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Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor Resumes Test FlightsMarietta, GA (SPX) Sep 27, 2011 Lockheed Martin's F-22 Raptor has returned to the skies this week here in a series of test and production flights, the first since a four-month fleet stand down was lifted on Sept. 19, 2011 by the U.S. Air Force. Aircraft flown are preparing for delivery to the U.S. Air Force. Specific delivery schedules and flight activities are being aligned in conjunction with customer specifications and testing parameters. F-22 final assembly line schedule was not impacted by the stand down and the team ... read more |
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 Boeing QF 16 Aerial Target Program Demonstrates Software for USAF The Boeing QF-16 Full Scale Aerial Target program in August became the first target program to conduct software tests in a systems integration lab (SIL) environment. The program demonstrated key cap ... more | .. |
 Elbit Systems to Supply the Israeli MoD with Cardom Systems Elbit Systems has announced that it was awarded a contract by the Israeli Ministry of Defense (IMOD) in the amount of approximately $40 million to supply Cardom systems to the Israeli Defense Forces ... more | .. |
  Hobson Industries Forms Team Thetis Hobson Industries has announced on the first day of DSEI, Team Thetis, to develop and market its new Thetis Public Order vehicle. Thetis is a brand new Public Order vehicle is based on the Land Rove ... more | .. |
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 Groundbreaking Radar Pinpoints Impact of Rapid Shell Fire for US Navy and Army Cambridge Consultants has announced the successful demonstration of its holographic radar technology for target scoring in live firing trials under a US Department of Defense (DoD) program. Th ... more | .. |
 Tactical Air Defense Services' Super Tucano Aircraft Delivered and Flying Tactical Air Defense Services is pleased to announce that its Embraer 314 Super Tucano aircraft (the "Super Tucano") that it acquired on lease through a joint-venture Services Agreement with Tactica ... more | .. |
  Israel: Pressure grows for defense cuts As Israel's military prepares to counter an expected surge of violence over the Palestinians' bid for statehood, growing tension with peace partner Egypt and another war with Hezbollah, pressure grows for slashing the defense budget to boost social spending. ... more | .. |
Defense cuts hit home for British workers Cuts in defense spending around the world are hitting home in Britain, where BAE Systems appears poised to send thousands of pink slips to workers. ... 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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 Suicide bomber attacks Indonesian church Jakarta police increased surveillance of churches after an apparent suicide bomb attack at a church in the south of the country that killed two people. ... more | .. |
  Japan launches new spy satellite Japan launched a new spy satellite into orbit Friday, officials said, in its latest effort to beef up surveillance against the threat of North Korean missiles. ... more | .. |
  Yemen: Defiant Saleh brings new bloodbath Fears are growing that strife-torn Yemen, the Arab world's poorest nation, will became another failed state like nearby Somalia as embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh refuses to step down in the face of deepening civil conflict. ... more | .. |
Commentary: Creeping annexation In the perennial Palestinian-Israeli crisis, Barack Obama decided to enhance his 2012 re-election chances by giving his pro-Israel credentials a much-needed boost. By the same token Obama scuttled his chances of improving America's image in the Arab world. ... more |
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  Widespread graft hitting Iraq development: ICG Widespread corruption throughout Iraq's government has hampered development, resulting in slow improvement of public services, the International Crisis Group said in a report published on Monday. ... more | .. |
  Turkey bombs PKK bases in north Iraq: rebels Turkish warplanes have again bombed suspected rear bases of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) separatist group in northern Iraq, a rebel spokesman said on Monday. ... more | .. |
  India tests nuclear-capable missile India tested a short-range nuclear-capable missile along its eastern coast on Monday, an official said, as part of the nation's efforts to build up its atomic deterrent. ... more | .. |
  US groups say hunger worsening in N.Korea Relief groups on Monday made a new plea to the United States to offer food assistance to North Korea, warning that hunger was worsening and could develop into a major crisis next year. ... 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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  Clinton pressed by China on Taiwan deal: US official Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi asked Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during a meeting Monday to reconsider the US decision to upgrade F-16 fighters for Taiwan, a US official said. ... more | .. |
 US Treasury official in China trip on Iran A top US Treasury official will visit Hong Kong and China this week to discuss measures to prevent Iran from obtaining financing for its illicit nuclear and weapons program, the Treasury said Monday. ... more | .. |
Cost of training Afghan forces can be cut: US general The US military hopes to slash the cost of training Afghan forces over the next several years, partly because commanders expect the Taliban insurgency to decline, a top US general said Monday. ... more | .. |
China welcomes North Korea PM for talks Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao welcomed North Korean Prime Minister Choe Yong-Rim to Beijing Monday to start talks following on from a recent visit by leader Kim Jong-Il to China, his fourth in 16 months. ... more |
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  China's richest man may join central committee: reports China's richest man could become the first private business owner to join the Communist Party's powerful central committee, state media reported Monday. ... more | .. |
  NATO commander visits Turkey for talks on missile defence The commander of NATO forces in Europe, US Admiral James Stavridis, arrived in the Turkish capital late on Monday, after Turkey's decision to host an early warning radar as part of the alliance's defense system. ... more | .. |
 Boeing CHAMP Missile Completes First Flight Test 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 ... more | .. |
 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 |
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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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  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 | .. |
 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 |
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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 | .. |
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 | .. |
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 | .. |
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 |
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