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Fri, 27 Feb 09
Elbit Systems Introduces Cpnet
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Elbit_Systems_Introduces_Cpnet_999.html
Haifa, Israel (SPX) Feb 27, 2009 - Elbit Systems introduces Cpnet (Common Picture Network), a new portable and light weight Common Operational Picture solution, fully integrated as a stand-alone C4I system.

Fri, 27 Feb 09
BAE To Equip US Army Stryker, Abrams Vehicles With Thermal Cameras
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/BAE_To_Equip_US_Army_Stryker_Abrams_Vehicles_With_Thermal_Cameras_999.html
Austin TX (SPX) Feb 27, 2009 - BAE Systems will equip U.S. Army Stryker combat vehicles and M-1 Abrams tanks with thermal cameras so combat crews can "see" outside the vehicles while remaining inside.

Fri, 27 Feb 09
ATK And AFRL Test Development Motor For IHPRPT Program
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/ATK_And_AFRL_Test_Development_Motor_For_IHPRPT_Program_999.html
Minneapolis MN (SPX) Feb 27, 2009 - Alliant Techsystems and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) at Edwards Air Force Base have successfully tested a developmental solid rocket motor - designated Phase II - as part of the Integrated High Payoff Rocket Propulsion Technology (IHPRPT) program.

Thu, 26 Feb 09
Robots Remove UXO From Training Ranges
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Robots_Remove_UXO_From_Training_Ranges_999.html
Washington DC (SPX) Feb 26, 2009 - Robotic technologies were used to detect and remove unexploded ordnance from training ranges at Fort Bliss, Texas, Feb. 10 in a demonstration sponsored by the U.S. Army Environmental Command.

Thu, 26 Feb 09
GE Selected For AV-8B Harrier Technology
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/GE_Selected_For_AV_8B_Harrier_Technology_999.html
Grand Rapids MI (SPX) Feb 26, 2009 - GE Aviation has been awarded a development contract from the U.S. Navy for AV-8B aircraft radar display computers. The contract is valued at more than $16 million, with completion in 2011 at which time the follow-on production contract is anticipated.

Thu, 26 Feb 09
Costly US weapons face budget cuts under Obama
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Costly_US_weapons_face_budget_cuts_under_Obama_999.html
Washington (AFP) Feb 25, 2009 - Hi-tech fighter aircraft, new warships and missile defense projects are all potential targets for big cuts in the US defense budget as the American military faces a new era of limits under President Barack Obama.

Thu, 26 Feb 09
Alion Awarded Contract To Enhance Weapons Systems Development
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Alion_Awarded_Contract_To_Enhance_Weapons_Systems_Development_999.html
McLean VA (SPX) Feb 26, 2009 - Alion Science and Technology has been awarded a $3.3 million task order to analyze technical data and emerging technologies for the Joint and Special Operations Program at Navy Crane in Crane, IN.

Wed, 25 Feb 09
Alion To Replicate Real-Life Battlefield Events
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Alion_To_Replicate_Real_Life_Battlefield_Events_999.html
McLean VA (SPX) Feb 25, 2009 - Alion Science and Technology is providing simulation tools to the Army and serving as an integrator between the Generating and Operational Forces under a one-year, $1.1 million contract through the Army's Joint Training Counter Improvised Explosive Device (C-IED) Operations Integration Center (JTCOIC).

Wed, 25 Feb 09
Thompson Files: F-35 engines chaos
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Thompson_Files_F-35_engines_chaos_999.html
Arlington, Va. (UPI) Feb 24, 2009 - The Obama administration has begun "rebalancing" the United States' defense posture to focus on emerging threats and free up money for domestic initiatives.

Wed, 25 Feb 09
Protonex To Launch Soldier-Worn Portable Power Management Systems
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Protonex_To_Launch_Soldier_Worn_Portable_Power_Management_Systems_999.html
Southborough MA (SPX) Feb 25, 2009 - Protonex Technology has announced the launch of its soldier-worn power managers, the SPM-611 and SPM-612, which dramatically reduce a soldier's logistics burden by minimizing the number of batteries and different types of power sources a soldier must carry.

Mon, 23 Feb 09
Taliban bombs made with British electronics: report
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Taliban_bombs_made_with_British_electronics_report_999.html
London (AFP) Feb 21, 2009 - Some roadside bombs used by the Taliban in Afghanistan include electronic parts that originally came from Britain and were supplied by British Muslims, the Daily Telegraph reported Saturday.

Fri, 20 Feb 09
Further Interest In Australian Made Bushmaster
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Further_Interest_In_Australian_Made_Bushmaster_999.html
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Feb 20, 2009 - Greg Combet, Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Procurement, has announced that a contingent of Netherlands Defence officials are visiting Thales Bendigo this week to review production progress under their country's existing Bushmaster contract.

Fri, 20 Feb 09
When Pigs Fly...With Ospreys
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/When_Pigs_Fly_With_Ospreys_999.html
Hulburt Field FL (SPX) Feb 20, 2009 - What do you get when you cross an osprey with a warthog? For a zoologist, the question may seem preposterous. In Air Force terms, instead of an odd looking winged-swine hybrid, the result is immense firepower and unparalleled close-air support capability for the rapid infiltration and exfiltration of troops in the battlespace.

Thu, 19 Feb 09
Airbus 400M Woes Part One
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Airbus_400M_Woes_Part_One_999.html
Washington (UPI) Feb 18, 2009 - It's more bad news for the Airbus 400M: Europe's planned showpiece heavy military air transport aircraft is now nearly four years behind schedule and almost $6.5 billion over budget.

Thu, 19 Feb 09
Syria developing chemical weapons site: Jane's
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Syria_developing_chemical_weapons_site_Janes_999.html
London (AFP) Feb 18, 2009 - Syria has increased activity at a suspected chemical weapons production site, a move likely to increase tension with Israel, Jane's defence information group said Wednesday.

Thu, 19 Feb 09
Raytheon Wins Contract To Develop Next-Gen Jammer Technology
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Raytheon_Wins_Contract_To_Develop_Next_Gen_Jammer_Technology_999.html
Goleta CA (SPX) Feb 19, 2009 - The U.S. Navy has awarded Raytheon Company a $5.5 million contract for a technology maturation study of next-generation jammer capability.

Thu, 19 Feb 09
Raytheon Awarded Contract For Marine Corps Enhanced Thermal Imaging Program
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Raytheon_Awarded_Contract_For_Marine_Corps_Enhanced_Thermal_Imaging_Program_999.html
Richardson TX (SPX) Feb 19, 2009 - The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon Company a single source indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract worth up to $180 million to procure, deliver, maintain and provide logistical support to the Medium Range Thermal Bi-Ocular program through 2014.

Wed, 18 Feb 09
G.I. Joe deployed in videogame for first time
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/G.I._Joe_deployed_in_videogame_for_first_time_999.html
San Francisco (AFP) Feb 17, 2009 - Classic soldier doll G.I. Joe is reporting for duty in videogame consoles and handheld devices.

Tue, 17 Feb 09
LaBarge Receives Contract For LAIRCM Missile Defense Program
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/LaBarge_Receives_Contract_For_LAIRCM_Missile_Defense_Program_999.html
St. Louis MO (SPX) Feb 17, 2009 - LaBarge has been awarded a $1.6 million contract from Northrop Grumman to continue to produce electronic equipment for the AN/AAQ-24(V) Directional Infrared Countermeasure (DIRCM) system.

Tue, 17 Feb 09
For post-traumatic stress, some promise
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/For_post-traumatic_stress_some_promise_999.html
Chicago (AFP) Feb 16, 2009 - Research on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which can haunt former soldiers and survivors of catastrophes, is shedding light on who may be more vulnerable, and how best to treat each case.

Tue, 17 Feb 09
Defense Focus: Weapons for war Part Three
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Defense_Focus_Weapons_for_war_Part_Three_999.html
Washington (UPI) Feb 16, 2009 - The Iran-Iraq War ended 21 years ago. It was amazingly ignored at the time by the mainstream U.S. media and pundits, and in the light of the two super-successful, blitzkrieg U.S. victories over Iraq in the 1991 and 2003 Gulf wars, it has been largely ignored since. Yet that bloody "forgotten war" killed more than 1 million people and was filled with crucial tactical, strategic and procurement lessons for the U.S. armed forces and other militaries in the 21st century. (Part 4: The weapons needed in 21st century low-tech struggles)

Mon, 16 Feb 09
The Tools Of War As Progressed On The Iraq Battlefield Part Two
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/The_Tools_Of_War_As_Progressed_On_The_Iraq_Battlefield_Part_Two_999.html
Washington (UPI) Feb 13, 2009 - The now nearly forgotten Iran-Iraq war teaches important lessons about the nature of 21st century war. The first is that wars don't have to be won by "perfect" armies operating with state-of-the-art military weapons. Weapons systems and troops trained to higher standards than those of their enemies are what is really required to do the job. The U.S. armed forces, the most highly trained and best equipped in the world, swept aside the Iraqi army with minimum casualties in the 1991 and 2003 Gulf Wars.

Fri, 13 Feb 09
UK Selects Thales's S1850M Radar For New Aircraft Carriers
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/UK_Selects_Thales_S1850M_Radar_For_New_Aircraft_Carriers_999.html
Hengelo, Netherlands (SPX) Feb 13, 2009 - Thales Nederland has formalised a contract with BAE Systems Integrated System Technologies Limited for two S1850M Long Range Volume Search Radars to be installed on the new aircraft carriers for the Royal Navy.

Fri, 13 Feb 09
QinetiQ's New Talon Meets Bomb Detection Challenges
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/QinetiQ_New_Talon_Meets_Bomb_Detection_Challenges_999.html
London, UK (SPX) Feb 13, 2009 - QinetiQ has extended its TALON family of robots, 2,500 of which have already been deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan, to ensure it continues to meet the ever-changing demands of detecting and clearing mines, unexploded ordnance and dangerous improvised explosive devices (IEDs) from a safe distance.

Wed, 11 Feb 09
Rheinmetall To Integrate Guided Missile Technology Into Puma Vehicle
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Rheinmetall_To_Integrate_Guided_Missile_Technology_Into_Puma_Vehicle_999.html
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 11, 2009 - Germany's Federal Agency for Defence Technology and Procurement (BWB) has placed an order with PSM GmbH of Kassel for a major expansion of the Bundeswehr's new infantry fighting vehicle, the Puma. The Dusseldorf-based Rheinmetall Group has a 50% stake in PSM, the company in charge of the Puma project.

Tue, 10 Feb 09
Saving Money By Buying For Local Warfare Only Part One
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Saving_Money_By_Buying_For_Local_Warfare_Only_Part_One_999.html
Washington (UPI) Feb 9, 2009 - Indonesia's recent purchase of several older-design Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker combat aircraft from Russia highlights a crucial lesson of weapons development and international arms sales -- technical superiority is relative, not absolute. You don't need state-of-the-art weapons if your potential enemies are only equipped with older ones. Just making sure you have a sufficient quantitative and qualitative edge on them will do just as well.

Tue, 10 Feb 09
Alion to Explore Technologies to Enhance Weapons Systems Developments
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Alion_to_Explore_Technologies_to_Enhance_Weapons_Systems_Developments_999.html
McLean VA (SPX) Feb 10, 2009 - The Weapon Systems Technology Information Analysis Center (WSTIAC), operated by Alion Science and Technology, was awarded a $4.3 million task order to identify and explore new and emerging technologies on behalf of the Joint and Special Operations Program (JSOP) at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Navy Crane in Crane, IN.

Fri, 6 Feb 09
Merciless robots will fight future wars: researcher
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Merciless_robots_will_fight_future_wars_researcher_999.html
Long Beach, California (AFP) Feb 5, 2009 - Robots will be armies of the future in a case of science fact catching up to fiction, a researcher told an elite TED gathering on Wednesday.

Fri, 6 Feb 09
White Sands Testing New Laser Weapon System
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/White_Sands_Testing_New_Laser_Weapon_System_999.html
White Sands Missile Range NM (SPX) Feb 06, 2009 - White Sands Missile Range is testing a new weapon system known as the Laser Centurion Demonstrator. The system, developed by Raytheon, combines proven radar and threat-detection technology with the latest in laser weapons.

Fri, 6 Feb 09
UEWR In Greenland Achieves Satellite Tracking In Record Time
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/UEWR_In_Greenland_Achieves_Satellite_Tracking_In_Record_Time_999.html
Tewksbury MA (SPX) Feb 06, 2009 - Raytheon's Upgraded Early Warning Radar (UEWR) at Thule Air Base, Greenland, has achieved a significant milestone on its path toward operational status, successfully tracking its first satellite in an operational space surveillance mission configuration.

Fri, 6 Feb 09
Metal Storm Achieves Man-Firing Milestone
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Metal_Storm_Achieves_Man_Firing_Milestone_999.html
Washington DC (SPX) Feb 06, 2009 - Defence technology specialist Metal Storm has achieved a major milestone by successfully certifying its semi-automatic 3GL grenade launcher for safe man-firing.

Fri, 6 Feb 09
ManTech Wins Contract To Support MRAPs In Southwest Asia
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/ManTech_Wins_Contract_To_Support_MRAPs_In_Southwest_Asia_999.html
Fairfax VA (SPX) Feb 06, 2009 - ManTech International has announced that it has received an up to $355 million contract from the U.S. Army Program Executive Office, Combat Support and Combat Service Support, and TACOM Product Manager for Assured Mobility Systems to provide rapid repair and sustainment of mine-resistant, ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicles.

Wed, 4 Feb 09
Longbow Data Link Tested On Apache Block 3 Powered Flight
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Longbow_Data_Link_Tested_On_Apache_Block_3_Powered_Flight_999.html
Orlando FL (SPX) Feb 04, 2009 - The LONGBOW Limited Liability recently marked the successful first powered flight of the LONGBOW Unmanned Aerial Systems Tactical Common Data Link Assembly (UTA) aboard the AH-64D Apache Block III attack helicopter.

Wed, 4 Feb 09
Boeing, US Navy Deliver Proposal To Equip Brazil's Air Force With Super Hornets
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Boeing_US_Navy_Deliver_Proposal_To_Equip_Brazil_Air_Force_With_Super_Hornets_999.html
St. Louis MO (SPX) Feb 04, 2009 - Boeing and the U.S. Navy on Feb. 2 delivered a proposal to the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) offering the advanced, multirole F/A-18E/F Super Hornet as part of Brazil's F-X2 fighter aircraft competition.

Wed, 4 Feb 09
Boeing Receives Contract To Upgrade B-1 Bomber Avionics
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Boeing_Receives_Contract_To_Upgrade_B_1_Bomber_Avionics_999.html
Long Beach CA (SPX) Feb 04, 2009 - Boeing has said it has received a $45 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to upgrade avionics software on the B-1 long-range heavy bomber. The award is Sustainment Block 15 of an upgrade program launched in 2003.

Tue, 3 Feb 09
Boeing Conducts Functional Checks Of Aussie Modified Wedgetail
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Boeing_Conducts_Functional_Checks_Of_Aussie_Modified_Wedgetail_999.html
Seattle WA (SPX) Feb 03, 2009 - Boeing has conducted a functional check flights of two 737-700 airborne early warning and control (AEW and C) aircraft modified in Australia for Project Wedgetail.

Tue, 3 Feb 09
EADS Receives Contract To Build SETI Systems For Navy
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/EADS_Receives_Contract_To_Build_SETI_Systems_For_Navy_999.html
Irvine, CA (SPX) Feb 03, 2009 - EADS North America Test and Services has been awarded a five-year contract to produce the new Shaft Engine Test Instrumentation (SETI) system for the test of U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps helicopter engines.

Tue, 3 Feb 09
US Navy Tests New Raytheon Warhead For JSOW C-1
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/US_Navy_Tests_New_Raytheon_Warhead_For_JSOW_C_1_999.html
China Lake CA (SPX) Feb 03, 2009 - The U.S. Navy tested a new Raytheon Company shaped-charge warhead being considered for the Joint Standoff Weapon C-1. The new warhead delivers the same effect as the warhead currently planned for the JSOW C-1 at a reduced cost to the warfighter.

Mon, 2 Feb 09
Blast Overpressure Is Generated From The Firing Of Weapons And May Cause Brain Injury
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Blast_Overpressure_Is_Generated_From_The_Firing_Of_Weapons_And_May_Cause_Brain_Injury_999.html
Gothenburg, Sweden (SPX) Feb 02, 2009 - The brain may be injured by the noise, which is produced when, for example, an anti-tank weapon (Bazooka, Karl Gustav) or a howitzer (Haubits) is fired. Scientists at the Sahlgrenska Academy demonstrated mild injury to brain tissue.

Mon, 2 Feb 09
Northrop Grumman Delivers 400th Fuselage Section For F/A-18E/F Super Hornet
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Northrop_Grumman_Delivers_400th_Fuselage_Section_For_FA18EF_Super_Hornet_999.html
El Segundo CA (SPX) Feb 02, 2009 - Northrop Grumman has delivered its 400th fuselage section for the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, the U.S. Navy's combat-proven multi-role strike fighter.