U.S. Joint Force perspectives on electronic warfare — from intelligence gathering to electronic attack — are the focus of a January symposium.
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Archive for December, 2011
Symposium set on electronic warfare
Friday, December 30th, 2011Raytheon enhances cybersecurity business
Friday, December 30th, 2011Raytheon is enhancing its cybersecurity business for the U.S. military and intelligence community with the acquisition of Henggeler Computer Consultants Inc.
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Iran to Test-Fire Missiles in Hormuz War Games
Friday, December 30th, 2011Iran, which has been carrying out war games in the Strait of Hormuz over the past week, is to test fire shorter- and longer-range missiles in the key oil waterway on Dec. 31, the navy said.
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N. Korea vows not to deal with S. Korea’s president
Friday, December 30th, 2011North Korea’s powerful National Defense Commission issued a statement on Friday, threatening not to deal with South Korea’s Lee Myung-bak government and ruling out any policy changes.
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Turkish Leaders Struggle with Airstrike Aftermath
Friday, December 30th, 2011Turkey’s government is struggling to contain the fall-out from a blunder in which the military killed 35 young Kurdish smugglers in an air strike they thought was directed at Kurdish separatist militants.
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China Lays Out Ambitious 5-Year Plan to Explore Space
Friday, December 30th, 2011China has announced an ambitious five-year plan to explore outer space. The plan includes Beijing’s previously-stated goals of putting a man on the moon and building a space station.
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Syrian opposition urges resignation of Arab League’s monitoring mission head
Friday, December 30th, 2011The Syrian opposition is pushing for the resignation of a Sudanese general heading the Arab League’s monitoring mission in Syria, al Arabiya reported on Friday.
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Afghan-Nato raids kill, capture Taliban commanders
Friday, December 30th, 2011Nato says joint raids with Afghan forces have killed at least three and captured 11 Taliban commanders and facilitators who provided logistical support and weapons to insurgents.
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Thatcher Warned Over Navy Before Falklands Invasion
Friday, December 30th, 2011Prime minister Margaret Thatcher was warned about the risks in slashing Britain’s navy, a year before the 1982 Argentine invasion of the Falkland Islands, secret files released Dec. 30 showed.
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India to revamp its submarine fleet
Friday, December 30th, 2011Faced with a fast-depleting underwater combat army India is planning a major rejig of its submarine production plants to ensure its operational readiness does not get further eroded in the years ahead.
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