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Raytheon's SLAMRAAM Completes Second Test Firing from New PlatformTewksbury MA (SPX) Dec 14, 2010 Raytheon's SLAMRAAM (Surface Launched Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile) system successfully participated in a second ballistic test vehicle firing at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. This is the second test firing of AMRAAM missiles from the new Family of Medium Tactical Vehicle (FMTV) platform. "Completion of this second test firing in such a short span of time demonstrates the maturity of the design and readiness to enter the next phase of critical tests," said Dave Gulla, vice president, Nati ... read more |
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 India to boost its Akash missile arsenal Bharat Electronics expects to win around $3.3 billion worth of contracts for the surface-to-air Akash missile system in the next several months, a company official said. ... more | .. |
  Boeing Phantom Ray Takes A Ride On NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft The Boeing Phantom Ray unmanned airborne system sits atop a NASA Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA), a modified Boeing 747, as it takes off at 1:40 p.m. Central time for the test flight at Lambert Inter ... more | .. |
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  Yemen al-Qaida chief said slain in Somalia The reported death in Mogadishu of Rajah Abu Khalid, an al-Qaida commander from Yemen fighting alongside al-Shabaab insurgents in Somalia, highlights Western concerns that the jihadists in Yemen are widening their war. ... more | .. |
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  Commentary: Vietnam syndrome? U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus, the U.S. and NATO supremo in Afghanistan, is as well versed in the history of major post-World War II insurgencies as anyone alive today. From Lawrence of Arabia to Mao's and Tito's guerrilla triumphs to France's 16 years of defeats in Indochina and Algeria, Petraeus knows it all - and then some. ... more | .. |
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 Insurgents kidnap sister-in-law of senior Kurd cop Insurgents kidnapped the sister-in-law of a top Kurdish policeman in an apparent bid to release jailed detainees in the ethnically mixed northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, police said on Sunday. ... more | .. |
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 Sweden suicide bomber a 'friendly' immigrant turned radical Taymour Abdelwahab, the suicide bomber behind twin weekend blasts in Stockholm, was described Monday as an ordinary, friendly young man who underwent a drastic radicalisation after moving to Britain to study. ... more | .. |
 Indonesian police hold terror suspect Indonesian police are questioning Abu Tholut, one of the country's most wanted terror suspects, after capturing him during a raid on his wife's house. ... more |
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 Barak: Iran nuclear showdown still in diplomacy stage The showdown over Iran's nuclear pursuit is "still in the stage of diplomacy," and extended sanctions against the regime could help prevent it from acquiring atomic weapons, Israel's defense minister said in comments broadcast Sunday. ... more |
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 Hermes UAV Reaches 30,000-Hour Milestone In Afghanistan The British Army's Hermes 450 (H450) unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) have achieved the outstanding milestone of providing over 30,000 hours of support to UK forces on current operations in Afghanistan. ... more | .. |
 US Army Awards GD Contract For Stryker Combat-Vehicle Work General Dynamics Land Systems has been awarded three contracts by the U.S. Army to support performance specification changes to and fielding of the Stryker vehicle. The contracts are worth a combine ... more | .. |
 Six police among 14 killed in Iraq suicide attacks Suicide attacks targeting a police checkpoint and a Shiite Muslim procession in western and central Iraq killed up to 14 people on Sunday, including six policemen and a journalist. ... more | .. |
 US Navy Awards Contract To Prepare Unmanned K-MAX Helicopter For Deployment The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command awarded Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] and Kaman Aerospace a $45.8 million contract for K-MAX unmanned aircraft systems for a U.S. Marine Corps evaluation of unmanned ... more |
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  Veteran US Diplomat Richard Holbrooke Dies By Dan De Luce Washington DC (AFP) Dec 14, 2010 Richard Holbrooke, the US special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan and a key figure in the 1995 peace agreement that ended three years of war in B ... more | .. |
 Israel talks turkey to Greece Executives of Israel's defense industry, the most advanced in the Middle East, are reportedly talking to NATO-member Greece about a possible multimillion-dollar sale of advanced weaponry. ... more | .. |
Barak holds talks in US on Iran, Mideast diplomacy US Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Monday held talks with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak on the threat posed by Iran and the latest Middle East peace efforts, a spokesman said. ... more | .. |
 Iraqi forces face key security test over Ashura Iraqi forces will provide security for Ashura ceremonies this week in Karbala with no active support from US forces, in a key test of their capabilities ahead of an American pullout in a year. ... more |
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