SURVIAC E-News is an electronic publication that presents items of interest to members of the survivability/vulnerability community.  If you have an upcoming event, an S/V-related publication or website, or anything that might be of interest to the SURVIAC E-News audience, email us and let us know.

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:

• Baghdad C-130H Crash Remains a Mystery (Military Times-7 Jan 09)
• Pratt & Whitney-Powered Navy Unmanned Combat Air System Unveiled (Yahoo News-7 Jan 09)
• Soldiers Field-Test MRAPs, X-Bots, Boomerangs in Iraq (Army News-7 Jan 09)
• Ducommun Incorporated Receives Contract from Boeing for Apache Helicopter Main
  and Tail Rotor Blades (Yahoo News-6 Jan 09)
• Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Coast Guard Exercise $13.25 Million Contract Options to Provide
  Mission Systems for the HC-130J Aircraft (Yahoo News-5 Jan 09)
• Wounded Warrior Kicks Off New Armor for Humvee (Army News-31 Dec 08)

Lethality:

• All-Quadrant Gun Set for Osprey Installation (Military Times-5 Jan 09)

Homeland Security:

• IG: Fusion Centers Need Better Information from DHS (FCW.com-7 Jan 09)
• Report Finds Mixed Outcome on Cutter (FCW.com-7 Jan 09)
• Coast Guard, DHS Get Reality TV Treatment (Military Times-6 Jan 09)
• Chertoff on Mumbai: DHS Shapes Plan to Reduce Small-Craft Threat (Washington Technology-4 Jan 09)
• Immigration Benefits: Actions Needed to Address Vulnerabilities in Process for Granting
  Permanent Residency (GAO Report-5 Dec 08[.pdf format])

Space Survivability:

• Another Exercise Developing Proficiency in Missile Defense Completed (Army News-6 Jan 09)
• Study Reveals Hazards of Severe Space Weather (Air Force Link-6 Jan 09)

Modeling & Simulation:

• Army Paying $17.7M for Training Game (Stars and Stripes-6 Jan 09)

Information:

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

News & Upcoming Events:

• Aircraft Combat Survivability Self Study Program (SSSP).  SURVIAC is pleased to announce the
  availability of the Aircraft Combat Survivability Self Study Program, SSSP.  The SSSP has been funded
  by the Joint Aircraft Survivability Program (JASP) and was developed by Distinguished Professor
  Emeritus Dr. Robert E. Ball.  Click here for more...
  
  
• 25th Annual National Test and Evaluation Conference-“New Administration, New Opportunities, New Challenges in T&E” , Sheraton Atlantic City Convention Center Hotel, Atlantic City, NJ, 2-5 Mar 09.  Click here for more...
  
  
• JASP Short Course, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, 28 Apr-1 May 09.  Click here for more...

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