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US Navy X-47B Unmanned Combat Aircraft Completes Historic First FlightEdwards AFB CA (SPX) Feb 08, 2011 The Northrop Grumman -built U.S. Navy X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstration (UCAS-D) aircraft has successfully completed its historic first flight at Edwards Air Force Base (AFB), Calif. Conducted by a U.S. Navy/Northrop Grumman test team, the flight took off at 2:09 p.m. PST and lasted 29 minutes. This event marks a critical step in the program, moving the team forward to meet the demonstration objectives of a tailless fighter-sized unmanned aircraft to safely take off from and land on t ... read more |
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  US Navy Exercises Contract Option For LockMart To Build Fifth MUOS Satellite Lockheed Martin has received a $339.6-million contract option from the U.S. Navy for the fifth satellite in the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) constellation. MUOS will replace the current Ultra ... more | .. |
  Surface Combat Systems Center Tests Aegis BMD Capabilities Surface Combat Systems Center tested the updated capabilities of the U.S. Navy Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense(BMD), Jan. 22, launching a target vehicle from NASA's Wallops Island Flight Facility as ... more | .. |
 USAF Awards LockMart Space Fence Radar Contract The U.S. Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin a $107 million follow-on contract for the next phase of Space Fence, a program that will increase space situational awareness and enhance safety for both m ... more | .. |
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  Integration Of First Complete Ground / Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) System Northrop Grumman has announced the integration of all subsystems of the AN/TPS-80 Ground / Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) system. This first, complete G/ATOR system is currently undergoing s ... more | .. |
  Growing International Demand For Real-Time Aerial Video Intelligence The Swedish aerial video exploitation software firm Imint and US- based L-3 Communications Systems-West are partnering to provide enhanced video intelligence exploitation from airborne surveillance. ... more | .. |
  Indian Air Force Celebrates Induction Of First C-130J Super Hercules The Indian Air Force (IAF) celebrated the induction to service of its first Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules at Hindon Air Force Station, India, on Feb. 5. The aircraft is the first of si ... more | .. |
 Raytheon Team To Develop Tool To Reduce Radar Interference From Wind Farms Raytheon was selected by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to develop an advanced wind turbine modeling tool. The tool will provide an accurate assessment of the turbine's effects on radar sy ... more |
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AI systems proposed to boost launch cadence reliability and traffic management
China debuts Long March 12A reusable rocket in Jiuquan test flight
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 Russia rebuffs US call for new arms talks Russia said Monday it was premature to set a date for a new round of nuclear disarmament talks on short-range missiles amid pressure from the United States for a quick reduction. ... more | .. |
  Iran mass producing new anti-ship missiles: Guards Iran is mass producing a new ballistic missile which can travel at more than three times the speed of sound and hit targets on the high seas, top commanders said on Monday. ... more | .. |
  Rumsfeld admits 'possible' Iraq troop mistakes Former US defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld said in an interview Monday the world was better off without Saddam Hussein but conceded his troop decisions in the Iraq war may have been wrong. ... more | .. |
  Walker's World: Europe fails again France and Germany sought to give some much-needed and sensible leadership to their European partners at Friday's summit but found themselves short of followers. ... more |
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 Iran to launch several satellites: Ahmadinejad Iran plans to launch several home-built satellites by March 2012, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Monday after the unveiling of four new prototypes. ... more | .. |
 China's hostile space capabilities worry US: official China is developing "counterspace" weapons that could shoot down satellites or jam signals, a Pentagon official said Friday as the United States unveiled a 10-year strategy for security in space. ... more | .. |
  US, Russia launch nuclear arms reduction pact US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton launched a landmark nuclear arms reduction pact with Russia on Saturday, a showpiece of Washington's "reset" of ties with its former Cold War enemy. ... more | .. |
 Iraq PM pledges not to seek third term Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Saturday that Egyptians have the right to democracy and pledged not to seek a third term in power himself. ... more |
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OPERA satellite data sharpens US crop and water management
Alen Space begins SATMAR satellite validation over Bay of Algeciras
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 Iraqi PM: we have no secret prisons Iraq's prime minister said on Saturday there were no secret prisons in his country, denying an international rights watchdog's report of such a facility in Baghdad. ... more | .. |
 Bat-winged drone bomber in test flight: US Navy A robotic, bat-winged bomber designed to take off from a US aircraft carrier has passed its first test in a debut flight in California, the US Navy said Saturday. ... more | .. |
 France suspends arms sales to Egypt France said on Saturday it had suspended sales of arms and riot police equipment to Egypt as fresh protests took hold of Paris pressing for veteran leader Hosni Mubarak to step down. ... more | .. |
 Russia's Second Graney Class Nuclear Sub To Enter Service In 2015 The Russian Navy will receive a second Graney class nuclear-powered multipurpose attack submarine in 2015, a spokesman for the Malakhit design bureau said. The construction of the Kazan submar ... more |
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 Navy Delivers Two Patrol Boats To Iraq The U.S. Navy delivered two 35-meter patrol boats to the Iraqi navy's Umm Qasr naval facility Jan. 26. The vessels are the second and third such craft to be delivered to the Iraqi Navy as part ... more | .. |
 Russia To Unveil New Air Defense System At Indian Air Show A Russian firm will disclose information about a new mobile short-range air defense system based on the Strelets launcher at the upcoming Aero India 2011 air show. "The [Kolomna-based] Enginee ... more | .. |
 Qaeda offshoot threatens to kill Mauritania president An Al-Qaeda offshoot in northwestern Africa threatened Monday to kill Mauritania's president for fighting a "proxy war" on behalf of France to stem its growing influence in the region. ... more | .. |
  Five NATO oil tankers attacked in Pakistan Gunmen in southwestern Pakistan attacked five oil tankers carrying supplies to NATO troops in Afghanistan, officials said Monday. ... more |
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Molecular catalyst switches between hydrogen and oxygen production
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 Five killed in blasts south of Baghdad Two roadside bomb attacks on Monday in a Sunni Arab town south of the Iraqi capital killed five people, including three soldiers, local police said. ... more | .. |
 Navy Test Pilot Completes First F-35 Flight After a series of extensive ground and simulator training events, Lt. Cmdr. Eric "Magic" Buus completed the first flight by a U.S. Navy test pilot Feb. 3, 2011. "The flight was very enjoyable ... more | .. |
Karzai to announce security transition March 21 President Hamid Karzai said Sunday he will unveil on March 21 the first provinces where Afghan forces will take over command of the battlefield from NATO, a decade after the US invasion. ... more | .. |
 Russia Tests Upgraded Mig Fighter Jet For India Russia's MiG corporation on Friday carried out the first test fight of a MiG-29 fighter modernized under a contract with the Indian Air Force (IAF). "On February 4, 2010, a MiG-29UPG fighter c ... more |
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Iraqi Christians speed exodus to Kurdistan: report An exodus of Christians to the autonomous Kurdish region in Iraq's north has accelerated after a spate of attacks against the minority group, according to the International Organization for Migration. ... more | .. |
 Books not bombs at Pakistan literature festival Pakistan has hosted one of the world's youngest and fastest-growing literary festivals, a showcase of new talent where writers urged citizens to reverse the tide of Islamist extremism and global isolation. ... more | .. |
 Britain still a world power despite cuts: Cameron Prime Minister David Cameron rejected on Sunday the notion that Britain would lost clout on the international stage as a result of severe defense cuts. ... more | .. |
 Low-orbit space plane may test in 2012 A Colorado company's space plane could carry astronauts into low Earth orbit in a test next year, NASA says. ... more |
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