Iraq moves to get air force aloft: http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Iraq_moves_to_get_air_force_aloft_999.html Wedgetail Inches Forward: http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/defense/index.jsp?plckController=Blog&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&newspaperUserId=27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog%3a27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post%3ad35921f1-3a2e-42cb-9233-d0e4bff88a18&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest General Atomics offers Sea Avenger for unmanned, carrier-based strike: http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/05/04/341500/general-atomics-offers-sea-avenger-for-unmanned-carrier-based-strike.html "Cheonan Incident" Ready to Escalate to "Cheonan Crisis"?: http://www.informationdissemination.net/2010/05/cheonan-incident-ready-to-escalate-to.html Turkish Indigenous MALE UAV (TIHA) Unveiled: http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/defense/index.jsp?plckController=Blog&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&newspaperUserId=27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog%3a27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post%3a90a9061a-c692-459e-a4c1-1bfe308a80da&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest Lithuania detains woman suspected of terrorism: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100504/ap_on_re_eu/eu_lithuania_terrorism_suspect;_ylt=Aht9.KA1xXXR1L7_f5MmCshvaA8F;_ylu=X3oDMTJ2YjAzdTFmBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMTAwNTA0L2V1X2xpdGh1YW5pYV90ZXJyb3Jpc21fc3VzcGVjdARjcG9zAzEEcG9zAzEEc2VjA3luX3RvcF9zdG9yeQRzbGsDbGl0aHVhbmlhbndv Did YouTube Help Nab the Times Square Bomber?: http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2010/05/did-youtube-help-nab-the-times-square-bomber/ Schleswig-Holstein Joins Operation Atalanta: http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/defense/index.jsp?plckController=Blog&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&newspaperUserId=27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog%3a27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post%3a80926167-f7a0-41f7-b575-f29745f1e45f&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest PICTURES: Northrop offers Fire-X concept for unmanned resupply: http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/05/04/341471/pictures-northrop-offers-fire-x-concept-for-unmanned.html Does China Suffer From a Serious Case of Carrier Envy?: http://defensetech.org/2010/05/04/does-china-have-a-serious-case-of-carrier-envy/ U.S. Navy Sees Longer Super Hornet Life: http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story.jsp?id=news/asd/2010/05/04/02.xml&headline=U.S.NavySeesLongerSuperHornetLife&channel=defense Air Force Dedicates House for Bereaved Families of War Dead: http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/34587 Treating Battlefield Injuries With Light-Activated Technology: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/05/100503111824.htm UK Warthogs receive extra armour for Afghan deployment: http://www.janes.com/news/defence/jdw/jdw100504_1_n.shtml GPS-guided, rocket-assisted shell: http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/defense/index.jsp?plckController=Blog&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&newspaperUserId=27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog%3a27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post%3ad1f5467b-af1f-4fac-a8b3-5b3a505fd1b0&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest Army Testing New Mountain Combat Boot: http://kitup.military.com/2010/05/army-testing-new-mountain-combat-boot.html Russian S-400 missiles to go into serial production: http://en.rian.ru/russia/20100430/158814778.html First Spiral 3 EP-3E Set For Testing: http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_generic.jsp?channel=aerospacedaily&id=news/asd/2010/04/30/01.xml&headline=FirstSpiral3EP-3ESetForTesting Pigs find anti-tank weapon: http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/World/Story/STIStory_521992.html U.S. Says It Has 5,113 Nukes In Its Arsenal: http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=4609401&c=AME&s=TOP Raytheon?s MALD Decoys Gaining Versatility: http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/Raytheons-MALD-Decoys-Gaining-Versatility-04844/ US starts anti-al-Qaeda military exercise in Sahara: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8658009.stm US naval power threatened by new weapons: Gates: http://www.spacewar.com/reports/US_naval_power_threatened_by_new_weapons_Gates_999.html SSN Problems in the RN : http://www.informationdissemination.net/2010/05/ssn-problems-in-rn.html Gates Channels CSBA?s Big Brains Warning Navy Ships Risk Becoming Wasting Assets: http://defensetech.org/2010/05/04/gates-channels-csbas-big-brains-warning-navy-ships-risk-becoming-wasting-assets/

Marine?s Bullish on Unmanned Helicopters For Aerial Resupply of Far Flung Ground Units: http://defensetech.org/2010/05/05/marines-bullish-on-unmanned-helicopters-for-aerial-resupply-of-far-flung-ground-units/ Taliban suicide squad targets Afghan govt compound: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100505/ap_on_re_as/as_afghanistan;_ylt=AlkDMpbHI8pnCq3BBM3npv1vaA8F;_ylu=X3oDMTJncjZoNzNvBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMTAwNTA1L2FzX2FmZ2hhbmlzdGFuBGNwb3MDMwRwb3MDMTAEc2VjA3luX3RvcF9zdG9yeQRzbGsDdGFsaWJhbnN1aWNp Air Force Healing Wounds with Lasers and Nanotech: http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2010/05/air-force-researchers-heal-wounds-with-lasers-and-nanotech/ Night Vision Sunglasses?: http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/defense/index.jsp?plckController=Blog&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&newspaperUserId=27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog%3a27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post%3a878060c8-aac5-47a9-bc6b-95ea2c57179a&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest Osprey Readiness Improves; Bid On For WH: http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/05/04/osprey-readiness-improves-bid-on-for-wh/ Army Spy Plane May Have Snooped on Bomber: Report: http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2010/05/secretive-spy-plane-snooped-on-times-square-suspect-report/ It's A Hovercraft! It's A Catamaran! But Wait...: http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/defense/index.jsp?plckController=Blog&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&newspaperUserId=27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog%3a27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post%3a6d5279d8-a208-49ee-9047-f38665cdb571&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest More Afghan schoolgirls ill in suspected gas attack: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6433YT20100504 Marines Wonder: Where Do You Shop for Bombs Online?: http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2010/05/marines-ask-how-do-we-order-bombs-online/ NY car bomb suspect cooperates, but motive mystery: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100505/ap_on_re_us/us_times_square_car_bomb;_ylt=AuOexX4Ik2xvea2WmYJ9g9RvaA8F;_ylu=X3oDMTJ2bDZ2MnI1BGFzc2V0Ay9hcC8yMDEwMDUwNS9hcF9vbl9yZV91cy91c190aW1lc19zcXVhcmVfY2FyX2JvbWIEcG9zAzUEc2VjA3luX3RvbWJzdG9uZQRzbGsDbnljYXJib21ic3Vz Researchers Seek DNA Of Cyber-Attacks: http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story.jsp?id=news/dti/2010/05/01/DT_05_01_2010_p18-218207.xml&headline=ResearchersSeekDNAOfCyber-Attacks&channel=defense Israel says Hezbollah missile buildup accelerating: http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Israel_says_Hezbollah_missile_buildup_accelerating_999.html Pushing the Pentagon to Prevent Genocide: http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2010/05/pushing-the-pentagon-to-prevent-genocide/ Enter the Dragon: http://www.arabianaerospace.aero/article.php?section=defence&article=enter-the-dragon Marines Unveil EFV; Gates Takes Aim: http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/05/04/marines-unveil-efv-gates-takes-aim/ Joint Airborne Electronic Attack Resolving: http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story.jsp?id=news/asd/2010/05/05/02.xml&headline=JointAirborneElectronicAttackResolving&channel=defense Improving UAVs Using Holographic Adaptive Optics: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/05/100503135715.htm Saudi upgrades Black Hawks: http://www.arabianaerospace.aero/article.php?section=defence&article=saudi-upgrades-black-hawks N.Korea deploys 50,000 special forces near border: report: http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/NKorea_deploys_50000_special_forces_near_border_report_999.html Bangladesh Secures 2 Used British OPVs: http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/Bangladesh-Secures-2-Used-British-OPVs-06369/ Rheinmetall, MAN Join Forces On Military Wheeled Tactical Vehicles: http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=4611338&c=EUR&s=LAN

Official: NYC bomb suspect did dry run days before: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100506/ap_on_re_us/us_times_square_car_bomb Beyond Times Square: The Growing Threat from Pakistan: http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20100506/wl_time/08599198739500;_ylt=Ancc7a8cGK7Oll9v4io6CVNvaA8F;_ylu=X3oDMTJtZDhzcjEyBGFzc2V0A3RpbWUvMjAxMDA1MDYvMDg1OTkxOTg3Mzk1MDAEcG9zAzM3BHNlYwN5bl9hcnRpY2xlX3N1bW1hcnlfbGlzdARzbGsDYmV5b25kdGltZXNz Rail Gun Pumps Rounds At Swarms: http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/05/06/rail-gun-pumps-rounds-at-swarms/ No-Name Terrorists Now CIA Drone Targets: http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2010/05/no-name-terrorists-now-cia-drone-targets/ Italy to test C-27J for counter-IED mission: http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/05/06/341627/italy-to-test-c-27j-for-counter-ied-mission.html Taliban order night phone blackout in Afghan north: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100506/wl_nm/us_afghanistan_phones;_ylt=Ao6NeCxMzdsaefckbNMHiw8Bxg8F;_ylu=X3oDMTJzYzdpc3VoBGFzc2V0A25tLzIwMTAwNTA2L3VzX2FmZ2hhbmlzdGFuX3Bob25lcwRwb3MDMjEEc2VjA3luX3BhZ2luYXRlX3N1bW1hcnlfbGlzdARzbGsDdGFsaWJhbm9yZGVy Super-Er Hornets?: http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/defense/index.jsp?plckController=Blog&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&newspaperUserId=27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog%3a27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post%3aa2d7142d-9fc4-4071-a8bd-7371ec37016f&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest Navy Commander Warns China Ready to Dominate the Seas: http://defensetech.org/2010/05/06/navy-commander-warns-china-ready-to-dominate-the-seas/ U.S. DOE Takes Next Step on Rare Earths Strategy: http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=4614211&c=AME&s=TOP Meet the New Frontline Bloggers: Security Contractors: http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2010/05/meet-the-new-frontline-bloggers-security-contractors/ IEDs Test Marine Tactics: http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story.jsp?id=news/dti/2010/05/01/DT_05_01_2010_p22-218234.xml&headline=IEDsTestMarineTactics&channel=defense Indian Navy Commissions First Indigenous Stealth Frigate: http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Indian_Navy_Commissions_First_Indigenous_Stealth_Frigate_999.html NKorea's Kim seen in China; nukes likely discussed: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100506/ap_on_re_as/as_china_kim_visit;_ylt=AkY2xIuSJFl3fwdO8Pnbi8oBxg8F;_ylu=X3oDMTJwbDFpb3FnBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMTAwNTA2L2FzX2NoaW5hX2tpbV92aXNpdARwb3MDNDMEc2VjA3luX3BhZ2luYXRlX3N1bW1hcnlfbGlzdARzbGsDbmtvcmVhc2tpbXNl Taiwan Frigate Corruption Investigation: Full Steam Ahead: http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/full-steam-ahead-for-taiwan-frigate-corruption-investigation-01546/ JAGM Can Be Employed From Super Hornet: http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/JAGM_Can_Be_Employed_From_Super_Hornet_999.html Chilean navy gets first of three C-295s: http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/05/06/341632/chilean-navy-gets-first-of-three-c-295s.html Should Google Try to Prevent Terrorism?: http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2010/05/should-google-prevent-try-to-terrorism/ Syria gave advanced M-600 missiles to Hezbollah, defense officials claim: http://www.haaretz.com/news/syria-gave-advanced-m-600-missiles-to-hezbollah-defense-officials-claim-1.288356 Raytheon's Standard Missile-6 Program Begins Sea-Based Flight Testing: http://raytheon.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=1550 Navistar Trucks Equip Afghan & Iraqi Militaries: http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/13b-for-Navistar-to-Equip-Afghan-Iraqi-Militaries-04879/ Explosives traces found on sunken S.Korea warship: report: http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Explosives_traces_found_on_sunken_SKorea_warship_report_999.html

UK's Prince Harry to fly Apache attack helicopters: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100507/ap_on_en_ot/eu_britain_prince_harry Poland to deploy C-295 to Afghanistan: http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/05/07/341586/poland-to-deploy-c-295-to-afghanistan.html Finland Orders C-295 Light Transports: http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/finland-orders-c295-light-transports-02232/ Finland Builds Its Special Ops, Helo Capabilities: http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/defense/index.jsp?plckController=Blog&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&newspaperUserId=27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog%3a27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post%3abe9bed4c-5e2b-48cb-8547-d581deaf4fc4&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest Schwartz Shoots Down COIN Plane: http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/05/06/schwartz-shoots-down-light-fighter/ Investigators seek money courier in NYC bomb plot: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100507/ap_on_re_us/us_times_square_car_bomb Boeing pitches new Osprey offer: http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Boeing_pitches_new_Osprey_offer_999.html U.S. Army Confronts Afghanistan Demand for ISR: http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/defense/index.jsp?plckController=Blog&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&newspaperUserId=27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog%3a27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post%3a51f1fa39-ebee-4e83-afea-252a8cc551c8&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest RAF investigates Hercules wheels-up landing: http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/05/07/341709/raf-investigates-hercules-wheels-up-landing.html US Navy explores contractor-operated Global Discovery MPA plan: http://www.janes.com/news/defence/idr/idr100505_1_n.shtml U.S. Navy Secretary Demands End to 'Nutty' Contracts: http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=4612977&c=AME&s=SEA LCS-2 Makes Waves: http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story.jsp?id=news/dti/2010/05/01/DT_05_01_2010_p36-220425.xml&headline=LCS-2MakesWaves&channel=defense Russia says pirates who held tanker are freed: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100507/ap_on_re_eu/eu_piracy Pakistan to get Chinese AEW&C aircraft this year: http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/05/07/341584/pakistan-to-get-chinese-aewc-aircraft-this-year.html Russia Will Produce Italian Handguns: http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/defense/index.jsp?plckController=Blog&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&newspaperUserId=27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog%3a27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post%3a95263a8f-4acd-4ef8-b752-eceea0d2acbd&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest Korean Military to Strengthen Anti-Submarine Drill: http://www.arirang.co.kr/News/News_View.asp?nseq=102746&code=Ne2&category=2 Army Sending Precision Grenade Launcher to Afghanistan: http://defensetech.org/2010/05/06/army-sending-precision-grenade-launcher-to-afghanistan/ Pentagon Turns to Brain Implants to Repair Damaged Minds: http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2010/05/pentagon-turns-to-brain-implants-to-repair-damaged-minds/ Germany Restocks Heron Fleet: http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/defense/index.jsp?plckController=Blog&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&newspaperUserId=27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog%3a27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post%3a67161c65-71c5-4a45-bf11-04c5ff55d6cd&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest U.S. Intervenes in Suit Against KBR and Panalpina Alleging Kickbacks Under the False Claims Act: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/us-intervenes-in-suit-against-kbr-and-panalpina-alleging-kickbacks-under-the-false-claims-act-92893334.html Frail NKorean leader makes scaled-down China visit: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100507/ap_on_re_as/as_china_kim_visit;_ylt=AmZGP9kLw0eX9tkJwbdQm8tvaA8F;_ylu=X3oDMTJudmVxaGllBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMTAwNTA3L2FzX2NoaW5hX2tpbV92aXNpdARwb3MDMQRzZWMDeW5fYXJ0aWNsZV9zdW1tYXJ5X2xpc3QEc2xrA2ZyYWlsbmtvcmVhbg-- Indian air force considers amphibious aircraft buy: http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/05/07/341585/indian-air-force-considers-amphibious-aircraft-buy.html Marines Axe Bomb-Shopping Plan After Danger Room Post: http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2010/05/marines-cancel-bomb-shopping-project-after-danger-room-post/ Russia, NATO May Collaborate On Missile Defense: http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=4614805&c=EUR&s=TOP A Peek at the "New Navy": http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/defense/index.jsp?plckController=Blog&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&newspaperUserId=27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog%3a27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post%3a62b2a840-0406-4e2d-b1bb-e7811d2f3d3c&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest

B-1 to Demo Lethal Laser: http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/defense/index.jsp?plckController=Blog&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&newspaperUserId=27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog%3a27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post%3a64434342-43cc-46ef-b5cc-bb531509fe30&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest It Isn?t MultiCam Anymore — Call it?: http://kitup.military.com/2010/05/it-isnt-multicam-anymore-call-it.html Gates to Pentagon Bureaucrats: You?re Next: http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2010/05/gates-to-pentagon-bureaucrats-youre-next/ Pentagon asking Congress to hold back on generous increases in troop pay: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/07/AR2010050703054.html?hpid=topnews Laser Power Beaming Aimed At UAVs: http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story.jsp?id=news/asd/2010/05/07/08.xml&headline=Laser%20Power%20Beaming%20Aimed%20At%20UAVs&channel=space To Save EFV, Marines Must Kill Operational Maneuver From the Sea: http://defensetech.org/2010/05/07/to-save-efv-marines-must-kill-operational-maneuver-from-the-sea/ Sources: 3 French Firms Picked To Lead Scorpion Effort: http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=4616590&c=EUR&s=LAN Discuss: Does the Army Need a Better Battle Rifle?: http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2010/05/discuss-does-the-army-need-a-better-battle-rifle/ NATO Troops March Down Red Square: http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/defense/index.jsp?plckController=Blog&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&newspaperUserId=27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog%3a27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post%3aa06e05c3-8131-4067-909c-a95906a5b8dd&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest Pakistan tests 2 missiles, wants nuke recognition: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100508/ap_on_re_as/as_pakistan_missile_test;_ylt=AoVgaym8QBSNJH82TYOk3mcBxg8F;_ylu=X3oDMTJ2ZzNpMG43BGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMTAwNTA4L2FzX3Bha2lzdGFuX21pc3NpbGVfdGVzdARwb3MDMzMEc2VjA3luX3BhZ2luYXRlX3N1bW1hcnlfbGlzdARzbGsDcGFraXN0YW50ZXN0 Gen. Casey: Army Prepares to Be at War Indefinitely: http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/blog/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=122 EXCLUSIVE: Army Picks Medium Ruck Design: http://kitup.military.com/2010/05/exclusive-army-picks-medium-ruck-design.html Israel fears energy targets will be hit: http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Israel_fears_energy_targets_will_be_hit_999.html Sand Dragon Will Gotcha IEDs: http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/defense/index.jsp?plckController=Blog&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&newspaperUserId=27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog%3a27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post%3ae2f71e19-39ae-49ea-9329-a9559181e321&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest Could New Fiber Optics Technology Replace Semi-Conductors?: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/05/100503135707.htm

Gates Seeks Pentagon Overhaul: http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=4617331&c=AME&s=TOP Clues suggest NKorean sub behind warship attack: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100509/ap_on_re_as/as_skorea_ship_sinks Gates: Speed FCS Replacement, Define Future USMC Role: http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=4617217&c=AME&s=SEA Picture This: The U.S. Army Marches on Red Square: http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2010/05/picture-this-the-us-army-marching-on-red-square/ Swiss army unveils new high-tech socks: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100507/ts_afp/switzerlandmilitaryclothingsocksoffbeat_20100507162918 Gates: Troops' Dwell Time Should Grow Next Year: http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=4618166&c=AME&s=TOP

South Korea confirms RDX found in ship wreckage: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100510/ap_on_re_as/as_skorea_ship_sinks;_ylt=Ak92BZ75y2RvHNr5lrbV8WxvaA8F;_ylu=X3oDMTJobnJxcHUyBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMTAwNTEwL2FzX3Nrb3JlYV9zaGlwX3NpbmtzBHBvcwM2BHNlYwN5bl9tb3N0X3BvcHVsYXIEc2xrA3NvdXRoa29yZWFjbw-- Mosque to go up near New York's ground zero: http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/05/07/new.york.ground.zero.mosque/index.html?hpt=Sbin Airborne Electronic Attack to Become Joint and Centralized: http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/defense/index.jsp?plckController=Blog&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&newspaperUserId=27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog%3a27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post%3ab402bc31-4ef6-4a93-ab8e-42b784dd5c1c&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest Egypt to Add AH-64D Block II Attack Helicopters: http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/Egypt-Aims-to-Add-AH-64D-Block-II-Attack-Helicopters-05458/ Lockheed Martin Receives $3.5 Million Air Force Contract To Integrate Renewable Energy Into Deployable Airfield Power Systems: http://www.lockheedmartin.com/news/press_releases/2010/MFC_050610_LockheedMartinReceives35M.html Army Releases 2010 Modernization Strategy: http://www.defense.gov/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=13485 Israel primed for war on Iran: Netanyahu deputy: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100510/wl_nm/us_nuclear_israel_iran;_ylt=AjGWA.5lS3BjdVFo8o_rAysLewgF;_ylu=X3oDMTJ0cW00czM5BGFzc2V0A25tLzIwMTAwNTEwL3VzX251Y2xlYXJfaXNyYWVsX2lyYW4EcG9zAzMwBHNlYwN5bl9wYWdpbmF0ZV9zdW1tYXJ5X2xpc3QEc2xrA2lzcmFlbHByaW1lZA-- Inside Japan?s Carrier-Like Destroyer Program: http://www.warisboring.com/?p=5165&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+WarIsBoring+%28War+Is+Boring%29&utm_content=Google+Reader Kandahar braces itself for a bloody summer offensive: 2 Israeli Arabs suspected of spying for Hezbollah: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100510/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_israel_spy_accusations;_ylt=AgryeeHIbNI7O_T.oQP15QJvaA8F;_ylu=X3oDMTJ2OGE1b3FiBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMTAwNTEwL21sX2lzcmFlbF9zcHlfYWNjdXNhdGlvbnMEcG9zAzE3BHNlYwN5bl9hcnRpY2xlX3N1bW1hcnlfbGlzdARzbGsDMmlzcmFlbGlhcmFi Islam's Nowhere Men: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703338004575230142684329162.html?mod=WSJ_newsreel_opinion U.S. Army Pursues Afghanistan ISR Needs: http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story.jsp?id=news/asd/2010/05/10/09.xml&headline=U.S.ArmyPursuesAfghanistanISRNeeds&channel=defense Kandahar braces itself for a bloody summer offensive: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/may/09/afghanistan-taliban-nato-kandahar-fighting Hy-DRA stealth ATV launched at SOFEX: http://www.janes.com/news/defence/jdw/jdw100510_1_n.shtml Inside Cocaine Submarines: http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/inside/4291/Overview#tab-Overview At least 84 killed in attacks across Iraq: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100510/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iraq

Digging up chemical weapons in D.C.: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-chem-bomb-20100510,0,3944946,full.story Chavez announces 40% salary increase for Venezuelan military: http://www.janes.com/news/defence/triservice/jdw/jdw100511_1_n.shtml Chemical Concussions and Secret LSD: Pentagon Details Cold War Mind-Control Tests: http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2010/05/chemical-concussions-and-secret-lsd-military-releases-cold-war-mind-control-report/ Raytheon's Standard Missile-6 Program Begins Sea-Based Flight Testing: http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Raytheon_Standard_Missile_6_Program_Begins_Sea_Based_Flight_Testing_999.html Iran Toughest Nut To Crack: http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/05/10/iran-toughest-nut-to-crack/ Chastened Boeing keeps NewGen Tanker mostly a secret: http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/05/11/341648/chastened-boeing-keeps-newgen-tanker-mostly-a-secret.html Boeing Unveils Unmanned Phantom Ray Demonstrator: http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Boeing_Unveils_Unmanned_Phantom_Ray_Demonstrator_999.html Taiwan: Report Highlights Fighter Gap with China: http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=4620618&c=ASI&s=AIR Afghan girls hit again by suspected gas attack: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37078727/ns/world_news-south_and_central_asia Open Source Warfare - Navy Style: http://www.informationdissemination.net/2010/05/open-source-warfare-navy-style.html Lockheed's Next Littoral Combat Ship "40% Complete": http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/defense/index.jsp?plckController=Blog&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&newspaperUserId=27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog%3a27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post%3a575cf38a-9abe-4e30-8149-b450ddee628a&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest France and Germany forced Greece to buy arms: MEP: http://www.expatica.com/fr/news/french-news/france-and-germany-forced-greece-to-buy-arms-mep_65471.html Aviation Week Grounds Top Critic of Gajillion-Dollar Jet: http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2010/05/aviation-week-grounds-top-critic-of-lockheed-jet/ Chinese naval J-11s spotted in the open: http://www.janes.com/news/defence/jdw/jdw100510_2_n.shtml Iran Still a Decade Away from Building an ICBM Able to Reach New York, D.C.: IISS: http://defensetech.org/2010/05/10/iran-still-a-decade-away-from-building-an-icbm-able-to-reach-new-york-d-c-iiss/ Some Pak officials know where Osama, Mullah Omar are: Hillary: http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010%5C05%5C11%5Cstory_11-5-2010_pg1_3 South African Paramount Group to Produce Armored Vehicles in Jordan: http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/defense/index.jsp?plckController=Blog&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&newspaperUserId=27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog%3a27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post%3a974d5288-54b3-42c6-9ea0-242c78bfc423&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest OSD Eyes Near-Space UAVs: http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/05/11/osd-eyes-near-space-uavs/ Zombie Satellite Causes Astronomical Buzz: http://buzz.yahoo.com/buzzlog/93656?fp=1 PICTURES: Sagem advances Patroller UAV flight tests: http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/05/11/341770/pictures-sagem-advances-patroller-uav-flight-tests.html Hizballah, Israel Prepare for a War That Neither Wants: http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20100511/wl_time/08599198813100;_ylt=ApFU5.3eMK_i_8JfceqGfyJvaA8F;_ylu=X3oDMTJtYXFmYzU5BGFzc2V0A3RpbWUvMjAxMDA1MTEvMDg1OTkxOTg4MTMxMDAEcG9zAzMzBHNlYwN5bl9hcnRpY2xlX3N1bW1hcnlfbGlzdARzbGsDaGl6YmFsbGFoaXNy Preparing for the Next Haiti, with Maps, Texts and Tweets: http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2010/05/preparing-for-the-next-haiti-with-maps-texts-and-tweets/ The Race to Build a Secure Operating System: http://defensetech.org/2010/05/11/the-race-to-build-a-secure-operating-system/ Iraq boosts security after deadliest day this year: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100511/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iraq;_ylt=AoOKz1fZ1CDTBgdZ92A0_0RvaA8F;_ylu=X3oDMTI0cmJxY2E1BGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMTAwNTExL21sX2lyYXEEcG9zAzYEc2VjA3luX21vc3RfcG9wdWxhcgRzbGsDaXJhcWJvb3N0c3Nl

Russia Upgrades Air Defenses: http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story.jsp?id=news/dti/2010/05/01/DT_05_01_2010_p20-218259.xml&headline=RussiaUpgradesAirDefenses&channel=defense Report: Afghan army riddled with corruption and feuding: http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20100511/wl_mcclatchy/3501859;_ylt=Ajcv0CJvhRNzqPVc_9MKYyhvaA8F;_ylu=X3oDMTJrajNoMGVxBGFzc2V0A21jY2xhdGNoeS8yMDEwMDUxMS8zNTAxODU5BHBvcwMzNQRzZWMDeW5fYXJ0aWNsZV9zdW1tYXJ5X2xpc3QEc2xrA3JlcG9ydGFmZ2hhbg-- Its Springtime for China?s Blue Water Navy: http://defensetech.org/2010/05/12/its-springtime-for-chinas-blue-water-navy/ Pentagon's IED Chief Comes Out Swinging: http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/defense/index.jsp?plckController=Blog&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&newspaperUserId=27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog%3a27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post%3a46d76e7e-29bb-4b76-89c3-f597a83316ae&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest Somaliland Press: Russian Soldiers Stormed Ship & Executed All of Our Men: http://gatewaypundit.firstthings.com/2010/05/somaliland-press-russian-soldiers-stormed-ship-executed-all-of-our-men/ Elta Systems completes G550 'JSTARS' design: http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/05/12/341834/elta-systems-completes-g550-jstars-design.html Pakistani official: No, we didn't capture Mullah Omar: http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2010/05/11/pakistani_official_no_we_didnt_capture_mullah_omar Joint Cyber War -- Not Yet: http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/defense/index.jsp?plckController=Blog&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&newspaperUserId=27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog%3a27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post%3afcbfc520-1096-411a-8dca-d826894d1001&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest UAE Asks To Buy S. Korean Airburst Rifle: http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=4622797&c=MID&s=TOP First Torpedo Launched From C295: http://www.spacewar.com/reports/First_Torpedo_Launched_From_C295_999.html Israel FM: Iran, Syria, NKorea new 'axis of evil': http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100512/ap_on_re_as/as_japan_israel;_ylt=AqbU.9u3PRBvHqsBPv6_hYsBxg8F;_ylu=X3oDMTJtOGNhcThyBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMTAwNTEyL2FzX2phcGFuX2lzcmFlbARwb3MDNTAEc2VjA3luX3BhZ2luYXRlX3N1bW1hcnlfbGlzdARzbGsDaXNyYWVsZm1pcmFu PICTURES: Brazilian air force launches Hermes 450 evaluation: http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/05/12/341833/pictures-brazilian-air-force-launches-hermes-450-evaluation.html Army Surpasses One Million Unmanned Flight Hours: http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Army_Surpasses_One_Million_Unmanned_Flight_Hours_999.html

Afghanistan opium poppies hit by mysterious disease: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100513/wl_asia_afp/afghanistanunresteconomydrugsharvest_20100513082447 Homeward bound - AQIM fails to strike Western Europe: http://www.janes.com/news/security/jir/jir100513_1_n.shtml Cartwright: U.S. Likely to Remain at War for a Decade: http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=4624431&c=AME&s=LAN Vice Chair Cartwright Tells Services to Wake Up to Reality of Smaller Budgets: http://defensetech.org/2010/05/13/vice-chair-cartwright-tells-services-to-wake-up/ Quantity, Not Quality Says Hoss; U.S. Must Rely On Allies: http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/05/13/quantity-not-quality-says-hoss/ Pentagon rethinking value of major counterinsurgencies: http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20100512/wl_mcclatchy/3503172;_ylt=Arkhx_lwCwr5dMl3bHqylaRvaA8F;_ylu=X3oDMTJrdmNqZDBtBGFzc2V0A21jY2xhdGNoeS8yMDEwMDUxMi8zNTAzMTcyBHBvcwMzNARzZWMDeW5fYXJ0aWNsZV9zdW1tYXJ5X2xpc3QEc2xrA3BlbnRhZ29ucmV0aA-- Military Expands ?Obama?s Gitmo? in Afghanistan: http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2010/05/military-expanding-obamas-gitmo-in-afghanistan/ Report urges US to agree Taiwan F-16 sale: http://www.janes.com/news/defence/jdi/jdi100513_1_n.shtml Renegade Thai general shot in crackdown: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37127186/ns/world_news-asiapacific China?s PLA Navy Gets an LCAC: http://defensetech.org/2010/05/12/chinas-pla-navy-gets-an-lcac/ US military base impasse could topple Japan leader: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100513/ap_on_re_as/as_japan_unwanted_base;_ylt=An5bsedYXrL42oIsyx0ISVUBxg8F;_ylu=X3oDMTJzNnVkaWkzBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMTAwNTEzL2FzX2phcGFuX3Vud2FudGVkX2Jhc2UEcG9zAzEEc2VjA3luX3BhZ2luYXRlX3N1bW1hcnlfbGlzdARzbGsDdXNtaWxpdGFyeWJh Unlimited Talk, Only $679 Million: Inside the No-Bid Deal for Afghan Interpreters: http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2010/05/unlimited-talk-only-679-million-inside-the-no-bid-deal-for-afghan-interpreters/ HASC Keeps Airborne Laser Alive: http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/05/12/hasc-keeps-airborne-laser-alive/ New U.K. Defense Secretary: ''Resources Tight'': http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story.jsp?id=news/asd/2010/05/13/02.xml&headline=NewU.K.DefenseSecretary:''ResourcesTight''&channel=defense US defense businessman dies in Jordan: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100513/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_jordan_us_citizen_death;_ylt=AnO8gTKZhEGbZsVgoVT5WQgLewgF;_ylu=X3oDMTMwbDVrYzZtBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMTAwNTEzL21sX2pvcmRhbl91c19jaXRpemVuX2RlYXRoBHBvcwM3BHNlYwN5bl9wYWdpbmF0ZV9zdW1tYXJ5X2xpc3QEc2xrA3VzZGVmZW5zZWJ1cw-- Argentinian naval aviation command seeks Pampa deal: http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/05/13/341913/argentinian-naval-aviation-command-seeks-pampa-deal.html Army Modernization Program Formerly Known as FCS Takes Big Hit From Lawmakers: http://defensetech.org/2010/05/13/army-modernization-program-formerly-known-as-fcs-takes-big-hit-from-lawmakers/ Navy League 2010: BMD community pins hopes on Arleigh Burke restart: http://www.janes.com/news/defence/jni/jni100513_1_n.shtml VIDEO: Samarai, the Outdoor-to-Indoor UAV: http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/defense/index.jsp?plckController=Blog&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&newspaperUserId=27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog%3a27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post%3a2e649880-7dc0-4a9d-b6bf-51d93c4c3d63&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest EXCLUSIVE: Former U.S. General Warns of Chemical Attacks Against Israel: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/exclusive-former-us-general-warns-of-chemical-attacks-against-israel-92957454.html The Hardcore Insurgent Kit: http://kitup.military.com/2010/05/the-hardcore-insurgent-kit.html AP Exclusive: Iran eases grip on al-Qaida: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100513/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_al_qaida_in_iran;_ylt=Agw1fD5XH9o3HOdGMRJvUsILewgF;_ylu=X3oDMTJxYjJtYnBiBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMTAwNTEzL3VzX2FsX3FhaWRhX2luX2lyYW4EcG9zAzM0BHNlYwN5bl9wYWdpbmF0ZV9zdW1tYXJ5X2xpc3QEc2xrA2FwZXhjbHVzaXZlaQ-- US satellites shadow China's submarines: http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/LE13Ad01.html