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ONR to Dial Up Faster Data for the MarinesArlington VA (SPX) Oct 23, 2012 Office of Naval Research (ONR) officials announced a new program Oct. 22 to optimize tactical handheld technology for quick decision-making in the field. The Exchange of Actionable Information at the Tactical Edge (EAITE) program, designed to sift through data from multiple sources for faster analysis, is among more than a dozen Future Naval Capability (FNC) programs kicking off in fiscal year 2014. ONR Director of Transition Dr. Thomas Killion explained the need for the program-and how it benefit ... read more |
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  Raytheon's BattleGuard demonstrates accuracy of target identification and engagement During a recent test at Fort Benning, Ga., Raytheon Company's BattleGuard modular weapon station struck targets with every burst of ammunition fired, proving its precision engagement capability unde ... more | .. |
  Raytheon acquires technology development firm Teligy Raytheon Company has acquired Teligy, Inc., a technology development company, further extending Raytheon's cybersecurity offerings in wireless communications, vulnerability analysis, reverse enginee ... more | .. |
  New TOW missile achieves 100th direct hit in latest testing Raytheon Company and the U.S. Army achieved excellence in recent flight tests of the tube-launched, optically-tracked, wireless (TOW) missile. In September, the team scored its 100th TOW hit, which ... more | .. |
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 Lockheed Martin Introduces Advanced Air and Missile C2 System In response to the increasingly complex national and multi-national requirements for Integrated Air and Missile Defense, Lockheed Martin has developed a solution that deliver new levels of performan ... more | .. |
 MEADS Friend Or Foe Identification System Completes Certification Testing The tri-national Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) has successfully completed certification testing for its advanced Mode 5 Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) system at Pratica di Mare Air ... more | .. |
  Better Together: Joint Flight a Success The first C-5M Super Galaxy production joint acceptance flight with Lockheed Martin and the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) occurred Oct. 17, here at the Lockheed Martin facilities. ... more | .. |
 Edwards F-35A Completes First AIM-120 AMRAAM Internal Weapons Release An F-35A test aircraft, flown by U.S. Air Force Maj. Matthew Phillips, completed the first aerial weapons release of an AIM-120 AMRAAM (Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile) from a conventional ... more |
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NSSA Calls for Doubling U.S. Space Force Budget to Maintain Space Superiority
First CubeSat Selected for ESA's Ramses Mission to Asteroid Apophis
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 Northrop Grumman Unveils MAV-L Ground Mobility Vehicle for U.S. Special Forces Competition Northrop Grumman unveiled its offering for the U.S. Special Forces Command Ground Mobility Vehicle 1.1 competition today at the Association of the United States Army conference in Washington, D.C. T ... more | .. |
 Boeing EMARSS Risk Reduction Prototype Makes First Flight Boeing completed the first flight of the Enhanced Medium Altitude Reconnaissance and Surveillance System (EMARSS) Risk Reduction Prototype (ERRP) aircraft on Saturday, Oct. 6, a critical step requir ... more | .. |
 Boeing Non-kinetic Missile Records First Operational Test Flight A recent weapons flight test in the Utah desert may change future warfare after the missile successfully defeated electronic targets with little to no collateral damage. Boeing and the U.S. Ai ... more | .. |
  Lebanon's military dedicated to keeping order The Lebanese army, which said on Monday it was determined to restore order in a country which has been roiled by growing political tensions linked to neighbouring Syria, is traditionally seen as a peacekeeping force rather than an army. ... more |
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  Israel's Netanyahu to meet Hollande in Paris Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will travel next week to France for his first meeting with President Francois Hollande since he came to power in May, a statement from Netanyahu's office said. ... more | .. |
 US has 'zero' influence over Israel, Palestinians: Carter Former US president Jimmy Carter said on Monday that Washington had "zero" influence over Israel and the Palestinians to resolve their decades-long conflict, and its sway had dropped to the lowest level in 45 years. ... more | .. |
 Jordan soldier killed fighting militants: minister A Jordanian soldier was killed before dawn on Monday in a clash with militants trying to cross the border into neighbouring Syria, the Information and Culture Minister Samih Maaytah told AFP. ... more | .. |
 Yemen weapons depot blast kills six soldiers An accidental blast at an army ammunitions depot stocked with mines and explosives killed six soldiers in south Yemen on Monday, a local municipality official said. ... more |
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Scientists establish link between Earth's orbital shifts and ice age cycles
Study reveals how rising temperatures could lead to population crashes
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 Seoul blocks propaganda launch after N. Korea threat South Korean police on Monday blocked activists from sending anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the border with North Korea, which had threatened to respond with a "merciless" military strike. ... more | .. |
 Two Gaza militants killed in Israel air strikes Israeli air strikes killed two Gaza militants on Monday as they clashed with troops who crossed the border on the eve of a landmark visit by the Qatari emir, medical sources said. ... more | .. |
  Oldest Auschwitz survivor dies aged 108 The oldest known survivor of the Nazi German death camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau, AntoniDobrowolski, has died at the age of 108, one of the site's official historians Adam Cyra announced on Monday. ... more | .. |
  Iraq PM in power grab by ousting bank chief: experts The targeting of Iraq's well-respected central bank chief appears to be a move by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to consolidate power and sends a bad message to international investors, experts and diplomats say. ... more |
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  Australian soldier killed in Afghanistan An Australian soldier was killed by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan during a mission against insurgents, military officials said on Monday. ... more | .. |
 Children at Iraq prison 'future time bomb': NGO Some 21 children living with their mothers in a Baghdad women's prison represent a potential "time bomb," an Iraqi rights group warned on Sunday in a report that also noted claims of rape and torture. ... more | .. |
  Ex-China president Jiang in rare public appearance Former Chinese president Jiang Zemin has made a rare public appearance, state media reported Saturday, ahead of a pivotal Communist Party congress that will usher in a new generation of leaders. ... more | .. |
 US, Iran deny deal for bilateral nuclear talks Iran and the United States both denied any deal had been reached for one-on-one nuclear talks, as The New York Times reported - even though the White House said it was open to such a dialogue. ... more |
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  US, Israeli troops start major joint missile drill Israeli and US troops were on Sunday beginning a vast missile defence exercise called Austere Challenge 12, in what was hailed as their largest-ever joint military operation, officials said. ... more | .. |
 Doing diplomacy, 140 characters at a time When Canada's ambassador to China posted photos of his car on the embassy's Twitter-like weibo page, the instant, mass response boosted his country's image in a way that surely stunned many diplomats. ... more | .. |
 Israel navy takes over Gaza-bound ship Estelle Israeli troops on Saturday boarded a boat carrying pro-Palestinian MPs and activists seeking to run its naval blockade on the Gaza Strip, blocking the latest attempt to reach the enclave by sea, the military said. ... more | .. |
 Brahimi urges truce as bomb rocks Damascus Peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi on Sunday met President Bashar al-Assad and later appealed to both sides in Syria's conflict to cease fire for a Muslim holiday this week, even as a deadly blast rocked the country's capital. ... more |
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  Wegner Leaving Behind A Legacy Of Military Space Development Like the phrase "it's a marathon, not a sprint," the five-year-old Operationally Responsive Space Office has focused on the viability, applicability and achievability of rapid and responsive space i ... more | .. |
 New advance could help soldiers, athletes, others rebound from traumatic brain injuries A potential new treatment for traumatic brain injury (TBI), which affects thousands of soldiers, auto accident victims, athletes and others each year, has shown promise in laboratory research, scien ... more | .. |
 Raytheon-led team graduates first Afghan Air Force pilots on Warfighter FOCUS program contract The first 10 Afghan Air Force (AAF) students graduated as commercial-level rotary-wing pilots on a contract led by Raytheon to provide training for up to 80 Afghan airmen on fixed- and rotary-wing a ... more | .. |
 Second UK F-35 And Marine Corps F-35B Delivered To Eglin The second United Kingdom Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II takes off from Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base Friday for delivery to Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Eglin's eleventh U. ... more |
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