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Russia flexes nuclear muscle on Victory DayMoscow (AFP) May 9, 2011 Russia was due Monday to march 20,000 soldiers and its most advanced missiles across Red Square in a parade marking victory in World War II and reinforcing the country's belief in its Soviet-era might. But the annual show of force has been clouded by renewed doubts about the wisdom of staging the costly exhibition and reports that Islamist militants have been planning to undermine the celebration by staging new attacks. A well-rehearsed 1,500-piece orchestra will set the tone to the hour-long pr ... read more |
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  Taiwan deploys supersonic anti-ship missiles Taiwan has deployed a new supersonic missile on its warships in the latest response to China's rapid naval expansion, a lawmaker said Sunday. ... more | .. |
  Army transferring JHSVs to Navy The U.S. Department of the Army is transferring all of its Joint High Speed Vessels to the Navy under a Memorandum of Agreement signed Monday. ... more | .. |
 US-China talks face bumpy road The United States and China approach high-level talks in Washington this week on a more even footing reflecting the Asian giant's rising economic power, but a bumpy road lies ahead. ... more | .. |
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  Regime hunts opponents in Syrian towns: activists A 12-year-old boy was among several people killed Sunday as Syrian troops hunted down opponents of President Bashar al-Assad in two restive cities, activists said, despite world anger over the blood ... more | .. |
  S. Korea fortifies shelters on islands near N. Korea South Korea is spending millions of dollars to fortify shelters on five frontline islands near its tense sea border with North Korea in case of any future attacks, an official said Monday. ... more | .. |
  Dog of war in bin Laden mission is breed apart The raid that took down Osama bin Laden is thought to have involved one special operative - a highly-trained military dog, part of an elite corps not to be confused with a family pet. The US m ... more | .. |
  Obama presses Pakistan on bin Laden US President Barack Obama pressed Pakistan on Sunday to probe how Osama bin Laden managed to live for years under the noses of its military, saying he must have had some kind of support network. ... more |
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ATLAS bolsters radio frequency network through new HawkEye 360 alliance
Mobix Labs Secures Defense Funding to Advance SATCOM SoC Innovation
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 'Game over' for Kadhafi: NATO chief The NATO chief said Sunday he was confident that time was running out for Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi, despite the prolonged stalemate between his forces and rebels who seek his ouster. ... more | .. |
 Republicans short of suitable big-name candidates Big-name Republicans have been slow to enter the 2012 presidential race, giving lesser-known candidates a chance to break through in key early voting states like Iowa. With the first Republica ... more | .. |
 Afghan standoff 'near end' after Taliban attack city A Taliban cell behind a wave of attacks which killed four people in one of Afghanistan's biggest cities looked close to destruction Sunday after holding out for over 24 hours. Two attackers wh ... more | .. |
 Obama talks risks, payoffs in making bin Laden decision President Barack Obama acknowledges he was nervous in the run-up to the secret US raid that killed Osama bin Laden. Even some advisers "voiced doubts" about the plan, he said. He thought about ... more |
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 Egypt warns 'iron hand' to halt religious unrest Egypt's government warned on Sunday it will use an "iron hand" to ensure national security after clashes between Muslims and Christians in Cairo killed 12 people and injured scores. Authoritie ... more | .. |
  CIA takes a victory lap after Bin Laden hit The CIA, battered by years of setbacks and criticism, is relishing a rare public triumph after tracking down Osama bin Laden in his hideout deep inside Pakistan. Accused of failing to "connect ... more | .. |
  'Al-Qaeda mutiny' kills 17 at Baghdad jail The accused Al-Qaeda mastermind of last year's Baghdad church siege overpowered a policeman, sparking a jail mutiny on Sunday in which six Iraqi police and 11 inmates were killed. ... more | .. |
 Angry Iraqis ready mobile phone boycott Amid a wave of demonstrations across the Middle East, angry Iraqi mobile phone users are organising their own protest - a boycott of the Kuwaiti mobile phone operator Zain. ... more |
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Fresh quake barrage hits Greek island Santorini
Pain, anger as Turkey marks two years since quake disaster
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 Europe's invisible 'boots on the ground' in rebel Libya France, Britain and Italy, whose warplanes are bombing Moamer Kadhafi's military in western Libya, have also put a tiny number of "boots on the ground" in the rebel-held east. ... more | .. |
 Mexican indigenous community takes on armed gangs Tension is palpable on the streets of Cheran, a town in the mountains of Michoacan state, western Mexico, where desperate residents have declared a state of siege. ... more | .. |
 US, not China, inspires world: Huntsman Potential Republican White House contender Jon Huntsman on Saturday told Americans worried about Beijing's rise that the United States remains "the envy of the world." ... more | .. |
 China, Central Asian countries hold anti-terror drill China, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan conducted a joint anti-terror drill in the restive western region Xinjiang, where anger against Beijing has led to attacks on police, state media reported Saturday. ... more |
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 Commentary: Pakistan: Cutting to the quick As U.S. forces routed the Taliban in Afghanistan in October 2001, a Pakistani two-star general with the Inter-Services-Intelligence agency toured the Federally Administered Tribal Areas to warn tribal leaders, "We are next." ... more | .. |
 BAE lands Australian flight training deal BAE Systems won an interim basic flying training contract for the Australian military's flight school in Tamworth, New South Wales. ... more | .. |
 Captured US soldier's father pleads for son's release The father of a US soldier captured by the Taliban in Afghanistan pleaded for his son's captors to release him, and asked Pakistan to "diligently help," in a video posted online Friday. ... more | .. |
 Car bomb hits Iraq police station where 24 killed A car bomb exploded on Friday near a police station south of Baghdad where, a day earlier, a suicide attacker killed 24 policemen, a security official and an AFP journalist said. ... more |
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MIT engineers help multirobot systems stay in the safety zone
Scientists' conference kicks off global AI summit in Paris
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 US drone attack kills eight in Pakistan: officials US drones fired a salvo of missiles into a compound in Pakistan's tribal district of North Waziristan on Friday, killing eight suspected militants including Al-Qaeda members, officials said. ... more | .. |
 Kadhafi regime hits out over rebel war chest Moamer Kadhafi's regime reacted angrily Friday to a decision by world powers to provide funding to a rebellion against his rule in Libya, saying plans to tap assets frozen abroad was "piracy." ... more | .. |
 Bin Laden neighbours furious at Pakistan failures Pakistanis living next to Osama bin Laden's safe house say they are furious with the failure of their army to prevent the US commando raid that killed him on their doorstep. ... more | .. |
US troubleshooter sees momentum for N. Korea talks US politician Bill Richardson, who maintains contacts with North Korea, said he saw a window to resume diplomacy and supported sending food aid to the impoverished communist state. ... more |
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 Disputed Iraqi province hopes for US to stay With tensions still high in the oil-rich ethnically mixed province of Kirkuk, some local officials are voicing support for a US Army presence here beyond a planned year-end pullout. ... more | .. |
 Patriot Test Fires PAC-3 MSE Missile Raytheon's Patriot Air and Missile Defense System successfully test fired Lockheed Martin's PAC-3 MSE (Missile Segment Enhancement) missile recently at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. "This de ... more | .. |
 LockMart and SELEX Systems Integration and Cobham Team for Project MARSHALL Bid Lockheed Martin, Finmeccanica - through its UK company SELEX Systems Integration - and Cobham have signed an agreement to form Fusion Air Traffic Management, which will address Project MARSHALL - fo ... more | .. |
  Northrop Grumman Challenges Emirati Students to Think in an Unmanned World Showcasing unmanned technology while raising student interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) sponsored the first Unmanned Systems ... more |
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