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Sponsoring Organizations:

• Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC)
• Joint Aircraft Survivability Program Office (JASPO) (Accessible to .mil domains only)
• Joint Technical Coordinating Group for Munitions Effectiveness (JTCG/ME) (User registration Required)

Institution:

• Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis Center (SURVIAC)

Survivability:

• MH-53s Fly Final Combat Missions (Air Force Link-1 Oct 08)
• Oshkosh Defense Awarded $180 Million Contract for 1,500 Reducible-Height Armor Kits (Yahoo News-1 Oct 08)
• Researchers See Aluminum As Alternative to Steel Armor  (National Defense Magazine Featured Article-Oct 08)
• AF Push for F-22s Faces Uphill Climb (Military.com-30 Sep 08)
• Humvee Era End Nears; DOD to Replace Fleet With New Vehicle (Fox News-30 Sep 08)
• Northrop Grumman Awarded Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System Contract
  (Yahoo News-30 Sep 08)
• MRAP Developer, Budget Analyst Get Pace Award (Army News-29 Sep 08)
• New Battle Gear Improves Capabilities for Combat Airmen (Air Force Link-25 Sep 08)

Lethality:

• Army, Marines Want Green Ammo … But Not Exactly (National Defense Magazine Featured Article-Oct 08)
• ATK and FNMI Team to Win $53.4 Million Mk19 Grenade Machine Gun Contract (Yahoo News-30 Sep 08)
• ATK Awarded $10.4 Million Phase 1 Contract to Design and Demonstrate the M982E1 Excalibur Precision Engagement Projectile (Yahoo News-29 Sep 08)
• Northrop Grumman Delivers First Production-Line High-Power, Solid-State Laser to U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory At Kirtland AFB (Yahoo News-29 Sep 08)
• Army to Test Air Burst Weapon for Joes (Military.com-25 Sep 08)

Homeland Security:

• Coast Guard Chooses New Patrol Boat (Military Times-1 Oct 08)
• U.S. Northern Command Gains Dedicated Response Force (Air Force Link-1 Oct 08)
• Security and Transportation: A Tough Balancing Act (National Defense Magazine Featured Article-Oct 08)

Space Survivability:

• Space Acquisitions: DOD's Goals for Resolving Space Based Infrared System Software Problems Are Ambitious
  (GAO Report-30 Sep 08[.pdf format])
• Private Rockets Could Boost Military, Too (Wired News-29 Sep 08)
• Missile Defense: Actions Needed to Improve Planning and Cost Estimates for Long-Term Support of Ballistic Missile Defense (GAO Report-25 Sep 08[.pdf format])

Modeling & Simulation:

• Simulation Center Prepares Medics for Saving Lives (Air Force Link-1 Oct 08)
• Alion Wins $37.93M Contract to Provide Anti-Submarine Warfare Training Systems for Naval Air Warfare Center
  (Yahoo News-30 Sep 08)
• General Dynamics Awarded $46 Million U.S. Navy Contract to Provide Education and Training Services
  (Yahoo News-30 Sep 08)

Information:

• Aircraft Survivability Journal (Summer 2008[.pdf format])
• SURVIAC Bulletin 2008 Issue (.pdf format)
• SURVIAC Dynamic Events Calendar
• Manage subscriptions or request SURVIAC publications

News & Upcoming Events:

• Aircraft Fire Protection and Mishap Investigation Course, 27-31 Oct 08, Miamisburg, OH.  Click here for more...
• NDIA Aircraft Survivability Symposium, 4-7 Nov 08, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey CA.
  
  Online registration is now open!  Visit the symposium website for additional details www.ndia.org/meetings/9940.
  
  If you're in the Survivability business, Monterey is the place to be in November!

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