Rapid Fire 09/21/06

Published September 21, 2006

* No '08 Joint Strike Fighter for Navy
* Kurds, Israelis team up
* Lotsa guns for Iraqi army
* Atlantis comes home
* Border tech doomed to fail?
* Kitchen sinks vs. IEDs
* Chinese, Iranian weapons spread
* Special agent: semi-secrecy sucks
* Teens invade SOCOM HQ
* Engine on a chip
* Open source, artificial limbs
* 50 years in, no AI
* Get ready for ATM crime spree?
* Laser JDAM: quick, deadly
* "Tactical Daddy" vs. diaper bags
* Nine in a row

(Big ups: JQP, JH, PG, Dan, JA)

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