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Germany to try to keep influence at EADSBerlin (UPI) Feb 10, 2011 Germany will host a high-level meeting on the future of European defense giant EADS on Feb. 23, the German government said. "I can confirm that such a meeting will take place," German Chancellor Angela Merkel's spokesman Steffen Seibert told a regular government briefing. The German press had previously reported that the meeting would include Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle and Economy Minister Rainer Bruederle. This comes amid speculation that Ger ... read more |
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  U.S. helps secure Soviet-era nuclear stock U.S. nuclear experts have helped Kazakhstan move Soviet-era nuclear materials, enough to build an estimated 775 nuclear weapons, to safety, officials said. ... more | .. |
 India to start talks on $12 billion fighter jet order India said Thursday it would begin crucial contract negotiations in the next fortnight for an estimated $12 billion order for 126 fighter jets. ... more | .. |
  US Senators urge military radar on Canada border Six US senators from states that border Canada called Thursday for the deployment of military radars against low-flying aircraft used to smuggle illegal drugs into the United States. ... more | .. |
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  Qaida force in North Africa gets bolder Al-Qaida's North African affiliate claims it tried to assassinate the president of Mauritania with a thwarted suicide bombing in the country's capital. ... more | .. |
  Elbit Performs Joint Flight Missions Of Hermes 450 And Hermes 900 Elbit Systems has successfully performed a series of joint flight missions of its Hermes 450 and Hermes 900 Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). The two different UAS were controlled and operated ... more | .. |
  Raytheon Conducts Free-Flight Demonstration Of JSOW-C From F-16IN Raytheon has completed a series of free-flight demonstrations of the Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) AGM-154-C from an F-16IN fighter aircraft. The tests were part of the Indian Air Force's Medium Mult ... more | .. |
  Boeing Submits Final NewGen Tanker Proposal To US Air Force Boeing has submitted its final proposal for the U.S. Air Force's KC-X tanker competition. The proposal offers a fleet of Boeing NewGen Tankers - 767-based, multi-mission aircraft that deliver superi ... 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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 Northrop Grumman Wins US Marine Corps Common Aviation Command and Control System Contract The U.S. Marine Corps has selected Northrop Grumman for a key phase of the Marine Corps Common Aviation Command and Control System (CAC2S) that will enable more effective command, control and coordi ... more | .. |
 Integration Of First Complete Ground / Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) System Northrop Grumman has announced the integration of all subsystems of the AN/TPS-80 Ground / Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) system. This first, complete G/ATOR system is currently undergoing s ... more | .. |
 Growing International Demand For Real-Time Aerial Video Intelligence The Swedish aerial video exploitation software firm Imint and US- based L-3 Communications Systems-West are partnering to provide enhanced video intelligence exploitation from airborne surveillance. ... more | .. |
 Pakistan may be expanding nuclear site: report Pakistan appears to be increasing its production of nuclear materials with the apparent construction of a fourth reactor at its Khushab nuclear site, according to a US-based think tank. ... more |
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 Indian army gets its first Nishant UAVs The Indian army took delivery of the first indigenously designed and developed Nishant unmanned aerial vehicles after the last test flights in Rajasthan state. ... more | .. |
 China urges two Koreas to resume dialogue China on Thursday urged North and South Korea to put their differences aside and resume dialogue, a day after the acrimonious collapse of talks that were aimed at easing tensions. ... more | .. |
  Philippines and Muslim rebels revive peace talks The Philippines government and the nation's main Islamic separatist group agreed Thursday to push ahead with a faltering peace process after meeting for the first time in two years. ... more | .. |
  Malaysia urged to review $2 bln warship deal Malaysia's opposition on Thursday urged the government to review plans to buy six warships for nearly $2.0 billion, saying it was the latest in a series of dubious defence contracts. ... 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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  Iraq car bomb kills six Shiite pilgrims: police A car bomb ripped through a Shiite Muslim procession just north of Baghdad on Thursday killing at least six worshippers, a police officer said. ... more | .. |
 US lawmakers concerned by Huawei deal US lawmakers expressed concern on Thursday over the sale of US computer firm 3Leaf Systems to Chinese technology giant Huawei, saying the deal could pose a "serious risk" to US national security. ... more | .. |
N. Korea says no need for more meetings with South North Korea said Thursday there was no need for further dialogue with "traitors" in South Korea, a day after the collapse of military talks aimed at easing months of high tensions. ... more | .. |
  Iran tests anti-ship missiles Tehran announced that it is mass-producing ballistic missiles that can travel three times the speed of sound and hit naval targets on the high seas. ... more |
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Northern Iraq attacks kill 10 Violence in northern Iraq killed 10 people on Wednesday, eight of them in near-simultaneous car bombings blamed on Sunni militant group Ansar Al-Islam. ... more | .. |
  NATO general warns of more bloodshed in Afghanistan NATO-led forces have dealt significant losses to the Taliban in Afghanistan but the rebels are spoiling for a tough fight in the spring to regain their sanctuaries, the alliance's top commander warned. ... more | .. |
  Taiwan detains general in China spy case A Taiwanese general has been arrested over claims he spied for China, the defence ministry said Wednesday as it scrambled to limit the damage from what it called the worst espionage case in 50 years. ... more | .. |
 Boeing pushes for multi-weapon Avenger Boeing is pushing for an innovative - and deadly - multi-weapon variant of its Avenger system that is set to give a new edge to fighters in modern warfare conditions. ... 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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 EU could lift travel ban on Iranian minister: Ashton The European Union is considering lifting a travel ban on Iran's new foreign minister to boost hopes for a nuclear accord, officials said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Cambodia calls for U.N. border safety zone As sporadic fighting continues, Cambodia's prime minister called on the United Nations to set up a buffer zone in its disputed frontier with Thailand. ... more | .. |
 Chechen rebel leader claims Moscow bombing Chechen rebel leader Doku Umarov said he ordered last month's Moscow airport bombing and vowed to launch additional similar attacks. ... more | .. |
  US, France agree to share space data US and French defense leaders penned a cooperation agreement on Tuesday designed to help track space debris and avoid collisions of vital satellites. ... more |
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 Saddam targeted Bush, Rumsfeld daughters Former US secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld revealed Tuesday that Saddam Hussein had a $60 million bounty on his daughters' head and also targeted ex-president George W. Bush's two daughters. ... more | .. |
 Raytheon Team To Develop Tool To Reduce Radar Interference From Wind Farms Raytheon was selected by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to develop an advanced wind turbine modeling tool. The tool will provide an accurate assessment of the turbine's effects on radar sy ... more | .. |
US vows to oppose UN resolution on Israel The United States, a veto-wielding permanent UN Security Council member, will use "the tools that we have" to block a resolution condemning Israeli settlements, a top US diplomat said Thursday. ... more | .. |
Israel-Palestinian accord possible amid turmoil: Barak Israel and the Palestinians should take advantage of turmoil in the Middle East to complete a peace accord, Israel's Defence Minister Ehud Barak said Thursday. ... more |
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