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Venezuelan arms firm depot gutted in fireCaracas, Venezuela (UPI) Jan 31, 2011 Troubled Venezuelan defense manufacturer CAVIM faces renewed disruptions in its plans to revamp its operations after explosions and fire gutted one of its main depots in the northern city of Maracay, 80 miles west of Caracas. The blasts and fire left one woman dead and three others with injuries. Senior aides to President Hugo Chavez announced a comprehensive investigation was under way but couldn't say if the blasts and fire were accidental or the result of sabotage. There were no immed ... read more |
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  NATO Achieves First Step On TBMD Capability On 27 January 2011, NATO's first ever theatre ballistic missile defence (TBMD) capability has been handed over to NATO's military commanders. The handover took place at the NATO Combined Air Operati ... more | .. |
  Europe locks horns with Iran over hanging The European Union and the Netherlands are on a confrontation course with Iran over the hanging of a Dutch-Iranian woman for drug trafficking. ... more | .. |
  Trial delayed for Iranian in Nigerian arms case The trial of an alleged Iranian Revolutionary Guard over an illegal arms shipment seized in Nigeria was delayed on Monday, with prosecutors seeking to have the case moved from the capital to Lagos. ... more | .. |
 LockMart-Raytheon Team Submits Proposal For GMD Contract Lockheed Martin has announced that it has submitted its proposal for the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) Development and Sustainment Contract to the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's (MDA's) GMD Jo ... more |
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 S. Korea rejects N.Korea bid to bring talks forward South Korea on Monday rejected North Korea's proposal to bring forward the date of military talks designed to ease months of tension, the defence ministry said. ... more | .. |
  French troops help ready Afghan army for handover As NATO prepares to hand control to the Afghan army in 2014, coalition troops are being integrated within its ranks to help rebuild the national force and accompany its soldiers into combat. ... more | .. |
 Pakistan's nuclear arsenal tops 100: report Pakistan has doubled its nuclear weapons stockpile over the past several years, increasing its arsenal to more than 100 deployed weapons, The Washington Post reported late Sunday. ... more | .. |
  Boeing Tests New Ka-band SATCOM Antenna System Boeing has announced that it successfully conducted its first over-the-air ground test of a Ka-band satellite communications (SATCOM) phased-array antenna system that will enable wideband SATCOM on ... more |
  
One in Four Chance Annually of Rocket Debris Entering High-Traffic Airspace
Urban Sky Secures $30 Million in Series B Round to Advance Stratospheric Innovation
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  Iran to showcase new rockets, satellites: report Iran said on Sunday it will showcase what it called a new range of rockets and satellites during annual celebrations marking the 32nd anniversary of the Islamic revolution. ... more | .. |
  Gaps in Iraq forces may hamper security gains: US report Shortfalls in the capabilities of Iraq's security forces could undo security gains after US troops leave at the end of 2011, a US watchdog said in a report published Sunday. ... more | .. |
  Palestinian UN resolution aims to put heat on US Palestinians are pressing the UN Security Council to pass a simmering resolution that they say attacks the "cancer" of Israel's occupied-territory settlements but which many diplomats see also targeting the United States. ... more | .. |
 For US soldiers, a healthy food revolution Pizzas, sodas and doughnuts are off the menu at some US Army bases as new recruits are being weaned off fast food for healthier fare, which the military believes will make them better soldiers. ... more |
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 US troops revamp training for foggy battlefields As the war in Afghanistan enters its 10th year the US military is shaking up its traditional training regimen to prepare troops for the country's complex battlefields. ... more | .. |
 New British troops aim to beat Taliban on trust The next British brigade heading to Afghanistan will enter Helmand Province with a new emphasis on giving locals enough confidence to oust the Taliban from their strongholds. ... more | .. |
  'Air laser' could find bombs at a distance U.S. scientists say a new "air laser" will allow soldiers to detect hidden explosives from a distance and help scientists measure airborne pollutants. ... more | .. |
  Egypt shutdown worst in Internet history: experts The scale of Egypt's crackdown on the Internet and mobile phones amid deadly protests against the rule of President Hosni Mubarak is unprecedented in the history of the web, experts said. ... more |
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  Yemen arrests six it says attacked payroll convoy Yemen has arrested six men who allegedly killed five people, four of them soldiers, in an attack in the southeast on a convoy carrying a government payroll, the interior ministry said. ... more | .. |
 US woman gets 3-year sentence for China exports The manager of a US electronics firm was sentenced Friday to 36 months in prison for conspiring to export military components and sensitive electronics to China, officials said. ... more | .. |
 Iraq's air force still lacks firepower Iraq is reportedly on the verge of signing a $13 billion deal with the Pentagon for advanced weapons systems, including Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter interceptors. But the French are trying to muscle in. ... more | .. |
 Germans stay, Dutch re-enter Afghanistan German soldiers are staying in Afghanistan until at least Jan. 31, 2012, and Dutch troops are returning to the country, a year after the Dutch government collapsed over the military mission there. ... more |
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  Obama faces tough diplomacy ahead of tour U.S. President Barack Obama faces tough diplomatic maneuvers ahead of a March tour of three of the countries the administration sees as potential trade partners. ... more | .. |
  Aegis Guided Missile Destroyer William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) Completes Super Trial Northrop Grumman's Aegis guided missile destroyer William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) successfully completed her combined super trial last week in the Gulf of Mexico. The successful sea trial paved the wa ... more | .. |
 Kim Jong-Il opposed succession: eldest son North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il was against a third-generation succession of power but named his youngest son as the next leader to ensure national stability, his eldest son told a Japanese newspaper. ... more | .. |
 US senator demands probe of tanker mix-up Seven US senators on Thursday called on the Pentagon to formally investigate a document mix-up in the politically-charged contest for a new aerial refueling tanker. ... more |
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 Northrop Grumman Responds To Federal Agency Needs For Stronger Cloud Security Solutions Northrop Grumman has unveiled a new methodology for strengthening data security in the "cloud" at the recent 6th Annual SANS Institute Cyber Defense Initiative conference. Northrop Grumman introduce ... more | .. |
 AMF JTRS Team Demonstrates JTRS Onboard AH-64D Apache Helicopter A Joint Tactical Radio Internet-Protocol (IP) communications network has successfully transmitted data and video to ground-based radios from its first airborne platform. The Lockheed Martin Airborne ... more | .. |
 Raytheon to supply radios to Aussie army Raytheon Australia has won a $70 million contract to supply position reporting systems, including radios, support equipment and maintenance work, to the Australian army. ... more | .. |
 Iran nuclear plant will be 'ready in April' Iran's first nuclear power plant will be ready to generate electricity on April 9, atomic energy chief Ali Akbar Salehi said on Friday, in signs of yet another delay. ... more |
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 Italy takes delivery of Boeing tanker The first of four Boeing KC767-A tanker aircraft have been delivered to the Italian air force. ... more | .. |
 Russia, US set date for new nuclear arms pact Moscow said Friday that the world's first nuclear arms deal in two decades would come into force early next month when US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton meets her Russian counterpart in Munich. ... more | .. |
 Germany to take fewer A400M planes Germany will take delivery of only 40 of the 53 Airbus A400M military transport planes it has ordered, the parliamentary budget committee decided Wednesday, in a further blow to the troubled project. ... more | .. |
Outside View: Think the way out of danger The traditional U.S. solution to military threats has generally been to spend rather than think our way clear of danger. With the wind down of the wars in Iraq and hopefully Afghanistan and the state of the economy with debts and deficits that seem endless, U.S. defense budgets will and must decline, probably dramatically. ... more |
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