http://www.military.com/News/Home/0,13324,,00.html?ESRC=dodnews.RSS Military News Center Saturday, 04 July 2009 10:32:12 AM http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,194015,00.html?ESRC=dodnews.RSS Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control has won one of two awards from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to study and design a Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM). 2009-07-02 http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,193971,00.html?ESRC=dodnews.RSS The U.K. should re-examine its commitment to the Lockheed Martin F-35, a left-leaning think tank suggests, as part of a broader review of defense procurements. 2009-07-01 http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,193817,00.html?ESRC=dodnews.RSS During a speech at the U.S. Naval War College in April, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates cited the value of developing a viable force of small warships that are better suited to face current threats in the littorals than vessels designed for blue-water operations. 2009-06-30 http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,193755,00.html?ESRC=dodnews.RSS South Korea is in a race to modernize and strengthen its air force. A marker looming large in that contest is the takeover of operational control (Opcon) of all military forces on the Korean peninsula by 2012. 2009-06-29 http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,193544,00.html?ESRC=dodnews.RSS As Northrop Grumman rolls out its first Global Hawk Block 40 aircraft, the high-flying unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) program is facing some hurdles. 2009-06-26 http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,193497,00.html?ESRC=dodnews.RSS Another senior U.S. congressman says he supports production of 20 more F-22s for the U.S. Air Force, and maybe Japan too, keeping the Lockheed Martin production line functioning for another few years. 2009-06-25 http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,193467,00.html?ESRC=dodnews.RSS Japan's government is showing patience in pursuing leading U.S. aircraft for its F-X program, which is supposed to produce about 40-50 high-performance, fifth-generation fighters. 2009-06-24 http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,192593,00.html?ESRC=dodnews.RSS Norway's defense ministry is to begin negotiations on the purchase of up to 56 Lockheed Martin F-35As after parliament voted to accept its recommendation of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) over the Saab Gripen NG. 2009-06-17 http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,192225,00.html?ESRC=dodnews.RSS Lawmakers in both houses of Congress are protesting Defense Secretary Robert Gates' decision to terminate the VH-71 presidential helicopter, with near-daily complaints growing more numerous. 2009-06-10 http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,192053,00.html?ESRC=dodnews.RSS A strong argument could be made that the recent innovations in ground-vehicle armor, vehicle-mounted communications and sensor equipment brought about by the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and that the U.S. military is in a "Golden Age" for tactical vehicles. 2009-06-09