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Britain moves Libya jets to ground attack roleLondon (AFP) April 6, 2011 Britain said on Wednesday it was moving four Typhoon jets from policing the Libya no-fly zone to ground attack roles after criticism from rebels that NATO forces were failing to protect Misrata. "In agreement with NATO, the UK has today agreed to move four RAF Typhoons from an air defence role, policing the no-fly zone, to a ground attack role," said the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in a statement. The move was aimed at "further bolstering NATO's ground attack capability," added the MoD. Previ ... read more |
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  OSU Chemist Developing Solution To Nerve Agent Exposure Scientists are working to develop a new drug that will regenerate a critical enzyme in the human body that "ages" after a person is exposed to deadly chemical warfare agents. Christopher Hadad ... more | .. |
 Merging Gaming And Simulation Tools To Create Models For Border Security With funding from the Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection (CBP), researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have developed a high-fidelity simulation and analysis progra ... more | .. |
  Micro Aircraft IMPULLS Improves Avionic Systems And Sensors A novel test aircraft of the TU Muenchen successfully completed its maiden flight yesterday at the airfield of the MFC Red Baron near Heimstetten. The micro aircraft christened "IMPULLS" (Innovative ... more | .. |
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  Air Force CIO Discusses Future Of Cyberwar Ops The Air Force chief information officer addressed modern cyberspace threats and the impact of social networking at the Air Force Association Cyber Futures Symposium and Convention here April 1. ... more | .. |
  Pilots dead in California F/A-18 fighter crash: report A US F/A-18 fighter jet crashed Wednesday in California near a naval air base, killing its two pilots, The Los Angeles Times reported. ... more | .. |
  Britain orders 1,000 Thales LMM missiles In a bid to arm its incoming AgustaWestland Lynx Wildcat helicopters, Britain has become the first customer for a new multi-role missile developed by Thales UK. ... more | .. |
  Outside View: Chaotic world consequences Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld elevated the words "known and unknown" to high art forms. ... more |
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 Israel lets Egypt know how it won in 1967 Amid concerns the new regime emerging in Cairo will be less committed to Egypt's historic 1979 peace treaty with Israel than ousted President Hosni Mubarak, it may be more than mere coincidence that the Jewish state has unveiled one of its best-kept secrets. ... more | .. |
 F-35C CF-1 Catapult Hookup Navy F-35 flight test aircraft CF-1 approaches the TC-7 catapult at Naval Air Station Patuxent River March 22. With U.S. Marine Corps test pilot Lt. Col. Matt "Opie" Taylor at the controls, CF-1 com ... more | .. |
 Report: Cybercriminals now more ambitious Criminal gangs and criminally minded individuals acting on their own are becoming more ambitious and sophisticated as they target increasing numbers of computer users in homes and offices, data collected for a global survey of trends and risks indicated. ... more | .. |
  Al-Qaeda revives in Afghanistan: report Al-Qaeda militants are gradually returning to eastern Afghanistan and setting up bases for the first time in years, exploiting a withdrawal of US troops in the area, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. ... more |
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  Gates in Iraq as US forces near pullout US Defence Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Baghdad Wednesday for talks with Iraqi leaders and to see American troops, who ended combat operations in August ahead of a scheduled withdrawal by the end of this year. ... more | .. |
  Branson unveils flying sub to explore ocean depths British billionaire Richard Branson unveiled plans Tuesday to pilot a "flying" mini-submarine down to the furthest depths of the oceans, in his latest record-breaking adventure. ... more | .. |
  Budget impasse means no pay for US troops:officials US troops will not get paid if the government is forced to shut down due to a political deadlock over the budget, officials said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Argon ST Awarded Joint Precision Air Drop System Ultra Light Weight Contract Argon ST and teammate Atair Aerospace, Inc (Atair) have announced that they have received a $45,000,000 not-to-exceed ceiling firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for t ... more |
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 US Army Selects AAI's Man-Portable Aircraft Survivability Trainer AAI Test and Training has announced that its Man-Portable Aircraft Survivability Trainer (MAST) has been selected by the U.S. Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentati ... more | .. |
 Armoured Vehicle Worth Over 10 Billion Dollars Many countries are in the midst of acquisition or upgrade programmes to replace or refurbish large fleets of armoured vehicles. However, reduced defence budgets were announced by many countries in 2 ... more | .. |
  Preparations Underway As US Army Gears Up For Large-Scale Network Evaluations As preparations for the Army's Network Integration Evaluation (NIE) kick into high gear, Soldiers, engineers, combat developers and test officials are joining forces at Fort Bliss, Texas, and White ... more | .. |
 South African Rooivalk Handed Over To SAAF The upgraded Rooivalk combat support helicopter has been handed over to the South African Air Force for operational duties. The helicopter, designed and manufactured in South Africa, was received by ... more |
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 Boeing Supports First Hellfire Test Launch From Avenger System Boeing supported the U.S. Army's first test launch of an AGM-114 Hellfire missile on Feb. 23 at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. The missile was fired from a modified Avenger weapon system as part o ... more | .. |
  Pakistan to review its nuclear power Pakistan has called for a review of its nuclear power plants in Karachi and Chashma, in the wake of Japan's nuclear crisis. ... more | .. |
 Arms sales to Libya haunt Europeans Large-scale sales of weapons and other military equipment to Libya have come back to haunt European powers as they seek to bring down Moammar Gadhafi, with Britain, France and Italy using the same advanced combat jets they once tried to sell to his regime. ... more |
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 Mexican cartels armed from Central America: US Mexico's notoriously violent drug cartels get much of their weapons from stockpiles in Central America left over from conflicts in the region, a top US military official said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 US general voices concern over Iran-Venezuela ties The United States is worried about increasingly close ties between Venezuela and Iran, a top US military official told lawmakers Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 China: Peaceful military development China's military development remains focused on national security and not regional hegemony, a major government white paper on defense said. ... more | .. |
 India-Bundesbank Iran deal is off: German source India has called off plans that have irked Washington and Israel to channel oil payments to Iran through the German central bank, a German source said Tuesday. ... more |
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 Nine slain in Iraq, six from one family At least nine people were slain in separate attacks in Iraq on Tuesday, including six members of the family of a university professor who died in an attack last year, security sources said. ... more | .. |
 Small Diameter Bomb II Program Completes CDR Raytheon's Small Diameter Bomb II program completed a U.S. Air Force critical design review (CDR), clearing the way for the weapon to begin captive flight testing later this year. "Raytheon's ... more | .. |
  STSS Satellites Comms Crosslink Extends Real-Time 'Stereo Tracking' Of Space Objects The communications crosslink between the twin Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) Demonstration satellites, built by Northrop Grumman and Raytheon, has shown its effectiveness in transmitt ... more | .. |
 NEW-HIP Program Advances Avionics Networks Modern military aircraft are burdened with miles of heavily shielded copper wire cables that connect a multitude of components. This cabling is heavy and subject to deterioration due to harsh enviro ... more |
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