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 New Delhi (AFP) Aug 24, 2009 
India on Monday unveiled a first batch of 10 tanks built locally under licence from Russia and said it planned to manufacture 100 such units every year. India has already acquired nearly 700 T-90 tanks as part of a 2001 deal with Russia that also included local production of more units through a technology transfer pact. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) said each ... read more
Bethpage NY (SPX) Aug 25, 2009A leader in intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), Northrop Grumman successfully demonstrated Joint STARS and E-2 Hawkeye interoperability between manned and unmanned platforms during a recent virtual joint military demonstration involving U.S. and coalition forces. The demonstration, Empire Challenge 09 (EC09), was executed by U.S. Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM) and aimed at ... more
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Russia calls French nuclear comments a 'threat'
Polish PM hails Macron's 'very promising' nuclear comments Russia calls Macron nuclear comments a 'threat' Russia says Macron address 'detached from reality' Acquittal of Fukushima operator ex-bosses finalised Iran appoints new envoy to UN nuclear watchdog Macron proposes French nuclear extension, Ukraine troop deployment Nuclear monitor defends Ukraine plant visit via Russia-controlled territory Iran's former top diplomat Zarif resigns from VP post Italy breaks 'taboo' with push to revive nuclear 
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Tel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Aug 24, 2009 Israel's drive to deploy the Iron Dome anti-missile shield against short-range rockets fired by Hezbollah and Hamas has moved up a gear with the induction of the first battalion to man the batteries that will operate on the borders with Lebanon and the Gaza Strip. Iron Dome intercepted three 122mm Grad rockets, the type used by Hezbollah and the Palestinians, in southern Israel July 15 ... more  
London, UK (SPX) Aug 25, 2009QinetiQ Group PLC, a leading international provider of technology-based services and solutions, has secured a AUS$23m contract from the Australian Department of Defence for TALON robots and replacement parts to support Australian Defence Forces deployed on operations. Developed by QinetiQ North America in Waltham, Massachusetts, TALON robots can be configured for specific tasks including ... more  
Beijing (AFP) Aug 24, 2009China will this week put more than 200 people on trial over last month's deadly ethnic unrest in Xinjiang, with security tight due to fears of fresh violence, state media said Monday. The trials will take place in the Intermediate People's Court in Urumqi, the capital of the mainly Muslim northwest region where violence in early July left at least 197 people dead, the China Daily reported ... more |
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Tehran (AFP) Aug 24, 2009Iran told world powers on Monday they must stop working against its atomic drive and instead adopt a policy of interaction with the Islamic republic to resolve the nuclear crisis. "It is the right time for the other parties to review their policy. Rather than countering Iran, they should interact with Iran," foreign ministry spokesman Hassan Ghashghavi told reporters. World powers and ... more 
Washington (AFP) Aug 23, 2009US military commanders in Afghanistan told President Barack Obama's chief envoy to the region hat they did not have enough troops to do their job, The New York Times reported late Sunday. The newspaper said the commanders spoke this weekend with Richard Holbrooke, who over the past two days, visited all four regional command centers in Afghanistan. All four told him that while the ... more  
Paris (UPI) Aug 24, 2009 It looks bad enough from an American standpoint, but the current crisis of Barack Obama's presidency looks even worse when viewed from abroad. The charismatic new president who was seen just a few months ago as America's best (and perhaps last) hope of restoring the country's prestige and thus its leadership of the free world is visibly faltering. His signature reforms, of the ... more |
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