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THAAD Weapon System Achieves Intercept of Two Targets at Pacific Missile Range FacilityKauai, Hawaii (SPX) Oct 06, 2011 The U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command, The Missile Defense Agency and the U.S. Army conducted a flight test of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) weapon system today, challenging the system to track, detect and intercept two different targets utilizing two THAAD interceptors - a first for the system. The flight test, known as FTT-12, was designated an Initial Operational Test and Evaluation test by the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation, Office of the Secretary of Defense. ... read more |
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  Ground SATCOM Systems from ASC Signal Will Support L-3 Communications Systems-West in Maritime Surveillance ASC Signal Corporation has been awarded a $3.8 million sub-contract by L-3 Communications Systems-West to build a dual-band antenna system to support global data collection and dissemination worldwi ... more | .. |
  Boeing FAB-T Demonstrates High-Data-Rate Communications with AEHF Satellite Test Terminal Boeing has announced that it has successfully demonstrated high-data-rate transmissions between a Family of Advanced Beyond Line-of-Sight Terminals (FAB-T) system and a test terminal for the Advance ... more | .. |
  Northrop Grumman Upgrades Enhance Royal Australian Navy Frigate Anti-Ship Missile Defence Systems System upgrades provided by Northrop Grumman into the ANZAC Class frigate HMAS Perth helped optimize the performance of the ship's Anti-Ship Missile Defence (ASMD) system during recent sea trials co ... more | .. |
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  US Army to Procure 56 Sentinel Battlefield Radars From ThalesRaytheonSystems ThalesRaytheonSystems has announced that the U.S. Army will procure 56 Improved Sentinel Battlefield Air Defense AN/MPQ-64 Radars. ThalesRaytheonSystems has already delivered more than 220 radars to ... more | .. |
 The Navy and Marine Corps Select Lockheed Martin/Kaman Unmanned K-MAX for Afghanistan Deployment The Marine Corps will deploy the Lockheed Martin and Kaman unmanned K-MAX to Afghanistan next month. The decision follows the successful completion of a five-day Quick Reaction Assessment for ... more | .. |
  Defense spending and U.S. deficit Faced with a new array of threats, including a thorny deficit problem, the United States needs to make immediate but significant cuts to its military budget, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense William J. Lynn III said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
Air National Guards trains on Lakotas U.S. Army National Guard pilots from four states are training on the new Security and Support variant of the Lakota helicopter. ... 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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  Nine North Koreans begin life in the South Intelligence officials will be questioning a group of nine North Korean defectors sent by Japan to Seoul and who say they want to stay in South Korea. ... more | .. |
  Outside View: License to kill? Last Friday, at the retirement ceremony of U.S. Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen, U.S. President Barack Obama began his valedictory remarks expanding on the news flash that U.S.-born Yemeni cleric Anwar al-Awlaki had been killed by a U.S. airstrike. ... more | .. |
  Cyber-fraud tops $93 billion a year in Latin America Fraud in online commerce and theft of confidential data, known as phishing, at banks in Latin America together top 93 billion dollars in yearly losses, an IT conference heard Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  NATO weighs end to Libya campaign NATO allies are weighing when to call an end to the air campaign in Libya now that Moamer Kadhafi's forces are surrounded and often beyond the reach of Western warplanes, officials said Wednesday. ... more |
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  Turkey extends mandate for Iraq strikes on Kurd rebels Turkey's parliament on Wednesday extended the government's mandate to order military strikes against Kurdish rebels holed up in neighbouring Iraq. ... more | .. |
  Israel spy satellite to double precision: TV Israel is to launch a spy satellite which will double the resolution of its images, keeping a close watch on Iran, Channel 10 television reported on Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Spain to host ships for NATO missile shield Spain agreed Wednesday to bolster NATO's planned missile defence system by hosting four US naval ships equipped with interceptors designed to knock out incoming missiles. ... more | .. |
  After Libya, US cannot bail out NATO shortfalls: Panetta The US defense chief warned NATO allies on Wednesday that they can no longer depend on the United States to make up for the type of military shortfalls witnessed in the Libyan and Afghan wars. ... 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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 Iran bolsters offer to give up enriched uranium Iran, under pressure from major powers to build trust over its controversial nuclear programme, says it is now ready to give up enriching uranium to 20 percent to alleviate the international community's concerns. ... more | .. |
 Israel a 'threat' to region because has atomic bomb: Erdogan Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday branded Israel as a "threat" to its region, accusing it of owning nuclear weapons, in a defence of Palestinians. ... more | .. |
 Chilean howitzer upgrade program under way A Chilean plan for modernizing and upgrading its defense forces is under way with one of the first major contracts going to BAE Systems for the supply and refurbishment of 12 U.S.-made M109A5 howitzers. ... more | .. |
S. Korea urges China not to repatriate refugees South Korea's foreign minister urged China Wednesday not to repatriate a group of 35 North Korean refugees rounded up by Beijing last week. ... more |
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US retooling strategy to aid Afghan exit Ten years after hastily going to war in Afghanistan, the United States is eyeing an honorable exit from the conflict after being forced to change strategy as it confronts a Taliban insurgency. ... more | .. |
Israel a 'threat' to region because has atomic bomb Israel is a "threat" to its region because it owns nuclear weapons, Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
Russia claims China spy arrest Russia on Wednesday announced the arrest of a Chinese national who was allegedly trying to secure secret documents on S-300 missile systems while posing as an official interpreter. ... more | .. |
US warns NATO it won't be able to fill defence gaps The US military faces serious budget cuts and will be unable to make up any shortfalls in the NATO alliance as European members slash defence spending, Pentagon chief Leon Panetta warned Wednesday. ... 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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 Raytheon Receives FAA In-Service Milestone Decision to Upgrade Long Range Radars The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has certified that Raytheony's advanced electronics system has met an important milestone for the Long Range Radar Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) reg ... more | .. |
 New HC-130J Personnel Recovery Capability For USAF Air Force Crew Training Lockheed Martin has delivered the first HC-130J Combat King II to the U.S. Air Force's Air Education and Training Command (AETC). The aircraft was flown from Lockheed Martin Aeronautics' facility to ... more | .. |
 Boeing F-15E Radar Modernization Program to Enter Production Boeing has announced that the U.S. Air Force has granted the F-15E Radar Modernization Program (RMP) approval to begin low-rate initial production (LRIP) of the APG-82(V)1 radar system. Boeing ... more | .. |
 Boeing KC-46 Tanker Program Completes Integrated Baseline Review The Boeing KC-46 Tanker program successfully completed its Integrated Baseline Review (IBR) with the U.S. Air Force on Aug. 24 at Boeing program headquarters in Mukilteo. The assessment, attended by ... more |
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 Alarm rises over missing Libyan missiles Air assets of the U.S. Africa Command are being reassigned to monitor Libya's borders in the hunt for missiles looted from Moammar Gadhafi's arsenals. ... more | .. |
Arabs plan $63 billion air power buildup Middle Eastern states, particularly Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, are focusing on building up their power and air-defense capabilities, a military air market expected to generate $62.9 billion over the current decade. ... more | .. |
Outside View: Is targeted killing legal? Last week's targeted killing of the fiery American cleric Anwar al-Awlaki raises questions about the appropriate use of force in the war against terrorism. ... more | .. |
Iran: Revolutionary Guards' power grows The recent appointment of a top commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards as oil minister underlines the growing political and economic power of that elite force at a time when U.S. influence in the region is waning and U.S. forces are quitting Iraq. ... more |
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