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Defense industries face $100B less ordersWashington (UPI) Jun 13, 2012 U.S. and international defense industries face reduced sales as the U.S. Congress considers budget cuts that may mean $100 billion shaved off defense spending in the United States over the next 10 years. Possible defense cuts to that figure are being considered as part of the effort to reduce the budget deficit, officials said in comments cited by Defensenews.com Web site. Other independent comment on potential defense cutbacks was not immediately available. U.S. Sen. Carl Levin, ... read more |
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  US drone kills three militants in Pakistan: officials A US drone attack killed at least three militants early Thursday in Pakistan's northwestern tribal region, known as a hotbed of Taliban and Al-Qaeda militants, security officials said. ... more | .. |
  US says raised concerns to China on N.Korea missiles The United States said Wednesday it raised concerns to China over allegations it supported North Korea's missile program, after charges that Beijing provided technology to its UN-sanctioned ally. ... more | .. |
 Russia presses Iran ahead of nuclear talks Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov flew into Iran on Wednesday for a brief visit to discuss upcoming international talks over Tehran's disputed nuclear programme. ... more | .. |
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  Raytheon receives contract to link Navy Multiband Terminal to USAF's Polar Satellite Raytheon has received a $19 million contract to modify the Navy Multiband Terminal (NMT) to link it with the Air Force's Enhanced Polar Satellite (EPS). The link will allow U.S. Navy and Air Force w ... more | .. |
 Raytheon receives $79 million award for US Navy Multiband Terminal systems Raytheon has received a $79 million contract from the U.S. Navy for 47 more Navy Multiband Terminal (NMT) systems. NMT is one of three Raytheon Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) terminals tha ... more | .. |
  Boeing, US Navy Conduct FA-18EF Satellite Communications Test Boeing and the U.S. Navy have successfully completed an in-flight demonstration of a satellite communications (SATCOM) system that, if implemented, will enable F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircrews to con ... more | .. |
  NTU researchers study little mighty creature for scientific breakthrough A scientist from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) may be onto an ocean of discovery because of his research into a little sea creature called the mantis shrimp. The research is likely to lead ... more |
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Oops, we tipped it again: Mission over for sideways US lander
Musk's SpaceX faces new setback after Starship explosion
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  New paints prevent fouling of ships' hulls The colonisation of hulls by algae, barnacles, mussels and other organisms is a major problem for both pleasure boats and merchant tonnage. In a joint project, researchers at the University of Gothe ... more | .. |
  Boeing Receives It's First International Cybersecurity Contract Boeing reports that Sojitz Corporation, a global trading company headquartered in Tokyo, has entered into an agreement with Boeing's Information Solutions division for advanced network assessment. ... more | .. |
 Unique Program to Educate Next Gen US Cybersecurity Leaders The University of Maryland and Northrop Grumman will launch a landmark honors program designed to educate a new generation of advanced cybersecurity professionals. The unique program, Advanced Cyber ... more | .. |
 Northrop Grumman Awarded Cybersecurity Contract Northrop Grumman has been awarded a cybersecurity contract to develop, integrate and sustain cloud-based information repositories in an integrated product development team environment with the gover ... more |
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  Javelin Missile Proves New Capability during Vehicle-Launched Norwegian Tests Lockheed Martin and Raytheon's Javelin Joint Venture recently demonstrated the capability to launch Javelin missiles from a vehicle in winter conditions at a test range in Norway. In a Norwegi ... more | .. |
 Swedish Defence Materiel Administration Orders AeroVironment Puma AE and Wasp Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems AeroVironment has received a firm fixed-price order for 12 hybrid small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (Forsvarets Materielverk) on behalf of the Sw ... more | .. |
  Israel: Hezbollah could get Syrian weapons Israel is increasingly concerned that Syria could transfer missiles and chemical weapons to Hezbollah in neighboring Lebanon if the embattled Damascus regime loses control of military bases to increasingly militarized rebel forces. ... more | .. |
OPEC chief says against Iran oil embargo '100 percent' OPEC chief Abdullah El-Badri spoke out against looming new sanctions against cartel member Iran on Wednesday at the start of a two-day oil conference in Vienna. ... more |
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Chinese Remote Sensing Constellation Expands for Global Market
BAE Systems selected to develop NOAA's next-generation space weather satellite
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  Iraq attacks kill 72 during Shiite pilgrimage A wave of apparently coordinated bombings and shootings rocked Iraq during a major Shiite religious commemoration on Wednesday, killing at least 72 people and wounding more than 250, many of them pilgrims. ... more | .. |
Republicans urge Obama to dump Iraq envoy nominee Six Republican senators urged US President Barack Obama on Wednesday to withdraw his nominee for ambassador to Baghdad, saying recent allegations of impropriety could shred his credibility. ... more | .. |
Intervention 'not right path' in Syria: NATO chief NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Wednesday that foreign military intervention was "not the right path" in Syria despite the UN's peacekeeping chief declaring the country in civil war. ... more | .. |
  Taiwan ex-agent jailed for leaking national secrets Taiwan has sentenced a retired senior military intelligence officer to three years and six months in jail for leaking classified national secrets, a court said Wednesday. ... more |
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  NATO chief vows not to abandon Afghanistan NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen Wednesday vowed not to abandon Afghanistan as foreign nations plan to transition forces out of the country after a decade of conflict. ... more | .. |
 Corruption causes Cold War arms to still kill in Bulgaria Twenty years after the disbanding of the communist Warsaw Pact alliance, its weapons still kill in Bulgaria as lack of money and suspected corruption hinder the dismantling of tons of old munitions. ... more | .. |
China shipped missile vehicles to N.Korea: report China shipped missile launch vehicles to North Korea last year in breach of UN resolutions, but was never rebuked because the US did not want to embarrass Beijing, a Japanese newspaper said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
Iran's parliament softens stance on nuclear talks Iran's parliament stressed Wednesday that Tehran will not back down from its nuclear "rights" in talks with world powers - but softened its stance on the key thorny issue of higher-level uranium enrichment. ... more |
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A catalytic two-step: Transforming industrial CO2 into a renewable fuel
Chip-based system for terahertz waves could enable more efficient, sensitive electronics | .. |
  China boycotts religious event over Tibet presence Chinese delegates taking part in a religious event in South Korea abruptly flew home Wednesday in an apparent protest against Tibetan participation, organisers said. ... more | .. |
  Ancient effect harnessed to produce electricity from waste heat A phenomenon first observed by an ancient Greek philosopher 2,300 years ago has become the basis for a new device designed to harvest the enormous amounts of energy wasted as heat each year to produ ... more | .. |
  UCSB scientists synthesize first genetically evolved semiconductor material In the not-too-distant future, scientists may be able to use DNA to grow their own specialized materials, thanks to the concept of directed evolution. UC Santa Barbara scientists have, for the first ... more | .. |
 'No-sleep energy bugs' drain smartphone batteries Researchers have proposed a method to automatically detect a new class of software glitches in smartphones called "no-sleep energy bugs," which can entirely drain batteries while the phones are not ... more |
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  Germany, most appealing European market for China: study China, already the top foreign investor in Germany last year, sees Europe's top economy as the most attractive country to invest in after the United States, a new study showed on Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Oil slick threatens drinking water supply of Canadian town A pipeline in western Canada has leaked crude oil into a local river, its operator said Tuesday amid fears the drinking water supply of 90,000 people could become contaminated. ... more | .. |
  EU to fight until 'very last moment' at Rio summit The EU will fight to the last for credible commitments at the Rio+20 Earth summit but it will be "very very difficult", the bloc's environment commissioner Janez Potocnik said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
Japan oil demand up sharply after quake: IEA Japan's use of oil for electricity generation has risen sharply since last year's devastating earthquake and tsunami forced its nuclear plants off-line, and could go higher still, the IEA said Wednesday. ... more |
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