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Lightweight MEADS Launcher Arrives At White Sands for Initial Flight TestOrlando FL (SPX) Oct 25, 2011 After completing extensive system integration testing, the first Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) launcher has arrived at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., ready to demonstrate its advanced capabilities. The lightweight MEADS launcher is easily transportable, tactically mobile and capable of rapid reload. It carries up to eight PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) Missiles and achieves launch readiness in minimum time. Through improvements in range, interoperability, mobility and ... read more |
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  Boeing Deploys Gigabit Ethernet Data Multiplex System on USS Spruance Boeing has announced that it has installed the first Gigabit Ethernet Data Multiplex System (GEDMS) on the USS Spruance (DDG 111), a newly constructed Arleigh Burke-Class guided-missile destroyer. ... more | .. |
  LockMart Directed Energy Leader Receives Purdue's Outstanding Aerospace Engineer Award Paul Shattuck, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company's director for directed energy systems, received a 2011 Outstanding Aerospace Engineer (OAE) Award from Purdue University's School of Aeronautics ... more | .. |
 Third Littoral Combat Ship Completes Builder Trials A Lockheed Martin industry team completed Builder's Sea Trials for Fort Worth, the nation's third littoral combat ship. The trials - a coordinated effort between the U.S. Navy and the Lockheed ... more | .. |
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 Launchers carry AMRAAM, Sparrow, Sidewinder missiles The U.S. Navy's Naval Air Systems Command has awarded Raytheon a contract valued up to $83 million to produce LAU-116B/A missile launchers. The contract includes a $7.3 million firm-fixed-pric ... more | .. |
  US Air Force grounds F-22 fighters -- again: officers The US Air Force has had to ground dozens of F-22 fighter jets for the second time this year after concerns a pilot suffered a lack of oxygen in the cockpit, officers said Monday. ... more | .. |
  Beijing, Washington move to revive NKorea nuclear talks Beijing and Washington attempted Monday to revive long-stalled nuclear negotiations to disarm North Korea, with the two sides holding direct talks in Geneva and China's vice-premier visiting Pyongyang. ... more | .. |
  Viktor Bout lawyer assails undercover witness Accused Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout on Monday relived in court his dramatic downfall in a US sting operation, as his lawyer claimed a key prosecution witness was motivated by big money. ... more |
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 Arms sales to Mideast under the gun Amid growing calls for halting arms sales to repressive Arab regimes, the U.S. administration has delayed a planned $53 million deal with Bahrain. But it's a token gesture at best and is expected to go through eventually. ... more | .. |
  US says Palestinian UN bid threatens Mideast talks The United States warned Monday that the Palestinian bid for UN membership could "derail" Middle East peace efforts, ahead of a new international attempt to bring Israelis and Palestinians back to negotiations. ... more | .. |
  Turkish troops cross into Iraq, head for PKK bases: sources Turkish troops crossed into northern Iraq late Monday, heading towards Kurdish rebel bases in Haftanin valley, as warplanes bombed the area, local security sources said. ... more | .. |
 US doubts military option on Syria The United States said Monday that it did not envision the use of force in Syria in the wake of Libya as it renewed its call for President Bashar al-Assad to step down. ... more |
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  Iraq attacks kill at least six Attacks in Baghdad mainly targeting Iraqi traffic police killed at least four people on Monday and two others were shot dead in northern Iraq, security and medical officials said. ... more | .. |
  US urges deeper China engagement to avoid 'miscalculation' A top US diplomat urged deeper engagement with China on thorny security and economic issues, warning of the dangers of miscalculation as the two great powers contend in the years ahead. ... more | .. |
 200 rebels killed or captured in Afghanistan: NATO NATO said Monday that about 200 Taliban-linked militants had been killed or captured in major military operations along Afghanistan's troubled eastern border with Pakistan. ... more | .. |
 Panetta says US committed to being Pacific power US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta arrived in Japan on Monday hoping to persuade Tokyo to relocate a military base which Washington says is vital to its role as a Pacific power. ... more |
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Quantum factors elevate plant energy transport efficiency
Small temperature rise could triple Earth heat hazard
Novel algorithm taps global fibre networks to enhance earthquake warnings | .. |
NKorea, US negotiators begin nuclear talks in Geneva North Korean and US negotiators met on Monday for direct talks aimed at reviving long-stalled nuclear disarmament negotiations. ... more | .. |
 Little hope of Iran nuclear talks any time soon: diplomats EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton has urged Iran to reassure the world about the nature of its nuclear drive but there is little hope talks will resume any time soon, diplomats said Monday. ... more | .. |
 Turkey-Kurdistan econ ties strong despite conflict Turkey is battling Kurdish rebels with bases in Iraqi Kurdistan, but with billions of dollars in trade and hundreds of Turkish companies here, the region's economic links with Turkey are strong. ... more | .. |
  Vandenberg welcomes new command chief Team Vandenberg welcomed the 30th Space Wing's new command chief master sergeant here in mid-September. Chief Master Sgt. Suzanne Talbert, a Syracuse, N.Y., native, joined Team V after spendin ... more |
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 US police training lacks Iraq backing: watchdog The US programme to train Iraqi police lacks sufficient focus and the support of top Baghdad officials, risking turning it into a "bottomless pit" of American money, a watchdog said on Monday. ... more | .. |
  Japan cyberattackers may have military info: report Information on military aircraft and nuclear power plants may have been stolen in a series of cyberattacks on Japanese defence contractor Mitsubishi Heavy, a report said Monday. ... more | .. |
 Israel army dismisses officer over Palestinian death The Israeli military said on Monday it had dismissed from command an officer implicated in the death of a Palestinian in the West Bank last month. ... more | .. |
 First air strikes on Philippine rebels since 2008 The Philippines on Monday launched its first air strikes in three years against Muslim rebels in the restless south, after a series of attacks that left 35 people dead, the military said. ... 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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 Boeing Completes Delivery of RAAF Super Hornets Ahead of Schedule Four new Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornets joined the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Super Hornet fleet at RAAF Base Amberley, completing delivery of all 24 RAAF Super Hornets ahead of contract schedu ... more | .. |
 US Army and LockMart Demonstrate Multi-Sensor Situational Awareness Technology Lockheed Martin was selected by the U.S. Army's Research Development And Engineering Command, Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center (RDECOM CERDEC) Night Vision and ... more | .. |
  Bomb blast hits Nigerian patrol in restive city A roadside bomb hit a military patrol vehicle Sunday in the troubled northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri where attacks by suspected Islamists have killed dozens, residents said. ... more | .. |
 EU threatens Iran with new sanctions over nuclear drive The European Union warned Iran on Sunday that it risks new sanctions if it fails to return to international talks aimed at easing concerns about its disputed nuclear programme. ... more |
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 Kenya bombs Shebab targets in Somalia Kenya warplanes targeted the Shebab-held Somali port city of Kismayo on Sunday as troops advanced on the insurgents and the US warned of an imminent threat of attack on foreigners in Kenya. ... more | .. |
  Panetta praises China response to Taiwan arms sale US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta on Sunday praised China for what he said was a restrained response to an arms sale to Taiwan, saying he hoped for improved military cooperation with Beijing. ... more | .. |
 Top China official visits N.Korea amid talk hopes The man widely expected to be China's next premier arrived in North Korea Sunday, amid hopes for progress on restarting six-nation talks on the North's nuclear disarmament, state media said. ... more | .. |
 Clinton warns Iran not to 'miscalculate' over Iraq Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned Iran on Sunday not to "miscalculate" in Iraq, saying the US military presence in the region would remain strong after the withdrawal of all American combat forces at the end of the year. ... more |
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