Volume 5 No. 38
Survivability/Vulnerability News and Events
20 Sep 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:
- $717M for Insta-Fill Concertainer Defense Walls (Defense Industry Daily-19 Sep 07)
- Army Wants 10,000 MRAPs (Military Times-19 Sep 07)
- Ospreys Head to Iraq for Combat Deployment (Military Times-19 Sep 07)
- DOD Civilian Personnel: Medical Policies for Deployed DOD Federal Civilians and Associated Compensation for Those Deployed (GAO Testimony-18 Sep 07[.pdf format)
- EDO Wins Contracts for Land Mine Jammers (Defense Industry Daily-18 Sep 07)
- Quadrennial Defense Review: Future Reviews Could Benefit from Improved Department of Defense Analyses and Changes to Legislative Requirements (GAO Testimony-14 Sep 07[.pdf format)
- C-130 Fired Upon During Food Drop in Africa (Military Times-13 Sep 07)
- Defense Infrastructure: Challenges Increase Risks for Providing Timely Infrastructure Support for Army Installations Expecting Substantial Personnel Growth (GAO Report-13 Sep 07[.pdf format)
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U.S. SOCOM Develops Helo Protection (Defense News-10 Sep 07)
Lethality:
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BAE Systems Conducts First Ever Shots of Advanced Precision Kill
Weapon System from an Aircraft
(Yahoo News-19 Sep 07) - Feel the Extent of a Non-Lethal Weapon (Military.com-19 Sep 07)
- Army Records First UAV Kills (Military Times-17 Sep 07)
- HIMARS Opens a New Chapter in Marine Corps History (Marine Corps News-14 Sep 07)
Homeland Security:
- Combating Nuclear Smuggling: Additional Actions Needed to Ensure Adequate Testing of Next Generation Radiation Detection Equipment (GAO Testimony-18 Sep 07[.pdf format])
- Maryland Guard Vigilant in Homeland Defense Exercise (Army News-18 Sep 07)
- Spy Satellite Deal Gets Hill Riled Up: DHS Wants to Share Data with Local Agencies (GCN.com-17 Sep 07)
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FEMA Tests a New Alert System: Internet-Based System Reaches Across
Different Devices and Jurisdictions
(FCW.com-17 Sep 07) - ANSER Homeland Security Newsletter
Space Survivability:
- 50th SW Completes Transition to New GPS Control System (Air Force Space Command-19 Sep 07)
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ATK Delivers TacSat-3 Spacecraft Bus for Integration and Test by the
U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory
(Yahoo News-18 Sep 07) - Celestial Eagle: Historic Anti-Satellite Mission Remembered (Air Force Link-18 Sep 07)
- Pentagon Shifts to GPS with No Signal Reduction (Reuters-18 Sep 07)
- Doing Space a Different Way (Air Force Link-14 Sep 07)
Modeling & Simulation:
- NG Completes BAMS Test Program (UPI-17 Sep 07)
- U.S. Naval Academy Selects NEi Nastran Finite Element (MCAD Cafe-17 Sep 07)
- TRADOC Spouses Tour Simulators (Army News-12 Sep 07)
Information:
News & Upcoming Events:
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The 8th Annual BlazeTech Course: Aircraft Fire and Explosion Protection Against Accidents and Combat/Terrorist Attacks, 23-26 Oct 07, BlazeTech, Cambridge, MA. POC: Albert Moussa, 617-661-0700 x10, E-mail: firecourse@blazetech.com, www.blazetech.com
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Advanced Joint Effectiveness Model 2.x Training Course, 10-13 Dec 07, SURVICE Engineering Company, Belcamp, MD. POC: http://www.ajem.com
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Rapid Technology Support for the War Fighters-Commanders Workshop for Combatant Commanders,
29-30 Oct 07,DDR&E. Norfolk, VA. POC: Charlene Madaffer-Meehan, 703-767-8248.
Click here for more info (.pdf format)
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