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Afghan chopper crash a major blow to US commandosWashington (AFP) Aug 7, 2011 The loss of around two dozen elite commandos in a helicopter downed by the Taliban has dealt a major blow to US special forces, a key element in the strategy to wind down the Afghan war. A navy special forces member interviewed by the Navy Times expressed "shock and disbelief," saying: "There's no precedent for this. It's the worst day in our history by a mile." The Chinook transport helicopter was shot down by insurgents during a firefight southwest of the capital Kabul, according to Afghan aut ... read more |
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  Libyan militia leader rebuffs call for rebel army A top Libyan rebel commander has bluntly rejected demands that his volunteer militias disband and fall into a new national army, despite fears that lack of a unified command is leading to chaos. ... more | .. |
  Iraqis angry over Abu Ghraib ringleader's release Iraqis on Sunday expressed anger at the release of the ringleader of US guards who abused detainees at Abu Ghraib prison, and said US troops should not be granted further immunity from Iraqi prosecution. ... more | .. |
  Bell Boeing Submits V-22 Osprey Multiyear II Contract Proposal The Bell Boeing V-22 Program, a strategic alliance between Boeing and Bell Helicopter - Textron has submitted its proposal to the U.S. Navy for a second multiyear procurement (MYP II) contract for t ... more | .. |
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 Five More Boeing Super Hornets Arrive at RAAF Base Amberley Five new Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornets have arrived at Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base Amberley, expanding the RAAF's fleet of the advanced multirole fighters to 20. Three aircraft landed at t ... more | .. |
 Eighth C-5B Inducted To Become Super Galaxy The sun shines above the newest addition to the C-5M modernization program. Tail number 85-0003, a C-5B Galaxy, is the eighth aircraft inducted into modernization production line to become a Super G ... more | .. |
 Lockheed Martin Delivers First Advanced F-16s To Morocco The Royal Moroccan Air Force (RMAF) unveiled the first four of 24 Lockheed Martin F-16 aircraft in a ceremony at Ben Guerrir Air Base in Morocco. Senior representatives from the Moroccan and U.S. go ... more | .. |
 Raytheon and Tobyhanna Army Depot Enter a Public-Private Partnership Raytheon and Tobyhanna U.S. Army Depot have signed a pledge of commitment for a public-private partnership to support various electronic and radar systems. Signed by Wayne Iurillo, vice presid ... more |
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ATLAS bolsters radio frequency network through new HawkEye 360 alliance
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 Northrop Grumman Awarded $795 Million in E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Contracts Northrop Grumman has been awarded $795 million in contracts by the U.S. Navy for the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Program. Under a sole source, firm-fixed price $761 million contract, prime contracto ... more | .. |
  Raytheon Chosen by DARPA for Critical Cybersecurity Research Program on Insider Threats Raytheon has been selected to support an insider threat research program led by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). The goal of the DARPA Anomaly Detection at Multiple Scale ... more | .. |
 Raytheon Small Diameter Bomb II Uncooled Tri-Mode Seeker Exceeds Expectations A series of laboratory tests on Raytheon's Small Diameter Bomb II tri-mode seeker demonstrated that it exceeds anticipated performance parameters. SDB II's seeker fuses millimeter-wave radar, ... more | .. |
 Anonymous antics spark hacker feud Hackers bent on derailing Anonymous clashed with members of the notorious group at a DefCon gathering in Las Vegas late Saturday. ... more |
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 Britain spends $2.1m monthly on Libya pilots' accomodation Britain is spending Pounds 1.3 million ($2.1 million, 1.5 million euros) a month on accomodation for 1,000 service personnel in Italy while they conduct air strikes on Libya, official figures showed Sunday. ... more | .. |
  S. Korea, US to practise destroying N. Korea weapons US and South Korean troops will practise destroying North Korean weapons of mass destruction during an annual joint exercise this month to improve their combat-readiness, a report said Sunday. ... more | .. |
 Kirkuk joint 'Golden Lions' face uncertain future Iraqi leaders have trumpeted a joint Arab-Kurdish "Golden Lions" security unit in the disputed northern city of Kirkuk but key issues remain over its funding and expansion. ... more | .. |
 In Afghanistan, more and more roadside bombs The use of roadside bombs in Afghanistan against foreign troops and civilians has reached record highs, with US forces struggling to cut off the flow of Pakistani fertilizer used to build them. ... 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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 Allies struggling to complete Libya mission: experts Strong resistance by Moamer Kadhafi's forces and conflicting impulses to topple the Libyan ruler and hit a political settlement are stumping France's and its allies' efforts to end the conflict, experts say. ... more | .. |
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 | .. |
Hacker group declares cyber war on US police A hacker group on Saturday claimed it has "defaced and destroyed" websites at scores of US police agencies in retaliation for the arrest of suspected peers accused of hacking into the CIA, British crime agency SOCA, and Sony. ... more | .. |
 31 US troops die as Afghan Taliban down helicopter Thirty-one US special forces died in Afghanistan when the Taliban shot down their helicopter, officials said Saturday, the deadliest incident for foreign troops in the decade-long war. ... more |
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Five killed in Iraq jailbreak: officials Four prisoners and a guard were killed in clashes at a prison in the central Iraqi city of Hilla, during which eight inmates escaped, officials said on Saturday. ... more | .. |
 Wire pops lock certified for US defense facilities Hackers at a DefCon gathering were shown how a high-security lock certified for use in sensitive US government facilities can be easily opened with just a piece of wire. ... more | .. |
 Australians in nuclear protest at Hiroshima events Hundreds of Australians turned out Saturday to rally against nuclear power following Japan's Fukushima reactor crisis, at events to commemorate the atomic bombing of Hiroshima during World War II. ... more | .. |
Hacker drone launches airborne cyber attacks Computer security specialists showed off a homemade drone aircraft Friday capable of launching airborne cyber attacks, hijacking mobile phone calls, or even delivering a dirty bomb. ... 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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 Chavez offers Kadhafi "a big hug" Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Friday he has written embattled Libyan leader Moamar Kadhafi offering him "a big hug" and denouncing NATO's "imperial" attacks on Libya. ... more | .. |
  U.S. military concerned over cost cutting As the dust temporarily settles in the U.S. deficit debate military leaders are sounding the alarm over a "doomsday" provision in deficit reduction legislation. ... more | .. |
 US-Bahrain defense pact renewed US officials and their counterparts in Bahrain, which crushed month-long protests in mid-March, have renewed a defense pact, officials said Friday. ... more | .. |
 US military to shorten soldier tours of duty The US Army will shorten the length of tours of duty for personnel deployed in combat zones from a year to nine months, as it pursues its withdrawal from Iraq and Afghanistan, the Pentagon said Friday. ... more |
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Pakistani officers face negligence charges Three Pakistani military officers face a court-martial on charges of negligence after a deadly militant attack on a naval base in Karachi in May. ... more | .. |
UN calls rights situation in Iraq 'fragile' A UN report released on Monday said the human rights situation in Iraq is still "fragile," citing issues including economic and political stagnation, continued violence and attacks on minorities. ... more | .. |
  Al-Qaida-linked rebels pounded in Somalia The withdrawal of Islamist insurgents from Mogadishu, Somalia's capital, is a major gain for the shaky Western-backed Transitional Federal Government and comes as the United States is stepping up a covert war against the group that's linked to al-Qaida. ... more | .. |
  Israel seeks 'strategic reach' for navy Israel seeks to build up its navy, partly to counter the Iranian ballistic missile threat, with missile-firing submarines and two other warships. ... more |
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