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USA under-19 team uses defense in 71-55 win and improves to 2-0 - Examiner.com
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EMALS: Electro-Magnetic Launch for Carriers
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France’s Future SSNs: The Barracuda Class
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Roll Call: 10 US Armed Services Staffers to Know
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Up to $172.4M to 3 Companies for DISA NECC Support
1 Jul 2009 | 7:33 amThe Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific awarded 3 indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-fixed-fee contracts with a potential value of $172.4 million to provide Net-Enabled... [summary]
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NKorea test-fires four ballistic missiles: SKorea
3 Jul 2009 | 11:56 pmSEOUL: North Korea has test-fired four ballistic missiles, on the eve of US Independence Day celebrations, according to South Korean officials, further fuelling regional tensions amid its nuclear standoff. Seoul's foreign ministry said all four of the weapons launched into the Sea of Japan (East Sea) were ballistic missiles, which the North is banned from firing under UN Security Council resolutions. It was the first time in three years that the communist state fired multiple ballistic missiles. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missiles had a range of between 400 and 500 km… -
Combat Aviation Brigade wraps up error-free Iraqi deployment
1 Jul 2009 | 11:52 pmFORT HOOD, Texas: The 4th Infantry Division's Combat Aviation Brigade found another reason to celebrate its recent return from a successful year-long deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom - everyone returned home to their families. The "Iron Eagle" brigade didn't lose one Soldier or aircraft during its deployment to Taji, Iraq, said Col. Patrick Tierney, the brigade's commander. "We're the first aviation brigade in history to return from combat with zero losses - neither casualties nor aircraft," said Tierney, adding that the accomplishment is even more remarkable as it is often a… -
US Marines storm south in major Afghan offensive
1 Jul 2009 | 11:44 pmCAMP DWYER, Afghanistan: Thousands of US Marines deployed in Afghanistan's Taliban heartlands in an air and ground assault that marked a high-risk test of President Barack Obama's new war plan. Dozens of aircraft ferried out nearly 4,000 US forces from various bases before dawn, aiming to take the fight deep into the insurgent bastions of Helmand province in the country's south ahead of Afghan elections next month. It was the Marines' first major operation since they deployed recently as part of 21,000 US reinforcements pledged by Obama in an aggressive US strategy to turn the tide on the… -
First Flight of Land-Based MQ-8B Fire Scout
1 Jul 2009 | 11:41 pmSAN DIEGO: A Northrop Grumman Corporation MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Unmanned Aircraft System (VUAS), designated P7, has successfully completed first flight operations at Yuma Proving Grounds, Ariz. Unlike current Navy configured Fire Scouts, P7 was built in an operational land-based configuration. It is the first MQ-8B to fly without flight test instrumentation normally installed for developmental flights, a clear indication of MQ-8B's system maturity. P7 continues Northrop Grumman's commitment to customers around the globe by building upon the rigorous developmental testing being supported… -
Target Sight System for AH-1Z Cobra helicopter
1 Jul 2009 | 11:37 pmORLANDO, Fl: Lockheed Martin marked the delivery of the first Target Sight System (TSS) production unit at a ceremony held at its Orlando, FL, facility today. The TSS is the multi-sensor fire control system for the U.S. Marine Corps' AH-1Z Cobra helicopter. The TSS integrates state-of-the-art sensors, providing Cobra pilots with enhanced capabilities to acquire, track and designate targets. The system provides superior imagery through a highly-stabilized sensor suite that includes a laser designator, color TV and a third-generation, mid-wave, forward-looking infrared sensor with advanced…
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DHS Announces Sites for Multi-Band Radio Pilot
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United States, Spain Formalize Arrangement to Interdict High-Risk Travelers
1 Jul 2009 | 4:00 amHomeland Security Secretary Napolitano and Spanish Interior Minister Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba signed a Declaration of Principles formalizing the Immigration Advisory Program (IAP)—which allows for the identification of high-risk travelers at foreign airports before they board aircraft bound for the United States—at Madrid Barajas International Airport. -
United States and Portugal Sign Agreement to Prevent, Combat Crime
30 Jun 2009 | 4:00 amHomeland Security Secretary Napolitano met with Portuguese Interior Minister Rui Pereira, Justice Minister Alberto Costa and Foreign Affairs Minister Luís Amado to sign a Preventing and Combating Crime (PCC) Agreement as part of her weeklong trip to Europe and Kuwait. -
DHS Reaches Third Efficiency Milestone, Launches New Cost-Savings Initiatives
26 Jun 2009 | 4:00 amHomeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano unveiled six new efficiency initiatives, marking the third milestone in the Department-wide Efficiency Review launched in March.
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Lockheed Snags DARPA Anti-Ship Missile Award
1 Jul 2009 | 5:00 pmLockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control has won one of two awards from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to study and design a Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM). -
Think Tank: Reconsider UK F-35
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Fleets Turn to Small Ships for New Conflicts
29 Jun 2009 | 5:00 pmDuring a speech at the U.S. Naval War College in April, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates cited the value of developing a viable force of small warships that are better suited to face current threats in the littorals than vessels designed for blue-water operations. -
South Korean Air Force Modernizes
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Block 40 Global Hawk Faces Hurdles
25 Jun 2009 | 5:00 pmAs Northrop Grumman rolls out its first Global Hawk Block 40 aircraft, the high-flying unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) program is facing some hurdles.
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Analysis: US Pull-Out from Iraq: The Beginning Or the End of The Iraq War?
4 Jul 2009 | 1:06 amU.S. and Iraqi military officials say they expect insurgents and militants to try to take advantage of the U.S. pullback to launch more attacks and to test the Iraqi defense forces. General Ray Odierno, the top US commander in Iraq, said he believed, that as a whole, Iraq was now a better country. But Iraq is far from being a stable nation, indeed it never was and only mortal fear from late Saddam Hussein's ruthless "iron grip" kept Sunnis, Shiites and Kurds, from killing each other in an everlasting insurmountable and bloody religious rift. Now, as soon as the proud military parades and… -
Oshkosh Wins Order for 2244 M-ATV Armored Vehicles
30 Jun 2009 | 7:34 pmThe U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) announced today it has selected Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK) to supply MRAP All Terrain Vehicles (M-ATV) for its fighting forces. Oshkosh has received an initial delivery order from the U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) Life Cycle Management Command (LCMC) for 2,244 M-ATVs valued at $1.05 billion, following months of government testing on multiple production-ready vehicles. The entire M-ATV program has the potential to reach up to 10,000 vehicles destined to Afghanistan. -
Israel Embarks on a $76 Million Air Transport Defense Plan
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Oshkosh to Launch Special Operations SandCat Armored Vehicle at DVD
19 Jun 2009 | 2:25 pmOshkosh Defense is unveiling a Special Operations Vehicle (SOV) configuration of the SandCat at the Defence Vehicle Dynamics (DVD) 2009 taking place at the Millbrook proving ground in Bedfordshire, U.K. next week. The vehicle was designed specifically for the emerging requirements of international special forces units that need an open, highly mobile and well-protected vehicle for operations in remote locations. -
The International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs’ Office of Aviation
19 Jun 2009 | 8:34 amThe U.S. State Department through the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs’ Office of Aviation (INL/A) is responsible for the curtailment of the supply of illegal drugs from foreign sources into the United States through aerial eradication of drug crops, interdiction of refining laboratories and trafficking activities, and other enforcement operations as directed by the Secretary of State. The Bureau’s “air wing” operates 348 fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft, involved in INL counter-narcotics aviation programs in Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Guatemala,…
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GAO Report On V-22 Osprey Iraq Record
23 Jun 2009 | 11:00 pmGAO Report On V-22 Osprey Iraq Record Raises Concerns About Combat Ops In Afghanistan The US General Accounting Office (GAO) has... -
Boeing Delays 787 First Flight
22 Jun 2009 | 11:00 pmBoeing announced a new delay in the first flight of the 787 Dreamliner. Today's statement said the postponement was "due... -
Continental Airlines Pilot Dies During Flight
17 Jun 2009 | 11:00 pmContinental Airlines Flight 61 from Brussels to Newark, New Jersey, has landed safely and close to schedule despite the death... -
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Air France Plane Crash - NTSB Joins Investigation
2 Jun 2009 | 11:00 pmA statement issued by the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says the agency has accepted an invitation from the...
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Aerospace Blog: Boeing gains momentum on 747-8 freighter assembly
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Fun Tidbit on General Electric - What Bailout?
4 Jul 2009 | 6:36 amPosted June 29th, 2009 by theStockMasters... in The U.S. Treasury Department is considering closing loopholes that allowed General Electric to participate in a government bailout program, a spokesman said. -
Force Protection disappointed by not landing Pentagon contract
4 Jul 2009 | 2:27 amArmored-vehicle maker Force Protection Inc. said Wednesday it was disappointed about not being picked for a Pentagon contract valued at more than $1 billion but stressed its growth prospects are not dependent on that deal. -
Nazi Stealth Jet Could Have Won War for
3 Jul 2009 | 10:27 pmMeet the "wonder weapon" that could have won the war for Hitler. Called the Horten 229, the radical "flying wing" fighter-bomber looked and acted a lot like the U.S. Air Force's current B-2 a ' right down to the "stealth" radar-evading characteristics. -
ORBCOMM Appoints Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing
3 Jul 2009 | 6:16 pmORBCOMM Inc. , a global satellite data communications company focused on two-way Machine-to-Machine communications, today announced that Brian Bell has joined ORBCOMM as Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing.
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USAF Boosts Space Situational Awareness
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N Korean Launches, Next Test Speculation
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Lockheed Snags DARPA Anti-Ship Missile Award
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White House Talks Russia, Missile Defense
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Nano-UAV Video
1 Jul 2009 | 1:17 pmUnder remote control, the battery-powered vehicle climbed and descended, flew sideways, and forward and backward.
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F-35 Radar's Electronic Protection Capabilities Validated During Northern Edge 2009 Exercise
3 Jul 2009 | 3:00 amLINTHICUM, Md., July 3, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has announced that it successfully demonstrated key electronic protection capabilities of the F-35 Lightning II's AN/APG-81 radar during the recent Northern Edge 2009 (NE09) joint military exercise. -
Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Completes USS Carl Vinson Sea Trials
2 Jul 2009 | 11:23 amNEWPORT NEWS, Va., July 2, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) completed initial sea trials of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) yesterday. The trials follow the completion of a successful three and a half-year evolution known as a refueling and complex overhaul. The project was performed by the company's Shipbuilding sector in Newport News, Va. and is projected to complete within budget. The ship is scheduled to be delivered to the U. S. Navy next week. -
Photo Release -- New York (LPD 21), With World Trade Center Steel Leading the Way, Reaches Significant Milestone With Successful Builder's Sea Trial
2 Jul 2009 | 11:03 amAVONDALE, La., July 2, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Northrop Grumman Corporation-built (NYSE:NOC) New York (LPD 21) successfully accomplished builder's sea trials this week in the Gulf of Mexico. The ship's bow stem contains seven-and-a-half tons of steel recovered from the World Trade Center following the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. LPD 21 is under construction at the company's Avondale facility in Louisiana. -
Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Delivers Second Demonstration Satellite for Space Tracking and Surveillance System
2 Jul 2009 | 10:28 amREDONDO BEACH, Calif., July 2, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) completed delivery of both Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) demonstration satellites on June 25, 2009, when the second satellite arrived at the U.S. Air Force's Cape Canaveral Air Station for launch preparation. The company delivered the first STSS demonstration satellite on May 1, 2009. -
Photo Release -- Space Systems/Loral-Built TerreStar Satellite Successfully Performs Post-Launch Maneuvers
2 Jul 2009 | 6:00 amPALO ALTO, Calif., July 2, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), a subsidiary of Loral Space & Communications (Nasdaq:LORL), and the world's leading provider of high-power commercial satellites, today announced that the satellite it built for TerreStar Networks is successfully performing post-launch maneuvers. The world's largest commercial satellite deployed its solar arrays Wednesday evening, following its launch aboard an Ariane 5 rocket from the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The satellite's first thruster firing will begin later today, to propel it toward its…
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Marines, Afghans Establish Bases in Helmand
2 Jul 2009 | 10:00 pmU.S. Marines and Afghan security forces are continuing Operation Khanjar in Afghanistan's Helmand province. -
Iraqis Ready to Accept Modern Inspectors General, Advisor Says
1 Jul 2009 | 10:00 pmIraqi officials are learning to accept modern inspectors general within their government and the investigative program is ready to stand on its own. -
Face of Defense: Wounded Warrior Regiment Founder Retires
1 Jul 2009 | 10:00 pmU.S. Marine Lt. Col. Timothy Maxwell, a founder of the Wounded Warrior Regiment, says his work for the military's wounded is not done even though he's retired. -
Chairman Evokes Lincoln in Independence Day Message
1 Jul 2009 | 10:00 pmIn his annual Independence Day message, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff evokes a speech Abraham Lincoln delivered in Chicago in 1858. -
Soldiers Say Goodbye to Iraqi Orphans With Party, Gifts
1 Jul 2009 | 10:00 pmMembers of the 20th Field Artillery Regiment, 41st Fires Brigade, 2nd Battalion, couldn't leave Iraq in the troop drawdown without taking time to say a special goodbye to local orphans they had helped.
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National Guard (In Federal Status) and Reserve Activated as of June 30, 2009
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DHS Cybersecurity Plan Will Involve NSA, Telecoms
2 Jul 2009 | 9:00 pmThe Obama administration will proceed with a Bush-era plan to use National Security Agency assistance in screening government computer traffic on private-sector networks, with AT&T as the likely test site, according to three current and former government officials. -
Justice Dept. Seeks More Time to Review Report on Interrogations
2 Jul 2009 | 9:00 pmThe Justice Department asked a federal court yesterday for two more months to review an internal CIA report on the agency's interrogation program before releasing a new version of the document to the American Civil Liberties Union, which has sued to make it public. -
ACLU Says Detainee Mohammed Jawad Was Tortured Into Confessions
1 Jul 2009 | 9:00 pmThe American Civil Liberties Union yesterday accused the Obama administration of using statements elicited through torture to justify the confinement of a detainee it represents at the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. -
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Saddam Hussein Said WMD Talk Helped Him Look Strong to Iran
1 Jul 2009 | 9:00 pmSaddam Hussein told an FBI interviewer before he was hanged that he allowed the world to believe he had weapons of mass destruction because he was worried about appearing weak to Iran, according to declassified accounts of the interviews released yesterday. The former Iraqi president also denounc...
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DHS Cybersecurity Plan Will Involve NSA, Telecoms
2 Jul 2009 | 9:00 pmThe Obama administration will proceed with a Bush-era plan to use National Security Agency assistance in screening government computer traffic on private-sector networks, with AT&T as the likely test site, according to three current and former government officials. -
Justice Dept. Seeks More Time to Review Report on Interrogations
2 Jul 2009 | 9:00 pmThe Justice Department asked a federal court yesterday for two more months to review an internal CIA report on the agency's interrogation program before releasing a new version of the document to the American Civil Liberties Union, which has sued to make it public. -
Saddam Hussein Said WMD Talk Helped Him Look Strong to Iran
1 Jul 2009 | 9:00 pmSaddam Hussein told an FBI interviewer before he was hanged that he allowed the world to believe he had weapons of mass destruction because he was worried about appearing weak to Iran, according to declassified accounts of the interviews released yesterday. The former Iraqi president also denounced Osama bin Laden as "a zealot" and said he had no dealings with al-Qaeda. -
U.S. Says Key to Success in Afghanistan Is Economy, Not Military
30 Jun 2009 | 9:00 pmCAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan -- National security adviser James L. Jones told U.S. military commanders here last week that the Obama administration wants to hold troop levels here flat for now, and focus instead on carrying out the previously approved strategy of increased economic development, improved governance and participation by the Afghan military and civilians in the conflict. -
Homeland Security, Pentagon Clash on Military's Role at Mexico Border
27 Jun 2009 | 9:00 pmA proposal to send National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border to counter drug trafficking has triggered a bureaucratic standoff between the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security over the military's role in domestic affairs, according to officials in both departments.
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Terror Drill Planned For New York Harbor
4 Jul 2009 | 8:21 amNew York City police (NYPD) and the U.S. Coast Guard plan a terrorism drill near Ellis and Liberty Islands in New York Harbor next week. The NYPD Special Operations Division has scheduled the terror drill between noon and 1 p.m. on Thursday. The terrorism exercise will simulate a report of shots fired on a New York Waterways vessel, followed by lost contact with the crew. Plans also call for the use of a NYPD helicopter. This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and information. -
South Carolina Serial Killer On The Loose
4 Jul 2009 | 12:29 amPolice released a sketch Friday of the serial killer on the loose who they believe murdered four people in six days in rural South Carolina. The latest victim linked to the same killer is a man who was shot in his family’s small furniture and appliance store in Gaffney, S.C. Stephen Tyler, 45, was found dead and his 15-year-old daughter seriously injured about 7 p.m. Thursday at Tyler Home Center. Tyler’s wife, his older daughter and an employee found them, County Coroner Dennis Fowler said. Cherokee County Sheriff Bill Blanton said the latest shooting death and those of three… -
WHO Warns Swine Flu ‘Unstoppable’
4 Jul 2009 | 12:05 amWHO - Swine Flu Unstoppable The UN’s top health official has opened a forum in Mexico on combating swine flu by saying that the spread of the virus worldwide is now unstoppable. World Health Organization head Margaret Chan added that the holding of the meeting in Cancun showed confidence in Mexico, which has been hard hit. The WHO says most H1N1 cases are mild, with many people recovering unaided. As the summit opened, the UK alone was projecting more than 100,000 new cases of H1N1 a day by the end of the summer. As the peak of the flu season approaches in South America, some areas have… -
The Wanted – NBC News Sets Premiere for Anti-terror Series
2 Jul 2009 | 10:30 pmNBC News has set an airdate this month for “The Wanted,” its hour-long docu-series that follows the hunt for international terrorists. “The Wanted” will air at 10 p.m. on two consecutive Mondays, July 20 and July 27, with more episodes to potentially follow. Show will center on an elite team with intelligence, unconventional warfare and investigative journalism backgrounds as they hunt suspects such as Mullah Krekar, the founder of terrorist organization Ansar Al Islam. Krekar is the focus of the July 20 episode, while the team will track Mamoun Darkazanli —… -
Nuke-o-meter, How Many Nukes Within Range of Your Location
2 Jul 2009 | 3:10 pmNuke-o-Meter North Korea has sent tension soaring across Asia by launching missiles and testing warheads. So, what does the nuclear world look like? These figures are from the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists and show the best estimates for the big five nuclear powers: the US, Russia, China, France and the UK. We’ve also included estimates for other nuclear powers like India, Pakistan and Israel – and for the so-called rogue states like North Korea and Iran. These are just the active warheads – both Russia and the US have thousands more in storage and pending dismantling. Hit…
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Maryland State Police Overhauls its Vehicle Citation Process
29 Jun 2009 | 9:52 amIncreased officer safety, improved efficiency and reduced paper use among benefits seen. -
Virginia Governor Appoints Tech Board Members
26 Jun 2009 | 12:11 amBroadband Advisory Council, and the Wireless E-911 Board. -
Emergency Notification System, Not Sirens, Alert Residents of Train Derailment, Fire
25 Jun 2009 | 12:26 amNew siren signals might be confusing to residents. -
Twitter: Five Lessons for Emergency Managers from Iran (Opinion)
23 Jun 2009 | 11:11 amIran sparks a social media revolution. -
Virginia Automates Alarm Company to 911 Transmissions
22 Jun 2009 | 12:26 pmNew data exchange standard could eliminate more than 32 million 911 calls nationally.
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Marines, Afghans Establish Bases in Helmand
2 Jul 2009 | 10:00 pmU.S. Marines and Afghan security forces are continuing Operation Khanjar in Afghanistan's Helmand province. -
Iraqis Ready to Accept Modern Inspectors General, Advisor Says
1 Jul 2009 | 10:00 pmIraqi officials are learning to accept modern inspectors general within their government and the investigative program is ready to stand on its own. -
Face of Defense: Wounded Warrior Regiment Founder Retires
1 Jul 2009 | 10:00 pmU.S. Marine Lt. Col. Timothy Maxwell, a founder of the Wounded Warrior Regiment, says his work for the military's wounded is not done even though he's retired. -
Chairman Evokes Lincoln in Independence Day Message
1 Jul 2009 | 10:00 pmIn his annual Independence Day message, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff evokes a speech Abraham Lincoln delivered in Chicago in 1858. -
Soldiers Say Goodbye to Iraqi Orphans With Party, Gifts
1 Jul 2009 | 10:00 pmMembers of the 20th Field Artillery Regiment, 41st Fires Brigade, 2nd Battalion, couldn't leave Iraq in the troop drawdown without taking time to say a special goodbye to local orphans they had helped.
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MEDIA ADVISORY: 96th Civil Affairs Battalion celebrates families, summer
26 Jun 2009 | 6:13 amFORT BRAGG, N.C. (USASOC News Service, June 26, 2009) – 96th Civil Affairs Battalion families take center stage at the “Slice of Summer” information fair and family appreciation event set for Monday, June 29, from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the battalion headquarters on Son Tay Street. -
MEDIA RELEASE: 1st Special Warfare Training Group (Airborne) to welcome new commander July 2
26 Jun 2009 | 6:13 amFORT BRAGG, N.C. (USASOC News Service, June 26, 2009)- The men and women of the 1st Special Warfare Training Group (Airborne) will welcome a new commander July 2, as Col. Mark S. Lowe relinquishes command to Col. Jack J. Jensen during an 8:30 a.m., ceremony at the John F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza. -
Night Stalkers bid farewell to a leader
26 Jun 2009 | 6:12 amFORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (USASOC News Service, Jun 24, 2009) – The 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) welcomed a new regiment command sergeant major as Command Sgt. Maj. Jake Elliott relinquished responsibility to Command Sgt. Maj. David L. Leamon during a ceremony on June 18. -
New 10th SFG (A) commander takes charge of unit
26 Jun 2009 | 6:11 amFORT CARSON, Colo. (USASOC News Service, June 26, 2009) – The 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) welcomed its new commander during a change of command ceremony at Manhart Field, Jun. 24.
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Command, partners to commence Empire Challenge 09
29 Jun 2009 | 6:51 amU.S. Joint Forces Command and its partners will spend the majority of the month of July examining how to better provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities to U.S. and allied forces. -
Command releases briefings from joint training industry meeting
21 Jun 2009 | 4:59 pmU.S. Joint Forces Command has released briefings command officials presented to industry during a recent meeting. -
Joint wargames test today's, tomorrow's security challenges
4 Jun 2009 | 5:53 amRepresentatives from the United States military, government, and foreign militaries have gathered to test the Department of Defense's (DOD) recently-revised Capstone Concept for Joint Operations (CCJO) in war games which look ahead to 2020 and feature scenarios that pit U.S. joint forces against three types of threats: a globally networked terrorist threat, a peer competitor, and a failed or failing state. -
Command releases concept development vision
2 Jun 2009 | 5:08 amU.S. Joint Forces Command has released a new vision for how the command will address joint concept development. -
Joint experimentation contracts awarded
1 Jun 2009 | 3:01 pmMultiple awards to four different companies will support U.S. Joint Forces Command's joint concept development and experimentation efforts.
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Joint Training News Channel
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Command releases conference final report
17 Jun 2009 | 4:03 pmU.S. Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM) has released a report which will help guide the development of a program designed to improve the training of small units, their leaders and personnel. -
Joint fires team assists in training to prep Army brigade combat team for deployment
28 May 2009 | 6:08 amU.S. Joint Forces Command's Joint Fires Integration and Interoperability Team helped prepare one of the U.S. Army's brigade combat team for deployment later this year. -
Explaining the "new triad"
26 May 2009 | 2:42 amU.S. Joint Forces Command's director of joint training and the commander of the Joint Warfighting Center recently addressed the new triad of the warfighter, the leader, and the small unit. -
Command assesses joint task force in the Horn of Africa
22 May 2009 | 9:50 amU.S. Joint Forces Command sends a deployable training team to assist and assess the current combined joint task force in the Horn of Africa. -
Command prepares for the Joint Task Force Senior Medical Leader Seminar
21 May 2009 | 9:19 amUSJFCOM invites senior medical leaders to a joint operational medicine education venue focused on enhancing support to the joint warfighter.
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Lockheed Martin Delivers First Production TSS To Marine Corps
5 Jul 2009 | 9:00 pmBy Geoff Fein Lockheed Martin [LMT] delivered the first production Target Sight System, designed to improve the Marine Corps AH-1Z Cobra helicopter's ability to identify, track and engage targets at standoff ranges, a company official said. Lockheed Martin... -
DHS S&T, Thales Moving Into Pilot Phase With Multi-Band Radio Project
5 Jul 2009 | 9:00 pmBy Calvin Biesecker The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) branch yesterday announced 14 lead organizations for an upcoming pilot project that will involve the use of new multi-band radios developed by France's Thales for... -
Army And Boeing Negotiate Changes From FCS Acquisition Cancellation
5 Jul 2009 | 9:00 pmBy Ann Roosevelt The Army and Boeing [BA] are negotiating the changes to come from the reorganization of the Future Combat System (FCS) and termination of the manned ground vehicle (MGV) portion of the program under a Defense Department acquisition decision... -
House, Senate Negotiators To Rule On Easing Littoral Ship Cost Cap
5 Jul 2009 | 9:00 pmBy Emelie Rutherford The Pentagon policy bill the Senate is expected to debate as soon as next week recommends leaving in place a $460 million cost cap on the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), instead of following a House move to relax the cost ceiling. Thus, the... -
Editor's Note
5 Jul 2009 | 9:00 pmCongress is moving ahead with defense authorizations bills, but has yet to pass appropriations measures that actually provide the money for...
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QinetiQ North America To Deliver More Robots
2 Jul 2009 | 9:00 pmQinetiQ North America announced it received a $56.4 million indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract for purchase and delivery of TALON GEN IV robots and associated equipment for the Navy. The June 25 contract from the Naval Surface Warfare Center... -
Australia Signs Industry Capability Deed With Raytheon
2 Jul 2009 | 9:00 pmAn Australian Industry Capability (AIC) Deed was recently signed by Australia and Managing Director of Raytheon Australia, Ron Fisher, and the establishment of Raytheon Australia's Industry Development Unit. Under the AIC program, Defence Materiel... -
EADS Wins Potential Multi-Billion Dollar Saudi Border Security Contract
2 Jul 2009 | 9:00 pmThe European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) recently said it has won a large contract to be the System Integration Engineer on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Border project contract, providing command, control, surveillance and related solutions along... -
Australia To Fund Seven Promising Technologies
2 Jul 2009 | 9:00 pmAustralia will fund seven innovative technologies to keep the defense forces on the cutting edge, Greg Combet, Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science, said on June 26. The promising proposals will be developed under the Capability &... -
Northrop Grumman Cobham Intercoms Chosen For Army System
2 Jul 2009 | 9:00 pmNorthrop Grumman Cobham Intercoms LLC (NGCI LLC), a company formed by Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Cobham (COB), has been selected over teams led by Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Rockwell Collins [COL] under a 10-year, potential $2.4 billion contract, to provide...
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CBP Issues RFP for Three Low Energy NII Portals
23 Jun 2009 | 9:00 pmCustoms and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for three low energy drive through portal non-intrusive inspection (NII) systems as part of an... -
Sierra Nevada Nabs Potential $248M Counter-IED Contract
23 Jun 2009 | 9:00 pmThe Defense Department has awarded Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) a potential $248.3 million contract for the production of Joint Counter Radio-Controlled Improvised... -
Millivision Looks to Enter WBI, Personnel Screening Market With Privacy in Mind
23 Jun 2009 | 9:00 pmMillivision Technologies has launched a series of passive millimeter wave imaging systems based on its core imaging camera and software that eliminates privacy concerns and automatically highlights potential threat objects hidden beneath a person's clothing... -
NavSea Issues RFI for PSEAG Experiments
23 Jun 2009 | 9:00 pmThe Naval Sea Systems Command (NavSea) Physical Security Equipment Action Group (PSEAG) is formulating its Experiment and Assessment 2010 (PEA-2010) and is seeking industry input about technology solutions that are sufficiently mature to support field... -
S&T's Budget Request Includes Detailed Plan for Air Cargo Screening
23 Jun 2009 | 9:00 pmTo help the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) meet the federal mandate for screening all air cargo for explosives by next August, the Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology (S&T) branch is requesting $10 million in FY '10 as...
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QinetiQ North America To Deliver More Robots
2 Jul 2009 | 9:00 pmQinetiQ North America announced it received a $56.4 million indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract for purchase and delivery of TALON GEN IV robots and associated equipment for the Navy. The June 25 contract from the Naval Surface Warfare Center... -
Australia Signs Industry Capability Deed With Raytheon
2 Jul 2009 | 9:00 pmAn Australian Industry Capability (AIC) Deed was recently signed by Australia and Managing Director of Raytheon Australia, Ron Fisher, and the establishment of Raytheon Australia's Industry Development Unit. Under the AIC program, Defence Materiel... -
EADS Wins Potential Multi-Billion Dollar Saudi Border Security Contract
2 Jul 2009 | 9:00 pmThe European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) recently said it has won a large contract to be the System Integration Engineer on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Border project contract, providing command, control, surveillance and related solutions along... -
Australia To Fund Seven Promising Technologies
2 Jul 2009 | 9:00 pmAustralia will fund seven innovative technologies to keep the defense forces on the cutting edge, Greg Combet, Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science, said on June 26. The promising proposals will be developed under the Capability &... -
Northrop Grumman Cobham Intercoms Chosen For Army System
2 Jul 2009 | 9:00 pmNorthrop Grumman Cobham Intercoms LLC (NGCI LLC), a company formed by Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Cobham (COB), has been selected over teams led by Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Rockwell Collins [COL] under a 10-year, potential $2.4 billion contract, to provide...
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Defense Tech
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Kang Nam 1 Mystery Trip
2 Jul 2009 | 4:28 amUnderway for two weeks now, North Korea's unimposing merchant ship Kang Nam 1 continues her mystery trip through the South China Sea at a sedate 10 knots. I expect this is for better fuel economy but not because her captain or Kim Jong Il want to be green. According to the Associated Press, anonymous U.S. intelligence sources said on Tuesday that she altered course back north and is now about 250 miles south of Hong Kong. Kang Nam 1 is believed by some Western authorities to possibly be bound, or at least originally have been bound, for Myanmar with an export shipment of conventional arms --… -
Iraq: Que Sera Sera
30 Jun 2009 | 10:17 amThe withdrawal of American troops from Iraqi cities today marks a turning point for the war in Iraq, and leaves me with mixed feelings about the current situation and the war overall. I see it as a success that the security situation has improved so much that US forces basically aren't needed to protect the urban populations anyway. Whether it was an arbitrary date or not, it sort of turned out to be an event-driven one -- at least in terms of security. I can't express the pride I feel for the sacrifice and adaptability of the troops who made this success possible. I remember being at a small… -
Submarine Numbers at Issue
30 Jun 2009 | 5:54 amThe U.S. Navy plans to begin constructing two nuclear-propelled attack submarines (SSN) per year beginning next year -- Fiscal Year 2010. For the past decade the Congress has authorized SSNs at an average of one a year. However, in response to the Newport News/Northrop Grumman and Electric Boat/General Dynamics shipyards reducing construction costs for submarines of the Virginia (SSN 774) class to $2 billion per submarine in then-year (FY 2005) dollars, the Department of Defense and Congress have approved the doubled construction rate. Now some in DoD and Congress are having second thoughts… -
Farah Hit Shows Need for COIN Plane
29 Jun 2009 | 11:27 amI know it's been out for a while, but I thought I'd give the recently released investigation report on the air strikes in Farah province Afghanistan a chop and post the entire report here. You might remember this was the latest high-profile close air support strike on a village that allegedly killed as many as 140 civilians -- but probably killed more like 60 (still a WAY too high number) during a day-long battle in Farah province in May. I'm not going to get into the whole idea of using CAS in villages against an enemy that may (or may not) be deliberately hiding amongst civilians, the… -
NSA Edges Out Others in Cyber Command Control
29 Jun 2009 | 5:02 amLast week Defense Secretary Robert Gates ordered U.S. Strategic Command (StratCom) to deliver a plan to stand-up a new command to oversee information technology security and attack – what would be known as "Cyber Command." This is in addition to President Obama's announcement last month that he will establish a new cyber security office at the White House. The historic event took place on Tuesday, June 22nd. As one could imagine, this is no small task. StratCom has just a little over sixty days to accomplish this mission. The plan to create this new entity operating within the Department of…
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Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense
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Underwater Robots Identify Potential Threats In Murky Waters
Boca Raton FL (SPX) Jul 03, 2009 - Novel underwater laser networking and imaging technologies being developed by scientists at the Ocean Visibility and Optics Laboratory at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute at Florida Atlantic University may provide significant advantages over existing technologies in rapidly identifying and communicating potential threats in murky coastal waters. -
NKorea fires four short-range missiles amid nuclear standoff
Seoul (AFP) July 2, 2009 - North Korea on Thursday test-fired four short-range missiles, South Korean military officials said, further fuelling tension sparked by its nuclear standoff with the international community. -
IAEA's Amano: veteran diplomat battling proliferation
Vienna (AFP) July 2, 2009 - Japan's Yukiya Amano, who was elected Thursday as head of the UN nuclear watchdog, is a lifelong diplomat who has no illusions about the challenges the agency faces in hotspots including Iran. -
First Flight Of Land-Based MQ-8B Fire Scout
San Diego CA (SPX) Jul 03, 2009 - A Northrop Grumman MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Unmanned Aircraft System (VUAS), designated P7, has successfully completed first flight operations at Yuma Proving Grounds, Ariz. Unlike current Navy configured Fire Scouts, P7 was built in an operational land-based configuration. -
No more US troops to Afghanistan this year: Jones
Washington (AFP) July 2, 2009 - White House National Security Adviser James Jones has warned US commanders in Afghanistan that they will not receive more troops beyond those already promised by President Barack Obama.
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Officer.com: Homeland Defense & Terror News
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NYPD: High-Profile Buildings Need Tighter Security
2 Jul 2009 | 9:41 amThe report offers a formula for measuring the vulnerability of buildings to attacks based on design, prominence and proximity to landmarks and other more likely targets. -
Arizona House Rejects Immigration Bill
1 Jul 2009 | 6:14 amThe bill would have made it the only state in the nation to criminalize the presence of illegal immigrants. -
Foreign Officers Patrol U.S. Ports
26 Jun 2009 | 9:16 amU.S. officials have invited officials from Argentina, Colombia and Mexico to join their anti-smuggling crackdowns. -
Big Rig Loaded With Pot Seized at Border
29 Mar 2009 | 3:05 pmMore than 10,000 pounds of marijuana in the tractor-trailer rig. -
Who Should Kill a Terrorist?
19 Dec 2008 | 4:12 amOperational cell members rapidly approaching their execution phase of an attack must meet preemptive neutralization by our armed forces
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Defense Daily :: Weekly coverage of air safety trends, policy and regulation
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Time Running Out for AF Flight 447 Investigators
28 Jun 2009 | 9:00 pmThe U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is probing two recent incidents involving Airbus A330 commercial transports that appear to have suffered similar failures reported on Air France Flight 447, which crashed into the Atlantic Ocean on June 1... -
Regional Airline Summit Yields Action Plan
21 Jun 2009 | 9:00 pmThe nation's top-level federal aviation safety regulators have taken immediate steps to monitor the regional airline industry's pilot training and reduce the threat of fatigue on the flight deck. The voluntary measures emerged from the June 15 "call to... -
DHS IG Sees Minimal Threat To Security From General Aviation
18 Jun 2009 | 9:00 pmBy Calvin Biesecker General aviation aircraft represent "limited and mostly hypothetical threats to security" and steps that have been taken by airports to improve security related to general aviation "are positive and effective," says a... -
AF Flight 447 Casts Shadow Over Paris
14 Jun 2009 | 9:00 pmThe Paris Air Show got underway this week with the fatal crash of Air France Flight 447 into the South Atlantic likely casting a shadow over the premier aviation event. The Paris Air Show gives the aviation industry a venue to promote the latest innovations... -
Mystery Remains on Fatal Air France Crash
7 Jun 2009 | 9:00 pmThe loss of Air France Flight 447, which disappeared over the South Atlantic on June 1 during a nasty lightning storm, taking 228 lives, will continue to baffle aviation safety investigators until the Airbus A330's flight data and cockpit voice recorders are...
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ABL Completes First Live Target Tracking Tests
15 Jun 2009 | 2:06 pmThe prototype Airborne Laser aircraft successfully completed its first two tracking tests against boosting missile targets over the Pacific Ocean -
Missile Defense Agency Risk Reduction Satellite Launched
5 May 2009 | 5:57 pmThe Advanced Technology Risk Reduction satellite serves as a pathfinder for next-generation sensor technology for future MDA space missions -
Space Tracking and Surveillance System's Demonstration Program Space Vehicle Two Ships to Canaveral
4 May 2009 | 2:44 pmThe STSS Demonstration satellites will communicate with other elements of the Ballistic Missile Defense System via the Missile Defense Space Experimentation Center ground station -
Airborne Laser Begins Final Proof-of-Concept Tests
24 Apr 2009 | 11:11 amThe Airborne Laser prototype aircraft achieved flight certification on April 21, 2009 as it returned to flight at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. -
Second Successful Rocket Motor Test of New Target
16 Apr 2009 | 10:54 amThe two-stage launch vehicle, or LV-2, is MDA's newest target system and will be used as an intermediate-range target in a flight test later this year
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Flight Lieutenant Kenneth Thompson and Flight Lieutenant Nigel Morton killed in RAF Tornado crash
3 Jul 2009 | 5:37 amIt is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Flight Lieutenant Kenneth Thompson and Flight Lieutenant Nigel Morton of 43 Squadron, RAF Leuchars, were killed when their Tornado aircraft crashed yesterday, Thursday 2 July 2009. -
Four Royal Navy vessels return home
2 Jul 2009 | 5:00 pmThe Royal Navy has welcomed home four vessels from various deployments around the world over the past week - HMS St Albans, HMS Portland, HMS Brocklesby and HMS Talent. -
'Blackadder' Brigade celebrates 10th birthday
2 Jul 2009 | 5:00 pmAldershot's 'home brigade', who have ties to the iconic television series 'Blackadder', celebrated their 10th birthday last week by inviting members of the local community to their barracks to offer a glimpse of life within the Army. -
Signals soldiers given Iraq medals
2 Jul 2009 | 5:00 pm60 communication specialists from 20th Armoured Brigade (The Iron Fist), the last serving British brigade in Iraq, received their operational medals this week in front of family, friends and partners. -
Lieutenant Colonel Rupert Thorneloe and Trooper Joshua Hammond killed in Afghanistan
2 Jul 2009 | 1:20 pmIt is with deep sadness that the Ministry of Defence can confirm that Lieutenant Colonel Rupert Thorneloe MBE, Commanding Officer of the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards, and Trooper Joshua Hammond of the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment were killed yesterday, Wednesday 1 July 2009, in Afghanistan.
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NKorea test-fires four ballistic missiles: SKorea
3 Jul 2009 | 11:56 pmSEOUL: North Korea has test-fired four ballistic missiles, on the eve of US Independence Day celebrations, according to South Korean officials, further fuelling regional tensions amid its nuclear standoff. Seoul's foreign ministry said all four of the weapons launched into the Sea of Japan (East Sea) were ballistic missiles, which the North is banned from firing under UN Security Council resolutions. It was the first time in three years that the communist state fired multiple ballistic missiles. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missiles had a range of between 400 and 500 km… -
Combat Aviation Brigade wraps up error-free Iraqi deployment
1 Jul 2009 | 11:52 pmFORT HOOD, Texas: The 4th Infantry Division's Combat Aviation Brigade found another reason to celebrate its recent return from a successful year-long deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom - everyone returned home to their families. The "Iron Eagle" brigade didn't lose one Soldier or aircraft during its deployment to Taji, Iraq, said Col. Patrick Tierney, the brigade's commander. "We're the first aviation brigade in history to return from combat with zero losses - neither casualties nor aircraft," said Tierney, adding that the accomplishment is even more remarkable as it is often a… -
US Marines storm south in major Afghan offensive
1 Jul 2009 | 11:44 pmCAMP DWYER, Afghanistan: Thousands of US Marines deployed in Afghanistan's Taliban heartlands in an air and ground assault that marked a high-risk test of President Barack Obama's new war plan. Dozens of aircraft ferried out nearly 4,000 US forces from various bases before dawn, aiming to take the fight deep into the insurgent bastions of Helmand province in the country's south ahead of Afghan elections next month. It was the Marines' first major operation since they deployed recently as part of 21,000 US reinforcements pledged by Obama in an aggressive US strategy to turn the tide on the… -
First Flight of Land-Based MQ-8B Fire Scout
1 Jul 2009 | 11:41 pmSAN DIEGO: A Northrop Grumman Corporation MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Unmanned Aircraft System (VUAS), designated P7, has successfully completed first flight operations at Yuma Proving Grounds, Ariz. Unlike current Navy configured Fire Scouts, P7 was built in an operational land-based configuration. It is the first MQ-8B to fly without flight test instrumentation normally installed for developmental flights, a clear indication of MQ-8B's system maturity. P7 continues Northrop Grumman's commitment to customers around the globe by building upon the rigorous developmental testing being supported… -
Target Sight System for AH-1Z Cobra helicopter
1 Jul 2009 | 11:37 pmORLANDO, Fl: Lockheed Martin marked the delivery of the first Target Sight System (TSS) production unit at a ceremony held at its Orlando, FL, facility today. The TSS is the multi-sensor fire control system for the U.S. Marine Corps' AH-1Z Cobra helicopter. The TSS integrates state-of-the-art sensors, providing Cobra pilots with enhanced capabilities to acquire, track and designate targets. The system provides superior imagery through a highly-stabilized sensor suite that includes a laser designator, color TV and a third-generation, mid-wave, forward-looking infrared sensor with advanced…
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Dreams of freedom: The essence and beauty of America
3 Jul 2009 | 6:43 amIndependence Day celebrates the birthday of the United States of America and the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, by our Founding Fathers. It's a day of picnics and patriotic parades, a night of concerts and fireworks and a reason to fly the American flag. This week, as we celebrate the country's 233rd Fourth of July, most of us will be enjoying festivities alongside friends and family. I'd like to honor all those who cannot be home to celebrate this important holiday due to our combat operations overseas. They are there in harm's way, not just to protect our… -
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Chairman recalls Lincoln in Independence Day message
2 Jul 2009 | 2:12 pmIn his annual Independence Day message to members of the U.S. armed forces worldwide, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff recalls a speech Abraham Lincoln delivered in Chicago in 1858. Here is Navy Adm. Mike Mullen's holiday message: The Fourth of July in America perpetually binds us to the birth of our nation, and the spirit of a revolution. Eighty-two years after Thomas Jefferson penned the Declaration of Independence, another future president, Abraham Lincoln, eloquently defined the Fourth as an annual celebration of his listeners' enduring connection with their previous,… -
Chief McKinley bows out
2 Jul 2009 | 1:54 pmAfter more than 30 years of service, the Air Force's top enlisted leader said his goodbyes to fellow Airmen in a June 30 ceremony in Washington, D.C. Former Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Rodney J. McKinley told the gathered throng that his father took him and two friends to the Military Entrance Processing Station that day 35 years ago. "I had never flown in an aircraft and didn't fully understand the significance of how my life was changing. The Vietnam War was winding down and it was still unpopular to wear a military…
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Boeing builds locally, sells globally
4 Jul 2009 | 6:46 amOn July 8, Boeing will deliver the first of 24 new F/A-18 Super Hornets to Australia as that country upgrades its aging fleet of fighter planes. The order will generate at least $1.3 billion over the next four years for Boeing’s St. Louis-headquartered Integrated Defense Systems division, Missouri’s second-largest employer.The roar of jet engines that will accompany Wednesday’s takeoff from Lambert Airport is a sound Boeing executives want to hear more often. Read more -
France confident UK won't quit A400M
4 Jul 2009 | 6:36 amFrance is confident Britain will commit to the Airbus A400M military transport plane but disagreements remain over how to share out the costs of delays to the programme, a French presidency source said on Thursday.The A400M, which would be built by European planemaker Airbus (EAD.DE), has faced repeated production delays and cost overruns. European nations involved in the project on June 22 postponed a decision on whether to commit to it for good.Read more -
Russia cuts two frigate programmes
4 Jul 2009 | 1:15 amThe Russian Federation Navy (RFN) has abandoned plans to acquire two still-incomplete frigates that have languished in a Kaliningrad shipyard since the 1990s, Jane's has learned.The Neustrashimy-class (Project 1154) frigate Tuman and the Grom-class (Project 1244.1) frigate Borodino will instead be offered for sale overseas.However, prospects for the equally long-awaited Gepard-class (Project 11661) frigate Dagestan , which was laid down at the Zelenodolsk Shipyard in Tatarstan in 1994, are more promising. The RFN is expected to commission the vessel in 2010 or 2011.Read more -
RNM Successfully Concludes Aspide Missile Fire
3 Jul 2009 | 1:59 amThe Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) has successfully concluded its live firing of the Aspide missile launched from the naval surface-to-air system in the Melaka Straits early Thursday.Fleet Operations Commander Vice-Admiral Datuk Ahmad Kamarulzaman Ahmad Badaruddin said the missile was launched from one of its war ships, KD Laksamana Hang Nadim."The missile hit a target flown by a Learjet. To save cost, the navy conducted the missile campaign simultaneously with the ongoing weekly Pangkor War exercise series," he said in a statement today.Read more -
Ukraine to continue arms sales to Georgia, says government
3 Jul 2009 | 1:46 amUkraine will continue arms deliveries to Georgia despite objections from Russia, a Ukrainian government official said Thursday."We have made deliveries (to Georgia) in the past, and we will continue as long as there are no bans (to the deliveries) from United Nations Security Council," said Serghy Bondarchiuk, director of Ukraine's state-owned arms exporter Ukrspetsexport, in a Sehodnia newspaper interview."If there are further (legal) orders from Georgia, we will consider them as well," he added.Read more
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Terror Drill Planned For New York Harbor
4 Jul 2009 | 8:21 amNew York City police (NYPD) and the U.S. Coast Guard plan a terrorism drill near Ellis and Liberty Islands in New York Harbor next week. The NYPD Special Operations Division has scheduled the terror drill between noon and 1 p.m. on Thursday. The terrorism exercise will simulate a report of shots fired on a New York Waterways vessel, followed by lost contact with the crew. Plans also call for the use of a NYPD helicopter. This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and information. -
South Carolina Serial Killer On The Loose
4 Jul 2009 | 12:29 amPolice released a sketch Friday of the serial killer on the loose who they believe murdered four people in six days in rural South Carolina. The latest victim linked to the same killer is a man who was shot in his family’s small furniture and appliance store in Gaffney, S.C. Stephen Tyler, 45, was found dead and his 15-year-old daughter seriously injured about 7 p.m. Thursday at Tyler Home Center. Tyler’s wife, his older daughter and an employee found them, County Coroner Dennis Fowler said. Cherokee County Sheriff Bill Blanton said the latest shooting death and those of three… -
WHO Warns Swine Flu ‘Unstoppable’
4 Jul 2009 | 12:05 amWHO - Swine Flu Unstoppable The UN’s top health official has opened a forum in Mexico on combating swine flu by saying that the spread of the virus worldwide is now unstoppable. World Health Organization head Margaret Chan added that the holding of the meeting in Cancun showed confidence in Mexico, which has been hard hit. The WHO says most H1N1 cases are mild, with many people recovering unaided. As the summit opened, the UK alone was projecting more than 100,000 new cases of H1N1 a day by the end of the summer. As the peak of the flu season approaches in South America, some areas have… -
The Wanted – NBC News Sets Premiere for Anti-terror Series
2 Jul 2009 | 10:30 pmNBC News has set an airdate this month for “The Wanted,” its hour-long docu-series that follows the hunt for international terrorists. “The Wanted” will air at 10 p.m. on two consecutive Mondays, July 20 and July 27, with more episodes to potentially follow. Show will center on an elite team with intelligence, unconventional warfare and investigative journalism backgrounds as they hunt suspects such as Mullah Krekar, the founder of terrorist organization Ansar Al Islam. Krekar is the focus of the July 20 episode, while the team will track Mamoun Darkazanli —… -
Nuke-o-meter, How Many Nukes Within Range of Your Location
2 Jul 2009 | 3:10 pmNuke-o-Meter North Korea has sent tension soaring across Asia by launching missiles and testing warheads. So, what does the nuclear world look like? These figures are from the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists and show the best estimates for the big five nuclear powers: the US, Russia, China, France and the UK. We’ve also included estimates for other nuclear powers like India, Pakistan and Israel – and for the so-called rogue states like North Korea and Iran. These are just the active warheads – both Russia and the US have thousands more in storage and pending dismantling. Hit…
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Analysis: US Pull-Out from Iraq: The Beginning Or the End of The Iraq War?
4 Jul 2009 | 1:06 amU.S. and Iraqi military officials say they expect insurgents and militants to try to take advantage of the U.S. pullback to launch more attacks and to test the Iraqi defense forces. General Ray Odierno, the top US commander in Iraq, said he believed, that as a whole, Iraq was now a better country. But Iraq is far from being a stable nation, indeed it never was and only mortal fear from late Saddam Hussein's ruthless "iron grip" kept Sunnis, Shiites and Kurds, from killing each other in an everlasting insurmountable and bloody religious rift. Now, as soon as the proud military parades and… -
Oshkosh Wins Order for 2244 M-ATV Armored Vehicles
30 Jun 2009 | 7:34 pmThe U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) announced today it has selected Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK) to supply MRAP All Terrain Vehicles (M-ATV) for its fighting forces. Oshkosh has received an initial delivery order from the U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) Life Cycle Management Command (LCMC) for 2,244 M-ATVs valued at $1.05 billion, following months of government testing on multiple production-ready vehicles. The entire M-ATV program has the potential to reach up to 10,000 vehicles destined to Afghanistan. -
Israel Embarks on a $76 Million Air Transport Defense Plan
25 Jun 2009 | 10:49 amElbit Systems' C-MUSIC missile-defense DIRCM will be operated by all Israeli operated commercial ailines -
Oshkosh to Launch Special Operations SandCat Armored Vehicle at DVD
19 Jun 2009 | 2:25 pmOshkosh Defense is unveiling a Special Operations Vehicle (SOV) configuration of the SandCat at the Defence Vehicle Dynamics (DVD) 2009 taking place at the Millbrook proving ground in Bedfordshire, U.K. next week. The vehicle was designed specifically for the emerging requirements of international special forces units that need an open, highly mobile and well-protected vehicle for operations in remote locations. -
The International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs’ Office of Aviation
19 Jun 2009 | 8:34 amThe U.S. State Department through the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs’ Office of Aviation (INL/A) is responsible for the curtailment of the supply of illegal drugs from foreign sources into the United States through aerial eradication of drug crops, interdiction of refining laboratories and trafficking activities, and other enforcement operations as directed by the Secretary of State. The Bureau’s “air wing” operates 348 fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft, involved in INL counter-narcotics aviation programs in Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Guatemala,…
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Oshkosh Wins Order for 2244 M-ATV Armored Vehicles
30 Jun 2009 | 7:36 pmThe U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) announced today it has selected Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK) to supply MRAP All Terrain Vehicles (M-ATV) for its fighting forces. Oshkosh has received an initial delivery order from the U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) Life Cycle Management Command (LCMC) for 2,244 M-ATVs valued at $1.05 billion, following months of government testing on multiple production-ready vehicles. The entire M-ATV program has the potential to reach up to 10,000 vehicles destined to Afghanistan. -
Oshkosh to Launch Special Operations SandCat Armored Vehicle at DVD
19 Jun 2009 | 10:58 amOshkosh Defense is unveiling a Special Operations Vehicle (SOV) configuration of the SandCat at the Defence Vehicle Dynamics (DVD) 2009 taking place at the Millbrook proving ground in Bedfordshire, U.K. next week. -
IDF Approves Acquisition of IMI's Iron Fist Active protection Systems (APS) for Namer AIFVs
8 Jun 2009 | 7:15 pmThe Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is moving forward with the development and fielding of active protection systems (APS) for tanks and armored infantry fighting vehicles (AIFV). Maj. General Dan Harel, IDF 2nd in Command has approved the acquisition of IMI 'Iron Fist' APS for the Namer AIFVs, parallel to the continued acquisition of Aspro-A (Trophy) systems for the Merkava 4 tanks. -
General Dynamics, Rafael to Replace the Strykers' SLAT Protection Cages with Reactive Armor
27 May 2009 | 2:08 pmGeneral Dynamics Armament and Technical Products (GD-ATP) will provide reactive armor tile sets for the U.S. Army Stryker family of vehicles. The $150 million contract is scheduled for delivery within 10 months, by March 2010. This contract represents one of the largest reactive armor-upgrades planned in recent years. As such it was fiercely competed between two of the leading armor providers - GD-ATP and BAE Systems. The original developer and designer of these reactive armor systems is Rafael Armament Development Authority from Israel. -
FCS Remnants to Proceed, Split into Three Programs
22 May 2009 | 7:24 amThe Army intends to split the FCS program into three orders, addressing the vehicles, software applications, and technology upgrades, to be introduced through all Army combat brigades. Re-evaluating the future role of armored systems succeeding the cancelled Manned Ground Vehicle (MGV) the Army plans to launch yet another, yet undefined 'Ground Combat Vehicle' program. The new vehicle will be further defined around the fall this year, after the Pentagon and FCS Lead Systems Integrators Boeing and SAIC conclude discussions on the FCS contract terms and MGV termination fees, particularly…
