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Missile Warning Satellite Encapsulated in Launch Vehicle Payload FairingCape Canaveral FL (SPX) Apr 27, 2011 The first Lockheed Martin-built Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous (GEO-1) spacecraft was encapsulated into its payload fairing April 20 in preparation for an early May liftoff aboard an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. SBIRS GEO-1 will enhance the nation's missile warning capabilities and improve other critical mission areas simultaneously including missile defense, technical intelligence and battlespace awareness. The GEO-1 satellite includes highl ... read more |
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  Russia test launches Sineva strategic missile The Russian military successfully test launched a Sineva ballistic missile Tuesday from a submarine in the Arctic, the Interfax news agency quoted a defence ministry spokesman as saying. ... more | .. |
  NATO mulls sending civilian envoy to Libya rebel stronghold NATO may send a civilian "contact point" to Libya's eastern rebel bastion of Benghazi in order to improve political relations with the opposition, an alliance spokeswoman told AFP on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Raytheon Awarded Contract for Patriot Tactical Missile Upgrades Raytheon has been awarded a $58.3 million contract for Patriot Guidance Enhanced Missile-Tactical, or GEM-T, missiles. The U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM), Redstone Arsenal, Ala ... more | .. |
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  China's army chief to visit US in May: state media China's army chief of staff will visit the United States in May, state media confirmed on Tuesday, as the two countries try to bolster military relations despite their growing rivalry. ... more | .. |
 Top US senator: China tour helped build trust A high-powered US Senate delegation to China helped build "mutual trust" in talks on human rights, economic disputes, clean energy, and Iran's suspect nuclear drive, its leader said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Pentagon lists mosques where Al Qaeda recruited: WikiLeaks Al Qaeda recruited and trained militants at mosques and Islamic centers in cities around the world from Montreal to Karachi, according to a Pentagon list leaked Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 British defense chief cites 'momentum' in Libya war British Defence Secretary Liam Fox on Tuesday said that Libya's rebels had gained "momentum" on the battlefield and that Moamer Kadhafi's regime was on the "back foot." ... more |
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  Outside View: Justifying a massacre As Iraqi forces raided an Iranian opposition camp this month in what has been described by the chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations as a "massacre" and by British politicians as a "crime against humanity," it is clear that the continued ban on the MEK in the United States is being used by Iraq and Iran to justify the massacre of members of this group. ... more | .. |
 Aussie PM tough on restarting Korean talks Australia's prime minister said North Korea must be ready to compromise on military issues, including its nuclear program, or there's no point in restarting stalled talks. ... more | .. |
 Carter in N. Korea peace bid but S. Korea sceptical Former US president Jimmy Carter on Tuesday began a visit to North Korea aimed at easing tensions on the divided peninsula, but South Korea reacted sceptically to the mission. ... more | .. |
  Taliban jailbreak could hit NATO efforts: experts An audacious jailbreak which saw hundreds of Taliban escape an Afghan prison through a tunnel threatens to undermine war gains claimed by US-led troops at a crucial time, experts say. ... more |
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  Northrop Grumman Begins Testing New Multi-Function Active Sensor Northrop Grumman has announced the start of system tests of a new Multi-Function Active Sensor (MFAS) being developed here for use by the U.S. Navy onboard the MQ-4C Broad Area Maritime Surveillance ... more | .. |
 Raytheon Delivers First Standard Missile-6 To US Navy Raytheon delivered the first Standard Missile-6 production round to the U.S. Navy. "Five years ago, Raytheon promised the U.S. Navy that SM-6 would be delivered in March 2011, and we delivered on th ... more | .. |
  Uruguay buys three more Bombardier jets Uruguay flag carrier Pluna is sticking to Bombardier Aerospace jets for an extension of its fleet and will buy another three of the manufacturer's CRJ900 NextGen aircraft. ... more | .. |
 Jihadist killers challenge Hamas in Gaza Jihadist militants are believed to have been behind the recent killing of Italian pro-Palestine activist Vittorio Arrigoni in the Gaza Strip, underlining their growing strength in the Palestinian territory and the challenge this poses to its hard-line rulers, Hamas. ... 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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 Israeli arms firms target Latin America Elbit Systems, one of Israel's leading defense companies, has won an $85 million contract to upgrade 11 Brazilian air force F-5 fighter-bombers as well as a joint venture with plane maker Embraer to build Israeli-designed unmanned aerial vehicles. ... more | .. |
 Petraeus visits Pakistan for security talks: embassy US general David Petraeus on Monday visited Pakistan and held talks with its army chief on ways to bolster regional security, the US embassy said in a statement. ... more | .. |
 'Nuclear hellstorm' if bin Laden caught: 9/11 mastermind The mastermind of the 9/11 attacks warned that Al-Qaeda has hidden a nuclear bomb in Europe which will unleash a "nuclear hellstorm" if Osama bin Laden is captured, leaked files revealed Monday. ... more | .. |
 Kadhafi safe and his morale high: spokesman Moamer Kadhafi is in a safe place and his morale is high, a regime spokesman said on Monday after an overnight NATO air strike on the Libyan leader's compound wrecked his office. ... more |
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 Three Turks kidnapped in Iraq released: army Three Turkish workers who were kidnapped in mid-February in the northern Iraqi oil hub of Kirkuk were released on Monday after being held by a Sunni militant group, security officials said. ... more | .. |
 Italy ready for 'targeted action' in Libya: Berlusconi Italy will allow its air force to take "targeted action" against selected military objectives in Libya, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said Monday. ... more | .. |
Kurd officers killed in clash with Iraqi forces Two Kurdish security officers died and four other people were wounded in armed clashes between Iraqi soldiers and Kurdish forces in the oil-rich northern city of Kirkuk Monday, officials said. ... more | .. |
  China to launch carrier in 2011: Taiwan spy chief Taiwan's spy chief on Monday said China could bring its first aircraft carrier into service before the end of the year, kindling fears in Taipei over Beijing's continued naval build-up. ... 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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 Britain's SAS faces recruitment crisis: military chief Britain's elite SAS is facing a recruitment crisis because the army is so overstretched that soldiers do not have time to prepare for the gruelling selection process, a senior officer warned on Monday. ... more | .. |
 Food shortages focus of North Korea visit: Carter A group of former statesmen led by ex-US president Jimmy Carter said Monday they will focus on food shortages, human rights and denuclearisation when they visit North Korea this week. ... more | .. |
S. Korea says N. Korea deceptive on dialogue South Korea accused North Korea Monday of "deceptive" appeals for dialogue and said Pyongyang was determined to keep its nuclear weapons despite international efforts to revive disarmament talks. ... more | .. |
 Forgotten victims of Pakistan's Taliban war Shadi Khan was once a proud soldier fighting the Taliban, but today he quivers in pain, socks bagged around metal pins after a bomb blew off his legs on Pakistan's deadliest battlefield. ... more |
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 Pakistan re-opens NATO supply route NATO can resume supplying its troops in Afghanistan through a key Pakistani route on Monday after protesters against US drone strikes lifted a blockade, an official said. ... more | .. |
 Australians see China as military threat: poll Almost half of Australians believe China will become a military threat in the next 20 years and a majority believe Canberra is allowing too much Chinese investment, according to a poll released Monday. ... more | .. |
 US appeals court revives Iraq Blackwater case A US appeals court has reopened the prosecution of four former Blackwater security guards accused of killing 14 Iraqi civilians in 2007, documents obtained by AFP Sunday showed. ... more | .. |
Iraq PM pledges not to ask for US troop extension Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has pledged that Baghdad would not ask US troops to stay in the country beyond a year-end pullout, his office said on Saturday. ... more |
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