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| January 14, 2014 |
 Boeing Transmits Protected Government Signal Through Military Satellite El Segundo CA (SPX) Jan 14, 2014 - Boeing has applied new anti-jamming technology to an existing military satellite for the first time, expanding the military's potential to access secure communications more affordably. In the test conducted Dec. 15, Boeing successfully sent a government-developed, protected signal through the sixth Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS-6) satellite. Engineers confirmed that the signal met all target ... more |  |
 Raytheon resumes work on US Navy Air and Missile Defense Radar Tewksbury MA (SPX) Jan 14, 2014 - Raytheon has received a resume work order from the U.S. Navy to commence development of the new Air and Missile Defense Radar. The order followed the official Government Accountability Office update of its database to reflect the status of the AMDR contract award protest as withdrawn. On October 10, 2013, Raytheon was awarded a $385,742,176 cost-plus-incentive-fee contract for the engineer ... more |  |
Fifth MUOS Completes Assembly, Enters System Test Sunnyvale CA (SPX) Jan 14, 2014 - The fifth Lockheed Martin Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite for the U.S. Navy is entering its first system test faster than the previous build, now that integration is complete. Engineers and technicians recently mated its system module and core to the multi-beam assembly (MBA), which hosts 16 ultra-high frequency (UHF) antennas for distributed, global communications coverage. ... more |  |
 Northrop Grumman Unveils Advanced Pulse Generation Technology Buffalo NY (SPX) Jan 14, 2014 - Northrop Grumman has finished detailed performance testing on its Advanced Pulse Generator (APG), which represents the next technology evolution for the company's Combat Electromagnetic Environment Simulator (CEESIM) product that is used to test and validate the performance of electronic warfare equipment. The APG utilizes high speed direct digital synthesizer (DDS) technology to generate ... more |  |
 Raytheon receives SM-3 contract Tucson AZ (SPX) Jan 14, 2014 - The Missile Defense Agency awarded Raytheon an undefinitized contract action (UCA) valued at $156 million for the procurement of Standard Missile-3 Block IB guided missiles. The SM-3 missile is designed to destroy incoming short-, medium-, and intermediate-range ballistic missile threats by colliding with them in space, a concept sometimes described as "hitting a bullet with a bullet." ... more |  |
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 Obama says has 'faith' in Afghan strategy Washington (AFP) Jan 13, 2014 - Barack Obama insisted Monday he had faith in his Afghanistan strategy, after a book by former his defense secretary claimed the president had soured on his troop surge and its commanders. Facing journalists in the Oval Office, Obama also hailed Robert Gates as an "outstanding" Pentagon chief. Obama defended both the troop surge strategy that was unveiled in December 2009, and the naming ... more |  |
 Women must be part of Syria talks, activists say Geneva (AFP) Jan 13, 2014 - Syrian activists said Monday that the voice of women from the war-ravaged nation must not be sidelined at peace talks due to start next week in Switzerland. "We have to take part in the whole process, from A to Z," Syrian Women's League member Sabah Alhallak told reporters in Geneva. Alhallak and around 50 female campaigners from both inside Syria and the refugee community, held a two-d ... more |  |
 Gates says Obama's critics have 'hijacked' his memoir Washington (AFP) Jan 13, 2014 - Former US defense secretary Robert Gates insisted Monday his new memoir is "even-handed" and accused opponents of President Barack Obama of misrepresenting it to score political points. Gates' book has been widely portrayed as an attack on Obama's war leadership, but the author himself said he had in fact agreed with the major decisions the US president made on Afghanistan. He told NBC's ... more |  |
Walker's World: Putin's sad record Paris (UPI) Jan 13, 2013 - Mikhail Gorbachev didn't understand the old Soviet Union, Boris Yeltsin didn't understand the new Russia. Vladimir Putin understands both and has cold-bloodedly promoted the re-emergence of some of least savory features of each one. Putin, Russia's president, has been able to get away with this because of the high price of oil and natural gas. He has been able to increase pensions and p ... more |  |
Iran's absence at Syria talks will be regretted: Zarif Beirut (AFP) Jan 13, 2014 - Parties working to prevent Iran from participating in Syria peace talks in Switzerland next week will regret denying Tehran a role, Iran's foreign minister said on Monday. "These parties will regret all the efforts they have undertaken to prevent the participation of Iran to find a solution and an end to the Syrian crisis," Mohammad Javad Zarif said at a news conference with his Lebanese cou ... more |  |
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Syria war boost jihadist threat in Lebanon Beirut, Lebanon (UPI) Jan 13, 2013 - Syria's increasingly sectarian civil war has given impetus to the rapid growth of Sunni Muslim jihadists in Lebanon, a powder keg of sectarian passions, emboldening them to extend their reach by attacking the Iranian-backed Shiite Hezbollah with deadly force on its home ground for the first time. In recent weeks, Hezbollah's heavily guarded stronghold in south Beirut has been bombed rep ... more |  |
 Sanctions relief to breathe new life into Iran economy: experts Tehran (AFP) Jan 13, 2014 - Unblocking billions of dollars in funds to Iran under a landmark six-month nuclear deal with the West will have a significant economic and psychological impact on the Islamic republic, experts said Monday. Iran and Western powers announced on Sunday that the deal will take will take effect from January 20. Tehran had agreed in November to roll back parts of its nuclear programme and halt ... more |  |
Chemical watchdog to name Syria arms port on Thursday Rome (AFP) Jan 13, 2014 - The head of the world's chemical weapons watchdog on Thursday will announce to Italy's parliament the port through which a shipment of arms from Syria slated for destruction will transit, the foreign ministry said. The ministry said in a statement on Monday that Ahmet Uzumcu, head of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), will make the announcement. It also said ... more |  |
 US probes Honeywell over sensor made in China New York (AFP) Jan 13, 2014 - US defense contractor Honeywell said Monday it is being investigated by US authorities about the manufacture of a defense-related sensor in China used for a US fighter jet. Honeywell spokesman Scott Sayres, confirming media reports about the Justice Department's investigation of Honeywell sensors used for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, said the company was cooperating "fully" with the probe. ... more |  |
FARC peace talks resume amid criticism of Colombian president Havana (AFP) Jan 13, 2014 - Peace talks between the FARC and Colombia's government resumed Monday after a three-week break amid rebel criticism of recent remarks by the Latin American country's leader. President Juan Manuel Santos claimed in a November 26 speech that the FARC "had realized they were on a road to nowhere" and that pressure from the Colombian army had forced them to the negotiating table. "These s ... more |  |
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EU's Ashton plans to visit Iran 'within weeks' Kuwait City (AFP) Jan 13, 2014 - European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said in Kuwait City on Monday she plans to visit Iran within weeks, two days after Tehran invited her to the country. "I read with interest the invitation to visit Tehran and it is my intention to do so in the course of the next weeks," Ashton told a press conference after talks with Kuwait's Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Sabah. ... more |  |
 UN's Ban urges Iraq to address 'root causes' of unrest Baghdad (AFP) Jan 13, 2014 - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urged Iraqi leaders to address the "root causes" of a surge in bloodshed as security forces clashed on Monday with gunmen in violence-racked Anbar province. But Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, standing next to Ban at a joint news conference, insisted the Anbar unrest was not due to internal problems, and that dialogue with militants was not an option. The ... more |  |
Iran mulls replacement for Russian S-300 missile system Tehran (AFP) Jan 13, 2014 - Tehran is considering a replacement for the Russian S-300 missile defence system, a senior Iranian lawmaker told Fars news agency Monday. Russia signed a contract with Iran in 2007 to deliver five S-300 advanced ground-to-air missiles - which can target aircraft or guided missiles - at a cost of $800 million (590 million euros). In 2010, Russia's then-president Dmitry Medvedev cancell ... more |  |
Japan vows defence as China ships near disputed isles Tokyo (AFP) Jan 12, 2014 - Japan's defence minister vowed Sunday to defend the country's territory as three Chinese government ships entered disputed waters off Tokyo-controlled islands in the East China Sea, the first such incident this year. The Chinese coastguard vessels sailed into the 12-nautical-mile territorial waters at about 8:30 am (2330 GMT Saturday) off one of the Senkaku islands, which China also claims a ... more |  |
Deal curbing Iran nuclear drive to take effect Jan 20 Tehran (AFP) Jan 13, 2014 - A landmark deal that curbs parts of Iran's disputed nuclear programme in exchange for sanctions relief will take effect from January 20, Tehran and Western powers said Sunday. US President Barack Obama welcomed the news, but warned there was still a rough road ahead to clinch a comprehensive deal. Western nations and Israel have long suspected Iran of pursuing a nuclear weapons capabilit ... more |  |
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