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LockMart's HULC Robotic Exoskeleton Enters Biomechanical TestingOrlando FL (SPX) Jul 01, 2011 Biomechanical testing of the Lockheed Martin ruggedized HULC exoskeleton is now underway at the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center in Natick, Mass. The testing is expected to help shape future requirements for the HULC based on feedback from soldiers. For seven weeks, U.S. Army warfighters will be evaluated to assess the effects of load carriage with and without use of the HULC exoskeleton. Biomechanical testing will measure changes in energy expended by users, a ... read more |
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  Cyber Security Solution Tailored to Utility and Energy Industry Utility and energy industry IT analysts will now be able to stay ahead of cyber security threats through intelligence-driven defense with Lockheed Martin's Palisade. This new cyber security solution ... more | .. |
  Selex Galileo's Gabbiano Radars Selected for Elbit Systems' UAS SELEX Galileo has been selected by Elbit Systems to supply its Gabbiano radar family for installation aboard Elbit Systems' Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS). The Gabbiano T20 radar will be installed ab ... more | .. |
  Textron to Supply US Army with 65 Additional Armored Security Vehicles Textron Marine and Land Systems, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron has announced that the U.S. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Mich., has exercised a contract option, valued at $49,6 ... more | .. |
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  EU, U.N. push gives Cyprus talks urgency Greek and Turkish Cypriot negotiators met this week with increased urgency to find a solution to unify the island after 45 years of fruitless talks. ... more | .. |
  Iraq PM to halve government size: aide Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki wants to cut the number of ministries and ministerial positions by nearly half in an effort to improve government efficiency, a close aide said on Thursday. ... more | .. |
  Taiwan unveils upgraded fighter jets Taiwan on Thursday unveiled an upgraded version of its locally developed fighter jet in a bid to boost its air defences against China after the US declined to sell it F16 warplanes. ... more | .. |
 Obama says Gates a bipartisan model of 'civility' US President Barack Obama hailed retiring Defense Secretary Robert Gates Thursday as a "humble" patriot whose bipartisan civility should serve as an example to Washington's feuding politicians. ... more |
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ATLAS bolsters radio frequency network through new HawkEye 360 alliance
Mobix Labs Secures Defense Funding to Advance SATCOM SoC Innovation
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 France defends arms to Libyan rebels Russia on Thursday demanded an explanation from France over its reported arms drops to Libyan rebels, as Paris denied a newspaper report that they had included anti-tank missiles. ... more | .. |
 Home of suspected LulzSec member raided: WSJ US Federal Bureau of Investigation agents carried out a raid on the home of an Ohio man suspected of being a member of the Lulz Security hacker group, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. ... more | .. |
 African leaders meet in summit dogged by Libya A Libyan rebel delegation at the African Union summit Thursday said "everybody agrees" that leader Moamer Kadhafi had to leave, as leaders sought backing for their roadmap out of the conflict. ... more | .. |
 Danish appeals court rejects gunrunner's India extradition The Copenhagen court of appeal on Thursday upheld a lower court's decision not to extradite a self-confessed gunrunner who parachuted weapons into India, saying it could not rule out mistreatment. ... more |
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  S. Korea on guard following N. Korean threats South Korea is closely watching North Korea's military after it warned of "merciless" retaliation for anti-Pyongyang slogans displayed by Seoul's frontline troops, the defence ministry said Thursday. ... more | .. |
  NATO says Haqqani commander killed in Afghanistan NATO said Thursday that a senior commander in the Al-Qaeda-linked Haqqani network wanted over this week's deadly attack on a leading hotel in the Afghan capital had been killed in an air strike. ... more | .. |
 NATO battles rifts three months into Libya war After three months of air strikes in Libya, the NATO alliance is showing growing signs of discord over how to bring a successful end to a conflict that has dragged on longer than some anticipated. ... more | .. |
 Boeing Supports USAF Launch of Miniature Air Launched Decoy Boeing earlier this month supported the U.S. Air Force in the first powered launch of a Miniature Air Launched Decoy Jammer (MALD-J) from a B-52. The successful test, in which the electronic jammer ... more |
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Fresh quake barrage hits Greek island Santorini
Pain, anger as Turkey marks two years since quake disaster
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 US Army Awards Raytheon contract to Complete Excalibur Ib Development The U.S. Army awarded Raytheon a $36 million contract for the final phase of the Excalibur Ib development program. This phase concludes with warfighter tests and will qualify Excalibur Ib for fieldi ... more | .. |
 Oshkosh to Showcase M-ATV Tactical Ambulance Oshkosh Defense will feature its MRAP All-Terrain Vehicle (M-ATV) tactical ambulance at the AUSA's Army Medical Exposition taking place in San Antonio, Texas. The M-ATV tactical ambulance offe ... more | .. |
 US Army Awards contract to Begin Work on Additional Persistent Threat Detection Systems Lockheed Martin recently received a $184.3 million undefinitized contract agreement from the U.S. Army to begin production of 29 additional Persistent Threat Detection Systems (PTDS) to support coal ... more | .. |
  Commentary: Vietnam redux U.S. President Barack Obama has just finished explaining to the world that he is ordering 10,000 soldiers home from Afghanistan this year and another 23,000 by September 2012, which will still leave some 70,000 till 2014, when his secretary walks in, notepad at the ready, and says, "The Taliban called. They said, 'Take your time.'" ... more |
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 Pakistan tells US to leave 'drone' attack base Pakistan told the United States to leave a remote desert air base reportedly used as a hub for covert CIA drone attacks, Defence Minister Ahmed Mukhtar was quoted by state media as saying Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 NATO has resources for Libya operation: Rasmussen NATO has the necessary resources and assets for its operations in Libya, but European members of the alliance should step up their cooperation so they can be used more efficiently, NATO's chief said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  30 soldiers killed in battles with Qaeda: army Thirty Yemeni soldiers were killed in battles that raged Wednesday between alleged Al-Qaeda militants and the army in Yemen's southern city of Zinjibar, a military source told AFP. ... more | .. |
 Six uranium traffickers arrested in Moldova Police in ex-Soviet Moldova have arrested six suspected traffickers in radioactive materials and seized Uranium-235 which can be used to make nuclear weapons, officials said on Wednesday. ... more |
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MIT engineers help multirobot systems stay in the safety zone
Scientists' conference kicks off global AI summit in Paris
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 Four killed in Iraq attacks A high-ranking housing ministry official, another civilian and two soldiers were killed in attacks in Iraq on Wednesday, an interior ministry official and an army officer said. ... more | .. |
 Sony backs US cybersecurity legislation Japan's Sony Corp., victim of one of the largest data breaches in history, voiced support on Wednesday for cybersecurity legislation being considered by the US Congress. ... more | .. |
 US needs UN mandate to leave Afghanistan: Russia Russia said Wednesday the United States will need to seek approval from the United Nations before it can withdraw all its forces from Afghanistan. ... more | .. |
 Outside View: Osama's perverted legacy A bullet to the brain ended Osama bin Laden's life on Earth. But, in a perverse twist of fate, his death ironically and iconically strengthened a bloody legacy to the detriment of much of the civilized world in at least three powerful ways. ... more |
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 Iran has secretly tested nuclear-capable missiles: Britain Iran has carried out secret tests of missiles capable of delivering a nuclear payload, British Foreign Secretary William Hague said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Yemen air raid kills civilians amid fierce clashes A Yemeni air strike killed four civilians and wounded 12 near the militant-held southern city of Zinjibar on Wednesday as fighting on the ground left 16 soldiers and at least two militants dead. ... more | .. |
Egypt spy trials sour links with Israel The arrest of an Israeli-American on charges of spying for Israel has intensified fears in the Jewish state that the post-Mubarak regime in Cairo seeks to distance itself from the historic 1979 peace treaty between the two countries. ... more | .. |
 Australia plots biggest post-war military sale Australia said Wednesday that it would undertake its biggest disposal of military equipment since World War II to fund a major upgrade, with combat aircraft, helicopters and ships all up for grabs. ... more |
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