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Israelis brace for missile firestormTel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Dec 6, 2010 For months, military leaders and commentators have been warning Israelis their cities face an unprecedented threat of missile attacks even as the country invests heavily in developing air-defense systems experts say cannot provide adequate protection. This uncharacteristically downbeat theme was summed up by Maj. Gen. Amod Yadlin, the outgoing chief of Military Intelligence, in a Nov. 21 briefing to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's Cabinet. "Tel Aviv will be a front line in the next c ... read more |
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  Nuclear weapons only bring disaster: Iran foreign minister Nuclear weapons only bring disaster and the world would do well to denuclearise, Iran's foreign minister said Monday as Tehran opened talks with the West in Geneva over its contested atomic project. ... more | .. |
  Gates touts US air power role in Afghanistan war Defence Secretary Robert Gates on Monday told the crew of a US aircraft carrier that the ship's warplanes were dealing "lethal blows" to insurgents in Afghanistan. ... more | .. |
  US drone attack kills five militants in Pakistan: officials Missiles fired from a US drone on a vehicle and a house killed five militants in Pakistan's lawless northwestern tribal belt near the Afghan border on Monday, security officials said. ... more | .. |
  Cables reveal US flailing as arms traffic cop US diplomats play a major role in trying to prevent arms from reaching world hotspots, but cables released to The New York Times show an uphill battle against the likes of Iran, Syria and North Korea. ... more |
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 World powers, Iran advance nuclear talks into second day World powers and Iran are due Tuesday to carry on talks over Tehran's disputed nuclear programme for a second day, after what both sides described as a "constructive" meeting. ... more | .. |
 Reconciliation key to counter Afghan IEDs: general The best way to reduce the improvised explosive device threat in Afghanistan, the leading cause of death for troops there, is through the political process, as was the case in Iraq, a top US military officer said Monday. ... more | .. |
 US, Asian allies urge China to rein in NKorea The United States, South Korea and Japan on Monday all urged China to help rein in its ally North Korea and vowed solidarity in defending Seoul from any further attacks from the North. ... more | .. |
 Korean ties must improve if talks to resume: US The United States, Japan and South Korea agree North Korea must repair ties with the South before multilateral nuclear disarmament talks resume, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Monday. ... more |
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  Al-Qaida still a danger in Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia's recent roundup of 149 al-Qaida suspects may have averted a series of planned attacks on government officials and military installations but also demonstrated how much of a danger the jihadists pose to the kingdom. ... more | .. |
  Australia told US to ready to use force in China: Wikileaks Former leader Kevin Rudd praised Australia's "robust" ties with China Monday, after a leaked cable showed him urging the US to be ready to use force against the rising power "if everything goes wrong". ... more | .. |
 Chinese dissident blasts UN rights chief's Nobel absence An exiled Chinese dissident representing Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo's family criticised Monday the UN rights chief for declining to attend a ceremony for the laureate, charging she was bowing to pressure from Beijing. ... more | .. |
  Secret mini-shuttle lands in California An unmanned U.S. military mini-shuttle launched from Cape Canaveral in April glided to an automated landing in California Friday, Air Force officials said. ... more |
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 US suspected Yemen had portable missiles: cables US officials suspected Yemen had stocks of shoulder-fired missiles, a major concern if they fell in the wrong hands, while the Yemeni leader sought to use newfound leverage for US aid, secret memos said. ... more | .. |
 US concern as Iran declares nuclear 'self-sufficiency' Iran said Sunday it has produced a first batch of uranium yellowcake, the raw material for enrichment, in a move it said "strengthens" its position before talks with world powers on its controversial nuclear programme. ... more | .. |
  New Advanced Combat Radar Flies On F-16 Raytheon's Advanced Combat Radar, the latest Active Electronically Scanned Array radar, has successfully completed a series of flight trials on a U.S. Air Force F-16 at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif ... more | .. |
  Raytheon To Relocate Patriot Training To Fort Sill Raytheon will relocate its Patriot New Equipment Training program to Fort Sill, Okla., beginning early next year. The move is in response to the U.S. Army's Base Realignment and Closure decisi ... more |
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 Raytheon Delivers 500th Digital Radar Warning Receiver To US Navy Raytheon has achieved a production milestone with the 500th delivery of its ALR-67(V)3 digital radar warning receiver to the U.S. Navy. The ALR-67(V)3 is the U.S. Navy standard for digital rad ... more | .. |
 First European Missile Successfully Carries Out Ballistic Intercept MBDA is celebrating the total success of an Aster missile firing carried out on 18th October 2010 by the DGA EM (Direction Generale de l'Armement - Essais de Missiles) in the Landes region of France ... more | .. |
 British-Trained Afghan Soldiers Start To Take Over IED Fight An Afghan National Army (ANA) bomb disposal team, trained by British forces, has put its skills into practice for the first time, safely disposing of two deadly improvised explosive devices (IEDs) i ... more | .. |
 Picatinny Invention Gives Soldiers 80 Degrees Of Firepower An invention developed by Team Picatinny was recently named a top 10 Army Greatest Invention of 2009. The Objective Weapon Elevation Kit, or OWEK, allows Soldiers to engage super-elevated targets, a ... more |
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 Saab Receives Order For Additional Anti-Tank Weapon AT4CS Defence and security company Saab has received an order from the French Defence Forces through Dga (Direction generale de l'armement) for additional Light Anti-Tank Weapon AT4CS. The order val ... more | .. |
 Last Harrier Jet Launch From HMS Ark Royal Harrier GR9 jets took off from HMS Ark Royal for the very last time, before both Joint Force Harrier and the Royal Navy's flagship are decommissioned next month. The iconic jets launched from the de ... more | .. |
 Critical Global Hawk Sensor Delivered To USAF Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) delivered the first production Multi-Platform Radar Technology Insertion Program (MP-RTIP) sensor to Edwards Air Force Base for integration on the first U.S. ... more | .. |
 US Army Awards Delivery Order For Common Sensor Payload Raytheon has been awarded a $42.9 million delivery order for 57 Common Sensor Payload electro-optical and infrared sensor systems. The order is part of a contract awarded by the U.S. Army in Novembe ... more |
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