Thursday, July 2, 2009

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- July 2, 2009

Dewey (DDG 105) tills the Gulf of Mexico as she successfully completes her "Super Trial" last week. Super Trials test the ship's many systems in a single trial, saving money for the company and the U.S. Navy. DDG 105 will be the 26th Aegis guided missile destroyer built by Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding.

MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Northrop Grumman-built Aegis Destroyer Dewey (DDG 105) Completes Successful "Super Trial" -- Northrop Grumman

Return of the Arsenal Ship -- Information Dissemination

US Navy encouraged by cost trend on LCS -- Reuters

Naval Supremacy Without Ships -- Strategy Page

U.K. Navy carriers running £1bn over budget -- Portsmith.co.uk

US Navy to support development of the Air and Missile Defense Radar -- Defense Talk

Lockheed $6 Billion Missile Program May Be Killed, U.S. Says -- Bloomberg

Lockheed Martin Installs Next Evolution of Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System on Cruiser USS Lake Erie -- Market Watch

The Military’s New Monster Truck for Afghanistan -- The Danger Room

Oshkosh Wins Billion-Dollar, “Baby MRAP” Deal
-- War Is Boring

Egypt wants S-400 to counter Iran -- Jerusalem Post

U.S. Military Budget Bullshit (Commentary) -- American Generalist

Why the British Army Wins (U.K. Budget wars) -- New Wars

NCO Awarded Silver Star for Courage -- Military.com

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