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Raytheon's Speed-of-Light Protection System Can Shield Unmanned Aircraft SystemsWashington DC (SPX) Oct 11, 2011 Raytheon'sCommon Infrared Counter Measures solution for U.S. Army helicopters is also ideal for protecting unmanned aircraft systems. At 15 pounds less than the Army's requirement, Raytheon's CIRCM system is lightweight enough for large UAS platforms. "These unmanned aircraft are widely deployed in today's battlespace, and they are highly vulnerable to missile attacks," said Mike Booen, vice president of Advanced Security and Directed Energy Systems for Raytheon Missile Systems. "Raytheon is ... read more |
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  Raytheon Successfully Test Fires First New-Build Patriot Missile Raytheon and the U.S. Army successfully completed the first flight test of the new ground-up production Patriot Guidance-Enhanced Missile - Tactical (GEM-T) at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. ... more | .. |
  Northrop Grumman Announces Quantum Cascade Laser-Based Solution for Common Infrared Countermeasures Northrop Grumman and Daylight Solutions have announced the successful integration and test of the Solaris Quantum Cascade Laser (QCL)-based system into the Northrop Grumman offering for the United S ... more | .. |
 US Army Deploys First STARLite Radar on Persistent Threat Detection System Northrop Grumman has announced the first deployment of the company's STARLite radar on a U.S. Army Persistent Threat Detection System (PTDS), an aerostat surveillance platform uniquely positioned to ... more | .. |
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 X-47B Demonstrator Flies in Cruise Mode for First Time The U.S. Navy/Northrop Grumman X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstration aircraft reached a major milestone Sept. 30 when it retracted its landing gear and flew in its cruise configuration for ... more | .. |
 Northrop Grumman Completes Next Generation Automatic Test Station Product Verification Test Northrop Grumman's Next Generation Automatic Test Station (NGATS) program passed a key milestone with the successful conclusion of the U.S. Army's formal Product Verification Test (PVT). A mob ... more | .. |
 Northrop Grumman Patents Improved Design for Cooling Electronic Modules Northrop Grumman has received a patent for a new design to improve the cooling efficiency of a removable electronic module through improvements to its physical design, and has begun to license it to ... more | .. |
  Israel: Generals say defense cuts perilous Israel's military chiefs are up in arms over defense budget cuts, claiming these will slow development of vital missile defense systems and immobilize one-third of the air force and 20 percent of the army's tanks. ... 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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  S.Korea's Lee vows 'flexibility' in N.Korea policy South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak promised "flexibility" Monday in his North Korea policy, in a possible sign of a softer approach towards Pyongyang aimed at easing longstanding tensions. ... more | .. |
  Twin Baghdad blasts kill nine Two bomb attacks minutes apart in west Baghdad on Monday evening killed at least nine people and wounded more than 20 others, security officials said, amid nationwide violence that left 12 dead. ... more | .. |
  NATO optimistic over Afghan transition: Rasmussen NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Monday he was confident the transition from NATO to local control of security in Afghanistan will be completed by 2014 as planned. ... more | .. |
  Qaeda confirms Awlaqi death in Yemen: SITE Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula on Monday confirmed the death of US-Yemeni militant Anwar al-Awlaqi in a US air strike on September 30, the US-based monitoring group SITE Intelligence said. ... more |
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  NATO 'pretty close' to ending Libya mission: Rasmussen NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Monday said the Alliance was close to terminating its miltiary operation in Libya, repeating that Moamer Kadhafi was "not a target". ... more | .. |
 British PM says defence minister made 'serious mistakes' British Prime Minister David Cameron said Monday his defence minister had made "serious mistakes" in allowing a close friend to operate as his advisor despite having no official government role. ... more | .. |
 British defence chief fights for job amid friend row British Defence Secretary Liam Fox's political career hung in the balance on Monday as he prepared to face a parliamentary grilling over his friend's reported involvement in government affairs. ... more | .. |
  Mitsubishi Heavy 'targeted by over 50 computer viruses' Japanese defence contractor Mitsubishi Heavy has been hit by over 50 separate computer viruses in a series of cyber attacks so far this year, a report said 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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  China's Hu calls for reunification with Taiwan China's President Hu Jintao on Sunday called for Taiwan and the Chinese mainland to reunite, as he marked the 100th anniversary of the revolution that ended the nation's long imperial history. ... more | .. |
 US soldiers in midst of equipment revolution Kevlar underwear, enhanced night-vision goggles and portable solar panels: the US military is seeing a gear revolution, thanks to the lessons learned during 10 years of war in Afghanistan and Iraq. ... more | .. |
 Joysticks transform US warfare in Afghanistan In battle they take out Taliban fighters with joystick-controlled weapons, while back at base American soldiers hook up their Xboxes and kill their way through video games. ... more | .. |
  Putin visits China in first trip since Kremlin comeback Vladimir Putin will travel to China next week to cement long-standing ties with the world's top energy consumer, the prime minister's first trip abroad since he announced his planned Kremlin comeback. ... more |
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 As China Republic turns 100, centenarians look back Liu Peng-hua is as old as the Chinese Republic, which celebrates its 100th anniversary on Taiwan Monday, having lived through some of the most tumultuous changes in world history. ... more | .. |
 Dalai Lama pokes fun at China slurs, slams censorship The Dalai Lama on Saturday slamed censorship in China as "immoral" and poked fun at denunciations of himself in a video chat with Desmond Tutu after he was not granted a visa in time to travel to South Africa. ... more | .. |
 Myanmar risks Chinese anger to woo the West Myanmar's suspension of a controversial mega-dam project is the latest glimmer of change from a regime reaching out to the West at the expense of ties with traditional ally China, experts say. ... more | .. |
 Chile, Argentina row over past abuses A simmering row over conflicting attitudes to past military abusers of human rights in Chile and Argentina threatens to get out of control as another Argentine fugitive faced expulsion from Chile after sudden arrest. ... 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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 Australia grounds its Chinook choppers Australia grounded its fleet of five CH-47D Chinook helicopters, including two in Afghanistan, under a "precautionary suspension of flying operations" note. ... more | .. |
 NATO, ISAF see Afghan role beyond 2014 The 49-nation International Security Assistance Force and NATO expect to stay in Afghanistan after the planned 2014 pullout and handover of security to Afghan forces, NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said. ... more | .. |
 No end to U.S. gun-walking scandal Republican legislators have drawn a sharp bead on U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, and by extension the White House, amid new revelations in the cross-border "gun walking" scandal. ... more | .. |
 Azeris get Israel UAVs built under license Azerbaijan is expected to acquire 60 small Israeli-designed unmanned aerial vehicles built under license in the oil-rich former Soviet republic that's moving closer to the Jewish state as the Baku government modernizes its military. ... more |
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 USS Cole bombing suspect to be arraigned on Nov 9 The main suspect in the bombing of the USS Cole warship will go before a judge for the first time at a Guantanamo Bay military tribunal on November 9, the Pentagon said Friday. ... more | .. |
 Fighting rages in 'final assault' on Kadhafi hometown Sirte was rocked by deadly fighting on Friday in what Libya's new regime forces said was a final assault on Moamer Kadhafi's besieged hometown, with orders to take it despite stiff resistance. ... more | .. |
 US citizen pleads guilty to exporting IT to Iran A US citizen pleaded guilty Friday to conspiring to illegally export computers from the United States to arch-foe Iran, and agreed to a $1.25 million fine, the Justice Department said. ... more | .. |
 Power to the women! Trio shares Nobel Peace Prize Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, compatriot "peace warrior" Leymah Gbowee and Yemen's Arab Spring activist Tawakkul Karman won the Nobel Peace Prize Friday in a nod to women's empowerment. ... more |
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