Current Events in the Americas

From http://www.heraldonline.com/2012/09/21/4281857/us-army-navy-demonstrate-jlens.html [excerpt] Hat tip to Brains.

Lockheed working on new air-to-air hit-to-kill missile (Flight Global)

From http://defense.aol.com/2012/09/26/eye-on-speed-navy-minesweepers-take-cues-from-nascar/ [excerpt]

Brazil To Get Its First Nuclear Subs (DefenseNews)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IuQDqM2M_k&feature=plcp

New Budget Preserves Navy High End Combat Power (USNI News)

From Flight Global [excerpt]

Nobody has keep an eye in the Venezuelan flag in the Argentine ship embargoed in Ghana ?

FY 2013 Program Acquisition Costs by Weapon System (PDF)

DDG 1000 Preps for Heavy Weather Trials (DOD Buzz) Fingers crossed ...

To Save the Submarines, Eliminate ICBMs and Bombers (Defense One)

The Pentagons Frankensteins (National Review Online)

From http://www.defensenews.com/article/20120926/DEFREG02/309260005/U-S-Navy-4-Missile-Cruisers-Remain-Service?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE [excerpt]

F-35's French rival pitches 'Canadianized' fighter jet (CBC News)

A three part series from Time magazine's Battleland blog If more money buys a smaller fleet what will less money buy? More than the Navy's numbers could be sinking Is the fleet steaming forward or backward?

An interesting and undoubtedly controversial article ... Reforming America's Overhyped Airpower (POGO)

Lots of pics. Boeing's new tricked out Advanced Super Hornet (DefenseNews, Intercepts blog)

US Navys Triton UAV: 3,300 Miles Cross-Country Unmanned (DefenseNews, Intercepts blog)

From Defense Aerospace [excerpt] CV32: Flight III will start with John Finn (DDG 113).

Conclude the Littoral Combat Ship Now (Real Clear Defense)