Rapid Fire 2010-05-20: AirSea Battle Concept

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* US Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessment’s releases “AirSea Battle: A Point of Departure Operational Concept”, (PDF Release | Full report | Slides) describing how the US Navy can respond to growing threats from surveillance-strike complexes and ballistic/ cruise missiles. See also DefenseTech summary. * Russia, NATO to cooperate on developing a joint tactical missile defense system. * Is the North Korean Navy becoming more aggressive because… it’s crab season?!? * Rock phones in development – no, not MP3 players, devices to help troops talk to one another through rock. Good for huntin’ folks in caves, we’re told. Wonder who that might be… * From Russia, with fuel: Tactical Air Defense Services leases 2 Russian Ilyushin IL-78 “Midas” and 2 Ilyusin IL-76 “Candid” aerial tankers from Air Support Systems to provide US and allied air-to-air refueling services. * Mark Hamel, who co-authored “Want an Effective Kaizen Event? Don’t Forget the Human Side!” here, wins manufacturing’s Shingo Prize in the Research & Publications category for his Kaizen Event Fieldbook. Congratulations, Mark! * MuCAR-3 [pdf] robot car could help save soldiers lives. MuCAR-3 Video * Interview with Raytheon CEO: Defense firm expanding internationally. * Harris sets up 1st US cyber integration […]

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