Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense
September 17, 2010
UAV NEWS
EADS Continues Flight Test Campaign Of Barracuda
Paris, France (SPX) Sep 17, 2010
In a further test series comprising four flights, EADS Defence and Security (DS) has again successfully tested the technology demonstrator 'Barracuda' at Goose Bay Air Force Base in Canada. Advanced technologies and new procedures have successfully passed new tests under realistic conditions. As part of the flight tests, DS particularly checked the Sense and Avoid capabilities, Auto Taxi Systems, a Structure Integrated Antenna and the Image Exploitation Chain (Automatic Target Detection Systems). ... read more

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MISSILE DEFENSE

Russian Air-Defense Bases Require Additional Protection
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NUKEWARS

Landmark US-Russia arms treaty advances in US Senate
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NUKEWARS

Commentary: Nuke outlaw as Pak president?
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MILTECH

BAE To Debut New South African-Designed And Developed SD-ROW Turret
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Satellite Services supplies on-board sub-systems for smallsats and microsats.

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MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS

MEADS Completes CDR And Is Ready For Flight Test
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MILPLEX

India to buy more Mi-17 military helos
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NUKEWARS

Burden 'clearly' on N.Korea to kickstart nuclear talks: US
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NUKEWARS

Sanctions against Iran proving effective: France, US
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NUKEWARS

Kim Jong-Il denied succession 'rumor': Carter
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WAR REPORT

Clinton says Mideast peace 'within reach'
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MILTECH

Textron And MDT Armor Team On Tiger Light Armored Vehicle
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MILTECH

Russia's Kazan Aircraft Plant To Build Next Gen Bomber
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SUPERPOWERS

US, Russian defense chiefs promote deeper ties
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CYBER WARS
NIST Finalizes Initial Set Of Smart Grid Cyber Security Guidelines
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 16, 2010
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued its first Guidelines for Smart Grid Cyber Security, which includes high-level security requirements, a framework for assessing risks, an evaluation of privacy issues at personal residences, and additional information for businesses and organizations to use as they craft strategies to protect the modernizing power grid from atta ... more

SUPERPOWERS
U.S., China to resume military talks
Beijing (UPI) Sep 16, 2010
After months of strained relations, U.S. Defense Department officials say they have received encouraging signs in Chinese designs to renew military-to-military relations with the United States ahead of talks between the two countries' presidents early next year. The changing course of relations was revealed after talks between Xu Caihou, vice chairman of China's Central Military Commiss ... more

SUPERPOWERS
Brazil opposed to NATO role in S. Atlantic
Brasilia, Brazil (UPI) Sep 16, 2010
Brazil is opposed to any NATO presence in the South Atlantic or any attempt to forge links between the north and the south of the oceanic region, senior Brazilian government aides said. Brazil's expected rebuff to any European or North American overtures coincided with pronouncements by Brazil, Argentina and other regional states they see the oil-rich southern oceanic territories as the ... more

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WAR REPORT

Runaway colonel seen as spy for Israel

NUKEWARS

Arab states snub US over Israel resolution at IAEA meet


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SHUTTLE NEWS
This Planet Smells Funny

Scientists looking to spot alien oceans

Deadly Tides Mean Early Exit For Hot Jupiters

SHUTTLE NEWS
ARTEMIS - The First Earth-Moon Libration Orbiter

Asia defies global newspaper meltdown

E-readers yet to win mass market in China

SHUTTLE NEWS
Cuba May Link Up To Glonass System

Japan launches satellite for better GPS coverage

Taking The 'Search' Out Of Search And Rescue

SHUTTLE NEWS
China's Second Lunar Probe Chang'e-2 To Reach Lunar Orbit Faster Than Chang'e-1

China Finishes Construction Of First Unmanned Space Module

China Contributes To Space-Based Information Access A Lot

SHUTTLE NEWS
Supernova Shrapnel Found In Meteorite

Impact 'fireballs' spotted on Jupiter

Catch A Falling Star

SHUTTLE NEWS
Scientists find 'rubble pile' asteroids

Avoiding An Asteroid Collision

Amateur Astronomers Open Potential Lab In Outer Space For Planetary Scientists

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AEROSPACE
Aviation holds 'critical keys' on climate: UN climate chief
Geneva (AFP) Sept 16, 2010
UN climate chief Christiana Figueres on Thursday urged the air transport industry to press on with curbs on emissions, underlining that it held "critical keys" to tackling global warming. Aviation produces an estimated two percent of global emissions from human activity which "if left unchecked, will have further impacts on climate change," Figueres told an industry conference on aviation and the environment. "The world will continue to need a stong aviation industry but the high flying plane mu ... read more

AEROSPACE
Russian Air-Defense Bases Require Additional Protection

Northrop Grumman to Bid For Missile Defense Objective Simulation Framework

Upgraded Aegis Weapon Systems Proven Operational

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AEROSPACE
France wants missile firms to link up

Future Missile System For Gripen

B-1 Carries Record-Setting Missile Load

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AEROSPACE
EADS Continues Flight Test Campaign Of Barracuda

US drone strikes kill 17 militants in Pakistan

Ukraine May Deliver Engines For Russian UAVs

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AEROSPACE
MEADS Completes CDR And Is Ready For Flight Test

Airborne Multi-Intelligence Lab Demonstrates Intelligence Integration

Boeing Vigilare Enters Service With RAAF

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AEROSPACE
Textron And MDT Armor Team On Tiger Light Armored Vehicle

BAE To Debut New South African-Designed And Developed SD-ROW Turret

Russia's Kazan Aircraft Plant To Build Next Gen Bomber

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