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Wed, 31 Dec 08
Analysis: U.S. needs for language critical
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Analysis_US_needs_for_language_critical_999.html
Washington Dec 30, 2008 - America's global competitiveness and national security could be at risk because of a failure to invest in critical foreign language education. Deficiencies in Middle Eastern and Asian languages pose the most immediate problems.

Tue, 30 Dec 08
Boeing Begins Final Assembly Of RAAF FA-18F Super Hornets
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Boeing_Begins_Final_Assembly_Of_RAAF_FA_18F_Super_Hornets_999.html
St. Louis MO (SPX) Dec 26, 2008 - Boeing began final assembly operations Dec. 9 in St. Louis on the first of 24 F/A-18F Super Hornets for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). The Super Hornet multirole fighter aircraft will be delivered to the RAAF from the first quarter of 2010 through late 2011.

Fri, 26 Dec 08
Docs to learn battlefield acupuncture
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Docs_to_learn_battlefield_acupuncture_999.html
San Diego (UPI) Dec 22, 2008 - The U.S military is adding acupuncture to its repertoire for relieving chronic pain, said Pacific College of Oriental Medicine officials.

Fri, 19 Dec 08
Thompson Files: Save the F-22
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Thompson_Files_Save_the_F-22_999.html
Arlington, Va. (UPI) Dec 18, 2008 - On Dec. 10 The New York Times ran a lengthy story by Christopher Drew about the U.S. Air Force's F-22 fighter, saying that Pentagon plans to terminate production of the plane put President-elect Barack Obama's military and economic goals on a "collision course."

Fri, 19 Dec 08
Dutch ministry favours Joint Strike Fighter
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Dutch_ministry_favours_Joint_Strike_Fighter_999.html
The Hague (AFP) Dec 18, 2008 - The Dutch Defence Ministry said Thursday that the multi-national Joint Strike Fighter (F-35) is the best candidate to replace the country's ageing F-16 fighters.

Wed, 17 Dec 08
Amnesty warns against 'potentially lethal' Tasers
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Amnesty_warns_against_potentially_lethal_Tasers_999.html
London (AFP) Dec 16, 2008 - Amnesty International warned Tuesday against a proliferation of Taser stun guns, saying they were responsible for dozens of deaths in the United States and should only be used in extreme cases.

Tue, 16 Dec 08
TALON IV Engineer Takes The Soldier Out Of The Minefield
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/TALON_IV_Engineer_Takes_The_Soldier_Out_Of_The_Minefield_999.html
McLean VA (SPX) Dec 16, 2008 - QinetiQ North America has announced that its Technology Solutions Group subsidiary Foster-Miller is releasing its new TALON IV Engineer mine detecting, counter-IED robot for immediate use.

Tue, 16 Dec 08
Thermal Curtains Will Offer Protection To Aircrews
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Thermal_Curtains_Will_Offer_Protection_To_Aircrews_999.html
Tinker AFB OK (SPX) Dec 16, 2008 - Engineers here are designing a product to protect Boeing B-52 Stratofortress aircrews from a nuclear attack's blinding light.

Mon, 15 Dec 08
Airlift The Key To True Superpower Capability Part One
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Airlift_The_Key_To_True_Superpower_Capability_Part_One_999.html
Washington (UPI) Dec 12, 2008 - In the world of superpowers, it's military airlift capability that separates the world's two heavy hitters -- the United States and Russia -- from all the wannabe second division powers.

Sat, 13 Dec 08
Virtual Training For Real-World Missions
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Virtual_Training_For_Real_World_Missions_999.html
Volk Field WI (SPX) Dec 12, 2008 - A $1.5 million virtual training environment housed in a hangar at the Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center here offers security forces personnel and other Airmen realistic fire team convoy training.

Thu, 11 Dec 08
US Top Brass Fed Up With F-22 Problems
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/US_Top_Brass_Fed_Up_With_F-22_Problems_999.html
Washington (AFP) Dec 10, 2008 - The top US military officer raised doubts Wednesday over the future of the costly F-22 fighter jet program, noting that the economic downturn could force the Pentagon to make budget cuts.

Thu, 11 Dec 08
Paving The Way: The Latest Weapon Against The Taliban
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Paving_The_Way_The_Latest_Weapon_Against_The_Taliban_999.html
London, UK (SPX) Dec 11, 2008 - A next-generation precision guided bomb that can hit targets 24 hours a day and in all-weathers has entered service with the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force as part of a GBP400M programme.

Wed, 10 Dec 08
Thompson Files: Danger faces Navy's net
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Thompson_Files_Danger_faces_Navys_net_999.html
Arlington, Va. (UPI) Dec 9, 2008 - In October 2000, during the waning days of the Clinton administration, the U.S. Department of the Navy awarded the biggest information-services contract in the history of the American federal government.

Wed, 10 Dec 08
E-8C's New Engine Program Takes Off
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/E_8C_New_Engine_Program_Takes_Off_999.html
Hanscom AFB MA (AFNS) Dec 10, 2008 - America's eye in the sky, the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System, or Joint STARS, will soon be faster, quieter, more efficient and more operationally effective with a major engine upgrade effort now under way here.

Wed, 10 Dec 08
Gaming Technology Used For Interactive Military Training
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Gaming_Technology_Used_For_Interactive_Military_Training_999.html
Wright-Patterson AFB OH (AFNS) Dec 10, 2008 - Air Force Research Laboratory's researchers at Mesa, Ariz., unveiled the technological potential of its gaming research and development project publicly Dec. 1 during the 2008 Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference in Orlando, Fla.

Tue, 9 Dec 08
LM Team Conducts Free-Flight Hover Test Of MDA's MKV-L
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/LM_Team_Conducts_Free_Flight_Hover_Test_Of_MDA_MKV_L_999.html
Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Dec 09, 2008 - Lockheed Martin has announced that its team successfully conducted a free-flight hover test of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's Multiple Kill Vehicle-L. Conducted Dec. 2 at the National Hover Test Facility at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., the test met all objectives.

Tue, 9 Dec 08
Army Fields New Equipment To Stop Bleeding
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Army_Fields_New_Equipment_To_Stop_Bleeding_999.html
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 09, 2008 - Test results show Combat Gauze field bandages and WoundStat granules both demonstrated marked improvements over what's currently used to control bleeding in the field, said Col. Paul Cordts of the Army Surgeon General's office.

Mon, 8 Dec 08
Outside View: Bombers for the future
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Outside_View_Bombers_for_the_future_999.html
Washington (UPI) Dec 5, 2008 - The United States has counted on bombers for tough missions for decades, but the U.S. Air Force bomber fleet will struggle to do its job as a capability void opens after 2015.

Fri, 5 Dec 08
CV-22s Complete First Operational Deployment
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/CV_22s_Complete_First_Operational_Deployment_999.html
Hurlburt Field FL (AFNS) Dec 05, 2008 - Four CV-22 Ospreys from the 8th Special Operations Squadron here returned after completing their first operational deployment broke supporting Exercise Flintlock 2009 in November in Bamako, Mali.

Fri, 5 Dec 08
HMMWV Remains Dominant Despite MRAP Craze
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/HMMWV_Remains_Dominant_Despite_MRAP_Craze_999.html
Newtown CT (SPX) Dec 05, 2008 - The international market for light wheeled combat vehicles remains a highly competitive and dynamic environment. In its annual analysis "The Market for Light Wheeled Vehicles" the Forecast International Weapons Group expects the market will produce over 71,300 light wheeled vehicles, worth in excess of $21.789 billion, through 2017.

Fri, 5 Dec 08
Pentagon raises status of 'irregular warfare'
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Pentagon_raises_status_of_irregular_warfare_999.html
Washington (AFP) Dec 4, 2008 - The Pentagon has issued a directive putting the fight against terrorism and guerrilla warfare on the same footing as traditional warfare in terms of military planning and doctrine, officials said Thursday.

Thu, 4 Dec 08
Some 100 countries sign ban on cluster bombs
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Some_100_countries_sign_ban_on_cluster_bombs_999.html
Oslo (AFP) Dec 3, 2008 - Some 100 nations put their names Wednesday to a landmark treaty banning cluster bombs, amid calls for major arms producers such as China, Russia and the United States to join them.

Wed, 3 Dec 08
US stands by refusal to sign cluster bomb ban
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/US_stands_by_refusal_to_sign_cluster_bomb_ban_999.html
Washington (AFP) Dec 2, 2008 - The United States said Tuesday it will refrain this week from signing a treaty in Norway to ban cluster bombs, because the document is too broad and endangers US soldiers.

Wed, 3 Dec 08
Hospital On A Chip Could Revolutionize Treatment Of Battlefield Wounds
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Hospital_On_A_Chip_Could_Revolutionize_Treatment_Of_Battlefield_Wounds_999.html
Potsdam NY (SPX) Dec 03, 2008 - The battlefield of the future may react differently to combat injuries, providing instant treatment to wounded soldiers even before a medic reaches their side.

Wed, 3 Dec 08
LockMart System Directs Laser Beam For MDA's Airborne Laser
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/LockMart_System_Directs_Laser_Beam_For_MDA_Airborne_Laser_999.html
Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Dec 03, 2008 - Lockheed Martin has announced that the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's Airborne Laser (ABL) team has successfully fired the High Energy Laser through the Lockheed Martin-developed Beam Control/Fire Control system.

Tue, 2 Dec 08
Some 100 countries to sign cluster bomb ban in Oslo
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Some_100_countries_to_sign_cluster_bomb_ban_in_Oslo_999.html
Oslo (AFP) Dec 1, 2008 - Some 100 countries will ban the use of cluster bombs with the signing of a treaty Wednesday in Oslo but major producers such as China, Russia and the United States are shunning the pact.

Tue, 2 Dec 08
F135 Successfully Completes First Supersonic Flight
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/F135_Successfully_Completes_First_Supersonic_Flight_999.html
East Hartford CT (SPX) Dec 02, 2008 - Pratt and Whitney's F135 engine successfully completed its first supersonic flight, reaching a top speed of Mach 1.05, or about 680 miles per hour. The first supersonic flight is a significant program milestone demonstrating the capability and performance of the F135 engine. Pratt and Whitney is a United Technologies company.