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  1. The U.S. Missile Defense Agency awarded Lockheed Martin a $43.3 million contract for concept definition and program planning for the Standard Missile-3 Block IIB (SM-3 IIB).
  2. NATO's maritime coordination with GCC countries has come a long way since the Istanbul Cooperation Initiative, launched in the Turkish capital in June 2004.
  3. The U.S. Army began construction on the first fuselage of its next-generation AH-64 Block III Apache helicopter.
  4. Raytheon’ SLAMRAAM (Surface Launched Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile) system successfully destroyed an unmanned aerial vehicle target and intercepted a cruise missile target at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, USA.
  5. In the presence of the Vice President of the Federal Office for Defense Technology and Procurement, Reinhard Schütte, the Artillery School in Idar Oberstein, Germany, received its first MARS II rocket launching system
  6. Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NGC) Relative Navigation system exceeded accuracy requirements during recent flight tests for the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory's Automated Aerial Refueling (AAR) program.
  7. FLIR announced a partnership with AeroBRAS Industria Aeronautica Brasileira LTDA., to expand their presence in the Latin American region through the opening of a service center in Taubate, Brazil.
  8. Saudi Arabia has asked the US for prices for surface warships with integrated air and missile defenses, helicopters, patrol craft and shore infrastructure, the US Navy said.
  9. US Defense Secretary Robert Gates, visiting Iraq on the eve of the 8th anniversary of the fall of Baghdad, said Friday the United States would entertain a wide range of requests from Iraq to extend the US troop presence.
  10. Commercial opportunities, along with military and humanitarian demands driving the need for sustainable space and satellite programs across the Middle East, will be in focus at the Global Space and Satellite Forum (GSSF) 2011.
 



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