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Emirates seek gulf-wide missile shield Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UPI) Dec 7, 2010 The United Arab Emirates is reported to be strengthening its missile defense network and plans to integrate it with other Arab states in the Persian Gulf to counter Iran's missile might. Experience shows that is unlikely to happen anytime soon. But even so, the emirates ordered four batteries of U.S. Raytheon Patriot MIM-104 PAC 3 air-defense missiles worth $3.3 billion in 2008. In September, the U.S. Congress cleared the sale of three Terminal High Altitude Area Defense anti-ballistic m ... read more |
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  Fake chips threaten military computers Counterfeit computer chips could pose a threat to military computer-based hardware and systems, crippling or disabling them, U.K. experts say. ... more | .. |
  Taiwan confirms mass producing cruise missiles Taiwan has confirmed for the first time that it is mass-producing cruise missiles, despite fast warming ties with China. ... more | .. |
 Russia to deliver S-300 missiles to Kazakhstan: official Russia is to deliver to Kazakhstan its sophisticated S-300 air defence missile system in order to bolster the defences of its ex-Soviet Central Asian neighbour, an official said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  Joint High Power Solid State Laser Keeps Lasing And Lasing The beat goes on for the world's most powerful and reliable solid-state military laser. Since becoming the first to reach the 100-kilowatt power level threshold for a solid-state laser in 2009 ... more |
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  Iranians want nuclear arms, US survey finds Many Iranians are worried about international nuclear sanctions but also want the country to have atomic weapons, according to a survey by a US institute revealed Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 S.Korea to guard against N.Korea's chemical weapons South Korea will buy gas masks to protect residents of border islands against any North Korean chemical attack, officials said Thursday, as tensions remained high after last month's bombardment. ... more | .. |
  Boeing To Provide A160T Hummingbird Unmanned Aircraft For US Marine Corps Boeing has announced that U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has awarded the company a $29.9 million contract for Cargo Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Services to support the U.S. Marine Corps ... more | .. |
Mullen promotes US-S.Korea-Japan defence ties to deter North The United States' top military officer said Thursday there is a "real sense of urgency" about building up three-way defence ties with South Korea and Japan to deter North Korea. ... more |
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  Boeing Delivers Three More F-15K Slam Eagles To Republic Of Korea Boeing has delivered three F-15K Slam Eagles to the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) at Daegu Air Base. The company delivered the first three of 21 F-15Ks it is producing under the Next Fig ... more | .. |
  Building Begins On Indian Navy's First P-8I Aircraft The Boeing P-8I team has begun fabricating the first part for the Indian navy's first long-range maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare aircraft on Dec. 6 in Wichita. The P-8I, based on ... more | .. |
 Boeing Receives US Army Contract For Tactical Intelligence Aircraft Boeing has announced that it has received a two-year engineering and manufacturing development contract for the Enhanced Medium Altitude Reconnaissance and Surveillance System (EMARSS) from the U.S. ... more | .. |
 Javelin Fired From Stryker Remote Weapon Station The Raytheon-Lockheed Martin Javelin Joint Venture reached a major milestone with the first Javelin missile firings from a Common Remote Operations Weapon Station II. The station was mounted on a St ... more |
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 RAAF Is First US Ally To Employ JSOW C The Royal Australian Air Force launched two Raytheon Joint Standoff Weapon Cs from the RAAF's new F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, marking the first time a U.S. ally has operationally tested a JSOW C. This t ... more | .. |
 Boeing Begins Delivering Brigade Combat Team Modernization Capabilities To US Army Boeing has announced that it began delivering Brigade Combat Team Modernization (BCTM) Increment 1 hardware to the U.S. Army on Nov. 17, and made a second delivery on Nov. 22. The hardware included ... more | .. |
 ASTAMIDS Proves It Can Detect IEDs From The Air In Near-Real Time Airborne Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Minefield Detection System (ASTAMIDS) demonstrated it can detect simulated improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in a recently completed U.S. Army evaluat ... more | .. |
  US opposes Israel settlements: spokesman The United States continues to oppose Israeli settlements in the West Bank, but is holding out hope for a Mideast peace deal next year despite a continued impasse over building there, a State Department spokesman said Wednesday. ... more |
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 Lula hands over jet fighter deal to Dilma Outgoing Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won't decide on the future partner for Brazil's military aircraft industry in a deal that involves a multibillion-dollar jet fighter purchase from the winning bidder. ... more | .. |
 Radioactive cobalt vanishes from Polish factory Six lead containers of radioactive cobalt have vanished from a cast iron factory which has fallen into bankruptcy in Lublin, eastern Poland, Poland's National Atomic Energy Agency (PAA) said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  Forty dead in Pakistan suicide bomb blast At least 40 people died and dozens were injured in a double suicide bomb attack near Pakistan's northwest border with Afghanistan. ... more | .. |
 England orders $280 million Ocelots Britain has agreed to a $280 million deal to buy light-weight patrol vehicles from armored vehicle maker Force Protection Industries Inc. ... more |
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 Obama sees vote on START treaty coming soon US President Barack Obama said Wednesday he was "confident" that a landmark nuclear arms treaty with Russia would be voted on by US lawmakers before the Christmas break. ... more | .. |
  Germany ready to share military duties with Europe: minister German Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg says he is willing for Germany's military to share some of its duties with other armies in Europe, the Frankurter Allgemeine daily said. ... more | .. |
 Boeing claims 'exemplary' action in tanker mix-up Boeing said Wednesday its employees acted in an "exemplary" fashion in handling EADS data erroneously sent by the US Air Force to its rival in bidding for a big aerial refueling tanker contract. ... more | .. |
 Outside View: Decision punts To use a football metaphor, the United States needs an able quarterback in the Oval Office. As three new books out this fall vividly reveal, we have had a punter in that position for some considerable time where fumbling has been a long suit. ... more |
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