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Aerostat system detects cruise missiles and supports engagementTewksbury, MA (SPX) Dec 14, 2011 Raytheon recently established a test site at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., for its cruise missile defense system - the Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS). Brig. Gen. Ole Knudson, the U.S. Army's Program Executive Officer for Missiles and Space, along with representatives from the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Ala.; White Sands Missile Range; prime contractor Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems; and TCOM, the aerostat's ... read more |
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  20th Space Control Squadron: AFSPC's premier space surveillance squadron The operators of 20th Space Control Squadron have a big job: carry out round-the-clock space surveillance operations with the world's most powerful radar. The squadron's AN/FPS-85 radar helps the Ai ... more | .. |
  Raytheon SDB 2 Flight Test Keeps Program Ahead of Schedule Raytheon has completed a series of captive flight tests on the Small Diameter Bomb II tri-mode seeker, keeping the program ahead of schedule. The tests demonstrated that the company's tri-mode seeke ... more | .. |
  Air Force and Lockheed Martin Complete Environmental Testing of Missile Warning Satellite Lockheed Martin has successfully completed thermal vacuum testing of the U.S. Air Force's second Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous (GEO-2) satellite. The milestone represents the sp ... more | .. |
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 New Jammer Power System Passes Technology Readiness Tests A critical power generation subsystem of Raytheon's Next Generation Jammer has demonstrated its technical maturity through successful completion of a series of sea and altitude level wind tunnel tes ... more | .. |
 Lockheed Martin Wins RF-ITV 2 Contract Lockheed Martin has been awarded work by the U.S. Army's Product Manager, Joint-Automatic Identification Technology organization to provide operations and maintenance for the Radio Frequency In-Tran ... more | .. |
  Al-Qaida seeks 'new Somalia' in N. Africa Security analysts warn that al-Qaida's North African branch seeks to turn the region into "a new Somalia" on the edge of southern Europe. ... more | .. |
  Outside View: Pakistani democracy It has proven to be the deadliest "friendly fire" incident in the 10-year Afghan war. ... more |
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Meteor collision shakes Mars recorded by InSight
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  N.Korea, US may hold new talks this month: report North Korea and the United States may hold new talks this month on ways to restart stalled six-nation discussions on the North's nuclear disarmament, a South Korean report said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  'Hardliners' ruling Syria is threat to Iraq: general A top Iraqi security official voiced fears on Tuesday over any change in the Syrian regime that would bring Islamic "hardliners" to power, which he described as a threat to the Middle East. ... more | .. |
 US drone now Iran's 'property': defence minister A US drone captured by Iran is now the "property" of the Islamic republic, Defence Minister Ahmad Vahidi said on Tuesday, dismissing a request by US President Barack Obama for its return. ... more | .. |
  Australia courts European firms for submarine fleet Australia said Tuesday it had invited three companies from France, Germany and Spain to submit designs for its new submarine fleet - a project expected to span the next 30 years. ... more |
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  Malware creeping into portable documents Malware designed to damage computer systems is being secreted into portable documents, commonly known as PDF, by cybercriminals whose efforts usually are thwarted by antivirus software. ... more | .. |
 Myanmar army pulls back from rebel clashes The Myanmar government reportedly has stopped military operations against rebel fighters in the northern Kachin state near the Chinese border. ... more | .. |
 Brazil to upgrade combat gear on subs Brazil is seeking to upgrade combat systems on its existing submarine fleet as part of an extensive defense optimization program. ... more | .. |
  Suicide blast, gunmen kill 3 in Iraq A suicide bombing in the Iraqi capital killed a police officer on Tuesday, while in the north of the country a gun attack on a car in Mosul left a husband and wife dead, security sources said. ... more |
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NASA radar imagery highlights expanding landslide activity in Los Angeles
GHGSAT Selected as Copernicus Contributing Mission by ESA and EU
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 US defence chief Panetta visits Kabul US Secretary of Defence Leon Panetta arrived in Kabul on Tuesday to reaffirm America's commitment to Afghanistan as Washington starts to withdraw combat troops and hand over security to Afghan forces. ... more | .. |
 Sri Lanka thanks China for civil war help Sri Lanka on Tuesday said it was "true friends" with China due to military assistance provided during the island's bloody civil war, underlining growing links with Beijing. ... more | .. |
 S. Korea calls for China crackdown after officer's death Seoul urged Beijing Tuesday to crack down on illegal fishing and growing violence by Chinese boat crews, after China's foreign ministry expressed regret over the killing of a coastguard officer. ... more | .. |
 Swiss charge three in nuclear weapons case Swiss prosecutors said on Tuesday they had charged a father and his two sons for helping an unknown state build up an illegal nuclear weapons programme, after they admitted the crime. ... more |
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 US-Iraq ties to remain close post-pullout: experts Baghdad's ties with Washington will likely stay close even after US troops depart, but neighbouring countries including Iran will probably make plays for increased influence here, experts say. ... more | .. |
 Emotional homecoming for final US Iraq vets Tears streamed unashamedly down the face of Steven Farquhar as he hugged his small children at a welcome home ceremony after his fourth - and final - deployment to Iraq. ... more | .. |
 US defence chief in Djibouti for counter-terrorism talks US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta arrived in Djibouti on Tuesday for an hours-long visit during which he was to meet with President Ismael Omar Guelleh for talks on counter-terrorism measures. ... more | .. |
 Baghdad frets over rash of autonomy moves Amid growing security fears as U.S. forces withdraw from Iraq, the shaky coalition government in Baghdad is grappling with another problem: growing demands for autonomy by oil-rich regions. ... more |
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Robots Enhance Sewer Inspection and Maintenance with AI
Role of barrier films in maintaining the stability of perovskite solar cells
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 Iraq war withdrawal a promise kept for Obama The last US soldier to leave Iraq will offer political vindication for Barack Obama, once an unknown local lawmaker who railed at a "dumb war" and later became a cold-eyed commander-in-chief. ... more | .. |
  Top woman at Pentagon to step down: Panetta The most senior woman to have ever served at the Pentagon, Michele Flournoy, plans to step down from her policy post to spend more time with her family, officials said Monday. ... more | .. |
 Iraq war widened gulf between military, US society The Iraq war has exposed a growing gap between the small fraction of the American population that fights for the flag and the rest of society that has been virtually untouched by the conflict. ... more | .. |
US probes report of alleged Iranian cyber-attack plot The United States said Monday it is looking into a "very disturbing" report that implicates a US-based Venezuelan diplomat in an alleged Iranian plot to launch cyber attacks against US nuclear plants. ... more |
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 Japan chooses F-35 as mainstay fighter jet: reports Japan has chosen the US-made F-35 stealth jet as its next-generation mainstay fighter in a multi-billion dollar deal, reports said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 New data allows for unique conflict research Which factors increase the risk for armed conflict and war? What circumstances make conflict resolution more likely to be successful? If work for peace is to bear fruit; these questions needs to be ... more | .. |
 S. Korea mourns coastguard killed in Chinese attack A group of South Korean lawmakers demanded tougher punishment for illegal Chinese fishermen as the country Wednesday mourned a coastguard officer killed while trying to arrest an offender. ... more | .. |
 French PM 'confident' of Brazil fighter jet deal French Prime Minister Francois Fillon said Wednesday he was confident of selling Rafale fighter jets to Brazil and could beat off rival bids because the aircraft's technology cannot be matched. ... more |
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