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| September 25, 2013 |
 Lockheed Martin Submits Proposal For The USAF Satellite Hosted Payload Initiative Washington DC (SPX) Sep 25, 2013 - Lockheed Martin has submitted its competitive proposal for the U.S. Air Force's Hosted Payload Solutions (HoPS) initiative aimed at leveraging commercial satellites for some government missions. According to the August 1 government solicitation, HoPS will provide the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) and other U.S. government organizations with "a capability for hosting Gove ... more |  |
 Lockheed Martin Receives THAAD Production Contract Dallas TX (SPX) Sep 25, 2013 - Lockheed Martin received a production contract totaling $3.9 billion to produce elements of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Weapons System for the Missile Defense Agency and the United Arab Emirates. The contract includes the manufacture and delivery of a maximum of 110 interceptors for the U.S. Army, including the fiscal 2014 option. These Lot 4, 5 and 6 interceptors will ... more |  |
Boeing Completes Deliveries of Processing Units for Army's Air, Missile Defense Network Huntsville AL (SPX) Sep 25, 2013 - Boeing has recently finished delivering more than 40 computer processing units that will support an integrated network of computer and communication equipment critical to U.S. Army air and missile defenses. Boeing's Plug and Fight Processing Units are the main computing assets that link together various Army weapons and sensor platforms with the Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Co ... more |  |
Patriot and Sentinel Capabilities Incorporated Into Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System Huntsville AL (SPX) Sep 25, 2013 - The U.S. Army and Northrop Grumman have incorporated a key capability of the Patriot family of missiles and the Sentinel radar into the Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command System (IBCS). Under the direction of the IAMD Project Office, the Program Executive Office for Missiles and Space, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon Company, the Sentinel Project Office and Lockheed Martin ... more |  |
Raytheon completes critical component of ninth AN/TPY-2 ballistic missile defense radar Tewksbury MA (SPX) Sep 25, 2013 - Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has completed the manufacturing of an Antenna Equipment Unit for the AN/TPY-2 ballistic missile defense radar. An integral part of the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS), the AN/TPY-2 searches, discriminates between threats and non-threats, acquires and tracks threat ballistic missiles. AN/TPY-2 is a mobile X-band radar that helps protect the U.S., warfigh ... more |  |
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 US to sign global treaty on conventional arms trade United Nations, NYC (AFP) Sept 24, 2013 - US Secretary of State John Kerry will sign the first global treaty to regulate the $80 billion annual trade in conventional arms, a US official said Tuesday. Kerry on Wednesday is to sign the Arms Trade Treaty, in a bid to stem the flow of weapons used in brutal uprisings and genocide. "Following congressional notifications today, tomorrow Secretary Kerry will sign the treaty on behalf o ... more |  |
 US urges world to take risks for Mideast peace deal United Nations, NYC (AFP) Sept 24, 2013 - US President Barack Obama on Tuesday urged the global community to overcome old prejudices and take the risks needed to help reach a peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians. "The time is now ripe for the entire international community to get behind the pursuit of peace. Already, Israeli and Palestinian leaders have demonstrated a willingness to take significant political risks," he to ... more |  |
 Obama ready to end 'mistrust' with Iran United Nations, NYC (AFP) Sept 24, 2013 - US President Barack Obama said Tuesday he is ready to test a difficult "diplomatic path" to better relations with Iran while pressing for an end to its nuclear drive. Speaking just ahead of Iran's new president Hassan Rowhani, Obama devoted much of his speech to the UN summit to overtures to the new Tehran leadership. Obama said "Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons" would remain a US forei ... more |  |
 Iraq Kurds dream of independence but differ on details Arbil, Iraq (AFP) Sept 24, 2013 - Voters in Iraq's Kurdish region may have had differing views at the ballot box during weekend polls, but there is one dream which unites virtually all of them: an independent state. Behind that dream, however, Iraqi Kurds and their leaders differ on key issues related to statehood, their future within a unified Iraq, and ties with Kurdish populations in neighbouring countries, all of which ... more |  |
 US military fights Shebab through regional allies Washington (AFP) Sept 24, 2013 - Instead of directly attacking Somalia's Shebab militants, the United States provides crucial intelligence and training to other armies battling the Islamists in a deliberately low-profile approach, officials said Tuesday. A bloody four-day siege of a Nairobi shopping mall claimed by Shebab has focused attention on US-backed efforts to weaken the insurgents, which American officials claim hav ... more |  |
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 Iraq violence kills 27 Baghdad (AFP) Sept 24, 2013 - Violence in Iraq killed 27 people on Tuesday as the United Nations warned that an upsurge in sectarian attacks threatens to displace more civilians from their homes. Insurgents battled police and troops west and north of Baghdad. In Anbar province west of the capital, militants attacked two police stations and a local official's house in the towns of Rawa and Aana near the main highway f ... more |  |
Iran poses 'absolutely no threat': Rowhani United Nations, NYC (AFP) Sept 24, 2013 - Iran's President Hassan Rowhani called Tuesday on US counterpart Barack Obama to ignore "warmongering pressure groups" and seek better relations. Speaking at the UN General Assembly, Rowhani said Iran poses "absolutely no threat to the world," in remarks widely watched for signs of a thaw with the United States. Rowhani condemned international sanctions against Iran and also hit out at A ... more |  |
Iran sees 'historic' chance to resolve nuclear issue Tehran (AFP) Sept 24, 2013 - Iran said Tuesday there was a "historic" chance to resolve a decade-long showdown over its nuclear ambitions ahead of a much-anticipated meeting of world powers at the United Nations. "We have a historic opportunity to resolve the nuclear issue," if world powers adjust to the "new Iranian approach," Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in a tweet from New York, where he is attending th ... more |  |
 S. Korea rejects Boeing bid for $7.7 bn fighter deal Seoul (AFP) Sept 24, 2013 - South Korea decided Tuesday against awarding a $7.7 billion jet fighter deal to Boeing Co. - the sole remaining candidate - and said it would re-tender its largest ever defence contract. The deal to provide 60 advanced combat fighters was aimed at replacing the air force's ageing fleet of F-4s and F-5s and had initially attracted bids from Boeing, US rival Lockheed Martin and the European ... more |  |
Walker's World: Merkel: The dark side Stuttgart, Germany (UPI) Sep 24, 2013 - The adulation and euphoria surrounding Angela Merkel's re-election success is getting out of hand. The curse of the third term now lies in wait. "Third time lucky," it is said, but for politicians it is more like "Third term unlucky." Success goes to the head. Re-elected politicians start to believe the praise they hear. The precedents are grim. Margaret Thatcher went slightly ma ... more |  |
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 N. Korea tests long-range rocket engine: US think-tank Seoul (AFP) Sept 23, 2013 - New satellite images suggest North Korea tested a long-range rocket engine last month, a US research institute said Monday. While the exact engine type could not be identified, possibilities included the second stage of the Unha-3 Space Launch Vehicle or the second or third stage engine of a much larger rocket under development, the US-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins University posted on it ... more |  |
 Outside View: Warning to Israel Herndon, Va. (UPI) Sep 24, 2013 - As Iran gets closer to developing nuclear weapons, Israel has to decide whether to await U.S. military assistance to stop Tehran or to go it alone. Israel should heed lessons both from the Vietnam War and U.S. inaction in Iraq today. From the Vietnam War, Israel should remember: - North Vietnam, unlike the South, rejected other countries' offers to send ground troops to assist d ... more |  |
China bans weaponry-related exports to North Korea Beijing (AFP) Sept 24, 2013 - China has banned exports to North Korea of technologies and goods that could be used to make missiles and nuclear, chemical and biological weapons, the government said, as it moves to comply with UN resolutions. Beijing, the North's sole major ally and economic lifeline, has publicly supported sanctions against Pyongyang in the past, though it has come in for criticism from the US and other ... more |  |
China says ready to talk if Japan admits dispute Washington (AFP) Sept 21, 2013 - China said Friday that it was ready to talk to Japan over an increasingly heated maritime row, but only if Tokyo declares the islands to be disputed. Foreign Minister Wang Yi faced questions about ties with the US ally during a visit to Washington, where he called for mutual respect in relations between the United States and a growing China. Wang laid blame for tensions on Japan, which i ... more |  |
Rowhani slams Iran sanctions as he heads to NY Tehran (AFP) Sept 23, 2013 - President Hassan Rowhani Monday urged the West to interact with Iran over its nuclear ambitions, denouncing sanctions as "unacceptable" as he left for New York to attend the UN General Assembly. Heading a high-ranking delegation, Rowhani will address the UN body on Tuesday in a speech that will be closely watched by the West looking for signs that his talk of change and pledges to engage the ... more | |
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