Volume 5 No. 5
Survivability/Vulnerability News and Events
1 Feb 07
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Sponsoring Organizations:
- Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC)
- Joint Aircraft Survivability Program Office (JASPO)
- Joint Technical Coordinating Group for Munitions Effectiveness (JTCG/ME)
Institution:
Survivability:
- U.S. Troops Still Short on Gear (Military.com-31 Jan 07)
- Air Force Posts Request for Proposals for Tankers (Defenselink-30 Jan 07)
- Navy Takes Delivery of Airborne Laser Mine Detection System (Navy Newsstand-30 Jan 07)
- U.S. Marine Corps Awards Force Dynamics Vehicle Contract for Test and Evaluation (Business Wire-30 Jan 07)
- Joint Center Prepares Deploying Troops to Confront IED Threat (Defenselink-29 Jan 07)
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Army, Marines to Acquire 50,000 New Trucks to Replace Humvees
(National Defense Magazine Featured Article-Feb 2007)
Lethality:
- Light Howitzer Debuts with Schofield Unit (Army Times-31 Jan 07)
- ATK Receives $330 Million in Orders for Small-Caliber Ammunition and the Modernization of the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant (Yahoo News-30 Jan 07)
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General Dynamics Awarded $9 Million Contract for MK47 'STRIKER40'
Weapon Systems
(Yahoo News-30 Jan 07) -
Lockheed Martin Receives $166 Million Contract for Army, Marine
Corps High Mobility Artillery Rocket System
(Yahoo News-30 Jan 07) - Missile Overhaul Creates Big Savings (Air Force Link-26 Jan 07)
Homeland Security:
- Infrastructure Security on GAO's High-Risk List (GCN.com-31 Jan 07)
- $135M to Lockheed from CDC for Emergency Response Preparations (Defense Industry Daily-30 Jan 07)
- NORAD Fighters to Patrol Super Bowl XLI (Air Force Link-29 Jan 07)
- Experts Throw Doubt on Container Screening Plans (National Defense Magazine Featured Article-Feb 2007)
- ANSER Homeland Security Newsletter
Space Survivability:
- $6.1M SBIR-II Grant for Radiation Hardened Digital Electronics (Defense Industry Daily-1 Feb 07)
- How the 'Axis' Seeks the Killer Missile (The Washington Times-30 Jan 07)
- Space Weapons Debate: Clarity vs. Gebetsmuhlenartig (The Space Review-29 Jan 07)
- Successful Missile Defense Intercept Test Takes Place Off Hawaii (Army News Service-29 Jan 07)
- Airborne Laser Returns for More Testing (Air Force Link-26 Jan 07)
- U.S. Missile Defense in Europe to Counter Rogue States (Defenselink-26 Jan 07)
Modeling & Simulation:
- Camp Wilson Convoy Simulators Train MCAGCC Marines in 360º Virtual Reality (Marine Corps News-26 Jan 07)
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Defense Dept. Lacks Clearinghouse for Military Videogames, Say Analysts
(National Defense Magazine Featured Article-Feb 2007)
Information:
News & Upcoming Events:
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JASP Aircraft Survivability Short Course, 2-5 April 2007, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California.
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Threat Effects in Aircraft Combat Survivability documentary video is now being distributed through SURVIAC. This documentary uniquely presents the primary threat weapons to aircraft and the ballistic response or “effect” of an aircraft when hit by a threat. Click here for more...
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