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Boeing and BAE Systems to Develop Integrated Directed Energy Weapon for US NavyAlbuquerque NM (SPX) Jul 26, 2011 Boeing has announced that its Directed Energy Systems (DES) division has signed a teaming agreement with BAE Systems to develop the Mk 38 Mod 2 Tactical Laser System for defense of U.S. Navy ships. The Navy awarded the BAE Systems team an initial contract in March to build a demonstrator unit of the system. Boeing is a subcontractor to BAE Systems under this contract. "Boeing is committed to developing this directed energy system that will significantly enhance ship defense," said Michael Ri ... read more |
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  JLENS Successfully Completes Endurance Test Raytheon'saerostat system - Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensors (JLENS) - recently completed a successful endurance test. "Providing long endurance surveillance fo ... more | .. |
  USAF Approves Production of NGC Deployable Digital Wireless System for Remote Warfighters The U.S. Air Force has approved Northrop Grumman's Theater Deployable Communications (TDC) Wireless Distribution Module (WDM) for production. TDC WDM provides a line-of-sight extension of a lo ... more | .. |
 First Euro Hawk Unmanned Aircraft System Touches Down in Germany Euro Hawk, the first high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE), signals intelligence (SIGINT) unmanned aircraft system (UAS) based on the RQ-4 Global Hawk produced by Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) for the ... more | .. |
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  Mullen sees 'very difficult' time in US-Pakistan ties The top US military chief warned Monday that US-Pakistan military-to-military ties were at a "very difficult" crossroads, allowing that a path to progress on that front was not yet clear. ... more | .. |
  Israel nabs boat smuggling weapons on Dead Sea The Israeli military and police on Monday captured a boat on the Dead Sea which was trying to smuggle weapons from Jordan, and detained two Palestinians on board, officials said. ... more | .. |
  Pyongyang's nuclear envoy to meet Bosworth A senior North Korean diplomat involved in nuclear negotiations plans to visit the United States this week, South Korea's national news agency Yonhap reported. ... more | .. |
 Israeli company producing UAVs with French Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. is working with French company Dassault Aviation SA to manufacture F-Heron TP unmanned aerial vehicle drones in Israel. ... 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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  US takes on Iraq pullout 'one bite at a time' From flyers warning troops the post office will shut soon to disused housing units waiting to be dispatched to their new destination, the signs are everywhere: US forces are packing up to leave Iraq more than eight years after they first arrived. ... more | .. |
  Senior US cybersecurity official resigns A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official responsible for defending US government networks against cyberattacks resigned on Monday. ... more | .. |
 Top US officer sees Kadhafi end Top US officer Admiral Michael Mullen on Monday acknowledged NATO was in a "stalemate" in its Libya campaign but still voiced optimism the strategy would lead to the departure of Moamer Kadhafi. ... more | .. |
Hundreds displaced by Iran-Iraq Kurd clashes: ICRC Fighting between Iranian military forces and Kurdish separatists has displaced hundreds of villagers in the border regions of northern Iraq, the Red Cross said on Monday. ... more |
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 US denies killing scientist, presses Iran The United States on Monday denied Iranian accusations it assassinated a scientist and urged the Islamic regime not to use the incident to "distract attention" from its contested nuclear program. ... more | .. |
  Taiwan general who spied for China gets life A Taiwanese general lured by a honey trap into spying for China was sentenced to life in prison by a military high court on Monday, in one of the island's worst espionage cases for half a century. ... more | .. |
Arrests after anti-Assad demos in Damascus: activists Syrian armed forces have arrested several people after demonstrations against President Bashar al-Assad's regime were held across Damascus, rights activists said on Monday. ... more | .. |
 US money ended up in Taliban hands: report US government funds earmarked ostensibly to promote business in Afghanistan have landed in Taliban hands under a $2.16 billion transportation contract, The Washington Post reported late Sunday. ... 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-NKorea talks ease tensions but no quick deal seen Upcoming US-North Korean talks will ease high tensions on the Korean peninsula but are unlikely to bring a quick breakthrough in years-long efforts to shut down the North's nuclear programme, analysts say. ... more | .. |
Taiwan says Chinese fighter jets entered its airspace Two Chinese fighter planes intruded into Taiwanese airspace, the defence ministry said Monday, in an incident local press said resulted from their attempts to drive away a US spy aircraft. ... more | .. |
 Kadhafi counter-attack repulsed, Tripoli bombed Forces loyal to Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi launched a counter-offensive on rebels in the southwest on Sunday but were repulsed, after NATO warplanes blitzed military targets in the capital. ... more | .. |
 Iran accuses US, Israel of killing scientist Iran on Sunday accused arch-foes the United States and Israel of masterminding the assassination of a scientist in Tehran, Dariush Rezaei-Nejad, who was reportedly associated with the defence ministry. ... more |
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  'Qaeda' suicide bomber in pickup kills 9 Yemeni troops A suicide bomber Sunday detonated a truck packed with explosives at an army camp in Aden, killing nine soldiers, a military source said, amid raging battles between troops and Islamist militants. ... more | .. |
 N. Korea tested missile rocket: report North Korea last year tested a rocket to carry long-range missiles in an apparent attempt to showcase its weapons capability to the United States, a report said Sunday. ... more | .. |
 US forces to stop joint operations in Iraq's north In one week US troops will cease joint operations with Iraqi and Kurdish forces, begun in early 2010 to dampen tensions between Kurds and Sunni Arabs in disputed northern zones, a US military official said on Saturday. ... more | .. |
  China launches largest dock landing ship China has launched its largest amphibious dock landing warship, the 19,000 metric ton Jinggangshan, in Shanghai. ... 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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  Ghana debates military jet purchase The decision by the National Democratic Congress government to acquire five new aircraft for Ghana's armed forces at a cost of $102 million has been debated in Parliament. ... more | .. |
 IMF 'may never know' who mounted cyber attack The International Monetary Fund said Friday it may be impossible to identify who mounted a cyber attack on its computer files in May, after a Bloomberg report suggested it was China. ... more | .. |
 NATO operation kills 50 militants in Afghanistan More than 50 militants were killed in a major Afghan and foreign operation against the Haqqani network in eastern Afghanistan, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said Friday. ... more | .. |
 Metal Storm and TASER Sign MoU Metal Storm Limited is pleased to announce that it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with TASER International Inc. and BREON Defence Systems Pty Limited to develop and market TASE ... more |
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  GA-ASI Awarded Contract for Hellads Weapon System Demonstrator General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has announced that the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) recently awarded the company a contract for development of the complete Demonstrator Las ... more | .. |
 Australian army soon to get Nary vehicles The Australian army will take delivery of 31 new Nary patrol vehicles this month after a delay of more than three years. ... more | .. |
 US Army Develops New Ways to Test, Identify Biological Agents The Army is advancing science in new ways. Scientists as the U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center developed a ground-breaking method for identification of biological agents. "We are e ... more | .. |
 UK Defence Equipment Budget Rises As Future Force Takes Shape The Government has committed to increasing the planned MOD equipment budget by over GBP3bn during the Spending Review period after 2015 to fund vital future military equipment. The longer-term ... more |
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