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War fears ease as N.Korea focuses on US engagement: analystsSeoul (AFP) Dec 21, 2010 North Korea's unpredictable regime appears to be changing tack and reaching out again to the United States, analysts say, easing fears of all-out war with South Korea after a bout of sabre-rattling. The North's step back from the brink Monday - after an earlier threat to retaliate against the South's live-fire drill - helped reduce tensions on the peninsula, although the South remained on alert for possible confrontation. Recent conciliatory gestures by Kim Jong-Il's hardline regime suggest it ... read more |
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  New faces as Maliki names part of his cabinet More than nine months after March 7 elections resulted in a prolonged political deadlock in Iraq, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Monday presented part of his new government to parliament. ... more | .. |
  Euro Hawk UAV Shows Stamina With 30-Hour Flight Euro Hawk has successfully proved its long endurance capability with a 30.3-hour flight over Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. Built by Northrop Grumman and EADS Deutschland, operating through Cassidia ... more | .. |
  IBCS Completes Warfighter-Centered Design Exercises The U.S. Army and Northrop Grumman have completed a series of warfighter-centered design exercises for the Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS). The exercises are pa ... more | .. |
  Cyber Crime Center's Digital Challenge Spans Globe Every year since 2006, the Defense Department's Cyber Crime Center, known as DC3, has held an international, online event that challenges computer aficionados to pioneer tools for digital forensics. ... more |
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  C-17 Fleet Surpasses 2 Million Flight Hours The worldwide fleet of C-17 Globemaster III airlifters built by Boeing surpassed 2 million flying hours during an airdrop mission over Afghanistan on Dec. 10. Reaching 2 million flight hours equates ... more | .. |
  African Defense Spending Growth Expected To Slow The structure of the African arms market has shifted in recent years due to burgeoning energy economies and the efforts of certain nations to launch long-awaited equipment recapitalization programs. ... more | .. |
 Eurocopter EC725 Helicopters Delivered To Brazilian Armed Forces Eurocopter's Helicopteros do Brasil (Helibras) subsidiary has delivered the initial three EC725s for Brazil's armed forces, marking a key milestone in the program to supply 50 of these medium-sized, ... more | .. |
  First MEADS Battle Manager Ready For System Tests The Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) program has displayed the first MEADS Battle Manager during ceremonies at MBDA Italia facilities in Fusaro, Italy. The Battle Manager, configured ... more |
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 Force Protection Announces Over One Billion Dollars In New Orders In 2010 Force Protection Industries has announced that it has reached a significant milestone during 2010 with the receipt to date of more than $1 billion in new orders. A modification to contract M67 ... more | .. |
 Democrats to hold Tuesday vote on START nuclear pact The US Senate was expected to hold a test vote Tuesday on a nuclear arms control pact with Russia, even though top Republican lawmakers stiffened their opposition to the accord, saying it needed to be "fixed." ... more | .. |
  India says Pakistan must drop 'terror' for friendly ties India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Monday that friendly ties with Pakistan can only come when Islamabad ensures its soil is not used for "terrorist" activities against Indian targets. ... more | .. |
  China envoy calls for further cooperation with Taiwan China's top negotiator for Taiwan Chen Yunlin on Monday called for further cooperation with the island on top of the agreements the two sides have forged over the past two years. ... more |
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  Abbas faces 'power grab' by key rival Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is cracking down on one of his main political rivals, former security chief Mohammed Dahlan, amid signs of a growing rift in the Palestinian leadership as U.S. efforts to revive the moribund peace process founder. ... more | .. |
 France to decide on MALE drone soon French Defense Minister Alain Juppe has said that a final decision on the purchase of a medium-altitude, long-endurance surveillance drone will be made in February. ... more | .. |
 Danish camera enters the heart of Afghan combat Afghan war film "Armadillo" follows young Danish soldiers deploying against the Taliban for the first time, intimately recording their confrontation with a complicated conflict, the battles, the waiting, the emotions. ... more | .. |
  Japan labels China's military a global concern Japan on Friday labelled the military build-up of rival China a global "concern" and said it would strengthen missile defences against the threat from North Korea, as part of a major strategic review. ... more |
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 US drone missiles kill 25 in Pakistan A barrage of US missiles targeted Pakistan's Khyber district on Friday for a second consecutive day, killing 25 militants as Barack Obama urged Islamabad to do more to root out terror havens. ... more | .. |
 Al-Qaeda aims to 'bring down' Pakistan: Biden Al-Qaeda is trying to "bring down" nuclear-armed Pakistan, US Vice President Joe Biden warned Sunday, days after a war review tip-toed around Islamabad's role in fighting extremists. ... more | .. |
 China premier vows to boost strategic ties with Pakistan Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao vowed Sunday to boost strategic cooperation with Pakistan as he wrapped up a three-day visit to Islamabad that concluded deals worth around 35 billion dollars. ... more | .. |
 Pakistan test fires nuclear-capable missile Pakistan on Tuesday successfully test fired a medium-range ballistic missile capable of carrying nuclear and conventional warheads, the military said. ... more |
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 S.Korea stays on guard despite N.Korea concessions A wary South Korea stayed on guard against North Korea Tuesday, with jet fighters and warships deployed, a day after the communist state backed off from threats of attack over a live-fire exercise. ... more | .. |
Obama woos senators on Russia treaty vote A landmark US-Russia nuclear arms control treaty faced a key test vote in the US Senate as early as Tuesday as President Barack Obama ramped up pressure on wary lawmakers to back the accord. ... more | .. |
S.Korean soldiers on guard to protect Christmas tree South Korean marines were on guard Tuesday to protect a Christmas tree, the latest focus of tensions with North Korea following Seoul's artillery drill near the disputed sea border a day earlier. ... more | .. |
 Argentina military grapples with old stuff Argentina is having to deal with obsolete defense equipment and its knock-on effect on training of its personnel and battle worthiness of aircraft, naval vessels and military vehicles. ... more |
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