Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense
May 11, 2011
WAR REPORT
Libya airstrikes: OBL gone, Gadhafi next?
Cairo (UPI) May 10, 2011
NATO airstrikes Tuesday on Moammar Gadhafi's Tripoli compound, the second such attack in 10 days, have reinforced the suspicion that Western powers are out to assassinate the Libyan leader. Western leaders deny that but admit they're seeking regime change. It's not just the missile attacks by NATO jets that make it look like Gadhafi's the target. The recent deployment of missile-firing unmanned aerial vehicles, like the ones the Americans are using in Pakistan and Afghanistan to k ... read more

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NUKEWARS

Iran formally agrees to resume nuclear talks: report
Iran on Tuesday said it has formally agreed to resume talks on its controversial nuclear programme with six major powers which have been stalled since January. ... more
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IRAQ WARS

Outside View: Ashraf massacre
On camera and before the world's eyes, last month Iraqi armed forces stormed Camp Ashraf and shot dozens of unarmed civilians in cold blood. Others were deliberately run over with armored Humvees. ... more
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MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS

Lockheed Martin To Produce Equipment For US Army Tactical On-The-Move Network
Additional equipment is being produced for the U.S. Army's on-the-move, high-capacity communications network that brings high-bandwidth, mobile, two-way satellite communications and ad hoc mesh radi ... more
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FLOATING STEEL

Mistral talks stumble over sensitive technology
Talks between Russia and France on the purchase of Mistral class helicopter carriers have come to a dead end over Russia's demands on the transfer and licensed production of sensitive electronics, a ... more
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NUKEWARS

Russian defense ministry may broadcast live Bulava missile launches
The Russian Defense Ministry plans to broadcast live test launches of the Bulava submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) on its new website, spokesman Igor Konashenkov said. Russia plans t ... more
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MILTECH

LockMart Receives Instrumented Ranges/Digital Range Training System Contract Award
Lockheed Martin was awarded a contract to provide the Instrumented Ranges / Digital Range Training System (IR/DRTS) by the U.S. Army's Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumen ... more
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MILPLEX

Russian defense industry needs investment warns Medvedev
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday urged the government to come up with ideas on how to boost the flow of investment to the national defense industry. "You should consider mechanisms ... more
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NUKEWARS

Outside View: Iran and Bolivia
Recently, the United States and Colombia signed a long-awaited free trade agreement that is expected to boost job growth in both countries. Yet another recent trade deal that received scant attention is perhaps far more important to American interests. ... more
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MISSILE DEFENSE

United States unfolding missile defense in Europe de facto says Rogozin
The United States is already deploying its missile defense system in Europe without waiting for an agreement with Russia, Russia's envoy to NATO Dmitry Rogozin said. Romania announced on Tuesd ... more
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CYBER WARS

Hide files within files for better data security
Steganography is a form of security through obscurity in which information is hidden within an unusual medium. An artist might paint a coded message into a portrait, for instance, or an author embed ... more
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MILTECH

Boeing, Havelsan to Jointly Market VSOC Sentinel
Boeing and Havelsan, a Turkish software and systems development company, have signed a memorandum of agreement to jointly market Boeing's Visual Security Operations Console (VSOC) Sentinel. The cere ... more
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MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS

Northrop Grumman Awarded Contract to Develop EHF SatComms Antenna for B-2 Bomber
A new antenna system now under development by Northrop Grumman will enable the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber to send and receive battlefield information securely by satellite up to 100 times faster than ... more
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SUPERPOWERS

US, China clash on rights but ease economic rift
The United States on Tuesday sharpened its criticism of China's human rights record in high-level talks but the Pacific powers made some headway in easing frictions over the economy. ... more
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UAV NEWS

US drone attack kills four militants in Pakistan: officials
A US drone strike destroyed a vehicle in Pakistan's tribal belt on Tuesday, killing four militants in the second drone attack since the killing of Osama bin Laden, local officials said. ... more
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NUKEWARS

N.Korea denies cyber-attack on S. Korea bank
North Korea's defence ministry on Tuesday denied it carried out a cyber-attack on one of South Korea's largest banks, calling allegations that was behind last month's hacking "absurd" and a "farce". ... more
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Fresh quake barrage hits Greek island Santorini
Pain, anger as Turkey marks two years since quake disaster
January sets 'surprising' heat record: EU monitor
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NUKEWARS

Iran mocks Israeli leaders for 'stupid ideas'
Iran on Tuesday mocked Israeli officials for flirting with "stupid ideas" after former Israeli spy chief Meir Dagan admitted that an Israeli attack on Tehran's nuclear sites was foolish. ... more
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WAR REPORT

NATO denies targeting Kadhafi, unaware of his status
NATO denied again Tuesday that air raids on Tripoli were aimed at killing Moamer Kadhafi and said it did not know whether he was dead or alive. ... more
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WAR REPORT

Talks with Hamas not impossible: Israeli president
The possibility of talks between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas should not be entirely ruled out, Israeli President Shimon Peres told Ynet news in an interview published Tuesday. ... more
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TERROR WARS

Jakarta prosecutors demand life for Bashir
Prosecutors in Jakarta demanded a life sentence for terrorism defendant and radical Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir for allegedly financing a rebel training camp. ... more
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IRAQ WARS

Bombs kill two north of Baghdad: officials
Two bombs exploded as a police patrol passed through the centre of Tikrit, north of Baghdad, on Tuesday, killing two policemen, police and medical officials said. ... more
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THE STANS

US was prepared for Pakistan clash in bin Laden raid: report
US President Barack Obama ordered that the team sent to raid Osama bin Laden's compound be large enough to fight off Pakistani forces should they intervene, the New York Times reported. ... more
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NUKEWARS

N. Korea, China to develop border island: report
North Korea and China will start work on developing a river island on their border this month, a report said Tuesday, amid an international drive to coax Pyongyang back to nuclear disarmament talks. ... more
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TERROR WARS

US town's quiet pride for SEALs who killed bin Laden
A T-shirt with the words "game over" beneath the likeness of Osama bin Laden hangs next to one that reads "Obama got Osama" in a shop window on the main street in Virginia Beach. ... more
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MIT engineers help multirobot systems stay in the safety zone
Scientists' conference kicks off global AI summit in Paris
Tradition and hi tech sync at China 'AI temple fair'; Tourist hot spot stokes viral nostalgia
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TAIWAN NEWS

Taiwan protests to China over WHO name dispute
Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou on Tuesday protested to China for allegedly pressuring the World Health Organisation into telling its officials to refer to the island as a Chinese province. ... more
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UAV NEWS

DRC Awarded Additional Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Work
Dynamics Research Corporation has announced that it has been awarded two delivery orders with a combined value of $24.5 million for a base year with an additional option year period of performance. ... more
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SPACEWAR

Northrop Grumman Unveils Newest Intel Gathering Aircraft System
Military users will be able to get real-time high-definition video, view infrared imagery, use radar and even listen in on communications signals - all at the same time - using a new intelligence-ga ... more
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CYBER WARS

LockMart and Carnegie Mellon University Pursue Cyber Security Innovation with New Lab
The number one federal government IT provider and one of the nation's leading research universities are teaming up to tackle the rapidly-changing world of cyber security. Lockheed Martin has opened ... more
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MILTECH

LockMart Delivers First USAF Production F-35 Lightning II
The U.S. Air Force has accepted into its fleet the first of a planned 1,763 production-model Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II stealth fighters. The signing of formal acceptance documents for ... more
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MILTECH

Ecuador's Correa eyes more security, FDI
Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa, empowered by a weekend "yes" vote in a referendum, is weighing measures that will boost urban security, contain urban crime and make way for more flows of foreign direct investment. ... more
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TAIWAN NEWS

Taiwan in name dispute with UN health agency
Taiwan said Monday it would protest to the World Health Organization after the body allegedly told its officials to refer to the island as a province of China, highlighting a decades-old sovereignty dispute. ... more
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SUPERPOWERS

Russia flexes nuclear muscle on Victory Day
Some 20,000 soldiers and Russia's most advanced missiles rumbled across Red Square on Monday in a parade marking victory in World War II and reinforcing the country's belief in its Soviet-era might. ... more
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