Military News Briefs For January 27, 2009

Boeing Delivers First EA-18G Growler to U.S. Navy
Photo from Boeing

MILITARY NEWS BRIEFS

US Navy takes delivery of its first operational EA-18G.

The U.S. Navy turbocharges its missiles.

Russia plans base in Georgia rebel region: report

More Israeli rent-a-drones over Afghanistan?

Counter insurgency planes are back in vogue.

First avionics-equipped F-35 rolls out.

RAF 'ordered to shoot down UFOs'.

Outlook for the aerospace industry in 2009 is grim.

The never ending small arms caliber debate.

Catapult launch becoming standard capability for tactical UAS

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,236.

Military News Briefs -- January 24, 2009

Pakistani tribesmen protest military operations in tribal areas and U.S. missile attacks by drone aircraft during a demonstration in Islamabad. (By Emilio Morenatti -- Associated Press)/Washington Post

Military News Briefs

From Russia with love: Iran gets top air defense system.

Combat optics are evolving with the fight.

New and better body armor is being developed.

Chinese nuclear missiles are aimed nowhere.

China releases new defense white paper

The terrorist supermarket in Pakistan.

Japanese taskforce approves naval mission to Somalia.

Singapore stealth frigates fleet fully operational

US strikes al Qaeda in North and South Waziristan

The wrong weapon to use in a civilian area.

Grenade blast in Kosovo day after new army formed.

Congressional pressure rises to continue building the F-22

A new U.S. Virginia class submarine is launched. Also, a new U.S. high tech Navy transport ship is about to be commissioned.

White House signals support for more C-17s, UAVs, small ships.

Military News Briefs -- January 23, 2009

B-2 Crash (at the 2:00 minute mark): Most expensive air crash ever.

Military News And Info

Spy chief to Obama: Let DARPA fix economy.

National Security Director Blair says Army Manual to apply to CIA

Some amazing video of robots. In this video, we have the top 10.

Senators urge President Obama to buy F-22s

Russia's first Fifth-Generation Fighter Plane will make maiden flight this year

U.S. Drones in the sky have eviscerated Al Qaeda along the Pakistan/Afghanistan border.

U.S. Defense firm raided by the FBI.

The nominee to be Director of National Intelligence warns that contractors are going to get less work.

F-22s have deployed to Guam and Kadena for exercises in the Pacific. More news on this F-22 deployment here.

Fiscal crisis threatens GI Bill Program.

Putting casualties in context.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,229

US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 568