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China's hostile space capabilities worry US: officialWashington (AFP) Feb 4, 2011 China is developing "counterspace" weapons that could shoot down satellites or jam signals, a Pentagon official said Friday as the United States unveiled a 10-year strategy for security in space. "The investment China is putting into counterspace capabilities is a matter of concern to us," deputy secretary of defense for space policy Gregory Schulte told reporters as the defense and intelligence communities released their 10-year National Security Space Strategy (NSSS). The NSSS marks a huge shi ... read more |
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  US, Russia launch nuclear arms reduction pact US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton launched a landmark nuclear arms reduction pact with Russia on Saturday, a showpiece of Washington's "reset" of ties with its former Cold War enemy. ... more | .. |
  Pretoria fails to grab Africa arms market South Africa's drive to become the continent's major arms exporter has failed, a leading European think tank reports, despite government hopes that weapons sales would help make the country the dominant power in the region. ... more | .. |
 Russia backs UN debate on North Korea Russia said Friday that it backed South Korea's earlier call for the UN Security Council to debate North Korea's uranium enrichment programme. ... more | .. |
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  Japan's Kurils anger 'disappoints' Russia Russia is "disappointed" at Japan's furious reaction to the Russian defence minister's trip to the disputed Kuril islands, the foreign ministry said Saturday. ... more | .. |
  Iraq PM pledges not to seek third term Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Saturday that Egyptians have the right to democracy and pledged not to seek a third term in power himself. ... more | .. |
 Iraqi PM: we have no secret prisons Iraq's prime minister said on Saturday there were no secret prisons in his country, denying an international rights watchdog's report of such a facility in Baghdad. ... more | .. |
  Bat-winged drone bomber in test flight: US Navy A robotic, bat-winged bomber designed to take off from a US aircraft carrier has passed its first test in a debut flight in California, the US Navy said Saturday. ... more |
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Webb unveils evolving dust system and energetic jets
Multinational research project shows how life on Earth can be measured from space
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 France suspends arms sales to Egypt France said on Saturday it had suspended sales of arms and riot police equipment to Egypt as fresh protests took hold of Paris pressing for veteran leader Hosni Mubarak to step down. ... more | .. |
  Russia To Unveil New Air Defense System At Indian Air Show A Russian firm will disclose information about a new mobile short-range air defense system based on the Strelets launcher at the upcoming Aero India 2011 air show. "The [Kolomna-based] Enginee ... more | .. |
 Russia Tests Upgraded Mig Fighter Jet For India Russia's MiG corporation on Friday carried out the first test fight of a MiG-29 fighter modernized under a contract with the Indian Air Force (IAF). "On February 4, 2010, a MiG-29UPG fighter c ... more | .. |
 Navy Test Pilot Completes First F-35 Flight After a series of extensive ground and simulator training events, Lt. Cmdr. Eric "Magic" Buus completed the first flight by a U.S. Navy test pilot Feb. 3, 2011. "The flight was very enjoyable ... more |
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  Russia's Second Graney Class Nuclear Sub To Enter Service In 2015 The Russian Navy will receive a second Graney class nuclear-powered multipurpose attack submarine in 2015, a spokesman for the Malakhit design bureau said. The construction of the Kazan submar ... more | .. |
 Australia starts patrol boat discussions Australia is in discussions with Birdon and DMS Maritime for support contracts for 19 Pacific class patrol boats operated by Pacific island nations. ... more | .. |
 Navy Delivers Two Patrol Boats To Iraq The U.S. Navy delivered two 35-meter patrol boats to the Iraqi navy's Umm Qasr naval facility Jan. 26. The vessels are the second and third such craft to be delivered to the Iraqi Navy as part ... more | .. |
 Britain still a world power despite cuts: Cameron Prime Minister David Cameron rejected on Sunday the notion that Britain would lost clout on the international stage as a result of severe defense cuts. ... more |
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Efforts to Detect Alien Life Advanced by Simple Microbe Mobility Test
How Early Earth Supported the Formation of Polyester Protocells
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  Britain calls for cooperation on cybersecurity Britain's foreign minister used an international gathering of defence officials in Germany on Friday to call for closer global cooperation in improving cybersecurity. ... more | .. |
 Iraqi Christians speed exodus to Kurdistan: report An exodus of Christians to the autonomous Kurdish region in Iraq's north has accelerated after a spate of attacks against the minority group, according to the International Organization for Migration. ... more | .. |
 China stealth-jet firm eyes US contracts: report The maker of China's new stealth fighter plans to team up with a small California firm for what would seem like mission impossible: bidding for US defence contracts, a report said Friday. ... more | .. |
 S.Korea, US to intensify anti-WMD drill: report South Korea and the United States are to expand a joint military drill aimed at finding and destroying North Korean weapons of mass destruction (WMD), a news report said Friday. ... more |
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  Books not bombs at Pakistan literature festival Pakistan has hosted one of the world's youngest and fastest-growing literary festivals, a showcase of new talent where writers urged citizens to reverse the tide of Islamist extremism and global isolation. ... more | .. |
 E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Completes First Carrier Landing Aboard USS Truman The Northrop Grumman-built E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, the U.S. Navy's newest airborne early warning and command and control aircraft, has landed on the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) and begun carrier sui ... more | .. |
 Raytheon Awarded APY-10 Radar Contract For Boeing's P-8A Aircraft Boeing has awarded Raytheon a low rate initial production contract to develop six long-range, multimission maritime and overland surveillance radars plus spares for its P-8A Poseidon aircraft. ... more | .. |
 UA Engineers Study Birds And Bees To Design Robust Unmanned Vehicles University of Arizona aerospace and mechanical engineers are studying bird and bee flight to develop unmanned vehicles that stay aloft longer and cope with sudden and severe changes in airflow. ... more |
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New method employs atomic clocks and lasers to probe dark matter
Robot Demonstrates Advanced Gripping Technology in Space
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 LEMV Program Completes Critical Design Review Six months after signing the Long Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicle (LEMV) agreement with the U.S. Army to build three airships with 21-day persistent intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissanc ... more | .. |
 Multi-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar Counters IEDs Northrop Grumma's Multi-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar (MB SAR), recently provided counter-improvised explosive device (IED) support to help enable the safe drawdown of U.S. combat troops in Iraq. ... more | .. |
 NATO chief warns Europe over defence cuts NATO's chief chided European governments Friday over their shrinking military budgets, warning that it would leave Europe weaker in a fast-moving world marked by turmoil in the Arab world. ... more | .. |
 Karzai to announce security transition March 21 President Hamid Karzai said Sunday he will unveil on March 21 the first provinces where Afghan forces will take over command of the battlefield from NATO, a decade after the US invasion. ... more |
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 Top US officer cautions against cut to Egypt aid The US military's top officer on Friday cautioned against moves to cut off aid to Egypt due to the unrest against the government of President Hosni Mubarak. ... more | .. |
  Laos general's backers appeal over US burial snub Backers of Vietnam war "secret army" leader general Vang Pao will take their appeal to the White House this week to try to overturn a "disgraceful" refusal to grant him an honor burial. ... more | .. |
Hmong remember Vietnam 'secret army' general Thousands of ethnic Hmong paid their last respects Friday to Laotian general Vang Pao, who led a CIA-backed "secret army" in the Vietnam war, at the start of a six-day funeral in California. ... more | .. |
Jordan king, Abbas discuss stalled peace efforts Jordan's King Abdullah II and Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas held talks in Amman on Sunday on the troubled peace process in the Middle East, the palace said. ... more |
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