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06 December 2010 Military News

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  • OIF/OEF Casualty Update 06 Dec 2010 [PDF]

  • Obama visits U.S. troops in Afghanistan Army News 06 Dec 2010 -- More than 2,000 enthusiastic servicemembers, including Soldiers with the 101st Sustainment Brigade, were on hand to welcome President Obama, who made a surprise visit here Friday night.
  • US: 'Encouraging' Signs in Afghanistan, But 2014 Pullout Uncertain VOA 06 Dec 2010 -- General David Petraeus said in a U.S. interview on ABC News that he is encouraged by the progress in Afghanistan since the United States deployed an additional 30,000 troops there last year. He added, however, "No commander ever is going to come out and say, 'I'm confident that we can do this.'"
  • Officials Confirm Leader’s Capture AFPS 06 Dec 2010 -- Officials from NATO’s International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan today confirmed the identity of a Taliban leader captured Dec. 4 in Paktika province, military officials reported.
  • Time, Trust Key to Progress in Afghanistan AFPS 06 Dec 2010 -- Before he went to the southern area of Afghanistan’s Helmand province in October 2009 he wondered whether success was possible, a Marine Corps colonel said during an interview here today.
  • Poll: Afghan Pessimism For War Varies by Region VOA 06 Dec 2010 -- A new poll shows Afghans in one of the country's most violent provinces have the most confidence in the ability of coalition forces, as a growing number of others feel militant attacks on U.S. and other coalition troops are justified.
  • British soldier shot dead in Afghanistan IRNA 06 Dec 2010 -- A British soldier has been killed while protecting the people of Nad-e Ali from insurgent intimidation in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in London announced.
  • Friendly-fire probe into latest UK death in Afghanistan IRNA 06 Dec 2010 -- NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) is investigating whether the latest British soldier killed in Afghanistan was caused by US friendly fire.

  • Contingency response wing returns from Pakistan relief mission AFNS 06 Dec 2010 -- Airmen from the 621st Contingency Response Wing have completed operations in Pakistan in support of flood relief distribution efforts after torrential rains and flooding affected more than 20 million people and left one-fifth of the agricultural country under water.
  • Dozens Killed in Twin Blasts in Northwest Pakistan VOA 06 Dec 2010 -- Authorities in Pakistan say a suicide attack in a northwestern tribal region bordering Afghanistan has killed at least 50 people. The deadly attack took place in the Mohmand tribal district where Pakistani security forces are engaged in anti-insurgency operations.

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  • DoD News: Contracts for December 06, 2010
  • Boeing Begins Delivering Brigade Combat Team Modernization Capabilities to US Army Boeing 06 Dec 2010 -- Boeing today announced that it began delivering Brigade Combat Team Modernization (BCTM) Increment 1 hardware to the U.S. Army on Nov. 17, and made a second delivery on Nov. 22. The hardware included Network Integration Kit-equipped Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles and Humvees, along with Unattended Ground Sensors and Unmanned Ground Vehicles.
  • General Dynamics Awarded $19 Million for Saudi Tank Work General Dynamics 06 Dec 2010 -- General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), was awarded an additional $19 million to convert 15 of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s M1A1 tanks into the M1A2S model. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army TACOM Lifecycle Management Command on behalf of the Ro
  • Northrop Grumman's ASTAMIDS Proves it Can Detect IEDs From the Air in Near-Real Time Northrop Grumman 06 Dec 2010 -- Airborne Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Minefield Detection System (ASTAMIDS) demonstrated it can detect simulated improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in a recently completed U.S. Army evaluation of the end to end system. The system was flown on the Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC)-owned MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned air system.
  • U.S. Military Orders First M-ATV Ambulances From Oshkosh Defense Oshkosh 06 Dec 2010 -- Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK), will provide the U.S. Armed Forces with the first MRAP All-Terrain Vehicle (a href=http://bit.ly/bBhGMK>M-ATV) tactical ambulances, giving military medics new capabilities for reaching injured military personnel in otherwise inaccessible battlefield environments.
  • LONGBOW LLC Awarded $26.8 Million for Longbow Fire Control Radar Life Cycle Contractor Support Lockheed Martin 06 Dec 2010 -- The LONGBOW Limited Liability Company, a joint venture of Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] and Northrop Grumman [NYSE: NOC], has received a $26.8 million contract from the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command for LONGBOW Fire Control Radar (FCR) Life Cycle Contractor Support.
  • Northrop Grumman Awarded Contract to Enhance Situational Awareness for Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Command C-130H Crews Northrop Grumman 06 Dec 2010 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a contract to provide a Real Time Information in the Cockpit (RTIC) capability for Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Command C-130H aircraft, enhancements that will allow aircrews to communicate with ground crews during airlift, airdrop, and search and rescue operations.
  • LONGBOW LLC Awarded $26.8 Million for Longbow Fire Control Radar Life Cycle Contractor Support Northrop Grumman 06 Dec 2010 -- The LONGBOW Limited Liability Company, a joint venture of Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) and Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC), has received a $26.8 million contract from the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command for LONGBOW Fire Control Radar (FCR) Life Cycle Contractor Support.
  • Northrop Grumman Airborne Communications System Wins Daedalians Weapons System Award Northrop Grumman 06 Dec 2010 -- The Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN), developed by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) for the U.S. Air Force, received the Weapons System Award from the Order of Daedalians, a national fraternity of military pilots.
  • U.S. Army, Oshkosh Defense Celebrate Rollout of First HET A1 and PLS A1 Vehicle Configurations Oshkosh 06 Dec 2010 -- Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK), and the U.S. Army commemorated the rollout of the first Heavy Equipment Transporter (HET) and Palletized Load System (PLS) A1 vehicle configurations with a ceremony today at Oshkosh’s headquarters. The new configurations of these trucks feature upgrades for improved survivability and performance.
  • Royal Australian Air Force is First U.S. Ally to Employ JSOW C Raytheon 06 Dec 2010 -- The Royal Australian Air Force launched two Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) Joint Standoff Weapon Cs from the RAAF's new F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, marking the first time a U.S. ally has operationally tested a JSOW C. This test series also marked the first time the JSOW C variant has been employed outside the continental United States.
  • BAE Systems Receives $38 Million to Provide Thermal Imaging Sights for Army Weapon Stations BAE Systems 06 Dec 2010 -- BAE Systems has received multiple contracts totaling $38 million to provide thermal imagers for the U.S. Army's Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station (CROWS) II and Stryker programs.
  • CACI Awarded $25 Million Acquisition Support Task Order With Special Operations Forces CACI 06 Dec 2010 -- CACI International Inc (NYSE:CACI) announced today that it has been awarded a $25 million task order to support the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) Program Executive Office for Special Operations Forces Warrior Systems (PEO-SW). Awarded under the $1.5 billion-ceiling Global Battlestaff and Program Support contract on which CACI won one of four prime positions in May, the task order consists of a one-year base period and four one-year option years. This is new work for CACI.
  • Boeing Receives US Army Contract for Tactical Intelligence Aircraft Boeing 06 Dec 2010 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that it has received a two-year engineering and manufacturing development contract for the Enhanced Medium Altitude Reconnaissance and Surveillance System (EMARSS) from the U.S. Army. EMARSS is a manned, airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance system. It will provide a persistent capability to detect, locate, classify/identify and track surface targets in nearly all weather conditions, day or night, with a high degree of timeliness and accuracy.
  • Lockheed Martin Team Completes GeoEye-2 Preliminary Design Review Ahead of Schedule Lockheed Martin 06 Dec 2010 -- The Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] team designing GeoEye’s (NASDAQ: GEOY) next-generation, high-resolution imaging satellite, known as GeoEye-2, successfully completed the program’s Preliminary Design Review (PDR) three weeks ahead of the planned schedule. The successful PDR completion validated the spacecraft’s design maturity, meeting or exceeding all GeoEye standards and program requirements.

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