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Azeris get Israel UAVs built under licenseBaku, Azerbaijan (UPI) Oct 7, 2011 Azerbaijan is expected to acquire 60 small Israeli-designed unmanned aerial vehicles built under license in the oil-rich former Soviet republic that's moving closer to the Jewish state as the Baku government modernizes its military. The burgeoning military and intelligence alliance between the countries is causing growing concern in Iran, Azerbaijan's southern neighbor, and in nearby longtime rival Armenia. The Israeli Aerostar and Orbiter 2M UAVs are being manufactured by Baku's Azad Sy ... read more |
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  China's Hu calls for reunification with Taiwan China's President Hu Jintao on Sunday called for Taiwan and the Chinese mainland to reunite, as he marked the 100th anniversary of the revolution that ended the nation's long imperial history. ... more | .. |
  NATO missile shield 'not targeted at anyone': Spain NATO's planned missile defence system is "not targeted against anyone", Spanish Foreign Minister Trinidad Jimenez said Friday a day after Russia criticised Madrid's decision to join the programme. ... more | .. |
  Afghanistan, US mark 10 years of war Afghanistan and the United States Friday marked 10 years since the US went to war against the Taliban, triggering a decade-long conflict that has cost thousands of lives and billions of dollars. ... more | .. |
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 Joysticks transform US warfare in Afghanistan In battle they take out Taliban fighters with joystick-controlled weapons, while back at base American soldiers hook up their Xboxes and kill their way through video games. ... more | .. |
  Mitsubishi Heavy 'targeted by over 50 computer viruses' Japanese defence contractor Mitsubishi Heavy has been hit by over 50 separate computer viruses in a series of cyber attacks so far this year, a report said Monday. ... more | .. |
  US soldiers in midst of equipment revolution Kevlar underwear, enhanced night-vision goggles and portable solar panels: the US military is seeing a gear revolution, thanks to the lessons learned during 10 years of war in Afghanistan and Iraq. ... more | .. |
  British defence chief fights for job amid friend row British Defence Secretary Liam Fox's political career hung in the balance on Monday as he prepared to face a parliamentary grilling over his friend's reported involvement in government affairs. ... more |
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Ariane 6 to deliver inaugural Galileo 2nd Gen satellites as European industry backs Arianespace
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  Putin visits China in first trip since Kremlin comeback Vladimir Putin will travel to China next week to cement long-standing ties with the world's top energy consumer, the prime minister's first trip abroad since he announced his planned Kremlin comeback. ... more | .. |
 As China Republic turns 100, centenarians look back Liu Peng-hua is as old as the Chinese Republic, which celebrates its 100th anniversary on Taiwan Monday, having lived through some of the most tumultuous changes in world history. ... more | .. |
 Dalai Lama pokes fun at China slurs, slams censorship The Dalai Lama on Saturday slamed censorship in China as "immoral" and poked fun at denunciations of himself in a video chat with Desmond Tutu after he was not granted a visa in time to travel to South Africa. ... more | .. |
 Myanmar risks Chinese anger to woo the West Myanmar's suspension of a controversial mega-dam project is the latest glimmer of change from a regime reaching out to the West at the expense of ties with traditional ally China, experts say. ... more |
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  Chile, Argentina row over past abuses A simmering row over conflicting attitudes to past military abusers of human rights in Chile and Argentina threatens to get out of control as another Argentine fugitive faced expulsion from Chile after sudden arrest. ... more | .. |
 Australia grounds its Chinook choppers Australia grounded its fleet of five CH-47D Chinook helicopters, including two in Afghanistan, under a "precautionary suspension of flying operations" note. ... more | .. |
 No end to U.S. gun-walking scandal Republican legislators have drawn a sharp bead on U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, and by extension the White House, amid new revelations in the cross-border "gun walking" scandal. ... more | .. |
 NATO, ISAF see Afghan role beyond 2014 The 49-nation International Security Assistance Force and NATO expect to stay in Afghanistan after the planned 2014 pullout and handover of security to Afghan forces, NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen 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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 USS Cole bombing suspect to be arraigned on Nov 9 The main suspect in the bombing of the USS Cole warship will go before a judge for the first time at a Guantanamo Bay military tribunal on November 9, the Pentagon said Friday. ... more | .. |
  US citizen pleads guilty to exporting IT to Iran A US citizen pleaded guilty Friday to conspiring to illegally export computers from the United States to arch-foe Iran, and agreed to a $1.25 million fine, the Justice Department said. ... more | .. |
  Power to the women! Trio shares Nobel Peace Prize Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, compatriot "peace warrior" Leymah Gbowee and Yemen's Arab Spring activist Tawakkul Karman won the Nobel Peace Prize Friday in a nod to women's empowerment. ... more | .. |
 Fighting rages in 'final assault' on Kadhafi hometown Sirte was rocked by deadly fighting on Friday in what Libya's new regime forces said was a final assault on Moamer Kadhafi's besieged hometown, with orders to take it despite stiff resistance. ... more |
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 N.Korea could conduct third nuclear test: Seoul North Korea could conduct a third nuclear test or another missile launch before next year's US and South Korean presidential elections if disarmament talks fail, a senior Seoul official warned on Friday. ... more | .. |
 LockMart's JLTV Meets Mine-Resistant Vehicle Protection Levels at 40 Percent Less Weight Recent government blast tests demonstrated that Lockheed Martin's Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) meets protection standards for IED-protected vehicles, while weighing approximately 40 percent l ... more | .. |
  Elbit Establishes Israeli MOD Comms Equipment Supply Upgrade and Maintenance Project Elbit Systems has announced that it was awarded a contract by the Israeli Ministry of Defense (IMOD) to supply, upgrade and provide maintenance under the Israeli Defense Forces' (IDF) communications ... more | .. |
 New Chemical Detection Technology NASA scientists are creating technology that can detect hazardous chemical compounds in the air with a smart phone. Jing Li, a physical scientist at NASA's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif ... 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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 AUVSI Cautions FAA to Stay the Course on UAS Integration into the National Airspace System In light of this week's failed plot againt the Pentagon and the U.S. Capitol with remote-controlled model planes packed with explosives, the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (A ... more | .. |
 Jihadists avenge setbacks in Somalia The suicide bombing in Mogadishu, Somalia's war-scarred capital, that killed more than 100 people indicates that Arab and transnational fighters in the Islamist al-Shabaab organization are pushing to extend global jihad to the Horn of Africa. ... more | .. |
 Israel bars nuclear whistle-blower from emigrating: media Israel's supreme court on Thursday barred nuclear whistle-blower Mordechai Vanunu from emigrating on the grounds he still poses a threat to state security, Israeli media reported. ... more | .. |
  Iraq offers 'experience' to Libya as Jibril visits Iraq offered its experience of rebuilding the country and gearing up for democracy during a visit to Baghdad Thursday by Libya's interim premier Mahmud Jibril, officials said. ... more |
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Seven killed in Iraq attacks Gun and bomb attacks in Baghdad and central Iraq killed seven people on Thursday, while a representative of the country's top Shiite cleric was wounded, officials said. ... more | .. |
 Egypt marks October 1973 war with army under fire Polished steel rifles jangled as soldiers performed a drill before a small crowd to celebrate the anniversary of the October 1973 war with Israel, at a time of discontent with Egypt's military. ... more | .. |
Afghanistan marks 10 years since war started Afghanistan marks 10 years since the start of the US-led war against the Taliban Friday amid heightened security and questions over what the next decade will hold. ... more | .. |
US defence chief in Naples for NATO talks on Libya With NATO's campaign in Libya nearing an end, US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta flew to the allied command in Naples on Thursday to confer with officers overseeing the air war. ... more |
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