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  1. The California Institute of Technology (Caltech) presented its 2010 International von Karman Wings Award to Joanne Maguire, Executive Vice President of Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, for her visionary accomplishments in aerospace.
  2.   Northrop Grumman Corporation unveiled a new generation of marine alarm, monitoring, and control solutions.
  3. Gulf Air is one of 12 carriers targeted for takeover by British Airways (BA) and Iberia towards creating the world's largest airline group.
  4. Gary Chapman, Emirates' President of Group Services in charge of finances said the airliner will need to raise more than Dh100 billion over the next seven years to expand its fleet.
  5.   Laurent Teisseire, Spokesman for the French Ministry of Defense, said that NATO appointed Patrick Auroy to one of the 6 Assistant Secretary-General posts for defense investments.
  6. Raytheon and Boeing completed the second of 3 government-sponsored firings of the Joint Air-to-Ground Missile. The JAGM used its imaging infrared (IIR) guidance system to hit an armored vehicle target at 4 kilometers (2.5 statute miles).
  7. The Middle East is witnessing a phenomenal growth of air traffic due to increasing levels of traffic being diverted to this region, causing pressure on the air traffic control operations.
  8. Iraq is preparing to buy as much as $13 billion in American arms and military equipment, a huge order of tanks, ships and hardware that U.S. officials say shows Iraqi-U.S. military ties will be tight for years to come.
  9. The United States will likely strike a ground-breaking deal by mid next year to sell the United Arab Emirates a multibillion-dollar Lockheed Martin Corp missile defense system, Lockheed's Chief Executive said.
  10. Kuwait plans to buy Patriot missiles from the U.S. but will not allow its territory to be a launch pad for attacks, Kuwait’s Defense Minister said.
 



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