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October 2007

Greg Grant - Government Exectutive - 31/10/07 - Air Force chief describes future bomber
News Report - Government Executive - 31/10/07 - T. Michael Moseley Transcript
News Report - New Kerala.com - 30/10/07 - Russia states 5th gen fighter first flight set for 2012
Neeta Singh - India Daily -30/10/07 - Indo-Russian and F-35 fighter challenge
Loren B. Thompson - UPI - 30/10/07 - C-130 production lessons
Press Release - Science Daily - 30/10/07 - Purdue University; wireless sensors to monitor jet engine bearings
Wendell Minnick - Defense News - 29/10/07 - Taiwan president denies nuclear weapons research
Bill Sweetman - Aviation Week - 29/10/07 - Russian stealth bomber, fighter, maRV
News Report - ABC News - 29/10/07 - Video excerpt from "Flying Blind" - mistakes were made in F-111 tests
News Report - ABC News - 29/10/07 - Australia will 'lose air superiority' with new jet fighter
Andrew Fowler - Four Corners - 29/10/07 - "Flying Blind" airs-(transcript and online video)
Gerald O'Dwyer - Defense News - 29/10/07 - Gripen sale to Thailand faces criticism
R D Fisher - International Assessment and Strategy Center - 28/10/07 - Chengdu J-10 Fighters for Iran
News Report - Air Force News - 28/10/07 - Reaper conducts first strike
Gayle Putrich - Air Force Times - 28/10/07 - U.S. allies to meet for UAV consortium
News Report - RIA Novosti - 28/10/31 - Russia to start military exercise in the Far East
News Report - BBC - 28/10/07 - NK AN-2 bi-planes grounded because of high fuel prices
Herbert Docena - zmag.org - 27/10/07 - An acceptable presence, the new U.S. basing structure in the Philippines
Richard Halloran - Real Clear Politics - 27/10/07 - US-India nuclear deal falling apart
News Report - International Herald Tribune - 27/10/07 - China denies fighter sale to Iran
Bob Cox - Star-Telegram.com - 27/10/07 - Second test plane powers up, but the first plane is still grounded
News Report - domain-b.com - 27/10/07 - IAF approved for next Red Flag
News Report - The Times of India - 27/10/07 - India-China ties: Tensions remain
News Report - China View - 27/10/07 - Army launches "electromagnetic" wargames
News Report - The Nation - 27/10/07 - Gripen fully compatible with Thai system
Gayle S. Putrich - Air Force Times - 26/10/07 - No extra F-22's, C-17s in 2009 budget
Andrew Fowler - Four Corners - 26/10/07 - Investigative report on the Super Hornet to air
James W. Crawley - WKRG.com News - 26/10/07 - Active Denial System demonstrated
Brad MacDonald - The Trumpet - November print addition - America's loss-Asia's gain
News Report - RIA Novosti - 26/10/07 - Russia: 5 ballistic missile tests by years end
News Report - UPI - 26/10/07 - Boeing tests hydrogen engine for UAV
Illustration - RIA Novosti - 26/10/07 - Graphic illustration of the SU-34
News Report - DefenseNews.com - 25/10/07 - Indian "Tejas" air-to-air missile test
News Report - Defense Industry Daily - 25/10/07 - F-35 to Israel early?
Bill Sweetman - Aviation Week - 25/10/07 - Don't worry about disbanding the Air Force
Stephen Trimble - Flight International - 25/10/07 - U.S. Air Force requests funds for 20 F-22s
Jung Sung-ki - The Korea Times - 25/10/07 - S. Korea develops 1000km cruise missile
Saswato R. Das - Spectrum - 24/10/07 - Military experiments target Van Allen Belts
Jung Sung-ki - DefenseNews.com - 24/10/07 - S. Korea to launch stealth fighter project
Sujan Dutta - The Telegraph - 24/10/07 - Pentagon asks India for compatibility pact
Julie Farby - AHN - 24/10/07 - China and Iran sign deal for J-10 fighter aircraft
Matt Chapman - ITNews - 24/10/07 - China behind daily internet attacks on Germany
News Report - Thomson Financial - 23/10/07 - Russia to upgrade TU-95 bomber
News Report - Chinaview.com - 23/10/07 - Russia launches military satellite
News Report - UPI - 22/10/07 - NG announces new WAS radar for E-8C
News Report - UPI - 22/10/07 - LM's new GPS for USAF launched into orbit
David Hubler - Washington Post - 22/10/07 - Northrop to direct data storage work
Siva Govindasamy - Flight International - 22/10/07 - South Korea studies KFX proposals
News Report - Agence France-Presse Singapore - 22/10/07 - Singapore to acquire 12 more F-15SGs
News Report - The China Post - 22/10/07 - Taiwan to develop 'blackout bomb'
Robert Hewson - Janes.com - 22/10/07 - Details emerge of Russia's latest cruise missile
News Report - The Star Online - 22/10/07 - Space program may conflict with SU-30MKM offset
Adam J. Hebert - Air Force Magazine, - Oct. 2007, vol. 90 no. 10 - Every pilot in his place
Graham Warwick - Flight International - 22/10/07 - Boeing begins F-15C AESA upgrades
Paul Richfield - C4ISR - 19/10/07 - Industry called to task for weak data security
Andrei Chang - UPI - 19/10/07 - Analysis: China's ability on Taiwan island
Graham Warwick - Flight Global - 19/10/07 - NextGen's shape changing UAV morphs in flight
Joris Janssen - Aviation Week - 19/10/07 - Dutch reveal cost of first JSF aircraft
News Report - CBC News - 19/10/07 - U.S. tech, Canadian made civil-use turbines in Chinese attack helos
Stacy Horany - Times Record News - 19/10/07 - New F-22 Maintenance Training Facility Opens
Hsu Shao-hsuan - Taipei Times - 18/10/07 - Hsiung Feng II-E missiles have been deployed
Vittorio Hernandez - AHN - 18/10/07 - India and Russia sign 5th generation fighter deal
Peter La Franchi - Flight Global - 18/10/07 - Chinese Micro-Turbine Powered UAV's Unveiled
News Report - RIA Novosti -18/10/07 - Russia to continue  developing defense capability-Putin
Graham Warwick - Flight Global - 17/10/07 - Thailand selects Gripen and Erieye
Nikita Petrov - RIA Novosti - 16/10/07 - India signs for 40 more SU-30MKI
Hans M. Kristensen - FAS - 15/10/07 - A closer look at China's new SSBN's
Mark Dodd - The Australian - 15/10/07 - Labor promises new white paper and F-22 export request if elected
Sudhakar Jagdish - DailyIndia.com - 15/10/07 - Buy jointly built Brahmos missile, India to tell Russia
News Report - Royal Society of Chemistry - 12/10/07 - Leaked memo, U.S. defence research 'inadequate'
Barbara Opall-Rome - Defense News - 12/10/07 - U.S. OKs Israel-China Spy Sat Deal
News Report - UPI - 11/10/07 - China advances in air defense radar
Jin Dae-Woong - The Korea Herald - 10/10/07 - Korea-Military to build digital network
William J Tobin - Voice of the Times - 07/10/2007 - F-22 Raptor pilots protect Alaska's skies
News Report - domain-b.com - 06/10/07 - BraMos  missile  deployed on  INS  Rajput;  eight  more  warships  to follow
Chance Babin - Air Force Link - 05/10/2007 - Air Force Reserve stands up first F-22 Raptor unit
News Report - Bernama - 04/10/2007 - India Ready To Sell Supersonic Brahmos Missile To Malaysia
Lale Sariıbrahımoğlu - Zaman Newspaper - 03/10/2007 - Russian S-400 missiles divide Turkish Air Force
Tom Allard - The Sydney Morning Herald - 03/10/2007 - Australia to share defence satellite
Patrick Winn - Air Force Times - 03/10/2007 - F-22 small-diameter bomb test successful
Stephen Trimble  - FlightGlobal.com - 01/10/2007 -  Singapore air chief eyes new fighter contest
Dave Peebles - The Canberra Times - 01/10/2007 -  Defence choices could haunt us
Manu Pubby - Indian Express - 01/10/2007 - With MiG 25’s gone, Sukhois to become eye in the sky


September 2007

News Report - People's Daily Online - 28/09/2007 - Australia recognizes need for China's military modernization: defense minister (Nelson)
The Hill - 27/09/2007 - As Bush seeks $190B more for war, Dems signal protracted battle looms
Jason Sherman and Marcus Weisgerber - InsideDefense NewsStand  - 27/09/2007 - Air Force Claims $9 Billion Shortfall in FY-09, Angles for More F-22As (Subscription)
Amy Butler et al - Aviation Week & Space Technology  - 26/09/2007 - JSF Alternate Engine Team Facing Funding Uncertainty
Sharon Weinberger - Defense Daily (cite) - 26/09/2007 - Air Force Bomber: Will It Fly in 2018?
News Report - PR Newswire - 26/09/2007 -  Lockheed Martin F-22 'Impressive Operational Capabilities' Validated in FOT&E II
Jason Hernandez - 95th Air Base Wing, Edwards AFB - 26/09/2007 - Raptor performs first drop of small diameter bomb
Mark Dodd - The Australian - 26/09/2007 - Israeli deal to boost defence
News Report -  Kommersant Daily -26/09/2007 -  Hugo Chavez Targeted at Su-35: Venezuela could be the first buyer of Su-35 fighter
News Report - United Press International - 26/09/2007 - Growler set to start flight testing
News Report - Associated Press- 25/09/2007 - Cost overruns imperil Lockheed C-5 program
Jim Wolf - Reuters - 25/09/2007 - Boeing in $1.32 bln deal for Australian fighters
Jim Wolf - Reuters - 25/09/2007 - U.S. Air Force discloses big-ticket wish list
Tim Logan - St Louis Post Dispatch - 25/09/2007 - Boeing delivers first EA-18G Growler to Navy
Caitlin Harrington - Jane's Information Group - 24/09/2007 - USAF secretary warns that JSF cuts could imperil national security
Loren B. Thompson - United Press International - 24/09/2007 - Thompson Files: Air tanker dilemmas
News Report - ICONNECT007.com - 24/09/2007 - BAE Systems Delivers First F-35 Electronic Warfare System
Erik Holmes - Defense News - 24/09/2007 - Experts Weigh USAF Chief’s First Two Years
Yuri Zaitsev - RIA Novosti - 21/09/2007 - Sukhoi Su-35 fighter: winging its way into a new era
News Report - Geelong Advertiser - 21/09/2007 - Australia spied on US for Avalon Hornet computer codes
Nikita Petrov - United Press International - 21/09/2007 - Outside View: MiG-35s for India? -- Part 2
Nikita Petrov - United Press International - 20/09/2007 - Outside View: MiG-35s for India? -- Part 1
Yuri Zaitsev - United Press International - 19/09/2007 - Outside View: Russia's fighter pitch
Emma Griffiths - ABC Online - 20/09/2007 - Australia-Japan-US alliance worries Russia
Martin Sieff - United Press International - 19/09/2007 - Defense Focus: F-35 fantasies -- Part 1
Martin Hutchinson - Asia Times Online - 19/09/2007 - Winning the next cold war
David A. Fulghum - Aviation Week & Space Technology  - Australia Eyes Extra Warplanes: U.S.-built Super Hornets, Growlers, F-35s and advanced UAVs become bargains (Subscription)
Dave Montgomery - Daily Herald - 17/09/2007 -  Russia sparks fears of a second Cold War
News Report - FlightGlobal.com - 17/09/2007 -  Lockheed F-35 JSF flight test changes planned
Times Online - 16/09/2007 - Israelis ‘blew apart Syrian nuclear cache’ ;Secret raid on Korean shipment
Tom Hyland - The Age - 16/09/2007 - Hornet's nest - are we buying?
Elise Szabo and Winslow Wheeler - United Press International - 14/09/2007 - Outside View: JSF costs crisis -- Part 2
William Cole - The Honolulu Advertiser - 14/09/2007 - Stealth jets for Hawaii pass impact review
Gregg K. Kakesako - Honolulu Star-Bulletin - 14/09/2007 - New jets clear environmental hurdle: The Air Force plans to deploy F-22A Raptors at Hickam by 2011
Nicholas Wapshott - The New York Sun - 13/09/2007 - Russia Returns to Cold War Bombast
Vladimir Isachenkov - The Moscow Times - 13/09/2007 - 'Father of All Bombs' Tested by the Military
News Report - Domain B Aviation and Aerospace - 13/09/2007 - Sukhoi plans to begin Su-35 flight tests by end 2007
Eric L. Palmer - ELP's War Pigs - 13/09/2007 - Parliament's Flawed Report
News Report - AK&M - 12/09/2007 - Up to the end of the year "Sukhoi" plans to begin flight tests of Su-35
Report - Inquiry into Australian Defence Force Regional Air Superiority (JSCFADT) - 12/09/2007 - Australian Defence Force Regional Air Superiority
News Report - Eurasianet - 12/09/2007 - Moscow Announces Powerful New Bomb
News Report - The Australian - 12/09/2007 - Russia tests massive new bomb
News Report - Investor's Business Daily - 12/09/2007 - Losing Time
Elise Szabo and Winslow Wheeler - United Press International - 11/09/2007 - Outside View: JSF costs crisis -- Part 1
Andrew Symon - Asia Times Online - 11/09/2007 - Russian revival for Southeast Asia
James Rosen - Fox News - 11/09/2007 - U.S. Officials Begin Crafting Iran Bombing Plan
Graham Warwick - FlightGlobal.com - 11/09/2007 -  Pratt & Whitney checks F-35 JSF engine after test anomaly
Elise Szabo and Winslow Wheeler - Center for Defense Information - 10/09/2007 - Another Bar to Tactical Aviation Modernization
Christopher Griffin - American Enterprise Institute - 10/09/2007 - The Dual-Role Dilemma
Brendan Nicholson - The Age - 09/09/2007 - Japan alliance strengthened
Karl Anderson - Alamogordo Daily News - 09/09/2007 - Holloman switch to F-22s proceeds
Prof Paul Dibb - The Sydney Morning Herald - 08/09/2007 - No threat yet but we ignore it at our peril
Andrei Chang - UPI Asia Online - 07/09/2007 - Analysis: China attains nuclear strategic strike capability (H-6K Badger)
Eric L. Palmer - F-16.net / F-35 Lightning II News - 06/09/2007 - Does Congress have a grasp on the reality of the JSF program?
Editorial - The Canberra Times - 06/09/2007 - Arms deals add to Asian tensions
Orietta Guerrera - The Age - 06/09/2007 - Subs for Jakarta spark concern
Joe Katzman - Defense Industry Daily - 05/09/2007 - MBDA Merger: Ramjet Resources Rising
Nicholas Stuart - The Canberra Times - 04/09/2007 - What's not on the agenda
Vladimir Karnozov - FlightGlobal.com - 04/09/2007 - Sukhoi unveils 'supercruising' Su-35-1 multi-role fighter
News Report - The Times of India - 03/09/2007 - 'China power growing as Bush ignores Asia'
Mahmud Ali - BBC News - 03/09/2007 - New 'strategic partnership' against China
Craig Covault - Aviation Week & Space Technology - 02/09/2007 - China Developing Scramjet Propulsion
David A. Fulghum - Aviation Week & Space Technology - 02/09/2007 - Japan Eyes Defense Changes

August 2007

Bill Sweetman - Aviation Week & Space Technology - 31/08/2007 - Wide Angle View (Irbis E)
News Report - Anchorage Daily News - 31/08/2007 - Raptor rolls off assembly line, bound for new home at Elmendorf
News Report - Jane's Information Group - 31/08/2007 - Indonesia looks to foreign banks to finance Sukhoi deal
News Report - Defense News - 31/08/2007 -  Japan Eyes F-15 Upgrade, Stealth Jets
Arie Egozi - FlightGlobal.com - 30/08/2007 -  Israel sets F-35 Joint Strike Fighter specifications
News Report - Air Force Times - 29/08/2007 - Lockheed Martin delivers 100th Raptor
Tony Capaccio - Bloomberg News - 29/08/2007 - Lockheed Martin wants to alter JSF testing to save money
News Report - FlightGlobal.com - 28/08/2007 -  F-35 engine and KC-X tanker raise competition questions
News Report - US Air Force - 27/08/2007 - A-10 Thunderbolt II Gets Technological 'Thumbs Up'
Lt. Gen. Thomas G. Mcinerney - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner - 26/08/2007 - Critics of new F-22 Raptor are short-sighted
Editorial - Yomiuri Shimbun - 26/08/2007 - Selecting FX fighter not plain sailing
News Report -  Aviation and Aerospace - 25/08/2007 -  Jakarta's small Su-30 order may have a much bigger follow-up
FlightGlobal.com - 24/08/2007 - Lockheed tackles JSF power deficit
FlightGlobal.com - 24/08/2007 - Power failure
Graham Warwick - FlightGlobal.com - 24/08/2007 - MiG unveils UCAV mockup at MAKS show
Blog Report - Strizhi.ru - 23/08/2007 - MiG Skat UCAV Unveiled (Imagery)
Manu Pubby - The Indian Express - 22/08/2007 - Top defence officials from US Australia, Japan to visit Delhi
Loren B Thompson - United Press International - 21/08/2007 - Thompson Files: F-35 engine follies
News Report - ITAR-TASS - 21/08/2007 - Supermanoeuvrable Su-35 to be shown at MAKS-2007
Alfred Kueppers - Forbes.com - 21/08/2007 - Putin says Russia must maintain leadership in defence sector
News Report -RIA Novosti - 21/08/2007 -  Sukhoi to supply six fighters to Indonesia - company
Andrea Shalal-Esa - Reuters - 21/08/2007 - US $40 bln aerial tanker award may slip into 2008
Mark Dodd - The Australian - 21/08/2007 - Carrier training for our pilots
News Report - The Dong A Ilbo - 21/08/2007 - U.S. Air Force Stations First Squadron of F-22s in Pacific
News Report -ITAR-TASS - 20/08/2007 - Sukhoi plans to sign several key contracts at MAKS air show
Lt. Gen. Douglas M. Fraser Col. Thomas L. Tinsley - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner - 19/08/2007 - A new era in aviation begins in Alaska
Vago Muradian - Defense News - 19/08/2007 - USAF Struggles With Budget Shortfall
Peter Spiegel - Los Angeles Times - 17/08/2007 - China's military must open up, U.S. says
Terri Barriere - Air Force Link - 17/08/2007 - Holloman Airmen hand stealth knowledge to F-22 community
Bill Gertz - The Washington Times - 17/08/2007 - Inside the Ring - Division rejected
Yuri Seleznev - Pravda.Ru - 17/08/2007 - Construction of the PAK FA to be started soon
Editorial - ELP's War Pigs - 17/08/2007 - Super Hornet Circumstance
Adrian Blomfield - Telegraph.co.uk - 17/08/2007 - Putin praises strength of 'Warsaw Pact 2'
News Report - RIA Novosti - 16/08/2007 -  Russia to exhibit S-400 air defense system at MAKS-2007 show
News Report - SitNews - 16/08/2007 - F-22 Raptor Air Dominance Fighters Begin Operations In Alaska
Rahul Bedi - Jane's Information Group - 16/08/2007 - Indian Air Force draft doctrine envisions broader role
News Report - Chicago Sun-Times - 16/08/2007 - 4,000-mph bomb in the works
Yan Liang - Xinhua News Agency - 16/08/2007 - U.S. develops "hypersonic missile" for high-value targets
Donna Borak - The Seattle Times - 16/08/2007 - Air Force extends talks with Boeing, Northrop on tanker bids
News Report - ITAR-TASS - 15/08/2007 - Sukhoi to present new Su-35 jet at MAKS-2007
News Report - RIA Novosti - 15/08/2007 - Russia to build over 4,500 aircraft by 2025 - industry official
News Report - Associated Press -  15/08/2007 - Russia plans to build 4,500 aircraft by 2025
National Journal - 15/08/2007 - Air Force's commitment to new bomber a matter of debate
Byron W. King - Howe Street Media - 15/08/2007 - Iranian Lightning, American Raptor
Lt. Gen. Loyd S. Utterback - Air Force Link - 14/08/2007 - You can sleep well tonight -- 13th Air Force is awake
Paul Maidment - Forbes.com - 14/08/2007 - China Shoots For The Moon
News Report - The Jakarta Post - 14/08/2007 - Indonesian Air Force exploring possibilities of purchasing weapons from China
Vladimir Karnozov - FlightGlobal.com - 13/08/2007  - Russian industry special: Flying the flag at MAKS
Christopher Stone - The Space Review - 13/08/2007 - Chinese intentions and American preparedness
Adam Wolfe - World Politics Review - 13/08/2007 - Russian Claims to Pole Foreshadow More Arctic Disputes to Come
Analysis Report - Stratfor.com - 13/08/2007 - China, India: Moscow in the Middle (Subscription)
Shishir Gupta - The Indian Express - 13/08/2007 - After India lodges protest, Russia stops China from handing its engines to Pak for fighters
Martin Walker - United Press International - 13/08/2007 - Walker's World: The Russian bear is back
News Report - ITAR-TASS - 13/08/2007 - Russia, India discuss future of bilateral strategic partnership
News Report - International Herald Tribune - 11/08/2007 - Report: Japan to develop stealth fighter jets
InventorSpot.com - 11/08/2007 - New JASDF Stealth Fighter Jet to be "Made In Japan"
Manjit Kaur - Star Publications (Malaysia) - 11/08/2007 - Najib: RMAF can make up for it with sophisticated technology
News Report - New Straits Times - 11/08/2007 -  RMAF must fully exploit new Sukhoi capability, says Najib
News Report - United Press International - 10/08/2007 - Russia says S-400 has twice Patriot range
Manjit Kaur - Star Publications (Malaysia) - 10/08/2007 - Second batch of Sukhoi fighter jets expected next year
News Report - VHeadline.com -10/08/2007 - Venezuela's Russian Sukhoi Su-30Ms comparable to the American F-15E
Noah Shachtman - wired.com -10/08/2007 - Dolce & Gabbana Cockpits for Stealth Jet?
Gayle S. Putrich - Air Force Times - 10/08/2007 - Lockheed repaying $265M for JSF billing error
Michael Fabey - Aerospace Daily & Defense Report - 10/08/2007 - Lockheed To Repay $265M In JSF Award Fees
James Halpin - Air Force Times - 10/08/2007 - As Raptors arrive, officials dismiss critics
Sachiko Sakamaki - Bloomberg News - 10/08/2007 - U.S., Japan Sign Agreement on Intelligence After Leak
News Report - United Press International - 10/08/2007 - F-22 Raptors arrive in Alaska
Lt. Gen. Douglas M. Fraser - Air Force Link - 10/08/2007 - A new era in aviation begins in Alaska
Alexander Golts - The Moscow Times - 10/08/2007 - Ivanov's Illusory Military Growth
News Report -  Juneau Empire - 09/08/2007 - As Raptors arrive, officials dismiss critics
David A Fulghum, Amy Butler, and Bettina H Chavanne - Aerospace Daily & Defense Report  - 09/08/2007 - Details About Northrop UCAS Operations Emerge
Michael Fullilove - The Sydney Morning Herald - 08/08/2007 - Alliance would get a fresh coat of paint under Rudd
Craig Skehan - Brisbane Times - 09/08/2007 - Labor will match defence spending
Kevin Rudd, Federal Leader of the Labor Party - Australian Strategic Policy Institute - 08/08/2007 - Fresh Ideas for Future Challenge: National Security Policy Under a Labor Government
AAP - The Sydney Morning Herald - 08/08/2007 - Labor vows to strengthen Defence force
Bappa Majumdar - Reuters - 08/08/2007 - INTERVIEW - China in mind, India to boost eastern air power
News Report -  Kommersant Daily - 08/08/2007 - Drawings of G5 Fighter Handed Over to Manufacturer (PAK-FA)
News Report - United Press International - 08/08/2007 -  Russia puts new Su-34 bombers into service
Bob Cox - Star Telegram - 08/08/2007 - This jet may fly for days. (It won't have a pilot.); Role of unmanned military aircraft is rapidly expanding
Press Release - Cable News Network - 08/08/2007 - Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor Air Dominance Fighters Begin Operational Service In Alaska
News Report - ABC News - 08/08/2007 - RAAF defends delay in admitting laser targeting
News Report - Lenta.ru - 08/08/2007 - Secret supersonic missile to be displayed at MAKS 2007
News Report - RIA Novosti - 07/08/2007 - Russia to equip 20 battalions with S-400 air defense systems - Video
Ian McPhedran - News Limited - 07/08/2007 - Warplanes target car with lasers
Dr. Steve Carol - Canada Free Press - 07/08/2007 - Is there no other policy except for a failed one?
News Report - Air Force Times - 07/08/2007 - Raptor coming to Elmendorf on Wednesday
News Report -RIA Novosti - 06/08/2007  - Russia to export S-400 air defense system from 2009 - producer-1
Elise Szabo - Center for Defense Information - 06/08/2007  - Straus Military Reform Project - F-35 Lightning II
Editorial - FlightGlobal.com - 06/08/2007  - Will Iran provoke a Mid-East arms race?
Seamus O’Connor - Air Force Times - 06/08/2007  - Hornet couldn’t kill Raptor, Air Force scoffs
Richard Baker - The Age - 06/08/2007  - Probe likely into Defence's Super Hornet purchase
David Fulghum and Bradley Perrett - Aviation Week & Space Technology - 05/08/2007  - Japan Chooses An Offense
News Report - Malaysia Sun - 03/08/2007  - MiG-35 fighter to feature at Russian air show
Stephen Trimble - FlightGlobal.com - 03/08/2007  -  US to arm Mid East allies in response to Iran Sukhoi threat
David Eshel - Defense Update - 02/08/2007  - A New Weapons Bonanza Rocks the Middle East
Jacob Corbin - Air Force Link - 02/08/2007  - Raptor maintenance training 'ramps' up at Sheppard
Editorial - Investor's Business Daily - 02/08/2007  - Shanghai Surprise
News Report - RIA Novosti - 02/08/2007  - Russia to equip two air regiments with Su-34 strike planes soon
Yuri Seleznev - Pravda.ru - 02/08/2007  - United States is deceiving India (JSF)
News Report -  Herald-Sun  - 01/08/2007  - Arms cash flows to allies
Richard Halloran - Air Force Magazine - 01/08/2007  - China Stands Up
Adam J. Hebert - Air Force Magazine - 01/08/2007  - Great Expectations
John A. Tirpak - Air Force Magazine - 01/08/2007  - The Air Force Starts Over
Erik Holmes - Defense News - 01/08/2007 -  $5 Billion Lockheed Contract Buys 60 F-22s

July 2007

Graham Warwick - FlightGlobal.com - 31/07/2007 - Assembly ramps up as STOVL takes shape
Erik Holmes - Air Force Times - 31/07/2007 - Raptor funding switch raises concern
Siva Govindasamy - FlightGlobal.com - 31/07/2007 -  Japan mulls over indigenous stealth fighter
News Report - CBS News - 30/07/2007 - The Engine No One Wants — Except Congress
Seamus O’Connor - Air Force Times - 30/07/2007 - F-22 near perfect in combat exercises
Editorial - Eric Margolis  - 30/07/2007 - The US Air Force Rules the Skies
News Report - Infolive.tv (Israel) - 30/07/2007 - Israel Eyes F-22 Raptor
Yaakov Katz and Herb Keinon - The Jerusalem Post - 30/07/2007 - Russia to sell long-range fighter jets to Teheran
Kazuki Shiibashi and Bradley Perrett - Aerospace Daily & Defense Report - 29/07/2007 - Japan Plans For Stealth Tech, Delays F-4 Decision
Norimitsu Onishi - Scotsman.com - 29/07/2007 - Japan's war games play with live fire
Norimitsu Onishi - The Sydney Morning Herald - 28/07/2007 - Cool atmosphere surrounds resurgent Rising Sun
Yevgeniy Podzorov - Krasnaya Zvezda (Red Star) - 28/07/2007 - "Triumf"al shield of the capital (Russian language)
News Report - DebkaFILE (Israel) - 27/07/2007 - Iran buys 250 long-distance Sukhoi fighter-bombers, 20 fuel tankers, from Russia
News Report - DebkaFILE (Israel) - 27/07/2007 - America Refurbishes its Gulf-Red Sea Defenses against Iran Menace [More ...]
News Report - The Asahi Simbin - 27/07/2007 - U.S. bill puts F-22 Raptor out of reach
News Report - Lenta.ru - 26/07/2007 - S-400 defeats  hypersonic and ballistic targets (Russian language)
News Report - Defense News - 26/07/2007 -  Japan Shopping Around Amid U.S. Stealth Jet Ban
Kana Inagaki - International Herald Tribune - 26/07/2007 - Japan still mulling all options for next fighter jet, but pushing for restricted US model [F-22]
Gordon C. Chang - Contentions: commentarymagazine.com - 25/07/2007 - Raptors to Japan
News Report - RIA Novosti - 26/07/2007 - Russia to deploy S-400 air defense systems around Moscow Aug. 6
News Report - Indian Express - 25/07/2007 -  Tezpur airbase to induct SU-30 fighter aircraft
Jason Simpson - Inside the Air Force - 24/07/2007 - Air Force prepared to field small-diameter bomb onto Raptor by 2011
John T Bennett - Defense News - 24/07/2007 -  U.S. PaCom Chief Opposes Selling F-22 to Japan [refer also The Gertz File]
Neelam Mathews - Kalinga Times (India) - 24/07/2007 - Nirbhay, India's new [cruise] missile on the cards
Richard Fisher, Jr - International Assessment and Strategy Center- 24/07/2007 - New Chinese Missiles Target the Greater Asian Region
News Report - AFX News Limited - 24/07/2007 -  Japanese govt plans to make prototype stealth fighter - report
Editorial - The Yomiuri Shimbun - 24/07/2007 - Defense Ministry eyes domestic fighter jet
News Report - International Herald Tribune - 24/07/2007 - Report: Japan to develop prototype fighter jet
Nikita Petrov - RIA Novosti - 24/07/2007 - "Peace Mission 2007" to tackle terror threats
News Report - Kommersant Daily - 24/07/2007 - MiG-31 to Get Fifth-Generation Upgrades
Stephen Trimble - FlightGlobal.com - 23/07/2007 - Raytheon studies light fighter radar
Rajat Pandit - The Times of India - 23/07/2007 - After 123, is it turn of 126 jet deal?
News Report -  The Economic Times (India) - 23/07/2007 -  US' F-35 bait is too tempting for India to resist
Norimitsu Onishi -  News Tribune.com - 23/07/2007 - Japan practices its offense with test drops of live bombs
Stephen Trimble - FlightGlobal.com - 23/07/2007 - US Navy Super Hornet deal could cut JSF numbers
Gayle S. Putrich - Defense News - 23/07/2007 - AESA Radar Enters Full Production
Amy Butler - Aerospace Daily & Defense Report - 22/07/2007 - Future Bomber a Foundation for Next-Gen Gunship
Norimitsu Onishi - International Herald Tribune - 22/07/2007 - Bomb by bomb, Japan sheds military restraints
Zvi Barel - Haaretz - 22/07/2007 - Analysis: Reported accord between Iran and Syria raises questions
Amy Butler - Aerospace Daily & Defense Report - 20/07/2007 - Pentagon To Announce JASSM Decision In 2008
Graham Warwick - FlightGlobal.com - 20/07/2007 - X-51A to demonstrate first practical scramjet
News Report - United Press International -  19/07/2007 - Lockheed Martin offers JSF to India
Yury Zaitsev -  RIA Novosti - 18/07/2007 - Malaysia to receive brand-new Russian fighters
News Report - World Aeronautical Press Agency -17/07/2007 - India: the countdown has begun for the award of the 126 light combact aircraft contract
Yuri Seleznev - PRAVDA.Ru - 17/07/2007 - Indian 126 fighters tender: Russia’s technical superiority vs US diplomacy
Joe Katzman - Defense Industry Daily - 15/07/2007 - F-22 Raptors to Japan?
Editorial - Dedefensa.org -13/07/2007 - A Raptor for All Seasons: After Japan, Australia?
News Report - Dow Jones Newswires - 12/07/2007 - Future Of Fighter Jet, Many US Jobs Hinge On Sales To Japan
Eric Talmadge -The Washington Post - 12/07/2007 - U.S. Tempts Japan With New F-22 Jets
Graham Warwick - FlightGlobal.com -10/07/2007 -  JSF to fly following electrical system review
News Report - Jane's Information Group - 09/07/2007 - Sukhoi's PAK-FA design remains uncertain
Carlo Kopp - Crikey.com - 09/07/2007 - Australia the losers in the Asian arms race
Richard Baker - The Age - 09/07/2007 - The Hornet's nest
Richard Baker - The Age - 09/07/2007 - F-35 dearer than admitted
Aaron Timms - Sydney Morning Herald - 09/07/2007 - Up in arms over defence strategy
News Report - The Japan Times - 08/07/2007 - U.S. F-22 sale could hinge on security trust
News Report - RIA Novosti  - 07/07/2007 -  Russia to test first serial S-400 SAM system
News Report - News Limited - 06/07/2007 - China hits back at Australia's 'warning'
Rebecca Christie - Dow Jones Newswires - 06/07/2007 - DoD Letter To Congress Puts Lockheed Closer To F-22 Deal
Department of Defence - Canberra - 06/07/2007 - A Defence Update 2007
Michael Fabey - Aerospace Daily & Defense Report - 06/07/2007 - F-22 Export Would Highlight Competition With JSF
News Report - People's Daily Online / Xinhua - 05/07/2007 - China responds to Australia's defense policy paper
James Bernstein - Newsday Inc - 05/07/2007 - Grumman's F-14s being shredded to dust
Joe Katzman - Defense Industry Daily - 05/07/2007 - F-18 Super Hornets to Get IRST
News Report - Bernama - 04/07/2007 - Armed Forces Eyeing Cruise Missiles
Stephen Trimble - FlightGlobal.com - 02/07/2007 - US Air Force proposes reliability plan for Lockheed missile

June 2007

News Report - The Hindu - 29/06/2007 - BrahMos cruise missile under development: official
News Report - Associated Press - 29/06/2007 -  Boeing Gets $2.01B Air Force Deal (A-10C rewing)
Obaid Younossi et al - RAND Corporation - 29/06/2007 - F-22A Multi-Year Procurement Program: An Assessment of Cost Savings
Stephen Trimble - FlightGlobal.com - 28/06/2007 -  USA to approve export variant of F-35
Rajat Pandit - The Times of India -  28/06/2007 - Race for IAF's $6.5b deal to begin
Vladimir Karnozov - FlightGlobal.com - 27/06/2007 - RSK MiG predicts up to $20 billion of sales by 2020
Pavel Felgenhauer - Asia Times Online - 26/06/2007 - The strange story of MiG-31s for Syria
Stephen Trimble - FlightGlobal.com - 22/06/2007 - Northrop ready to move against Raytheon in radars