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Pentagon chief warns won't accept extra spending cutsWashington (AFP) Aug 4, 2011 Defense Secretary Leon Panetta warned Thursday he would not accept large military cutbacks under a debt deal, charging the move would weaken the United States faced with rising powers. Panetta, holding his first formal news conference since taking charge of the Pentagon a month ago, launched a pre-emptive strike as a special committee prepares to slash spending under a last-ditch deal to avert a US debt default. Panetta, a veteran Democratic Party dealmaker who was once in charge of budgets, sai ... read more |
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  NATO planes bomb Tripoli, rebels sabotage key pipeline NATO warplanes bombed the Libyan capital early Friday, state television said, as Moamer Kadhafi's regime accused rebels of sabotaging a key pipeline feeding the country's sole functioning refinery. ... more | .. |
  China to boost 'anti-terrorism' forces after attacks China will deploy more "anti-terrorism forces" to its far northwest Xinjiang region following a series of deadly attacks there, state media said Friday. ... more | .. |
  Japanese inventor develops flying sphere drone A Japanese defence researcher has invented a spherical observation drone that can fly down narrow alleys, hover on the spot, take off vertically and bounce along the ground. ... more | .. |
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  China says cyber hacking claims 'irresponsible' Chinese state media on Friday condemned as "irresponsible" suggestions the country was behind a massive global cyber spying campaign uncovered this week by a US computer security firm. ... more | .. |
  Taiwan 'should boost defences against China spies' President Ma Ying-jeou said Taiwan should strengthen its defences against Chinese espionage, following a string of spy scandals showing that intelligence gathering continues despite warming ties. ... more | .. |
Hack turns Square into criminal tool Hackers showed Thursday how to turn mobile payment service Square into a convenient tool for criminals to pump cash from stolen credit card numbers. ... more | .. |
Major rebel group hold peace talks with India A rebel group blamed for more than 500 bomb blasts in the past three decades in India's Assam state held its first peace talks Friday with the government in New Delhi, Home Ministry officials said. ... 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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  Blind date to blindfold: the kidnap business in Iraq Nineteen-year-old Mehdi was looking forward to meeting the girl who had been calling for days on his cell phone. But he was about to learn that the blind date was a lure by kidnappers, who have turned abductions into a multi-million dollar business in Iraq. ... more | .. |
  Belarus, S. Ossetia cool on joining Russia Belarus and South Ossetia have reacted cautiously after Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin suggested he would like to see them join the Russia Federation. ... more | .. |
  Fears for US Army bullet-proof vests over poor tests Fears were raised Thursday that five million inserts added to bullet-proof vests given to US troops, currently fighting in two wars, may not meet standards due to poor testing, a Pentagon report said. ... more | .. |
 China attacks Japan over defence paper China Thursday launched a series of blistering attacks on key rival Japan after a defence paper approved by Tokyo criticised Beijing's military build-up and growing territorial assertiveness. ... more |
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 Tunisia strike causes Libya rebel fuel drought A strike at a refinery in neighbouring Tunisia threatens a fuel drought at Nafusa, a rebel mountain stronghold southwest of Tripoli where black market gasoline prices have skyrocketed. ... more | .. |
  Swede tried to build kitchen nuke reactor 'just for fun' A Swedish man police detained two weeks ago for trying to build a nuclear reactor in his kitchen said Thursday he had started the experiment "just for fun". ... more | .. |
 Iraqi security forces harassing media: watchdog Iraqi security forces are harassing journalists, especially television crews, media rights watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said on Thursday, calling for such actions to stop. ... more | .. |
 Australia ponders more F/A-18 fighters Australia could buy more F/A-18 Super Hornets if delays to the Joint Strike Fighter program mean the country has a capability gap, Defense Minister Stephen Smith said. ... 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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  Vietnam to get sub fleet in six years: state media Vietnam will have a submarine fleet within six years, the defence minister reportedly confirmed on Thursday, in what analysts say is intended as a deterrent to China's increasing assertiveness at sea. ... more | .. |
Pakistan naval officers face court martial over raid Three Pakistani naval officers are to face an unprecedented court martial for charges of negligence over a Taliban attack on an air base that took 17 hours to repel and left 10 military personnel dead. ... more | .. |
 Palestinians moving ahead with UN bid: Erakat Palestinians are determined to go ahead with their UN membership bid as an Arab League follow-up committee endorsed a final draft of the request to be presented to the UN General Assembly, a top official said. ... more | .. |
 France withdraws aircraft carrier from Libya mission France said Thursday its aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle would return home for maintenance next week from the NATO-led mission over Libya, but insisted there would be no respite for Moamer Kadhafi. ... more |
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 N. Korea wants food, cement as aid from S. Korea North Korea asked South Korea Thursday for food staples and cement after Seoul offered medicine, instant noodles and daily necessities for its neighbour's flood victims, officials said. ... more | .. |
 Palestinians unlikely to drop UN bid: analysts The Palestinians are unlikely to agree to drop their UN membership bid in exchange for new peace talks based on the pre-1967 lines, Palestinian officials and analysts say. ... more | .. |
Plants worldwide at risk of cyber attacks: researcher Researchers warned on Wednesday that energy facilities and industrial plants of all kinds are vulnerable to destructive cyber attacks, in some cases with something as simple as a text message. ... more | .. |
 US Army Awards Lockheed Martin $60 Million M-TADS PNVS Production Contract The U.S. Army recently awarded Lockheed Martin a $60 million follow-on production contract for the combat-proven Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNV ... 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 Army Selects SMSS Autonomous Vehicle for Afghanistan Deployment The U.S. Army Rapid Equipping Force, through the Robotics Technology Consortium, selected the Lockheed Martin [NYSE:LMT] Squad Mission Support System (SMSS) to deploy to Afghanistan for a first-of-i ... more | .. |
 Enhanced Boeing KC-46 Tanker Trailer Debuts at Rodeo 2011 Boeing has unveiled its updated KC-46 Aerial Refueling Trailer at Rodeo 2011, a U.S. Air Force and Air Mobility Command readiness competition at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The trailer sho ... more | .. |
 Boeing F/A-18E/F IRST System Advances to Next Development Phase The Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Infrared Search and Track (IRST) program received a Milestone B Acquisition Decision Memorandum from the U.S. Navy on July 13. This allows the program to advance to ... more | .. |
US training mission in Iraq faces hurdles: experts Iraq may have announced a willingness to hold talks with the US over a military training mission beyond 2011, but any such deal still faces popular opposition and political hurdles, analysts say. ... more |
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 Huge cyber spying effort revealed, China suspected The United States, United Nations, defense contractors and the International Olympic Committee were targets of a massive global cyber spying campaign, a computer security firm said Wednesday, with China seen as the likely culprit. ... more | .. |
 Cold War gives way to Code War: CIA veteran A US counterterrorism expert warned Wednesday that the Cold War has given way to a "Code War" in which cyber weapons can be unleashed with devastating consequences. ... more | .. |
  Firm holds 1 million on anti-terror list U.S. security firm Regulatory DataCorp says it has more than 1 million people and groups on its anti-terror database that it wants to market to government and private-sector clients worldwide. ... more | .. |
Missile falls near Italian ship off Libya: ministry Italy's defence ministry said Wednesday that an Italian naval ship off Libya reported that a missile fell into the water nearby, but it was unclear whether it had been fired or dropped by accident. ... more |
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