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Northrop Grumman Awarded Phase Two Fiber Laser Contracts With DARPARedondo Beach CA (SPX) Jun 23, 2010 Northrop Grumman has surpassed Phase I goals for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) Revolution in Fiber Lasers (RIFL) program that seeks to mature fiber laser technology. As a result, the company has received a contract for Phase II. "This is an important step in the maturation of fiber laser technology," said Dan Wildt, vice president of Directed Energy Systems for Northrop Grumman's Aerospace Systems sector. "By surpassing Phase I goals, we are in an excellent position for s ... read more |
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Ankara, Turkey (UPI) Jun 23, 2010 A Turkish air force delgation traveled to Israel to test and eventually authorize the dispatch of four drones ordered from Tel Aviv, the Turkish daily Today's Zaman reported. The report was in stark opposition to statements made by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan last month that military relations with Israel had been suspended in response to a deadly operation by Israeli co ... more  
Kabul (AFP) June 23, 2010President Hamid Karzai's government said Wednesday it was "looking forward" to working with the new head of NATO forces in Afghanistan despite warning earlier against changing commanders. War hero General David Petraeus takes over from General Stanley McChrystal, who resigned at the White House over disparaging remarks he made about top officials in President Barack Obama's administration in ... more  
Tel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Jun 23, 2010 As tension with Iran grows daily, Israel has launched a new spy satellite that the military says has "unprecedented operational capabilities." Hype or not, the 650-pound Ofek 9 will join at least two other Israeli surveillance satellites beaming their high-resolution cameras on Iran's nuclear program and its growing strategic missile forces - much to Tehran's annoyance. The anno ... more |
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NASA Awards Launch Services Contract For OCO-2 MissionPasadena CA (JPL) Jun 23, 2010 NASA has selected Orbital Sciences Corp. of Dulles, Va., to launch the Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) mission. The spacecraft will fly in February 2013 aboard a Taurus XL 3110 rocket launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The total cost of the OCO-2 launch services is approximately $70 million. The estimated cost includes the task ordered launch service for a Taurus XL 3110 rocket, plus additional services under other contracts for payload processing, OCO-2 mission-unique su ... read more |
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