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Cut JSF project still backed in CongressWashington (UPI) May 4, 2011 Plans for developing an alternative engine for the F-35 joint strike fighter project are still enjoying support in Congress despite the Pentagon's termination of funding for the discredited plan. In a version of the 2012 defense authorization bill introduced in the House Armed Services subcommittee on tactical air and land forces, U.S. Rep. Roscoe Bartlett, R-Md., and Rep. Silvestre Reyes, D-Texas, made clear they intended to continue canvassing for the alternative engine, cut down by a U.S. De ... read more |
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  Northrop Grumman Participates in E2DS Energy and Climate Change Conference Chief technology officers (CTO) from Northrop Grumman shared their views this week on how the aerospace, defense and security sector can leverage its expertise to address the challenges faced by the ... more | .. |
 Tactical Air Defense Services Acquires Use of Specialty Military Aircraft Tactical Air Defense Services is pleased to announce that it has acquired the exclusive use of a specialty military aircraft renowned for its capabilities in counter-insurgency and air-to-ground bom ... more | .. |
 TCG Awarded Contract to Deliver Multi-Link Ground Support System To Pakistan Air Force Tactical Communications Group (TCG) has received its fourth consecutive order from the US Air Forces' Electronic Systems Center (ESC) for a Ground Support System (GSS) for use by the Pakistan Air Fo ... more | .. |
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  Patriot Test Fires PAC-3 MSE Missile Raytheon's Patriot Air and Missile Defense System successfully test fired Lockheed Martin's PAC-3 MSE (Missile Segment Enhancement) missile recently at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. "This de ... more | .. |
 Marshall wins U.S. tanker supply deal Britain's Marshall Aerospace will supply body fuel tanks of the U.S. Air Force's new KC-X in-flight refueling tanker. ... more | .. |
  Iran won't use nuclear bomb against Israel: Barak Even if Iran obtains nuclear weapons it will not use them against Israel or other countries in the Middle East, Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak told the Haaretz newspaper on Thursday. ... more | .. |
  US lawmaker urges no cash for Pakistanis A key US lawmaker on Wednesday urged a halt to an aid program for flood victims in Pakistan in the wake of revelations that slain Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin laden lived there unperturbed for years. ... more |
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  Netanyahu due for May 20 White House talks President Barack Obama will host Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for Oval Office talks on May 20, with the stalled Middle East peace process expected to top the agenda. ... more | .. |
  Bin Laden computers a 'gold mine' for US Intelligence agencies combing through computers and storage devices found at Osama bin Laden's compound expect a "gold mine" of data that could expose terror plots, Al-Qaeda figures' locations and funding sources, ex-US officials said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  Iraq suicide car bombing kills at least 13 police A suicide bomber blew up a vehicle packed with explosives near a police station south of Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 13 policemen in the country's deadliest attack in more than a month. ... more | .. |
 Claude Choules, last WWI combatant, was anti-war The last World War I combatant, who has died aged 110, was staunchly anti-war and snubbed remembrance activities despite a 41-year navy career which began when he was just 14. ... more |
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 Bin Laden death may speed Afghan talks: experts While Osama bin Laden's death may have little immediate impact on the Afghanistan war, it could bring a political solution closer by opening the door for Western talks with the Taliban, experts said. ... more | .. |
 Novice filmmakers open window on Iraq As Baghdad writhed with violence in 2006, Emad Ali set out to make a film about the iconic Shabandar Cafe. But he turned the camera on himself after the teahouse was bombed, a deadly mortar killed his wife and a gunman shot him three times. ... more | .. |
 Outside View: Libya at the crossroads Libya stands at a crossroads of international politics, as it did when it was created as a new nation after World War II. Astute diplomacy, which reflects emerging world trends - not military escalation - is crucial to create a stable future for Libya. ... more | .. |
 Lebanese fear fallout from Syria violence As the increasingly violent uprising in Syria moves into its eighth week with no end in sight to the bloodshed, the Lebanese, gripped as ever by political crisis and concerns of another war with Israel, fear they will be dragged into the maelstrom. ... 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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 UN Security Council powers dispute coalition attacks UN Security Council powers publicly crossed swords over the Libya conflict on Wednesday with Russia and China leading criticism of international coalition air raids. ... more | .. |
 NATO chief backs financing Libya rebels NATO's chief on Wednesday put his weight behind calls to fund Libya's rebels in order to help them in their effort to dislodge leader Moamer Kadhafi. ... more | .. |
  'Anonymous' file planted on Sony servers Cybercriminals left a file in the name of "hacktivist" group "Anonymous" on the servers of Sony's online entertainment network, the Japanese company said Wednesday, but it stopped short of directly accusing the Internet vigilantes of carrying out the attack. ... more | .. |
 South Korea blames North for cyberattack An official investigation in South Korea put the blame squarely on North Korea for launching a cyberattack last month that focused on the Nonghyup Bank. ... more |
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 Italy, US eye trust fund for Libya rebels: report Italy and the United States could set up a trust fund to help finance the uprising in Libya, an Italian business daily reported on Wednesday, a day after rebels said they needed up to three billion dollars. ... more | .. |
Internet main tool for organised crime says Europol chief The Internet has become a major tool in European organised crime, which as well as cybercrime uses it for drugs and human trafficking and money laundering, Europol's top official said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 NATO denies killing Afghan guards with friendly fire The NATO-led force in Afghanistan on Wednesday dismissed claims by Afghan police that its troops had killed up to 10 guards in a friendly fire incident, saying it killed only one armed man. ... more | .. |
  Australian FM: Bring China into system Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd pressed Tuesday for a global effort to bring China into institutions, saying that the future of the world economy depended on it. ... more |
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  Boeing Phantom Ray Completes First Flight The Boeing Phantom Ray unmanned airborne system (UAS) successfully completed its first flight April 27 at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The 17-minute f ... more | .. |
 Australian Herons Achieve Record Flying Hours The fourth rotation (ROT 4) of Australia's Heron Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) Detachment in Kandahar, Afghanistan, has set a unit record for monthly flying hours. Commanding Officer Heron RPA Det ... more | .. |
 Successful Test Deployment of New Zodiac Marine Evacuation System The first deployment of a Zodiac Medium Inflatable Slide (MIS) MES escape slide by the French Navy was a successful demonstration of the new system's capability. The slides had been installed aboard ... more | .. |
  Boeing Receives JDAM Contracts Valued at 100 million dollars Boeing has announced that it has received contracts totaling $100 million for two types of Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) kits. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) on March 17 awarded the compan ... more |
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 Milestone Achieved with Test of JAGM's Single Rocket Motor Solution Raytheon and Boeing have completed a series of government-funded tests of the Joint Air-to-Ground Missile's single rocket motor solution. During the tests, rocket motors designed by Boeing and ... more | .. |
 Russia aims for $9.5 billion arms sales Russia aims to earn $9.5 billion from arms sales in 2011, a significant part in Latin America, new data after last month's premier arms show in Rio de Janeiro indicated. ... more | .. |
 Two loud blasts as jets overfly Tripoli Two loud explosions were heard early Wednesday as jets overflew the Libyan capital Tripoli, days after the regime said Libyan strongman Moamer Kadhafi escaped an air strike that killed one of his sons. ... more | .. |
 More violent neo-Nazis in Germany Political support for Germany's far-right is waning but the number of neo-Nazis ready to commit violence is on the rise, the head of the country's security agency said. ... more |
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