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Fueling the Fleet, Navy Looks to the SeasWashington DC (SPX) Sep 26, 2012 Refueling U.S. Navy vessels, at sea and underway, is a costly endeavor in terms of logistics, time, fiscal constraints and threats to national security and sailors at sea. In Fiscal Year 2011, the U.S. Navy Military Sea Lift Command, the primary supplier of fuel and oil to the U.S. Navy fleet, delivered nearly 600 million gallons of fuel to Navy vessels underway, operating 15 fleet replenishment oilers around the globe. b>From Seawater to CO2 br> /b> Scientists at the U.S. Naval Research L ... read more |
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  Israel postpones vital Arrow-3 flight test The crucial first test-firing of Israel's Arrow-3 interceptor missile, designed to destroy ballistic weapons, reportedly has been postponed despite efforts to boost the Jewish state's missile defenses amid threats of pre-emptive strikes against Iran. ... more | .. |
  Raytheon to provide Joint Tactical Terminal radios with latest security features to US Navy Raytheon has received an $8.7 million modification to a previously awarded production contract to provide the U.S. Navy with Joint Tactical Terminal Senior (JTT-Sr) radios that are compatible with t ... more | .. |
  Iran: Hard-liners play rough as poll nears The arrest of two children of former Iranian President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani in recent days is seen as an attempt by hard-liners to ensure he doesn't run in the 2013 presidential election or throw his political weight behind moderates. ... more | .. |
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  China to promote drones for marine surveillance China will promote the use of drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), to strengthen the nation's marine surveillance, the State Oceanic Administration (SOA) said on Sunday. The SOA verifie ... more | .. |
 Northrop Grumman Awarded Contract to Extend BACN Communications Connectivity to the Tactical Edge The U.S. Air Force awarded Northrop Grumman a $20 million contract modification to add beyond-line-of-sight command and control (BLOS C2) capabilities to the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node ... more | .. |
  US Army Awards Lockheed Martin Apache M-TADS/PNVS Performance Based Logistics Contract Lockheed Martin has received a $111 million Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS) Performance Based Logistics (PBL) contract from the U.S. Army. ... more | .. |
  Raytheon MALD-J Decoy Goes 4 for 4 in Operational Flight Tests The U.S. Air Force and Raytheon have begun operational testing of the Miniature Air Launched Decoy Jammer (MALD-J). After completing a highly successful developmental test phase, the MALD-J team ach ... more |
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Airbus-built SpainSat NG-I satellite successfully launched
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 Raytheon and PACAF expand the reach of realistic training environments Raytheon Trusted Computer Solutions (RTCS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Raytheon has announced that its SimShield customer, U.S. Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) and its 353d Combat Training Squadron, ha ... more | .. |
 Boeing Receives Contract for 11 P-8A Poseidon Aircraft The U.S. Navy on Sept. 21 awarded Boeing [NYSE: BA] a $1.9 billion contract for 11 P-8A Poseidon aircraft, which will take the total fleet to 24 and bolster the service's anti-submarine, anti-surfac ... more | .. |
Iran boosts air defenses, but holes remain Iran's been showing off a new air-defense system designed to counter U.S., and Israeli, airstrikes. But Western military analysts say there are a lot of holes in the network that could prove costly for Tehran if fighting erupts in the Persian Gulf. ... more | .. |
 Argentina, Venezuela to build trainer jet Argentina and Venezuela will collaborate to build a trainer jet for deployment in member countries of the Union of South American States, officials said. ... more |
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 Iran tests missiles, unveils drone amid Israel tensions Iran has tested anti-air and anti-ship missiles and unveiled a new drone, its powerful Revolutionary Guards said on Monday, in a show of military readiness for a war with Israel their chief says is inevitable. ... more | .. |
 Work halted at N. Korea rocket launch pad: website New satellite imagery shows North Korea has halted work at a launch pad capable of testing intercontinental missiles, possibly setting the project back by up to two years, a US website reported Tuesday. ... more | .. |
West turns up heat on Iran and Syria at UN Western and Arab leaders ramped up the pressure on Syria and Iran at the United Nations, as US President Barack Obama vowed to keep Tehran from getting its hands on nuclear weapons. ... more | .. |
Brazil could delay jet decision until 2013 Brazil's long-delayed decision on a multi-billion-dollar contract to buy 36 next-generation fighter jets may be put off until next year, government officials said Tuesday. ... more |
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Climate Change Accelerates Species Shuffling, New Study Reveals
China's DeepSeek-R1: A Game-Changing AI Release or Strategic Gesture?
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  Iraq archives chief moves to seal Saddam-era files The terror of Saddam Hussein's secret police has lived on long after his fall through their millions of reports, which are still dragged up by Iraqi politicians and the media, often with damaging results. ... more | .. |
US drone kills five militants in Pakistan: officials A US drone strike on Monday killed at least five Islamic militants in Pakistan's restive tribal region near the Afghan border, security officials said. ... more | .. |
  Romney: White House papering over Mideast crises Mitt Romney accused President Barack Obama on Tuesday of trying to "paper over" deadly unrest and crises in the Middle East and failing to stand up to Iran in its quest for a nuclear bomb. ... more | .. |
  Japan, Taiwan in disputed isle water cannon duel Coastguard vessels from Japan and Taiwan duelled with water cannon Tuesday after dozens of Taiwanese boats escorted by patrol ships sailed into waters around Tokyo-controlled islands. ... more |
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Japan, China hostages to public opinion: analysts Tokyo and Beijing are hostages to Chinese public opinion in a spat over disputed islands that shows no sign of ending, analysts say, warning the longer it goes on, the higher the chances of the situation escalating out of control. ... more | .. |
 Switzerland sentences three in Libyan nuclear case Switzerland's highest court on Tuesday sentenced a family of Swiss engineers accused of helping Libya in its failed efforts years ago to build up a nuclear weapons programme. ... more | .. |
 Syrian children killed ahead of UN briefing Regime warplanes struck rebel positions in Aleppo Monday, killing three children, as insurgents claimed to control most of Syria ahead of a UN Security Council address by peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi. ... more | .. |
 S. Korean leader warns of 'growing' maritime threats South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak warned on Monday of "growing threats" to the country's maritime security, posed by North Korea and regional territorial disputes over isolated island chains. ... more |
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Ukrainian drone barrage on Russia kills two, hits oil refinery
EdgeCortix SAKURA-I AI Accelerator Validated for Radiation Resilience in Space Missions
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 China ships in Japan waters off isles: coastguard Chinese ships plied the waters of a disputed island chain Monday, Japan's coastguard said, as a fleet of Taiwanese fishing boats set sail for the area, vowing to stake Taipei's claim. ... more | .. |
Britain, France, Germany call for new Iran sanctions Britain, France and Germany have officially called for new European Union sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program, diplomats said. ... more | .. |
Iraq attacks kill six, including a brigadier Attacks in Iraq on Sunday killed at least six people, among them a police brigadier general and two soldiers, security and medical officials said. ... more | .. |
 Russia's Chechen war mastermind Grachev dies at 64 Russia's brutal 1994-1996 Chechen campaign mastermind and former defence minister Pavel Grachev died in Moscow on Sunday at the age of 64 after a highly divisive but historic career. ... more |
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 Obama brushes off Israeli pressure over Iran President Barack Obama likened Israeli pressure on him to draw a line in the sand over Iran's nuclear ambitions as noise he tries to ignore, according to remarks aired Sunday. ... more | .. |
 China's Wang Lijun: from supercop to traitor The jailing of Wang Lijun for 15 years Monday was the final tightly scripted act in the downfall of a police chief who always had a flair for theatre. ... more | .. |
 Syria, Iran nuclear fears, Muslim protests cloud UN summit War in Syria, mounting tensions over Iran's nuclear drive and anti-Western protests across the Muslim world will cast a shadow over the annual UN gathering of world leaders starting Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Rebel command moves to Syria in sign of confidence The rebel Free Syrian Army's decision to move its command centre from Turkey to "liberated areas" inside Syria shows its growing confidence despite the risk of air strikes, analysts said on Sunday. ... more |
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