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US expected to unveil tanker winner ThursdayWashington (AFP) Feb 23, 2011 The US Defense Department is expected to announce Thursday the winner of a $35 billion aerial refueling tanker contract sought by Boeing and European rival EADS, congressional aides said Wednesday. The Pentagon declined to comment on the matter. For nearly a decade, the Defense Department has sought to award the KC-X tanker contract to replace 179 tankers in an aging fleet of Boeing KC-135s that date back to the 1950s. In a politically charged battle, the US aerospace giant Boeing and the Eu ... read more |
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  Afghanistan seeks US help post-2014 Afghanistan on Wednesday appealed for the United States to provide security assistance beyond 2014, the date by which President Barack Obama wants to withdraw US combat troops. ... more | .. |
  Radical Shiite cleric Sadr back in Iraq: source Radical Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr returned to the holy city of Najaf from Iran on Wednesday, a source within his office told AFP. ... more | .. |
 UAE announces $3.09 bn in defence deals The United Arab Emirates has announced 11.68 billion dirhams (3.09 billion dollars/2.249 billion euros) in defence deals in three days, the official WAM news agency reported on Wednesday. ... more | .. |
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  K-MAX Achieves Numerous Firsts During Recent Demo Flights Kaman Aerospace Corporation and the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center (NSRDEC) recently made aviation history with the Unmanned K-MAX helicopter by successfully c ... more | .. |
  Northrop Grumman Next-Gen FBCB2 System Approved For Fielding The U.S. Army has approved for fielding the next-generation Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below (FBCB2) system, called Joint Capabilities Release (JCR). FBCB2 JCR, developed by Northrop Grumm ... more | .. |
 Boeing To Demonstrate Aviation Command And Control Subsystem For US Marine Corps Boeing has received a nearly $5 million demonstration contract for the U.S. Marine Corps Common Aviation Command and Control System (CAC2S) program. CAC2S will upgrade the service's Marine Air Comma ... more | .. |
  Terror Quartet plots al-Qaida attacks Al-Qaida has been unable to mount a major terrorist attack in the United States since 9/11 despite several attempts but recent reports indicate that the network's top commanders are determined to hit the Americans hard. ... more |
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One in three Afghan troops leave army: NATO One in three Afghan soldiers still leave the army each year, but NATO remains on track to raise the number of security forces to 305,000 by October, an alliance general said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  China blocking N. Korea nuclear report: diplomats China on Wednesday refused to let the UN Security Council publish a report on North Korea's nuclear sanctions busting, diplomats said. ... more | .. |
 US: Iran ships must follow international law The United States called Wednesday for two Iranian ships in the Mediterranean Sea to adhere to international law and said it was keeping a careful eye on their activities. ... 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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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 | .. |
  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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 |
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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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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 | .. |
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 | .. |
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 | .. |
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 |
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  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 | .. |
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 | .. |
  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 | .. |
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 |
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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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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 | .. |
  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 | .. |
 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 |
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 A Device Enables The Remote Explosion Of Improvised Land-Mines Composed of diverse elements, mostly of plastic, with little metal used, improvised explosive devices are very difficult to detect. In cooperation with two colombian universities, scientists at EPFL ... 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 | .. |
 Boeing And Fluor Team To Pursue Sandia National Laboratories Contract Boeing and Fluor Corp. have formed a team to pursue a contract to manage and operate the Sandia National Laboratories if the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) decides to hold a competition. Sand ... more | .. |
 Sentries In The Garden Shed Someday, that potted palm in your living room might go from green to white, alerting you to a variety of nasty contaminants in the air, perhaps even explosives. The stuff of science fiction you say? ... more |
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