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Boeing CHAMP Missile Completes First Flight TestSt. Louis MO (SPX) Sep 26, 2011 Boeing and the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory Counter-electronics High-powered Microwave Advanced Missile Project (CHAMP) report they have completed the missile's first flight test earlier this year at the Utah Test and Training Range at Hill Air Force Base. CHAMP is a nonlethal alternative to kinetic weapons that neutralizes electronic targets. It would allow the military to focus on these targets while minimizing or eliminating collateral damage. The CHAMP missile pointed at a set of s ... read more |
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  Cradle of Aviation Welcome Home X-29 Aircraft After spending the last 25 years on exhibit at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., the only full-scale mockup of the famed Grumman-built X-29 aircraft has come home to ... more | .. |
  Block 10 Global Hawks Complete Air Force Service Ahead Of New Mission Deployment A U.S. Air Force Block 10 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft, built by Northrop Grumman, completed its last mission in late May. The last Block 10 to fly as an Air Force aircraft was the one with t ... more | .. |
 Lockheed Martin Receives Production Contract for Marine Corps Targeting System Lockheed Martin has received a $49.9 million follow-on production contract from the Naval Surface Warfare Center for the Target Sight System (TSS), the fire control system for the U.S. Marine Corps' ... more | .. |
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  Northrop Grumman Receives Systems Engineering Contract for MDA Precision Tracking Space System Northrop Grumman has received a contract from the Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), a division of The Johns Hopkins University, to perform manufacturing and production readiness systems engineering ... more | .. |
 Boeing-led Team Delivers First Peace Eye AEW and C Aircraft to ROKAF A team led by Boeing has delivered the first Peace Eye 737 Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW and C) aircraft to the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF). The aircraft was delivered during ... more | .. |
  Proton-M puts military purpose spacecraft into orbit Russia's Proton-M carrier rocket successfully put a military satellite into orbit, Russian Defense Ministry Space Forces spokesman said. "The launch on Wednesday, September 21, at 02.47 GMT fr ... more | .. |
  Israeli officials upbeat, media gloomy after UN drama Israeli leaders, who had feared that the Palestinian bid for UN membership would unleash a "diplomatic tsunami," hailed an international plan for fresh talks between the sides as a victory on Sunday. ... more |
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Ariane 6 to deliver inaugural Galileo 2nd Gen satellites as European industry backs Arianespace
Momentus to conduct multi sensor rendezvous trial with US Air Force
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  Britain's BAE 'to axe 3,000 jobs as defence budgets shrink' British arms manufacturer BAE Systems is to axe up to 3,000 jobs as European governments cut defence budgets, reports said on Sunday. ... more | .. |
NATO slams 'brutal' pro-Kadhafi forces in Sirte NATO said Saturday its warplanes attacked targets in the Kadhafi stronghold Sirte in support of fighters backing Libya's new rulers, slamming "brutal acts" by followers of the ousted regime. ... more | .. |
  Pakistan military voices concern over US allegations A top Pakistani general Sunday expressed concern over US allegations of links to insurgents, stressing that peace in the region would only be possible through mutual trust and cooperation. ... more | .. |
NTC fighters enter Sirte as NATO pounds city Hundreds of fighters for Libya's new rulers thrust into Moamer Kadhafi's hometown of Sirte from the east on Sunday, as NATO warplanes pounded the coastal city for a second straight day. ... more |
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  Iraq shrine city attacks kill 10 Blasts at a passport and identity card office in the Iraqi Shiite shrine city of Karbala killed 10 people on Sunday, with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki urging unity in the face of "sectarianism". ... more | .. |
  Navy driving China's military expansion China's navy is playing an important role in the country's drive to become a world military power, with the recent trials of its first aircraft carrier underlining the scale of Beijing's naval ambitions. ... more | .. |
  India tests nuclear-capable missile India tested a medium-range nuclear-capable missile along its eastern coast on Saturday, an official said, as part of the nation's efforts to build up its atomic deterrent. ... more | .. |
  Nigerian customs intercept shipment of bomb-making materials Customs officials in Nigeria, buckling under a spate of bomb attacks blamed on Islamists, have seized an illegal shipment of materials used in bomb-making on a Chinese vessel, an official said Saturday. ... 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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Qatar eyes stake in European arms giant The tiny Persian Gulf state of Qatar, which sits on the world's third largest natural gas reserves, is seeking to buy a 7.5 percent stake in Europe's largest aerospace group EADS, which would give the gulf state a foothold in Europe's defense industry. ... more | .. |
Spain seeks EU compromise on Palestinians Spain is leading an urgent EU initiative to forge a broad continent-wide consensus on a compromise over the Palestinian bid for U.N. recognition of statehood. ... more | .. |
BAE to deliver dock ship training BAE Systems will develop and deliver training for the Australian navy's landing helicopter dock ships under construction. ... more | .. |
 UN agency confirms raw uranium in Libya The UN atomic agency on Friday confirmed the existence of raw uranium in Libya after US news channel CNN reported that new regime forces had found potentially radioactive material. ... more |
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 US sold bunker-busting bombs to Israel: report President Barack Obama secretly authorized the sale of 55 powerful bunker-busting bombs to Israel, Newsweek magazine reported Friday. ... more | .. |
Uzbek leader talks up closer ties with China Uzbek President Islam Karimov on Friday praised his energy-rich country's growing ties with China as the world's biggest energy consumer shows an increasing appetite for Central Asian resources. ... more | .. |
Russian military might worries region: Estonian general A rise in Russia's military operations in the Baltic Sea region is cause for concern among Baltic states Finland, Sweden and Poland, Estonia's military chief said. ... more | .. |
US demands Pakistan act against Haqqani insurgents The United States demanded Friday that Pakistan "break any link they have" with the insurgent group that attacked the US embassy in Kabul and take immediate action against them. ... more |
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Google pledge against using AI for weapons vanishes
MIT engineers help multirobot systems stay in the safety zone
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UN chief urges nuclear test ban implementation United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Friday urged the last countries that have not yet ratified the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) to let it enter into force. ... more | .. |
Israel feels heat at UN atomic agency Israel found itself on the sharp end Friday of an Arab-sponsored resolution adopted at the UN atomic agency's annual meeting criticising the country for its alleged nuclear weapons arsenal. ... more | .. |
US fights a war of perceptions in Afghanistan The Pentagon insists high-profile assaults by Afghan insurgents are a sign of a weakened enemy but former officials and analysts say Taliban tactics could undercut the effects of a US-led military campaign. ... more | .. |
  Russia believes US, Israel behind Iran worm attack: official Russia believes Israel and the United States were responsible for unleashing the malicious Stuxnet computer worm on Iran's nuclear programme last year, a top official said Friday. ... more |
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  Dalai Lama in 'no hurry' to decide on successor Tibet's spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said Friday he was in "no hurry" to decide how his reincarnation will be chosen, but stressed the final word lay with him, not China. ... more | .. |
 China quizzes S. Korea reporters held near North border Chinese authorities are questioning five South Koreans including journalists after detaining them near the sensitive border with North Korea, a Seoul foreign ministry official said Friday. ... more | .. |
Chinese army targets students in modernisation push China's People's Liberation Army is on a major charm offensive to attract a booming student population as the world's biggest fighting force targets the skills its needs to modernise. ... more | .. |
Pakistan lashes out at US over Afghan accusations Pakistan on Friday warned the United States that it could lose an ally if it continues to publicly accuse Islamabad of exporting violence to Afghanistan and being involved in attacks on US targets. ... more |
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