Rapid Fire 2010-04-14: Lessons from War in Lebanon

Apr 13, 2010 20:47 UTC by Defense Industry Daily staff

RAND Corp. adds to lessons learned from the 2006 war in Lebanon: “Military Capabilities for Hybrid War; Insights from the Israel Defense Forces in Lebanon and Gaza” [PDF]
Berkeley Lab’s Molecular Foundry may have found a way to improve the quality of graphene films, paving the way for better semiconductors.
Lockheed Martin’s team submits its Littoral Combat Ship bid to the US Navy.

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Just swipe your jet through the scanner… new KC-135 ARAI/RFID aerial refueling system aims to solve a persistent efficiency problem.

European TACO (Threedimensional Adaptive Camera with Object detection and foveation) consortium working to improve 3D robotic observation.

Former Bell engineers at AVX Aircraft prepare to bid for the US Army’s ARH with a compound helicopter concept.

Lockheed Martin touts successful live warhead test for its new AGM-114R Hellfire II with multi-mode warhead.

Lt. Gen. Lloyd Austin to replace Gen. Ray Odierno as senior US general in Iraq, the Associated Press says quoting anonymous officials.

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