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Israel needs $3.9B to fund Arrow planTel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Jan 13, 2012 Amid controversial cuts in Israel's defense budget and concerns of new conflict in the Middle East, the Defense Ministry is grappling with the problem of funding costly plans to build a multi-layered shield against Iranian and Syrian ballistic missiles. Ministry sources say, for instance, that $3.9 billion is needed to produce more batteries of the long-range, high-altitude Arrow anti-missile system built by Israel Aerospace Industries and the Boeing Co. of the United States. But large s ... read more |
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  Iran buries scientist slain by 'CIA and Mossad' Iran on Friday buried a top scientist it said was killed in an Israeli-American covert campaign against its nuclear programme, as a US-led drive for crippling sanctions ran into opposition even from allies. ... more | .. |
  Australia buys portable UAV landing mat Australia's Department of Defense has bought a portable landing mat for use with unmanned aerial vehicles from manufacturer Faun Trackway USA. ... more | .. |
  Pakistan government faces legal challenges Pakistan's under-fire government faces a day of legal challenges on Monday, with two court hearings that could pave the way to unseating the leadership and forcing early elections. ... more | .. |
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  Bulgaria, Israel sign training, arms industry deals Bulgaria and Israel signed two military accords for joint army trainings and defence industry cooperation on Sunday, Bulgaria's defence ministry announced. ... more | .. |
  Major US-Israel military drill postponed Israel and the United States have agreed to postpone a major military defence exercise scheduled for spring, a senior security official said Sunday, amid rising regional tension over Iran's nuclear programme. ... more | .. |
  India, China resume border talks in Delhi Indian and Chinese officials on Monday began fresh talks on sensitive border issues after discussions last year were cancelled over a speech in India by Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama. ... more | .. |
 Kazakh ruling party scores landslide win The ruling party of Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev was declared the landslide winner Monday of snap polls in which two nominally-opposition groups won parliament seats for the first time. ... more |
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 Top Syria army defector to set up high military council A top Syrian army defector will announce later on Saturday the creation of a special council that will oversee all military operations against the embattled regime of Bashar al-Assad, his media advisor told AFP. ... more | .. |
  Iraq car bomb against Kurdish sect kills 7 A car bomb targeting an internally displaced persons camp for a tiny minority group near Iraq's main northern city of Mosul killed seven people and wounded four others on Monday, officials said. ... more | .. |
 Briton loses US extradition fight over Iran missile claims A retired British businessman on Friday lost a High Court battle against extradition to the United States on charges of conspiring to sell missile parts to Iran. ... more | .. |
 Eldest son of late Kim spotted in Beijing: reports The eldest son of late North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il has been spotted in Beijing almost a month after his father's death, South Korean media reports said Monday. ... more |
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  Taiwan's Ma wins vote but faces tough second term Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou's re-election is a relief for China and the US, but observers say he could face a tough second term, forced to balance demands from Beijing with fears he is selling out. ... more | .. |
 Palestinians, Israelis in more 'exploratory' talks Palestinian and Israeli delegates met on Saturday in Jordan for a third "exploratory" meeting on the possibility of a resumption of peace talks, a Jordanian official said. ... more | .. |
 Defiant Ahmadinejad wins backing of four LatAm allies Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad headed for home on Friday after achieving his goal of securing the backing of four Latin American allies in his country's nuclear standoff with the West. ... more | .. |
 UN nuclear watchdog to visit Iran: diplomats A high-level UN nuclear agency delegation will visit Iran late this month to try to clear up claims of covert weapons activities, diplomats said Friday. ... 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 | .. |
 China bids farewell to pandas bound for France Huan Huan and Yuan Zi spent their last day at the panda breeding centre in southwestern China ahead of a ten year trip to France, with a farewell ceremony held in their honour. ... more | .. |
 Pakistan premier praises armed forces amid tension Pakistan's prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has moved to calm mounting tensions between the government and the armed forces, saying the civilian leadership fully supports the military. ... more | .. |
 Pakistan's Khan says he's not anti-West Imran Khan, the cricket star turned politician who is gaining support in Pakistan, on Friday rebutted charges he is anti-West and said his vision for an Islamic society looked like Scandinavia. ... more | .. |
  Study analyzes countries' cyber-power Britain and Germany are among the top five countries with the capability to withstand cyberattacks and protect their economies, a study indicates. ... more |
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Pakistan's Zardari meets army chief amid tensions Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari met the chief of the powerful army on Saturday for face-to-face talks, a spokesman said, amid a civilian-military standoff that is shaking the government. ... more | .. |
 Seven police killed in Iraq compound siege Several attacks and a police compound siege in west Iraq by suicide bombers dressed as police killed seven officers on Sunday, raising doubts about security forces' abilities after US troops left. ... more | .. |
  US hopes for missile shield accord this year: report The United States hopes to reach a deal with Russia by the end of the year for the deployment of a ballistic missile shield in Europe, the State Department's top arms control official said. ... more | .. |
US to withdraw about 7,000 troops from Europe: Panetta The United States plans to withdraw about 7,000 US troops of the 81,000 troops based in Europe, US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Thursday. ... more |
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N. Korea test-fires short-range missiles: official North Korea test-fired three short-range missiles off its east coast this week in an apparently routine exercise, a South Korean official said Friday. ... more | .. |
  US Army Testing Demonstrates Readiness of Raytheon's MAINGATE Radio Raytheon's Mobile Ad hoc Interoperability Network GATEway (MAINGATE) radio system successfully provided tactical networking capabilities at two major U.S. Army exercises, giving soldiers reliable ba ... more | .. |
 Raytheon Awarded Contract for US Air Force Field Service Support Raytheon has been awarded a $179.5 million follow-on contract by the U.S. Air Force to provide Contractor Field Service (CFS) support for U-2 sensors, data links and the Air Force Distributed Common ... more | .. |
  45th Space Wing: Looking Back at 2011 and Forward to 2012 Sharks! Let me be the first to welcome you back from what I hope was a relaxing and fun holiday. I know that we all welcomed the break after the recent launches, preparation for and ultimately execu ... more |
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  Argon ST extends contract for US Navy's Surface Ship Torpedo Defense (SSTD) program Boeing subsidiary Argon ST has received a $14.8 million follow-on award under its contract for the U.S. Navy's Surface Ship Torpedo Defense (SSTD) program. The firm, fixed-price agreement provides c ... more | .. |
 India buys MBDA missiles India will buy 500 air-to-air missiles from European guided weapons manufacturer MBDA for its Mirage 2000 aircraft in a contract worth around $1.2 billion. ... more | .. |
 Raytheon Awarded First International Airborne Low Frequency Sonar Contract Raytheon has been awarded an $80.8 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy in support of a Foreign Military Sale of the AN/AQS-22 Airborne Low Frequency Sonar to the Royal Australian Navy. ... more | .. |
US drone strike kills four militants: Pakistan officials A US missile strike targeting a militant vehicle killed four rebels on Thursday in the second drone strike in 48 hours to hit Pakistan's tribal region, local security officials said. ... more |
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