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China will pursue 'powerful' military: WenBeijing (AFP) March 5, 2011 Premier Wen Jiabao vowed on Saturday that China would continue building a "powerful" military, one day after Beijing announced a return to double-digit percentage hikes in defence spending. "Strengthening national defence and building a powerful people's army are important guarantees for safeguarding national sovereignty, security and development interests," Wen said in a speech opening the nation's legislature. "We will energetically yet prudently press ahead with reform of national defence and ... read more |
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  Russia big loser in Arab arms market slump Russia's arms industry looks to be the big loser from U.N. sanctions imposed on Moammar Gadhafi's Libyan regime as it fights its own people for survival. ... more | .. |
  Child air strike deaths stir fury in Afghanistan Two of Nasim's sons went into the hills to collect firewood last week to warm the family's humble home against the biting Afghan winter chill. They never returned, killed along with seven other children in a NATO air strike. ... more | .. |
  S.Korea websites hit by fresh cyber attack The web sites of South Korea's key government agencies and financial institutions came under cyber attack for a second day Saturday, suffering minor damage, communications authorities said. ... more | .. |
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  South Korea drops joint command plan The South Korean Defense Ministry won't go ahead with its planned Joint Forces Command changes in its command structure, a ministry official said. ... more | .. |
  Clashes as Libya rebels deny counter-offensive report Air strikes targeted rebel positions on Sunday and outgunned insurgents were forced to retreat but Libyan TV reports that Moamer Kadhafi's forces had retaken a swathe of key towns were swiftly denied. ... more | .. |
  Northrop Grumman Submits Final Proposal Revision for MDA's Next Gen Aegis Missile Northrop Grumman has announced it has submitted its final proposal revision for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) Next Generation Aegis Missile (NGAM) concept definition and program planning p ... more | .. |
  250th APG-79 AESA Radar Delivered Raytheon has delivered its 250th APG-79 active electronically scanned array radar to Boeing. The APG-79 radar is flown on U.S. Navy F/A-18E/F and EA-18G aircraft, and on the Royal Australian Air For ... more |
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  Method Developed To Match Police Sketch, Mug Shot The long-time practice of using police facial sketches to nab criminals has been, at best, an inexact art. But the process may soon be a little more exact thanks to the work of some Michigan State U ... more | .. |
  Full-Speed Ahead For MASS To protect their fleets from missile attacks, the navies of Peru, Finland and Germany have all ordered MASS, Rheinmetall's "Multi Ammunition Softkill System", a state-of-the-art decoy system for pro ... more | .. |
 China state media defends military spending hike China's state media on Sunday sought to alleviate fears about a double-digit hike in defence spending in 2011, amid concerns abroad about the nation's military intentions. ... more | .. |
 IAEA in Iran deadlock but slight progress on Syria The UN nuclear watchdog IAEA starts its board meeting from Monday with the Iranian nuclear issue still deadlocked but amid slight progress on Syria's disputed programme. ... more |
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  Kurd demo site set alight and radio station attacked A protest site in Iraq's Kurdish region was attacked overnight and the offices of an independent Kurdish radio station were ransacked, demonstrators and a press watchdog said on Sunday. ... more | .. |
 Israeli warplanes raid Gaza City: witnesses Israeli warplanes launched four raids on Gaza City late Saturday, witnesses and security services reported, after a rocket was fired from the Gaza Strip into southern Israel. ... more | .. |
 Iran says its warships have left the Mediterranean Two Iranian warships, which entered the Mediterranean last month sparking an outcry from Israel, have passed through the Suez Canal back into the Red Sea, naval commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayari said on Saturday. ... more | .. |
 Libya arms dump site is scene from apocalypse Flattened buildings, uprooted trees and burned-out fire trucks made the site of an arms dump explosion in rebel-held Libya resemble a nuclear wasteland Saturday. ... more |
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Harvard welcomes US military back to campus Harvard welcomed back a US military officer training program Friday that was booted off campus more than 40 years ago during the anti-war ferment at the height of the Vietnam War. ... more | .. |
 N.Korea's heir apparent invited to Beijing: Seoul China has invited North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il's youngest son to visit Beijing, Seoul's spy agency has said, after Beijing expressed support for a second father-to-son succession in Pyongyang. ... more | .. |
 China's Wen pledges to address 'great resentment' Premier Wen Jiabao on Saturday acknowledged "great resentment" in China over growing income disparity, corruption and other problems, and vowed his government would work harder to meet public demands. ... more | .. |
 Karzai tells Petraeus Afghan apology 'not enough' Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Sunday told US General David Petraeus, the commander of international troops, that his apology after nine children died in a NATO air strike was "not enough". ... more |
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Computer expert says US behind Stuxnet worm A German computer security expert said Thursday he believes the United States and Israel's Mossad unleashed the malicious Stuxnet worm on Iran's nuclear program. ... more | .. |
  Milestone Nears For European Missile Defense Plan The U.S. plan to defend Europe from a rapidly increasing ballistic missile threat will reach a milestone next week with the first deployment of missile defense technology, a senior Defense Departmen ... more | .. |
  USAF To Launch Second Orbital Test Vehicle Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office officials announced the launch of the second X-37B March 4 with a back-up launch opportunity March 5. AFRCO is leading the Defense Department's orbital test ... more |
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 Cassidian To Deliver 400 Equipment Units Of Future Soldier System To Bundeswehr Cassidian has been commissioned by Germany's Federal Office of Defence Technology and Procurement (BWB) to deliver a further 400 units of the Future Soldier System (Infanterist der Zukunft) in its b ... more | .. |
 V-22 Osprey Fleet Surpasses 100,000 Flight Hours Boeing and Bell Helicopter have applauded the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) V-22 Joint Program Office (PMA-275) announcement that the Bell Boeing-built V-22 Osprey fleet has surpassed 100,000 f ... more | .. |
 BAE Receives Contract For T-11 Parachutes BAE Systems has been awarded a $5 million order to produce T-11 Personnel Parachute Systems for the U.S. Army. BAE Systems' T-11 Personnel Parachute System provides optimal safety for paratroopers t ... more | .. |
 Indian defense budget gets 'hefty' rise India raised its defense budget by more than 11 percent in the face of China's growing military might. ... more |
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  Patients Are Willing To Undergo Multiple Tests For New Cancer Treatments Cancer patients are willing to undergo many tests to receive advanced experimental treatment in clinical trials, according to a new study by Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale Healthcare and the Translational ... more | .. |
  Graft: a perennial problem for China's leaders The political demise of Li Fengchen bizarrely began after he busted more than 30 officials who had purchased jobs in the eastern China county he ruled. ... more | .. |
 China richest man says work key to easing poverty China's richest man Sunday rejected criticism that the rich have done little to help the country's millions of poor and said hard work was the key to lifting themselves out of poverty. ... more |
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