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US warns Gulf states on BahrainWashington (AFP) March 14, 2011 The United States warned Gulf states on Monday to respect the rights of the people of Bahrain, after troops from nations including Saudi Arabia crossed into the violence-wracked kingdom. But Washington said the entry of foreign troops was "not an invasion" and declined to call for them to be pulled back from the strategically important country, rocked by Shiite protests against the minority Sunni government. "We are calling on the countries in the region to show restraint," said White House spok ... read more |
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 Kadhafi forces in new attacks, powers hold talks Forces loyal to Libyan strongman Moamer Kadhafi launched attacks Monday on a key town which rebels have vowed to defend, as major powers remained split on measures to ground his warplanes. ... more | .. |
  Suicide attack on Afghan army centre kills 36 A Taliban suicide blast hit an army recruitment centre in northern Afghanistan Monday, killing 36 people and wounding another 42 in the second attack on the base in three months. ... more | .. |
  Three killed in US drone strike in Pakistan: officials At least three militants died Monday in a US missile strike on a vehicle in a tribal town in northwestern Pakistan near the Afghan border, security officials said. ... more | .. |
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  Britain won't scrap spy planes Two British spy planes planned to have been retired this month will be kept in service for at least three additional months. ... more | .. |
  11 troops killed in suicide blast at Iraq army base A suicide attacker rammed a truck packed with explosives into an army barracks in Iraq's restive Diyala province Monday, killing at least 11 troops and wounding 14, a security official said. ... more | .. |
  Tactical Communications Group Completes Deployment Of Ground Support Systems Tactical Communications Group (TCG), the leading independent provider of tactical data link (TDL) software solutions for military test, training, simulation and operational applications worldwide, h ... more | .. |
 Raytheon Announces Next Generation of ACU Interoperable Communications Raytheon has launched the Audio Connect Unit-5000 that provides the ability to connect a greater number of channels to enable seamless communication among first responders. Designed for greate ... more |
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Bezos's Blue Origin rocket firm to cut 10% of workforce
BlackSky and Rocket Lab Set Launch Date for First Gen-3 Satellite
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  Joint STARS Demos Multispectral Intelligence Sensor Integrated Into New KAB With the goal of reducing the sensor-to-shooter timeline to just minutes and expanding airborne ground surveillance command and control, Northrop Grumman has completed the installation and testing o ... more | .. |
  Lockheed Martin To Refurbish ICBM Reentry Vehicle Fuze Lockheed Martin has received a $12.5 million, one-year subcontract from Northrop Grumman Corporation for refurbishment of reentry vehicle arming and fuzing assemblies for the U.S. Air Force's Minute ... more | .. |
 Training Team Helping European Soldiers Counter IEDs Improvised explosive devices are the weapons of choice for insurgents, and representatives from Europe and the Middle East participated in the U.S. Army in Europe and the Joint Multinational Trainin ... more | .. |
 BAE And Dassault Sign MoU To Develop UAS Proposal BAE Systems and Dassault Aviation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate exclusively on the preparation and submission of a joint proposal to the UK and French Ministries of ... more |
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 Advanced Emulation Accelerates Deployment Of Military Network Technologies The US Army will soon be conducting a series of network developmental exercises and evaluations at Fort Bliss, TX and White Sands Missile Range that are intended to evaluate technologies and integra ... more | .. |
  DOD Takes Steps To Secure Classified Data The Defense Department has taken steps to prevent another massive leak of its classified information, a senior official told a Senate committee yesterday. Thousands of classified military docu ... more | .. |
 Japan quake affects S. Korea-US military drill US and South Korean troops will consider scaling down a planned joint sea drill after a US aircraft carrier joined rescue and recovery efforts in Japan, officials said Monday. ... more | .. |
 Trident II D5 Missile Achieves 135th Consecutive Test Flight The U.S. Navy conducted a successful test flight March 1 of a Trident II D5 Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) built by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT). The Navy launched the unarmed missile from the submerg ... more |
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Efforts to find ET gains momentum with new technique that detects microbial movement
UK engineers warn on AI risks to environment
Indonesia halts Trump development; as 100s protest Beijing 'mega embassy' in London | .. |
  Northrop Grumman and Boeing Submit ABM Simulation Architecture Proposal Northrop Grumman and industry partner Boeing have submitted a joint proposal for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Objective Simulation Framework (OSF) program. OSF, which will integrate t ... more | .. |
  India world's biggest arms importer: SIPRI think tank India has been the world's biggest weapons importer over the last five years, Swedish think-tank SIPRI reported Monday, naming four Asian countries among the top five arms importers. ... more | .. |
 US drone strike 'kills six militants in Pakistan' A US drone strike targeting a rebel vehicle and a compound on Sunday killed six militants and wounded five others in a Pakistani tribal region near the Afghan border, officials said. ... more | .. |
  State Dept spokesman quits after slam of Pentagon State Department spokesman Philip Crowley resigned Sunday after slamming the Pentagon's treatment of a US solider suspected of leaking diplomatic cables and military documents to WikiLeaks as "counterproductive." ... more |
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 Iraqi city sees hotel boom as pilgrims proliferate The holy Shiite city of Najaf in central Iraq, home to the shrine of a revered cleric, is in the midst of a hotel building boom in a bid to dramatically ramp up the number of visiting pilgrims. ... more | .. |
 If Bahrain fails to reform, Iran will meddle: US US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Saturday that Bahrain's leaders needed to move quickly to adopt major reforms or else risk interference from Iran. ... more | .. |
 Roadside bomb targets US patrol in Iraq A roadside bomb targeted a US patrol in the southern Iraqi city of Najaf on Saturday, according to an Iraqi security official and the American military. ... more | .. |
 Rocket kills six, NATO tankers attacked in Pakistan Rockets fired by suspected militants killed six members of a family Saturday, while gunmen attacked three oil tankers carrying supplies for NATO forces in Afghanistan, officials said. ... more |
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Elsight's connectivity enables Phoenix Air Unmanned to conduct 320-Mile UAV pipeline patrol for Shell
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 End operations in Afghanistan, Karzai tells NATO Afghan President Hamid Karzai urged international troops to "stop their operations in our land" Saturday on a visit to relatives of nine children killed in a foreign air strike. ... more | .. |
  Taiwan ruling party to pay Chinese spies: report A Taiwan court has ordered the island's ruling party to pay $2.8 million compensation to 17 Chinese nationals arrested in China while spying for the party over 20 years ago, a report said Saturday. ... more | .. |
 Report: Britain, Indonesia talk Typhoons A leading London newspaper reports that Britain is in talks with Indonesia for the sale of Eurofighter aircraft despite the concerns about Jakarta's human rights record. ... more | .. |
IAI unveils tilt-rotor 'Ghost' UAV Israel Aerospace Industries, a major manufacturer of unmanned aerial vehicles, has unveiled a tilt-rotor drone dubbed "the Ghost" that weights just less than 9 pounds and is virtually silent. ... more |
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 Car bomb wounds 20 in northern Iraq A car bomb wounded 20 people as it ripped through a Kurdish neighbourhood in the restive northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Friday, a police source said. ... more | .. |
 US drone strike kills six militants in Pakistan: officials At least six militants were killed in two US drone attacks in Pakistan's northwestern tribal region near the Afghan border on Friday, security officials said. ... more | .. |
 Hundreds protest in Iraq for jobs, services Hundreds of Iraqi protesters demanded jobs and better basic services on Friday, in the latest challenge to Baghdad's government after a wave of popular uprisings swept across the Arab world. ... more | .. |
 US Marine Corps buying 80 F-35C fighter jets The US Marine Corps is buying 80 F-35C joint strike fighter planes, the Pentagon said Monday, casting doubt on plans to buy a vertical-landing version still under development. ... more |
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