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New Missile Warning Satellite Delivers First Infrared ImageryWashington DC (SPX) Jul 08, 2011 The first Lockheed Martin-built Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous (GEO-1) spacecraft beamed down its first infrared image on June 21 to the SBIRS ground station. Following its May 7 launch, the satellite is performing as expected, and is now undergoing early orbit testing. The U.S. Air Force's SBIRS GEO-1 spacecraft is the most technologically advanced military infrared satellite ever developed. The system will enhance the military's ability to detect missile launches around the g ... read more |
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  Unmanned Global Hawk Completes First Production Acceptance Multi-Intelligence Sensor Flight The newest Northrop Grumman built RQ-4 Global Hawk remotely piloted aircraft completed the first of many production acceptance flights of an operational Block 30 multi-intelligence sensor package on ... more | .. |
  Northrop Grumman-Led ICBM Prime Integration Team Participates in Test Launch of Minuteman III Missile The Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Prime Team, led by Northrop Grumman, participated in an Air Force Global Strike Command flight test of an operational Minuteman III ICBM launched from V ... more | .. |
  F-35 Jet Blast Deflector Testing Underway at Lakehurst F-35C Lightning II carrier variant aircraft CF-2 is performing Jet Blast Deflector (JBD) tests at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey. The JBD, located behind the catapults aboard a ... more | .. |
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 Northrop Grumman to Help US Navy Study Options for Developing Fleet of Carrier-Launched Unmanned Systems The U.S. Navy will gain insight into the technical risks, challenges and operational benefits of developing a new fleet of unmanned carrier-launched surveillance and strike (UCLASS) aircraft through ... more | .. |
  Mystery explosions rock Turkmenistan Turkmenistan on Friday insisted mystery explosions outside Ashgabat were caused by fireworks but unofficial sources said that a military arms depot had blown up in a potentially massive accident. ... more | .. |
  S. Korea military seeks cash to raise readiness South Korea's defence ministry said Friday it has asked for a larger budget for next year to improve troops' readiness for combat and fortify frontline islands against North Korea. ... more | .. |
  US lawmakers rally behind Dalai Lama US lawmakers hailed the Dalai Lama as a global inspiration as they welcomed him Thursday at the Capitol, urging President Barack Obama to defy China and also meet the exiled Tibetan leader. ... more |
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ATLAS bolsters radio frequency network through new HawkEye 360 alliance
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 Vatican's ties with Beijing suffer fresh setback Ties between the Vatican and Beijing have been fraught further with the Holy See excommunicating a Chinese bishop and threats by the China's state-run Church to continue defying Pope Benedict XVI. ... more | .. |
  US House votes to bar military aid to Libyan rebels The US House of Representatives on Thursday rejected cutting off funds for NATO-led operations in Libya but voted to forbid the Pentagon from arming, training, or advising the strife-torn nation's rebels. ... more | .. |
  US, Iraq weigh post-2011 US force: Mullen The United States and Iraq are negotiating a possible new security deal that would keep US forces in the country beyond a December 31 deadline for withdrawal, the top US military officer said Thursday. ... more | .. |
  Six Al-Qaeda members killed: Mauritanian army Mauritanian soldiers killed six north African Al-Qaeda members during an attack on a southern army base earlier this week, the military said Thursday, lowering the previously-stated toll of 20. ... more |
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  Serco firms up Aussie Middle East contract Serco Group has won a 2-year contract worth around $50 million to provide logistics and base support services to the Australian military in the Middle East. ... more | .. |
  New ID technology debuts Neurotechnology of Lithuania , a provider of biometric identification technologies, has introduced VeriSpeak, the company's new voice identification technology. ... more | .. |
 N. Korea bribed Pakistan for nuclear secrets: report The architect of Pakistan's nuclear weapons program claims North Korea paid bribes to senior Pakistani military officials in return for nuclear secrets in the 1990s, the Washington Post said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Taiwan testfires own sub-launched missile: report Taiwan has testfired for the first time a locally developed submarine-launched missile designed to counter the threat of China's fast-expanding navy, a report Thursday. ... 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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Denmark stands by ruling not to extradite gunrunner to India Denmark's top prosecutor said Thursday he would not appeal a court ruling denying an Indian request to extradite a Danish gunrunner who parachuted tonnes of weapons into West Bengal in 1995. ... more | .. |
 NATO air strike kills 13 civilians: Afghan police Up to 13 civilians, mostly women and children, were killed in a NATO air strike on Thursday in the eastern Afghan province of Khost, provincial police chief Mohamad Zazai said. ... more | .. |
Israel trusts Germany over secret Saudi tank deal: minister A top Israeli official said he was unaware of a disputed German deal to sell hundreds of tanks to Saudi Arabia but had complete confidence in the German government, in an interview published Thursday. ... more | .. |
  Current Climate of Austerity Poses a Challenge to Defence Suppliers in the UK Naval Market The Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR), commissioned by the British Government, intends to make some key decisions, against a backdrop of dwindling budgets. The outcomes of this review wil ... more |
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 Lockheed Martin Achieves Significant Information Technology Services Milestone Lockheed Martin has announced the successful achievement of ISO 20000 certification for its Information Systems and Global Solutions business area. The IT services certification complements the info ... more | .. |
  Northrop Grumman to Provide Navigation Equipment for Modernisation of India Air Field Infrastructure Program Northrop Grumman's Europe-based air traffic management subsidiary, Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems is providing a range of navigation equipment including Instrument Landing Systems (ILS) and Doppl ... more | .. |
 Lockheed Martin Delivers First VNsight Sensor to the US Army Lockheed Martin recently delivered the first VNsight production unit for the U.S. Army's Apache Attack Helicopter, which adds a low-light-level display capability to the AH-64D Apache's combat-prove ... more | .. |
  Satellite Command and Control System Extends Capability With Launch Of ORS-1 Satellite Lockheed Martin has announced that the Multi-Mission Satellite Operations Center Ground System Architecture recently extended its mission capability to Schriever Air Force Base, Colo., with the succ ... 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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 Simple, fast anthrax detector described U.S. researchers say a new automatic and portable detector can signal the presence of anthrax in a sample of suspected material in 15 minutes. ... more | .. |
Thales forms new company Thales of France announced the creation of a new company in the field of defense, security and ground transportation. ... more | .. |
 Outside View: A (new) American way of war War, according to the great Prussian military philosopher Carl von Clausewitz was most profoundly a conflict of wills through an admixture of policy with "other means." But Clausewitz never fully defined "other means." There was little need. ... more | .. |
 Commentary: Topsy-turvy alliance The ingredients for a pluperfect national storm coupled with a pluperfect action completed at or before the time of another past action are the best way to try to understand the crazy mixed-up - but still critically important - alliance between Pakistan and the United States. ... more |
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Britain to pull 500 troops from Afghanistan: Cameron Britain will withdraw a further 500 troops from Afghanistan by the end of next year, but will keep soldiers there in a training role until at least 2023, Prime Minister David Cameron said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
Mass grave with 900 corpses found in Iraq Iraqi authorities uncovered a mass grave with 900 corpses near the central city of Diwaniyah on Wednesday, believed to be Kurds killed during the rule of ousted dictator Saddam Hussein, an official said. ... more | .. |
Computer infections rife as hackers prevail: PandaLabs Hackers infected computers, derailed websites, and plundered networks in a memorably miserable quarter, according to a report released Wednesday by Internet security firm PandaLabs. ... more | .. |
 White House defends secret detention of Somali The White House Wednesday defended the treatment of an alleged leader of Somalia's Shebab Islamist insurgency who was interrogated for two months on a US warship, saying his detention was lawful. ... more |
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