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Russian Military To Buy 36 ICBMs, 2 Missile Subs In 2011Moscow (RIA Novosti) Mar 23, 2011 The Russian Defense Ministry will buy 36 strategic ballistic missiles, two strategic missile submarines and 20 strategic cruise missiles this year, Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said on Friday. Over 19 trillion rubles ($665 billion) has been set aside for the state arms procurement program, Serdyukov told a military board meeting attended by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. The budget will also cover spacecraft (5), warplanes (35), helicopters (109), missile defense systems (21), multirole nu ... read more |
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  Afghanistan announces crucial security handover Afghan forces will take over security from NATO this summer in the capital of violence-wracked Helmand province and several other areas, President Hamid Karzai said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  UN chief defends Libya air strikes against doubters UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday launched a strong defence of the air strikes on Moamer Kadhafi's forces which face growing criticism from doubters led by Russia and China. ... more | .. |
  IAI, Elbit to collaborate on jet trainer Israel Aerospace Industries and Elbit Systems, old rivals which often bid against each other on foreign contracts, are to collaborate on procuring and maintaining a new jet trainer for the Israeli air force. ... more | .. |
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 Mina criticizes Kyrgyzstan authorities Dubai's Mina Corp. has condemned what it called an "illegal campaign" by Kyrgyz authorities to expropriate its business in the country. ... more | .. |
 Libya command structure divides US, NATO allies The United States and key allies France and Britain struggled to hammer out a new command structure for Libyan military operations amid divisions over the role NATO should play. ... more | .. |
Clinton heard Kadhafi son may be dead: ABC US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she has heard reports that one of Moamer Kadhafi's sons may have been killed in the coalition air strikes against Libya, but could not confirm it, ABC News reported. ... more | .. |
 UN: More concern over Iran's nuclear plan The UN Security Council on Tuesday expressed its desire to better enforce sanctions against Iran and reiterated its concern about the country's alleged plans to build nuclear weapons. ... more |
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  Taiwan missile test flops again Taiwan's air force said Wednesday that two out of four missiles missed their targets during a drill earlier this week, two months after a similar failure left military leaders red-faced. ... more | .. |
  China plugging holes in 'Great Firewall' China appears to be moving aggressively to plug holes in its "Great Firewall" censorship system, causing frustration for businesses and web users, foreign Internet companies and analysts said. ... more | .. |
  Russia To Revamp Air Defense With S-400, Pantsir-S Systems All air defense regiments in the Russian Armed Forces will be equipped with advanced S-400 Triumf and Pantsir-S missile systems by 2020, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Monday. "We are p ... more | .. |
  Russia Ready To Equip First Borey Class Sub With Bulava Missiles A missile production plant in southern Siberia has produced enough Bulava ballistic missiles to complete its tests and arm the first Borey class strategic submarine, Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Iva ... more |
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  Official Outlines Global Missile Defense Strategy U.S. efforts to build effective missile defenses are more important than ever for defending the nation and its deployed forces and for cooperating with allies and partners, a senior defense policy o ... more | .. |
 Heavy Body Armor Result Of Over-Engineering The armor plates used in the plate carriers and IOTV Soldiers wear in combat are safe - maybe too safe. The ceramic enhanced small arms protective inserts worn in the improved outer tactical vests a ... more | .. |
 Russia And US Begin Data Exchange Under New START The United States and Russia have begun exchanging information on their nuclear stockpiles under a new U.S.-Russian arms reduction treaty, a senior U.S. official said. "With entry into force o ... more | .. |
 Israeli jets strike Gaza after Hamas offers truce Israeli jets carried out at least five air strikes in the Gaza Strip late on Monday in which 17 people were wounded, mostly lightly, Palestinian emergency workers said. ... 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
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 US Welcomes Mutually Reinforcing Missile Defense Cooperation With Russia The United States sees Russia as a full-fledged participant in the European missile defense system, Ellen Tauscher, the U.S. Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affa ... more | .. |
 Israel kills 8 Gazans as border violence spirals Eight Gazans were killed on Tuesday, among them two minors and four militants, as tensions soared along the border after days of rocket fire and retaliatory air strikes. ... more | .. |
  India assesses Chinese military abilities The Indian Defense Ministry's Annual Report for 2010-11 has added Chinese military capabilities into its strategic planning. ... more | .. |
US Afghan surge is working: UN envoy The US-led surge of troops in Afghanistan is proving successful, with the Taliban on the defensive despite persistent bloodshed, the UN envoy to the country said Tuesday. ... more |
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 Kadhafi strongholds bombed as Misrata said overrun Moamer Kadhafi's Tripoli compound was rocked by blasts late Monday, his southern strongholds targeted and a navy base bombed as international criticism mounted over the air assault on Libya. ... more | .. |
 Iranian on trial in Nigeria lacked arms licence: statement An alleged Iranian Revolutionary Guard member on trial over a weapons shipment seized in Lagos told authorities he did not have a licence to export arms, a statement read at his trial said Monday. ... more | .. |
 British lawmakers approve Libya mission despite confusion British lawmakers Monday overwhelmingly supported the country's involvement in the military operation to enforce a UN sanctioned no-fly zone over Libya despite confusion over the mission's scope. ... more | .. |
 Middle East boils with Libya strikes, Yemen on brink The Middle East boiled on Monday after fresh air strikes in Libya, a mass protest in Syria and Yemen on the brink after top generals backed protesters battling to overthrow President Ali Abdullah Saleh. ... more |
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 Afghanistan announces crucial security handover The Afghan president will reveal Tuesday the first areas where local security forces will take over from NATO, kick-starting a transition designed to allow foreign troops to leave by the end of 2014. ... more | .. |
 S. Korea foreign minister to visit China next week South Korean's foreign minister will visit China next week, Seoul said Tuesday, as it seeks to persuade veto-wielding Beijing to consent to a UN condemnation of North Korea's new nuclear programme. ... more | .. |
 US Navy Awards Lockheed Martin Contract For Next Littoral Combat Ship The U.S. Navy has awarded a Lockheed Martin-led industry team $376 million to construct the nation's seventh Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). The fixed-price-incentive-fee contract provides funding ... more | .. |
  Northrop Grumman Wins Task Order For US DHS Security Classified Networks Project Northrop Grumman has been awarded a follow-on task order with a total potential value of $1.1 billion by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) to operate, maintain and enhance the classifie ... more |
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 MEADS System Integration Begins At Italian Test Site A Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) launcher and BMC4I Tactical Operations Center (TOC) have entered system test and integration at Pratica di Mare (PdM) Air Force Base in Italy. This miles ... more | .. |
 Obama, Rousseff take up security concerns U.S. President Barack Obama and Brazilian counterpart Dilma Rousseff issued strong support for pursuing projects that reflected shared security concerns for the Americas, heralding a potential boost for defense industries, at the start of the U.S. president's tour of Latin America. ... more | .. |
  Raytheon BBN Technologies To Protect Internet Comms For Military Abroad Raytheon BBN Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of Raytheon, has been awarded $1.9 million in defense research funding to develop safeguards for military Internet communications abroad. T ... more | .. |
 Lockheed Martin Support Enables High-Tempo F-22 Deployments Worldwide The Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor is logging a deployment-intensive pace in early 2011 following a busy 2010, and the company continues to provide key support to the fleet as the Raptor projects power ... more |
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