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Germany retires more than half of its subsBerlin (UPI) Jun 10, 2010 The German navy surprisingly decommissioned more than half of its submarines, a move observers say is part of a larger effort to cut costs. The six 500-ton U-206A-class diesel-electric submarines were retired last week and could be sold or scrapped. Their retirement date had been set to 2016 but in light of increasing pressure to cut the German defense budget by around $1.3 billion per year, the decommissioning might have been advanced. That means Germany has four U-212A-class subs left for int ... read more |
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Tehran (AFP) June 10, 2010A defiant Iran threatened on Thursday to downgrade ties with the UN atomic energy watchdog in response to new UN sanctions targeting its controversial nuclear programme of uranium enrichment. Diplomats said Tehran was wavering between confrontation or opting for talks after being abandoned by allies Moscow and Beijing, which voted for Wednesday's UN Security Council sanctions resolution. ... more  
Baghdad (AFP) June 10, 2010A suicide bomber killed three members of an anti-Al-Qaeda militia and two soldiers in west Baghdad on Thursday, a spokesman said. "A suicide bomber wearing an explosives belt blew himself up at a checkpoint manned by the army and Sahwa (militiamen)," Baghdad security spokesman Major General Qassim Atta told AFP. "Three Sahwa members and two soldiers were killed." Atta added that six ... more 
Washington (AFP) June 10, 2010A key US Senate committee will vote on a landmark nuclear arms treaty with Russia before lawmakers leave for their monthlong August break, the panel's top two members said Thursday. "We plan to hold a vote in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the New START Treaty prior to the August recess," said the panel's chairman, Democratic Senator John Kerry. Kerry said he and Senator Richa ... more |
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F-35 Ground-Test Article Completes Testing Five Months Ahead Of ScheduleFort Worth TX (SPX) Jun 10, 2010 The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II program successfully completed F-35A conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) full-scale static testing - with zero structural failures - five months ahead of schedule and in less than half the time of legacy programs. The test program was conducted on AG-1, an F-35A dedicated to validating the strength of the jet's airframe. During testing, the strength and stability of the aircraft structure were verified to 150 percent of design limits or 13.5 G's (for ... read more |
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