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January 26, 2010
Soldiers In Iraq Employ New UAS
Camp Taji, Iraq (SPX) Jan 26, 2010
Placing a new aircraft in a combat situation is a true test of its capabilities and future role within the Army. Unmanned aircraft systems have become a mainstay in military operations during Operation Iraqi Freedom; injecting new concepts and technologies will only further push the uses of these aircraft. Quick Reaction Capability 1, attached to 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, U.S. Division - Center, is a small unit with a handful of Soldiers deployed from Unmanned Aircraft Systems ... read more

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Iraq hangs 'Chemical Ali' - Saddam's cousin and henchman
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Walker's World: Ganging up on China
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Israelis brace for Hezbollah's revenge
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'Magic Wand' probed in Iraq
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Insitu Demos Electronic Fuel Injection Technology On HFE
Bingen WA (SPX) Jan 26, 2010
Insitu has successfully flight-tested electronic fuel injection (EFI) on its heavy fuel engine (HFE). This achievement is a key risk-reduction milestone for the company's small tactical unmanned aircraft system (STUAS)/Tier II offer, the Integrator unmanned aircraft system (UAS). The EFI HFE technology will be incorporated into Insitu's entire family of UAS. Introduction of EFI into the HFE is a technological leap in small engine UAS performance, providing overall improvements- especially in extre ... read more

Walker's World: Ganging up on China

Booming Chinese economy snaps at Japan's heels

Commentary: Fatigue and trust deficit

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Nuclear fission algorithm is created

Russia, US agree '95 percent' on nuclear treaty: Medvedev

Ahmadinejad hints Iran resolved to make 20 pct nuclear fuel

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Pentagon gives OK for Taiwan missile deal: official

UK Awards Javelin Missile Deal TO JV

Raytheon wins $1.1B missile deal

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Russia denies fleet boost over US Poland missile plan

Kuwait Air Defense Forces Conduct Patriot Test Firings

US to deploy defensive missiles on Russia's doorstep

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90 presumed dead as Ethiopian plane crashes off Lebanon

Crisis meeting in Berlin on Airbus A400M: Germany

China airlines back in black but turbulence ahead: experts

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BAE Systems And NOAA Test Coyote UAS
Tucson AZ (SPX) Jan 26, 2010
BAE Systems, in partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has completed the first successful test flight of its small, electric-powered Coyote unmanned aircraft system. The system deployed in midair from a 3-foot-long sonobuoy dropped from a P-3 aircraft. The flight, which lasted 49 minutes, marks a significant milestone in the development of the Coyote f ... more

Oshkosh Researches Stronger Ands Lighter Metals
Oshkosh WI (SPX) Jan 26, 2010
Oshkosh has announced that the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded research funding to the joint-venture team on which Oshkosh is a member. The Technology Innovation Program (TIP) funding is projected to be nearly $5 million over a five-year duration. With the team providing in-kind contribution of engineering resources, the project's total value is approximat ... more

Nuclear fission algorithm is created
Argonne, Ill. (UPI) Jan 25, 2009
U.S. Department of Energy scientists say they've created a computer algorithm that allows a substantially enhanced view of nuclear fission. The Argonne National Laboratory scientists said the algorithm, known as the neutron transport code, enables researchers for the first time to obtain a highly detailed description of a nuclear reactor core. "The code could prove crucial in the ... more

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No more French combat troops for Afghanistan: Sarkozy


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'Magic Wand' probed in Iraq

Oshkosh Researches Stronger Ands Lighter Metals

BAE Systems unveils new howitzer

Russia denies fleet boost over US Poland missile plan

Kuwait Air Defense Forces Conduct Patriot Test Firings

US to deploy defensive missiles on Russia's doorstep

Pentagon gives OK for Taiwan missile deal: official

UK Awards Javelin Missile Deal TO JV

Raytheon wins $1.1B missile deal

Arms trade plagued by corruption

Japan PM says anti-US base vote 'will of the people'

Japanese residents elect mayor opposing US base

S.Korean scientists develop walking robot maid

Mint robot puts shine on hardwood floors

Cockroaches Offer Inspiration For Running Robots

HIV infections emerge long after China blood scandal: report

WHO attend key European hearing on flu pandemic

Gorillas carry malarial parasite

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China denies state role in Google cyberattacks
Beijing (AFP) Jan 25, 2010
China on Monday denied any state involvement in cyberattacks on Google and accused the United States of "double standards" as a row with Washington over Internet freedom intensified. Beijing fired off its latest salvo after the White House said President Barack Obama was "troubled" by Google's statements it had been attacked by China-based hackers, and demanded official answers. The US Internet giant has threatened to abandon its Chinese search engine, and perhaps end all operations in the count ... read more


Three blasts targeting Baghdad hotels kill at least 36
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Japan PM says anti-US base vote 'will of the people'
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Soviet war veterans say US must shift strategies in Afghanistan
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China's hit TV show on housing sparks controversy
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