Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense
October 26, 2010
RAY GUNS
Boeing Installing Beam Control System On HEL Laser Demonstrator
Huntsville, AL (SPX) Oct 26, 2010
Boeing reports that its High Energy Laser Technology Demonstrator (HEL TD) team in Huntsville is installing subassemblies on the Oshkosh Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT), while a HEL TD team in Albuquerque, N.M., is integrating the laser beam director assembly with the beam control system. These technical integration tasks are being performed to prepare for installation of the beam control system on the HEMTT later this year. HEL TD is a solid-state laser system demonstrator th ... read more

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SPACE WORLD 2010: Successful Premiere at the Exhibition Centre Frankfurt/Main
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UAV NEWS

Raytheon Tests Weapons For Unmanned Aircraft Systems
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UAV NEWS

Lockheed Martin Submits Proposal For Cargo UAS Services Request
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UAV NEWS

AeroVironment Global Observer Stratospheric UAV Completes Initial Testing
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Satellite Services supplies on-board sub-systems for smallsats and microsats.
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MILTECH

Lockheed Martin To Supply 200 Additional Vehicle-Mounted Sensor Systems
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MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS

First MEADS Intra-Fire Unit Communications Hardware Delivered
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MISSILE NEWS

First Test Completed For New Tomahawk Block IV Missile Warhead
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MILTECH

SMSS Autonomous Vehicle To Demo Portable Battery Charging For Soldiers
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CYBER WARS

UK Cyber Security Test Range Opened
Northrop Grumman has formally opened at its Fareham facility, the first commercially available federated cyber test range in the UK. The cyber range will be used for emulating large complex networks ... more
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NUKEWARS

S.Korea navy veterans plan 'terror-like' G20 protest: police
South Korean police are on high alert for "terror-like" protests being planned by a group of former navy commandos during next month's G20 summit in Seoul, the country's police chief said Monday. ... more
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TERROR WARS

Somalia Islamists splinter in major rift
Just as the Islamist al-Shabaab militia in Somalia seemed on the verge of driving the Western-backed Transitional Federal Government out of the capital Mogadishu, the insurgents' offensive looks like being crippled by a split between rival factions. ... more
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MILTECH

Alternative Energy Capability Demonstrated During Marine Exercise
Raytheon has completed all phases of the U.S. Marine Corps' Experimental Forward Operating Base, or ExFOB, program. The Marines are testing environmentally friendly systems that reduce the amo ... more
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MILPLEX

France desperate for Rafale sales in gulf
The French are driving hard to clinch orders for Dassault's multi-role Rafale fighter in the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait to keep the jet's production line going. ... more
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TERROR WARS
Indonesia launches torture investigation
Jakarta (UPI) Oct 25, 2010
Indonesia's military has promised an investigation into the torture of several Papuan villagers, an act caught on video and circulated by a human rights group. The authenticity of the 10-minute graphic video initially was questioned by Indonesian authorities, saying it was a propaganda stunt by separatist groups in Papua, the country's eastern-most and largest province. The Asian ... more

MILTECH
Quest is on for tougher military vehicles
Washington (UPI) Oct 25, 2010
The quest is on for a lighter, smarter and tougher military vehicle as defense and security industry manufacturers vie for contracts with the U.S. Army and eventually with procurement agencies abroad. The conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq raised new urgent priorities for allied forces to be battle-ready aboard vehicles that would withstand unconventional assaults from improvised explosi ... more

IRAQ WARS
US defends Iraq record after WikiLeaks furor
Washington (AFP) Oct 25, 2010
The United States on Monday defended its record probing civilian deaths and abuse in Iraq after graphic revelations in leaked secret documents triggered concern around the world. The whistleblower website WikiLeaks released an unprecedented 400,000 classified US documents, which recount widespread torture in Iraqi prisons and purport to show 15,000 more civilian deaths than previously disclo ... more

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THE STANS

NATO says 15 insurgents killed in Afghan south

THE STANS

Commentary: Afghan peace solution


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SPACE TRAVEL
Planets Discovered Around Elderly Binary Star

Astronomers Find Weird, Warm Spot On An Exoplanet

New techniqe aiding planet searches

SPACE TRAVEL
Secure World Foundation Holds Space Debris Workshop

Amazon says e-book sales of best-sellers double print

ARTEMIS Spacecraft Believed Stuck By Object

SPACE TRAVEL
Russia To Launch 8 Glonass Navigation Satellites In 2011-2013

S.Africa implants GPS chips in rhino horns to fight poaching

Rhinos equipped with GPS tracking

SPACE TRAVEL
NASA chief says pleased with 'comprehensive' China visit

The International Future In Space

International Crews for Shenzhou

SPACE TRAVEL
Asteroid Impact Could Deplete Ozone Layer

Ocean asteroid impact could deplete ozone

NASA Cameras Spot Meteors From Obscure Camelopardalis Shower

SPACE TRAVEL
New Cometary Phenomenon Greets Approaching Spacecraft

When Is A Comet Not A Comet

Comet Hartley 2 Visible In Morning Sky This Week

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NUKEWARS
IAEA chief holds talks in Russia
Moscow (AFP) Oct 25, 2010
The head of the UN nuclear watchdog met Monday with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to discuss nuclear non-proliferation as well as Iran's disputed atomic programme. Japan's Yukiya Amano, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), is on a three-day visit to Russia. In June, Moscow approved new UN Security Council sanctions against Iran for the lack of transparency in its nuclear programme, including failing to cooperate fully with IAEA inspectors. The West suspe ... read more

NUKEWARS
Russia wants equal role in NATO missile shield: minister

Turkey faces tough call on NATO missile shield

Medvedev will attend NATO summit and talk missile defence

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NUKEWARS
First Test Completed For New Tomahawk Block IV Missile Warhead

First Live-Firing For Gripen Fire Meteor Program

S. Korea probes faulty U.S. missiles

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NUKEWARS
AeroVironment Global Observer Stratospheric UAV Completes Initial Testing

Raytheon Tests Weapons For Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Lockheed Martin Submits Proposal For Cargo UAS Services Request

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NUKEWARS
First MEADS Intra-Fire Unit Communications Hardware Delivered

Raytheon Reaches Milestone In Naval SATCOM Program

Boeing Receives Secure Messaging Technology Contract Extension from US Army

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NUKEWARS
Quest is on for tougher military vehicles

SMSS Autonomous Vehicle To Demo Portable Battery Charging For Soldiers

Lockheed Martin To Supply 200 Additional Vehicle-Mounted Sensor Systems

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