* Oppenheimer analyst boosts Boeing’s rating, cuts Lockheed Martin’s.
* Australia’s first 3 F/A-18F Block II Super Hornets begin their flight to Australia.
* Helibras breaks ground on new manufacturing facility for Brazil’s EC725 medium helicopters.
* Carafano: US Army needs to keep experimental units.
* Lund, developer of Tickle Me Elmo dolls, develops less lethal rifle.
* US, Canada discuss beefing up NORAD, expanding Hemispheric defense.
* Canada issues another search & rescue aircraft competition backgrounder. Any RFP yet? No.
* KOR Electronics gets $44.4 million to develop and deliver advanced RF jammers.
* USTRANSCOM awards SAIC $18 million order for improved business processes.