Thursday, June 25, 2009

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- June 25, 2009

Cormorant, the Lockheed Martin Sub Launched Robotic Plane, is set to be released from a Trident missile tube on an Ohio-class U.S. submarine to take off. The surveillance drone that has a range of 500 miles is especially built with titanium and is packed with foam to withstand the pressure of being released 150ft under water.
(WNU Editor: This article was published 3 years ago, makes you wonder what happened to this Sub Launched Robotic Plane)

MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Russia Is "Steamed" That The U.S. Military Will Still Be Using Manas Air Base -- Foreign Policy Blog

Murtha: May expand tanker purchases -- Politico

Delay to Navy destroyers ‘could damage UK’s defence abilities’ -- The Herald

Corpus Christi Army Depot introduces improved helicopter -- The Caller

Beyond-Line-of-Sight Capability for E-8C Joint STARS Fleet Paying Dividends -- Defense Talk

Boeing Eyes ‘Son of Osprey’ -- The Danger Room

Alarming News On Radiation Monitors -- Armchair Generalist

A-10 'assembly-line' maintenance concept a model of efficiency -- The National guard

Japan Learns From North Korea's Provocations
-- Aviation Week/Ares

Osprey Links -- Defens(c)e Links

Israel, US bridge gaps over fighter jet -- Jerusalem Post

Northrop Grumman Delivers First Demonstration Satellite for Space Tracking and Surveillance System -- Northrop Grumman

Without Trident, the second division awaits -- Times Online

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