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U.S. mulls Israeli anti-rocket system buyTel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Dec 2, 2011 The U.S. Army will decide in the next few weeks whether it will buy Israel's Iron Dome anti-rocket defense system, developed by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, to protect bases in Iraq and Afghanistan. Rafael and the U.S. Raytheon Co., which produces the Patriot air-defense system, teamed in August to market Iron Dome, currently used to defend against Palestinian rockets, in the United States. Iron Dome is designed to counter rockets and artillery shells with a range of 2-43 miles. It's ... read more |
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  US, Israel maybe involved in covert war against Iran: report Many former US intelligence officials and Iran experts believe last month's explosion at a military base near Tehran was part of a covert effort by the US, Israel and other states to disable Iran's nuclear and missile programs, The Los Angeles Times reported late Sunday. ... more | .. |
  Iran missile projects unaffected by blast: general A deadly explosion at a missile development plant last month has not affected Iran's ballistic missile programme, its top general said in comments published on Saturday. ... more | .. |
  Pakistan snubs US probe into lethal strikes Islamabad has so far refused to take part in a US probe into air strikes that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers, exacerbating fears Saturday of a prolonged US-Pakistani crisis as a result of the attack. ... more | .. |
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  Taiwan leader says will not discuss China unification Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou on Saturday stressed that he will not discuss unification with China as he sought to ease concerns on his Beijing-friendly policies in the run-up to his reelection bid. ... more | .. |
  New videogames give civil uprising tips The Arab Spring uprisings and Occupy-style US protests have inspired a new genre of serious videogames designed to help activists develop strategy - all in the safety of cyberspace. ... more | .. |
  Israel will do what it takes for its security: Netanyahu Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday stressed he has the right and duty to take drastic measures to protect national security, in what local media said could be a veiled threat against Iran. ... more | .. |
 US says strike on Iran could miss nuclear sites Pentagon chief Leon Panetta on Friday warned there was no guarantee a US military strike on Iran would hit intended targets linked to Tehran's nuclear program, saying the sites are "difficult to get at." ... more |
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  Iran downs US drone, threatens reprisal: reports Iran's military said it shot down a US Army drone inside its territory near the Afghan and Pakistani borders on Sunday, and threatened to retaliate for the violation, Iranian media reported. ... more | .. |
  Swiss socialists want public vote on fighter jet deal Swiss socialists want to hold a referendum on the government's 3.1 billion franc (2.5 billion euro) purchase of a new fighter jet fleet if the deal affects spending elsewhere, it was reported on Saturday. ... more | .. |
  Maliki confident of Iraq's future Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Monday expressed confidence in the future of his country following a full withdrawal of US troops at the end of the month. ... more | .. |
 US convoys leave Iraq under tribal protection With less than a month to go, the US military wants to minimise last-minute dangers and has paid tribal fighters cash to help provide a safe exit from Iraq after more than eight years of war. ... more |
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 Photographers bring their wars to New York's Bronx After dangerous, dusty assignments in Iraq and Afghanistan, photographer Michael Kamber has chosen a tough area of New York City as the new backdrop for his interest in war. ... more | .. |
 Israel must 'mend fences' to end isolation: US US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Friday urged Israel to try and end its increasing regional "isolation" by repairing diplomatic ties with Egypt and Turkey and renewing peace efforts with the Palestinians. ... more | .. |
  70 years after Pearl Harbor, USS Arizona still weeps Seventy years after Pearl Harbor, the wreck of the Arizona, the giant battleship sunk by Japanese warplanes, still leaks oil, evoking for some the tears of the thousand sailors who went down with their ship on that day of "infamy." ... more | .. |
 No Taliban at Bonn means limited hopes for peace The Taliban's boycott of the Bonn conference on Afghanistan, 10 years after they were absent from its precursor, raises grave doubts about what progress it can make towards peace, experts say. ... more |
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SFL Missions Inc. Secures CSA Contract for HAWC Satellite Concept Study
Multinational research project shows how life on Earth can be measured from space
How life's building blocks formed on early Earth examined through polyester protocell formation limits | .. |
Injured British soldiers set for trans-Atlantic row Four British servicemen who were seriously injured in Iraq or Afghanistan are set to depart Monday on a gruelling trans-Atlantic rowing challenge. ... more | .. |
 Aussies decommission Kanimbla Australia decommissioned the last of its amphibious landing platforms, the HMAS Kanimbla - formerly the USS Saginaw - and will commission its newest amphibious ship, the British-built HMAS Choules, this month. ... more | .. |
Iran sanctions raise questions about info European furor over Iran's nuclear program and tightening sanctions on the country have raised new questions about the quality and quantity of information that is influencing the decision-making in the West. ... more | .. |
 Commentary: Black swans galore For Pakistanis, arguably the world's most anti-U.S. population in the world, the NATO airstrike that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers at a military post at Salala in the Mohmand Tribal Agency on the Afghan-Pakistan border, was deliberate. ... more |
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 US hands key base over to Iraqi control The United States on Friday handed over to Iraqi control the sprawling Victory Base Complex near Baghdad, the main base from which the US-led war in Iraq was commanded, a US military spokesman said. ... more | .. |
 Iran further isolated after British embassy storming The storming of Britain's embassy in Tehran this week will likely deepen the isolation of Iran, which is already criticised for its nuclear programme, human rights record and alleged support for militants. ... more | .. |
  'Deep concern' over new landmine use as summit ends Over 100 nations hailed global progress on landmine eradication on Friday but voiced "deep concern" over the fresh use of the weapon in four countries as a large anti-mine summit ended in Cambodia. ... more | .. |
GE, Rolls-Royce scrap JSF engine program General Electric and Rolls-Royce have decided to end self-funded development of an alternative engine for the US Defense Department's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, the companies said Friday. ... more |
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Lula pushes mega-oil project as Brazil prepares to host COP30
Trump slams paper straws, vows 'back to plastic'
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  China's dominance in Myanmar As Myanmar's biggest foreign investor, China has benefited from the isolation of its resource-rich neighbour, buying up vast amounts of oil, gas and timber as it offered unwavering diplomatic support. ... more | .. |
 US Senate adopts vast military spending bill The US Senate on Thursday approved a vast military spending bill that tied strings to military aid to Pakistan and aimed to stem the spread of shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles from Libya. ... more | .. |
 NATO killings erode Pakistan appetite for peace Deadly NATO strikes have sapped Pakistan's appetite for helping the United States carve out a settlement in Afghanistan, experts say, with army chiefs under pressure from their furious junior ranks. ... more | .. |
 US experts skeptical over report on China nuclear force Arms control experts are dismissing a report by US university students that suggests China's nuclear arsenal may be much larger than previously estimated, saying the research is shoddy and unreliable. ... more |
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United US Senate adopts tough Iran sanctions The US Senate on Thursday unanimously adopted harsh new economic sanctions on Iran, dismissing US officials' fears they risked fracturing global unity on blocking Tehran's suspected nuclear weapons program. ... more | .. |
 Northrop Grumman Delivers Electronic Warfare Test and Measurement Systems To Turkey Northrop Grumman has announced the delivery of Combat Electromagnetic Environment Simulator (CEESIM) systems and a Signal Measurement System (SMS) to Aselsan, the Turkish high technology defense ele ... more | .. |
Raytheon eyes Korean F-16 radar upgrades Raytheon is offering its advanced combat radar system to South Korea as the air force opens its competition for radar upgrades to its F-16 aircraft. ... more | .. |
  Mobile security expanding in S. America Mobile security services are seeing new expansion in South America and the Caribbean with the entry of more businesses in the region. ... more |
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