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MKV ... Hovering

Posted by Amy Butler at 12/4/2008 4:57 PM CST

While speculation -- and anxiety -- is rampant in the missile defense community about potential budget cuts under President-elect Barack Obama, Lockheed Martin is putting more proof in the pudding.
The company, which is designing one of two competing Multiple Kill Vehicle systems for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), ... Read More »

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Strap-on Autonomy

Posted by Bettina Chavanne at 12/4/2008 11:18 AM CST

Bored with your commute? Tired of driving to Mom’s house for the holidays in all that traffic? Then you need a strap-on! A little company named Kairos Autonomi has come up with a retrofit for your car, called the Pronto4 Strap-on Autonomy System. ... Read More »

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Weaponized Sentry-Tech Towers Protecting Hot Borders

Posted by David Eshel at 12/4/2008 10:14 AM CST

The Israeli Army is already operating the Sentry-Tech pillbox towers, mounting remote controlled weapon stations, from an operational command center guarding the 'hot borderline' along the Gaza strip

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Inflated Ambitions - Army Eyes Blow-up UAVs

Posted by Graham Warwick at 12/4/2008 9:16 AM CST

U.S. Army Research Laboratory looks at pressurized structures for next-generation UAVs.

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MUM's the word for the U.S. Navy

Posted by Bettina Chavanne at 12/4/2008 9:05 AM CST

Now that the U.S. Army has proven successful at mastering the manned-unmanned concept, the Navy is getting in on the action too. ... Read More »

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Pentagon Hopefuls Fault Podesta Stranglehold

Posted by David A. Fulghum at 12/4/2008 9:00 AM CST

Potential Pentagon appointees say they're being kept in the dark about the new administration's plans, and suspect an unknown agenda.

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Reengaging Russia

Posted by Nicholas Fiorenza at 12/4/2008 7:25 AM CST

NATO foreign ministers ending a two-day meeting in Brussels mandated NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer reengage Russia at the political level and agreed to resume discussions in the NATO-Russia Council (NRC), albeit informally. ... Read More »

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Griffons to Protect Canada's Chinooks in Afghanistan

Posted by Graham Warwick at 12/4/2008 5:02 AM CST

CH-146 utlitiy helicopters are to get bigger door guns, and lose some weight, to act as escorts for heavylift CH-147s.

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Multi-Purpose Mini Robotic Platform

Posted by David Eshel at 12/3/2008 9:17 AM CST

ODF has created a mini-robot called Eyedrive, which utilizes autonomous movement, 360 degree vision, and the ability to mount lightweight precision weapon to 'instinctively' eliminate targets upon command. ... Read More »

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Lockheed Supporter Chambliss Wins Reelection

Posted by John M. Doyle at 12/3/2008 9:03 AM CST

Senate Armed Services member Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) wins re-election in run-off, dashing Democrats' hopes of supermajority ...

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