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First MEADS Battle Manager Begins Integration Testing in the United StatesOrlando FL (SPX) Oct 13, 2011 MEADS International (MI) has begun integration testing on the first completed Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) battle manager at the MEADS Verification Facility in Orlando, Fla. The MEADS battle manager controls a revolutionary network-centric open architecture that allows any combination of sensors and launchers to be organized into a single air and missile defense battle element. Through a capability called "plug-and-fight," sensors, shooters or other battle managers act as nodes on th ... read more |
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  Aerostat system detects cruise missiles and supports engagement Raytheon's aerostat system - Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Elevated Netted Sensors (JLENS) - recently completed a successful 14-day endurance test at a range in Utah demonstrating its readiness. ... more | .. |
  Lockheed Martin Awarded VNsight Sensor Production Contract for the Apache Helicopter The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin a $19 million follow-on production contract for the VNsight low-light-level TV capability for Apache attack helicopters. The VNsight visible/near infrared ... more | .. |
 Raytheon Excalibur Ia-2 Ready for Use in Afghanistan Raytheon successfully fired nine rounds in U.S. Army lot acceptance tests, which means the Excalibur Ia-2 precision-guided projectile is ready for U.S. Army and Marine Corps use in Afghanistan. ... more | .. |
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  Report: Bioterrorism still a major threat Bioterrorism remains a major threat for the United States despite more than $65 billion spent on protecting the country from myriad dangers, the Bipartisan WMD Terrorism Research Center said in its latest report Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  Britain reviewing contracting procedure Britain's military could save hundreds of millions of dollars by introducing new rules governing single-source equipment contracts, officials said. ... more | .. |
  Outside View: Political acts of insanity One symptom of insanity is repeating the same action and expecting a different outcome. Cynics often accuse the United States of falling into that trap in conducting its foreign policy. ... more | .. |
 With new threats, US Army must reinvent itself: Panetta The US Army won't be fighting conventional wars against columns of tanks in the future and will have to prepare for new threats from cheaper high-tech weaponry, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Wednesday. ... more |
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  New Northrop Grumman Laser Threat Terminator Aims to Aid Army Missile Seeker Countermeasure Efforts Northrop Grumman recently delivered its new All Semiconductor Airborne Laser Threat Terminator (ASALTT) to the U.S. Army's Information and Intelligence Warfare Directorate (I2WD) Seeker Effects Labo ... more | .. |
  Baghdad attacks kill 23 in worst day in a month Attacks mainly targeting security in Baghdad, including two suicide car bombs minutes apart against police stations, killed 23 people on Wednesday, the Iraqi capital's deadliest day in more than a month. ... more | .. |
  Iraqi FM in Ankara to discuss fight against Kurdish rebels Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari arrived in Ankara Wednesday for talks with Turkish leaders to boost the fight against Kurdish rebels based in northern Iraq, the Anatolia news agency reported. ... more | .. |
  Iran plot: Pentagon cools fears of military action The Pentagon on Wednesday said an alleged plot by Iran to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to Washington required a diplomatic and legal response, playing down the possibility of military action. ... more |
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 Accused arms dealer driven by greed: prosecutor A US prosecutor outlined Wednesday how Viktor Bout, the so-called "merchant of death," was trapped by greed into trying to sell undercover agents an arsenal of weapons he expected to be used against US pilots in Colombia. ... more | .. |
 No big mistakes found in US chopper crash: officials A US military investigation into the August crash of a helicopter in Afghanistan that killed 30 Americans has found no major mistakes were made in the operation, officials said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  Expert: Drone virus poses ongoing threat Reports of a virus infecting computers used by pilots to control armed military drones show even protected systems may not be secure, a U.S. expert says. ... more | .. |
  Kadhafi's Malian colonel returns to homeland A Malian Tuareg military leader who served as a colonel in the army of deposed Libyan ruler Moamer Kadhafi has returned to northern Mali, an official said Wednesday. ... more |
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Quantum factors elevate plant energy transport efficiency
Small temperature rise could triple Earth heat hazard
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 S. Korea still talking to China on fate of refugees South Korea is still talking to China to try to stop it repatriating a group of North Korean refugees, Seoul's foreign ministry said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  Taiwan seeks to swap jailed spies with China Taiwan has been negotiating with China to swap spy agents jailed on both sides despite improving ties, the island's defence minister said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Arguments due in alleged arms dealer's trial Opening arguments were due Wednesday at the start of the New York trial of Viktor Bout, an alleged Russian arms dealer described by the United States as "one of the most dangerous men" in the world. ... more | .. |
Russia's Putin holds talks with China's Hu Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin held talks with China's president on Wednesday, after saying negotiations to secure a huge gas deal with the world's top energy consumer were progressing. ... more |
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Taiwan seeks new compensation over France arms deal Taiwan said on Wednesday that it was seeking nearly $100 million in compensation from France, in the latest twist to a long-running kickback scandal over the 1991 sale of warships to the island. ... more | .. |
 Baghdad attacks kill 21 in worst day in a month Attacks mainly targeting security forces in Baghdad, including two suicide car bombs minutes apart on police stations, killed at least 21 people in the capital's deadliest day in more than a month. ... more | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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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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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 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
  Terrorists yet to turn to cyberattacks 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. ... 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 |
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 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
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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