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Intelsat General Awarded Contract in US Government's New Custom SATCOM Solutions ProgramBethesda, MD (SPX) Sep 05, 2012 Intelsat General has been selected as a prime contractor under the U.S. government's new Custom SATCOM Solutions contract, a program that will provide satellite communications to military and other users. The program, known as CS2, is the final segment of the new Future Commercial Satellite Communications (FCSA) procurement process, managed jointly by the Defense Information Systems Agency and the General Services Administration. Under CS2, prime contractors will provide end-to-end, turnkey ... read more |
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  Raytheon receives $230 million contract for SM-3 The Missile Defense Agency has awarded Raytheon a $230 million contract for 14 Standard Missile-3 Block IA missiles and five SM-3 Block IB missiles. The SM-3 Block IA missiles will bolster the ... more | .. |
  US commander denounces SEALs who try to cash in A top US officer in charge of elite SEAL units voiced outrage Tuesday that some troops are cashing in on their "celebrity" status, denouncing a commando's new book about the raid that killed Osama bin Laden. ... more | .. |
  Israel's Arrow 3 missile to be tested soon After nearly year's delay, Israel's Arrow 3 anti-missile is to be tested soon. ... more | .. |
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  France calls for tighter Iran sanctions France is calling for further sanctions against Iran following the release of a report claiming Tehran is continuing to add to its uranium enrichment program. ... more | .. |
  Eight dead in north Iraq attacks Bombings and shootings in northern Iraq, mostly targeting security forces, left eight people dead on Tuesday, including six soldiers and a police general, security and medical officials said. ... more | .. |
 Iraq regulator freezes telecom operator Zain's funds Iraq's media and telecoms regulator has frozen all of Kuwaiti mobile phone operator Zain's funds held in local banks over an unpaid fine, an official said on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Hackers claim 12 million Apple IDs from FBI A hacker group has claimed to have obtained personal data from 12 million Apple iPhone and iPad users by breaching an FBI computer, raising concerns about government tracking, but the FBI said it never had the data. ... more |
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Will the US get to Mars quicker if it drops or delays plans to visit the Moon?
Searching for Water on the Moon: UC San Diego Researchers Uncover Clues to Lunar Water's Origins
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  Clinton heads to China with hopes over sea tensions Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Beijing Tuesday after talks in emerging US ally Indonesia, where she voiced hopes for progress in managing increasing tensions in the South China Sea. ... more | .. |
 Iran's media should avoid 'bleak' reporting: official Media should avoid "bleak" reporting on the situation in sanctions-hit Iran and instead provide an image of "hope and joy," Tehran's chief prosecutor wrote Tuesday in an opinion piece published by Fars news agency. ... more | .. |
 India, China to resume joint military exercises India and China announced Tuesday they would resume joint military exercises after a four-year gap, a move designed to build trust in the often prickly relationship between the world's two most populous nations. ... more | .. |
 Ferrari crash reports bring fresh political scandal in China China's leadership has been hit by a fresh scandal ahead of a 10-yearly power handover, with reports a close ally of the president was demoted following his son's death in a Ferrari crash. ... more |
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 S. Korea's top nuclear envoy to visit China South Korea's top nuclear envoy will visit China this week to discuss ways to resume long-stalled nuclear disarmament talks on North Korea, Seoul's foreign ministry said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Northrop Grumman Welcomes UK Defence Minister to Unmanned Ground Vehicle Facility in Coventry Northrop Grumman welcomed the Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology, Peter Luff MP, to the company's production facility for unmanned ground systems in Coventry, U.K. The visit mark ... more | .. |
 Russia to create new ICBM by 2018 Russia is due to create a new heavy intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) by 2018, Strategic Missile Forces commander Sergei Karakayev said on Monday. "Construction of the missile is ongoing," ... more | .. |
  Children worst hit by air strike in Syria's Aleppo The bodies of seven children lie under fly-ridden blankets in the back of a yellow pick-up outside an Aleppo hospital, the latest victims of government air strikes on Syria's second city. ... 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 | .. |
 Israel reporter gets 4 months over secret army papers A reporter with Israel's Haaretz newspaper, Uri Blau, was sentenced to four months of community service under a plea bargain for possessing classified military documents, the court said on Monday. ... more | .. |
 Bombings, clashes as Syria opposition seeks arms A deadly car bomb tore through a mainly Christian Damascus suburb Monday while Syrian warplanes pounded Aleppo province, killing dozens of people, as the opposition pleaded for arms and intervention. ... more | .. |
Clinton warns against 'coercion' in South China Sea US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned Monday against coercion in the conflict-riven South China Sea and voiced hope that Beijing would find a peaceful resolution with Southeast Asian nations. ... more | .. |
India, China defence ministers to meet Tuesday Defence ministers of India and China were set to meet for talks on Tuesday with concerns over competing influence across South Asia likely to be high on the agenda, according to officials. ... more |
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 Outside View: The anti-colonial dilemma The documentary "2016: Obama's America" is sure to reignite controversy surrounding U.S. President Barack Obama's political philosophy. ... more | .. |
  Taiwan to build six minehunters Taiwan plans to spend $1.2 billion on building six minehunters as part of efforts to negate China's ability to blockade the island in a future conflict, a legislator said Monday. ... more | .. |
  Australia says Karzai 'wrong' on Afghan operation Australia Monday flatly rejected comments from Afghan President Hamid Karzai that a recent night-time raid which left two men dead was carried out without the approval of local authorities. ... more | .. |
 World not giving Iran nuclear 'red line': Israel PM Israel's prime minister has accused the international community of failing to draw a "clear red line" for Iran over its nuclear programme, after a UN report found Tehran had doubled its capacity at a nuclear site. ... 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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 S. Korea, Japan suspend military exchange programme South Korea and Japan have temporarily suspended a military exchange programme amid a territorial row over a set of disputed islands, defence officials said Monday. ... more | .. |
 N. Zealand confirms early Afghan exit New Zealand confirmed Monday that its troops would end a decade-long deployment in Afghanistan at the end of April next year, about six months earlier than originally planned. ... more | .. |
  Australia buys Growler systems for Hornets Australia has confirmed it will acquire Growler electronic warfare systems for its Super Hornet aircraft through the United States Foreign Military Sales process. ... more | .. |
 China starts reshuffle ahead of leadership change China's ruling Communist Party has announced a reshuffle to a key post, state press said Sunday, a move widely seen as ushering in a once-a-decade leadership transition later this year. ... more |
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 Iran scores with summit but wrongfooted by nuclear report Iran scored a point against Western efforts to isolate it by hosting a summit this week of 120 Non-Aligned Movement countries, but its bid to boost its prestige was wrongfooted by a new report on its controversial nuclear activities, analysts said. ... more | .. |
 Freedom and fear in Syrian rebel town Residents of this rebel rear base north of the key battleground of Aleppo were cleaning up on Saturday after a Syrian regime air strike killed at least 12 people. ... more | .. |
 US drone strike kills four in northwest Pakistan: officials A US drone strike targeting a militant compound on Saturday killed at least four rebels in Pakistan's restive tribal region near the Afghan border, security officials said. ... more | .. |
 Rushed Afghan exit 'bad for image': Australia Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr on Sunday acknowledged the nation's weariness with the Afghan conflict after five more troop deaths but warned of "enormous" damage to its image if it pulled out now. ... more |
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