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New Lab-Funded Magnetron May Help Defeat Enemy ElectronicsArlington AFB VA (AFNS) Feb 11, 2010 Air Force Research Laboratory-funded researchers at the University of Michigan invented a new type of magnetron that may be used in defeating enemy electronics. A vital component of military radar systems since World War II, a magnetron is a kind of vacuum tube that serves as the frequency source in microwave ovens, radar systems, and other high-power microwave circuits. The newly devised technology--which is more compact, exhibits faster start-up, and demonstrates higher peak and average power th ... read more |
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Washington (AFP) Feb 1, 2010The US military failed to shoot down a ballistic missile in a test resembling an Iranian or North Korean strike after a radar malfunctioned, a spokesman said on Monday. The test was carried out on Sunday at a US Army site at the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands but the target missile was not intercepted as planned, said Rick Lehner, spokesman for the Missile Defense Agency. The gr ... more  
Dubai (AFP) Feb 2, 2010US deployment of anti-missile defences off Iran's coast and in a number of its Gulf Arab neighbours is certain to fuel tensions in a strategic region that supplies a third of the world's oil, analysts say. "This will make Iran more nervous," said Mustafa Alani, head of security research at the Dubai-based Gulf Research Centre. To counter a perceived threat from a controversial Iranian nu ... more  
Brussels (AFP) Feb 1, 2010NATO requires at least 2,000 more trainers to help bring the Afghan police force up to scratch for this year alone, alliance Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Monday. "Concerning police, there is really a big shortfall," he told reporters at NATO headquarters in Brussels. "We are still short of more than 100 training teams." The teams usually comprise 20-30 trainers, and a ... more |
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Despite rift, Obama keeps Israel armed Tel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Jan 29, 2009 Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is brazenly defying U.S. President Barack Obama's demand that all West Bank settlement activity cease, but Washington appears to be prepared to keep on beefing up the technological edge of the Jewish state's military. "Israeli officials have been singing the praises of President Obama for his willingness to address their defense concerns and for actions taken by his administration to bolster Israel's qualitative edge - an edge eroded, according to Israel, duri ... read more |
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