Battalion participated in a three-day training exercise at Dona Ana Range Complex, N.M., July 28-30 that tested the experimental technologies of the Army Future Combat Systems.

Mon, 11 Aug 08
Force Protection Rolls Out First Ridgback Vehicles For UK MoD
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Force_Protection_Rolls_Out_First_Ridgback_V ehicles_For_UK_MoD_999.html
Ladson SC (SPX) Aug 11, 2008 - Representatives of Force Protection Industries, the U.S. Government and the British Ministry of Defence gathered as Force Protection rolled out the first five new Ridgback vehicles developed specifically for the British Ministry of Defence (MOD).

Mon, 11 Aug 08
ITT Receives Follow-On Order For Systems To Defeat IEDs
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/ITT_Receives_Follow_On_Order_For_Systems_To _Defeat_IEDs_999.html
White Plains NY (SPX) Aug 11, 2008 - ITT has announced it has received a follow-on fixed price award, valued up to $1 billion, for its CREW 2.1 Vehicle Receiver Jammers (CVRJs), vehicle-mounted systems designed to prevent the detonation of improvised explosive devices (IEDs).

Mon, 11 Aug 08
ATK Receives US Army Tank Ammunition Contract
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/ATK_Receives_US_Army_Tank_Ammunition_Contra ct_999.html
Minneapolis MN (SPX) Aug 08, 2008 - Alliant Techsystems has announced that it has received a $7.6 million initial contract from the U.S. Army for the M1028 120mm Canister Cartridge. The contract also includes four additional option years that could raise the total value of the contract to more than $30 million if all production options are exercised.

Mon, 11 Aug 08
U.S. military use of robots increases
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/US_military_use_of_robots_increases_999.htm l
St. Louis (UPI) Aug 5, 2008 - Military robots are no longer only science fiction, with the U.S. Army planning to have 30 percent of its forces composed of robots by 2020.

Mon, 11 Aug 08
KC-45 Advanced Aerial Refueling Boom Concludes Testing Phase
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/KC_45_Advanced_Aerial_Refueling_Boom_Conclu des_Testing_Phase_999.html
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 06, 2008 - The advanced Aerial Refueling Boom System (ARBS) for Northrop Grumman's KC-45 Tanker has completed its testing and validation phase. Over the final two-day flight test period, the ARBS conducted more than 20 contacts with an F-16 fighter aircraft and, thereby, successfully achieved all remaining test objectives.

Tue, 5 Aug 08
USAF Awards Raytheon Paveway II Laser Guided Bomb Contract
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/USAF_Awards_Raytheon_Paveway_II_Laser_Guide d_Bomb_Contract_999.html
Tucson AZ (SPX) Aug 05, 2008 - Raytheon was awarded a $31.6 million U.S. Air Force competitive contract for Paveway II laser guided bomb components for fiscal year 2008.

Tue, 5 Aug 08
Improvements In Thermal Management Of Future Electronics
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Improvements_In_Thermal_Management_Of_Futur e_Electronics_999.html
Linthicum MD (SPX) Aug 05, 2008 - Northrop Grumman has been selected by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop and demonstrate an ultra high capacity hybrid thermal ground plane needed to overcome heat-related challenges in semiconductors employed in electronic systems.

Tue, 5 Aug 08
Analysis: High-tech key to Air Force role
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Analysis_High-tech_key_to_Air_Force_role_99 9.html
Washington (UPI) Aug 4, 2008 - The U.S. Air Force has begun deploying the heavily armed MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft in Iraq for the first time, highlighting the service's increased use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, or UAVs, and other high technology as it adjusts to its new roles in counterinsurgency.

Tue, 5 Aug 08
Outside View: Air combat co-op -- Part One
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Outside_View_Air_combat_co-op_Part_One_999. html
Moscow (UPI) Aug 1, 2008 - On July 14-20, Farnborough, a town in Hampshire, England, 30 miles west of London, hosted the 46th International Air Show, the largest such event featuring the latest achievements of the global aircraft industry.

Tue, 5 Aug 08
Thompson Files: Fuzed weapons are good
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Thompson_Files_Fuzed_weapons_are_good_999.h tml
Arlington, Va. (UPI) Aug 1, 2008 - Some of the saddest stories to come out of recent military conflicts concern children who found the unexploded remains of cluster bombs.

Tue, 5 Aug 08
US DoD Releases One Billion Dollars For Six F-35B STOVL Aircraft
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/US_DoD_Releases_One_Billion_Dollars_For_Six _F_35B_STOVL_Aircraft_999.html
Fort Worth TX (SPX) Aug 01, 2008 - The U.S. Department of Defense has released $1 billion of funding to acquire six Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) aircraft as part of the second Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) contract for the F-35.

Tue, 5 Aug 08
BAE Recognized With Two Top Ten Greatest Inventions Awards
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/BAE_Recognized_With_Two_Top_Ten_Greatest_In ventions_Awards_999.html
Arlington VA (SPX) Aug 01, 2008 - BAE Systems was recognized for its contributions to the Objective Gunner Protection Kit (O-GPK) and its role on the Raytheon / BAE Systems Excalibur team at the 6th Annual U.S. Army Top Ten Greatest Inventions Awards.

Tue, 5 Aug 08
First B-52H Reaches Retirement
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/First_B_52H_Reaches_Retirement_999.html
Minot AFB ND (AFPN) Aug 01, 2008 - The first B-52H Stratofortress reaches retirement after more than 45 years of dedicated service to the country July 24 here on its final flight to Tinker Air Force Base, Okla.