Friday, October 15, 2010

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 15, 2010


Lockheed & DARPA’s Integrated Spotter Scope Gives Snipers a Real Aimbot -- Slash Gear

As far as technology goes, and the gadgets that we love, the military tends to get the best of the best. Prototypes come and go out of the military on a daily basis, and unfortunately a lot of them don’t make it to the battlefield. But, when one looks, and potentially works, as good as this one from Lockheed, it would be a surprise to not find that it gets fully tested and pushed out onto the field in record time. The Integrated Spotter Scope (ISS), is a working model of a scope that automatically adjusts for the elements of nature, as well as the range from the target.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

NATO Leader Presses for Missile Shield -- Global Security Newswire

Sweden to ban arms sales to Mideast? -- UPI

French aircraft carrier returns to port for repairs -- Canadian Press

Procurement: France Shows The Way -- Strategy Page

Parliament panel attacks British defence overspend -- Reuters

U.S. Buys More High-Speed Vessels, Orders More -- Defense News

Lincoln Strike Group Trains With Silent Partner
-- Space War

USAF test center fuses old, new technology for light attack -- Defpro

Lockheed Joins DARPA's 'Flying Humvee" Quest -- Ares/Aviation Week

Tiny particles, huge impact: Nanotechnology to help warfighters -- Defence Talk

DOD Needs to Reassess Joint Cruise Missile Costs before Starting New Production Phase -- Defpro

US Army Moves Ahead with Stryker Hull Modification -- Defense Industry Daily

Total Nutrition Awareness: Darpa Wants to Track Troops’ Food 24/7 -- The Danger Room

New Military Threats Include Less Money and Fewer Airplanes -- Ares/Aviation Week

Does cyberwarfare need a 'Geneva Convention'? -- TG Daily

Homeland Security Harvested Social Network Data -- CBS News

CIA Looks for a Few Good Hispanics -- US News And World Report

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