US Navy – The U.S. Navy has awarded a Boeing Co. subsidiary a $3.89 billion contract to develop a long-range patrol plane to replace Lockheed’s P-3 Orion submarine hunter.
- Associated Press: Boeing wins $3.9bn patrol contract
- New York Times: Boeing Wins Navy Contract to Replace Sub Chasers
US Navy – Naval news from around the fleet.
US Marines – This is the second article outlining the automatic rifle assessment conducted by 2d Battalion, 7th Marines (2/7).
- Marine Corps Gazette: Automatic Rifle Concept: Part IIóReorganizing the Infantry Squad
Background – Iran – Is Iran developing a nuclear weapons program? Whose job is it to know? How can they know? And what’s to be done if the answer is yes?
- New York Times Magazine: The Netherworld of Nonproliferation