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Global Hawk Completes First Full System Flight With MP-RTIP SensorEdwards AFB CA (SPX) Jul 27, 2011 Northrop Grumman's RQ-4B Block 40 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system (UAS) completed its first full system flight with the high performance AN/ZPY-2, also referred to as the Multi-Platform Radar Technology Insertion Program (MP-RTIP) sensor. The flight took place at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., on July 21. This is a first for a fleet of Block 40 Global Hawks that will be delivered to the UAS' main operating base at Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. The MP-RTIP-equipped Block 40 Global Ha ... read more |
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  Infrared Search and Track Sensor System Achieves Critical Development Milestone Lockheed Martin's Infrared Search and Track (IRST) sensor system for the U.S. Navy F/A-18E/F achieved critical Milestone B approval to proceed into the Engineering, Manufacturing and Development pha ... more | .. |
  N.Korea envoy 'upbeat' about US talks: report North Korea's vice foreign minister Kim Kye-Gwan expressed hope that ties with Washington would improve as he arrived in New York for rare talks with US officials, Yonhap news agency reported. ... more | .. |
 US military chief nominee warns Iran The nominee to be the next chief of the US military on Tuesday warned Iran not to pursue nuclear weapons or sponsor attacks in Iraq, saying it would be making a "serious miscalculation." ... more | .. |
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 US lobbied to stop Pakistan nuclear drive: documents The United States waged a secret diplomatic campaign in the 1970s to prevent Pakistan from developing nuclear weapons by pressing countries to control exports, declassified documents said. ... more | .. |
  'Evil' Australian hacker faces 49 charges A man who used the online nickname "Evil" has been charged with hacking attacks that police Wednesday alleged could have caused considerable damage to Australias national infrastructure. ... more | .. |
 Elbit Systems gets DAP contract Israel's Elbit Systems Ltd. has received a supplementary contract to continue work on the Israeli military's Digital Army Program. ... more | .. |
 Iran warns Russia on nuke plant delays An Iranian lawmaker says the country will brook no further delays from Russia on launching Iran's first nuclear power plant in Bushehr. ... more |
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 Outside View: U.S. envoy aids Iran Attacks by Iraqi forces on Camp Ashraf, home to pro-democracy Iranians, have seen 47 residents killed and 1,071 injured leaving the United States guilty of ignoring its responsibility to protect residents and prevent these war crimes. ... more | .. |
  Commentary: Restoration Doctrine It's now called the Doctrine of Restoration, diplomatic jargon for rebuilding America before China eats our lunch. ... more | .. |
  Norway: Homegrown terror still threatens The sometimes overlooked danger of domestic terrorism hit home last week when a man went on a killing spree that left 76 people dead. ... more | .. |
  NATO seeks urgent exit strategy in Libya NATO is seeking an urgent exit strategy from Libya that will end the fighting and decide the future of embattled leader Moammar Gadhafi, even if that means letting him stay in the country though out of power, it emerged Tuesday after British and French foreign ministers met in London. ... more |
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 UN envoy says Palestinians ready for statehood The Palestinian Authority is ready to govern a nation but deadlock with Israel has made a two-state solution far from certain, the UN special envoy for the Middle East peace process said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Pakistan foreign minister in India for peace talks Pakistan's first woman foreign minister urged India and Pakistan to shed the "burden" of history as she arrived in New Delhi on Tuesday for peace talks between the nuclear-armed rivals. ... more | .. |
 NATO warns Kadhafi over use of civilian facilities NATO warned on Tuesday that its warplanes will bomb former civilian facilities if Moamer Kadhafi's forces use them to launch attacks, as the UN said Libya's capital is suffering shortages of fuel, medicine and cash. ... 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 |
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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 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 |
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 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 | .. |
 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 |
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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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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 | .. |
 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 |
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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 | .. |
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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
  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 |
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