International
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InternationalNATO Transformation Shifts Procurement Emphasis From Tanks to Lift
Emerging threats such as international terrorism, cyber terrorism and humanitarian disasters have altered military equipment needs for North Atlantic Treaty Alliance countries, a State Department official said recently. “The new […]
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International
U.K. Announces Tougher Controls On Arms Trade, Transport
The U.K. government this week announced tougher controls on trading and transporting arms, as part of its response to public input on U.K. Strategic Export Controls. The effort builds on […]
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Air ForceNew Raytheon Effort Enables Legacy Aircraft To Get Fifth Generation AESA Radar
By Geoff Fein Raytheon [RTN] has developed a way to offer its active electronically scanned array (AESA) to legacy aircraft such as F-18 Hornets and F-16s with minimal intrusion into […]
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International
Bold Quest Plus, Coalition Combat ID ACTD Pushes Tech To Field
By Ann Roosevelt The Coalition Combat Identification Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration (CCI ACTD) (Bold Quest Plus) is assessing technology to make warfighters safer on the battlefield and to aid service […]
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Homeland Security
U.S. Guarantees To Protect Czechs From Russian Attack On Radar
Protection Of Czech Republic Against Missile Attack Also Assured The United States has guaranteed to protect the Czech Republic from any potential Russian attack on an envisioned European Missile Defense […]
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Business/FinancialNASA Still Planning Commercial, Not Japanese, Cargo Transport To Space Station
NASA isn’t planning to award future contracts to the Japanese Space Agency (JAXA) or to the European Space Agency (ESA) to provide cargo transport to the International Space Station, NASA […]
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International
Expert Panel Sees Directed Energy Attacks Against Satellites Likely, But Extremely Difficult To Detect, Retaliate Against
Analyst: U.S. Satellites Likely To Be Hit In A Hot War The United States must prepare for war in space, because any enemy nation will be tempted to offset the […]
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Homeland Security
Obering Sees Iran Able To Hit U. S. Targets By 2015 To 2017
European Missile Defense System Urgently Needed Worrisome Threats Uttered By Iranian Leader Cited European Interceptor Design Not Risky, Won’t Involve Major Changes From Already-Proven Rocket Components: Obering There is no […]
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Homeland Security
Scanners Not Sure To Detect All Smuggled Nuclear Weapons Bound For United States, Government Watchdog Tells Congress
Flaws persist in masterminding a multi-program, $2.8 billion yearly anti-smuggling detection system to block rogue nations and terrorists from mounting a nuclear attack on the United States, the Government Accountability […]
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International
Multi-Nation Summit Of Space Agency Heads Reflects
Opposition To Early International Space Station Retirement Five global space-program leaders voiced concern that the International Space Station (ISS) should be operational through the end of the next decade at […]