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ATK Selected To Provide Key Components for DARPA Phoenix Satellite Repurposing ProgramArlington, VA (SPX) Jul 31, 2012 ATK (ATK) announces it has been selected as a key participant to support the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Tactical Technologies Office (TTO) Phoenix Technologies Program. The Phoenix Program is developing technologies to cooperatively harvest and re-use valuable components from retired, nonworking satellites in geosynchronous orbit. The planned repurposing of these satellite components such as antennas represents the potential to create new space resources at significantl ... read more |
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  Raytheon awarded contract for advanced Standard Missile-3 The Missile Defense Agency awarded Raytheon a $925 million contract for development of the Standard Missile-3 Block IIA missile, which is a co-development effort between the U.S. and Japan. "A ... more | .. |
 New Raytheon warhead lethal to enemy rockets The U.S. Army and Raytheon completed a warhead test for the new Accelerated Improved Interceptor Initiative (AI3). Once fielded, AI3 is intended to provide a new level of warfighter protection by de ... more | .. |
 Russia Launches Cluster of Four Satellites Russia's Space Forces launched early on Saturday a Rokot carrier rocket with a Cosmos class military satellite and three civilian satellites on board, spokesman Col. Alexey Zolotukhin said. The Roko ... more | .. |
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 Lockheed Martin Completes JASSM F-15E Integration with Successful All-Up Round Flight Test Lockheed Martin's Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) recently completed F-15E platform integration with a successful all-up round (AUR) flight test at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. ... more | .. |
  Northrop Grumman Next Gen Jammer Program Demonstrates Integrated Prime Power Generation System Northrop Grumman has achieved a major milestone by successfully completing the initial Technology Maturation (TM) phase for the U.S. Navy's Next Generation Jammer (NGJ) program. A key event was an e ... more | .. |
  U.S. OKs Israeli systems deal for F-35s A reported agreement by the Pentagon and Lockheed Martin to install Israeli-made electronic warfare systems in 19 F-35I Joint Strike Fighters ordered by the Jewish state gives a major boost for the $2.75 billion deal that has been worrying the Israelis. ... more | .. |
  Another Syrian general defects to Turkey Another brigadier general has defected from Syria's army to join the ranks of opposition fighters, pushing the total number of rebel generals based in Turkey to 28, a diplomatic source said Monday. ... more |
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  Hackers see "sheeple" sheared by Google wireless data grab Long before Google online mapping service cars snatched data from private wireless hotspots there was the Wall of Sheep. ... more | .. |
 Hackers topple Huawei routers Hackers at an infamous Def Con gathering on Sunday were shown how to easily slip into computer networks through some routers made by Chinese electronics colossus Huawei Technologies. ... more | .. |
  NATO trucks suspended for 5th day at Pakistan crossing Pakistani officials said Monday that a ban on NATO trucks at the main border crossing into Afghanistan will last until the government promises to safeguard security. ... more | .. |
 In mock air war, US pilots face wily 'aggressor' In the skies over Las Vegas, a high-stakes game is unfolding but the players are fighter pilots instead of gamblers and nothing is left to chance. ... more |
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  US cuts police training, downsizes Iraq mission The United States has slashed a signature Iraqi police training programme as it downsizes its massive diplomatic mission amid high costs and negative Iraqi sentiment, a US watchdog said on Monday. ... more | .. |
  Olympics: Flag removal has hurt 'Taiwanese feelings' The decision by Olympic organisers to remove Taiwan's national flag from a London display at the request of China has "hurt the feelings" of the people of Taiwan, President Ma Ying-jeou said Monday. ... more | .. |
 Georgian soldier injured in Afghanistan dies: ministry A Georgian soldier injured in January while serving with NATO-led forces in Afghanistan has died in a military hospital back home, the defence ministry said in a statement on Monday. ... more | .. |
  Germany confirms Qatar 'interest' in buying tanks Germany confirmed on Monday that Qatar had expressed interest in a major arms deal after reports the emirate was set to buy 200 Leopard-2 tanks for some two billion euros. ... 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 | .. |
  Iran significantly speeds up pace of enrichment: report Iran has significantly stepped up the pace at which it is enriching uranium, shortening the time it would take for it to reach a nuclear threshold, two Israeli newspapers reported on Monday. ... more | .. |
 Iran sanctions having 'serious impact': Panetta Sanctions are having a "serious impact" on the Iranian economy, even if their results may not be immediately obvious, US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta said on Monday. ... more | .. |
 S. Korea activists seek UN 'China torture' probe A South Korean rights group said Monday it would ask the United Nations to investigate the alleged torture of a Seoul activist detained in China after helping North Korean refugees there. ... more | .. |
 N. Korea vows tough action against US North Korea on Sunday vowed tough action against the United States, accusing it of plotting to blow up statues of its founding leader in a bid to stir turmoil in the isolated communist state. ... more |
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 US drone kills seven militants in Pakistan: officials A US drone attack Sunday killed at least seven militants in Pakistan, officials said, days before the country's intelligence chief visits Washington with the contentious raids likely to be discussed. ... more | .. |
 In Israel, Romney talks Iran, angers Palestinians White House hopeful Mitt Romney Sunday held top-level talks in Israel over Iran's nuclear ambitions but quickly drew fire from the Palestinians for endorsing Jerusalem as the capital of the Jewish state. ... more | .. |
 Syria opposition chief visits Iraqi Kurdistan Syrian National Council chief Abdel Basset Sayda is on a visit to Iraqi Kurdistan in a bid to convince Kurdish leaders to join the opposition, an official from a Syrian Kurdish group said. ... more | .. |
 Kurds in secret weapons deal: Iraqi official A high-ranking Iraqi official on Sunday said security agencies have uncovered a secret weapons deal between the autonomous Kurdistan region and an unnamed foreign country. ... 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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 Australia defends defence cuts Australian Defence Minister Stephen Smith Sunday defended military spending cuts, saying the belt-tightening would not impact overseas operations or those with key ally the United States. ... more | .. |
 'Predictive policing' takes byte out of crime Crime fighters have long used brains and brawn, but now a new kind of technology known as "predictive policing" promises to make them more efficient. ... more | .. |
 Hackers build mobile phone network for Def Con A custom mobile phone network came to life in the middle of Def Con as hackers showed off their technology skills in tribute to the infamous gathering's elite "ninjas." ... more | .. |
 Afghan forces deaths outstrip NATO's 5-1: officials Afghan security forces are dying at five times the rate of NATO soldiers as Taliban insurgents step up attacks ahead of the withdrawal of foreign troops in 2014, the latest figures show. ... more |
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 Syria opposition chief urges arming of rebels The head of the exiled Syrian opposition urged on Saturday Arab "brothers" and friends to arm the rebels against the forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad. ... more | .. |
  Terrorism fears grow over Mali jihadists Western and Arab security specialists say they fear jihadists who have taken over northern Mali will turn it into a base for Islamist terrorism across the Sahel region and Western Europe. ... more | .. |
 Thales in new partnerships Thales is broadening its defense and security portfolio with a new joint venture and a collaborative agreement with companies in Europe. ... more | .. |
 Taiwan, China set for key investment deal Taiwan and China are expected to forge a much-anticipated investment protection agreement in the next round of high-level talks in August, officials and media in Taipei said Sunday. ... more |
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