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The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) recently demonstrated autonomous operations by multiple "swarms" of unmanned air and ground vehicles, unattended ground sensors, video cameras and other devices linked together in an intelligent network powered by EdgeFrontier platform technologies from Augusta Systems, Inc. The demonstrations were held at a National Aeronautics and Space ... read more 
London (UPI) Oct 29, 2009 Cutbacks on safety checks led to a crash of a Nimrod surveillance jet in Afghanistan that left 14 British soldiers dead, a report concluded. The report blasted the British Defense Ministry, the Royal Air Force and two major British weapons companies, BAE Systems and QinetiQ, for their role in a 2006 crash of a Nimrod surveillance jet near Kandahar, in southern Afghanistan. With all 14 ... more
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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 North Korea held 'strategic cruise missile' launch drill this week: state media Iran slams Israel threats as 'outrageous' after Israeli FM warns of 'military option' A French-UK nuclear umbrella for Europe? Not likely, say analysts Iran significantly increased stocks of highly enriched uranium: IAEA Bangladesh calls for continued Russian nuclear collaboration Iran denounces new US sanctions as 'sign of hostility' Iran rules out 'direct talks' with US on nuclear issue 
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Tehran (AFP) Oct 29, 2009President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Thursday conditions were ripe for nuclear cooperation with the major powers as the atomic watchdog received an Iranian response to a UN-brokered plan. Breaking with his usual hardline rhetoric, Ahmadinejad hailed what he said was a change in Western policy from "confrontation to cooperation" that had made cooperation possible over Iran's nuclear programme. ... more  
Amman (AFP) Oct 29, 2009Deposed Iraqi president Saddam Hussein planned to escape from his US-run prison in 2006 with the help of loyalists, including former bodyguards, according to a book written by one of his lawyers. "Saddam's plan to escape prison was supposed to take place in the summer of 2006, with the backing of the Iraqi resistance and a special force of bodyguards," Khalil al-Dulaimi wrote in "Saddam ... more  
Brussels (AFP) Oct 29, 2009European Union leaders on Thursday cleared a major obstacle holding up the massive Lisbon reform treaty, paving the way for a new-look EU with its first-ever president. At talks in Brussels, the leaders approved a proposal to satisfy a last-minute demand by the deeply eurosceptic Czech President Vaclav Klaus for his country to win an opt-out from the EU's charter of fundamental rights. ... more |
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Moscow (AFP) Oct 29, 2009US National Security Adviser James Jones stressed the White House's desire for friendly relations with Moscow as he met Russian officials on Thursday for nuclear disarmament talks. Jones, a retired US general, told Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov that President Barack Obama remained committed to improving ties with Moscow that have been badly strained in recent years. ... more  
Paris (UPI) Oct 29, 2009 A French court has sentenced two businessmen to six-year jail terms for orchestrating the illicit trafficking of weapons to Angola. Dubbed Angolagate, the case has rocked the foundations of the political establishment in Paris because of its involvement of a number of high level figures, including senior French officials. The two businessmen sentenced were Arkadi Gaydamak, a ... more  
Sunnyvale CA (SPX) Oct 30, 2009Lockheed Martin has announced that the second Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous orbit (GEO-2) spacecraft is progressing through a series of key tests that will demonstrate the integrated satellite's readiness to enter the critical environmental test phase in preparation for launch. SBIRS is designed to provide early warning of missile launches, and simultaneously support ... more |
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