Rapid Fire: 2010-06-02

* Australia details of A$ 1.1 billion in multi-year plans for equipment to protect deployed soldiers.

* Frost & Sullivan: Military demand for satellite capacity contributes to industry’s resurgence.

* As the military and intelligence turn to the web and wikis, scientists wonder: what effect does that have on brain activity and comprehension?

* HMAS Dechaineux returns to service, doubling Australia’s operational submarine fleet.

* Australian troops to get new “Tiered Body Armour System” soon.

* Software glitch highlights US military’s heavy reliance on GPS-based navigation systems used in weapons and vehicles, a reliance that could make these systems vulnerable to disruption, warns defense expert.

* A murder of CROWS: EOS, Northrop Grumman look to dethrone Kongsberg in coming CROWS-3 competition.

* US Marines train with Romanian troops using non-lethal weapons such as pepper spray and Tasers.

* USJFCOM meeting grapples with radiofrequency spectrum management issues posed by proliferation of UAVs.