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System Integration Test For SM-3 Kinetic Warhead CompletedTucson AZ (SPX) Feb 23, 2011 Raytheon and Aerojet have completed a kinetic warhead system integration test for Standard Missile-3 Block IB. The test verified the ability of the warhead to detect, track and intercept a moving ballistic missile target in a zero-gravity environment. During the test, a fully operational, flight-weight kinetic warhead operated on an air-bearing test stand and performed in a high-altitude chamber at Aerojet's Sacramento, Calif., facility. The kinetic warhead's seeker tracked a simulated target whil ... read more |
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  RC-12X Aircraft Provides Highly-Capable SIGINT Systems To Warfighter Northrop Grumman will field the first systems in the upgraded RC-12X Guardrail fleet, providing the U.S. Army with unparalleled signals intelligence (SIGINT) capability, under a recent task order aw ... more | .. |
  New Armoured Vehicle Technology From Africa To Shake Up Market European defence manufacturers are facing strong competition in the form of new ground breaking vehicle technology developed in Africa. Paramount Group, Africa's largest privately owned defenc ... more | .. |
 Gulf holds arms expo as Mideast erupts Amid a reported bloodbath in Libya and the Arab world in turmoil amid much Western hand wringing about selling weapons to dictatorial Arab regimes, the world's arms dealers are touting their wares at the Middle East's biggest defense exhibition in Abu Dhabi. ... more | .. |
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 $7 bn UAE missile deal expected this spring A Lockheed Martin official said on Tuesday that he expects an agreement to be concluded this spring for the United Arab Emirates to buy an anti-ballistic missile system reputedly worth about $7 billion. ... more | .. |
  Northrop Grumman Awarded UAS Common Architecture Working Group Contract The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman a $3.3 million contract to participate in the Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Control Segment (UCS) Architecture Working Group (UCSWG). Sponsored by the Unm ... more | .. |
 JLENS Program Achieves Critical Milestone Raytheon's JLENS (Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System) program has successfully demonstrated the ability to transmit from an elevated aerostat. The JLENS dem ... more | .. |
  China FM pledges efforts to revive stalled nuke talks China will work to revive stalled talks on North Korea's nuclear disarmament and to maintain peace on the Korean peninsula, Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said Wednesday during a visit to South Korea. ... more |
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Multinational research project shows how life on Earth can be measured from space
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 ThalesRaytheonSystems Announces Command View Mobile For C4I Solution ThalesRaytheonSystems has developed a mobile application for its Command View C4I product that will enable users to gain essential situational awareness and decision-making information on a variety ... more | .. |
  Boeing Receives Second Option Of B-52 Engineering Sustainment Contract Boeing has announced that the U.S. Air Force has exercised a $21.7 million option for the company to continue supporting the B-52 Stratofortress bomber under an Engineering Sustainment Program (ESP) ... more | .. |
U.S. mulls backing Brazil jet deal terms The United States is keen to assure Brazil it can have technology transfer terms similar to those offered by France or Sweden when considering purchase of 36 fighter jets worth $4 billion-$7 billion, congressional reports said. ... more | .. |
 Jittery Israel spars with Iran's navy Israel announced Tuesday it successfully tested its Arrow anti-ballistic weapon in what appeared to be a timely demonstration of its military might as Iranian warships deploy in the Mediterranean for the first time in three decades. ... more |
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  Denmark to begin pulling troops from Afghanistan this summer Denmark's political parties Tuesday backed a government plan to gradually pull out Danish troops from Afghanistan starting this summer through the end of 2014 and hand over responsibility to Afghan forces. ... more | .. |
Taiwan pushes for U.S. arms: Interview Taiwan has revived calls for an arms deal with the United States, saying it was crucial for the survival of the country. ... more | .. |
Israel on high alert as Iran warships enter Med Israel put its navy on high alert and said it would respond immediately to any "provocation" as two Iranian warships sailed through the Suez Canal into the Mediterranean on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
No jet fighter decision in short term: Brazil Brazil will make no decision in the "short term" on a multi-billion-dollar tender for 36 new fighter jets that is closely fought over by US, French and Swedish companies, the defense ministry said Tuesday. ... more |
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Efforts to Detect Alien Life Advanced by Simple Microbe Mobility Test
How Early Earth Supported the Formation of Polyester Protocells
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 LockMart Receives Major Contract Modification For F-22 Raptor Sustainment Lockheed Martin has received a $726.6 million contract modification from the U.S. Air Force for sustainment of the F-22 Raptor fleet. This modification is for the 2011 Follow-On Agile Sustainm ... more | .. |
Argentina halts US military training amid cargo spat Argentina is suspending its participation in foreign military training in the wake of a diplomatic row over its seizure of materials from a US military plane, a top official said Sunday. ... more | .. |
  Thousands stage Iraq Kurd anti-govt demo Around 4,000 demonstrators crowded a square in the centre of the Iraqi city of Sulaimaniyah on Tuesday, the latest protest against the dominance of two major parties in the Kurdish region. ... more | .. |
  Philippines, communists aim for peace in 18 months The Philippine government and communist rebels waging one of the world's longest insurgencies are aiming to sign a peace pact within 18 months, the two sides said after holding landmark talks. ... more |
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Western arms makers eye lucrative Mideast market Western arms makers, squeezed by budget cuts at home, jostled to ink deals at the biggest arms fair in the Middle East as crackdowns on anti-regime protestors claimed hundreds of lives in the region. ... more | .. |
Iraq trades F-16s for food for poor Amid violent uprisings against autocratic Arab regimes, the Iraqi government says it has taken a novel step to head off trouble: shelving plans to buy 18 Lockheed Martin F-16s and diverting a $900 million down payment to buy food for its poor. ... more | .. |
Iran not behind Mideast protests: Mullen Iran foments instability in the Middle East but is not behind popular protests in Bahrain and other countries in the region, top US military officer Admiral Mike Mullen said Monday in Qatar. ... more | .. |
N. Korea sought military talks with US: report North Korea last month offered to hold high-level military talks with the United States to discuss tensions on the Korean peninsula and nuclear disarmament, a report said Monday. ... more |
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New method employs atomic clocks and lasers to probe dark matter
Robot Demonstrates Advanced Gripping Technology in Space
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Azerbaijani soldier kills seven servicemen An Azerbaijani soldier shot dead seven of his fellow young servicemen at a military base, in the latest deadly shooting tragedy to hit the ex-Soviet state's armed forces, officials said Monday. ... more | .. |
NATO air strike kills Afghan family of six: officials Afghan officials Monday accused NATO forces of killing a family of six in an air strike, a day after President Hamid Karzai said 50 innocent people had died in aerial attacks nearby. ... more | .. |
  US military to boost naval fleet in Asia A top US naval commander said Monday that Washington plans to boost its military presence in Asia, while warning that China should expand its own forces in a "responsible and constructive" way. ... more | .. |
 AeroVironment Develops World's First Fully Operational Life-Size Hummingbird-Like Unmanned Aircraft for DARPA AeroVironment, Inc. has accomplished a technical milestone never before achieved - controlled precision hovering and fast-forward flight of a two-wing, flapping wing aircraftthat carries its own ene ... more |
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  China envoy arrives in Taiwan A top Chinese negotiator arrived in Taiwan on Wednesday for his first visit to the south, the island's stronghold of anti-China sentiment. ... more | .. |
 Northrop Grumman To Outfit Littoral Combat Ship Mission Package Containers Northrop Grumman will support assembly of the U.S. Navy's Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) mission packages at Naval Base Ventura County, Port Hueneme, Calif. It also has rounded out its team of subcontra ... more | .. |
 Russian defense satellite in wrong orbit A Russian defense satellite sent into the wrong orbit can't perform its mission, said First Deputy Defense Minister Vladimir Popovkin. ... more | .. |
Philippines has failed to end Taiwan row: Aquino President Benigno Aquino said Wednesday the Philippines had failed to resolve a row with Taiwan over deportations, as Taipei threatened to stop hiring Filipino workers. ... more |
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