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Lockheed Martin Delivers Second AEHF Satellite To U.S. Air Force For Upcoming LaunchCape Canaveral AFS FL (SPX) Feb 28, 2012 Lockheed Martin has has delivered the second Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) military communications satellite to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., where it will be readied for an April 2012 liftoff aboard an Atlas V launch vehicle. The AEHF system is the successor to the five-satellite Milstar constellation and will provide significantly improved global, highly secure, protected, survivable communications for all warfighters serving U.S. national security. "Delivery of the se ... read more |
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  Northrop Grumman BAMS Unmanned Aircraft System Program Achieves Two Major Milestones Northrop Grumman has commenced flight tests of the first developmental multifunction active sensor (MFAS) radar destined for the U.S. Navy's MQ-4C Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Unmanned Aircraft ... more | .. |
 Raytheon's US Air Force Satellite Terminal Achieves Two Critical Milestones Raytheon's U.S. Air Force satellite terminal system that provides protected communications to warfighters has received a successful Milestone C decision and subsequent production award. The Mi ... more | .. |
  Boeing B-1 Bomber Completes 10,000th Combat Mission The Boeing B-1 bomber aircraft has completed its 10,000th combat mission. The heavy bomber entered service with the U.S. Air Force on June 29, 1985, and has been in nearly continuous combat for the ... more | .. |
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 United Launch Alliance Atlas V Launches Mobile User Objective System-1 Mission A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the Mobile User Objective System-1 (MUOS-1) for the United States Navy lifted off from Space Launch Complex-41 here at 5:15 p.m. EST Friday. Th ... more | .. |
 Israel plans for second F-35 squadron Despite deepening defense budget cuts, the Israeli air force is reported to be moving toward ordering a second squadron of 20 F-35 stealth fighters from Lockheed Martin, possibly as early as this year. ... more | .. |
  Israeli arms for Baku likely to spook Iran Israel's new $1.6 billion arms deal with Azerbaijan will transfer sophisticated military technology up to Iran's uneasy northern border and is likely to intensify Tehran's concerns about threatened attacks by the West amid rising tension in the Persian Gulf. ... more | .. |
  Commentary: Afghan war fundamentals The United States and its NATO allies are having have trouble coming to grips with the fundamentals of the decade-long Afghan war. ... more |
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Caltech takes first steps toward lightsails that could reach distant star systems
Fifth H-3 rocket successfully launches Michibiki No. 6 satellite
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  Beijing cautions India over border issues Chinese officials have urged India to work peacefully with China to maintain stability and settle outstanding demarcation disputes along their border. ... more | .. |
  Iraq film festival aims to promote human rights A human rights film festival held in Baghdad is aiming to educate and mobilise citizens at a time when Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's government has been accused of sliding toward authoritarianism. ... more | .. |
 S. Korea, US launch exercise despite N. Korea threat South Korea and the United States launched major annual military exercises on Monday, as North Korea said it was ready for war over what it termed a reckless provocation. ... more | .. |
  Taiwan navy to get two US-built minehunters Taiwan will receive two coastal minehunter ships from the United States this year as part of an arms deal that has upset Washington's ties with Beijing, media reported on Monday. ... more |
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  Taiwan denies Singapore cutting military ties Taiwan denied reports Monday that Singapore is suspending its long-standing military cooperation with the island after news of a rare visit by Taiwan's defence minister to the city state was made public. ... more | .. |
  Iraq will not support Syrian regime 'at any cost': report Baghdad supports the aspirations of the Syrian people and will not back the Damascus regime "at any cost," a Saudi newspaper on Monday quoted a high-ranking Iraqi official as saying. ... more | .. |
 Taliban bomber kills nine at Afghan NATO base A Taliban suicide car bomber targeting NATO troops at an airport in eastern Afghanistan killed nine people Monday, the seventh day of violence over the burning of the Koran at a US airbase. ... more | .. |
 Putin slams 'cynical' West on Syria, Iran Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Monday hit out at the West's "cynical" stance on Syria and warned against strikes on Iran in an article ahead of his likely return to the Kremlin in weekend polls. ... more |
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LA fires fully contained after burning for 3 weeks: state agency
Scientists cast doubt on famous US groundhog's weather forecasts
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 China, Russia slam West on Syria as EU ups sanctions Russia and China hit back on Monday after US State Secretary Hillary Clinton criticised their stance on Syria and as the European Union agreed new sanctions against President Bashar al-Assad's regime. ... more | .. |
 Afghan ministers cancel US visit: Pentagon Afghanistan's defense and interior ministers have canceled a visit to Washington next week to concentrate on addressing security concerns back home, the Pentagon said Sunday. ... more | .. |
 Fallout from Afghan Koran burning widens The fallout from Koran burnings at a US airbase, which triggered a week of violence, has widened as Afghan ministers cancelled a visit to Washington and Western nations expanded withdrawals of civilian staff. ... more | .. |
 Boeing and USAF Mark Delivery of First Re-winged A-10 Thunderbolt II Boeing and the U.S. Air Force on Feb. 15 celebrated the rollout of the first re-winged A-10 Thunderbolt II in a ceremony at Hill Air Force Base. Boeing is under contract with the Air Force to delive ... more |
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 Lockheed Martin's Fighting Falcon Evolves With New F-16V Lockheed Martin has unveiled a new version of the F-16 at the Singapore Airshow. The F-16V will feature enhancements including an active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar, an upgraded missio ... more | .. |
 Lockheed Martin F-35 Flight Test And Production Progress Report Lockheed Martin's F-35 program continues to build on its 2011 flight test success. For 2012, the baseline F-35 System Development and Demonstration (SDD) flight test plan calls for the accumulation ... more | .. |
 Boeing Completes F/A-18E/F, EA-18G Multi-Year Procurement II Deliveries Ahead of Schedule Boeing has announced that it has completed delivery of 257 F/A-18E/F Super Hornet strike fighters and EA-18G Growler electronic attack aircraft to the U.S. Navy. Each aircraft was delivered ahead of ... more | .. |
 US advisors shot in Afghan ministry 'after Koran row' Two US advisors who were shot dead in Afghanistan's interior ministry by an Afghan colleague had been mocking anti-US protests over the burning of the Koran, a government source said Sunday. ... more |
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Trump says tariff 'pain' will be 'worth the price'
Portugal lawmakers take step toward deep-sea mining ban
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  Japan PM visits Okinawa over US military base move Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda flew to Okinawa Sunday on a tough mission to persuade local islanders into accepting a plan to move a controversial US military base to another part of the island. ... more | .. |
 Chile-Peru border alert over land mines Security forces on the Chilean-Peruvian border remain on high alert after heavy floods dislodged and exposed anti-personnel and anti-tank mines from the Pinochet era. ... more | .. |
NATO withdraws staff from Afghan ministries after shooting NATO on Saturday pulled all its staff out of Afghan government ministries after two US military advisors were shot dead in the interior ministry, as anti-US protests raged for a fifth day. ... more | .. |
 Israel raids south Gaza after rocket attacks Israeli warplanes early Sunday carried out an attack on the south of the Gaza Strip after rockets were fired at Israel, the army announced. ... more |
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 A strike on Iran would pose tough test for Israelis An Israeli pre-emptive strike on Iran's nuclear sites would amount to a roll of the dice against elusive targets, drawing in the United States if the gamble fell short, analysts and former US military officers say. ... more | .. |
 US envoy complains of Haqqani havens: report The US ambassador to Afghanistan sent a top-secret cable to Washington last month warning that the existence of enemy havens in Pakistan was placing the US strategy in Afghanistan in jeopardy, The Washington Post reported late Friday. ... more | .. |
 Afghan-US ties hit all time low over Koran: analysts An explosion of outrage over the burning of the Koran in a US military base has plunged relations between Afghans and their Western allies to an all time low, analysts said Sunday. ... more | .. |
 US judge transfers Viktor Bout from solitary cell A US judge on Friday ordered Viktor Bout, a convicted Russian arms trafficker characterized by prison authorities as highly dangerous, to be let out of solitary confinement for the first time in 15 months. ... more |
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