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Manufacturing.Net - July 02, 2009
NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) — A North Kingstown man has died while working at the Electric Boat Corporation manufacturing plant.
North Kingstown police said Wednesday that the 31-year-old worker, who was not identified, had been using a transport device to move a section of steel outside. When it started raining, the steel […]

A Defence Policy and Business news article
3 Jul 09
It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Flight Lieutenant Kenneth Thompson and Flight Lieutenant Nigel Morton of 43 Squadron, RAF Leuchars, were killed when their Tornado aircraft crashed yesterday, Thursday 2 July 2009.
The crash happened during a routine training flight at […]

German Vice Chancellor and Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier says attempts to glorify Nazis must be resisted. But he has doubts that “a definite point of view can be imposed at order.”
“History must not be re-written. It must be given a through analysis. I […]

GAO-09-614 June 24, 2009
Summary
The air cargo industry contributed over $37 billion to the U.S. economy in 2008 and provides government, businesses, and individuals with quick delivery of goods. Although part of an aviation system with an extraordinary safety record, there have been over 400 air cargo accidents and over 900 incidents since 1997, raising concerns […]

09:35 GMT, Jul 01, 2009
MOSCOW. July 1 (Interfax-AVN) - The number of tanks belonging to the Russian armed forces will be cut to 2,000, a Russian Defense Ministry source told Interfax on Wednesday.
“As part of the armed forces reform, […]

MOORESTOWN, N.J., June 23rd, 2009 — Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] installed the latest evolution of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) System – which includes a new ballistic missile defense signal processor, Aegis BSP – on the cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG-70). Over the next year, USS Lake Erie will complete a series of tests, […]

A Training and Adventure news article
3 Jul 09
The Royal Navy has welcomed home four vessels from various deployments around the world over the past week - HMS St Albans, HMS Portland, HMS Brocklesby and HMS Talent.
HMS St Albans
Royal Navy frigate HMS St Albans returned to Portsmouth, her home port, today, Friday 3 July 2009, after […]

MELBOURNE, Fla., June 22, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Like the advertisement that speaks to the value of a product, Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NYSE:NOC) new Beyond-Line-of-Sight (BLOS) communications capability is priceless for troops on the ground. That is the sentiment coming from the 116th Air Control Wing, which flies the U.S. Air Force E-8C Joint Surveillance […]

02 July 2009
multi-nation strategic airlift capability (SAC) consortium will receive its first C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at a Hungarian air base in July.
The 12 nations will use the craft to deploy and redeploy forces and equipment, and supply humanitarian relief in Europe and surrounding areas including Afghanistan.
The nations will use their portion of flight […]

Patrick Walters, National security editor | July 02, 2009
Article from: The Australian
THE Rudd government’s new $60 billion defence capability plan will create 5000 jobs and fund 110 major equipment projects, led by the F35 joint strike fighter, new navy helicopters and early planning for the next-generation submarine.
The government has also flagged a […]

By Roxana Tiron
Posted: 06/30/09 05:25 PM [ET]
The Oshkosh Corp. beat out several other competitors for a much-coveted contract to build mine-resistant vehicles for the troops deployed to Afghanistan.
The Army Tank Automotive Command on Tuesday announced it selected Wisconsin-Based Oshkosh for the nearly $1.1 billion contract to build the so-called Ambush Protected All Terrain Vehicles, […]

TEWKSBURY, Mass. and PARIS, June 15, 2009 /PRNewswire/ — Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) in cooperation with KONGSBERG (Norway) has been selected to fulfill Finland’s medium range air defense missile system requirements with the National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System (NASAMS).
“We look forward to working with the Finnish Defense Forces to provide Finland with the […]

MESA, Ariz., June 23, 2009 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that the AH-64D Apache Block III prototype helicopter successfully demonstrated Level IV unmanned aircraft system (UAS) connectivity on June 8 during a flight test over the Arizona desert.
Level IV UAS connectivity is one of the key technology enhancements being developed for the U.S. Army’s […]

American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, July 1, 2009 – U.S. forces in Iraq helped to bolster Iraqi sovereignty in recent days with the opening of a new health care center and the return of two combat outposts to Iraqi control.
A new center is bringing access to health care closer for the 30,000 residents of the […]

KABUL (AP) — Thousands of U.S. Marines and hundreds of Afghan troops moved into Taliban-infested villages with armor and helicopters Wednesday evening in the first major operation under President Obama’s revamped strategy to stabilize Afghanistan.
The offensive in the once-forgotten war was launched shortly after 1 a.m. Thursday local time in Helmand province, a Taliban stronghold […]

01 July 2009
The Taiwanese Air Force’s plan to purchase new F-16C/D fighters may soon get examined by US officials, as part of an arms package that was originally put forward in 2001.
The long-standing request for 66 new F-16C/Ds worth $1.3bn would be examined by the US administration as the US is legally obligated to help […]

16 Jun 2009 | Ref. 099/2009
NASHUA, New Hampshire — BAE Systems has been awarded a $33.6 million low-rate initial production contract for the ALE-55. The AN/ALE-55 is part of the U.S. Navy’s Integrated Defensive Electronic Countermeasures (IDECM) system that provides fighter aircraft with electronic defense against radar guided missiles.
“We conducted a very successful production […]

09:13 GMT, June 24, 2009 The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the UK House of Commons yesterday issued a report on the UK’s Type 45 destroyer programme, which is expected to become the backbone of the Royal Navy’s air defence capabilities, but faces a number of serious problems resulting in increased costs and serious delays. […]

6/29/2009 7:40:51 AM
The Passenger Vessel Association notified its members that the U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command (MSC) has issued a Market Survey to ask about the cost and availability of U.S. ferry vessels. Anticipated delivery will occur on October 1, although the vessel owner may propose alternate delivery dates. The location of proposed usage will […]

Group accused city of racial discrimination
The Boston Globe
By Joseph Williams
Globe Staff / June 30, 2009
WASHINGTON - A sharply divided US Supreme Court ruled yesterday in favor of a group of white firefighters who accused the city of New Haven of racial discrimination, potentially making it much harder for employers to bring racial balance to […]