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Lockheed Martin-built Military Communications Satellite Marks 20 Years in ServiceSunnyvale, CA (SPX) Aug 02, 2012 The U.S. Air Force's Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS) B12 satellite, built by Lockheed Martin, has reached 20 years on-orbit, double its operational design life. The B12 satellite will continue to serve in a reserve capacity providing secure and reliable communications capabilities for the warfighter. Launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., on July 2, 1992, the B12 satellite is one of 14 DSCS III spacecraft designed and built by Lockheed Martin for the Air Force's Space ... read more |
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 Boeing Receives 10th WGS Satellite Order from USAF Boeing has received a $338.7 million contract modification from the U.S. Air Force to produce and launch a tenth Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite. The authorization includes production, launch ... more | .. |
 Northrop Grumman Demonstrates Integrated Receiver Circuit Under DARPA Program Northrop Grumman has demonstrated an 850 gigahertz (GHz) integrated receiver that brings the company much closer to being the first to reach a Department of Defense goal for developing transistor-ba ... more | .. |
  Syria rebels bombard air base near Aleppo: AFP, NGO Rebels in Syria on Thursday bombarded the Menagh air base that was being used by helicopter gunships and other warplanes to attack the northern city of Aleppo, sources said. ... more | .. |
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  BAE Systems posts flat first-half profits British arms manufacturer BAE Systems said Thursday that net profit were flat in the first half of 2012. ... more | .. |
  China jails Uighurs on separatism charges: reports Courts in a restive region of west China with a large Muslim population have jailed 20 people for up to 15 years for using the Internet to incite separatism and "holy war", state media said Thursday. ... more | .. |
US commander to visit Pakistan for border talks The US commander in Afghanistan will hold talks in Pakistan on Thursday for the first time since Islamabad ended a seven-month blockade on NATO supplies destined for the 10-year war effort. ... more | .. |
  Attacks on Iraq checkpoints kill eight: officials Three attacks on separate checkpoints north of Baghdad on Thursday killed eight people, including four policemen and three anti-Qaeda militiamen, Iraqi officials said. ... more |
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  BAE Systems wins South Korean F-16 upgrade BAE Systems pipped Lockheed Martin to a $1.1 billion contract for upgrading South Korea's aging F-16 jet fighters - a Lockheed Martin aircraft. ... more | .. |
  S. Korea close to expanding missile range: report South Korea and the United States are close to agreement on expanding the range of Seoul's ballistic missiles to better guard against threats from North Korea, a report said Thursday. ... more | .. |
Turkish foreign minister visits disputed Iraq city Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Thursday visited the disputed north Iraq city of Kirkuk, which is controlled by Baghdad but also claimed by the autonomous Kurdistan region. ... more | .. |
Kurdish rebels in Syria 'common threat': Turkey, Iraqi Kurds Turkey and Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region have warned that they will consider any violent group that abuses a Syrian power vacuum a "common threat", in a reference to Kurdish rebels in Syria. ... more |
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US sees 'progress' with Pakistan in talks The US commander in Afghanistan said Thursday that "significant progress" was being made in improving cooperation with Pakistan, after his first visit since Islamabad ended a blockade on NATO supplies. ... more | .. |
  Lockheed Martin's Gyrolink Selected for US Army's Remote - Vehicle Optics Sensor System Program Lockheed Martin was awarded a $21.4 million contract from the U.S. Army for its commercial GyroLink system for the Remote - Vehicle Optics Sensor System (R-VOSS) program. GyroLink provides a r ... more | .. |
 US Congress approves new sanctions on Iran The US Congress Wednesday approved punishing new sanctions targeting Iran's energy and shipbuilding sectors, a day after President Barack Obama unveiled measures to cripple Tehran's nuclear drive. ... more | .. |
S. Korea to stage military drill near disputed island South Korea will stage a regular military exercise near a disputed island this month amid a renewed territorial claim by Japan, the defence ministry said Thursday. ... 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 | .. |
 Australia rules out US nuclear aircraft carrier base Australian Defence Minister Stephen Smith has rejected a proposal to base a US nuclear aircraft carrier and other warships in the country, a move that would rankle key trade partner China. ... more | .. |
Libya's abandoned weapons put civilians at risk: report Abandoned weapons that were once part of toppled dictator Moamer Kadhafi's arsenal pose an ongoing and serious threat to civilians in Libya, warned a report published by Harvard University on Thursday. ... more | .. |
Jordan girds for flood of Syrian refugees Resource-poor Jordan, bolstered by $2.5 billion in emergency U.S. aid, is being swamped by a swelling tide of refugees from war-torn Syria, deepening political unrest in the Hashemite kingdom. ... more | .. |
  Commentary: Romney's war cry Stripped of gaffes and bad syntax, Mitt Romney has told the world that if he is elected president in November, the United States will stand behind Israel if it decides to bomb Iran's nuclear installations. ... more |
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Outside View: Defeating dangerous myths For good or ill, myths are endemic to the human condition. We develop mythologies around our leaders and our foes to fit expectations, emotions and egos. George Washington, for example, never told a lie and hurled a dollar coin across the Potomac. Communists were inherently evil until interests forced a detente with China and the Soviet Union. ... more | .. |
India allows investments from Pakistan India on Wednesday overturned its ban on foreign investment from Pakistan in a move designed to build goodwill amid a renewed push for a peace settlement between the nuclear-armed neighbours. ... more | .. |
Iran unfazed by Israeli, US threats of force: Netanyahu US and Israeli threats of a military strike have done nothing to stop Iran's pursuit of a nuclear capability, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday in talks with US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta. ... more | .. |
Iraq says July deadliest month in nearly two years July was the deadliest month in Iraq in almost two years, with 325 people killed in attacks, official figures released on Wednesday showed, and included the deadliest day here since December 2009. ... 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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China says Japan defence report 'irresponsible' Beijing has dismissed concerns raised in a Japanese government report over China's military activity as "groundless" and "irresponsible", adding it had raised formal objections with Tokyo. ... more | .. |
  China's Huawei responds to US hackers Chinese communications giant Huawei Technologies on Wednesday responded to US hackers' claims that its routers were easily cracked, saying its security strategies were rigorous. ... more | .. |
China resricts Ramadan fasting in restive Xinjiang Authorities in China's restive northwestern region of Xinjiang have banned Muslim officials and students from fasting during Ramadan, prompting an exiled rights group to warn of new violence. ... more | .. |
S. Korea rejects "ridiculous" N. Korea allegations South Korea Wednesday rejected North Korean claims that it is planning terrorist acts as "ridiculous", and said it would protect Seoul activists threatened by Pyongyang. ... more |
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  US official to visit Taiwan amid trade talks push A senior US diplomat is to visit Taiwan this month, officials said Wednesday, as Taipei looks to resume free trade talks with Washington after lifting a six-year-old ban on some US beef imports. ... more | .. |
  US Marines to Keep K-Max in Theater for Second Deployment Extension For the second time this year, the U.S. Marine Corps has approved the deployment extension of K-MAX Cargo UAS, the first unmanned helicopter to deliver cargo and resupply troops in a combat zone. ... more | .. |
  Report Calls NASA Essential for National Security Maintaining and advancing an international leadership role in space is an essential component of national security for the United States, according to a new report published by TASC, Inc. The report ... more | .. |
China hits back at new US sanctions over Iran Beijing reacted furiously Wednesday to new US sanctions imposed on a Chinese bank over transactions with Iran, urging Washington to revoke them and saying it would lodge an official protest. ... more |
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