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Raytheon awarded $636 million for Exoatmospheric Kill VehicleTucson AZ (SPX) Jul 10, 2012 Raytheon has been awarded a $636 million development and sustainment contract to provide the Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle to The Boeing Company, which is the prime contractor for the Ground-based Midcourse Defense program. Raytheon booked the award during its second quarter. EKV represents the centerpiece for the Missile Defense Agency's GMD as the intercept component of the Ground Based Interceptor, also known as GBI, which is designed to engage high-speed ballistic missile warheads in space. "Whe ... read more |
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  Norway fires first ground-based Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile from NASAMS launcher The Royal Norwegian Air Force successfully fired a Raytheon Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile from a National Advanced Surface-to-Air-Missile System (NASAMS). During the first-of-its-kind test at the Ando ... more | .. |
 Raytheon reveals new missile defense system architectural analysis capability Raytheon has introduced a new missile defense system architectural analysis tool designed to help identify the best ways to leverage current NATO assets in support of growing Europe's integrated air ... more | .. |
 U.S. Navy Awards Lockheed Martin Contract for Additional VLA Missiles US Navy awarded Lockheed Martin a $27 million, firm-fixed-price contract to produce components for 22 Vertical Launch anti-submarine (VLA) missiles. A supersonic, urgent attack anti-submarine warfar ... more | .. |
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 Unique MEADS Mobile Testing Capability Arrives At White Sands Missile Range A first-of-its-kind mobile test facility has been delivered to White Sands Missile Range, N.M. to support the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS). The mobile test facility, or the MEADS Syste ... more | .. |
 New Raytheon Standard Missile factory nears completion in Alabama Raytheon's all-up-round Standard Missile production facility in Huntsville, Ala., is nearing completion. The state-of-the-art factory, located on the U.S. Army's Redstone Arsenal, should be complete ... more | .. |
  U.K. boosts up-armed Typhoon for Mideast British Prime Minister David Cameron has unveiled a major sales push for the Eurofighter Typhoon armed with new weapons systems, with the Persian Gulf states of the United Arab Emirates and Oman as key targets. ... more | .. |
  Mali jihadists threaten North Africa Algerian jihadists are reported to have reinforced Islamist fighters linked to al-Qaida in their self-declared state in northern Mali amid signs the conflict there may be spilling over across the drought-hit region spanning North Africa. ... more |
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Searching for Water on the Moon: UC San Diego Researchers Uncover Clues to Lunar Water's Origins
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  Iraq gun and bomb attacks kill three Gun and bomb attacks north of Baghdad on Monday killed three people including two anti-Al-Qaeda militiamen, security and medical officials said. ... more | .. |
  Russia will not sell Syria new weapons: official Russia will not supply new weapons to its Arab ally Syria while fighting there continues, Moscow arms export officials said Monday, while stressing that old contracts would be fulfilled. ... more | .. |
 London residents fight Olympic missiles at high court London residents went to court on Monday to stop the government placing surface-to-air missiles on top of their apartment block during the Olympics, saying it could make them a target for attacks. ... more | .. |
 EU's Barroso, Netanyahu talk Iran, peace process EU commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso on Monday held talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Iran's nuclear programme on the second day of his trip to Israel and the West Bank. ... more |
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  Pakistani Islamists protest over NATO supply routes Thousands of Pakistani Islamists opposed to the country's anti-terror alliance with Washington converged on Islamabad on Monday after a "long march" to protest over the reopening of NATO supply routes to Afghanistan. ... more | .. |
 French FM Fabius discusses Syria with China French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius met with his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi on Monday, with the two discussing the bloodshed in Syria among a range of international issues. ... more | .. |
  Rolls-Royce wins $183 mln US army contract Rolls-Royce said on Monday that it had won an important contract to service helicopter engines for the US army. ... more | .. |
  Ashton heads for EU-China talks in Beijing EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton left Sunday for Beijing where she will hold talks on foreign affairs and security issues on the first leg of a five-day Asian tour. ... 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 | .. |
 Two missiles miss targets in Taiwan drill Two of 26 missiles missed their targets when Taiwan's military carried out a live-fire exercise Monday, but officers in charge said they were happy with the result. ... more | .. |
 Gunmen attack Pakistan army camp, kill seven Gunmen killed seven security personnel at an army camp close to Islamabad on Monday, officials said, hours after a protest march against the resumption of NATO supply convoys passed through the area. ... more | .. |
 Israel's PM backs 'conscription for all' plan Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Sunday he will back a controversial plan to compel ultra-Orthodox Jews and Arab Israelis to complete compulsory military or community service. ... more | .. |
 In West Bank, EU's Barroso urges new peace talks European Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso called on Sunday for a return to Israeli-Palestinian talks, warning the peace process must not become "an orphan of the Arab Spring." ... more |
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 Pakistan begins work to speed NATO supply transit Pakistan is doubling the capacity for NATO trucks at a key border crossing, officials said Monday, to speed up processing for an expected influx of supplies for troops in Afghanistan. ... more | .. |
 Clinton in plea for rights of Afghan women US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made a powerful plea Sunday for the rights of women in Afghanistan, using a global forum to insist that they must be part of the country's future growth. ... more | .. |
 Syria conducts naval live fire exercises: SANA Syria's navy staged live fire exercises at the weekend, launching missiles from both sea and land to "simulate the scenario of repelling a sudden attack from the sea," the state news agency said on Sunday. ... more | .. |
  Northrop Grumman Supplys PMS for UK Royal Navy's Next Astute-Class Submarine Northrop Grumman has been selected to supply the Platform Management System (PMS) for the Royal Navy's fifth Astute-class submarine, Anson. Northrop Grumman's Sperry Marine business unit will supply ... 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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 Homeland Security's BioWatch still flawed The United States' high-tech system for detecting biological attacks has flaws, and it remains to be seen whether upgrades will solve them, experts say. ... more | .. |
 Donors gather for Tokyo meet on Afghanistan Japan will play host Sunday to a world conference aimed at charting a course to stabilise poor and war-torn Afghanistan in the decade after foreign combat forces leave. ... more | .. |
 Israelis march to demand conscription for all Thousands of protesters rallied in Tel Aviv Saturday demanding an extension of compulsory military or community service to all Israelis, including Arabs and ultra-Orthodox Jews, who are currently exempt. ... more | .. |
China vows to fight terrorists in Uighur On the anniversary of major ethnic violence, the top communist official of China's ethnic Uighur region vowed to strike down terrorists and separatists with "iron fists." ... more |
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  Outside View: Listen to Iranian voices How big does a rally have to be before the world takes notice? Will the voices of 100,000 protesters reach across the Atlantic? Around this number of Iranian expatriates gathered in Paris last Saturday to show their support for the Iranian resistance and their determination to bring freedom, democracy and justice to a country that has suffered far too long under the dictatorship of the mullahs. ... more | .. |
World powers pile pressure on Assad as general defects A world meeting on Syria urged the UN Friday to use the threat of sanctions to force change in Syria as President Bashar al-Assad was rocked by the defection of one of his most senior generals. ... more | .. |
Van Rompuy: Armenia must settle conflict Armenia needs to do more to settle its conflict with Azerbaijan if it wants closer political ties with the EU, the European Council's leader said this week. ... more | .. |
 Australia tweaks ASC sub maintenance deal Australia has signed a new deal with Australian Submarine Corp. for maintenance and support of the Collins Class submarines. ... more |
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