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Secret new Russian missile fails in testing: reportsMoscow (AFP) Sept 28, 2011 A new intercontinental Russian missile whose development has been kept as a state secret failed in its first test-firing and crashed back into the launch zone, reports said Wednesday. Reports published on Russian news agencies about the failed test firing from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in northern Russia appeared to be the first indication that the ground-based missile even existed. "After launch, the missile fell back down onto the territory of the cosmodrome. There were no casualties or damage," ... read more |
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  Iran equips marine forces with 'cruise' missile Iran has equipped its naval forces with a short range "cruise missile," able to hit targets in costal areas and warships within "200 kilometres (125 miles), the country's defence minister was quoted as saying on Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  Israeli bunker-busters cause Mideast alarm The disclosure that U.S. President Barack Obama approved the sale of 5,000-pound bunker-buster bombs to Israel, which wants them for a possible attack on Iran's nuclear installations, has sent ripples of alarm across the Middle East, including Israel itself. ... more | .. |
  Outside View: America's most testing epoch In life, people inexorably move from infancy to adulthood and on to old age in a series of significant chronological milestones. Countries are obviously not people but states also pass through stages that mark fundamental transition points and new epochs in their histories, sometimes knowingly, sometimes not. And sometimes for better and sometimes for worse. ... more | .. |
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  Greek defence staff charged in submarine bribes case A Greek prosecutor Thursday charged 29 people including naval officers and defence ministry staff over bribes allegedly taken to approve a German submarine order a decade ago, a justice source said. ... more | .. |
  Quartet peace proposal 'encouraging': Palestinians A proposal for new peace talks announced by the international peacemaking Quartet last week contains "encouraging elements," a senior Palestinian official said Thursday. ... more | .. |
  Two dead in north Iraq bomb attack: police A suicide bomber who detonated his explosives-packed truck outside a bank in the disputed northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk killed at least two people on Thursday, police said. ... more | .. |
  Defense optronics market set for growth Defense optronics is a growing market due to an increase in land vehicle procurement programs, a report released in Britain said. ... more |
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Ariane 6 to deliver inaugural Galileo 2nd Gen satellites as European industry backs Arianespace
Momentus to conduct multi sensor rendezvous trial with US Air Force
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  Iran offensive kills 180 Kurdish rebels: Guards A deputy chief of Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Thursday the force had killed more than 180 Kurdish rebels in a summer offensive along the northwestern border with Iraq, Fars news agency reported. ... more | .. |
 Thales solidifies South American footprint The Thales Group of France has acquired 100 percent of the capital of Omnisys, a Brazilian electronics engineering company near Sao Paulo. ... more | .. |
 India halts Mazagon shipyard joint venture India's first joint venture between the public sector and a private firm to build warships, Mazagon Dock-Pipavav, has been frozen after concerns about unfair competition. ... more | .. |
 Brazil arms industry growth draws Boeing Brazilian defense industry growth has prompted the Boeing Co., a U.S. company, to expand operations in the South American country. ... more |
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 NATO disputes UN stats on Afghan violence The NATO-led military in Afghanistan on Thursday publicly challenged UN statistics showing a 39 percent increase in violence in the war-torn country. ... more | .. |
 Amnesty criticizes Thai rebel killings Human rights group Amnesty International slammed rebels in southern Thailand for deliberately targeting civilians in what could be considered war crimes. ... more | .. |
 Syria regime, opponents trade blame for scientist murders The Syrian government and regime opponents blamed each other Wednesday for the murder of a nuclear engineer, the latest death among scientists in the flashpoint city of Homs. ... more | .. |
 US threatens sanctions on China banks over Iran A top US envoy said Wednesday that Washington could penalise China's four biggest state banks if they were found doing business with an Iranian insurance firm in violation of US nuclear sanctions. ... 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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 Three NATO troops dead in Afghan bomb Three foreign troops have died in a single bombing in Afghanistan, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force said late Wednesday, taking the death toll for the day to five. ... more | .. |
 Rival forces clash in Yemen capital Fierce clashes erupted in Yemen's capital on Thursday between troops loyal to embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh and forces led by defected General Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar, a day after tribesmen downed a warplane. ... more | .. |
 Iraq police arrest ex-electricity minister: officials Iraqi police on Wednesday arrested former electricity minister Raad Shallal al-Ani, who was fired last month for approving allegedly improper deals, security and parliamentary officials said. ... more | .. |
 Iran nuclear drive heightens risk of strike: France France's UN envoy warned late Tuesday that Iran faces the risk of a military strike if it pursues its nuclear drive because certain countries would not accept it having an atomic weapon. ... more |
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 Ex-envoy casts doubt on N. Korea nuke disarmament A former diplomat in Pyongyang cast doubt Wednesday on North Korea's willingness to denuclearise, saying its officials believe Libya's regime would have survived had it kept its nuclear weapons. ... more | .. |
  2,700 hacking attempts on S.Korea military in year South Korea's military has seen more than 2,700 attempts to hack into its websites over the past year, a lawmaker said Wednesday, amid growing concern over North Korea's cyber warfare capability. ... more | .. |
 BAE Systems cutting 3,000 jobs in UK The recent report on the job cuts to be announced by BAE is very sad news for BAE as well as for the broader British Aerospace and Defence industry. BAE is not alone in decreasing the work force, wi ... more | .. |
  AeroVironment Receives Order from USAF for Raven UAS AeroVironment has announced that it received a $6,874,175 firm-fixed-price order from the U.S. Air Force under an existing contract with the U.S. Army. The order comprises new digital Raven small un ... more |
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Google pledge against using AI for weapons vanishes
MIT engineers help multirobot systems stay in the safety zone
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  Northrop Grumman Tech Pivotal in US Marine Corps' MTAOM Command and Control System The U.S. Marine Corps has begun deploying the first of 10 AN/TSQ-269 Mobile Tactical Air Operations Module (MTAOM) command and control systems, which feature key components made by Northrop Grumman. ... more | .. |
 Iran: Executions point to 'killing spree' A sharp rise in the number of executions reported in Iran is raising suspicions that the Tehran regime has, in the words of a British newspaper, engaged in "a judicial killing spree" to intimidate its opponents. ... more | .. |
  Filipino troops kill Abu Sayyaf leader Filipino government troops killed a rebel Abu Sayyaf leader in a clash in a village about 20 miles outside Zamboanga City. ... more | .. |
 Iraq finally signs up for F-16 jets Iraq's purchase of 18 F-16 Block 52 jets from Lockheed Martin will give the country's nascent postwar air force its first combat capability. ... more |
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 Iran warns on 'cooperating' with BBC Iran's intelligence minister has issued a warning to his fellow Iranians to not cooperate with the BBC, less than week after arresting six filmmakers. ... more | .. |
 US groups say hunger worsening in N.Korea Relief groups on Monday made a new plea to the United States to offer food assistance to North Korea, warning that hunger was worsening and could develop into a major crisis next year. ... more | .. |
 N. Korea tells UN rival South seeking 'road to war' North Korea on Tuesday accused the rival South of seeking "the road to war" but called again for international talks on its nuclear arsenal. ... more | .. |
 Militants flee US drone strike in Pakistan: officials Militants escaped a US drone strike targeting a vehicle in a troubled Pakistani tribal region near the Afghan border on Tuesday, security officials said. ... more |
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