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Raytheon DeepSiren Closes Submarine Comms Gap At Arctic ExerciseWashington DC (SPX) Apr 15, 2011 During a U.S. Navy exercise, Raytheon's DeepSiren underwater acoustic communication system bridged a capability gap for submarines operating beneath the Arctic ice by providing on-demand tactical mission and emergency response information. The system was successfully operated during the Navy's ICEX 2011 exercise conducted by the Arctic Submarine Laboratory far north of the Arctic Circle. "Raytheon DeepSiren enables operational commanders anywhere in the world to quickly send tactical message ... read more |
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  Obama urged to limit Russia missile shield sway President Barack Obama must beat back any Russian demands for "red-button" sway over a missile shield in Europe and deny Moscow access to sensitive data tied to the program, US senators urged Thursday. ... more | .. |
  Elbit Systems Awarded Soltam's Artillery System Contract Elbit Systems has announced that it was awarded a contract to supply self-propelled artillery and accompanying systems to an African country. The contract, valued at approximately $24 million, will ... more | .. |
 LockMart And Atmos To Pursue Brazil Air Surveillance Radar Program Lockheed Martin and Atmos Sistemas have signed a teaming agreement to pursue the Brazilian Air Force's future Three-Dimensional (3-D) Long-Range Radar procurement program, which seeks to upgrade and ... more | .. |
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  Answering The Warfighter's Call For Joint Air-To-Ground Missile Raytheon has received the U.S. Army and Navy's Joint Air-to-Ground Missile request for proposal and will respond as a prime contractor. Raytheon is teamed with Boeing for the competition. The ... more | .. |
 Fire Control Radar Completes Target-Of-Opportunity Tracking Raytheon's JLENS (Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System) has successfully demonstrated tracking targets of opportunity in the Salt Lake City air space. Testing and i ... more | .. |
  CIA will not halt operations in Pakistan: official The Central Intelligence Agency has no plans to suspend "operations" in Pakistan against terror suspects despite objections from leaders in Islamabad, a US official said Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Elbit To Showcase Maritime Capability Solutions Elbit Systems of America will present an array of cutting edge solutions, designed to enhance the capabilities of expeditionary, irregular warfare, and special operations forces at the upcoming Navy ... more |
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Dust Uncovers Magnetic Fields in Young Star Systems
Astrolab's FLIP rover to ride aboard Astrobotic's Griffin-1 for lunar mission
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  Al-Qaeda number two broaches Libya in new video Al-Qaeda number two Ayman al-Zawahiri incites Muslims to rise up against both NATO and Moamer Kadhafi's forces in a newly released video apparently taped before the Western intervention in Libya. ... more | .. |
  Israelis brace for major war with Hamas Israeli military chiefs say a large-scale conflict is inevitable despite a shaky cease-fire since Monday in their current confrontation with Palestinian fundamentalists of Hamas in the Gaza Strip. ... more | .. |
 NATO needs more precision bombers in Libya NATO needs more high-precision fighter aircraft to strike weapons the Libyan regime is hiding in populated areas, NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Thursday in Berlin. ... more | .. |
  Indonesia plumps for KAI's T-50 trainer? Korea Aerospace Industries appears to have beaten international rivals for an export order - the first - of its T-50 Golden Eagle fighter trainers to Indonesia. ... more |
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 Clinton warns against hasty Afghan withdrawal Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday backed further away from a US timeline to start pulling troops from Afghanistan in July, warning "political expediency" would benefit the Taliban. ... more | .. |
  UN says 34 killed at Iranian exiles camp in Iraq At least 34 people were killed and dozens wounded at an Iranian exiles' camp raided by the Iraqi military last week, the United Nations said Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Kadhafi on Tripoli streets as NATO vows tougher action Libyan strongman Moamer Kadhafi toured the streets of Tripoli on Thursday as NATO warplanes carried out a series of air raids that rocked the capital. ... more | .. |
 Pakistan army to build road link to Afghanistan Pakistan army chief General Ashfaq Kayani launched a major road project Thursday that will be a vital trade route between the nation's lawless tribal region and Afghanistan, the military said. ... more |
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SFL Missions Inc. Secures CSA Contract for HAWC Satellite Concept Study
Multinational research project shows how life on Earth can be measured from space
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 US refuses to return to frontline in Libya The United States resisted pressure Thursday to return its warplanes to the frontline in Libya even as NATO vowed to keep bombing Moamer Kadhafi's forces and pressed the strongman to quit. ... more | .. |
 BRICS nations against use of force in Libya Leaders of five of the world's major emerging powers said Thursday the use of force in Libya and the Arab world should be avoided, at a summit intended to showcase their growing global clout. ... more | .. |
 NATO ministers meet on Libya as air strikes intensify NATO foreign ministers gathered Thursday in Berlin amid calls for increased air strikes on Moamer Kadhafi's forces and growing divisions among world powers over whether to arm Libya's rebels. ... more | .. |
Libya fires salvo at Qatar as NATO mulls more air strikes Libya accused Qatar of providing rebels seeking to oust Moamer Kadhafi with anti-tank missiles, as NATO on Thursday gathered to mull calls for intensified air strikes on the strongman's forces. ... more |
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 NATO allies split over scope of Libya air strikes NATO foreign ministers meet Thursday amid a growing rift over the pace of air strikes in Libya, as calls mount for allies to intensify the bombing campaign to prevent a stalemate on the ground. ... more | .. |
  Taiwan kicks out Chinese writer over slapping cure Taiwan's government on Thursday ordered a Chinese writer to leave the island after he claimed that slapping a person's body can cure chronic disease. ... more | .. |
 BRICS nations against use of force in Libya Leaders of five of the world's major emerging powers said Thursday the use of force in Libya and the Arab world should be avoided, at a summit intended to showcase their growing global clout. ... more | .. |
  BRICS nations call for UN Security Council reform The leaders of five of the world's major emerging powers called Thursday for UN Security Council reform to give developing nations more of a say on pressing global issues. ... 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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Pakistan frees 89 Indian fishermen: officials Pakistan on Thursday freed 89 Indian fishermen imprisoned for fishing and violating its territorial waters as the nuclear-armed rivals resume a fledgling peace process. ... more | .. |
Bioterrorism focus shifts to East Africa A 20-year U.S. effort to secure and destroy Cold War-era weapons of mass destruction has been expanded to guard against bioterrorism in East Africa. ... more | .. |
  N. Korea says US detainee will face charges North Korea said Thursday it would charge an American detained since November with crimes against the nation, amid reports he was engaged in missionary work in the hardline communist state. ... more | .. |
 South America, Africa spend more on arms Global arms spending rose to more than $1.6 trillion in 2010, with South America and Africa accounting for the fastest relative increases over the previous year, a Swedish defense industry watchdog said. ... more |
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 Amnesty urges Lebanon to trace civil war missing Amnesty International urged Lebanese authorities on Thursday to investigate the fate of thousands of people who disappeared during the 1975-1990 civil war and are believed dead or held in Syria. ... more | .. |
US says fighters still bombing Libya air defenses US fighter jets are still carrying out bombing raids on Libya's air defenses, the Pentagon said Wednesday, days after indicating American combat aircraft had withdrawn from NATO operations. ... more | .. |
 US helps eliminate Ukraine's Scud missile stockpile The United States said Wednesday it helped Ukraine destroy a stockpile of 185 surface-to-surface Scud missile systems. ... more | .. |
 Gates warns of fallout from big US defense cuts Pentagon chief Robert Gates on Wednesday warned that major cuts to defense spending planned by President Barack Obama would require scaling back military forces, missions and capabilities. ... more |
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