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Mon, 28 Sep 09
Rheinmetall And KMW Hand Over First Serially Produced Boxer Vehicle
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Rheinmetall_And_KMW_Hand_Over_First_Serially_Produced_Boxer_Vehicle_999.html
Munich, Germany (SPX) Sep 28, 2009 - The armed forces of Germany and the Netherlands have taken delivery of an optimally protected, highly mobile transport vehicle with massive useful load carrying capacity.

Fri, 25 Sep 09
IAI Will Supply Advanced Radar Systems To South Korea
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/IAI_Will_Supply_Advanced_Radar_Systems_To_South_Korea_999.html
Tel Aviv, Israel (SPX) Sep 25, 2009 - Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has been awarded two contracts in the Republic of South Korea (ROK) to supply radar systems for fighter jets and advanced radar systems for air defense. The multi-year contracts are valued at $280 million.

Fri, 25 Sep 09
Vice Chief Outlines Need For New Ground Combat Vehicle
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Vice_Chief_Outlines_Need_For_New_Ground_Combat_Vehicle_999.html
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 25, 2009 - Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Peter W. Chiarelli said today's non-contiguous battlefield demands the development of platforms capable of operating in multiple environments.

Wed, 23 Sep 09
Israeli troops get plasma screens
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Israeli_troops_get_plasma_screens_999.html
Tel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Sep 22, 2009 - The Israeli military has launched a program to provide combat units with portable digital maps of their operational areas and a three-dimensional picture of the battlefield.

Wed, 23 Sep 09
GD Demos Roll-Controlled Guided Mortar
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/GD_Demos_Roll_Controlled_Guided_Mortar_999.html
St. Petersburg FL (SPX) Sep 23, 2009 - General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems has announced that it has successfully developed and tested a new approach for low-cost guided mortars called the 120mm Roll-Controlled Guided Mortar (RCGM).

Wed, 23 Sep 09
GD Awarded USAF Contract For 'ID Friend Or Foe' Cryptographic Modules
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/GD_Awarded_USAF_Contract_For_ID_Friend_Or_Foe_Cryptographic_Modules_999.html
Scottsdale AZ (SPX) Sep 22, 2009 - General Dynamics C4 Systems has received a $37 million contract to supply the U.S. Air Force with Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) Mode 5 (KIV-78) cryptographic modules and spare parts.

Fri, 18 Sep 09
Draft proposal for US tankers coming soon: officials
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Draft_proposal_for_US_tankers_coming_soon_officials_999.html
Washington (AFP) Sept 16, 2009 - The US military plans to reopen competition in the next few weeks for a politically charged contract to build a fleet of US aerial refueling tankers, a spokeswoman said on Wednesday.

Fri, 18 Sep 09
Report: U.K. planning 'bug-eyed' warriors
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Report_UK_planning_bug-eyed_warriors_999.html
Manama, Bahrain (UPI) Sep 17, 2009 - A revolutionary new optical technology modeled on the eyes of a tiny parasite will soon afford front-line troops better night vision.

Wed, 16 Sep 09
LockMart C-5M Super Galaxy Sets World Aviation Records
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/LockMart_C_5M_Super_Galaxy_Sets_World_Aviation_Records_999.html
Dover AFB DE (SPX) Sep 16, 2009 - A joint U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] flight crew flying a C-5M Super Galaxy strategic transport claimed 41 world aeronautical records in one flight on September 13.

Wed, 16 Sep 09
Hawker Beechcraft And LM Team For USAF Light Attack And Armed Reconnaissance Aircraft
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Hawker_Beechcraft_And_LM_Team_For_USAF_Light_Attack_And_Armed_Reconnaissance_Aircraft_999.html
Owego NY (SPX) Sep 16, 2009 - Hawker Beechcraft and Lockheed Martin have teamed to compete for the opportunity to provide a low-cost, low-risk solution to address U.S. Air Force (USAF) needs for a Light Attack and Armed Reconnaissance (LAAR) aircraft. The USAF is expected to launch an acquisition program in fiscal year 2010.

Wed, 16 Sep 09
Sniper ATP Demonstrates Enhanced ISR Capability
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Sniper_ATP_Demonstrates_Enhanced_ISR_Capability_999.html
Orlando FL (SPX) Sep 16, 2009 - Lockheed Martin's Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP) demonstrated its advanced intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capability during the recent joint forces Empire Challenge exercise. The enhancements respond to U.S. defense officials' call for improved ISR for convoy route reconnaissance and battlefield situational awareness.

Wed, 16 Sep 09
Developmental Testing Of Upgraded Laser-Guided Maverick Missile Begins
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Developmental_Testing_Of_Upgraded_Laser_Guided_Maverick_Missile_Begins_999.html
Tucson AZ (SPX) Sep 16, 2009 - Raytheon began developmental testing of the U.S. Air Force's newest variant of the laser-guided Maverick missile, the AGM-65E2. The laser-guided Maverick missile is a direct-attack, air-to-ground precision munition used extensively by the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps in current combat operations.

Tue, 15 Sep 09
Robotic Rodeo Displays Future Help For Soldiers
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Robotic_Rodeo_Displays_Future_Help_For_Soldiers_999.html
Washington DC (AFNS) Sep 15, 2009 - Two seemingly different U.S. Army organizations gathered robotics experts, technologists, academecs, soldiers and companies from across the country in search of solutions to help save soldiers' lives.

Tue, 15 Sep 09
Raytheon Awarded Contract For Lightweight Torpedoes
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Raytheon_Awarded_Contract_For_Lightweight_Torpedoes_999.html
Tewksbury MA (SPX) Sep 15, 2009 - Raytheon has received a $19.3 million U.S. Navy contract to provide MK54 lightweight torpedo hardware. With this award, Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) is under contract to deliver 241 MK54 kits, of which 100 kits will be delivered to the Turkish Navy via a Foreign Military Sales agreement.

Tue, 15 Sep 09
UK MoD Purchases Additional Rockwell Collins FireStorm Systems
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/UK_MoD_Purchases_Additional_Rockwell_Collins_FireStorm_Systems_999.html
London, UK (SPX) Sep 14, 2009 - Rockwell Collins has been selected by the United Kingdom (UK) Ministry of Defence (MoD) to provide significant additional FireStorm targeting systems to help UK Forward Air Controllers and Forward Artillery Observers to accurately direct aircraft and artillery to their targets. The order also includes spares to support overall system deployments in Afghanistan.

Tue, 15 Sep 09
TALON Laser-Guided Rocket Team Completes First Guided Test Flights
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/TALON_Laser_Guided_Rocket_Team_Completes_First_Guided_Test_Flights_999.html
Yuma Proving Ground AZ (SPX) Sep 14, 2009 - Raytheon and Emirates Advanced Investments (EAI) completed the first guided test flights of the TALON Laser-Guided Rocket. The TALON LGR rounds hit a 1.5 meter (4.9 feet) square target during both tests, exceeding accuracy requirements at ranges of 3.7 km and 5 km (2.3 and 3.1 statute miles).

Fri, 11 Sep 09
NIST creates new trace explosives standard
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/NIST_creates_new_trace_explosives_standard_999.html
Gaithersburg, Md. (UPI) Sep 10, 2009 - The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology says it has created a new trace explosives standard designed for homeland security use.

Thu, 10 Sep 09
WTO ruling might hurt EADS tanker bid
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/WTO_ruling_might_hurt_EADS_tanker_bid_999.html
Paris (UPI) Sep 9, 2009 - The World Trade Organization's decision to uphold U.S. complaints that Airbus received improper subsidies might burden the Europeans' chances to win a multibillion-dollar U.S. Air Force contract for refueling tankers.

Thu, 10 Sep 09
Raytheon Unveils SPY-5
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Raytheon_Unveils_SPY_5_999.html
Tewksbury MA (SPX) Sep 10, 2009 - Raytheon has developed a new naval radar - AN/SPY-5, a multitracking, target-illuminating system for surface combatants that can simultaneously search, detect and precisely track multiple surface and air threats.

Wed, 9 Sep 09
First A400M Moved Outdoors For Tests
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/First_A400M_Moved_Outdoors_For_Tests_999.html
Paris, France (SPX) Sep 09, 2009 - The first A400M (MSN1) has left the Final Assembly Line (FAL) on 2nd September, to be moved to the next ground test station which now is outdoors. This follows satisfactory completion of all indoor ground testing on station 35.

Wed, 9 Sep 09
China in spotlight as largest defence fair opens
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/China_in_spotlight_as_largest_defence_fair_opens_999.html
London (AFP) Sept 8, 2009 - The world's largest defence fair opened here on Tuesday, with a Chinese delegation among those surveying the wares on offer despite a European Union arms embargo against Beijing.

Tue, 8 Sep 09
One in three Indian grenades a dud: report
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/One_in_three_Indian_grenades_a_dud_report_999.html
Mumbai (AFP) Sept 7, 2009 - One in three hand grenades used by Indian soldiers is a dud, while their rifles are no match for those of extremists, a newspaper report said Monday.

Fri, 4 Sep 09
LockMart Leverages Sensor Capability Of Fighter Aircraft
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/LockMart_Leverages_Sensor_Capability_Of_Fighter_Aircraft_999.html
Denver CO (SPX) Sep 04, 2009 - Existing on-board sensor capability of tactical fighter aircraft can be leveraged to provide near real-time intelligence and enhanced situational awareness, as demonstrated by Lockheed Martin during the recent U.S. Air Force Empire Challenge exercise.

Wed, 2 Sep 09
ATK Demoes Integrated Weapon Systems Capability At Ft. Benning
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/ATK_Demoes_Integrated_Weapon_Systems_Capability_At_Ft_Benning_999.html
Minneapolis MN (SPX) Sep 02, 2009 - Alliant Techsystems demonstrated its innovative firepower capabilities at the U.S. Army's Ft. Benning Red Cloud Range, on August 27, 2009. During the live-fire event, ATK demonstrated advancements to its battle-proven Bushmaster Chain Gun systems, on a variety of platforms, with enhanced precision, lethality, reliability, and range to address current and future operational needs.

Wed, 2 Sep 09
Testing The Latest Armoured Vehicles For Afghanistan
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Testing_The_Latest_Armoured_Vehicles_For_Afghanistan_999.html
Bovington Camp, Afghanistan (SPX) Sep 02, 2009 - Bovington Camp, established in 1916, is the home of the Royal Armoured Corps and an ideal location to trial and test the latest armoured equipment in use on operations worldwide. Surrounded by 10,000 acres of undulating Dorset countryside, it is here that the Army's Armoured Trials and Development Unit (ATDU) gets its hands on the latest vehicles for the armoured soldier, and some of the specialist vehicles like Panther.

Wed, 2 Sep 09
GD Adds Networking Waveform To Radios For Critical Soldier Connectivity
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/GD_Adds_Networking_Waveform_To_Radios_For_Critical_Soldier_Connectivity_999.html
Scottsdale AZ (SPX) Sep 02, 2009 - The Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Handheld, Manpack, Small Form Fit (HMS) team, led by General Dynamics C4 Systems, has successfully added the highly capable Soldier Radio Waveform (SRW 1.0c) to the Rifleman Radio (AN/PRC-154) and the HMS Manpack Radio intended for use in vehicles.

Tue, 1 Sep 09
Boeing To Demonstrate Ground Robotics Capabilities At US Army 'Rodeo'
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Boeing_To_Demonstrate_Ground_Robotics_Capabilities_At_US_Army_Rodeo_999.html
St. Louis MO (SPX) Sept 01, 2009 - Boeing will demonstrate its ground robotics capabilities at the U.S. Army's first Robotics Rodeo, to be held Sept. 1-3 at Fort Hood, Texas. The event is sponsored by the Army's Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) and Fort Hood's III Corps.