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Egypt's arms industry depends on U.S.Cairo (UPI) Feb 15, 2011 Washington's role in arming Egypt and bolstering its defense industry over the last three decades was a key factor in defining how the country's military handled the ousting of President Hosni Mubarak earlier this month. Egypt's arms industry is the oldest, the largest and the most technologically advanced in the Arab world. The country's extensive military establishment, which has vast economic holdings, is funded to a large extent by $1.3 billion a year in U.S. military aid. So the gen ... read more |
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  Glory Aims To Unravel Uncertainties About Aerosols Engineers and technicians at Vandenberg Air Force base, Calif., are preparing the Earth-observing satellite Glory for launch on Feb. 23. In orbit, the satellite's two science instruments will study ... more | .. |
  Sticker shock: Pentagon reports cost millions The Pentagon on Monday highlighted efforts to save money in a new defense budget but revealed that its budget documents cost millions of dollars to prepare. ... more | .. |
  Elbit unveils new UAV command center Elbit Systems says it has successfully flight-tested its Hermes 450 and Hermes 900 unmanned aerial vehicles from one ground control station, greatly enhancing the operational flexibility of the long-range drones amid a growing global market for the aircraft. ... more | .. |
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Pentagon budget down due to Iraq pullout: US The Pentagon on Monday proposed a reduced defense budget for the first time since the September 11 attacks, finding savings in the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq. ... more | .. |
  Satellites Locate Seized Italian Oil Tanker The Cosmo-SkyMed satellites, operated by the Italian space agency, have acquired the first images of the Italian oil tanker Savina Caylyn since it was hijacked earlier this week by Somali pirates in ... more | .. |
  Knesset urges $1.4 billion Iron Dome buy The Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee has recommended the military buy 13 batteries of the Iron Dome anti-missile system at a cost of $1.4 billion amid repeated warnings by military commanders of the threat of a major missile blitz. ... more | .. |
  India closes in on fighter aircraft deal India's air force is keeping its fingers crossed that the forthcoming $10.4 billion contract for 126 fighters won't fall foul of any corruption watchdog investigation. ... more |
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Aalyria spacetime platform tapped for AFRL space data network trials
Atomic 6 debris shields selected for Portal Space Systems mission
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  Northrop Grumman Wins US Marine Corps Common Aviation Command and Control System Contract The U.S. Marine Corps has selected Northrop Grumman for a key phase of the Marine Corps Common Aviation Command and Control System (CAC2S) that will enable more effective command, control and coordi ... more | .. |
 TerraSAR-X-Image Of The Month: Calving Icebergs On Queen Maud Land If the city of Bonn were located on the edge of the Fimbul Ice Shelf, in the Antarctic, its inhabitants would now be embarking on a journey through the Antarctic Circumpolar Current. An iceberg with ... more | .. |
  Malaysia urged to review $2 bln warship deal Malaysia's opposition on Thursday urged the government to review plans to buy six warships for nearly $2.0 billion, saying it was the latest in a series of dubious defence contracts. ... more | .. |
  LRO Could Have Given Apollo 14 Crew Another Majestic View Although the Apollo 14 mission to the moon was filled with incredible sights and was completely successful - it met all its science goals - the crew experienced a bit of a disappointment at missing ... more |
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  Iran tests anti-ship missiles Tehran announced that it is mass-producing ballistic missiles that can travel three times the speed of sound and hit naval targets on the high seas. ... 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 | .. |
 US, France agree to share space data US and French defense leaders penned a cooperation agreement on Tuesday designed to help track space debris and avoid collisions of vital satellites. ... 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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Hydrogen nuclei experiment sharpens view of quarks inside matter
Oak Ridge team plans powerful test facility for next generation fusion components
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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 | .. |
  US, France to sign accord on tracking space debris US and French defense chiefs plan to sign a space cooperation agreement on Tuesday designed to help track debris in outer space threatening vital satellites, officials told AFP. ... more | .. |
  Proposed Mission To Jupiter System Achieves Milestone With input from scientists around the world, American and European scientists working on the potential next new mission to the Jupiter system have articulated their joint vision for the Europa Jupit ... 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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 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 | .. |
 CryoSat Ice Data Now Open To All Scientists can now tap into a flow of new data that will help to determine exactly how Earth's ice is changing. This information from ESA's CryoSat mission is set to make a step change in our unders ... more | .. |
 Australia starts patrol boat discussions Australia is in discussions with Birdon and DMS Maritime for support contracts for 19 Pacific class patrol boats operated by Pacific island nations. ... more | .. |
 E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Completes First Carrier Landing Aboard USS Truman The Northrop Grumman-built E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, the U.S. Navy's newest airborne early warning and command and control aircraft, has landed on the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) and begun carrier sui ... more |
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Ancient nitrogen enzyme study illuminates early Earth conditions and life detection
Cleaner ship fuel is reducing lightning in key shipping lanes, research finds
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 Multi-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar Counters IEDs Northrop Grumma's Multi-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar (MB SAR), recently provided counter-improvised explosive device (IED) support to help enable the safe drawdown of U.S. combat troops in Iraq. ... more | .. |
 Raytheon Awarded APY-10 Radar Contract For Boeing's P-8A Aircraft Boeing has awarded Raytheon a low rate initial production contract to develop six long-range, multimission maritime and overland surveillance radars plus spares for its P-8A Poseidon aircraft. ... more | .. |
 Air Laser May Sniff Bombs, Pollutants From A Distance Princeton University engineers have developed a new laser sensing technology that may allow soldiers to detect hidden bombs from a distance and scientists to better measure airborne environmental po ... more | .. |
US and China launched space weapon tests: documents The United States and China both used advanced missiles to blow up their own satellites in a mutual show of military strength, documents published in Thursday's Telegraph newspaper showed. ... more |
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 MEADS Radar Completes Rotation Tests The Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) program has successfully completed milestone tests as the first Multifunction Fire Control Radar (MFCR) advances toward system tests this year at Prati ... more | .. |
 Commentary: The Mubarak legend President Hosni Mubarak has been at the top or near the top of the Egyptian pyramid since 1975 when he was appointed vice president by his friend and mentor President Anwar Sadat. ... more | .. |
 Egypt, Mideast in focus at Munich conference Revolt in Egypt and the implications for the stalled Middle East peace process are set to be key talking points for top defence officials at the Munich Security Conference in Germany from Friday. ... more | .. |
 Boeing And Northrop Grumman Submit Proposal For Missile Defense Competitive Contract Boeing and industry partner Northrop Grumman have submitted their joint proposal for the competitive development and sustainment contract for future work on the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) ... more |
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