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Terrorists yet to turn to cyberattacksWashington (UPI) Oct 11, 2011 Despite their prevalent, tech-savvy online presence, terrorist groups may not have demonstrated the ability - or even interest in attaining the ability - to launch cyberattacks, experts said. National security experts aren't arguing against better security - they are just noting that while the United States faces many cyberthreats, terrorism may not yet be one of them. Terrorist groups' use of the Web has proliferated in the past decade and, former CIA Director Gen. Michael Hayden say ... read more |
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  Lockheed Martin Supplying Upgrades to Battlefield, Surveillance and Recon Enterprises Sorting through the massive amounts of operational intelligence available to those in theater is becoming easier as Lockheed Martin upgrades the data management and fusion capabilities of the enterp ... more | .. |
 G ATOR Gets A Work Out At The Pentagon Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Marine Corps Program Executive Officer for Land Systems demonstrated the AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) system to senior Department of Defense leader ... more | .. |
 Web-Based Battle Command System Undergoing Limited User Testing in Afghanistan Active Army units have been testing a Lockheed Martin web-based system that combines the power of Google Earth, Command and Control web applications and existing tactical communications systems to d ... more | .. |
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 Northrop Grumman Delivers Rate Sensor Assembly Units for the M1A1 Abrams Tank Northrop Grumman has begun delivering LRS-2000 Rate Sensor Assembly units to General Dynamics Land Systems for the Stabilized Commander's Weapon Station (SCWS) on the U.S. Army M1A1 Abrams tank. ... more | .. |
  NATO surprised by pro-Gadhafi resistance NATO expressed surprise Tuesday over continued resistance by forces loyal to ousted Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi after nearly seven months of heavy fighting in the country. ... more | .. |
  US 'fighting a war' in Pakistan: Panetta Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Tuesday the United States is waging "war" in Pakistan against militants, referring to a covert campaign the CIA steadfastly refuses to publicly confirm. ... more | .. |
 Taliban attacks down for first time: ISAF The number of Taliban attacks in Afghanistan has declined for the first time in a "welcome" trend in the ten-year-old war, an officer with the NATO-led force said Tuesday. ... more |
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  Al-Qaida steps up North Africa attacks Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb has stepped up attacks in North Africa, particularly in Algeria, amid the political turmoil roiling the region. ... more | .. |
 Israel eyes S. Korean T-50 jet trainer Israel's quest for a new jet trainer for the air force has moved toward South Korea's T-50 after Korea Aerospace Industries said it was joining with Lockheed Martin, which makes the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Israel is buying, to market the supersonic aircraft. ... more | .. |
  Bulgarian candidate says not anti-Russia The presidential candidate of Bulgaria's ruling party says he won't be "anti-Russian" despite recent disagreements with Moscow over energy projects. ... more | .. |
 Mideast Quartet seeks October 23 talks: US The Mideast Quartet seeking a peace settlement in the Middle East has called for Israel and the Palestinians to resume their talks on October 23 in Jordan, a US official said Tuesday. ... more |
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  Iraqi foreign minister set to visit Turkey: diplomat Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari will visit Turkey on Wednesday for talks on stopping recent surging attacks by Kurdish rebels which have prompting Ankara to consider a land operation, a senior Turkish diplomat said. ... more | .. |
  British defence minister's best man quizzed over trips British officials interviewed the best man at defence minister Liam Fox's wedding Tuesday to ask why he joined the politician on many overseas trips despite having no government role, a source said. ... more | .. |
 Trial begins for accused global arms dealer Bout Viktor Bout, the alleged Russian arms dealer described by the United States as "one of the most dangerous men" in the world, went on trial Tuesday in New York. ... more | .. |
Fall of Sirte won't mean end of NATO mission: top officer The fall of Moamer Kadhafi's hometown of Sirte will mark an "iconic" moment in Libya but it will not spell the end of NATO's air campaign, the alliance's top military officer told AFP on Tuesday. ... more |
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Quantum factors elevate plant energy transport efficiency
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 Colonel, policeman killed in Yemen attacks A colonel in the Yemeni air force and a police officer were killed in separate attacks in south Yemen on Tuesday, military and police officials said. ... more | .. |
 S. America security fears boost telecoms Growing Latin American concerns over internal security are drawing more investment into the telecommunications and technology industries in the region, which are enjoying a boom in both private and public sectors. ... more | .. |
  Palin visits South Korea, takes aim at elites Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin took aim Tuesday at the political elite in the United States, Europe and China, as she brought her criticisms of big government and "crony capitalism" to South Korea. ... more | .. |
  Rumsfeld urges Taiwan to make known defence needs Former US defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld insisted Tuesday that further United States arms sales to Taiwan were needed as China continued with its ambitious military modernisation plans. ... more |
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  Raytheon's Speed-of-Light Protection System Can Shield Unmanned Aircraft Systems 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 ... more | .. |
  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 |
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Rubio in Costa Rica as he seeks to curb China influence; Panama lawsuit would axe HK canal concession
New Belgian government ditches nuclear power exit plan
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 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 | .. |
 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 |
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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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 |
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