Friday, July 11, 2008

DefenceTalk 10th, 11th July 2008

The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan and Carrier Air Wing 14 begin their transit into Agana Harbor for a port call on Guam after working off the coast of the Philippines in the wake of Typhoon Fengshen, July 6, 2008. The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is on a routine deployment in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Spike Call
Defence News [ Friday, July 11, 2008 ] - DefenceTalk.com
Today's Defence news updates...
Jul 11, 2008
The first tactical use of the Inter-American Naval Telecommunications Network's (IANTN) Combined Enterprise Regional Information Exchange System (CENTRIXS) will begin... Read More...
Jul 11, 2008
Russia reacted angrily to a deal inked Tuesday between the US and the Czech Republic on a missile defense shield.... Read More...
Jul 11, 2008
The Defense Department today announced new standards for cluster bombs to protect civilians and civilian infrastructure from the unintended consequences... Read More...
Jul 11, 2008
Iran,s test of short- and medium-range missiles is a disturbing development and points to the need for a European missile... Read More...
Jul 11, 2008
The U.S. Army notified Congress July 9 of a Nunn-McCurdy breach with the Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter program. The prime contractor... Read More...
Jul 11, 2008
General Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Dynamics, has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Navy to modernize... Read More...
Jul 11, 2008
The United States' newly reactivated Fourth Fleet for Latin America does not have an offensive capability, a senior state department... Read More...
Jul 11, 2008
Louisiana's Aviation Command last week became the latest National Guard unit to receive the new light utility UH-72A Lakota helicopter.... Read More...
Jul 11, 2008
The Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVO) Major Shared Resource Center (MSRC) will house a powerful new IBM supercomputer that will be... Read More...
Jul 11, 2008
The propulsion plant of the nation's first Littoral Combat Ship, Freedom (LCS 1), has completed testing in preparation for dock... Read More...
Jul 11, 2008
Allies signed today the Accession Protocols with Albania and Croatia, opening the way for the full NATO membership of these... Read More...
Jul 11, 2008
Deadly gunbattles between rival sectarian factions in Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli ended Thursday as the army reinforced troop numbers... Read More...
Defence News [ Thursday, July 10, 2008 ] - DefenceTalk.com
Today's Defence news updates...
Jul 10, 2008
The United States has played down any prospects of war with Iran or any immediate dangers from its nuclear drive... Read More...
Jul 10, 2008
Army and Air Force leaders met Monday to discuss developing a new joint unmanned aerial system concept of operations.... Read More...
Jul 10, 2008
Iran has test-fired nine long and medium-range missiles, including one which it previously said could travel as far as Israel... Read More...
Jul 10, 2008
Defense Department officials have reopened the bidding process for a multibillion-dollar midair refueling tanker contract, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates... Read More...
Jul 10, 2008
Raytheon Company has achieved a significant production milestone with the delivery of the 3,000th AIM-9X short-range air-to-air missile.... Read More...
Jul 10, 2008
A recently updated U.S. Air Force study on the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) airframe indicates... Read More...
Jul 10, 2008
Members of the 418th Flight Test Squadron here working with Boeing officials are currently conducting communication, navigation, radar and air... Read More...
Jul 10, 2008
A U.S. Defense Department memo says the United States will begin using cluster bombs that pose less danger to civilians,... Read More...
Jul 10, 2008
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice began talks here Wednesday with Georgian leaders as the United States and Russia accused... Read More...
Jul 10, 2008
Aircraft from the 302nd Air Expeditionary Group continued aerial firefighting support missions July 5 in a coordinated effort to control... Read More...
The Boeing Company has integrated network-centric capabilities into two operational U.S. Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft for a... Read More...
Jul 10, 2008
The United States and the Czech Republic have signed an agreement that will allow construction of part of a missile... Read More...

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