Global Strike command reaches full operational capability   Defence Talk -- By Air Force News Agency on October 4, 2010   BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La.: Officials declared Air Force Global Strike Command to be at full operational capability Sept. 30, on schedule, and less than 14 months after its initial activation as a command.   To reach that milestone, the command accomplished more than 700 action items identified by the secretary and chief of staff of the Air Force in 2009, when the

Stuxnet in China   The Diplomat -- October 4, 2010   A computer worm that has been dubbed by some analysts the world’s first cyber super weapon has reportedly made its way to China.   Stuxnet, which was first discovered in June this year and is reportedly the first worm known to have been used to target critical infrastructure, is said to have already infected millions of personal computers in China.   The worm gained worldwide notoriety last month when international media began re

Saab Receives Order for an Airborne Surveillance System   Defence Talk -- By Saab on October 5, 2010   Defence and security company Saab has received an order for an airborne surveillance system. The contract amounts to more than 4.5 billion SEK.   The order concerns delivery of the Saab 2000 AEW&C (Airborne Early Warning & Control) system, which comprises of a Saab 2000 aircraft equipped with the advanced Erieye radar system. The contract also includes ground equipment as well

PC Magazine Article   By: Mark Hachman   The results of a successful 2008 class-action suit against Nvidia for faulty graphics chips are now being made available to consumers, although the compensation will vary dramatically.   The suit, filed in Sept. 2008, covers a defect Nvidia discovered in the packaging material of several notebook GPUs built in 2007 and 2008.   While the suit applies to dozens of notebooks computers from several manufacturers (see graphic) the compensation those

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Refurbished Dutch F-16s bound for Chilean air force   UPI -- 28/09/2010   SANTIAGO, Chile -- Chile is starting to take delivery of Dutch F-16 fighter bombers, that old workhorse of the Cold War years, as part of a deal that will see the Chilean air force making more use of the refurbished jets. This week, 18 of the refurbished F-16s are to be delivered to Chile at the Leeuwarden Air Base in the Netherlands and more are due for transfer to the Latin American country at a later stage. Ch

Sukhoi Su-30M2 fighters complete test flights   UPI - 28/09/2010   MOSCOW -- Russia's Sukhoi aeronautical firm has completed its factory flight tests for its multi-role double seater Su-30M2 fighters. The tests occurred at the flight test station of the Komsomolsk-on-Amur aircraft production association named after Yuri Gagarin, Itar-Tass reported Tuesday.   After receiving certification the Su-30M2 will be posted to units of the Russian air force.   Russia's Ministry of Defense sig