DTN News - Defense News: $3.5 Billion Full-Funding Contract Awarded For Fourth Lot Of Lockheed Martin F-35s....NSI News Source Info # 1243

(NSI News Source Info) FORT WORTH, Texas, - November 21, 2010: Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has received a $3.5 billion contract modification from the U.S. Department of Defense to manufacture 31 F-35 Lightning II stealth fighters in the fourth lot of low-rate initial production (LRIP). The contract also funds manufacturing-support equipment, flight test instrumentation and ancillary mission equipment. Including the long-lead funding previously received, the total contract value for LRIP 4 is $3.9 billion.
Under the contract, Lockheed Martin will produce 10 F-35A conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) variants for the U.S. Air Force, 16 F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing variants for the U.S. Marine Corps, four F-35C carrier variants for the U.S. Navy and one F-35B for the United Kingdom. Additionally, the Netherlands has the option to procure one F-35A.
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DTN News - Defense News: Russia Agrees To Cooperate With NATO On Missile Defense Shield....NSI News Source Info # 1242

Source: DTN News - - This article compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources By Ilya Arkhipov and Gregory Viscusi - Bloomberg
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - November 20, 2010: Russia agreed to cooperate with NATO on a missile-defense system, expanding cooperation between the former Cold War adversaries as President Barack Obama pushes the U.S. Senate to ratify a nuclear-arms reduction treaty.
“Today we have not only buried ghosts of the past that have haunted us for too long,” said NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen after alliance leaders met today with Russia
n President Dmitry Medvedev at the end of a two-day summit in Lisbon. “We have made a fresh start.”
NATO is trying to turn the anti-missile system -- initially opposed by the Kremlin -- into a fulcrum for cooperation with Russia as part of the U.S.-driven “reset” of East-West relations. Russia and the 28-nation North Atlantic Treaty Organization will create a “working group” on missile defense, according to an official Russian fact sheet.
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DTN News - Defense News: US Navy Helps Stranded Iranian Sailors In Gulf....NSI News Source Info # 1241

(NSI News Source Info) MANAMA, Bahrain - November 20, 2010: A U.S. naval ship came to the aid of two stranded Iranian sailors in the early hours of the morning Thursday in the Persian Gulf, providing food and water until the arrival of the Iranian coast guard.
The U.S. Navy was notified by a merchant vessel of the two stranded sailors in a life raft after an emergency flare was seen and the U.S.S. Oscar Austin was sent to provide help, said a statement issued by the Bahrain-based U.S. Fifth Fleet.
The sailors were found just about 1,000 yards (1 kilometer) outside Iranian territorial waters at 5 a.m. local time and were provided food and water. The U.S. Navy contacted Iranian authorities via neighboring Oman.

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DTN News - Defense News: US 'Prepared' To Offer Israel Written Understandings....NSI News Source Info # 1240

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - November 20, 2010: The United States said Friday it was ready to provide "understandings in writing" after Israel requested written guarantees on incentives for a new freeze on West Bank settlements.
In talks last week, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton put together a package of incentives to get Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to accept a fresh 90-day moratorium on new settlement building in a bid to get stalled peace talks with the Palestinians back on track.

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DTN News: Pakistan TODAY November 20, 2010 - US Seeks Expansion Of Drone Operations In Pakistan....NSI News Source Info # 1239

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - November 20, 2010: A leading U.S. newspaper says the U.S. wants to expand the area within Pakistan where Central Intelligence Agency drones can operate.
The Washington Post, citing unnamed U.S. and Pakistani officials, reported late Friday the U.S. appeal is focused on the areas surrounding the Pakistani city of Quetta and tribal areas.The newspaper says U.S. officials believe Quetta is not only a Taliban sanctuary, but also serves as a base for sending money, recruits and explosives to Taliban forces inside Afghanistan.

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DTN News: Afghanistan TODAY November 20, 2010 - Karzai To Address Nato Over Afghan Troop WithdrawalNSI News Source Info # 1238

(NSI News Source Info) KABUL, Afghanistan - November 20, 2010: Afghan President Hamid Karzai is preparing to meet Nato leaders in Lisbon for talks on withdrawing troops from his country by the end of 2014.
A spokesman for Mr Karzai said he and Nato shared the "same strategic interests" but that there were many issues still to be worked out.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is also due to address the summit.
On Friday, the military alliance agreed to develop a joint missile defence shield covering all member states.
The Portugal summit also backed the swift ratification of the Start treaty between the US and Russia, aimed at cutting the nuclear weapon stockpiles of both sides.
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DTN News: Russia, India 'Likely' To Sign 5G Fighter Contract In December....NSI News Source Info # 1237

(NSI News Source Info) NEW DELHI, India - November 20, 2010: Russia and India are highly likely to sign a fifth-generation fighter design contract in December, Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov said on Thursday.
http://defense-technologynews.blogspot.com/2010/11/dtn-news-russia-india-likely-to-sign-5g.html

DTN News: China Emerging As Player In Global Arms Trade....NSI News Source Info # 1236

(NSI News Source Info) ZHUHAI, China - November 20, 2010: China is emerging as a competitor in the international arms market, offering increasingly sophisticated fighter jets, missiles and equipment that are beginning to rival Russia and other longtime exporters.
With the same low-cost strategy that worked for toys and electronics, Chinese firms are targeting cost-conscious customers, albeit in an industry still dominated by the United States, Russia, France and Britain.
"China's share of the global market may never be that big, but it will have a growing niche with poorer countries such as African states," said Richard Bitzinger, a senior fellow at Singapore'sRajaratnam School of International Studies.
The Chinese challenge has been on display at this week's Zhuhai air show, a biannual aviation industry event that wraps up Sunday.
Pilots have given aerial displays of China's latest-generation J-10 fighter, and exhibition halls are stocked with models and mock-ups from military aircraft maker Aviation Industry Corp. of China.

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DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense - CJCS at Kennedy Forum....NSI News Source Info # 1235

(NSI News Source Info) WASHINGTON - November 20, 2010: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ADM Mike Mullen speaks at the John F. Kennedy, Jr. Forum at Harvard University.

CJCS at Kennedy Forum (Pt 1)
Fri, 19 Nov 2010 12:30:00 -0600

CJCS at Kennedy Forum (Pt 2)
Fri, 19 Nov 2010 12:00:00 -0600

*This article is being posted from Toronto, Canada By DTN News ~ Defense-Technology News, contact: dtnnews@ymail.com

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DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated November 19, 2010....NSI News Source Info # 1234

DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated November 19, 2010....NSI News Source Info # 1234
(NSI News Source Info) WASHINGTON - November 19, 2010: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued November 19,
2010 are undermentioned;
CONTRACTS
NAVY
Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $3,485,385,767 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-incentive-fee contract (N00019-09-C-0010). This modification converts contract type for the efforts described below from a cost-plus-incentive-fee to a fixed-price-incentive (firm target) for the manufacture and delivery of F-35 Joint Strike Fighter low rate initial production Lot IV aircraft. This modification provides for the procurement of 10 conventional take-off and landing aircraft for the U.S. Air Force; 16 short take-off vertical landing (STOVL) aircraft for the U.S. Marine Corps; one STOVL aircraft for the United Kingdom Royal Navy; and four carrier variant aircraft for the U.S. Navy. In addition, this modification provides for the procurement of associated ancillary mission equipment, flight test instrumentation, and manufacturing support equipment. Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas, and is expected to be completed in March 2013. Contract funds in the amount of $21,773,633 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This modification combines purchases for the U.S. Air Force ($1,099,960,361; 31.6 percent); the U.S. Marine Corps ($1,685,707,859; 48.4 percent); the U.S. Navy ($582,147,988; 16.6 percent); and the United Kingdom ($117,569,559; 3.4 percent). The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.
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DTN News: U.S. DOD Announces Units For Upcoming Afghanistan Rotation.....NSI News Source Info # 1233

DTN News: U.S. DOD Announces Units For Upcoming Afghanistan Rotation.....NSI News Source Info # 1233
Source: U.S. DoD issued No. 1078-10 November 19, 2010
(NSI News Source Info) WASHINGTON - November 19, 2010: U.S. DOD Announces Units for Upcoming Afghanistan Rotation.
DOD Announces Units for Upcoming Afghanistan Rotation
The Department of Defense announced today major units to deploy as part of upcoming rotations of forces operating in Afghanistan. The announcement involves two headquarters totaling 1,600 personnel and two infantry brigade combat teams totaling 6,800 personnel. The scheduled rotation for these forces will begin in early 2011 and continue through the fall of 2011. http://defense-technologynews.blogspot.com/2010/11/dtn-news-us-dod-announces-units-for.html

DTN News: Boeing Delivers US Navy's 10th C-40A Derivative Aircraft....NSI News Source Info # 1232

DTN News: Boeing Delivers US Navy's 10th C-40A Derivative Aircraft....NSI News Source Info # 1232
(NSI News Source Info) WICHITA, Kan., - November 19, 2010: Boeing [NYSE: BA] today delivered the 10th C-40A transport/cargo aircraft to the U.S. Navy. The Boeing 737-700 commercial derivative was modified at the company’s Wichita facility for its Navy mission.
"The C-40A has a critical mission to deliver personnel and supplies to all areas of the world, and we're proud to play a part in making sure that can happen," said Steve Wade, general manager of Boeing Global Transport & Executive Systems.
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DTN News: Israeli Fighter Jets Attack Gaza....NSI News Source Info # 1231

DTN News: Israeli Fighter Jets Attack Gaza....NSI News Source Info # 1231

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - November 19, 2010: A loud explosion was heard in Gaza City early on Friday, Maannews agency reported.A policeman, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said that he saw a missile coming from the north explode in the sky overhead.There were no immediate reports of casualties.The Israeli military carries out regular bloody attacks on the Gaza Strip.Tel Aviv also retains its occupation of the Palestinian territories surrounding Gaza and has been keeping the coastal enclave under an all-out land, naval and aerial blockade for more than three years.The Israeli aircraft frequently overfly Gaza, bombing tunnels under the strip's border with Egypt, which serve as the territory's only way of bringing in food, medicine and other direly-needed requirements.

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DTN News: Satellite Appears To Show North Korea Nuke Building....NSI News Source Info # 1230

(NSI News Source Info) SEOUL, South Korea - November 19, 2010: New satellite images show construction under way at North Korea's main Yongbyon atomic complex, apparent proof that Pyongyang is making good on its pledge to build a light-water nuclear reactor, according to a private American security institute.
North Korea vowed in March to build such a reactor using its own nuclear fuel, and two American experts who recently visited the North have reportedly said that construction has begun.
Light-water reactors are ostensibly for civilian energy purposes, but such a power plant would give the North a reason to enrich uranium. At low levels, uranium can be used in power reactors, but at higher levels it can be used in nuclear bombs.

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DTN News: China Condemns Congress For Security Report....NSI News Source Info # 1229

(NSI News Source Info) BEIJING, China - November 19, 2010: China's Foreign Ministry on Friday hit back at a report to Congress on China's military capabilities and economic policies, saying it distorted reality and was symptomatic of Cold War thinking.
The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, a congressional advisory body, issued a lengthy report this week looking at everything from China's currency policy to its growing military clout.
It also said that China Telecom had briefly "hijacked" U.S. Internet traffic in April, charges the company has denied.
"This report ignores the facts, is full of Cold War thinking and political bias," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said in a statement carried on the ministry's Website (http://www.mfa.gov.cn/).

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DTN News: Israel Says In Talks On More F-35 fighter Jets....NSI News Source Info # 1228

(NSI News Source Info) WSHINGTON, - November 19, 2010: Israel is in talks with the United States to acquire an additional 20 Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT.N) F-35 fighter jets, a senior Israeli defense official said on Wednesday.
Lieutenant General Gabi Ashkenazi said Israel would welcome another 20 fighter jets on the heels of a deal signed in October to buy about 20 of the radar-evading jets at a cost of about $96 million per aircraft.
"As I understand -- and that's the latest information I have on this issue -- it's still under negotiation between the Israeli government and the administration," he said, speaking at a news conference alongside Admiral Mike Mullen, the top U.S. military officer.
"I don't know the final decision," Ashkenazi said.

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DTN News: Geopolitical Journey, Part 4: Moldova....NSI News Source Info # 1227

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - November 19, 2010: Moldova is a country in need of explanation, two explanations in fact. First, there is the question of what kind of country Moldova is. Second, there is the question of why anyone should care. Oddly, I went to Moldova thinking I knew the answer to the second question but not the first. I came away unsure of either. Let’s begin with the second question: Why does Moldova matter?
The second article in this series, “Borderlands,” described the re-emergence of Russian regional power following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. Russian national security is dependent on two countries that became independent following the collapse. Belarus is the buffer between Russia and Europe on the North European Plain. Ukraine is the buffer between Russia and the Carpathian Mountains. From the Russian point of view, dominating these countries is less important than Europe and the United States not dominating them. The Russians have achieved this and perhaps more.
Ukraine is Russia’s southwestern anchor and its Achilles’ heel. It is difficult for Russia to be secure without Ukraine both for economic and strategic reasons. Russia would be hard to defend if Ukraine were under the control of a hostile power. What Ukraine is to Russia, Moldova is to Ukraine. It is a salient that makes Ukraine difficult to defend, and if Ukraine can’t be defended Russia can’t be defended either. Or so my reasoning went at the beginning of my visit.

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DTN News: Iran TODAY November 18, 2010 - Iran Successfully Test-Fires Advanced Air Defense System....NSI News Source Info # 1226

DTN News: Iran TODAY November 18, 2010 - Iran Successfully Test-Fires Advanced Air Defense System....NSI News Source Info # 1226

(NSI News Source Info) TEHRAN, Iran - November 18, 2010: A senior Iranian commander said Thursday that Iran successfully test-fired indigenous advanced air defense system dubbed "Mersad" which was launched by a drone aircraft, the semi-official ISNA news agency reported.
"Mersad medium-range air defense system was successfully test- fired in one of the rifle ranges of the country's air defense," the spokesman of the drill Brigadier General Hamid Arjangi was quoted as saying.

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DTN News: Afghanistan TODAY November 18, 2010 - Despite Friendly Rhetoric, Suspicion Abounds Between Afghan And U.S. Troops NSI News Source Info# 1225

DTN News: Afghanistan TODAY November 18, 2010 - Despite Friendly Rhetoric, Suspicion Abounds Between Afghan And U.S. Troops....NSI News Source Info # 1225

(NSI News Source Info) MAQUR, Afghanistan - November 18, 2010: They stood at attention in the gravel lot under a bright autumn sun, 22 Afghan police officers in matching bulletproof vests. All wore helmets, chin straps fastened, as they clutched their rifles to their chests with both hands.
Col. Mohammad Daud, the district police chief, surveyed his men with evident pride. A general would be arriving soon, and they were ready.
Observing the scene from the nearby shade, an American soldier reached a different conclusion.
"They're [expletive] worthless," he said.

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DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated November 18, 2010....NSI News Source Info # 1224

DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated November 18, 2010....NSI News Source Info # 1224

(NSI News Source Info) WASHINGTON - November 18, 2010: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued November 18, 2010 are undermentioned;
CONTRACTS
AIR FORCE

Boeing Co., St. Louis, Miss., was awarded a $59,669,948 contract which will provide for joint helmet mounted cueing system full rate production seven for the Air Force and foreign military sales. At this time, the entire amount has been obligated. ASC/WWWSK, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (F33657-01-D-0026).
Northrop Grumman Information Technology, Herndon, Va., was awarded a $49,900,000 contract which will provide fully functional messaging systems to the operational messaging community, including Air Force Intelligence Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Agency, Department of Defense, intelligence community members, federal government departments/agencies and our coalition partners for messaging and data handling systems. At this time no money has been obligated. AFRL/RIKF, Rome, N.Y., is the contracting activity (FA8750-11-D-0031).

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DTN News: Japan Top Stories / Headlines News Dated November 18, 2010....NSI News Source Info # 1223

DTN News: Japan Top Stories / Headlines News Dated November 18, 2010....NSI News Source Info # 1223

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - November 18, 2010: Comprehensive daily news related to Japan for the world of TODAY.

No. 2 man at Japan's largest crime syndicate arrested in Kyoto
A gangster ranked second-in-command to the imprisoned boss of Japan's largest crime syndicate, the Yamaguchi-gumi, was arrested Thursday for allegedly extorting some 40 million yen from a man in Kyoto from the end of 2005 to 2006, Kyoto prefectural police said. The arrest of Kiyoshi Takayama, a 63-year-old resident of Kobe, came amid an enhanced clampdown by Japanese police forces against the Kodokai gang, a dominant force in the Yamaguchi-gumi led by Takayama, before the release next spring of syndicate boss Kenichi Shinoda. (Japan Today)

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DTN News: Russia Top Stories / Headlines News Dated November 18, 2010....NSI News Source Info # 1222

DTN News: Russia Top Stories / Headlines News Dated November 18, 2010....NSI News Source Info # 1222

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - November 18, 2010: Comprehensive daily news related to Russia for the world of TODAY.

Russia, India 'likely' to sign 5G fighter contract in December
20:24 18/11/2010
Russia and India are highly likely to sign a fifth-generation fighter design contract in December, Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov said on Thursday.

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DTN News: China - Breaking Headlines News Dated November 18, 2010....NSI News Source Info # 1221

DTN News: China - Breaking Headlines News Dated November 18, 2010....NSI News Source Info # 1221

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - November 18, 2010: Comprehensive daily news related to China Breaking - Headlines News for the world of TODAY.

LA AUTO SHOW TO KICK OFF
The LA Auto Show will kick off Thursday, offering the chance to see more than 50 significant world and North American debuts, along with 1,000 of the hottest vehicles.

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DTN News: Aerospace/Defense Headlines - News Dated November 18, 2010....NSI News Source Info # 1220

DTN News: Aerospace/Defense Headlines - News Dated November 18, 2010....NSI News Source Info # 1220

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - November 18, 2010: Comprehensive daily news related to Aerospace/Defense for the world of TODAY.

*Comprehensive daily news related on Aerospace/Defense for the world of TODAY.
Thursday November 18, 2010
**Forté AirMail Earns STC for G-IV Aircraft12:07 pm - Business Wire
**Federal Communications Commission Selects Terremark’s Enterprise Cloud to Support Online Presence11:58 am - Business Wire
VA Launching New Personalized Veterans Health Benefits Handbook11:47 am - Business Wire
**Debris from Qantas A380 engine severed cables: memo11:44 am - Reuters
**New Study Shows Interagency Collaboration Critical to 'Smart Power' but Barriers to I**ntegration Persist11:43 am - PR Newswire
**Lockheed Martin Announces Facility Consolidations to Increase Affordability in Mission **Systems and Sensors Business11:30 am - PR Newswire
**Praxair to Present at Citi Basic Materials Symposium11:15 am - Business Wire
**OPSENS ANNOUNCES 71% SALES GROWTH FOR 201011:08 am - CNW Group

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DTN News: Royal Australian Air Force Complete 1st Year Of In-Country C-17 Pilot Training....NSI News Source Info # 1219

(NSI News Source Info) AMBERLEY, Queensland,- November 18, 2010: Boeing [NYSE: BA] and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) today announced they have successfully completed the first year of in-country Pilot Initial Qualification (PIQ) training for the C-17 Globemaster III airlifter.
Since the first of four courses began on Feb. 1, Boeing Defence Australia has trained eight new C-17 pilots and collectively delivered more than 1,600 hours of programmed PIQ training, including 560 hours of computer-based training and 480 simulated flight hours in the Boeing-developed C-17 Globemaster III Aircrew Training System (ATS). The ATS was commissioned by the Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) in November 2009 and made Australia the first C-17 ATS customer outside the United States.

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DTN News: 'Iran Designs Local S-300 System'....NSI News Source Info # 1218

(NSI News Source Info) TEHRAN, Iran - November 18, 2010: Iran has designed an air defense system that has the same capability as the Russian-made S-300 system, a top military official says."We have developed the system by upgrading systems like S-200 and we have tested it successfully using all our potential and experience in the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), the Army and the Defense Ministry," Brigadier General Mohammad Hassan Mansourian told Press TV on Wednesday.This comes as Russia cancelled a deal involving the sale of its S-300 system to Iran in September, the general added.

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DTN News: BAE Systems - Valanx Unveiled In Australia....NSI News Source Info # 1217

(NSI News Source Info) BRISBANE, Australia - November 17, 2010: The ‘Valanx,’ BAE Systems’ solution to meet the Australian Protected Mobility Vehicle – Light (PMV-L) and the US Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program requirements was publicly unveiled for the first time in Australia today.The Valanx, being offered to the Australian Defence Force under Project Land 121-Phase 4, is the centrepiece of the BAE Systems stand at the 2010 Land Warfare Conference in Brisbane.Valanx is the result of four successive generations of demonstrator and prototype vehicles developed by BAE Systems.The JLTV and PMV-L programs will replace much of the Humvee fleet in the US and the Land Rover Perentie vehicle in Australia respectively.Director of Land and Integrated Systems Kim Scott said: “We believe the Valanx offers the Australian Army the safest and most capable vehicle.

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DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated November 17, 2010....NSI News Source Info # 1216

(NSI News Source Info) WASHINGTON - November 17, 2010: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued November 17,
2010 are undermentioned;
CONTRACTS
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
Moog, Inc., East Aurora, N.Y., is being awarded a maximum $19,841,175 firm-fixed-price contract for pneumat accumulators. Other location of performance is California. Using service is the Army. There were originally four proposals solicited with one response. The date of performance completion is Nov. 17, 2015. The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (SPRRA1-11-D-0004).
Rodale Electronics, Inc.*, Hauppauge, N.Y., is being awarded a maximum $13,485,556 firm-fixed-price, total set-aside contract for antennas. There are no other locations of performance. Using services is Army. There were originally eight proposals solicited with five responses. The date of performance completion is Dec. 31, 2016. The Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (SPRBL1-11-D-0004).

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DTN News: Afghanistan TODAY November 17, 2010 - US Wants Tribesmen To Fight Taliban In Afghanistan....NSI News Source Info # 1215

(NSI News Source Info) SANGIN, Afghanistan - November 17, 2010: When members of the Alikozai tribe rose up against the Taliban in this critical insurgent stronghold, neither coalition forces nor the government in Kabul lifted a finger to help them.
The Taliban promptly crushed the rebellion. And just to make sure everyone got the message, they chained the uprising's leader to the back of a pickup truck and dragged him to another province.

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DTN News: The Chinese Plan To Crush American Power In Korea....NSI News Source Info # 1214

Source: DTN News - - This article compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources Strategy Page (NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - November 17, 2010: U.S. military planners have discovered that China's current arsenal of non-nuclear ballistic and cruise missiles could probably knock out five of six major American air bases in Japanese and South Korea. Oops. To make matters
worse, this has become an issue as North Korea stumbles towards political collapse, and China indicates that it will assume control in the north if that happens. South Korea believes it should move north to deal with a collapse, and this plan is becoming a contentious issue with China.

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DTN News: China Wins First Orders For Plane, Breaking Airbus-Boeing Grip....NSI News Source Info # 1213

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - November 17, 2010: Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China announced its first 100 C919 passenger-plane orders, breaking Airbus SAS and Boeing Co.’s stranglehold on the world’s second- largest aircraft market.
General Electric Co.’s leasing arm and China’s big three domestic airlines are among customers for the narrowbody plane, state-controlled Comac said in a statement issued at the Zhuhai air show in southern China today. Chinese airlines accounted for more than half the orders, said Zhang Xinguo, vice president of Comac shareholder, Aviation Industry Corp. of China.

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DTN News: Russia, China To Address Illegal Arms Production Issue....NSI News Source Info # 1212

(NSI News Source Info) ZHUHAI, China - November 17, 2010: Russia and China have agreed to resolve the issue of the illegal production of Russian arms in China, a deputy head of Russian arms exporter Rosoboronexport said on Tuesday.
"We have made progress in an understanding of this problem. Moreover, all the documents concerning the protection of intellectual property have been signed," Alexander Mikheyev said following the opening ceremony of the Airshow China 2010 exhibition in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai.

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DTN News: Embraer Sees China Buying 950 Regional Jets Over 20 Years....NSI News Source Info # 1211

(NSI News Source Info) ZHUHAI, China - November 17, 2010: Embraer (EMBR3.SA)(ERJ.N), the world's largest maker of regional aircraft, said on Tuesday it expects total demand from China to reach 950 new regional jets over the next 20 years.
The company made the prediction in a forecast for China, where orders for new jets are expected to soar over the next decade as demand for air travel booms.

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DTN News: Lockheed Martin Announces Industry Team For U.S. Army CIRCM Program....NSI News Source Info # 1210

(NSI News Source Info) ORLANDO, FL, - November 17, 2010: Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] Missiles and Fire Control, DRS Technologies and Daylight Solutions announced today that they are partnering to address the U.S. Army’s Common Infrared Countermeasure (CIRCM) Technical Development requirement. The CIRCM program will provide laser defeat capability to rotary-wing aircraft operating in close terrain flying missions where man portable air defense systems represent a significant threat.

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DTN News: Boeing SkyTerra 1 Satellite Sends 1st Signals From Space....NSI News Source Info # 1209

(NSI News Source Info) EL SEGUNDO, Calif., - November 16, 2010: Boeing [NYSE: BA] has received the first on-orbit signals from Light Squared's SkyTerra 1 following the satellite's launch at 12:29 p.m. Eastern time on Nov. 14 on an International Launch Services Proton vehicle from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Controllers at the ground station in Hartebeesthoek, South Africa, confirmed initial contact with the spacecraft at 9:50 p.m. Eastern time.

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DTN News: Boeing Delivers UK Royal Air Force's 7th C-17 Globemaster III....NSI News Source Info # 1208

(NSI News Source Info) LONG BEACH, Calif., - November 16, 2010: The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] delivered the United Kingdom’s seventh C-17 Globemaster III to the Royal Air Force (RAF) today during a ceremony at Boeing’s final assembly facility in Long Beach.
"The addition of a seventh C-17 to our fleet is a significant milestone that strengthens our support of operations worldwide, especially in Afghanistan," said Peter Luff, UK Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology. "And next year, in May, we’ll mark the 10th anniversary of the delivery of the RAF's first C-17, which continues to perform superbly -- anytime and anywhere."

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DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated November 16, 2010....NSI News Source Info # 1207

Source: U.S. DoD issued No. 1053-10 November 16, 2010
(NSI News Source Info) WASHINGTON - November 16, 2010: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued November 16,
2010 are undermentioned;
CONTRACTS
NAVY
Raytheon Co., Space and Airborne Systems, El Segundo, Calif., is being awarded a $52,250,000 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-09-C-0003) for the procurement of 19 AN/APG-79 active electronically scanned array (AESA) radars to be retrofitted into F/A-18E/F aircraft Lots 26-29. The AN/APG-79 AESA radar, which will replace the APG-73 radar, will provide increased air-to-air detection and track range, increased air-to-ground targeting capabilities, longer launch range for standoff weapons, enhanced capability against advanced threats, and optimized utilization of the aircraft's weapon systems contributing to the F/A-18E/F's survivability. Work will be performed in Forest, Miss. (43 percent); Dallas, Texas (29 percent); El Segundo, Calif. (27 percent); and Andover, Mass. (1 percent). Work is expected to be completed in December 2013. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity

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DTN News: U.S. Air Force Selects Preferred Alternative Base For C-17 Aircraft....NSI News Source Info # 1206

(NSI News Source Info) WASHINGTON DC - November 16, 2010: U.S. Air Force Selects Preferred Alternative Base For C-17 Aircraft.

The Air Force announced today its preferred basing decision for eight C-17 aircraft at an Air National Guard location.
The preferred base approved by the secretary and chief of staff of the Air Force is: Stewart Air National Guard Base, N.Y. Along with the C-17 basing action, 12 C-5A aircraft assigned to Stewart will be retired.

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DTN News: Chinese Military Will Be Able To Familiarize With Su-35 Fighter And Radar Irbis-E....NSI News Source Info # 1205

DTN News: Chinese Military Will Be Able To Familiarize With Su-35 Fighter And Radar Irbis-E
* Китайские военные смогут ознакомиться с возможностями истребителя Су-35 и локатора "Ирбис-Э"

(NSI News Source Info) MOSCOW, Russia - November 16, 2010: Chinese military experts will be able to get acquainted with the technical characteristics and combat capabilities multipurpose fighter Su-35 on the opening tomorrow in Zhuhai (China) International Exhibition Airshow China-2010.

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DTN News: Russia Ready To Sell Su-35 Fighter Jets To China....NSI News Source Info # 1204

(NSI News Source Info) ZHUHAI, China, - November 16, 2010: Russia's state-run arms exporter Rosoboronexport said on Tuesday it was ready to hold talks with China on the delivery of advanced Su-35 fighter aircraft to the Chinese air force.

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DTN News: Lockheed Martin F-35 Begins Flying Block 1 Software....NSI News Source Info # 1203

(NSI News Source Info) NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md., - November 16, 2010: The fundamental building block for all future avionics software on the Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter has entered flight testing on an F-35 test jet.
“Block 1,” the first of three principal software-development blocks for the F-35’s mission systems, made its inaugural flight on Nov. 5 in the F-35B short takeoff/ vertical landing (STOVL) aircraft known as BF-4. The functional check flight from Naval Air Station Patuxent River lasted 1.5 hours, and all planned test points were accomplished.

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DTN News: Sukhoi Conducts Flight Tests Of Su-34 Fighter Bombers....NSI News Source Info # 1202

(NSI News Source Info) MOSCOW, Russia - November 16, 2010: Sukhoi Company conducts flight tests of serial Su-34 fighter bombers at the Chkalov Aviation Production Association (NAPO) flight testing station in Novosibirsk. Serial production of the Su-34 has been set up at the NAPO plant, which is a part of the Sukhoi holding company. The Russian Air Force already has in service several Su-34s. Another consignment of such planes is due by the end of the year.

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DTN News: Pakistan TODAY November 16, 2010 - U.S. Missile Strike Kills 20 Militants In Pakistan....NSI News Source Info # 1201

(NSI News Source Info) PESHAWAR, Pakistan - November 16, 2010: Unmanned U.S. drone aircraft on Tuesday fired four missiles into North Waziristan, a major sanctuary for al Qaeda and Taliban militants in Pakistan, killing at least 20 insurgents, local officials said.
The missiles struck a fortress-like compound and a vehicle in Ghulam Khan village on the Afghan border early in the morning.
"Some of the militants were on foot. They had just returned from Afghanistan when they were hit," an intelligence official in the region said.
"So far, the death toll is 20."
There was no independent confirmation of the incident as the war zone is located in a remote part of Pakistan. Militant groups often dispute officials' account of such attacks and casualties.
North Waziristan is the main base of Afghan militants fighting Western forces across the border. The United States has stepped up missile strikes there in recent months as it struggles to stabilise war-ravaged Afghanistan.

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DTN News: Lebanon Leader Says His Country To Get Russian Military Aid....NSI News Source Info # 1200

(NSI News Source Info) BEIRUT, Lebanon - November 16, 2010: Russia will offer Lebanon six combat helicopters, 31 tanks and 36 artillery pieces complete with ammunition and shells, Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri announced late Monday from Moscow.
"After the end of discussions between the Lebanese and Russiansides, Prime Minister Saad Hariri announced that Russia had decided to offer free aid to the Lebanese army," said a statement from Hariri's office.
The offer included "six Mi-24 helicopters, 31 T-72 assault tanks," as well as 36 mortars for 130-mm shells and around half million rounds of medium-calibre ammunition, the statement added.
In February, Lebanese President Michel Sleiman announced during a visit to Moscow that Russia had agreed to a request for Mi-24 helicopter gunships instead of the MIG-29 fighter jets originally promised in 2008.
On Sunday, on the eve of his two-day visit, Hariri had said he hoped to finalise that deal and said Lebanese helicopter pilots were already training for the new aircraft.

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DTN News: Afghanistan TODAY November 15, 2010 - Five Females Seeking To Fly For Afghan Air Force....NSI News Source Info # 1199

This is the second in a series of stories by our special correspondent about military
aviation issues linked to the war in Afghanistan. Read also the growing pains of the Afghan air force and about the U.S. Air Force'stransporter dilemma.

Sharon Weinberger Contributor
Source: DTN News - - This article compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources Sharon Weinberger, AOL News
(NSI News Source Info) KABUL, Afghanistan - November 15, 2010: Masooma Hussaini's path to becoming one of the Aghan air force's first female military pilot candidates began with a TV advertisement encouraging young women to join.She registered to take the exams for officer candidate school. Just a few months later, she was selected for a new pilot training program.The idea of female military pilots -- some of the most coveted military positions -- would have been unthinkable in Afghanistan just a decade ago, when the Taliban had relegated women to the bottom of the social scale, with no access to education, let alone jobs.But now Hussaini, 19, and four of her female colleagues, have broken yet another barrier: They are second lieutenants in the Afghan air force, on a path to becoming the first newly trained female pilots since the fall of the Taliban.

The five women are studying with more than a dozen men at the Thunder Lab, a recently opened English-language and cultural-immersion center for pilot candidates in Kabul. Here, they study English, which is now a requirement for all pilots.
The only modification to the women's uniforms are black scarves covering their hair.Most of the women, like Hussaini, joined after seeing TV advertisements, but they also typically had support -- and even encouragement -- from their family. Khetera Ayoub Pur, another second lieutenant, rattles off the names of family members who have served in the military. For her, joining the military was a family tradition and a matter of national pride.The women, who are still a novelty at the base, will not be Afghan air force's first female pilots, however. There is one female pilot, who was trained before the Taliban regime came to power.But the young women are still very much an anomaly, and, if they do become pilots, they will face two divides: gender and age. The average Afghan military pilot is his mid- to late 40s, and typically trained somewhere in the former Soviet Union. The female pilot candidates -- most of whom are still teenagers -- will be Western-trained and decades younger than many of their counterparts.

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