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'Ironman' a game-changer on battlefieldWashington DC (SPX) May 02, 2012 It all began during an intense 2 1/2-hour firefight with the enemy earlier this year in Afghanistan. As members of the 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, Iowa National Guard, sat around later at Forward Operating Base Mehtar Lam and discussed the engagement, they talked about how three-man teams manning crew-served weapons struggled to stay together over difficult terrain in fluid battles. Someone mentioned actor Jesse Ventura in the movie "Pre ... read more |
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  USMC Places Order for AeroVironment RQ-11B Raven SUAS AeroVironment has announced it received a firm fixed-price order valued at $3,653,519 on March 15, 2012 from the United States Marine Corps through an existing U.S. Army contract. The order in ... more | .. |
  Northrop Grumman Demonstrates Compact, Rugged Laser for Military Applications Northrop Grumman has test fired the first product in its next-generation FIRESTRIKE family of high-energy, solid-state lasers that meet goals for size and weight reduction and ruggedization for oper ... more | .. |
 Camcopter S-100 First UAS Ever to Fly from an Italian Navy Ship Schiebel's CAMCOPTER S-100 has taken a further step in consolidating its strong maritime position by being the first UAS (Unmanned Air System) to ever fly from an Italian Navy ship. The S-100 ... more | .. |
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 Lockheed Martin's Shadow Hawk Munition Launched from Shadow UAS for the First Time Lockheed Martin has successfully conducted the first launch of a Shadow Hawk precision-guided weapon recently from a Shadow 200 Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), achieving a direct hit on the target. ... more | .. |
 Boeing Provides First Tactical Cross-domain Capabilities for Predator Reaper RPV Boeing has completed the first delivery of its tactical cross-domain technology, eXMeritus HardwareWall, to General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) for integration into the Ground Control ... more | .. |
  Safran announces the creation of Herakles, merging SME and SPS Safran is finalizing the merger of its two subsidiaries, SME (specializing in energetic materials) and Snecma Propulsion Solide (a specialist in solid rocket motors for missiles and launchers). ... more | .. |
  Israel's links with Egypt steadily worsen Israel's relations with Egypt are steadily deteriorating following the downfall of President Hosni Mubarak and the countries' historic 1979 peace treaty is growing increasingly tenuous. ... more |
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  U.S. defense cuts open partnerships U.S. defense cuts are opening opportunities for mutually beneficial partnerships where few would have been considered before the downward spending reviews, industry analysts said. ... more | .. |
 Israel fences itself in with barriers Israel is building a concrete security wall to protect its northernmost border town of Metulla from attacks by Hezbollah, adding to the accelerating fortification of its frontiers with Egypt, Syria and the Palestinians. ... more | .. |
 U.S. defends drone strikes as legal U.S. President Barack Obama's top counter-terrorism adviser publicly acknowledged the administration's use of drone strikes against suspected terrorist targets and defended them, vociferously, as legal and effective tools to protect the United States. ... more | .. |
  Ukraine bombings raise soccer fears A series of bombings in the Ukrainian city of Dnipropetrovsk fanned security fears over the weekend as the nation prepared to host a major soccer tournament. ... more |
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  Afghan protesters accuse NATO of killings Hundreds of Afghan protesters blocked highways in two separate demonstrations on Tuesday, accusing US-led NATO troops of killing children and civilians, officials and witnesses said. ... more | .. |
  Energy, economy top EU talks with China's likely premier China's premier-in-waiting Li Keqiang flew in to Brussels on Tuesday for a visit aimed at tightening the bond between the two trade giants with a slew of energy deals and economic pacts. ... more | .. |
  Japan FM warns on Iran strike at start of Israel visit Japan's top diplomat on Tuesday reiterated Tokyo's concern over a strike on Iran's nuclear programme in an interview published as he began a two-day trip to Israel and the Palestinian territories. ... more | .. |
 Long-term 'challenges' in Afghanistan: US military Security has improved in most of Afghanistan but insurgent sanctuaries in Pakistan and pervasive corruption pose "long-term and acute challenges" in the war effort, a Pentagon report said Tuesday. ... more |
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Climate change increases risk of successive natural hazards in the Himalayas
GMV teams up with +Atlantic CoLAB in AIR4Health project to enhance public health forecasting
Groundwater in the Arctic is delivering more carbon into the ocean than was previously known | .. |
  US funds may have helped Iraq insurgents: watchdog Some US commanders believe funds available for relief and reconstruction during the country's war in Iraq may have ended up benefiting insurgents, a report released by a US watchdog said. ... more | .. |
 US, Japan leaders join forces on N.Korea The United States and Japan on Monday warned North Korea against a new nuclear test, with President Barack Obama vowing not to tolerate the communist state's "old pattern of provocation." ... more | .. |
 US F-22s in UAE imperil regional security: Iran The United States' deployment of cutting-edge F-22 fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates "will endanger the region's security," Iran warned on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
Cambodia shootings show worrying impunity: activists The mysterious murder of a top Cambodian activist and a spike in violence at land and labour disputes mean the country's culture of impunity is worsening, campaigners and opposition politicians say. ... more |
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 Clinton heads to China as dissident case looms Secretary of State Hillary Clinton headed to China Tuesday as US officials raced to find a solution to a sensitive row over a top dissident reportedly holed up at the US embassy in Beijing. ... more | .. |
  Raytheon's JLENS and Patriot systems prove integration in intercept test Two Raytheon systems, the Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) and the Patriot Air and Missile Defense System, demonstrated their ability to work together t ... more | .. |
 Lockheed Martin Wins Support Contract for Defense Civilian Personnel Data System Lockheed Martin was recently awarded a $254.7 million Department of Defense contract to continue supporting the Defense Civilian Personnel Data System (DCPDS). Under the contract, Lockheed Mar ... more | .. |
 Lockheed Martin Delivers Last Amp C-5 To USAF Lockheed Martin has completed delivery of the 79th and final C-5 Galaxy aircraft of the current Avionics Modernization Program at a ceremony at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., on April 27. "We ... more |
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Low-carbon energy investment hit record $2.1 tn in 2024: report
World awaits Trump tariff deadline on Canada, Mexico and China
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 Chile-U.S. base a boon for defense firms What began as a joint Chilean-U.S. base for training peacekeepers before their dispatch to the wider world is growing into a major destination for regional military trainers and defense industry contractors. ... more | .. |
 India's border regions facing tough times One of India's top military officials warned that the Wagah border region could become unstable when U.S. and international forces start leaving Afghanistan. ... more | .. |
 Experts meet in Vienna for nuclear non-proliferation talks Some 1,000 delegates from 190 countries gathered here Monday for the first of three sessions of preparatory talks for a 2015 conference reviewing progress on halting the spread of nuclear weapons. ... more | .. |
 Israel cannot afford to be 'duped' by Iran: Barak Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak said Monday he had little confidence that key talks between Iran and world powers would succeed in resolving the standoff over Tehran's disputed nuclear programme. ... more |
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 Obama, Japanese PM meet at White House President Barack Obama welcomed Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda to the White House Monday, as Japan and the United States look to reinvigorate defense ties after a rocky few years. ... more | .. |
 US deploys F-22 fighter jets to UAE: officials The United States has deployed sophisticated F-22 fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates amid deepening tensions between Iran and its pro-US neighbors, officials said Monday. ... more | .. |
 Racial profiling at US airports? Here's an app for that Travelers who suspect they are victims of profiling by security screeners at US airports can now lodge a complaint in minutes, thanks to a smartphone application released on Monday. ... more | .. |
 Northrop Grumman Wins U.S. Air Force Electronic Attack Pod Upgrade Program The U.S. Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman a $52.8 million, 27-month engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) contract to upgrade its electronic attack (EA) pods. The program has a poten ... more |
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