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Iran mourns death of missile expert as report links IsraelTehran (AFP) Nov 14, 2011 Iran held solemn funerals for 17 Revolutionary Guards killed in a munitions blast on Monday, including a key figure in its ballistic missiles programme, as a US magazine pointed a finger at Israel. Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attended one ceremony held in Tehran, in honour of Major General Hassan Moqaddam and seven other Guards members, according to footage aired by state television. Moqaddam, responsible for industrial research to ensure the Guards' self-sufficiency in armament ... read more |
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  Lockheed Martin Wins Major Contract From US Army To Maintain Aerostat Detection Systems The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin a $383 million contract to maintain, operate and sustain the Persistent Threat Detection Systems (PTDS). The tethered aerostat provides real-time, around- ... more | .. |
  STSS Demonstration Satellites Participate in THAAD Weapon System Multiple Missile Test The Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) demonstration satellites tracked two different missile targets and delivered data in real-time to support a successful Oct. 5 flight test of the Ter ... more | .. |
  Northrop Grumman Meshnet Network - A Mission Command Multiplier The U.S. Army selected a wireless network developed by Northrop Grumman to participate in the second Network Integration Evaluation (NIE), underway at White Sands Missile Range, N.M, and Fort Bliss, ... more | .. |
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  Boeing Receives US Navy Contract to Develop New Mission Computer for Super Hornet and Growler Boeing has received a $48 million contract from the U.S. Navy to collaboratively develop a new mission computer for the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler. The Type 4 Advanced Mission C ... more | .. |
 Raytheon to Deliver NMT SATCOM Systems for U.S. Navy and International Partners Raytheon has received several production orders from the U.S. Navy for next-generation Navy Multiband Terminal protected Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite communication (SATCOM) ter ... more | .. |
  Israel, South Korea scrap over jet deal Israel and South Korea are increasingly at odds over a $1 billion contract for the Israeli air force's new advanced jet trainer to replace its venerable A-4 Skyhawks, amid reports that Israel has already signed a preliminary deal with Italy to buy a rival aircraft. ... more | .. |
  Iraq, Iran top brass pledge border 'cooperation' Top generals from Iraq and Iran, which fought a bloody eight-year war in the 1980s, have discussed ways of bolstering military "cooperation" along their common border, the state-run television website reported on Monday. ... more |
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  EU threatens Iran sanctions but balks at military option European Union foreign ministers threatened Monday to tighten sanctions on Iran over its controversial nuclear drive but showed little appetite for military action. ... more | .. |
  Senators urge probe into US firm aid for Syria US senators called in a letter released Monday for an investigation into whether US companies have provided Internet monitoring and censorship technology to Syria, aiding its crackdown on dissent. ... more | .. |
 Gender bias in Israel army 'may endanger state security' The surge in religiously-motivated discrimination against women in the military could pose a threat to Israel's security, a group of retired major generals warned in a letter on Monday. ... more | .. |
 US shifts drones from Iraq to Turkey: Pentagon The United States has deployed Predator drones to Turkey from Iraq for surveillance flights in support of Ankara's fight against Kurdish rebels, a Pentagon spokesman said Monday. ... more |
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  Iraqi Kurd leaders head Turkey-PKK mediation Iraq's top Kurdish leaders are mediating between Turkey and Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) separatists with bases in northern Iraq to bring their conflict to an end, an official said. ... more | .. |
 No gains after Quartet meets Israelis, Palestinians Envoys from the international peacemaking Quartet seemed to make no headway Monday after separate meetings with Israeli and Palestinians officials in a bid to kickstart long-stalled peace talks. ... more | .. |
 Taliban claims to leak Afghan jirga security plan The Taliban in Afghanistan have published what they claim is a top-secret government security plan for a major meeting of elders this week, but officials deny the document is genuine. ... more | .. |
 Quartet envoys meet Israelis, Palestinians separately Envoys from the international peacemaking Quartet were to hold separate meetings with Israeli and Palestinians officials on Monday in a bid to kickstart long-stalled peace talks. ... more |
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Quantum factors elevate plant energy transport efficiency
Small temperature rise could triple Earth heat hazard
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 Obama hits back at Romney with Iran jibe US President Barack Obama hit back at 2012 election rival Mitt Romney on Sunday over Iran, suggesting that people that try to simplify the nuclear issue are playing politics. ... more | .. |
 Republicans assail Obama on Iran, jab Pakistan Republican White House hopefuls have slammed President Barack Obama's handling of Iran and vowed a tougher line - even going to war - to stop Tehran obtaining nuclear weapons. ... more | .. |
 Afghan president's rival to boycott assembly The main challenger to the Afghan president said Sunday he would boycott a traditional leaders' assembly to discuss peace moves and ties with the United States, calling it illegal and unconstitutional. ... more | .. |
 EADS chief calls on France, Germany to give up control EADS chief Louis Gallois called Sunday for a change in the shareholding structure of the European aerospace group by which France and Germany would give up their controlling shares. ... more |
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 World must halt Iran nuclear drive: Israel PM Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday called on world governments to waste no time in stopping "Iran's race to arm itself with a nuclear weapon." ... more | .. |
  Taiwan opposition claims China interfering in polls Taiwan's main opposition claimed Sunday that Beijing was colluding with the country's China-friendly government to ensure its re-election in January polls, triggering a rebuttal from the ruling party. ... more | .. |
 Iraq army chief on Iran visit seeks stronger ties Iraq's top general made an official visit to Iran on Sunday and called for the boosting of ties between Tehran and Baghdad, which fought a 1980-1988 war, an military website quoted him as saying. ... more | .. |
Iraq attacks wound 20, including Iran pilgrims Twenty people, including 13 Iranian pilgrims, were wounded in bomb attacks in Iraq on Sunday, an interior ministry official said, while insurgents launched rocket and bomb attacks on US forces. ... more |
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Rubio in Costa Rica as he seeks to curb China influence; Panama lawsuit would axe HK canal concession
New Belgian government ditches nuclear power exit plan
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 Turkey bombs north Iraq: PKK Turkish warplanes bombed the Qandil border area in Iraqi Kurdistan on Sunday for about an hour, a spokesman for the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) separatist group said. ... more | .. |
  Iran says Duqu malware under 'control' Iran said on Sunday it had found a way to "control" the computer malware Duqu, which is similar to Stuxnet virus which in 2010 attacked its nuclear programme and infected more than 30,000 computers. ... more | .. |
Russia will continue arms sales to ally Syria: official Russia will continue exporting arms to Syria since no international decision has been made outlawing it, said a top industry official quoted by the news agency Interfax Sunday. ... more | .. |
 Iran Guards say missile unit pioneer killed in blast A senior general who pioneered an artillery and missile unit was among those killed in a munitions blast that ripped through a base of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards, a Sunday statement said. ... more |
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UAE asks Eurofighter to counter Rafale offer: statement The United Arab Emirates, which is in the final stages of talks with France on the sale of Rafale fighter jets, has invited Eurofighter to make a counter offer, the European consortium said Sunday. ... more | .. |
 S. Korea nuclear envoy to meet US official in Vienna South Korea's nuclear envoy Lim Sung-Nam left Sunday for Vienna for talks on ways to revive stalled negotiations on North Korea's nuclear disarmament. ... more | .. |
India PM warns Pakistan over attacks Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh warned Saturday Pakistan knows one more Mumbai-style terror attack would be a "big setback" to the nuclear-armed neighbours' plans to step up their peace process. ... more | .. |
S.Korea to build barracks for US troops on island South Korea plans to build a barracks for US troops on an island near the tense sea border with North Korea in case of emergency or military drills, the defence ministry said Sunday. ... more |
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