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HALE-D Demonstrated During Abbreviated FlightAkron OH (SPX) Aug 01, 2011 The U.S. Army and Lockheed Martin launched the first-of-its kind High Altitude Long Endurance-Demonstrator this morning, demonstrating a number of key technologies critical to development of unmanned airships. The aircraft successfully launched at 5:47 a.m. out of the Airdock in Akron, Ohio. The airship reached an altitude of approximately 32,000 feet, however, a technical anomaly prevented the airship from attaining its target altitude of 60,000 feet and the HALE-D team decided to terminate the f ... read more |
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  Lockheed Martin JASSM Lot 8 Software Validated During Flight Test Lockheed Martin's Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) recently completed a successful Product Verification Test (PVT) at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. Released by a B-52 at an alti ... more | .. |
  Lockheed Martin Littoral Combat Ship Program Full Speed Ahead span class="NL"> a href="http://www.lmlcsteam.com/" class="highlight">Lockheed Martin LCS Team website /a> br> /span> A Lockheed Martin-led industry team is preparing the nation's third Littoral C ... more | .. |
  Lockheed Martin Awarded $72M to Help TSA Upgrade and Install New Airport Security Equipment Lockheed Martin has been awarded two regional task orders totalling $72 million to help TSA integrate and deploy new passenger screening and security equipment at airports across the east and centra ... more | .. |
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  Lockheed Martin F-35 Flight Test Progress Report Lockheed Martin's F-35 flight test program moves closer to achieving year-end milestones since the last update issued June 13. The F-35 Lightning II 5TH Generation multirole fighter conducted 107 te ... more | .. |
 Boeing Delivers UAE Air Force and Air Defence 3rd C-17 Boeing on July 28 delivered a third C-17 Globemaster III airlifter to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Air Force and Air Defence at the C-17 program's final assembly facility in Long Beach. "We ... more | .. |
 Outpouring of sympathy for Norway's Labour after massacre With his deadly attacks targeting Norway's Labour Party, Anders Behring Breivik said he aimed to halt its recruitment, but instead the party has seen a flood of sympathy and growing support since the massacre. ... more | .. |
  Mullen 'alarmed' by spike in Afghan violence The United States' top military officer on Sunday insisted that security in Afghanistan had improved "dramatically" since last year but expressed "alarm" over the recent spike in violence. ... 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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  Britain charges suspected LulzSec spokesman: police British police on Sunday charged an 18-year-old man on suspicion of being a spokesman for the Lulz Security and Anonymous computer hacking groups, Scotland Yard said. ... more | .. |
 Australia orders more Thales simulators Australia signed a contract worth $25 million with Thales Australia to deliver nine vehicle training simulators for crews operating the Australian Light Armored Vehicle. ... more | .. |
Turkey to export mine-resistant vehicles Turkey's first indigenously produced mine resistant vehicle, the "Kirpi," already in service with the Turkish armed forces, will soon be exported to Afghanistan and Iraq. ... more | .. |
  Three journalists killed in NATO raid: Libya Libya said three journalists were killed in a NATO air strike on state television on Saturday and that the murder of the rebels' army chief proved Al-Qaeda was instigating the country's armed revolt. ... more |
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  Iraq PM pushes US training mission, F-16 deal Iraq will ask for future defence contracts to include provision for trainers, bypassing MPs to allow some US soldiers to stay past a year-end pullout deadline, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said Saturday. ... more | .. |
Iraq less safe than a year ago: US watchdog Iraq is a less safe place than it was one year ago as security deteriorates, an American watchdog warned on Saturday, just months ahead of a US withdrawal from the country. ... more | .. |
Tribal sheikh among three killed in US-Iraq raid A US-Iraqi raid north of Baghdad on Saturday killed a tribal sheikh and two of his family members, police said, as local leaders condemned what they branded a "massacre" of civilians. ... more | .. |
  S.African police re-open probe of arms bribes: report South African police have re-opened their investigation into a controversial arms deal after Swedish defence group Saab admitted bribes had been paid to clinch a contract, a report said 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, China talk on Taiwan as jet decision nears The United States and China on Friday held top-level talks on Taiwan, with Washington working pre-emptively to avoid a fallout as a decision nears on whether to sell fighter-jets to Taiwan. ... more | .. |
Iraq slims unity cabinet MPs slashed the size of Iraq's national unity cabinet by a third on Saturday after a visit to parliament by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki who has called for his bloated government to be slimmed down. ... more | .. |
 China needs at least three aircraft carriers: general China needs at least three aircraft carriers to defend its interests, a general said, days after the state media broadcast footage of its first carrier in a rare public mention of the project. ... more | .. |
  US demands N. Korea commitment to nuclear disarmament The United States on Friday ended nuclear arms talks with North Korea with a message that the "path is open" to better relations if the reclusive North shows a firm commitment to disarmament efforts. ... more |
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Iraq PM due before MPs as US troop talks cancelled Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is due to make a rare appearance before Iraq's parliament on Saturday to push a plan for downsizing a bloated government that critics accuse of inaction. ... more | .. |
 Norway to fly last Libya mission Saturday: NATO official Norway will fly its last combat mission in Libya on Saturday, two days before the official end of its role in the NATO-led air war, an alliance official told AFP. ... more | .. |
 EADS first-half net profit down 41% to 109 mln euros European defence group EADS saw its profits tumble 41 percent in the first half of 2011 to 109 million euros ($156 million) but maintained its positive outlook on surging orders, it said Friday. ... more | .. |
 Libya jihadists: Clear and present danger? As Libya's Transitional National Council edges toward power, the North African country's fraught political scene is overshadowed by what Donald Rumsfeld would have called a great known unknown. ... 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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US presses N. Korea for 'irreversible' disarmament move The United States on Thursday pressed North Korea to take "concrete and irreversible" steps to give up its nuclear arsenal at talks on how to improve hostile relations. ... more | .. |
 US voices commitment to Israel in defense talks The United States on Thursday reiterated its support for a strong military in Israel as Defense Minister Ehud Barak held talks with top leaders in Washington. ... more | .. |
Britain boosts helicopter manufacturing The British government is boosting production, research and development of helicopters with more than $52 million of public financing. ... more | .. |
Bangladesh orders Ruag Dornier turboprops The Bangladeshi navy has purchased two new upgraded Dornier 228NG turboprop aircraft from Ruag Aviation for maritime patrol and rescue missions. ... more |
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U.S. targets Central European cybergangs Organized Central European cybercrime gangs are a security threat to the United States and have been targeted in a new U.S. strategy released this week. ... more | .. |
Radical anti-US Iraqi cleric issues code of conduct All followers of radical Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr must sign a strict code of conduct after repeated complaints over rogue elements of his militia, a document seen by AFP showed Thursday. ... more | .. |
Brazil's Azul adds European jets to fleet Brazilian budget airline Azul is adding 10 Italian ATR 72-600 passenger jets to its growing fleet in response to a boom in domestic travel fueled by a strong real and relatively easy access to the cheaper U.S. dollar. ... more | .. |
Afghan army fights for respect, equipment in south Afghan commander Maqim Sediqi has spent more than half of his life on battlefields but says that these days he is more preoccupied fighting for respect than firing his gun. ... more |
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