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Lockheed Martin Support Enables High-Tempo F-22 Deployments WorldwideMarietta, GA (SPX) Mar 22, 2011 The Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor is logging a deployment-intensive pace in early 2011 following a busy 2010, and the company continues to provide key support to the fleet as the Raptor projects power globally. In January and February, the U.S. Air Force had Raptors deployed to Kadena Air Base, Japan, as part of a rotational deployment for a Pacific Air Forces Theater Security Package; to Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, for capabilities enhancement testing; and to Nellis AFB, Nev., for Red Flag, an a ... read more |
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  US Navy Awards Lockheed Martin Contract For Next Littoral Combat Ship The U.S. Navy has awarded a Lockheed Martin-led industry team $376 million to construct the nation's seventh Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). The fixed-price-incentive-fee contract provides funding ... more | .. |
  MEADS System Integration Begins At Italian Test Site A Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) launcher and BMC4I Tactical Operations Center (TOC) have entered system test and integration at Pratica di Mare (PdM) Air Force Base in Italy. This miles ... more | .. |
  Raytheon BBN Technologies To Protect Internet Comms For Military Abroad Raytheon BBN Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of Raytheon, has been awarded $1.9 million in defense research funding to develop safeguards for military Internet communications abroad. T ... more | .. |
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  British PM says no authority to topple Kadhafi British Prime Minister David Cameron said Monday there was no legal authority for regime change in Libya despite suggestions by ministers that air strikes could target Moamer Kadhafi. ... more | .. |
 UN Security Council opens new Libya session The UN Security Council began a closed-door meeting on Libya Monday, diplomats said, amid rising international criticism of air strikes directed at the regime of Moamer Kadhafi. ... more | .. |
 NATO struggles to overcome divisions on Libya action NATO struggled Monday to overcome divisions about a role in the military operation in Libya, as France resisted pressure to let the alliance take over and Turkey criticised the bombing campaign. ... more | .. |
 Little known about Kadhafi whereabouts: US general The US military knows little about the whereabouts of Libyan strongman Moamer Kadhafi after waves of air and missile strikes in the country, a top US general said Monday. ... more |
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 Israel arms tanks with new defense system Amid the political turbulence in the Arab world, which always makes Israel twitchy, its military is equipping its Merkava tanks with a new miniature defense system to protect them against Russian missiles Hezbollah used to great effect in the 2006 war. ... more | .. |
  Dassault, BAE press ahead with drone plan France's Dassault Aviation has teamed with BAE Systems to collaborate exclusively on a plan to build self-piloting drones for use by both France and Britain. ... more | .. |
  Russia to double missile production from 2013: Putin Russia plans to double the production of strategic and tactical missile systems from 2013, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said, Russian news agencies reported. ... more | .. |
  India assesses Chinese military abilities The Indian Defense Ministry's Annual Report for 2010-11 has added Chinese military capabilities into its strategic planning. ... more |
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 Obama, Rousseff take up security concerns U.S. President Barack Obama and Brazilian counterpart Dilma Rousseff issued strong support for pursuing projects that reflected shared security concerns for the Americas, heralding a potential boost for defense industries, at the start of the U.S. president's tour of Latin America. ... more | .. |
 Hamas militants say truce if Israel halts Gaza attacks After a leap in cross-border violence over the weekend brought Israeli air strikes, threats to kill Hamas leaders and calls for a fresh invasion of Gaza, Palestinian militants on Monday offered to halt attacks if Israel did the same. ... more | .. |
 Gates lauds 'extraordinary' progress with Russia Defence Secretary Robert Gates, an ex-CIA chief, on Monday hailed Russia's refusal to block military action against Libya as evidence of "extraordinary" progress in US-Russia ties. ... more | .. |
  Northrop Grumman Wins Task Order For US DHS Security Classified Networks Project Northrop Grumman has been awarded a follow-on task order with a total potential value of $1.1 billion by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) to operate, maintain and enhance the classifie ... more |
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What Elon Musk's Twitter tactics may bode for US government
Fukushima nuclear plant operator to dismantle water tanks next week
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  Google accuses China of blocking Gmail Google accused the Chinese government on Monday of interfering with its Gmail service, after weeks of online disruptions that have coincided with calls for protests emulating those in the Middle East. ... more | .. |
  Elbit And IAI Establish Joint Company Elbit Systems has announced the signing of a founder's agreement (the "Agreement") with Israel Aerospace Industries ("IAI") to establish a joint company and a limited partnership (collectively the " ... more | .. |
 PEO Ammo Picks Up 155mm Lightweight Howitzer Program The Program Executive Office for Ammunition has expanded to add towed artillery systems to the growing list of products that it manages for the military. On Jan. 20, Army Acquisition Executive ... more | .. |
 Northrop Grumman Ships First Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Fuselage Northrop Grumman completed the first of three fuselages for the Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Unmanned Aircraft System (BAMS UAS) System Development and Demonstration (SDD) program. The MQ-4C fus ... more |
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 First Flight For Thai Gripen The first flight on the morning of 15 March was completed by Squadron Commander Jackkrit Thammavichai, with Claes Wikstrom from the Swedish Air Force sitting in the rear seat of the Gripen D. ... more | .. |
 Raytheon Completes Work On Upgraded Early Warning Radar In Greenland Raytheon has completed all system requirements and testing of the Upgraded Early Warning Radar at Thule Air Base, Greenland. With this upgrade, the UEWR at Thule is ready to conduct the missile defe ... more | .. |
 Second And Third Flights Of X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Completed Less than a month after completing the first flight of the U.S. Navy's X-47B UCAS-Demonstration aircraft, flight test engineers from Northrop Grumman and the Navy have successfully completed the air ... more | .. |
 Libya ceasefire 'immediately violated': US The ceasefire announced by Moamer Kadhafi's Libyan regime "isn't true" or has been "immediately violated," President Barack Obama's national security aide Tom Donilon said Sunday. ... more |
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Lula pushes mega-oil project as Brazil prepares to host COP30
Trump slams paper straws, vows 'back to plastic'
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Coalition strike hits Kadhafi's control center An airstrike against an administrative building in a compound including Moamer Kadhafi's residence in Tripoli destroyed the Libyan leader's "command and control capability," a coalition official told AFP Sunday. ... more | .. |
  Nine killed in Iraq violence, 6 from same family Attacks around Iraq left nine people dead on Sunday, including six members of a family killed by a suicide bomber north of Baghdad, security sources said. ... more | .. |
 France back in US favor amid Libya, Japan crises France's assertive response to deadly unrest in Libya and its embrace of nuclear power amid Japan's atomic crisis drew praise this week from US politicians who eight years ago would likely have sung a very different tune. ... more | .. |
  Afghanistan's oppressed Hazaras dread Taliban return Ibrahim still has vivid nightmares about the slaughter on the morning of January 11, 2001 that he miraculously escaped. ... more |
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  Japan, China, SKorea foreign ministers meet The foreign ministers of Japan, China and South Korea on Saturday agreed to boost cooperation on nuclear power safety and disaster preparedness, one week after Japan's devastating quake and tsunami. ... more | .. |
 New Ferris wheel attracts leisure-starved Iraqis During their first outing since getting engaged in December, Haidar al-Saeedi and his fiancee dangled 55 metres (180 feet) over Baghdad, enjoying the view from a Ferris wheel that is the latest attraction in the leisure-starved capital. ... more | .. |
 Iran dispatches warships to Gulf of Aden Iran is dispatching a squadron of warships to the Gulf of Aden to protect its merchantmen against pirate attacks. ... more | .. |
 US army apologizes for pictures of abuse in Afghanistan The US Army on Monday formally apologized "for the distress" caused by pictures portraying abuse allegedly committed by US troops serving in Afghanistan. ... more |
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