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Iran fires medium-range missile in war gameTehran (AFP) June 28, 2011 Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards fired 14 missiles in an exercise Tuesday, one of them a medium-range weapon capable of striking Israel or US targets in the Gulf, state media said. In response, the US State Department accused Tehran of "bragging" rather than complying with its international obligations. The Guards' aerospace commander, Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, insisted Iran's missile programme posed no threat to European nations but was merely intended to provide defence against Is ... read more |
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  Russia test launches Bulava strategic missile The Russian military test launched its Bulava intercontinental missile Tuesday from the Yury Dolgoruky submarine in the White Sea, a major boost for the navy after a series of failures. ... more | .. |
 Taiwan supersonic missile test flops Taiwan's defence ministry on Tuesday confirmed reports that a new supersonic anti-ship missile had missed its target during a routine naval drill, in the latest in a series of setbacks. ... more | .. |
  IAI gets new chief amid privatization bid The Israeli government has appointed a new chairman of Israel Aerospace Industries, flagship of Israel's defense industry, amid growing speculation that long-running efforts to privatize state-run IAI may be accelerated. ... more | .. |
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  Taming the Heavens: The New Space Diplomacy In February, the government of the United States issued its first-ever National Security Space Strategy (NSSS), a document jointly produced by the Department of Defense and the Office of the Directo ... more | .. |
 Chavez's health an issue for arms deals Continuing speculation over the health of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has once again raised questions about the huge armament deals the populist leader signed in the heat of an escalating quarrel with Colombia over U.S. military presence in that country. ... more | .. |
  US Army Builds and Tests Future Network During NIE Exercise High in the mountains, infantrymen used smartphone applications to plot their movements and request help for casualties. Driving across the desert below, field artillery Soldiers eyed a computer scr ... more | .. |
  HBC and ATK to Demonstrate Weapons System Hawker Beechcraft and ATK hasve announced an upcoming demonstration of ATK's Guided Advanced Tactical Rocket (GATR) from HBC's AT-6 Light Attack and Armed Reconnaissance (LAAR) aircraft. The demonst ... more |
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ATLAS bolsters radio frequency network through new HawkEye 360 alliance
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  Walker's World: China's soft-power hurdle The European charm offensive of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has been conducted with characteristic Chinese thoughtfulness and efficiency. ... more | .. |
  US forces 'disappointed' by Iraq freeing bomb suspects The US military expressed its "disappointment" that an Iraqi court acquitted three men captured as they allegedly tried to place a bomb on a highway south of Baghdad, in a statement received on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Upgraded Puma Mk2 Helicopter for UK RAF Makes First Flight The first upgraded Puma Mk2 helicopter developed by Eurocopter in a life extension programme for the UK's Royal Air Force performed its initial flight this week from Eurocopter's facility at Marigna ... more | .. |
 The Russian Defence Market 2011-2021 The Russian defence market is set to expand considerably over the next decade, with the Russian authorities seeking to modernise and improve the capabilities of the Russian armed forces, and to ceme ... more |
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  US warns Sri Lanka on war crime charges The United States on Tuesday urged Sri Lanka to move quickly to address allegations of war crimes, warning of rising pressure for international action if it does not. ... more | .. |
  ICC courts Kadhafi aides, Libya blasts warrant The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor Tuesday urged Moamer Kadhafi's aides to help arrest him, as the Libyan leader lashed out at an ICC warrant against him for crimes against humanity. ... more | .. |
 Sudan warring parties sign South Kordofan accord The Sudanese government and the northern branch of the ex-rebel Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) signed on Tuesday a deal to resolve their differences in the embattled border state of South Kordofan. ... more | .. |
 Egypt spy trials sour links with Israel The arrest of an Israeli-American on charges of spying for Israel has intensified fears in the Jewish state that the post-Mubarak regime in Cairo seeks to distance itself from the historic 1979 peace treaty between the two countries. ... 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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 Grenade attack hurts Iraq ex-minister: police A grenade lobbed at her car in nothern Iraq wounded former housing minister Bayane Dezehi on Tuesday, a police official said. ... more | .. |
 Three killed in mine explosion in western Mali: official Three civilians were killed in a mine explosion in western Mali on Tuesday where Mauritanian and Malian troops are conducting joint operations against Al-Qaeda-linked militants, officials said. ... more | .. |
 N. Korea scorns South's offer of nuclear talks North Korea Tuesday poured scorn on South Korea's proposal for bilateral nuclear talks, even after Seoul dropped its demand that Pyongyang first apologise for two deadly border incidents. ... more | .. |
  Iran says it showed Russia downed US drones Iran has shown Russia US drones it shot down over the Gulf, Revolutionary Guards aerospace commander Brigadier General Amir Ali Hadjizadeh was quoted as saying on Tuesday. ... more |
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  First solo Chinese tourists arrive in Taiwan Nearly 300 solo Chinese travellers arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday, officials said, the first individual tourists from the mainland in more than half a century after Taipei lifted a long-standing ban. ... more | .. |
  Asia on maritime crash course: Australia think-tank Nationalism and hunger for resources are stoking maritime disputes in Indo-Pacific Asia, with China showing "troubling signs of assertiveness at sea", an Australian think-tank warned Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Boeing Receives UCLASS Study Contract from US Navy Boeing has received a $480,000 study contract from the U.S. Navy to support pre-Milestone A activities including development of a concept of operations, an analysis of alternatives, and an investiga ... more | .. |
 Northrop Grumman Demonstrates STARLite Radar on a US Army Persistent Threat Detection System Northrop Grumman has announced the successful demonstration of its STARLite radar on a U.S. Army Persistent Threat Detection System (PTDS), an aerostat surveillance platform uniquely positioned to a ... 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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 Raytheon Breaks Ground for Standard Missile Production Factory Raytheon's Missile Systems business broke ground for an all-up-round Standard Missile production facility in Huntsville, Ala. Raytheon will construct the state-of-the-art factory on the U.S. Army's ... more | .. |
  Active self-defense strategy best deterrent against cyber-attacks With the threats of cybercrime, cyberterrorism and cyberwarfare looming over our hyper-connected world, the best defense for the U.S. might be a good offense, says new research by a University of Il ... more | .. |
 Navy, Marine Corps Tests Autonomous Zero-Power Bathythermograph Sensors Developed by the Naval Research Laboratory Bioenergy and Biofabrication Section in the Chemistry Division and the Physical Acoustics Branch of the Acoustic Division, the Zero Power Ballast Control ( ... more | .. |
 Filipino military upgrades against threats The Philippine air force intends to purchase additional aircraft and upgraded radar systems by 2016. ... more |
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  Raytheon gets $1.7 billion Patriot deal A massive defense plan by the Arab states of the Persian Gulf to counter Iran got a big boost with last week's award of a $1.7 billion contract to the Raytheon Co. to upgrade Saudi Arabia's Patriot air-defense systems to the advanced PAC-3 configuration. ... more | .. |
 Italy rattles Libya coalition Italy has broken ranks with NATO allies participating in the bombing campaign against the regime of Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi. ... more | .. |
 Swoop on 'CIA spies' sets back Hezbollah Hezbollah's admission that it has seized three spies in its ranks, two supposedly recruited by the CIA, is a serious blow to the Iranian-backed movement's prestige soon after it took control of Lebanon's government for the first time. ... more | .. |
 Guns, grenades and iPads for Singapore soldiers New recruits to Singapore's military, air force and navy are to get a new standard-issue item of equipment besides their rifle - the iPad. ... more |
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