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China's first aircraft carrier makes maiden tripBeijing (AFP) Aug 10, 2011 China's first aircraft carrier embarked on its inaugural sea trial Wednesday, Beijing said, a move likely to stoke concerns about the nation's military expansion and growing territorial assertiveness. Beijing only recently confirmed it was revamping an old Soviet ship to be its first carrier and has sought to play down the vessel's capability, saying it will mainly be used for training and "research". The voyage comes amid heightened tensions over a number of maritime territorial disputes involv ... read more |
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  Israel 'seeks 20 more F-35 stealth jets' The Israeli air force reportedly plans to buy another 20 Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighters under a multiyear procurement plan under review by military chiefs. ... more | .. |
  US Senators urge sanctions on Iran finances An overwhelming majority of the US Senate urged President Barack Obama on Tuesday to impose "crippling sanctions" on Iran's financial system in a bid to hinder its suspect nuclear program. ... more | .. |
  China says hit by 500,000 cyberattacks in 2010 China said Tuesday it was hit by nearly 500,000 cyberattacks last year, about half of which originated from foreign countries including the United States and India. ... more | .. |
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  US missiles kill 21 in Pakistan: officials A US drone strike in Pakistan on Wednesday killed up to 21 Afghan fighters from the Al-Qaeda-linked Haqqani network, considered the top US foe in eastern Afghanistan, authorities said. ... more | .. |
  Israel deploys drones over offshore gas fields: report Israel has deployed drones to keep watch on gas fields off its northern coast, fearing attack by the Hezbollah militia from neighbouring Lebanon, the Jerusalem Post daily reported on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Seoul fires warning shots after N. Korea shellfire South Korean Marines fired warning shots Wednesday after a North Korean artillery shell landed off an island near the flashpoint Yellow Sea border, Seoul's defence ministry said. ... more | .. |
  US launches anti-Kadhafi offensive in Africa The United States has launched a diplomatic offensive against Libya among African nations as Tripoli accused NATO of a "massacre" of 85 villagers in air strikes in support of rebels. ... more |
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 Libya blasts NATO village 'massacre,' rebels in crisis Libyan authorities on Tuesday accused NATO of a "massacre" of 85 villagers in air strikes in support of rebels, whose political leadership was in crisis after the sacking of its top officials. ... more | .. |
 US drone strike kills seven militants in Pakistan A US drone strike in Pakistan's northwestern tribal belt on Wednesday killed at least seven fighters from the militant Haqqani network, local security officials said. ... more | .. |
 US officers oppose releasing names of dead troops The chief of the secretive US special operations command has lobbied against the release of names of American commandos killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan, officials said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Iraq's Sadr tells US troops to go home to families Radical anti-US cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has called for US forces to return home to their families in a rare English message that threatens violence but also appeals to Christian sentiment. ... more |
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 Iran: West trapped in Libya impasse The West has reached an impasse with its military intervention in Libya, Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi says. ... more | .. |
 Under fire, Netanyahu may shift economic policy Facing a growing protest movement angry about the high cost of living in the Jewish state, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has suggested he may be willing to shift his economic policy. ... more | .. |
Taiwan opposition party accuses China of hacking Taiwan's main opposition party on Tuesday accused hackers backed by the Chinese state of stealing information related to its presidential campaign in the run up to elections in January 2012. ... 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 |
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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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 Brazil's arms buying up for review again Brazil's multibillion-dollar defense acquisition program is up for review again after the latest high-profile departure from President Dilma Rousseff 's Cabinet. ... 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 | .. |
  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 | .. |
 US helicopter crashed in Taliban trap: Afghan official The Taliban lured US forces into an elaborate trap to shoot down their helicopter, killing 30 American troops in the deadliest such incident of the war, an Afghan official said Monday. ... more |
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  Moscow warns NATO against extending missile shield Russia cautioned the US and its NATO allies Monday against plans to extend an anti-missile shield into northern European seas. ... more | .. |
 Mugabe calls NATO a 'terrorist group' for attacks on Libya Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Monday brandished NATO a 'terrorist' organisation over attacks in Libya, saying the military alliance wanted to kill veteran leader Moamer Kadhafi. ... more | .. |
 NATO strike on Libyan state TV 'unacceptable': UNESCO head UNESCO head Irina Bokova on Monday branded as "unacceptable" NATO strikes on Libyan state television headquarters last month, which left three people dead, saying the media should not be a target. ... more | .. |
 N. Korea urges S. Korea, US to cancel joint drill North Korea Monday urged South Korea and the United States to cancel their upcoming annual joint exercise if they want to see a thaw in relations as well as denuclearisation. ... 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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 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 | .. |
Children learn hacker ways at DefCon Nine-year-old Anna focused intently as she screwed a circuit board into place in a first-ever "DefCon Kids village" created to tutor children in the ways of hacking. ... more | .. |
 China vows crack down on 'terrorism' after attacks The top official in China's restive Xinjiang has vowed to "resolutely" crack down on "terrorists" after a series of deadly attacks hit the northwestern region, the local government said Monday. ... 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 |
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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 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 |
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