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U.S. companies key to gulf missile shieldRiyadh, Saudi Arabia (UPI) Jan 9, 2012 Raytheon and Lockheed Martin have become key elements in an accelerating drive by Saudi Arabia and its Persian Gulf partners to build an integrated missile defense shield to protect the energy producers against Iran's growing missile arsenal. On Jan. 2, the Raytheon Co. of Massachusetts announced a $582.5 million contract to supply the United Arab Emirates, a regional military heavyweight, with AN/TPY-2 radars for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense missile defense system, or THAAD. ... read more |
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  Iran, Venezuela slam 'imperialism' as Ahmadinejad visits Venezuela and Iran railed against Western imperialism Monday as Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad began a tour of Latin America amid mounting tensions over Tehran's suspect nuclear program. ... more | .. |
  Attacks kill 17 in Iraq, wound 15 Afghan pilgrims Attacks across Iraq on Monday, many of which targeted Shiites, killed 17 people and wounded dozens, including 15 Afghans visiting the country for religious commemorations, officials said. ... more | .. |
 Raytheon Awarded contract for New Missile Defense Interceptor Raytheon received a $30.2 million contract from Rafael Advanced Defense Systems for continued development of the Stunner interceptor. Stunner is an advanced, multi-mission, multi-platform intercepto ... more | .. |
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  LONGBOW Receives contract for Apache LONGBOW Block III Radar and Data Link Systems The LONGBOW Limited Liability Company, a joint venture of Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] and Northrop Grumman Corporation [NYSE: NOC], received a $181 million contract from the U.S. Army for AH-64D Apa ... more | .. |
 LockMart Receives THAAD Production Contract For UAE Lockheed Martin received an undefinitized contract totaling $1.96 billion to produce the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Weapon System for the Missile Defense Agency and the United Arab ... more | .. |
 Lockheed Martin to Upgrade USAF C-130 Training Devices The U.S. Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] a $24 million contract to upgrade weapons systems trainers used in the C-130 Aircrew Training System (ATS) II. The C-130 ATS II program p ... more | .. |
  Palestinians focused on UN, not talks: Lieberman The Palestinians have no interest in restarting peace talks with Israel and are just biding their time before returning to the UN, Israel's ultra-nationalist foreign minister said Monday. ... more |
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  Raven Industries completes Vista Research Acquisition Raven Industries, has announced that its Aerostar division has completed the acquisition of Vista Research, Inc., a leading provider of surveillance systems that enhance the effectiveness of radars ... more | .. |
  Police refuse Aussie kidnappers' demand Philippines authorities said no ransom will be handed to the al-Qaida-linked Abu Sayyaf group for the safe return of a kidnapped Australian. ... more | .. |
  US, British officials victims of Stratfor hack: press Email addresses and passwords belonging to British, US and NATO officials were posted online following the hacking of a US intelligence analysis firm over Christmas, the Guardian daily reported Monday. ... more | .. |
 China pledges to keep peace on Korean peninsula Chinese President Hu Jintao pledged "unremitting efforts" to maintain peace on the Korean peninsula during talks Monday with his South Korean counterpart after the death of Kim Jong-Il. ... more |
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 Iran's leader in Venezuela as nuclear tensions grow Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was to meet Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez on Monday to kick off a tour to rally the support of Latin American allies amid growing nuclear tensions with the West. ... more | .. |
 Iran stokes nuclear fears with bunker facility The UN atomic agency said Monday that Iran is now enriching uranium at a new site in a hard-to-bomb mountain bunker, in a move set to stoke Western suspicions further that Tehran wants nuclear weapons. ... more | .. |
  China criticises new US defence policy Beijing said Monday that a new US defence strategy focused on countering China's rising power was based on "groundless" charges, and insisted it posed no threat to any nation. ... more | .. |
 US troops on lockdown after equipment stolen: officer US Army authorities have ordered about 100 troops on lockdown after night vision goggles and other high-tech equipment were stolen from a base in Washington state, officers said Monday. ... 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 | .. |
 Iraq police say sorry for Saddam-era Iraq's police, completely reformed after the 2003 US-led invasion, on Sunday apologised for acts committed during the rule of the dictator Saddam Hussein, on the eve of the force's 90th anniversary. ... more | .. |
 Iranian president to tour US foes in Latin America Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, under growing pressure from debilitating Western economic sanctions, starts a Latin America tour Sunday aimed at shoring up ties with his few remaining allies. ... more | .. |
  Afghan soldier kills NATO colleague: security sources An Afghan soldier shot dead a NATO colleague and was himself killed when a dispute ended in a shoot-out on Sunday, an Afghan security source and the NATO force said. ... more | .. |
  Israel increases defence budget by $700 million Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Sunday an increase of nearly $700 million in the defence budget, after saying last year that he would cut military spending to finance social reforms. ... more |
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 South Korean president to visit China South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak arrives in China on Monday for talks with his counterpart Hu Jintao that will focus on the North Korean leadership transition following the death of Kim Jong-Il. ... more | .. |
 Philippines says peace talks entering important phase The Philippines said Sunday it was preparing to enter a "substantive" phase of peace talks with Muslim rebels aimed at ending a long-running insurgency in the country's troubled south. ... more | .. |
  Economy, not China policy, to decide Taiwan vote Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou has overseen the most dramatic improvement in relations with China in the island's history, but economic anxieties could dash his re-election hopes in next Saturday's vote. ... more | .. |
 White House rivals Romney, Huntsman, clash on China Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney on Saturday turned rival Jon Huntsman's service as US ambassador to China against him Saturday - and drew a rare rebuke in Mandarin in response. ... 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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 Japan defence minister 'faces sack' over gaffes Japan's defence minister faces the sack, reports said Saturday, after a series of gaffes including describing the rape of a 12-year-old girl by three US servicemen as a "sexual orgy incident". ... more | .. |
 Mortars target Green Zone on Iraqi Army Day Mortars targeted Baghdad's Green Zone Friday as Iraq's military marked its anniversary with a parade, a day after the country suffered its worst attacks since August and just weeks after US troops left. ... more | .. |
 Israel out to wrap up $1 billion jet deal Israel's Defense Ministry chief Udi Shani has flown to South Korea for what looks to be the final round of talks on a hotly contested $1 billion contract for 25-30 supersonic trainer jets sought by Korean Aerospace Industries and Italy's Alenia Aermacchi. ... more | .. |
 India completes more air refueling trials India's air force has completed more trials of an EADS Airbus 330 and an Ilyushin 78 air-to-air refueling aircraft as part of its latest attempt to purchase six planes, likely for around $2 billion. ... more |
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 Outside View: North Korea in 2012 In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln gave his famous Gettysburg Address, querying whether a nation established "four score and seven years" ago and built upon the principles of liberty and equality, then fighting a "great civil war," could "long endure." ... more | .. |
 Fernandez shakes up Argentine military Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has reshuffled the country's military command, a move seen by critics as indication of continuing tensions between her administration and the defense establishment. ... more | .. |
  Missile shipment leaves Finland for South Korea A British-registered vessel detained in Finland for two weeks after it was found to be carrying 69 Patriot missiles without proper documentation left the country Friday, a shipping official said. ... more | .. |
Twelfth Georgian soldier killed in Afghanistan A Georgian soldier has been killed in Afghanistan, the defence ministry in Tbilisi said Friday - the 12th from the ex-Soviet state to die serving alongside NATO-led forces fighting the Taliban. ... more |
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