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US plans massive arms sale to Saudi to counter Iran threatWashington (AFP) Sept 13, 2010 The United States plans to offer Saudi Arabia 60 billion dollars' worth of hi-tech fighters and helicopters to help counter the threat posed by Iran, in the largest ever US arms deal, officials said Monday. A senior defense official said President Barack Obama's administration would formally notify Congress this week or next about the groundbreaking deal, which follows months of talks with the Saudis, who are increasingly anxious about Iran's missile arsenal. "If you look at the kingdom, the maj ... read more |
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Jerusalem (AFP) Sept 13, 2010An Israeli settlement watchdog said on Monday that construction could begin on thousands of new homes this month if Israel does not renew a moratorium seen as key to US-backed peace talks. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reportedly planning to let the moratorium expire while curbing construction in order to avoid a showdown with US President Barack Obama, who has urged him to ex ... more  
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UPI) Sep 13, 2010 If the United States or Israel attacks Iran, a key figure in unleashing the threatened retaliation by Tehran is a general in the Revolutionary Guards who until quite recently was little known, even to Western intelligence services. Brig. Gen. Qassem Suleimani, who commands the Guards Corps' elite and largely clandestine al-Quds Force, has long been the invisible man in Iran's intelligen ... more 
Shannon, Ireland (AFP) Sept 13, 2010US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton headed Monday to the Middle East urging both Israel and the Palestinians to find ways to clear the "hurdle" posed by a looming expiration of Jewish settlements. Flying to the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Clinton repeated US President Barack Obama's call on Friday for Israel to extend the 10-month moratorium on settlements that is due to ex ... more |
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Aerovel Testing Flexrotor Long-Endurance Robotic Aircraft With VTOLHusum WA (SPX) Sep 13, 2010 Aerovel's Flexrotor miniature aircraft entered a new development phase Tuesday as the first prototype, named Pandora, began flight test. The table-top sized aircraft is designed for more than 3000 km range, and endurance exceeding a day and a half. In announcing its first flight, Aerovel's president, Tad McGeer - who previously led development of the Aerosonde and Scaneagle robotic aircraft - said that this time around was a little different. "With Aerosonde we launched into flight test by b ... read more |
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