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Feb 8 2012
5:48pm
Northrop Grumman Participating in Bold Alligator Maritime Exercise With F-35 Sensors
Linthicum MD (SPX) Feb 08, 2012 Northrop Grumman is participating in U.S. Fleet Forces Command's Joint/Coalition Amphibious Exercise Bold Alligator 2012, employing the company's BAC1-11 test aircraft to provide F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) sensor... more
Feb 8 2012
5:48pm
Thales sales slip 1% but expects margin improvement
Paris (AFP) Nov 9, 2010 French defence and aerospace group Thales said Tuesday its sales slipped 1.0 percent last year to 13 billion euros, but that it expected to boost its operating margin to six percent this year. The company, which announce... more
Feb 8 2012
5:48pm
Aerospace, defense deals reach record
New York (UPI) Feb 7, 2012 Global aerospace and defense business reached record levels in 2011, up from $22 billion in 2010 to $44 billion, despite fears it could turn out to be a bad year overall for the industry, latest data indicated. Most fe... more
Feb 8 2012
5:48pm
Splat! Geek-in-chief Obama tests marshmallow gun
Washington (AFP) Feb 7, 2012 US President Barack Obama tested a new prototype Tuesday for his commander-in-chief's arsenal - a high-powered marshmallow gun that sent a tasty missile screaming through the White House. Watched over by a brooding... more
Feb 8 2012
5:48pm
US drone strike 'kills 10' in NW Pakistan
Miranshah, Pakistan (AFP) Feb 8, 2012 A US drone attack targeting a militant compound killed 10 insurgents in a troubled Pakistani tribal region on Wednesday, security officials said. Two missiles hit the compound located in Tappi, 10 kilometres... more
Feb 8 2012
5:48pm
US Army Awards Northrop Grumman Counter-Rocket, Artillery and Mortar (C-RAM) Contract
Huntsville AL (SPX) Feb 08, 2012 Northrop Grumman has received a $122 million contract to install and sustain Counter-Rocket, Artillery and Mortar (C-RAM) systems at forward operating bases (FOBs) supporting Operation Enduring Freedom and the ongoin... more
Feb 8 2012
5:48pm
US to downsize Iraq embassy
Washington (AFP) Feb 7, 2012 The United States said Tuesday that it planned to downsize its embassy in Iraq, the largest US diplomatic mission in the world, in hopes of saving money after the end of the war. The New York Times, quoting unnamed o... more
Feb 8 2012
5:48pm
Computer security firm Symantec extorted by hackers
San Francisco (AFP) Feb 7, 2012 Computer security firm Symantec on Tuesday confirmed it tried to turn the tables on hackers who threatened to release stolen source code if a demand for $50,000 was not met. An email exchange posted online at pas... more
Feb 8 2012
5:48pm
Afghan, NATO, Pakistani commanders to meet: Pakistan
Islamabad (AFP) Feb 8, 2012 Islamabad said Afghan, NATO and Pakistani commanders were holding talks Wednesday to improve border coordination, more than two months after a lethal NATO attack flung relations into a major crisis. It was the latest ... more
Feb 8 2012
5:48pm
U.S. 'committed' to Bulgaria's security
Sofia, Bulgaria (UPI) Feb 7, 2012 The United States remains committed to the security of its "important NATO partner" Bulgaria, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says. Clinton made the comments Sunday during an official visit to the Easter... more
Feb 8 2012
5:48pm
Iran shipping line masks 'arms vessels'
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UPI) Feb 7, 2012 Iran's state shipping line is reported to renaming many of its freighters in a bid to circumvent international sanctions on arms transfers and the clandestine supply of high-tech equipment for its conte... more
Feb 8 2012
5:48pm
Strike talk keeps Israel's Iran options open
Jerusalem (AFP) Feb 8, 2012 Israel is pursuing a studied ambiguity on whether it will attack Iran, keeping its options open on how to rein in Tehran's alleged nuclear weapons ambitions, Israeli experts say. Speculation about an Israeli attack on... more
Feb 8 2012
5:48pm
'Second Libya' would stretch Britain: lawmakers
London (AFP) Feb 8, 2012 Britain's armed forces, strained by steep cuts in defence spending, would struggle to mount another military operation on the scale of the Libya intervention, British lawmakers said on Wednesday. The British government w... more
Feb 8 2012
5:48pm
Too soon for Iraq war veterans' parade:US military
Washington (AFP) Feb 7, 2012 The US military's top general believes it is too soon to hold a parade in New York City honoring troops who fought in the Iraq war while fellow soldiers are still on the battlefield in Afghanistan, his spokesman said Tu... more
Feb 8 2012
5:48pm
Outside View: Israel's frustration
Brick, N.J. (UPI) Feb 7, 2012 An opinion piece written for The Atlanta Jewish Times by the owner and publisher, Andrew Adler suggested three possible options to ensure Israel's security in the Middle East. They all called for the use of force. F... more
Feb 8 2012
3:45pm
US poised to withdraw 4,700 Marines from Japan
Washington (AFP) Feb 7, 2012 The United States is ready to move 4,700 Marines from the Japanese island of Okinawa to Guam even without progress on plans to relocate a US base in Japan, officials said Tuesday. The decision is expected to be annou... more
Feb 8 2012
12:01pm
Syria's Assad 'frees al-Qaida strategist'
Beirut, Lebanon (UPI) Feb 6, 2012 Beleaguered Syrian President Bashar Assad is reported to have released one of al-Qaida's most important strategists and theoreticians, Mustafa Setmariam Nasr. If the reports are correct, it's not known why Assad... more
Feb 8 2012
12:01pm
Russia's Lavrov in Syria as army shells protest hub
Damascus (AFP) Feb 7, 2012 Moscow's top diplomat arrived in Syria Tuesday for talks with embattled President Bashar al-Assad, state television reported, as regime troops besieging Homs renewed heavy shelling of the protest city. Thousands of re... more
Feb 8 2012
12:01pm
Elbit Systems Launches Hyperspectral Payload
Tel Aviv, Israel (SPX) Feb 08, 2012 Elbit Systems has expanded its portfolio of payloads with the recent launch of a Hermes 450 and Hermes 900 unmanned air system (UAS) hyperspectral payload with new revolutionary intelligence capabilities. Base... more
Feb 8 2012
12:01pm
Innocon's MicroFalcon accomplished qualification flights in extreme weather
Tel Aviv, Israel (SPX) Feb 08, 2012 Innocon's MicroFalcon mini UAS has completed flight tests at extreme weather conditions. The MicroFalcon operated successfully under a snow storm at -15 Celsius, and a 35knt wind velocity. "We are proud of the... more