Rapid Fire 03-11-2006: Joint Cargo Aircraft Light Transport

Nov 03, 2006 13:33 UTC by Defense Industry Daily staff

RU-38 Twin Condor
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Iran preparing more centrifuges for uranium enrichment, prepares to fire ballistic missiles in war games.
NATO Armament Directors: Ballistic missile defense & Ground Surveillance progress. Note that “ground surveillance” = the AGS Program.
US Intelligence community’s “IntelligenceWiki”

Washington Post front line coverage: combat engineers vs. IED land mines. Don’t miss “Jedi Master McGorvin.”

Mine-resistant vehicles getting marketing, deployment push. See also the “additional readings” section in DID’s Cougar coverage for a fuller roster, including new vehicles from BAE, Force Protection, and Protected Vehicles, Inc.

Raytheon uses gaming technology to create “universal cockpit” for UAV operators. See Raytheon site for more.

On the ground, iRobot now offers equipment to control multiple robots.

Insurance firms must pay back $70 million to 70,000 US service members.

CLAWS AMRAAM-based air defense finishes 14 month Limited Technical Inspection in just 12 months, exceeds performance expectations.

USA’s military absentee ballots: a privacy risk?

Joint Cargo Aircraft light transport contenders (C-27J Spartan, C-295M) heading into flyoffs.

Boeing lobbying for 12 more C-17s in 2008.

The next thing: Boeing Phantom Works prepares to fly a scale model version of their X-48B blended wing-body.

Categories: ABM, Boeing, Issues - International, IT - Cyber-Security, Middle East - Other, Missiles - Surface-Air, New Systems Tech, Nuclear Weapons, Other Corporation, Raytheon, Robots, Transport & Utility, UAVs, USA

Rapid Fire 03-11-2006: Joint Cargo Aircraft Light Transport

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