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China beefing up military presence in Indian OceanNairobi (AFP) Dec 20, 2011 Little by little China is forming military links in Africa and in the Indian Ocean in order, experts say, to protect Beijing's economic interests in the region. In the past three weeks Beijing has committed to supporting Ugandan forces operating in Somalia and to helping the Seychelles fight piracy. "It is very clear that the Chinese leaders recognize that military force will play a bigger role to safeguard China's overseas interests," Jonathan Holslag, of the Brussels Institute of Chinese Conte ... read more |
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  Israel forms corps for strategic strikes Amid deepening tension between Iran and its principal adversaries - the United States and Israel - the Jewish state has formed a Special Forces command to carry out strategic strikes deep inside hostile territory. ... more | .. |
  Israel forced to fund PA for German sub A senior German official has confirmed that Berlin held up the sale of a sixth Dolphin-class submarine until Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's right-wing government released $100 million in tax revenue withheld from the Palestinian Authority. ... more | .. |
 China urges N. Koreans to stand behind Kim's son China's president offered his condolences for the death of Kim Jong-Il Tuesday as Beijing, fearing instability on its border, called on North Koreans to unite behind their former leader's son and heir. ... more | .. |
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  Iraq crisis fans Sunni fears after US pullout A political crisis coupled with moves for more autonomy by Iraq's Sunnis is fanning the minority's fears of marginalisation with all US troops having left the country, experts say. ... more | .. |
  Japan selects troubled F-35 as new fighter jet Japan on Tuesday chose the as-yet unproven F-35 stealth jet for its next-generation mainstay fighter, as North Korea provided a timely reminder of the region's potential for instability. ... more | .. |
 North Korea promotes son after Kim Jong-Il death North Korea Tuesday mourned late leader Kim Jong-Il and touted his son and successor Jong-Un as the "pillar of our people" amid international wariness at the upheaval in the nuclear-armed nation. ... more | .. |
  Raytheon's Navy Multiband Terminal Tests With On-Orbit AEHF Satellite Raytheon has successfully tested with the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite that will provide secure communications for the U.S. military and international partners. Raytheon' ... more |
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 India's president calls for better maritime security India's president on Tuesday stressed the need to improve maritime security, as the energy-hungry nation grows and ramps up offshore oil and gas exploration activity. ... more | .. |
  Japan Selects Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II The Japan Ministry of Defense has announced its selection of the Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] F-35 Lightning II as the Japan Air Self Defense Force's (JASDF) next generation fighter aircraft, followi ... more | .. |
  Taiwan halts live-fire drills after Kim's death Taiwan on Tuesday ordered a halt to planned live-fire military drills to avoid inflaming regional tensions after the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il, officials said. ... more | .. |
  WikiLeaks suspect supervisor opposed deployment A former supervisor of US Army Private Bradley Manning, accused of spilling US secrets to WikiLeaks, said Tuesday she had repeatedly recommended that he not be deployed to Iraq. ... more |
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 Pentagon plays down remarks by Panetta on Iran The Pentagon on Tuesday sought to play down remarks by Defense Secretary Leon Panetta who has suggested Iran's nuclear program could be on a faster track than previously suspected. ... more | .. |
 Iraq VP to fight terror charges as row deepens Iraq's Sunni Arab vice president denied terror charges against him and vowed to defend himself in a defiant news conference on Tuesday as rival leaders called for urgent talks to resolve a worsening crisis. ... more | .. |
 France's Thales, Safran in optoelectronics venture French defence giants Safran and Thales signed Tuesday a joint venture deal in optoelectronics, a key high-tech military technology. ... more | .. |
  Syrian air force, navy on manoeuvres against 'aggression' The Syrian navy and air force conducted live-fire manoeuvres on Tuesday to test their preparedness to repulse "any aggression against the homeland," the official SANA news agency reported. ... more |
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NASA radar imagery highlights expanding landslide activity in Los Angeles
GHGSAT Selected as Copernicus Contributing Mission by ESA and EU
Asteroid Bennu comes from a long-lost salty world with ingredients for life | .. |
 Russia demands NATO inquiry of Libya civilian deaths Russia on Monday stepped up demands for NATO to account for civilian deaths from the air strike campaign which led to the downfall of Libyan strongman Moamer Kadhafi. ... more | .. |
  Cameron visits British troops in Afghanistan Prime Minister David Cameron paid a pre-Christmas visit to British troops in Afghanistan on Tuesday, although his plans were upset by a dust storm, officials and media said. ... more | .. |
 Mystery of Moscow's bid to free gunrunner Moscow is pressing the United States hard to repatriate arms dealer Viktor Bout, who was convicted by a New York court Nov. 2 on four counts of terrorism and conspiring to kill Americans. ... more | .. |
 Iraq's fate in balance amid new turmoil With the last U.S. soldier barely out of Iraq, the country is lurching toward a collapse of the supposedly democratic system put in place with great fanfare by the United States after toppling Saddam Hussein in 2003. ... more |
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 Kim's body on show in N. Korea amid mass mourning North Korea put the body of its late leader Kim Jong-Il on display in a glass coffin Tuesday and heaped praise on his son and successor, amid world wariness at the transition in the nuclear-armed nation. ... more | .. |
 Karzai wants immediate halt to NATO night raids Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday demanded an immediate halt to controversial NATO-led night raids and for foreign forces to stop entering Afghan homes, his spokesman said. ... more | .. |
 US patience turns to nervousness after Kim death Kim Jong-Il's death has radically revamped calculations for the United States, which long waited patiently for change in nuclear-armed North Korea but is now nervous about potential dangers to come. ... more | .. |
Investigators link WikiLeaks suspect to Assange US Army investigators presented evidence for the first time Monday directly linking the US soldier accused of spilling secrets to WikiLeaks to the founder of the site, Julian Assange. ... more |
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Robots Enhance Sewer Inspection and Maintenance with AI
Role of barrier films in maintaining the stability of perovskite solar cells
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 Northrop Grumman To Support LN-251 Navigation System Integration On CH-53K Helicopter Northrop Grumman has been awarded a follow-on contract by the U.S. Navy to provide integration and laboratory test support for the LN-251 embedded global positioning system (GPS)/fiber-optic inertia ... more | .. |
 Lockheed Martin Achieves Critical Reliability Testing Milestone For Navy Minehunting System Lockheed Martin completed 500 hours of reliability testing on the U.S. Navy's Remote Multi-Mission Vehicle (RMMV), marking a critical testing milestone. The system will provide mine reconnaiss ... more | .. |
 Raytheon Awarded US Navy Contract for DDG 1000 Raytheon has been awarded a $254 million contract modification for the completion of software development for the DDG 1000-class destroyer program. Under the contract, Raytheon Integrated Defense Sy ... more | .. |
 WikiLeaks suspect had Assange contact info: witness Contact information for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was found on a computer hard drive belonging to Bradley Manning, investigators said Monday, as the US government built its case against the US soldier accused of spilling secrets to the site. ... more |
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 Iraq says Syria opposition to visit next week Representatives of Syria's opposition will visit Iraq next week as part of Baghdad's efforts to end nine months of unrest in the country, National Security Adviser Falah al-Fayadh said on Monday. ... more | .. |
 No unusual moves by N.Korean army so far: US The Pentagon is closely following events after the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il but Pyongyang's military has taken no provocative steps so far, a US military officer said Monday. ... more | .. |
  N. Korea test-fires short-range missiles: report North Korea test-fired two short-range missiles off its east coast on Monday, the same day it announced the death of leader Kim Jong-Il, South Korea's Yonhap news agency said. ... more | .. |
 US, South Korea close ranks after Kim death The United States swiftly closed ranks with its ally South Korea Monday as the death of nuclear-armed North Korea's leader Kim Jong-Il landed President Barack Obama with a sudden foreign policy crisis. ... more |
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