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Cost of Boeing's US Air Force contract could overrun: reportBerlin (AFP) July 17, 2011 Five months after Boeing won a massive contract to supply air refuelling tankers to the US Air Force, the US giant fears the project may run over budget, Focus magazine reported Sunday. The 4.9 billion-dollar (3.5 billion-euro) budget set for the first stage of the project, for the first four of 179 aircraft, was set to overrun, the magazine said, citing a Boeing spokesman. The spokesman said that if the budget was indeed exceeded, which was expected to happen, Boeing would pick up the extra cos ... read more |
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  At least two Kurds, Iran Guard killed on Iraq border At least two Iranian Kurdish rebels and one member of Tehran's elite Revolutionary Guards were killed during clashes along the Islamic Republic's border with Iraq, the two sides said on Sunday. ... more | .. |
  Seven hurt in Israeli raid on Gaza: Palestinians Seven people were wounded in Gaza on Sunday by what Palestinian medical sources said was an Israeli air strike, but Israel denied it had carried out any such raid. ... more | .. |
 Kurd rebels wounded in Iran army clashes: spokesman Several Iranian Kurdish rebels based in Iraq were wounded in hours of clashes with Tehran's forces along the two countries' border, a rebel spokesman said on Sunday. ... more | .. |
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  Obama welcomes Dalai Lama, to China's anger Brushing off protests from China, US President Barack Obama welcomed the Dalai Lama to the White House, urging respect for human rights and cultural traditions in Tibet. ... more | .. |
  Tito's top secret nuclear shelter goes artsy Embedded deep inside a remote Bosnian mountain, a vast, top-secret bunker built to shield a communist dictator from nuclear attack has been converted into an art gallery. ... more | .. |
  Three dead in attacks on NATO tankers in Pakistan Three people were killed and 16 wounded when militants blew up one NATO supply oil tanker and opened fire on another in Pakistan's troubled northwest, police and officials said. ... more | .. |
 Israel's Lieberman calls NGOs 'terrorists' An Israeli rights group on Sunday accused Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman of "incitement and hate" after he referred to a number of leftist NGOs as "terror organisations." ... more |
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ATLAS bolsters radio frequency network through new HawkEye 360 alliance
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 Iran sees trade booming despite sanctions Iran expects to garner non-oil trade worth more than $45 billion during its current calendar year despite a plethora of international sanctions led by the United States, the United Nations and the European Union. ... more | .. |
 Turkish armored vehicle exports soar Turkish exports of armored vehicles are expanding, including purchases by the United States for the first time. ... more | .. |
 U.K. sends more warplanes to Libya Britain is sending four more Tornado warplanes over Libya to support NATO military operations as an international contact group explores ways of ending the stalemate pitting the U.N.-backed armed rebels against loyalist forces of Moammar Gadhafi. ... more | .. |
 Iraq bombs kill 8, dozens wounded Violence in Baghdad and southern Iraq killed eight Iraqis, including six Shiite Muslim pilgrims, and an American soldier on Friday, security officials said. ... more |
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 First US troops leave Afghanistan as drawdown begins The first American soldiers of about 10,000 due to leave Afghanistan this year have flown home, military officials said Friday, kicking off a gradual drawdown due to be completed in 2014. ... more | .. |
 French politicians attack critic of July 14 military parade French politicians on the right have turned on the green candidate for next year's presidential vote after she suggested scrapping the traditional July 14 military parade. ... more | .. |
  Taiwan says US looking at military needs Taiwan said Friday that the United States was actively considering its military needs amid silence from Washington on the island's requests to buy F-16 fighter jets to balance off China. ... more | .. |
 US may pull tactical nukes out of Europe: report The United States is in talks with NATO to remove US tactical nuclear weapons from Europe, in a push toward a nuclear-weapons-free world and to cut costs, a Japanese newspaper said Friday. ... 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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  Lockheed Martin Delivers First F-35 Production Jet For Training To Eglin AFB The first Lockheed Martin production model F-35 Lightning II to be assigned to the 33rd Fighter Wing arrived here Thursday at 1:18 p.m. CDT after its more than 90-minute ferry flight from Fort Worth ... more | .. |
 Lockheed Martin Completes AN/AAQ-39 Targeting System Deliveries To The U.S. Air Force Lockheed Martin recently delivered the final AN/AAQ-39 targeting system full production unit to the U.S. Air Force. Q-39 is the electro-optical/infrared targeting system for the U.S. Air Force Speci ... more | .. |
 Northrop Grumman Awarded $65 Million Contract to Provide Situational Awareness for U.S. Air Force Airlift Crews The U.S. Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation a $65 million contract to provide tactical situational awareness to airlift aircrews, fulfilling an urgent operational need for enhanced c ... more | .. |
 Venezuela's Chavez urges Libyan leader to resist Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Thursday sent a message of support to embattled Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi, urging him to resist and calling on European nations to worry about their own domestic issues. ... more |
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  24,000 files stolen from defense contractor: Pentagon A foreign intelligence service swiped 24,000 computer files from a US defense contractor in March in one of the largest ever cyberattacks on a Pentagon supplier, a top Defense Department official revealed on Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Senate delays Libya 'war powers' vote Vocal Republicans pointed out Tuesday they were missing their holiday week to address the debt crisis and not the fighting in Libya. ... more | .. |
 U.S. backs Russia on Nagorno-Karabakh Efforts by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh dispute between Armenia and Azerbaijan earned more U.S. support this week. ... more | .. |
 South Korea to start aerial refueling The South Korean air force will start aerial refueling drills with the United States on a regular basis this year, a military official 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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  China pledges to work with India after attacks China on Thursday condemned a series of bombings in India's commercial capital Mumbai in which 17 people were killed and pledged to work with its southern neighbour to combat terrorism. ... more | .. |
 Sarkozy rushes army chief to Afghanistan after more deaths President Nicolas Sarkozy on Thursday sent his army chief to Afghanistan to draw up new security measures for French troops there after six more were killed this week in the war-torn country. ... more | .. |
Spanish judge to probe Iraqi raid on refugee camp A Spanish judge will investigate the alleged role of three Iraqi officers, including the head of the army, in a deadly raid last April on a refugee camp housing thousands of outlawed Iranian opponents. ... more | .. |
 Palestinians despair of peace, focus on economy: poll Disillusioned with the prospects for a peace agreement with Israel, Palestinians are increasingly focused on improving their economic situation, according to a poll released Thursday. ... more |
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 UN briefed on Syria's alleged nuclear activities The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reported to UN Security Council members on Syria's suspected nuclear activities Thursday during a closed-door meeting. ... more | .. |
 US reassures Pakistan on civilian aid The United States on Thursday reassured Pakistan that it will keep sending civilian assistance after it deferred $800 million in military aid in a bid to seek greater defense cooperation. ... more | .. |
 India approves $2.4 bn French Mirage jet upgrade India has approved a $2.4-billion proposal from French defence groups to upgrade its fleet of 51 ageing Mirage fighter jets, a military source said on Thursday. ... more | .. |
 US efforts to record weapons sales criticized A US plan to help curb drug trafficking in Mexico by requiring US gun dealers to record certain weapons sales faced mounting criticism Wednesday from the governor of Texas and the National Rifle Association. ... more |
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