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| 2024 |
SMS language
A research study revealed that using text message abbreviations can make the sender appear less sincere and potentially reduce the likelihood of receiving responses.
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| 2024 |
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
The Meeropols received a copy of a hand-written memo by Meredith Gardner, suggesting Ethel Rosenberg knew about Julius' espionage but did not actively participate due to ill health.
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| March 1 2024 |
Air Force Network
Ministry of Defence signed a contract with Larsen & Toubro to replace the Indian Air Force's long-range radars with advanced High-Performance Radars (HPRs). These new phased array-based radars will enhance surveillance capabilities and improve terrestrial air defence by detecting small radar cross section targets.
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| February 22 2024 |
Air Force Network
Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) cleared the procurement of High Power Radars (HPRs) for the Indian Air Force, which will replace the existing THD-1955 3-D radars with new radars having a maximum range of 600 km
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| December 30 2022 |
USA-292
TDO-1 satellite deorbited after completing its experimental mission in space.
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| October 4 2022 |
Naval Communication Station Harold E. Holt
Space Surveillance Telescope entered initial operational capability at North West Cape, operated by the Royal Australian Air Force, 1 Remote Sensor Unit.
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| 2021 |
Identification friend or foe
DOT&E developed a new Mark XIIA Mode 5 Test Methodology with updated evaluation criteria, test procedures, and integration strategies to resolve persistent system issues.
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| 2021 |
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
Ethel's sons restarted their campaign to pardon her, hoping President Joe Biden would consider it favorably. Anne Sebba's book 'Ethel Rosenberg: A Cold War Tragedy' was published.
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| June 2021 | CIS Corps deployed 'ethical hackers' to combat the Health Service Executive ransomware attack, sending personnel to hospitals and HSE offices to decrypt devices affected by the cyberattack, with reservists playing a crucial role due to their private sector cybersecurity skills. |
| 2020 |
People's Liberation Army's Combat Readiness Levels
In response to the Galwan Valley skirmishes and border tensions, the People's Liberation Army raised its combat readiness level to level 3 in the Xinjiang and Tibet Military Districts.
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| 2019 |
Robert Stevenson
Old Yeller was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Film Registry for being culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.
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| 2019 |
USA-292
U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center launched an experimental 12U cubesat named TDO-1 (Technology Demonstration Orbiter) as part of a military communications satellite constellation, with COSPAR designation 2019-051B and SATCAT 44482.
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| August 8 2019 |
USA-292
USA-292 military communications satellite was launched by United Launch Alliance using an Atlas V 551 rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The launch occurred at 10:13 UTC, placing the satellite into a Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO).
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| 2018 |
Air Force Network
Indian Air Force established five Integrated Air Command and Control System (IACCS) nodes in strategic locations: Barnala (Punjab), Wadsar (Gujarat), Aya Nagar (Delhi), Jodhpur (Rajasthan), and Ambala (Haryana), enhancing the network's communication and air defense capabilities.
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| January 2017 |
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
Senator Elizabeth Warren sent a letter to President Obama requesting consideration of Ethel Rosenberg's exoneration.
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| 2016 |
Identification friend or foe
NATO member states began upgrading their Mark XII systems to Mark XIIA Mode 5, initiating a transition from legacy Mode 4 to the new system.
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| 2016 | Establishment of the Computer Incident Response Team (CIRT) in DFHQ CIS Company was revealed. |
| 2016 |
Air Force Network
Indian Ministry of Defence released a Request For Information (RFI) to purchase 12 High Power Radars for the Indian Air Force
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| October 2016 |
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
Michael and Robert Meeropol spoke with Anderson Cooper in a 60 Minutes interview about their parents' case.
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| March 2016 |
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
Michael and Robert Meeropol launched a petition campaign calling on President Obama and Attorney General Loretta Lynch to exonerate Ethel Rosenberg.
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| 2015 |
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
Michael and Robert Meeropol called on President Barack Obama's administration to acknowledge Ethel Rosenberg's wrongful conviction and execution.
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| July 2015 | Leaked email correspondence revealed discussions between Irish CIS Corps members and Hacking Team, a private Italian spying software company, about potential surveillance and intrusion technologies for lawful communication interception. |
| October 2014 |
Integrated Terrorism Assessment Centre
The National Terrorism Threat Level (NTTL) was first formalized, with the threat level raised in Canada in anticipation of potential terrorist incidents.
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| October 2014 |
Integrated Terrorism Assessment Centre
Canada's National Terrorism Threat Level was set to 'Medium', indicating that terrorist groups and individuals both have the intent and capability to carry out an act of terrorism in Canada.
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| October 2014 |
Integrated Terrorism Assessment Centre
Two significant terrorist incidents occurred in Canada: the Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu ramming attack and the shootings at Parliament Hill, which validated the raised threat level.
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| July 2014 |
Identification friend or foe
DOT&E published the Mark XIIA Mode 5 Joint Operational Test Approach (JOTA) 2 Interoperability Assessment, evaluating the performance of interrogators and transponders through a joint operational test off the U.S. East Coast.
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| December 6 2013 |
Naval Communication Station Harold E. Holt
Announcement that the Space Surveillance Telescope (SST) would be relocated to the Harold E. Holt Naval Communication Station from White Sands Missile Range.
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| February 12 2012 |
Standard Army Maintenance System – Enhanced
MAT successfully released version 13.01.06 of SAMS-E, a significant milestone in the system's ongoing development.
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| 2011 |
Naval Communication Station Harold E. Holt
Identified as a potential site for the Air Force Space Surveillance System (Space Fence).
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| June 2011 |
Integrated Terrorism Assessment Centre
The organization was renamed the Integrated Terrorism Assessment Centre (ITAC), emphasizing its specific focus on terrorism.
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| 2010 |
Standard Army Maintenance System – Enhanced
MAT secured another follow-on contract for SAMS-E product development, further advancing the system's capabilities.
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This contents of the box above is based on material from the Wikipedia articles Identification friend or foe, Integrated Terrorism Assessment Centre, USA-292, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, SMS language, Standard Army Maintenance System – Enhanced, Naval Communication Station Harold E. Holt, Robert Stevenson (filmmaker), Air Force Network, Communications & Information Services Corps & People's Liberation Army's Combat Readiness Levels, which are released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.