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AeroVironment Receives $16.5 Million of Funding from U.S. Army for RQ-11B RavenMonrovia, CA (SPX) Sep 06, 2012 AeroVironment has received $16,472,298 in additional funding to perform on Aug. 10, 2012 from the United States Army under a contract action with a total projected value of $65,889,191. The company announced the initial $15.8 million funding of that contract action on June 1, 2012. The overall contract action includes RQ-11B Raven systems, new miniature gimbaled payloads and initial spares packages and is funded from the Army's fiscal 2012 procurement budget. Delivery of systems, spares and ... read more |
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 Northrop Grumman Highlights International Capabilities in Unmanned Aircraft Systems at ILA Berlin Air Show 2012 Northrop Grumman is participating in the ILA Berlin Air Show, where it will highlight its industry-leading intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities with the EURO HAWK and NA ... more | .. |
  Raytheon successfully tests HARM upgrades Raytheon has completed testing of High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM) upgrades, which make the combat-proven missile more precise and accurate, while reducing collateral damage. HARM supp ... more | .. |
  Powerful new explosive could replace today's state-of-the-art military explosive Borrowing a technology used to improve the effectiveness of drugs, scientists are reporting discovery of a new explosive more powerful than the current state-of-the-art explosive used by the militar ... more | .. |
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  Peru says Shining Path rebel commander killed in clash A senior commander of the Shining Path rebel group in Peru was killed Wednesday in a clash with the army, President Ollanta Humala said. ... more | .. |
  Chilean deal with EADS falling through Talks on business collaboration between Chilean state aviation company Enaer and European manufacturer EADS are stalled over legal technicalities that may prove to be the undoing of draft contracts known to be under negotiation. ... more | .. |
  Rheinmetall expands; GKN set to do so German and British companies are expanding their business portfolios in the naval and aerospace sectors through major acquisitions. ... more | .. |
 Outside View: How much is enough? "How much is enough?" is a perennial question often put to national security and defense requirements. The largely invisible and more important extension of that question is understanding what purposes military force must serve in the first place. "For what" must be the starting point for any excursion on future military capability and where, why and how force succeeds or fails. ... 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
China's DeepSeek-R1: A Game-Changing AI Release or Strategic Gesture? | .. |
  Bo case police chief faces charges: Xinhua An ex-police chief at the centre of a political scandal that has rocked the Communist Party ahead of a 10-yearly power handover has been charged by prosecutors, state media said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  Israeli airstrike on Gaza kills three Palestinians: ministry An Israeli airstrike on the Gaza Strip killed three Palestinians and wounded a fourth late Wednesday, said a spokesman for the territory's health ministry. ... more | .. |
 Tensions set to cloud APEC summit Asia-Pacific leaders gather in Russia's far east this weekend for talks aimed at promoting trade but territorial disputes and other regional tensions may cloud the event. ... more | .. |
  Israel PM cancels security meeting over 'Iran leaks' Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cancelled a security cabinet meeting on Wednesday after details from an initial session, which reportedly concerned the Iranian threat, were leaked to the press. ... more |
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 Cash-strapped Slovenia slashes defence order Slovenia's government, currently on an austerity drive, has sharply reduced an order for armoured vehicles from Finnish defence firm Patria, the defence minister said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  'Hundreds' of Afghan soldiers sacked over insider attacks Afghanistan said Wednesday it had arrested or sacked hundreds of Afghan soldiers in a bid to stem a rise in insider attacks on NATO forces, a trend that threatens to undermine Western plans for a troop withdrawal. ... more | .. |
  Iraq forces raid Baghdad nightclubs: officials Owners and employees at Baghdad nightclubs and bars voiced frustration on Wednesday after their establishments were raided by troops who allegedly beat customers and staff a day earlier. ... more | .. |
 N. Korea accuses IAEA of aggravating nuke standoff North Korea on Wednesday accused the UN atomic agency of aggravating a dispute over its nuclear programme by siding with the United States. ... 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 | .. |
 Japan to buy islands disputed with China: reports Japan's government has agreed to buy islands at the centre of a territorial row with China, reports said Wednesday, as it tries to both placate nationalists and prevent ties with Beijing deteriorating further. ... more | .. |
 Egypt satellite operator drops Syria channels Egyptian satellite operator Nilesat on Wednesday cut transmission of Syrian state channels, as requested by the Arab League group for Syria, a Nilesat executive said, angering Damascus. ... more | .. |
 China, US soften tone on sea dispute China and the United States stepped back on Wednesday from sparring over the tense South China Sea as the Asian power told Secretary of State Hillary Clinton it would work on a code to manage disputes. ... more | .. |
 China supports 'transition' in Syria China said Wednesday it supported a political transition in Syria and was not attached to President Bashar al-Assad as it defended its record during a visit by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. ... more |
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  Intelsat General Awarded Contract in US Government's New Custom SATCOM Solutions Program 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 ... more | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 |
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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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 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 | .. |
 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 |
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 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 |
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