Here are some items of general interest that we have found or have had brought to our attention by readers. Thank you!
Here is some extra reading of interest.
DARPA asks for aircraft that can stay aloft to five years and Aurora gets the contract.
Aviation Week has news videos including one on Lockheed's JLTV.
Russia scraps Libya's debts as Putin visits Tripoli.
Iran shows off its military might.
Canadians to get combat badge and multiple tours recognition.
French receive first Pétits Véhicule Protégé (in French).
Thanks for your suggestions. Keep them coming. The following are links to stories our readers may have missed but could find interesting ...
"... the 44th chief executive will lead a nation that has - over the past seven years - seen its military stretched taut, its finances depleted, its credibility diminished, and its reserves of international popularity scattered like grains of sand in a desert wind." Ten rules for No. 44, Madeleine K. Albright in the Boston Globe.
"I only sometimes carry my rifle on trips like this, most of the time I just bring my pistol..." "Crazy thoughts just a year ago." Christian Lowe returns to Iraq. The Sunday Paper (Shopping Insert)
"Professional Celebrity Rock Music Band, group not to exceed seven people for tour of FOB's [forward operating bases] in Kuwait and Afghanistan for February 4-13 2008." Noah Shachtman in Danger Room.
"United Nations Security Council heavyweights China and Russia quash statement compelling Sudanese authorities to cooperate with the ICC." Institute for War and Peace Reporting
