Defense Daily articles from August 2007

Defense Daily archives from August 2007

Future Persistent ISR Will Be Like GPS, General Says.(intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance)(Global Positioning System)(United States. Air Force's Lance Smith)
August 1, 2007... By Ann Roosevelt HAMPTON ROADS, Va.--Today's debate over control and acquisition of unmanned aerial systems and vehicles (UAS) won't matter in the future, says one top general who sees an environment where the information they provide is...

Marines Seeking Advanced Communication Systems For Tactical Network.
August 1, 2007... By Geoff Fein The Marine Corps is looking at radios and wireless technologies that can fill the need for high bandwidth, on-the-move, over-the-horizon networks supporting applications that will include real-time services such as...

TSA To Test Additional Personal Imaging Systems At Airports.
August 1, 2007... By Calvin Biesecker The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) yesterday said it has awarded small lease contracts to three companies to pilot test their passenger imaging systems for secondary screening at security checkpoints at...

BAE Completes Purchase of Armor Holdings.(BAE SYSTEMS PLC)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... BAE SYSTEMS yesterday said it has completed its $4.5 billion acquisition of Armor Holdings, significantly expanding its presence in the tactical vehicle market in the United States as well as in force and personnel armor protection. ...

Smolen To Lead NNSA Defense Programs.
August 1, 2007... By George Lobsenz President Bush this week nominated Robert Smolen, an Air Force officer and former top aide at the White House National Security Council, to be deputy administrator for defense programs at the Energy Department's...

Marine Corps Awards Boeing $18 Million For Continued ScanEagle Support.
August 1, 2007... The Marine Corps last month awarded Boeing [BA] a three and one-half year, $18 million contract to provide additional ScanEagle intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) support services to the Marine Expeditionary Forces (MEF),...

RAND: Existing Airlift Can Support Counterinsurgencies, But New Look Advised.
August 1, 2007... By Michael Sirak The U.S. military's airlift needs to support counterinsurgency campaigns can be largely met with the current range of transport aircraft and infrastructure, but expanding airlift forces in the future, if fiscally...

Mullen Agrees Surge Will Likely End Next Spring.(Michael Mullen)
August 1, 2007... By Jen DiMascio The man nominated to become the top military officer in the nation yesterday agreed that the surge of forces into Iraq has to end next April. Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) had asked whether the nominee agreed that in order...

Air Force Awards F-22 Multiyear Contracts To Lockheed Martin, Pratt & Whitney.
August 1, 2007... The Air Force yesterday awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Pratt & Whitney [UTX] multiyear contracts worth more than $6 billion for the production of the next three tranches of the F-22 Raptor stealth fighter aircraft and its F119 engines....

Reactions, Possible Priorities Following U.S. Arms Assistance To Israel.
August 1, 2007... By B.C. Kessner TEL AVIV, Israel--As Prime Minister Ehud Olmert this weekend basked in the news that the United States would increase its security assistance to Israel by about 25 percent over the next decade, clues began to emerge about...

Alabama Delegation Presses Army To Explain Potential Use of Israeli-Made Missiles.
August 2, 2007... By Jen DiMascio Lawmakers from Alabama are asking the Army chief of staff about why the service is considering the use of an Israeli-made missile system when a comparable American system is in the works. In August 2006, the 18th...

BAE Outlines Integration Plans For Armor Holdings.
August 2, 2007... By Calvin Biesecker With its purchase of Armor Holdings completed, BAE SYSTEMS said the former company's aerospace and defense division is now a new line of business reporting into BAE's Land and Armaments operating group under the name...

Interoperability Must Be Resolved To Meet The Future, General Says.
August 2, 2007... By Ann Roosevelt HAMPTON ROADS, Va.--No longer is the military alone on the battlefield or even at home in humanitarian crisis events, making the need for interoperable systems vital, Air Force Gen. Lance Smith, U.S. Joint Force...

Air Force's Multiyear Contract Extends F-22 Production Through 2011.
August 2, 2007... By Michael Sirak The $5 billion multiyear contract that the Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] on Tuesday for 60 additional F-22 Raptor stealth fighter aircraft will extend the Raptor production line through 2011 and raises the...

Acquisition, Defense Lift Oshkosh In Third Quarter.
August 2, 2007... By Calvin Biesecker Oshkosh Truck Corp. [OSK] yesterday posted strong net earnings and record quarterly sales driven by the recent acquisition of JLG Industries and strong performance in its military trucks business. The Defense...

Registered Traveler Not A TSA Priority But Program Has Hope, Hawley Says.
August 2, 2007... By Calvin Biesecker After a recent review of the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) many security initiatives, the agency has decided that the Registered Traveler (RT) program isn't ready for "prime time" and won't divert...

Bush Requests Additional $5.3 Billion For MRAP Vehicles.(Mine Resistant Ambush Protected)
August 2, 2007... By Jen DiMascio President Bush asked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) this week to increase the size of his $141.7 billion emergency supplemental request by $5.3 billion to help support the purchase and sustainment of Mine Resistant...

Northrop Grumman Tops Boeing To Demo Naval Unmanned Combat Aircraft.
August 2, 2007... By Michael Sirak and Geoff Fein The Navy yesterday selected Northrop Grumman [NOC] over Boeing [BA] to demonstrate for the first time ever the feasibility of operating an unmanned fixed-wing combat aircraft from a large-deck aircraft...

Roughead Tapped As New CNO.(chief of naval operations)
August 3, 2007... By Geoff Fein Defense Secretary Robert Gates yesterday nominated Adm. Gary Roughead as chief of naval operations (CNO), taking over for current CNO Adm. Mike Mullen, who will likely soon become the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of...

ATK Posts Strong First Quarter On Broad Strength.(Financial report)
August 3, 2007... By Calvin Biesecker Bolstered by strong operating results in each of its segments, Alliant Techsystems [ATK] yesterday notched an impressive opening quarter to its fiscal year as earnings and sales climbed double digits. In addition...

Air Force Cleared To Order Third SBIRS Satellite And Two More HEO Payloads.
August 3, 2007... By Michael Sirak The Air Force has been given permission to order a third Space Based Infrared Systems (SBIRS) early warning satellite from contractor Lockheed Martin [LMT] based on a recent review of the satellite program's progress by...

Obama Says He Would Place Conditions On Military Aid To Pakistan.
August 3, 2007... By Jen DiMascio Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) said if he were president, he would place conditions on military aid to Pakistan, a nation that has received billions in military aid from the U.S. since 9/11. "Pakistan needs more than...

USJFCOM, NATO ACT Commander Smith Announces Plans To Retire.(United States. Joint Forces Command)(retirement of Lance Smith)(Allied Commander Transformation)(North Atlantic Treaty Organization)(Brief article)
August 3, 2007... Air Force Gen. Lance Smith yesterday announced plans to retire in January after 38 years in the military. Smith has been commander of U.S. Joint Forces Command and NATO Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, collocated in Norfolk Va.,...

Navy Looks To Industry For Ideas On Building Affordable Weapons.
August 3, 2007... By Geoff Fein The Navy plans to award a number of contracts next month as it looks to industry to provide a solution for an Affordable Weapon System (AWS). The effort is not about finding a specific weapon, but seeking concepts and...

Martinez Named Ranking Member of SASC Seapower Subcommittee.(Senate Committee on Armed Services)(Mel Martinez)(Brief article)
August 3, 2007... The Senate Armed Services seapower subcommittee this week added a new ranking member and a new member--both from southern coastal states. Sen. Mel Martinez (R-Fla.) was named the ranking member of the Senate Armed Services seapower...

Foreign Sales A Possibility For GMLRS.(Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System)
August 3, 2007... By Dave Ahearn Some 15 nations including the United States have procured the Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS), but only the United Kingdom and United States have signed on for the upgraded Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System...

Pratt Gains $975 Million NASA Space Shuttle Engine Contract Change.
August 3, 2007... NASA gave Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne a $975 million extension of a contract for maintaining main engines on orbiter vehicles in the space shuttle fleet, bringing the total contract to more than $2 billion. A unit of United Technologies...

Industry, Military Need To Work Closely For Best Result, General Says.(United States. Marine Corps' Joseph Weber)(United States. Joint Forces Command's conference)
August 3, 2007... By Ann Roosevelt HAMPTON ROADS, Va.--The current fight is difficult and likely to last some time, so the military and industry must work together to ensure that the military receives what they need in a timely fashion, a top Marine...

Defense Watch.
August 6, 2007... The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Drone Invasion. Scores of unmanned aircraft, robotic ground vehicles and autonomous maritime systems will converge this week in Washington, D.C., along with their human...

Lawmakers Urge Gates To Increase MRAP Oversight.(Robert Gates)(Mine Resistant Ambush Protected)(United States. Department of Defense)
August 6, 2007... By Jen DiMascio A number of lawmakers wrote Defense Secretary Robert Gates this week to urge him to boost oversight of the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle budget to ensure that money is not wasted in the rush to buy them....

NGA Prepared Should NextView Satellites Fail, Official Says.(United States. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency)(contract with DigitalGlobe Inc. and GeoEye)
August 6, 2007... By Geoff Fein As DigitalGlobe prepares for the launch of its WorldView satellite and GeoEye [GEOY] readies for a 2008 lift-off of GeoEye-1, the National Geospatial- Intelligence Agency (NGA) has in place contingency plans should either of...

DoD Official: Use of Unmanned Aircraft Remains An Unheralded Success Story.
August 6, 2007... By Michael Sirak While press headlines tend to focus on discord and controversy within the walls of the Pentagon regarding unmanned aerial vehicles, the speedy introduction of these remotely-piloted aircraft into combat and their...

Air Force Lets Contract For Five C-130Js Paid For With FY'07 GWOT Funds.
August 6, 2007... The Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $322 million contract on Friday to provide five C-130J medium transport aircraft. These aircraft are being procured with funds provided by Congress in the FY'07 global war on terrorism (GWOT)...

Etter Sees Northrop Grumman Program Deciding Whether UAVs Are Carrier-Safe.
August 7, 2007... By Dave Ahearn ST. INIGOES, Md.--A new $635.8 million Navy contract award to Northrop Grumman [NOC] will not only provide the Navy with a further unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) initiative, it also should provide an answer to a...

Future Looks Good For Navy's F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, Official Says.
August 7, 2007... By Geoff Fein In September, the Navy will enter into follow-on test and evaluation with the Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar as the service tests more of the system's capability in the next radar software upgrade,...

Harris Builds Falcon III Radio Family Under JTRS Architecture.(Joint Tactical Radio System)(United States. Marine Corps' contract)
August 7, 2007... By Ann Roosevelt Harris [HRS] is developing a family of multimission radios with joint tactical radio technology that can be upgraded for future requirements. Already, Harris has heard from troops in the field who like the options,...

Israel To Spend $465 Million On Munitions, Weapon Systems.(Brief article)
August 7, 2007... Israel is planning to buy various munitions and weapon systems as well as associated equipment and services for $465 million, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) reported last week. Israel has requested the sale of 10,000 Joint...

Spain To Spend $780 Million For AEGIS Weapon System, Parts.
August 7, 2007... Spain will spend $780 million for two MK 7 AEGIS Weapons Systems, as well as associated equipment and services, according to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA). Additionally, Spain has requested a possible sale of two MK 41...

Canada Seeking Radar Warning Receivers For Its F/A-18s.
August 7, 2007... Canada wants to spend $209 million for 59 AN/ALR-67(V)3 radar warning receivers, as well as associated equipment and services, according to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA). Along with the AN/ALR-67(V)3 Radar Warning...

PACOM Chief: Greater Military Ties With China Would Be A Stabilizing Force.(United States. Pacific Command's Timothy Keating)
August 7, 2007... By Michael Sirak The United States continues to seek an expansion of ties with the Chinese military as a means of increasing transparency and reducing the potential for mutual misunderstanding as China's forces grow and its presence...

Myriad UAVs, UGVs Highlight Webster Field Demonstration.
August 7, 2007... By Dave Ahearn ST. INIGOES, Md.--Pentagon weapons buyers mingled with defense contractors large and small at an unmanned aerial and ground vehicles demonstration, during which multiple platforms showed how they can ferret out and catch...

Industry Official: House Intel Bill Language Could Delay Global Hawk By One Year.
August 8, 2007... By Jen DiMascio Congressionally recommended cuts to the Global Hawk program could delay Air Force plans by at least one year, according to an industry official. The House version of the intelligence authorization bill for fiscal year...

Northrop Grumman Hoping 'White Tail' Fire Scout Will Yield New Business.
August 8, 2007... By Geoff Fein Northrop Grumman [NOC] is building its own "white tail" Fire Scout vertical takeoff unmanned aerial vehicle (VTUAV) so that it can demonstrate the system's capabilities without seeking prior approval from the Navy,...

Boeing, Washington Delegation Stake Out Winner-Take-All Position For Tanker Bid.
August 8, 2007... By Jen DiMascio EVERETT, Wash. -- "If you don't win, you lose." That's a line from the NASCAR comedy Talladega Nights, a move shown reporters traveling this week cross-country on a Boeing [BA] corporate jet for an Aug. 6 rally here....

Air Force Certifies Synthetic Fuel Mix For Use On B-52H Bomber Aircraft.
August 8, 2007... By Michael Sirak ANAHEIM, Calif.--The Air Force today will reach a significant milestone in helping the nation wean itself off of its dependence on foreign oil by declaring that the B-52H bomber aircraft fleet is cleared to fly using an...

Navy Wraps Up Operational Common Submarine Radio Room Qualification Tests.
August 8, 2007... The Navy recently completed operational testing of the Ohio-class Common Submarine Radio Room (CSRR), and has declared the system operationally suitable for the submarine fleet and effective by exceeding all tested thresholds, according to...

Bahrain To Spend $160 Million For Air Search And Recovery Helicopters.
August 8, 2007... Bahrain has requested a possible sale of six Bell Helicopter Textron [TXT] 412 Air Search and Recovery Helicopters as well as associated equipment and services, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) reported last week. The six...

Brazil Seeking Integrated Combat Systems For Submarines.
August 8, 2007... Brazil wants five Integrated Combat Systems for submarines and one shore- based training facility, as well as associated equipment and services, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said last week. The total value of the sale,...

Morocco Seeking 60 M109A5 155mm Self-Propelled Howitzers.(Brief article)
August 8, 2007... Morocco is looking to spend $29 million for 60 M109A5 155mm self- propelled howitzers as well as associated equipment and services, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), said last week. Besides the 60 M109A5 155mm self-propelled...

Navy Seeking Information On VHF FM Transmitters For UAS.
August 8, 2007... The Navy is requesting information from industry to determine what companies have the capability to provide a Very High Frequency (VHF) band Frequency Modulation (FM) transmitter for installation onboard unmanned aircraft. Current...

Boeing Picks Harris For SDB II Data Link Technology.
August 8, 2007... Harris [HRS] last week was selected to provide its advanced weapon data link technology for Boeing's [BA] Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) Increment II precision-guided weapon, according to Harris. The Boeing SDB II will enable the Air Force,...

Neutralizing IEDs Remains Marine Corps Most Urgent Need, General Says.
August 9, 2007... By Michael Sirak ANAHEIM, Calif.--Improvised explosive devices (IED) remain the largest killer of U.S. servicemen in Iraq and rendering these weapons useless continues to be the Marine Corps' greatest combat need, the general in charge...

ICx Technologies Plans Public Stock Offering.
August 9, 2007... By Calvin Biesecker ICx Technologies, a small Washington, D.C.-based security company that has built itself largely through a series of acquisitions the past two years, is planning an initial public offering (IPO) to raise capital to...

Boeing Looking To Add Chem-Bio Sensors To ScanEagle Under DTRA ATD.
August 9, 2007... By Geoff Fein Boeing [BA] and its partner Insitu, Inc., are adding a chemical and biological weapon sensor, as well as a dual bay to hold both an electro-optical (EO) and an infrared (IR) camera, to the next generation of ScanEagle...

Navy Looking To Hold Industry Day Next Month For Aegis Combat System Competition.
August 9, 2007... By Geoff Fein The Navy is planning to hold an industry day next month to begin discussing plans to compete the Aegis combat system contract, a Navy official said. The contract for the combat system expires in September of FY '08,...

Pennsylvania Congressman Calls For Expeditious Review of Newest CSAR-X Protests.
August 9, 2007... By Michael Sirak Rep. Joe Sestak (D-Pa.) has called on the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to ensure an expeditious review of the new round of protests filed by Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Sikorsky [UTX] in June against the Air Force...

Northrop Grumman Works To Build Navy Support For UCAS-D.
August 9, 2007... By Jen DiMascio Fresh off the win of a $635.8 million Navy contract, program officials for the Unmanned Combat Air System Technical Demonstration are working to build a service-wide support for a program they say could revolutionize...

ORS Office To Assess Military Utility of TacSat.
August 9, 2007... By Jen DiMascio Strategic Command recently laid out guidance for the initial requirements for the Operationally Responsive Space (ORS) office focusing on TacSat in fiscal years 2008 and 2009. "We consider the stand-up of the ORS...

General Dynamics Wins $338 Million MRAP Order.
August 9, 2007... The Marine Corps Systems Command Tuesday awarded General Dynamics [GD] Land Systems-Canada a $338.7 million delivery order to produce 600 RG-31 Category II (Cat II) Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles, the company reported. ...

Lockheed Martin Overbilled JSF Program Office $265 Million, Company Says.
August 10, 2007... By Geoff Fein Lockheed Martin [LMT] yesterday acknowledged that since the original award fee period in 2002, it has overbilled the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program executive office a total of $265 million, a company spokesman...

DARPA Eyes Mini Satellites For Rapid Launch To Protect Other Spacecraft.
August 10, 2007... By Michael Sirak ANAHEIM, Calif.--The Pentagon's advanced research shop is pursing a new class of small-sized satellites that could be readily inserted into orbit from fighter aircraft to shield space assets under direct threat from an...

DARPA Launches Program To Verify Safety of Foreign-Built Microchips.
August 10, 2007... By Michael Sirak ANAHEIM, Calif.--Out of concern over the integrity of foreign-origin integrated circuits upon which the United States must increasingly rely for its modern weapons systems, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency...

Appropriations Bill Aims To Discipline Pentagon Budgeting, End Supplementals.
August 10, 2007... By Jen DiMascio The fiscal year 2008 defense appropriations bill passed Aug. 5 by the House attempts to crack down on what it calls a lack of discipline in the way the Pentagon pays for its operations stateside and at war. "A fiscal...

Peacetime And Wartime Airspace Integration A Challenge For Manned, Unmanned Aircraft.
August 10, 2007... By Calvin Biesecker As the use of unmanned aircraft continue to proliferate, both for peacetime training in the United States and on the battlefield, the need for technology to enable airspace integration with manned systems remains a...

DARPA Announces 36 Semifinalists For November's Urban Challenge.
August 10, 2007... By Michael Sirak ANAHEIM, Calif.--The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) yesterday revealed the 36 semifinalists in its Urban Challenge autonomous ground vehicle competition that has a top prize of $2 million. DARPA...

England: War On Terror Calls For American Engagement, Not Drawback.
August 10, 2007... By Michael Sirak ANAHEIM, Calif.--Winning the war on terror likely will be a long effort, similar to the Cold War, and requires that the United States remains actively engaged in the world and that Americans stay vigilant, Deputy...

SRA's Profit Dips In Fourth Quarter.(Financial report)
August 10, 2007... SRA International [SRX] on Tuesday said its fourth quarter earnings fell despite an increase in sales. Net income fell 4 percent to $16.7 million, 28 cents earnings per share (EPS), from $17.4 million (30 cents EPS) a year ago, but still...

USJFCOM Works Strategic Communication Initiative.(United States. Joint Forces Command's Lance Smith)
August 10, 2007... By Ann Roosevelt U.S. Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) is examining strategic communication to counter adversaries who invest money, time and effort in this area, according to its commander. "Clearly their effort is all designed up at...

Coast Guard Awards Deepwater ICGS $592 Million For Third NSC, Additional Work.(Integrated Coast Guard Systems)(contract with Lockheed Martin Corp. and Northrop Grumman Corp.)
August 10, 2007... By Geoff Fein The Coast Guard Wednesday awarded the Deepwater Integrated Coast Guard Systems (ICGS) team a consolidated contract that includes $337 million for construction of the third National Security Cutter (NSC), and $255 million...

Defense Watch.
August 13, 2007... The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Let The Investigation Begin. The Navy and the F-35 Program Ofice acknowledged last week they are asking the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) to conduct an...

Thales Looks To Build On Current Efforts To Enter U.S. Defense Market.
August 13, 2007... By Geoff Fein The French defense giant Thales is looking to become a significant player in the U.S. defense market, and has already established a number of relationships with U.S. companies on everything from missiles to radars to...

NRC: Too Much Secrecy On Fuel Sites.
August 13, 2007... By George Lobsenz The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), acknowledging it went too far in shrouding information about a major safety incident at a Tennessee nuclear fuel facility in 2006, has ordered its staff to "re-evaluate" secrecy...

Soldiers Gearing Up For Exercise In Romania.
August 13, 2007... U.S. Army Europe (USAREUR) soldiers stationed in Italy and Germany are arriving at Forward Operating Site Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base (FOS MKAB), Romania, to prepare for the Joint Task Force-East (JTF-E) proof of principle (PoP) exercise....

Correction.(Correction notice)
August 13, 2007... The Aug. 10 edition of Defense Daily incorrectly stated that the pre-9/11 National Security Cutter requirement called for accommodations for 188 personnel. It should have read 118 personnel. [Copyright 2006 Access Intelligence, LLC. All...

Thales Eyeing Opportunities To Partner On U.S. Defense Work.
August 14, 2007... By Geoff Fein As the French defense company Thales looks to grow its presence in the United States, there are a few areas the company is eyeing for partnerships with U.S. defense companies, a company official said. The United...

House Appropriations Bill Targets Private Security Contractors.
August 14, 2007... By Jen DiMascio Prompted by reports of a lack of accountability among private security contractors in Iraq, the House version of the FY '08 Defense Appropriations Bill recommends that Defense Secretary Robert Gates put in place minimum...

Rockwell Collins To Upgrade HMD In AVCATT.
August 14, 2007... Rockwell Collins [COL] Simulation and Training Solutions unit received a $24 million contract to modify and upgrade Helmet Mounted Display (HMD) technology within the Aviation Combined Arms Tactical Trainer (AVCATT). The Army Program...

Alion Acquires LogConGroup's Assets.(Alion Science and Technology Corp.)(Brief article)
August 14, 2007... Alion Science and Technology has acquired substantially all of the assets of Iowa-based LogConGroup, Inc., a logistics technology and total asset visibility management company, according to Alion. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. ...

Navy Working To Bring Small Businesses Into Open Architecture Effort.
August 14, 2007... By Geoff Fein The Navy is trying very hard to get its message out that small businesses are a vital part of its move toward open architecture systems and a more competitive atmosphere, said a Navy official. "We are trying to work...

Casey: Army Too Consumed With Current Conflict.
August 15, 2007... By Jen DiMascio The Army today is so focused on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan it could make it difficult to meet a future dominated by "persistent conflict," its chief of staff said yesterday. "Today's Army is out of balance,"...

New CH-47F Chinook Fielded To 101st Airborne Unit.
August 15, 2007... By Ann Roosevelt FT. CAMPBELL, Ky.--The First Unit Equipped with the Army's newest generation cargo Boeing [BA] CH-47F Chinook was celebrated here yesterday. The aircraft are assigned to Bravo Company ("Varsity"), 7th Battalion,...

DARPA Eyes 'Inner Armor' To Harden Soldiers Against Harsh Climates, Germs.
August 15, 2007... By Michael Sirak The Pentagon's cutting-edge research shop is looking to high-flying geese, sea lions and even heat-resistant microorganisms for clues to bolster the fighting effectiveness of military personnel in harsh climates,...

AS&E Displays Militarized Version of Its Z Backscatter Van At FPED VI.
August 15, 2007... By Geoff Fein American Science and Engineering [ASEI] yesterday demonstrated for the first time its militarized version of its highly successful Z Backscatter Van (ZBV) cargo and vehicle screening system at the Force Protection Equipment...

Air Force Prepares To Advance Next Block of Defensive Counterspace System.
August 15, 2007... By Michael Sirak The Air Force is laying the foundation to move out with the next block of the Rapid Attack Identification, Detection and Reporting System (RAIDRS) that is designed to monitor activities that could be aimed at disrupting...