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Iran to test own S-300 missiles despite Russia: commanderTehran (AFP) Nov 10, 2010 Iran is to test its own homemade S-300 ground-to-air missiles, built in defiance of ally Russia which backed out of a deal to supply the device, a top Iranian military commander said on Wednesday. "Very soon we will test long-range aerial defence missiles, including Iranian S-300s," Brigadier General Mohammad Hassan Mansourian told the state news agency IRNA. In September, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree banning supplies of S-300 missiles and other arms to Iran. Russia came ... read more |
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  Kestrel Supports Project NANKEEN In Afghanistan Sentient has announced that Kestrel Land MTI, its computer vision system for electro-optical (EO) and infrared (IR) sensors, is actively deployed in support of the Heron Unmanned Ariel Systems (UAS) ... more | .. |
  Navy Seeks To Build More Littoral Combat Ships Sooner Effective competition between industry bidders to build the littoral combat ship (LCS) led the Navy Nov. 4 to discuss with key Defense Committee members and their staff, as well as industry, the pos ... more | .. |
 Northrop Grumman Contracted To Continue Design Of CVN 78 Northrop Grumman has been awarded a $189.2 million cost plus fixed-fee contract modification from the U.S. Navy to continue the engineering and design effort for the nation's newest nuclear-powered ... more | .. |
  Japanese Troops Successful In Patriot Test Firings The Japanese Air Self Defense Forces (JASDF) successfully concluded its annual training exercise at Fort Bliss, Texas. The exercise included target engagement and successful test firings of th ... more |
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  Boeing Receives Small Diameter Bomb Contract Extension Boeing has received a $106 million contract extension from the U.S. Air Force for nearly 2,700 Small Diameter Bomb Increment I (SDB I) munitions and approximately 380 BRU-61 carriages. Boeing ... more | .. |
 Eye In The Sky Has The Sniper On Target The last 28th Bomb Wing B-1B Lancer received the necessary modifications to operate the Sniper advanced targeting pod Oct. 18. The advanced targeting pod acts as a long-range camera, which can pinpo ... more | .. |
 Snecma Signs Partnership Agreement With French Military Aircraft MRO Arm Snecma has signed a five-year partnership agreement with the Service Industriel de l'Aeronautique (SIAe), the maintenance, repair and overhaul arm for aircraft deployed by French armed forces, cover ... more | .. |
  Top US Senator hopeful of START approval in 2010 Democratic US Senator John Kerry said Wednesday he was optimistic that the US Senate will ratify a landmark nuclear weapons deal with Russia before the end of the year. ... more |
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 Belgian firms probed over nuclear exports to Iran Two Belgian firms are under investigation over allegations of illegally exporting nuclear material to Iran that can be used to make weapons, Belgium's energy ministry said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  Russia confirms 2011 defense spending hike The Russian government confirmed a massive hike in defense spending in a bid to make its Cold War-era forces leaner and meaner. ... more | .. |
 Combat aircraft top international arms sales: think tank Combat planes account for one third of all global arms transfers, with the United States topping the list of sellers and India, the United Arab Emirates and Israel the biggest buyers, according to the SIPRI think tank. ... more | .. |
 Russia urges two Koreas to start talking again Russia urged North and South Korea Wednesday to start talking again, saying better relations are crucial to regional stability. ... more |
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 Pentagon says vapor trail from an aircraft, not a missile The Pentagon said Wednesday it is satisfied an aircraft - and not a missile - was the source of a vapor trail off Los Angeles this week that sparked fears of a mystery missile launch. ... more | .. |
 Ahmadinejad insists West climb down from 'ivory towers' President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday stressed that Iran would not negotiate on its basic rights and urged the West to climb down from its "ivory towers" if it wants to hold nuclear talks. ... more | .. |
  Iraq power-sharing dispute comes down to the wire Iraq's leadership ended three days of talks aimed at breaking an eight-month power vacuum without announcing any success, and now face a meeting of parliament on Thursday to elect a speaker, the first step toward forming a government, a parliamentary source said. ... more | .. |
 Taiwan hails US confirmation of attack helicopter deal Taiwan on Wednesday welcomed the confirmation of its purchase of a fleet of advanced US attack helicopters, saying it would boost its defences even as it seeks improved ties with mainland China. ... more |
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 Baghdad Christians in firing line as deadly bombs sow panic A string of anti-Christian bombings has cost six more lives in the wake of a Baghdad church bloodbath, sowing panic in Iraq's 2,000-year-old minority on Wednesday, many of whom now want to flee. ... more | .. |
  Clinton, Israeli PM to meet under shadow of settlement row US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton meets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday as new strains between the two allies over Jewish settlements cloud hopes for further peace talks. ... more | .. |
Obama tells N.Korea to show 'seriousness' on nuclear talks US President Barack Obama warned Thursday that North Korea must show "seriousness of purpose" before six-party nuclear talks can resume, saying he was not interested in simply "going through the motions". ... more | .. |
Outside View: Remember, Remember Nov. 11 Thursday marks the anniversary of the end of World War I. ... more |
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  New cyber attack linked to Nobel Peace Prize A fake email invitation to this year's Nobel Peace Prize ceremony is currently circulating and carrying with it a virus capable of infecting the computer of anyone who opens it, computer security experts warned. ... more | .. |
  China's Hu vows to work to improve cooperation with US Chinese President Hu Jintao on Thursday pledged to increase dialogue and cooperation with the United States, following a rocky period of trade and currency disputes between the two nations. ... more | .. |
Iraq rivals seal power-sharing deal eight months after vote Iraq's deeply divided political factions sealed a power-sharing deal more than eight months after an inconclusive general election paving the way for MPs to meet to elect a speaker on Thursday. ... more | .. |
Western leaders commemorate Korean War dead Western leaders including US President Barack Obama on Thursday commemorated their nations' dead in the 1950-1953 Korean War during sombre ceremonies on the anniversary of the end of World War I. ... more |
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