Two soldiers killed in South Waziristan blast
PAKISTAN - 1 AUGUST 2010
DERA ISMAIL KHAN: A roadside bomb exploded as army troops were clearing a road in Pakistan's South Waziristan tribal region, killing two soldiers, intelligence officials said.
The officials, who requested anonymity...
Police officer, ANP man gunned down in Karachi
PAKISTAN - 1 AUGUST 2010
KARACHI: A police officer and a senior activist of a political party in the ruling coalition were gunned down in separate incidents of targeted attacks on Saturday, bringing the total number of such killings to 39 in...
Two soldiers killed in South Waziristan blast
PAKISTAN - 1 AUGUST 2010
DERA ISMAIL KHAN: A roadside bomb exploded as army troops were clearing a road in Pakistan's South Waziristan tribal region, killing two soldiers, intelligence officials said.
The officials, who requested anonymity...
Mikros Systems Completes Live Demonstration of ADEPT to U.S. Navy and Coast Guard Officials
UNITED STATES - 30 JULY 2010
PRINCETON, N.J. | Mikros Systems Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: MKRS), announced today the successful demonstration of their Adaptive Diagnostic Electronic Portable...
NGC Continues Construction for Next-Gen Aircraft Carrier, Gerald R. Ford
UNITED STATES - 29 JULY 2010
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) lifted two generators weighing over 195,000 pounds each into the aft section of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78)...
Insitu Awarded STUAS/Tier II Contract
UNITED STATES - 29 JULY 2010
Insitu Inc. today announced it has been awarded the Small Tactical Unmanned Air System (STUAS)/Tier II contract from Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) for its Integrator unmanned aircraft system (UAS).
In partnership...
Lockheed Martin Delivers First AN/AAQ-39 Targeting System Production Unit to the U.S. Air Force
UNITED STATES - 29 JULY 2010
ORLANDO, FL -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] recently delivered the first AN/AAQ-39 targeting system full production unit to the U.S. Air Force. Q-39 is the...
UH-72A Lakota LUHs are deployed to US Army's missile test site on Kwajalein Atoll
UNITED STATES - 28 JULY 2010
Four U.S. Army UH-72A Lakotas arrived at the Pacific Ocean's Kwajalein Atoll June 6, marking the latest overseas assignment for the EADS North America-built Light Utility...
U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (July 26, 2010) A plane director signals an F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to the Swordsmen of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 32 to the catapult for a launch aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is...
USS Carl Vinson Shoots 12 Missiles Within Seven-day Period
UNITED STATES - 28 JULY 2010
USS CARL VINSON, At Sea -- USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) reached an historic milestone July 24 following the successful launch of 12 missiles within a seven-day period.
The ship launched 11 Evolved Sea...
Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) Wraps up COMPTUEX
UNITED STATES - 28 JULY 2010
USS KEARSARGE, At Sea -- Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) successfully completed its composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX) July 27
The three-week exercise is designed to test the...
Raytheon Consolidated Manufacturing Center Delivers 200th AESA Radar
UNITED STATES - 21 JULY 2010
Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has delivered its 200th APG-79 active electronically scanned array radar to Boeing for installation on U.S. Navy F/A-18E/F and EA-18G aircraft and the Royal...
Six people killed in Okara feud
PAKISTAN - 28 JULY 2010
OKARA: Six people including three children of a family were killed over an old enmity at village Fatehpur near Depalpur.
Girls aged between one and half years to six years were also among the victims.
Police sources said that...
Ticonderoga class guided missile cruiser (U.S. Navy)
The Ticonderoga class of missile cruisers is a class of warships in the United States Navy, first ordered and authorized in FY 1978. The class uses phased-array radar and was originally planned as a class of destroyers. However, the...
Over 100 political activists killed since Jan
PAKISTAN - 27 JULY 2010
Over 100 political activists have been gunned down in Karachi since the turn of the year.
The present spate of targeted killings is not the first of its kind; this phenomenon was first witnessed in the 1990s and...
USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Celebrates 12th Birthday
UNITED STATES - 26 JULY 2010
USS HARRY S. TRUMAN, At Sea -- Sailors and Marines aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) celebrated the aircraft carrier's 12th birthday July 23 while deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF)...
Agreement between BAE Systems Operations Ltd. and Avcorp Industries Inc. with respect to production of F35 - Carrier Variant - Outboard Wind (CV-OBW)
21 JULY 2010
Avcorp Industries Inc today announced the signing of an agreement between the company and BAE Systems Operations Ltd. for the...
Northrop Grumman Delivers AN/AAQ-37 Distributed Aperture System Operational Software for the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter
UNITED STATES - 21 JULY 2010
BALTIMORE, July 21, 2010 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has announced the delivery of the operational software package...
433rd Weapons Squadron soars high with F-15, F-22
UNITED STATES - 24 JULY 2010
NELLIS U.S. AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- The 433rd Weapons Squadron based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., flies the F-15C Eagle and F-22A Raptor. It is the only Weapons School unit operating two types of aircraft...
Israel and the US Sign Deal to Develop Arrow 3 Anti-Missile Defense System
ISRAEL - 26 JULY 2010
Israel's Ministry of Defense and the U.S. Department of Defense signed a deal on Sunday evening (July 25) to develop the Arrow 3 anti-missile defense system
Israel's Ministry of Defense and...