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Kronologi over fredssagen og international politik 17. August 2007 / Timeline August 17, 2007
Version 3.516. August 2007, 18. August 2007
08/18/2007
More Accurate U.S. Nuclear Trident Faces Controversy
By Elaine M. Grossman
Global Security Newswire
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy has toyed for years with the idea
of improving the accuracy of its Trident D-5 nuclear payload, with
an eye toward giving the weapon greater utility against a wider
range of targets, according to defense officials and outside
experts.
However, Congress has repeatedly thwarted efforts to launch an
ambitious precision upgrade program for the submarine-launched
missile’s Mk-4 re-entry body...
Naval officials began working on precision upgrades for the Mk-4
re-entry vehicle several years ago. Starting in 2000, the Navy
helped develop a precision re-entry system and penetrator warhead
for the Army Tactical Missile System, in an effort called
“TACMS-P.”
While this latest conventional Trident development effort has
similarly proved controversial on Capitol Hill, the Navy is moving
forward with it in incremental steps. The service is using $20
million in fiscal 2007 funds Congress appropriated for the
exploration of technologies common to all options for
conventionally armed “prompt global strike,” including
conventional Trident, defense officials say.
08/18/2007
Lockheed Martin Acquires 3Dsolve, Inc
(Bethesda, MD, August 17, 2007) -- Lockheed Martin Corporation
announced it has acquired 3Dsolve, Inc. Terms of the transaction
were not disclosed. 3Dsolve is a privately held company that
creates simulation-based learning solutions for government,
military and corporate applications. The company's innovative
software tools assist clients with collaborative training utilizing
interactive 3D graphics (aka, "serious games"). 3Dsolve's core
competencies include multi-media, software engineering, digital
artwork, instructional design and project management for use in
state-of-the-art simulation learning solutions.
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