Links of Interest 30 Sep 2009

Two U.S. Navy Seabees and a Filipino Marine have been killed by a roadside bomb in the Philippines. Bill Sweetman has more about that F-35 schedule that involes Lightning II-speed blue-sky marketing combined with slow as molasses progress. Australia has taken its first delivery of the JSOW C. This precision weapon, while pricey, has a good reputation for performing in its earlier variants. This along with the software upgrade spiral for the Super Hornet will provide some great punch. In other Australian Defence news, there are some creative differences of how to approach procurement of a new fighting vehicle. And finally, can Indonesia remain stable?

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