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Boeing wins massive US air tanker contractWashington (AFP) Feb 24, 2011 US aerospace giant Boeing on Thursday won a massive contract to supply aerial refueling tankers to the Air Force, defeating European rival EADS in a long and tortuous contest. Announcing the first part of a contract worth more than $30 billion, the Pentagon said: "Boeing was a clear winner." The US firm is now tasked with delivering 18 aircraft by 2017, but the contract is expected to grow to 179 tankers. The planes, effectively flying gasoline stations, giving the Air Force global reach and ... read more |
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  Top US lawmaker sounds alarm over Syria nukes A top US lawmaker pressed President Barack Obama on Thursday to impose new sanctions on Syria after photographs emerged suggesting its secret nuclear program was broader than previously revealed. ... more | .. |
 Thailand Receives First Batch Of Gripen Fighters The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has now taken delivery of six Gripen C/D fighters. These aircraft belong to the first batch ordered in 2008. In total, Thailand has ordered 12 Gripen. The ... more | .. |
  US Navy's Newest DDG 51 Class Destroyer Delivered The U.S. Navy accepted Northrop Grumman's latest Aegis guided missile destroyer in a ceremony held on the fantail of the Navy's newest ship. William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) is the 28th DDG 51 Class de ... more | .. |
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  Fire Scout Completes First Unmanned Test Flights On Littoral Combat Ship The Northrop Grumman-built MQ-8B Fire Scout vertical takeoff and landing tactical unmanned aerial vehicle (VTUAV) achieved a significant development milestone in November when it flew its first test ... more | .. |
 Main Mast Installation Completed On USS Theodore Roosevelt Northrop Grumman completed a significant work performance milestone on the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) with the installation of the final section of the ship's main ... more | .. |
  US Army ordered psy-ops on own lawmakers: report The US Army ordered the illegal use of psychological operations to influence US lawmakers on the Afghanistan war, Rolling Stone magazine reported Thursday, forcing the US commander there to launch an inquiry. ... more | .. |
  PM urges Iraqis not to attend 'Saddamist' demos Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki called on Iraqis not to participate in massive planned demonstrations in Baghdad on Friday, describing their organisers as insurgents and loyalists of Saddam Hussein. ... more |
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 US, S. Korea envoys discuss N. Korea nuclear program South Korea's nuclear negotiations chief met Thursday with US special envoy for North Korea Stephen Bosworth to discuss Pyongyang's uranium enrichment program, officials said Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Pentagon tanker deal boosts industry As one of the most coveted military contracts in U.S. history comes to a close, the U.S. defense industry stands to profit, experts suggest. ... more | .. |
  Arab turmoil stirs fear of al-Qaida threat As rebels in Libya loot the military arsenals of Moammar Gadhafi's crumbling regime and militants are freed from Egyptian prisons, there are fears that al-Qaida could exploit the turmoil sweeping the Arab world to spread jihad. ... more | .. |
India rejects direct purchase of MH-60s India will continue with an open tender to buy multi-role helicopters after pulling out of a direct foreign military sale purchase of 16 Sikorsky MH-60 aircraft. ... more |
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  Taiwan protesters throw flowers at China envoy A senior Chinese official Thursday travelled to south Taiwan, a hotbed of anti-Beijing sentiment, as protesters threw eggs and flowers in a reference to Tunisia's "Jasmine Revolution". ... more | .. |
Russia launches $650 bn military spending drive Russia launched a $650 billion rearmament plan Thursday to counter the West's military dominance by adding eight nuclear submarines and hundreds of warplanes to its creaking armed forces. ... more | .. |
US drone kills three in NW Pakistan: officials A US drone strike in a Pakistani tribal area Thursday killed at least three militants, security officials said. ... more | .. |
 Iran warships dock in Syria: diplomatic source Two Iranian warships, the first to enter the Mediterranean from the Suez Canal since 1979, docked at the Syrian port of Latakia on Thursday, an Iranian diplomatic source told AFP in Damascus. ... 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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 Photos point to second Syrian nuclear site Satellite photos published by a Washington think tank on Wednesday appear to show Syrian efforts to conceal a second suspected nuclear site allegedly linked to a reactor bombed by Israel in 2007. ... more | .. |
Taiwan protesters throw flowers at China envoy A senior Chinese official on Thursday travelled to south Taiwan, a hotbed of anti-Beijing sentiment, as protesters threw eggs and flowers in a reference to Tunisia's "Jasmine Revolution". ... more | .. |
N. Korea says S. Korea provoked deadly shellfire North Korea reiterated Thursday that its deadly artillery attack on a South Korean border island last November was provoked by Seoul, in a statement which dimmed hopes of an easing of tensions. ... more | .. |
 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 |
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  Enhancing The Protection Of Rotary Aircraft Against Missiles Northrop Grumman and SELEX Galileo have announced the successful integration of a continuous laser autoboresight module into an advanced jam head to enhance the signal jamming capabilities of the co ... more | .. |
Arabs, Iranians in Chile 'monitored' Israel allegedly helped Chilean intelligence "monitor" Arab Palestinian and Iranian individuals and communities in the Latin American country, leaked diplomatic documents indicate. ... 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 |
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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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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 | .. |
  Indonesia observers set for border dispute Indonesia answered a call from Cambodia and Thailand to send observers into a disputed border area where sporadic fighting erupted in the past several weeks. ... more | .. |
Outside View: Hitler's revenge Over the past 70 years, who has generally exerted the greatest influence on how America characterizes its enemies? Ironically, the answer rests in why we were fully successful in only one major and lengthy war during that period and failed or stumbled in the others because of this flawed imaging process. ... 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 |
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  Scientists Build World's First Anti-Laser More than 50 years after the invention of the laser, scientists at Yale University have built the world's first anti-laser, in which incoming beams of light interfere with one another in such a way ... more | .. |
Boeing beats EADS in US tanker battle US aerospace giant Boeing on Thursday won a massive contract to supply aerial refueling tankers to the US Air Force, defeating European rival EADS in a long and tortuous contest. ... more | .. |
Images show Syria wanted nuclear weapons: Israel New satellite images released by a US research institute show Syria "tried to become a nuclear power," a senior Israeli defence official said on Friday. ... more | .. |
EU prepares for possible Libya no-fly zone: diplomat EU nations are preparing to take part in a possible no-fly zone over Libya to prevent Moamer Kadhafi from bombing protesters in case the UN approves such a measure, an EU diplomat said Friday. ... more |
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