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NATO sees little progress in missile talks with RussiaBrussels (AFP) Jan 26, 2012 NATO and Russia have made little progress in talks to cooperate on a US-led missile shield for Europe, and failing a deal may have to drop plans for a summit in May, NATO's secretary general said Thursday. Anders Fogh Rasmussen held out hope that the former Cold War foes will reach agreement before the 28-nation alliance holds its own summit in Chicago on May 20-21. "However, I also have to make it clear that we have not made much progress so far," he said. "We have had a lot of talks. These ... read more |
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  Ahmadinejad says ready for talks, blasts sanctions Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Thursday that Tehran is ready to sit down with world powers for talks on its nuclear drive as he downplayed the harmful effects of newly imposed sanctions. ... more | .. |
  U.S. Somalia raid is shape of war to come The U.S. Navy SEAL raid into violence-wracked Somalia to rescue two Western hostages is widely seen as a harbinger of more wide-ranging covert U.S. operations against terrorists and their allies. ... more | .. |
  France: No quick decision on Afghanistan France won't rush a decision on whether to withdraw its armed forces from Afghanistan by the end of the year, Foreign Minister Alain Juppe says. ... more | .. |
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  'Autonomous' combat drones debated Researchers say a drone aircraft being tested by the U.S. Navy that could conduct a combat mission without human involvement raises troubling ethical questions. ... more | .. |
  US striving to prevent WikiLeaks repeat: spy chief The United States is taking "serious and noticeable" measures to prevent another breach of classified files like the massive WikiLeaks document dump, the nation's spy chief said Thursday. ... more | .. |
  US plans to cut troops, invest in future The Pentagon on Thursday proposed taking some 100,000 troops off active duty as the debt-ridden United States winds down a decade of war, but vowed new investments to exert power in Asia and the Middle East. ... more | .. |
  L-3 to work on Pakistan F-16 simulators L-3 Link Simulation and Training has received a contract from the U.S. Air Force to modernize two F-16C Block 52 aircrew training devices for the Pakistani air force. ... more |
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EUSPA unveils integrated GNSS and secure SATCOM user technology update
Space experiment aims to reveal hidden cosmic mass
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  More Limits on U.S. Space Systems Unacceptable The Obama Administration launched a push for an international Code of Conduct pertaining to activities of space-faring nations, but its activities have been cloaked in secrecy. This lack of transpar ... more | .. |
 Northrop Grumman Statement on the Global Hawk Block 30 Program Northrop Grumman has released the following statement on the Global Hawk Block 30 program: "The Pentagon has announced that it is planning to cancel the Global Hawk Block 30 program and plans to per ... more | .. |
 Northrop Grumman, U.S. Navy Test Autonomous Aerial Refueling for Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstration Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Navy have successfully completed a series of flight tests to demonstrate technology that could help extend the operating range and flight duration of future carrier-bas ... more | .. |
  No deadlock in Palestinian-Israeli talks: Ashton EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said on Thursday the Palestinians' announcement that they were ending informal talks with Israel does not mean the two sides have reached an "impasse." ... more |
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  10 at police family home among 17 killed in Iraq Attacks in Iraq on Thursday killed at least 17 people, including 10 in a bomb at the home of two brothers in the police force, while officials warned Al-Qaeda was targeting ex-fighters who switched sides. ... more | .. |
 Symantec urges users to disable pcAnywhere Symantec is recommending that users of its pcAnywhere software disable the product following the theft of source code from the US computer security firm. ... more | .. |
 S. Korea stages live-fire drill near sea border South Korean Marines Thursday staged a live-fire artillery drill on an island shelled by North Korea in 2010, the first such exercise since the death of Pyongyang's leader Kim Jong-Il last month. ... more | .. |
 Thousands of NATO trucks in Pakistan backlog Two months into Pakistan's blockade on NATO supplies crossing into Afghanistan, thousands of trucks are crowding the port in Karachi where drivers, fed up with waiting, are starting to desert. ... 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
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 Navy SEALs rescue aid workers held in Somalia US commandos swooped into lawless Somalia Wednesday and rescued two Western aid workers held for three months by armed pirates in a daring pre-dawn raid approved by President Barack Obama. ... more | .. |
  Iowa readies welcome for China heir apparent US policymakers say they know little about Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, the growing Asian power's likely next leader, but they are certain on one point - he is fond of Iowa. ... more | .. |
 Soldier Modernisation Market Worth 804.2 Million Dollars in 2012 New market analysis indicates that the soldier modernisation market will reach a value of 804.2 million dollars in 2012. Militaries around the world are investing in soldier modernisation programmes ... more | .. |
US Navy Progresses in Demonstrating Unmanned Refueling Capability The Navy is testing a system that promises to significantly increase the endurance and range of carrier-based unmanned aircraft. As part of the Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstration (UCAS-D ... more |
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 World's First Net-Enabled Weapon Completes Developmental Testing The Navy recently completed a milestone test phase for its network-enabled weapon that will give forces greater effectiveness at sea. Joint Stand-off Weapon (JSOW) C -1, DoD's first network-en ... more | .. |
 Indra Develops a Maritime Surveillance Light Aircraft Indra is working on the development of a new maritime surveillance light aircraft in collaboration with Italian aircraft manufacturer Tecnam, firms SELEX Galileo, FLIR Systems and Remote Sensing and ... more | .. |
 Military Equipment-to-Simulator Hourly/cost Ratio is Ten to One The US has observed budget cuts, a situation which is projected to continue in the future. Despite this, North America is expected to account for the largest share of the total global military simul ... more | .. |
 Israeli paras prep for airborne strikes The Israeli military has conducted its first full-scale parachute exercise for its airborne brigade in 15 years as part of military preparations for "any possible scenario" and "potential regional changes," including long-range assaults. ... 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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 Arab League ready to pull Syria observers Arab League observers in Syria to monitor government compliance with international calls to end its violent crackdown against dissidents are preparing to leave. ... more | .. |
 Tanaka pushes for 2012 move of Futenma Japanese Defense Minister Naoki Tanaka reiterated his hopes that the U.S. Marine Corps Station Futenma can be relocated soon to Okinawa's Henoko coastal area. ... more | .. |
 Outside View: This will keep people awake Suppose the very unpredictable and nasty surprises that befell presidential hopeful Mitt Romney last week somehow afflicted global politics on a far grander scale? ... more | .. |
 German firms announce couplings Krauss-Maffei Wegmann of Germany is strengthening its production of armored vehicles through the acquisition of an EDAG business unit. ... more |
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 Brazil eyes tactical transport jet market Brazil is speeding its research and development programs to perfect a tactical transport aircraft to rival the C-130 Hercules amid predictions the global market needs no less than 700 substitutes. ... more | .. |
 Assassins kill Iraq Qaeda leader-turned-critic Assassins have shot dead a former senior leader of Al-Qaeda in Iraq who defected from the extremist network and sided with US forces, officials said on Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  Brazil to assemble Harris tactical radio Brazil is set to start local assembly of Harris RF Communications tactical communications systems in a follow-up to a $10.7 million deal it signed last year. ... more | .. |
 Palestinians say enough talks about talks The Palestinians ruled out any more talks about a resumption of Middle East peace negotiations Wednesday after a fifth meeting in Jordan produced "not one step" from Israel. ... more |
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