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Wed, 26 Aug 09
Safety is not enough for bullet-proof wear
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Safety_is_not_enough_for_bullet-proof_wear_999.html
Washington (UPI) Aug 25, 2009 - It's been called the Armani of armor, and the client list includes presidents, politicians, industry leaders and extraordinary folk with fat files in law enforcement agencies.

Wed, 26 Aug 09
British govt in costly decision over helicopters: report
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/British_govt_in_costly_decision_over_helicopters_report_999.html
London (AFP) Aug 25, 2009 - New British military helicopters were mothballed instead of used in the Afghan conflict because of a government decision to save money over software for the aircraft, a report said Tuesday.

Wed, 26 Aug 09
India rolls out locally-built Russian tanks
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/India_rolls_out_locally-built_Russian_tanks_999.html
New Delhi (AFP) Aug 24, 2009 - India on Monday unveiled a first batch of 10 tanks built locally under licence from Russia and said it planned to manufacture 100 such units every year.

Wed, 26 Aug 09
Northrop Grumman Demonstrates Interoperability Between Manned And Unmanned Platforms
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Northrop_Grumman_Demonstrates_Interoperability_Between_Manned_And_Unmanned_Platforms_999.html
Bethpage NY (SPX) Aug 25, 2009 - A leader in intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), Northrop Grumman successfully demonstrated Joint STARS and E-2 Hawkeye interoperability between manned and unmanned platforms during a recent virtual joint military demonstration involving U.S. and coalition forces.

Fri, 21 Aug 09
Boeing And MillenWorks Demonstrate Tactical Military Vehicle
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Boeing_And_MillenWorks_Demonstrate_Tactical_Military_Vehicle_999.html
St. Louis MO (SPX) Aug 21, 2009 - Boeing and partner MillenWorks will participate this week in a 1,000-mile off-road race through the Nevada desert, using a derivative of a tactical military vehicle designed for U.S. special operations forces.

Wed, 19 Aug 09
Jetpod creator dies during test flight
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Jetpod_creator_dies_during_test_flight_999.html
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (UPI) Aug 18, 2009 - An experimental STOL jet aircraft with possible military use has crashed during a test flight in Malaysia, killing its British pilot and inventor.

Wed, 19 Aug 09
U.S. fast-tracks new bunker-buster bomb
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/US_fast-tracks_new_bunker-buster_bomb_999.html
Washington (UPI) Aug 17, 2009 - Amid continuing tension over political upheaval in Iran, the U.S. Defense Department says it wants to accelerate production of a 30,000-pound "ultra-large bunker-buster" bomb designed to destroy deeply buried installations.

Wed, 19 Aug 09
India kicks off fighter jet trials
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/India_kicks_off_fighter_jet_trials_999.html
Bangalore, India (AFP) Aug 17, 2009 - India on Monday began the trials of fighter jets being hawked by the world's six top aerospace giants vying for a 12-billion-dollar military contract, officials said.

Wed, 19 Aug 09
Russia Set To Modernize Libya's Soviet-Era Tanks
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Russia_Set_To_Modernize_Libya_Soviet_Era_Tanks_999.html
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Aug 18, 2009 - Russia and Libya have signed a contract to overhaul at least 145 T-72 Russian-made battle tanks in service with the Libyan Army, a senior government official said on Monday.

Mon, 17 Aug 09
Boeing's P-8I deal with India set to roll
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Boeings_P-8I_deal_with_India_set_to_roll_999.html
New Delhi (UPI) Aug 13, 2009 - Boeing Co. appears set to move ahead with its $2.1 billion defense contract with India to supply eight P-8I long-range maritime reconnaissance planes to the Indian navy to safeguard the country's vast coastline.

Mon, 17 Aug 09
LockMart F-35 Successful In First Probe-And-Drogue Aerial Refueling
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/LockMart_F_35_Successful_In_First_Probe_And_Drogue_Aerial_Refueling_999.html
Fort Worth TX (SPX) Aug 17, 2009 - A short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) variant of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter has become the first F-35 to complete an aerial refueling test using the Navy- and Marine Corps-style probe-and-drogue refueling system.

Mon, 17 Aug 09
LockMart Joint Light Tactical Vehicle Exceeds 50,000 Miles Of Operational Testing
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/LockMart_Joint_Light_Tactical_Vehicle_Exceeds_50000_Miles_Of_Operational_Testing_999.html
Owego NY (SPX) Aug 17, 2009 - Lockheed Martin's first four operational Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) prototypes, featuring at least one prototype in each vehicle category and including two variants of the Category B model, have successfully exceeded 50,000 combined miles of testing.

Fri, 14 Aug 09
Clinton presses Congo on rape epidemic
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Clinton_presses_Congo_on_rape_epidemic_999.html
Goma, Dr Congo (AFP) Aug 11, 2009 - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday offered US help to punish perpetrators of soaring sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo as she paid a lightning visit to its war-weary east.

Fri, 14 Aug 09
Saudis seek upgrade of E-3 AWACS, tankers
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Saudis_seek_upgrade_of_E-3_AWACS_tankers_999.html
Washington (UPI) Aug 12, 2009 - Saudi Arabia is seeking technology upgrades for its fleet of 13 Boeing E-3aircraft that could be worth $2 billion for American companies.

Wed, 12 Aug 09
New EDGE Innovation Center Opens In Kansas
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/New_EDGE_Innovation_Center_Opens_In_Kansas_999.html
Scottsdale AZ (SPX) Aug 12, 2009 - The fifth EDGE Innovation Center, which will speed the delivery of critical technologies and innovative capabilities to warfighters and first responders, has opened in Leavenworth, Kansas.

Wed, 12 Aug 09
BAE Systems Provides Target Location System To US Army
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/BAE_Systems_Provides_Target_Location_System_To_US_Army_999.html
Nashua NH (SPX) Aug 11, 2009 - BAE Systems will provide U.S. Army soldiers with handheld laser target locators that will enable them to identify target locations while on foot, in daylight or at night, and in obscured-visibility conditions such as fog and smoke.

Mon, 10 Aug 09
South Korea dithers over Apaches
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/South_Korea_dithers_over_Apaches_999.html
Seoul (UPI) Aug 7, 2009 - South Korea is reconsidering a purchase of 36 refurbished and upgraded Apache helicopters from the U.S. military for its own army, according to a Korean newspaper.

Fri, 7 Aug 09
Russia working on undetectable spy plane: air force chief
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Russia_working_on_undetectable_spy_plane_air_force_chief_999.html
Moscow (AFP) Aug 5, 2009 - Russia is working on a series of spy airplanes that would be undetectable by air defence systems, the chief of Russia's air force said Wednesday.

Wed, 5 Aug 09
Returning troops can assimilate virtually
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Returning_troops_can_assimilate_virtually_999.html
Washington (UPI) Aug 3, 2009 - The flow of information and support to returning U.S. troops is being augmented online through virtual worlds with the "Coming Home" project, the Pentagon said.

Wed, 5 Aug 09
Pentagon plans speeding up 'bunker buster' bomb
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Pentagon_plans_speeding_up_bunker_buster_bomb_999.html
Washington (AFP) Aug 3, 2009 - The US military said on Monday it wants to speed up production plans for an enormous "bunker buster" bomb, amid international concern over underground nuclear sites in Iran and North Korea.

Tue, 4 Aug 09
SKorea unveils new military transport helicopter
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/SKorea_unveils_new_military_transport_helicopter_999.html
Seoul (AFP) July 31, 2009 - South Korea Friday unveiled a new military transport helicopter developed with the chopper division of Europe's EADS to replace its ageing fleet of US helicopters.

Tue, 4 Aug 09
Six US deserters at large in Japan: govt
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Six_US_deserters_at_large_in_Japan_govt_999.html
Tokyo (AFP) July 31, 2009 - At least 12 US military personnel have deserted their bases in Japan over the past year and six of them remain at large, a Japanese foreign ministry official said Friday.