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STSS Demonstrator Satellites Track Short-Range, Air-Launched RocketPoint Mugu CA (SPX) Jul 21, 2011 The Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) demonstration satellites successfully acquired and tracked a short-range, air-launched target (SRALT) July 8 in a test that showed their ability to track dim objects that have extremely short flight timelines. The satellites were built by Northrop Grumman Corporation, prime contractor, and Raytheon Company, sensor payload provider, for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA). The exercise verified target capabilities and did not involve an intercept ... read more |
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  Cyprus peace could be casualty of blast fallout When sirens sounded at dawn on Wednesday they not only reminded Greek Cypriots of the Turkish invasion but also served as a wake-up call that Cyprus is on the brink of political and economic meltdown. ... more | .. |
  Remote Polish lake makes big waves in global shipping At first, the sight of grown men fiercely concentrating on the slightest movements of tiny, model ships looks a little silly. ... more | .. |
 Heavy metal hardens battle The French may have had a better chance at the Battle of Agincourt had they not been weighed down by heavy body armour, say researchers. A study published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B shows ... more | .. |
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  Outside View: An uncommon defense Intense debate over what the United States can or will do regarding its massive debt and deficits along with its drawdowns from Afghanistan and Iraq, possibly tempered by the Libyan fiasco, will put defense spending under political and public microscopes. ... more | .. |
 Brazil starts building Scorpene-class subs Brazil has started building four conventional submarines in preparation for developing technological capability to build a nuclear one with French help. ... more | .. |
 Libya rebels ask France for more help Military leaders from the rebel-held Libyan city of Misrata asked French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Wednesday for extra aid to defeat ruler Moamer Kadhafi, a member of their delegation said. ... more | .. |
  US training plans gain traction in Iraq: Zebari Plans to keep a small number of American army trainers in Iraq after a year-end deadline for US forces to pull out are gaining traction among political leaders, Baghdad's foreign minister said on Wednesday. ... 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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  First US Navy Demonstration of Joint Tactical Radio Network Lockheed Martin performed its first successful Joint Tactical Radio network demonstration for the U.S. Navy, transmitting Internet-Protocol enabled data and video communications Using a Joint Tactic ... more | .. |
 Improved Aircraft Survivability and Digital Interoperability Technology developed as part of Northrop Grumman's Rotorcraft Avionics Innovation Laboratory (RAIL) took flight for the first time aboard the U.S. Navy's T-Rex UH-1N test bed aircraft to demonstrate ... more | .. |
 Boeing P-8A Poseidon Production Aircraft Completes First Flight The first Boeing P-8A Poseidon production aircraft completed its first flight on July 7, taking off from Renton Field and landing three hours later at Boeing Field in Seattle. The P-8A is the first ... more | .. |
  Iran Guards kill Kurdish rebels Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards continued their offensives against rebels from the Party of Free Life of Kurdistan (PJAK) on Wednesday, killing and wounding a number of them, media reported. ... more |
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 Eyeing China, Clinton urges India to take leader role US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged India on Wednesday to be more assertive in Asia, reflecting US desire for New Delhi to emerge as a counter-weight to Chinese power. ... more | .. |
 GD Canada and DRDC Atlantic Complete Torpedo-Defence Demo General Dynamics Canada has completed its largest and most successful Technology Demonstration Program (TDP) with Defence Research and Development Canada Atlantic (DRDC Atlantic), demonstrating a to ... more | .. |
  US DoD Announces First Strategy for Operating in Cyberspace The Department of Defense has released the DoD Strategy for Operating in Cyberspace (DSOC). It is the first DoD unified strategy for cyberspace and officially encapsulates a new way forward for DoD' ... more | .. |
 Soldiers Keep Iraq's Highways, Byways Safe As the sun sets on the desert horizon, the highways of southern Iraq empty of civilian traffic. Although the local population begins to go home for the night, a new type of traffic emerges on Iraq's ... 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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 NATO envoy: Russia won't arm Gadhafi Russia's envoy to NATO has again blasted France's move to arm Libyan rebels but says his country has no plans to supply weapons to Libya leader Moammar Gadhafi. ... more | .. |
  Oshkosh to Supply 400 Additional M-ATVs to US Forces Oshkosh Defense will build and deliver an additional 400 MRAP All-Terrain Vehicle (M-ATV) base variants with integrated underbody protection following an order from the U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Ma ... more | .. |
 Africa increases imports of Ukrainian arms Africa imported $956.7 million of Ukrainian armaments in 2010, an increase of about 20 percent over the previous year, Ukrainian government figures indicate. ... more | .. |
 Dogs With Cameras Search for Bombs The dog school of the Royal Netherlands Air Force has acquired a new technique for detecting explosives. With a camera attached to its head, a search dog can search for explosives by itself. T ... more |
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 Commentary: 'Haunting Legacy' If journalism is the first draft of history, the current phase of journalism with blogs, tweets and miscellaneous bells and whistles is once-over-lightly history that bears little relation to reality. ... more | .. |
  Clinton pushes security, nuclear deals in India US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pushed for nuclear deals and deeper security cooperation with India on Tuesday as she visited the key US ally in the shadow of triple bomb blasts in Mumbai. ... more | .. |
 Iran says installing 'speedier' nuclear centrifuges Iran said Tuesday it has begun installing new centrifuges with "better quality and speed" to enrich uranium in its nuclear facilities, defying international demands it halt its atomic activities. ... more | .. |
 Kadhafi remains defiant as rebels seek to consolidate gains Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi said Tuesday he will not bow under the pressure of NATO air strikes and the rebellion against him, as insurgents sought to consolidate gains on one front and readied to push forward on another. ... 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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 UN expresses 'cautious optimism' on Iraq The UN envoy to Iraq expressed "cautious optimism" about economic and governmental improvements in Iraq in a briefing to the Security Council Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Israel navy intercepts Gaza-bound French yacht Israel commandos on Tuesday boarded a French yacht heading for Gaza in defiance of its naval blockade, and escorted it to shore after what the military said was an uneventful takeover. ... more | .. |
 Iraq, Iran issue border demands after clashes Iran must respect its borders with Iraq, authorities in Iraqi Kurdistan said on Tuesday, after Tehran's forces clashed with Iranian Kurdish rebels leaving several people dead. ... more | .. |
 Internet activist charged as hacker A US Internet activist was charged Tuesday with plundering digital academic archives at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). ... more |
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  Pakistan drone crashes near oil refinery: navy A Pakistani surveillance navy drone crashed near an oil refinery after hitting a bird on a routine flight, coming down in the country's largest city of Karachi on Tuesday, the navy said. ... more | .. |
 S. Korea to adopt tougher rules on military bullying South Korea's military on Tuesday announced tougher rules to combat barrack-room bullying after this month's deadly shooting rampage by a Marine who complained of abuse by superiors. ... more | .. |
  Malian soldiers keep tight control over former Qaeda base Malian forces are building up their defences in the Wagadou forest, braced for a counter-attack by Al-Qaeda fighters three weeks after wresting the base back from the jihadi group. ... more | .. |
 Dalai Lama says he will decide successor Tibet's spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has insisted that he will guide the choice of his successor, saying China's plans to control the selection of the Buddhist leader were "ridiculous." ... more |
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