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India yet to arrive on military satellite sceneChennai, India (IANS) May 04, 2012 The launch of the Radar Imaging Satellite (Risat-1) is a major step forward for India but it must increase its capacity and launch many more satellites to be considered a serious player in making military satellites, says an official of a US-based space consultancy firm. "Risat-1 represents another step forward for India. Its synthetic aperture radar (SAR), which enables imaging through bad weather conditions during both day and night, will assist Indian land management, agriculture monitoring and ... read more |
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 ATK Announces Retirement of TacSat-3 Satellite ATK (ATK) announces the conclusion of the Tactical Satellite-3 (TacSat-3) mission. The Air Force announced on April 30th, 2012, that the satellite deorbited into and burned up in the Earth's atmosph ... more | .. |
  Russia warns it may target US missile shield Russia said Thursday its dispute with the United States over missile defence was near a "dead end" and warned it might have to deploy new rockets in Europe to take out elements of the controversial shield. ... more | .. |
  Nuclear powers stress 'urgent' Iran cooperation with IAEA The United States, China, Russia, France and Britain reiterated their call Thursday for Iran to cooperate with the UN nuclear watchdog over its disputed nuclear programme. ... more | .. |
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  Tata signs deal with Malaysia's Deftech Tata Motors and Malaysia's DRB-HICOM Defense Technologies have signed a cooperation agreement to develop and market Tata's high-mobility 4x4 trucks in Malaysia. ... more | .. |
  Commentary: End and beginning of war A sense of inevitable war with Iran seized Israel as its two principal leaders - Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak - concluded 1) Iran is about to produce a nuclear bomb; 2) planned to use it to wipe out Israel; 3) the time for Israel to bomb Iran's nuclear production sites is early fall (i.e., at the height of the U.S. presidential campaign when neither candidate would risk losing by criticizing Israel). ... more | .. |
  Al-Qaeda magazine back, calls for firebombs in US Al-Qaeda's English-language magazine has reappeared months after its founders were killed in a US missile strike, with calls for firebomb campaigns in the United States and chemical weapons attacks. ... more | .. |
 New N. Korea sanctions sets stage for nuclear showdown The UN Security Council on Wednesday put three top North Korean state firms on a sanctions black list over the country's failed rocket launch. ... more |
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ATLAS bolsters radio frequency network through new HawkEye 360 alliance
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Russia warns of 'dead end' in US missile talks Russia said Thursday its dispute with the United States over missile defence was near a "dead end" and warned it might have to deploy new rockets in Europe to take out elements of the controversial shield. ... more | .. |
Second Saleh-related Yemen general quits post A nephew of Yemen's ex-strongman Ali Abdullah Saleh who commanded the presidential guard stepped down on Thursday after rejecting for a whole month a decision to sack him, the UN's envoy said. ... more | .. |
  Jordan's spy chiefs have political clout King Abdullah II of Jordan has sworn in a new government in a long-running political drama in which the Hashemite kingdom's vaunted intelligence service, a close U.S. ally in the fight against al-Qaida, plays a critical role. ... more | .. |
  Lockheed Martin Delivers Final, Historic F-22 Raptor To USAF Lockheed Martin has delivered the 195th and last F-22 Raptor to U.S. Air Force leadership in a ceremony at the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics site here. With this delivery, the U.S. Air Force now posse ... more |
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  Venue appeal delays Iraq VP death squad case The trial in absentia of Iraqi Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi was delayed a week on Thursday after his lawyers called for it to be held in a special court as his allies dismissed the case as politicised. ... more | .. |
  Row over dissident threatens broader China-US ties The diplomatic row over Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng could hurt Sino-US efforts to cooperate on Iran, Syria and key economic issues but both sides want to contain the fallout, experts said. ... more | .. |
Australia delays fighter jet project to save money Australia said Thursday it will delay its order of 12 F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) jets by two years to save money in an aggressive drive to return the budget to surplus. ... more | .. |
Embargoes fail to stem global weapon sales: report Countries under arms embargoes have imported more than $2.2 billion worth of weapons over the past decade, the Oxfam aid agency said Thursday in a report calling for tighter global rules. ... more |
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Fresh quake barrage hits Greek island Santorini
Pain, anger as Turkey marks two years since quake disaster
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  Spot a bot to stop a botnet Computer scientists in India have developed a two-pronged algorithm that can detect the presence of a botnet on a computer network and block its malicious activities before it causes too much harm. ... more | .. |
 Smart gas sensors for better chemical detection Portable gas sensors can allow you to search for explosives, diagnose medical conditions through a patient's breath, and decide whether it's safe to stay in a mine. These devices do all this b ... more | .. |
 Lockheed Martin to Deliver New C-130J Training Technology The U.S. Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin a $156 million contract to provide new training devices to accommodate the growing pipeline of C-130J aircrews and maintainers. Lockheed Martin will ... more | .. |
 First Launch Successful Under RSA IIA's Mission Flight Control Center Lockheed Martin reports that the first launch to utilize the Mission Flight Control Center (MFCC) system was a success. The MFCC system was developed and deployed under the now-complete Range Standa ... more |
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 ITT Exelis Wins Production Award to Upgrade Self-protection on US Navy F/a-18 Aircraft ITT Exelis has been awarded a $238 million contract to begin full-rate production of the AN/ALQ-214 on-board jammer system on the F/A-18 aircraft. This system (AN/ALQ-214 (v)4/5) is smaller an ... more | .. |
 Thwarting the cleverest attackers In the last 10 years, cryptography researchers have demonstrated that even the most secure-seeming computer is shockingly vulnerable to attack. The time it takes a computer to store data in memory, ... more | .. |
 Novel radiation surveillance technology could help thwart nuclear terrorism Among terrorism scenarios that raise the most concern are attacks involving nuclear devices or materials. For that reason, technology that can effectively detect smuggled radioactive materials is co ... more | .. |
 More controversy mars Canada's F-35 plans Canada's participation in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program with a multibillion-dollar future purchase is becoming embroiled in more controversy, with calls on Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper to come clean on the jet's final cost and capability. ... more |
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MIT engineers help multirobot systems stay in the safety zone
Scientists' conference kicks off global AI summit in Paris
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  Indra launches UAV; market growth forecast A new unmanned helicopter by Indra of Spain is entering the UAV market following a successful flight test. ... more | .. |
 Outside View: What might go right One of the most overly abused questions asks whether the proverbial glass is half full or half empty. To a cynic who, after all, is only an experienced realist, an 8-ounce water glass that is half full contains 4 ounces of liquid, no more, no less. Determining optimism or pessimism from that observation is foolish. ... more | .. |
 US shows no sign of compromise over missile shield Top US officials preparing for international missile defense talks in Russia said Washington remains committed to fully implementing its missile shield for eastern Europe despite Moscow's opposition. ... more | .. |
 UN Syria mission head says observers 'calming' situation The head of the UN mission to Syria said Wednesday his observers were having a "calming effect" on the ground but admitted the ceasefire was "shaky" and not holding. ... more |
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 China defense minister to visit US Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie will visit the United States next week to meet his US counterpart Leon Panetta as the two nations seek to shore up testy relations, officials said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 US-Afghan pact 'does not rule out drone strikes' The pact between the United States and Afghanistan could leave the door open for continued drone strikes against insurgent targets in Pakistan after 2014, US Ambassador Ryan Crocker indicated Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Olympics: UK military prepare for '9/11-type attack' British military commanders said they were training to deal with a "9/11-type attack" as they launched a major exercise Wednesday to test their readiness for the 2012 London Olympics. ... more | .. |
UN sanctions N. Korea firms over rocket launch The UN Security Council on Wednesday ordered sanctions against three "very significant" North Korean state firms over the country's failed rocket launch, US ambassador Susan Rice said. ... more |
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