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India snubs Iran, Pakistan in defense showNew Delhi (UPI) Feb 2, 2011 India has excluded Pakistan, China and Iran from the biggest air show exhibit in South Asia. Aero India 2011 kicks off next week and is expected to feature more than 60 countries, including Russia, Israel, the United States and France. Defense Production Secretary Raj Kumar Singh, the main organizer for the event, said the Indian defense ministry had acted in line with "the advice of the ministry of external affairs" in deciding whom to invite. While Pakistan has never been invite ... read more |
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  AeroVironment Receives Order For Raven UAS Digital Module Upgrade Kits AeroVironment has announced that it received a firm fixed-price order valued at $7,800,003 under an existing contract with the U.S. Army on January 25, 2011. The order comprises 919digital module up ... more | .. |
  Boeing And iRobot Team Delivers First SUGVs To USAF Boeing and partner iRobot has announced that they have delivered the first 30 Small Unmanned Ground Vehicles (SUGV) under a contract with the U.S. Air Force for the service's Explosive Ordnance Disp ... more | .. |
 MEADS Radar Completes Rotation Tests The Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) program has successfully completed milestone tests as the first Multifunction Fire Control Radar (MFCR) advances toward system tests this year at Prati ... more | .. |
 LockMart Receives Contract For High Mobility Artillery Rocket System Lockheed Martin has received a $139.6 million contract to provide 44 combat-proven High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) to the U.S. Army. This order will increase the Army's HIMARS launch ... more |
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  Al Qaeda actively seeking "dirty" bombs: documents Al-Qaeda is attempting to procure nuclear material and recruit rogue scientists in order to build a radioactive "dirty bomb," leaked documents published in Wednesday's Telegraph newspaper revealed. ... more | .. |
  Former British FM Straw to bring Iraq hearings to a close Former foreign minister Jack Straw was Wednesday to give evidence to Britain's Iraq war inquiry for the third time as the panel prepared to hold its final public hearing. ... more | .. |
  US recruiting young cyber warriors The United States is looking for the next generation of cyber warriors. ... more | .. |
 Iraqi regime change was not UK priority: ex-FM Ex-foreign minister Jack Straw told Britain's Iraq war inquiry Wednesday that removing Saddam Hussein had never been London's priority, as he gave evidence on the final day of the probe's public hearings. ... more |
  
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 Mauritanian army foils Al-Qaeda attempt on president Mauritania's army blew up a car packed with explosives Wednesday, foiling an attack which Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQMI) claimed was aimed at assassinating President Ould Abdel Aziz. ... more | .. |
 Google, Facebook, Twitter sound off on Egypt Google, Facebook and Twitter, breaking with the usual practice of corporate silence, are speaking out forcefully against the Internet blockade by the Egyptian authorities. ... more | .. |
 Iraq court ruling is 'threat to democracy' Iraq's parliament speaker on Wednesday warned that a court ruling placing bodies such as the central bank under ministerial control was a danger to democracy, and threatened to revamp the judiciary. ... more | .. |
 India slams U.S. tagging Indian students India condemned U.S. police for radio tagging Indian students who are suspected of involvement in a sham university in San Francisco. ... more |
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 U.S. may sell stealth fighters to India The United States may allow India to buy its fifth-generation F-35 stealth fighter as part of its Joint Strike Fighter program, military officials in Washington said. ... more | .. |
 Can Iraq's new military hold the line? Iraq is seeking to acquire advanced weapons systems for its nascent air force but it is becoming apparent that the country's new-age military isn't likely to be able to maintain security on its own when U.S. forces complete their withdrawal at the end of the year. ... more | .. |
  US eyes more Asian defense talks Asian and US defense chiefs should consider meeting more frequently to smooth out relations after last year's inaugural talks in Vietnam, a senior Pentagon official said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Boeing to revise bid for US military tanker deal Boeing said Tuesday it would submit a new, "final" bid for a $35 billion contract to supply the US military with 179 aerial refueling tankers, as it tries to beat European rival Airbus. ... more |
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  Afghan war winnable without Pakistan help on border: US NATO-led forces can still win the war in Afghanistan even if Pakistan fails to move against militant havens on the border, a top US general said on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  US charges Iranian with illegal metals exports US authorities said Tuesday an Iranian man has been charged with exporting specialized metals to his homeland for potential use in nuclear and ballistic missile programs, in violation of a US embargo. ... more | .. |
 Afghan drug war to be won with crops, not jails: judge NATO's military might will never win the war against Afghanistan's heroin trade alone, an Afghan judge said, urging the alliance to put more energy into weaning farmers off opium poppy crops. ... more | .. |
 Clinton to join security talks in Germany US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will later this week travel to Germany to attend international security talks and exchange documents putting into force a US-Russian nuclear arms treaty. ... more |
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 Iraq operating 'secret prison': Human Rights Watch Security forces linked to Iraqi premier Nuri al-Maliki are operating a "secret detention site" and elite teams are torturing detainees at a separate facility, Human Rights Watch charged on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 US rolls out less revealing airport scanners The US Transportation Security Administration began rolling out new airport scanner software Tuesday that produces less revealing images of travelers. ... more | .. |
  NATO Achieves First Step On TBMD Capability On 27 January 2011, NATO's first ever theatre ballistic missile defence (TBMD) capability has been handed over to NATO's military commanders. The handover took place at the NATO Combined Air Operati ... more | .. |
 Google unveils Web-free 'tweeting' in Egypt move Google, in response to the Internet blockade in Egypt, said Monday that it had created a way to post messages to microblogging service Twitter by making telephone calls. ... more |
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  Taiwan leader in rare apology over executed soldier Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou Tuesday extended a rare apology to the family of a soldier feared to have been wrongly executed for the rape and murder of a five-year-old girl 15 years ago. ... more | .. |
 North Korea has secret nuclear sites: UN report North Korea has at least one secret nuclear military facility, a panel of experts has told the UN Security Council in a report calling for tougher implementation of sanctions, diplomats said Monday. ... more | .. |
January Iraq death toll highest in four months More Iraqis were killed in attacks in January than any month since September, figures released Tuesday showed, after a surge in violence over a two week period shattered a relative calm in the country. ... more | .. |
 New British troops aim to beat Taliban on trust The next British brigade heading to Afghanistan will enter Helmand Province with a new emphasis on giving locals enough confidence to oust the Taliban from their strongholds. ... more |
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 US troops revamp training for foggy battlefields As the war in Afghanistan enters its 10th year the US military is shaking up its traditional training regimen to prepare troops for the country's complex battlefields. ... more | .. |
  'Air laser' could find bombs at a distance U.S. scientists say a new "air laser" will allow soldiers to detect hidden explosives from a distance and help scientists measure airborne pollutants. ... more | .. |
 Venezuelan arms firm depot gutted in fire Troubled Venezuelan defense manufacturer CAVIM faces renewed disruptions in its plans to revamp its operations after explosions and fire gutted one of its main depots in the northern city of Maracay, 80 miles west of Caracas. ... more | .. |
  Boeing Tests New Ka-band SATCOM Antenna System Boeing has announced that it successfully conducted its first over-the-air ground test of a Ka-band satellite communications (SATCOM) phased-array antenna system that will enable wideband SATCOM on ... more |
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