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Mon, 21 Dec 09
New Zealand is latest to ban cluster bombs
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/New_Zealand_is_latest_to_ban_cluster_bombs_999.html
Wellington, New Zealand (UPI) Dec 18, 2009 - Parliament has voted unanimously to ban cluster munitions, putting the country among a growing list of nations ratifying an anti-bomb convention.

Wed, 16 Dec 09
Live-Fire Demo Showcases Future Weapons
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Live_Fire_Demo_Showcases_Future_Weapons_999.html
Fort Benning GA (SPX) Dec 16, 2009 - The Small Arms Branch of the Soldier Requirements Division rolled out more than 30 weapon systems - including pistols, rifles, sniper weapons, machine guns and grenade launchers - for a special live-fire demonstration Tuesday at Red Cloud Range.

Wed, 16 Dec 09
S. Korea considers U.S. MRAPs
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/S_Korea_considers_US_MRAPs_999.html
Seoul (UPI) Dec 15, 2009 - South Korea is in talks with the United States for plans to rent or buy 10 mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles.

Tue, 15 Dec 09
Fighting IED Attacks With SCARE Technology
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Fighting_IED_Attacks_With_SCARE_Technology_999.html
College Park MD (SPX) Dec 15, 2009 - University of Maryland researchers have developed and successfully tested new computer software and computational techniques to analyze patterns of improvised explosive device (IED) attacks in Iraq, Afghanistan or other locations and predict the locations of weapons caches that are used by insurgents to support those attacks.

Mon, 14 Dec 09
EADS opens Indian technology center
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/EADS_opens_Indian_technology_center_999.html
New Delhi (UPI) Dec 10, 2009 - EADS Innovation Works, the European aerospace and defense group's research and development network, has opened a facility in Bangalore.

Thu, 10 Dec 09
Obama steers clear of bioweapons convention in new strategy
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Obama_steers_clear_of_bioweapons_convention_in_new_strategy_999.html
Washington (AFP) Dec 9, 2009 - The United States issued a new strategy Wednesday for dealing with a rising threat from biological weapons but stopped short of measures to give teeth to an existing international convention.

Tue, 8 Dec 09
Cobham Demos Reusable Cold Gas Cartridge-Equipped Bomb Rack
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Cobham_Demos_Reusable_Cold_Gas_Cartridge_Equipped_Bomb_Rack_999.html
Wimborne, UK (SPX) Dec 08, 2009 - Cobham has successfully demonstrated a new, cleaner, reusable technology capable of ejecting light stores from bomb racks. The Cold Gas Cartridge was successfully demonstrated at the Overberg Test Centre in South Africa on 20th November 2009.

Mon, 7 Dec 09
Cobham Enables Airbus A330 Air-to-Air Refuelling Flight Demo
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Cobham_Enables_Airbus_A330_Air_to_Air_Refuelling_Flight_Demo_999.html
Wimborne, UK (SPX) Dec 07, 2009 - Cobham air-to-air refuelling pods have successfully demonstrated the ability to transfer fuel from the Airbus Military A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) to Spanish Air Force F-18s with a series of "probe-to-drogue" contacts during recent flight trials.

Mon, 7 Dec 09
LM Delivers First Production F-35 Electro-Optical Targeting System
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/LM_Delivers_First_Production_F_35_Electro_Optical_Targeting_System_999.html
Orlando FL (SPX) Dec 07, 2009 - Lockheed Martin has marked successful entry into low rate initial production on the F-35 Lightning II Electro-Optical Targeting System (EOTS). The first production units have been delivered to Lockheed Martin Aeronautics in Fort Worth, TX, for integration onto the aircraft.

Mon, 7 Dec 09
Boeing EA-18G Growler To Advance To Full Rate Production
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Boeing_EA_18G_Growler_To_Advance_To_Full_Rate_Production_999.html
St. Louis MO (SPX) Dec 07, 2009 - The Boeing EA-18G Growler was approved to advance into Full Rate Production (FRP) by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) on Nov. 23. The St. Louis-based EA-18G program now can proceed from Low Rate Initial Production to FRP quantities of approximately 20 aircraft per year.

Fri, 4 Dec 09
Australia gives green light for F-35s
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Australia_gives_green_light_for_F-35s_999.html
Melbourne (UPI) Dec 3, 2009 - Australia has given its final approval for the first group of Joint Strike Fighters, worth $3 billion for 14 aircraft to be delivered in 2014.

Tue, 1 Dec 09
Israel sticks to its guns on F-35
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Israel_sticks_to_its_guns_on_F-35_999.html
Tel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Nov 30, 2009 - Israel is sticking to its guns on a demand the United States allow it to integrate its own electronic warfare suite in Lockheed Martin's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, even though the Americans have given the green light to install other Israeli systems in the jet.

Tue, 1 Dec 09
Progress Continues For JLTV
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Progress_Continues_For_JLTV_999.html
Carson City NV (SPX) Dec 01, 2009 - A program to develop a new family of light tactical vehicles for Army, Marine Corps and special operations forces is moving ahead at full steam, almost halfway through its technology development phase.

Tue, 1 Dec 09
France gets new smart bombs
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/France_gets_new_smart_bombs_999.html
Paris (UPI) Nov 30, 2009 - France has taken delivery of laser-guided precision bombs and intends to use them in Afghanistan.