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Veteran ERS Satellite Provides New Insight Into Greenland's PlumbingParis, France (ESA) Jan 28, 2011 Warmer summers may paradoxically slow down the speed of glaciers flowing towards the sea, suggests new research. This investigation, using data from ESA's oldest environmental satellite, has important implications for future estimates of sea-level rise. It has been well understood that, in recent years, glaciers on Greenland's massive ice sheet have been flowing towards the sea faster than they did in the past. This has been attributed, in part, to higher temperatures melting the surface of the ic ... read more |
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  Gates heads to Canada for talks on war, weapons US Defense Secretary Robert Gates departed for Canada on Wednesday for talks on the war in Afghanistan as well Ottawa's plans to purchase F-35 fighter jets, the Pentagon said on Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  Iran not working on bomb: Israel intelligence head Iran is not currently working on producing a nuclear weapon but could make one within "a year or two" of taking such a decision, Israel's military intelligence chief said on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  NATO, Russia vow unity on terrorism, disagree on shield NATO and Russia vowed Wednesday to stand side-by-side against terrorism after Moscow's airport bombing but remained at odds over cooperation on a missile shield for Europe's population. ... more | .. |
  Long-Range Radar Program Moving Forward The Electronic Systems Center's Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar program is finalizing one step and heading for the next in its development. "3DELRR will be the primary ground- ... more |
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  Australia: three charged in asylum deaths An Australian court charged three Indonesians with people smuggling after their vessel smashed against rocks in December, killing around 50 of the 90 passengers. ... more | .. |
  China refutes the J-20 uses F-117 copies A Chinese test pilot refuted allegations that the country's new J-20 stealth fighter aircraft used copied parts from a Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk downed in 1999. ... more | .. |
  Canada to upgrade military radars Canada on Tuesday announced a Can$55.6 million ($55.7 million) contract to modernize two military radar systems said to play a major role in defending North American airspace. ... more | .. |
  High-tech gear helped S. Korea raid on pirates High-tech equipment and carefully planned tactics helped Seoul's navy rescue a South Korean ship and its crew from Somali pirates, military officials said Monday. ... more |
  
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 Elisra wins South Korean avionics deal Elisra Electronic Systems has won a $29 million contract to supply South Korea with airborne electronic warfare suites for its CN-235 transports. ... more | .. |
  GD Awarded Contract To Supply Next-Gen Deep Space Network Antennas General Dynamics SATCOM Technologies received a $40.7 million contract from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) to build two additional 34-mete ... more | .. |
  Iran test Hawk missiles Iran says it has successfully test-fired an anti-aircraft missile in the latest sign of its swelling show of military strength. ... more | .. |
 NATO, Russia missile systems to stay separate: NATO chief NATO wants to cooperate with Russia on a missile defence shield for Europe but the two sides should keep their systems separate, the Western alliance's chief said ahead of a meeting of military brass. ... more |
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  Turbulence ahead for Indian fighter jet: analysts India's homegrown fighter jet, the Tejas, has finally been cleared for operations but analysts say any celebration of India's entry into an elite club of military hardware producers is premature. ... more | .. |
  Joint STARS Successfully Supports JSuW JCTD Northrop Grumman's E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) test bed aircraft recently completed the second of two deployments to Naval Air Station Pt. Mugu, Calif., in suppo ... more | .. |
 Missiles off target in major Taiwan drill Taiwan held a major missile drill Tuesday just days after rival China unveiled an aircraft that uses stealth technology, but several misses spoiled the exercise. ... more | .. |
 U.S. pitches jets to Japan Acting on his administration's drive to bolster military cooperation with Japan, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates suggested Tokyo consider buying U.S. combat aircraft. ... more |
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 China got stealth tech from Russia: US lawmaker China got the technology for its first stealth fighter jet from Russia, a senior US lawmaker said Tuesday, one week after the airplane apparently made its maiden flight. ... more | .. |
  Interview with Sudanese adviser Atabani Interview with Dr. Ghazi Salahuddin Atabani, adviser for the president of Sudan and leader of the parliamentary majority: ... more | .. |
  Thales Awarded Contract For Royal Navy's S1850M Volume Search Radar Defence Equipment and Support, the procurement and support organization of the UK Ministry of Defence, signed a contract with BAE Systems and Thales Nederland for the maintenance and support of the ... more | .. |
 Keeping The Apache Ready To Take On The Taliban Behind every battle-winning Apache in Afghanistan is a team of unsung heroes working tirelessly to ensure the British Army's gunship is fully serviced, fuelled and fitted with the fire power to take ... more |
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  Radiometer Finds Sources Of Fire Forest fires usually spread out of control very quickly. Fires that produce a lot of smoke are particularly challenging for the emergency services, because the source of the fire is then especially ... more | .. |
Gates warns of civil-military disconnect in China US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday after a trip to Beijing that China's revelation of a stealth jet's flight test pointed to a "disconnect" between its military and civilian leaders. ... more | .. |
New Chinese arms aimed at US: military chief China's new weapons programs, including the J-20 stealth aircraft, appear to be directed against the United States, the highest-ranking US military officer said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
China stealth jet upstages US defence chief's visit US Defense Secretary Robert Gates toured China's nuclear command centre on Wednesday, a Pentagon official said, as he wrapped up a visit upstaged by a bold display of Beijing's advanced weaponry. ... more |
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 F-35 looking more like white elephant The F-35 fighter jet, set to replace a large part of the US warplane fleet, has become the most expensive weapons program ever, drawing increased scrutiny at a time of tight public finances. ... more | .. |
  Ship carrying acid capsizes in Germany, 2 missing A ship carrying 2,400 tonnes of sulphuric acid capsized Thursday on Germany's Rhine river, blocking traffic on one of Europe's busiest waterways amid a frantic search for two crew members. ... more | .. |
US defence chief hails 'successful' China visit US Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Wednesday toured China's nuclear command centre to end what he called a "very successful" visit - one upstaged by a bold display of Beijing's advanced weaponry. ... more | .. |
 Gates suggests US fighters for Japan Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday suggested Japan should consider buying US fighter jets, during talks in Tokyo, as the country plans for new warplanes, a US official said. ... more |
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  NASA Radar Reveals Features on Asteroid Radar imaging at NASA's Goldstone Solar System Radar in the California desert on Dec. 11 and 12, 2010, revealed defining characteristics of recently discovered asteroid 2010 JL33. The images h ... more | .. |
 Under Pressure: Stormy Weather Sensor For Hurricane Forecasting It's hard to believe that, in this day and age, we don't have a way to measure sea-level air pressure during hurricanes. NASA researchers, however, are working on a system that will improve forecast ... more | .. |
 Russian Firm Builds Another Aerostat System For China Russia's Augur-RosAeroSystems will finish in 2011 the construction of a third large-size tethered aerostat under a contract with a Chinese firm, the company's president said. The Puma aerostat ... more | .. |
Goodrich delivers 331st sonar window The Goodrich Corp. has delivered the 331st Sonar Dome Rubber Window for U.S. Navy's DDG-51 class destroyers. ... more |
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