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U.S. backs another $680M for Israel shieldTel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Apr 30, 2012 As Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu ramps up the threat of pre-emptive strikes against Iran's nuclear facilities, and the prospect of Iranian retaliation, a key U.S. House panel has approved another $680 million for the Netanyahu government's anti-missile defenses. The move by a House Armed Services subcommittee far exceeds previous U.S. funding for the Iron Dome system, developed by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems to counter short-range missiles and rockets. The $680 million, s ... read more |
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 Lockheed Martin PAC-3 Missile Successfully Intercepts Cruise Missile Target During Integrated Flight Test Lockheed Martin's PAC-3 Missile successfully intercepted and destroyed a cruise missile target yesterday at the Utah Test and Training Range in an unprecedented interoperability demonstration utiliz ... more | .. |
  Dragon Expected to Set Historic Course In response to SpaceX's announcement that it has delayed launch of its Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft from April 30 to May 7, NASA issued the following statement from Associate Administrator ... more | .. |
  A highly symbolic mission is reflected in words and images on Ariane 5's payload fairing A satellite manufacturer's program milestone and an expression of hope for a country in recovery following its natural disaster are represented with words and symbolic logos on the payload fairing f ... more | .. |
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  NEMA Welcomes Legislation on Federal Helium Policy NEMA welcomed introduction of the Helium Stewardship Act (S 2374) by Senators Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) and John Barrasso (R-WY), which will modernize and reform federal policy to better secure future su ... more | .. |
 Aerojet Completes Testing of Next-Generation Exploration Thruster Aerojet, reports that it has completed development testing of its MR-104H 100 lbf-class monopropellant hydrazine thruster. Working with Boeing Exploration Launch Systems and NASA Marshall Spac ... more | .. |
 NASA Releases Call For Phase II Visionary Advanced Concepts The NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Program is seeking proposals to continue promising studies for which it has supported the first phase. These cutting-edge concepts have the potential to ... more | .. |
 Plan to Counter Space Threats Proposed Russia's Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) has proposed a special federal program to neutralize space threats, Roscosmos deputy head Vyacheslav Davydov said on Thursday. Threats at the planetar ... more |
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Navy F-35 jet crashes in California
Slingshot unveils TALOS AI to simulate and support strategic space operations
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 A "mirror image" payload refueling for Arianespace's next Ariane 5 mission The two "sister" satellites for Arianespace's upcoming Ariane 5 flight are poised for their fueling at the Spaceport this week, marking a new milestone in preparations for Arianespace's May 15 missi ... more | .. |
 India to ferry heaviest foreign satellite in August India will ferry two foreign satellites - French and Japanese - on board its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C21) rocket in August this year for a price, said a senior official. "The next ... more | .. |
  Scientists discover enzyme that could slow part of the aging process in astronauts New research published online in the FASEB Journal suggests that a specific enzyme, called 5-lipoxygenase, plays a key role in cell death induced by microgravity environments, and that inhibiting th ... more | .. |
  China launches two navigation satellites China successfully launched two satellites into space at 4:50 a.m. Beijing Time Monday, the 12th and 13th satellites for its Beidou global navigation and positioning network, the launch center said. ... more |
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 Ariane 5 is provided its "brains" and the "kick" for Arianespace's third mission of 2012 Initial build-up of the Ariane 5 for Arianespace's third heavy-lift mission in 2012 has reached a new milestone with integration of the "upper composite" - composed of its ESC-A cryogenic upper stag ... more | .. |
 Astrium built Galileo satellites fit and fully operational in orbit The first two Galileo In-Orbit Validation (IOV) satellites built by Astrium, Europe's leading space company, are working perfectly and now begin full in-orbit operations. The satellites succes ... more | .. |
 SpaceX test fires rocket ahead of ISS cargo launch SpaceX on Monday successfully test-fired its Falcon 9 rocket in a dress rehearsal for the May 7 launch of its Dragon spacecraft on a cargo-bearing mission to the International Space Station. ... more | .. |
  'Ironman' a game-changer on battlefield It all began during an intense 2 1/2-hour firefight with the enemy earlier this year in Afghanistan. As members of the 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry ... more |
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Airbus CO3D satellites begin mission to generate high precision global 3D map
NASA teams with India to launch Earth-tracking satellite
Beijing officials admit 'gaps' in readiness after rain kill dozens | .. |
  USMC Places Order for AeroVironment RQ-11B Raven SUAS AeroVironment has announced it received a firm fixed-price order valued at $3,653,519 on March 15, 2012 from the United States Marine Corps through an existing U.S. Army contract. The order in ... more | .. |
 Camcopter S-100 First UAS Ever to Fly from an Italian Navy Ship Schiebel's CAMCOPTER S-100 has taken a further step in consolidating its strong maritime position by being the first UAS (Unmanned Air System) to ever fly from an Italian Navy ship. The S-100 ... more | .. |
 Lockheed Martin's Shadow Hawk Munition Launched from Shadow UAS for the First Time Lockheed Martin has successfully conducted the first launch of a Shadow Hawk precision-guided weapon recently from a Shadow 200 Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), achieving a direct hit on the target. ... more | .. |
 Boeing Provides First Tactical Cross-domain Capabilities for Predator Reaper RPV Boeing has completed the first delivery of its tactical cross-domain technology, eXMeritus HardwareWall, to General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) for integration into the Ground Control ... more |
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  Safran announces the creation of Herakles, merging SME and SPS Safran is finalizing the merger of its two subsidiaries, SME (specializing in energetic materials) and Snecma Propulsion Solide (a specialist in solid rocket motors for missiles and launchers). ... more | .. |
 U.S. defends drone strikes as legal U.S. President Barack Obama's top counter-terrorism adviser publicly acknowledged the administration's use of drone strikes against suspected terrorist targets and defended them, vociferously, as legal and effective tools to protect the United States. ... more | .. |
 US F-22s in UAE imperil regional security: Iran The United States' deployment of cutting-edge F-22 fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates "will endanger the region's security," Iran warned on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Raytheon's JLENS and Patriot systems prove integration in intercept test Two Raytheon systems, the Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) and the Patriot Air and Missile Defense System, demonstrated their ability to work together t ... more |
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Bridges gain new voice through real time GNSS monitoring of structural behavior
Famous double-slit experiment holds up when stripped to its quantum essentials
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 Lockheed Martin Wins Support Contract for Defense Civilian Personnel Data System Lockheed Martin was recently awarded a $254.7 million Department of Defense contract to continue supporting the Defense Civilian Personnel Data System (DCPDS). Under the contract, Lockheed Mar ... more | .. |
 Lockheed Martin Delivers Last Amp C-5 To USAF Lockheed Martin has completed delivery of the 79th and final C-5 Galaxy aircraft of the current Avionics Modernization Program at a ceremony at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., on April 27. "We ... more | .. |
 US Army Awards Lockheed Martin $391 Million for Counterfire Radar Production The U.S. Army has awarded Lockheed Martin $391 million in production orders for a new radar system that provides soldiers with enhanced 360-degree protection from rocket, mortar and artillery fire. ... more | .. |
 US deploys F-22 fighter jets to UAE: officials The United States has deployed sophisticated F-22 fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates amid deepening tensions between Iran and its pro-US neighbors, officials said Monday. ... more |
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 Libya honours chemical weapons plan deadline: OPCW Libya has honoured a deadline to hand in a detailed plan on the destruction of its aging stockpile of mustard gas, left from the Kadhafi regime, the world's chemical weapons watchdog said Monday. ... more | .. |
 Northrop Grumman Wins U.S. Air Force Electronic Attack Pod Upgrade Program The U.S. Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman a $52.8 million, 27-month engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) contract to upgrade its electronic attack (EA) pods. The program has a poten ... more | .. |
  Can Nature's Beauty Lift Citizens From Poverty? Using nature's beauty as a tourist draw can boost conservation in China's valued panda preserves, but it isn't an automatic ticket out of poverty for the humans who live there, a unique long-term st ... more | .. |
 EU hands extra 20 mln euros to Pakistan flood victims Brussels on Monday announced a further 20 million euros in aid to victims of Pakistan's 2011 monsoon floods, as well as people displaced by conflict, bringing funding this year to 55 million euros. ... more |
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