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 Tel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Nov 13, 2009 
Israel is moving closer to what the Haaretz daily calls "the largest defense deal in Israeli history," buying as many as 75 F-35 Lockheed Martin stealth fighters that will be the country's main weapon to counter the perceived threat from Iran.
Israel made an initial official Letter of Request in July for 25 aircraft, enough to equip one squadron. The Israeli air force plans to order ... read more
Seoul (UPI) Nov 13, 2009 EADS Defense Electronics has been awarded a contract by South Korean company LIG Nex1 to deliver four MSSR 2000 I Identification-Friend-or-Foe systems. The IFF systems, or secondary surveillance radars, collect data such as origin, course and speed of individual incoming aircraft by automatically sending out interrogation signals. These signals are answered by transponders on board the ... more
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Apple blocking Dalai Lama, Kadeer, iPhone apps: report
US telecom company fined for bribing Chinese officials Apple blocking Dalai Lama iPhone applications: report Detroit flight plot may prove boon for security firms AT&T wants out of landline business Apple wins iPod hearing loss lawsuit Nuance buys British voice-to-text company SpinVox Facebook, Twitter to face more sophisticated attacks: McAfee Google plans Android event in January Hacker pleads guilty in huge credit card theft case 
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Mumbai, India (PTI) Nov 16, 2009The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has stressed on the need to have a constellation of satellites with multispectral sensors to predict, mitigate and manage disasters. "Exactly how many satellites an effective constellation would need is still open for debate. No single satellite can hope to meet all these needs. Rather, what disaster managers need is a constellation of ... more  
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Nov 12, 2009Lockheed Martin is in the final stages of preparation for Saturday's launch of a commercial telecommunications satellite for Intelsat, the world's leading provider of fixed satellite services, aboard an Atlas V booster provided by United Launch Alliance. The launch window opens at 12:48 a.m. EST and extends until 2:18 a.m. Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services is under contract to ... more  
New Delhi (UPI) Nov 12, 2009 The Indian army is set to order an unspecified number of Akash anti-aircraft missiles to replace its aging Russian SAM-6 Kvadrat air defense missile system. The missile system is for the T-72 main battle tank and has a Hyderabad-developed Rajendra phased-array radar capable of tracking up to 64 aircraft simultaneously over a radius of just under 40 miles. It can shoot down aircraft with ... more |
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Columbus OH (SPX) Nov 04, 2009Researchers spent two months this summer high in the Peruvian Andes and brought back two cores, the longest ever drilled from ice fields in the tropics. Ohio State glaciologist Lonnie Thompson said that this latest expedition focused on a yet-to-be-named ice field 5,364 meters (17,598 feet) above sea level in the Cordillera Blanca mountain range. The researchers hiked to a col, or saddle ... more  
Syracuse NY (SPX) Nov 03, 2009The U.S. Navy recently selected Lockheed Martin to provide its next-generation of electronic warfare (EW) systems for surface ships, which will significantly improve the Navy's ability to detect threats to the fleet. Under an initial $9.9 million contract award, the company will produce a preliminary design for the Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP) Block 2 Upgrade by ... more 
Long Beach, Calif. (UPI) Nov 2, 2009 The U.S. Air Force's fleet of B-1 bombers is set to undergo extensive new software upgrades to increase automation and striking power of the warplane in battle-ready scenarios. Jennifer Hogan, a Boeing Co. spokeswoman, told United Press International the customized upgrade under an $84 million contract would be carried in line with requirements received from USAF. She said the ... more |
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