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5 Libyan generals announce defectionRome (AFP) May 30, 2011 Five generals, two colonels and a major announced here Monday they had defected from Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi's forces and said Libya's army was now at 20-percent capacity. Italian foreign ministry spokesman Maurizio Massari told reporters the officers had deserted thanks to "the careful, competent and determined work of our intelligence service." "You have made the right choice to abandon a regime without a future," he said as he introduced the officers and representatives of Libya's rebels ... read more |
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 Obama to promote General Dempsey to top military post US Army General Martin Dempsey, a former English literature teacher who commanded an armored division in key battles in Iraq, was expected to be named new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Monday, a US source said. ... more | .. |
  AeroVironment Receives New Orders for Digital Raven Systems AeroVironment has received a firm-fixed-price contract order valued at $8,373,995 under a follow-on contract with the U.S. Army. The order comprises new digital Raven small unmanned aircraft systems ... more | .. |
 NMSU stages successful UAV test over Hatch From May 2-4, New Mexico State University's Unmanned Aircraft Systems Flight Test Center supported AAI Corporation's Shadow 200 Tactical UAS in conducting flights over the skies of Hatch, N.M. These ... more | .. |
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  Northrop Grumman Team Completes CANES Critical Design Review CANES, the U.S. Navy's Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services program, continued to successfully achieve key milestones as Northrop Grumman, one of two contractors working on the CANES ... more | .. |
  Northrop Grumman to Begin Work on Defense Weather Satellite System Northrop Grumman has received authorization and funding to proceed on a Department of Defense weather satellite system projected for launch in 2018. The Defense Weather Satellite System (DWSS) will ... more | .. |
  LockMart Delivers AH 1Z Cobra Targeting Systems to US Marines Lockheed Martin recently began early delivery of Target Sight System (TSS) follow-on production units for the U.S. Marine Corps' AH-1Z Cobra attack helicopter. The TSS units feature upgraded softwar ... more | .. |
 Raytheon Deploys Miniature Air Launched Decoys From C-130 Cargo Aircraft Raytheon launched two Miniature Air Launched Decoy instrumented shapes from the ramp of a C-130 Hercules equipped with the new Raytheon-funded MALD Cargo Air Launched System (MCALS). This test marke ... more |
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  Raytheon Receives Order to Provide Encrypted ID Technology Raytheon has received a $20.7 million award to deliver more than 1,900 KIV-77 Mode 4 / 5 cryptographic units that provide secure communications for combat systems force identification. "Raythe ... more | .. |
  Medvedev says Russia, US 'losing time' on missile defense Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Friday expressed his dissatisfaction with how the negotiations with the United States on the missile defense shield are continuing, saying the sides are losing t ... more | .. |
  Boeing Awarded PAC-3 Seeker Production Contract Boeing has received a $274 million contract from Lockheed Martin to produce more than 300 Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missile seekers. The firm fixed price contract is Boeing's ninth ... more | .. |
 West to have 80,000 cruise missiles by 2020 Russian military experts forecast that Western nations will have 80,000 cruise missile by 2020, a deputy commander of the Russian General Staff said on Saturday. "We expect Western countries t ... more |
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 Obama promotes Dempsey to top uniformed US military post President Barack Obama announced Monday that he has chosen US Army General Martin Dempsey, who commanded an armored division in key battles in Iraq, for the United States' top uniformed military post. ... more | .. |
  Outcry as Israel firm accused of trade with Iran After years of pushing for tough sanctions against Iran, Israel has been left reeling by reports that an Israeli shipping company has been actively doing business with the Islamic republic. ... more | .. |
 S. Korea probes soldiers over pro-North postings South Korea's military will launch an investigation into soldiers who posted pro-Pyongyang messages at an online message board praising North Korea, an official said Monday. ... more | .. |
  ISAF apologises for Afghan civilian deaths Foreign forces in Afghanistan apologised Monday for the deaths of nine Afghan civilians after President Hamid Karzai criticised an air strike which he and officials said killed 14, including children. ... 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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  Taiwan welcomes US Senate push for F-16 sale Taiwan said Sunday it welcomed a push by nearly half the US Senate for the sale of dozens of F-16 fighters to the island in an arms deal Taipei said would help its dealings with China. ... more | .. |
 Afghans say NATO air strikes kill 52 Afghan authorities said Sunday NATO had killed 52 people, mostly civilians, in air strikes against insurgents as violence picked up in recent weeks with the start of the fighting season. ... more | .. |
  Lockheed Martin confirms attack on its IT network Top US defense contractor Lockheed Martin said late Saturday that it had successfully warded off "a significant and tenacious" attack on its information systems network. ... more | .. |
 N. Korea leader celebrates 'successful' China trip North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il and his son and heir apparent celebrated the "successful" outcome of his trip to China last week, state media said Sunday, without elaborating on what was achieved. ... more |
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 Karzai scolds US military over Afghan civilian deaths President Hamid Karzai on Sunday scolded the US military for "arbitrary and unnecessary" missions that kill Afghan civilians, saying it was his last warning on the issue after 14 died in an air strike. ... more | .. |
 Obama offers reassurance over anti-missile plans US President Barack Obama on Friday reassured east European allies that cooperation over missile defence with their Soviet-era master Moscow does not mean NATO will cede partial control to Russia. ... more | .. |
  Israel wants to fast-track F-35 training The Israeli air force wants to send its top pilots to the United States to start training on Lockheed Martin's stealthy F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to speed up deployment of the 20 planes the Israeli Defense Ministry ordered in October 2010. ... more | .. |
 Jakarta signs deal for Korean trainer jets Indonesia has signed a $400 million contract with South Korea for 16 T-50 trainer jets, the first foreign order for the Golden Eagle. ... 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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 Russia, US sign chopper deal for Afghanistan: report Russia has signed a contract with the US Army to deliver 21 MI-17 helicopters to Afghanistan, new agencies quoted the defence ministry's arms oversight service as saying Friday. ... more | .. |
 Kadhafi wife slams NATO strike she says killed her son Moamer Kadhafi's wife, Sofia, on Friday slammed the airstrikes that killed her son and accused NATO forces of "committing war crimes" with its strikes against the Libya regime. ... more | .. |
 Russian submarine to join NATO exercise for first time A Russian submarine will take part in the world's biggest submarine rescue exercise with its former Cold War foe NATO next week, the Western military alliance said Friday. ... more | .. |
 Poland to host US F-16 fighter jet rotations: US official US F-16 fighter jets and Hercules transport aircraft will be deployed in Poland on a rotating basis while a US aviation detachment will be permanently stationed there, a senior US advisor said Friday as President Barack Obama arrived in the country. ... more |
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 G8 leaders throw weight behind Arab Spring The G8 world powers threw the rich world's weight behind the Arab Spring on Friday, demanding Libyan strongman Moamer Kadhafi step down and pledging billions for fledgling democracies. ... more | .. |
  Funeral for top Iraq official as Baathists blamed Dozens of people attended the funeral of the chief of Iraq's controversial anti-Baath committee on Friday, with officials and politicians blaming ex-regime loyalists for his brazen killing in Baghdad. ... more | .. |
 Israeli figures urge Europe to back 'Palestine' at UN A group of notable Israeli figures, among them former senior officials, are calling on Europe to recognise a Palestinian state at the United Nations in September in a letter published on Friday. ... more | .. |
 Kadhafi hiding in hospitals to avoid air strikes: source Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi is hiding in hospitals as he becomes increasingly "paranoid" about NATO air strikes, a diplomatic source said, quoting British intelligence reports. ... more |
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