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Israels seeks to fill its quiver of ArrowsTel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Jan 31, 2012 Israel has test-fired its new Arrow-3 anti-ballistic missile system, the country's main defense against Iran's Shehab-3 missiles, as it drives to boost its arsenal of about 120 of the weapons amid rising tension in the Persian Gulf. The tests, conducted at the Palmachim Air Base on the Mediterranean south of Tel Aviv, were carried out to check the propulsion system and tracking sensors and were apparently successful, the Arutz Sheva news agency reported. The Defense Ministry is meanwhile ... read more |
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  Dassault on tough road to close India fighter deal India's selection of Dassault Aviation as the preferred bidder for a huge fighter jet deal marks just the start of a long and arduous process for the French firm to secure a final contract, analysts say. ... more | .. |
 India selects France's Dassault for major jet deal India has selected the French firm Dassault over the Eurofighter consortium as the preferred bidder for 126 fighter jets in a major contract estimated to be worth $12 billion (nine billion euros). ... more | .. |
  Iraq says US needs its permission for drones Washington must obtain Baghdad's permission to use drones to watch over US facilities in Iraq, the Iraqi government spokesman said on Tuesday, adding he does not believe such a request has yet been made. ... more | .. |
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  Outside View: Tehran's Goebbels methods "If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it." Sadly, those words by Nazi propaganda chief Joseph Goebbels more than 70 years ago still ring true and remain a key tactic of despots. ... more | .. |
  Raytheon's RAM Strikes Twice During Back-to-Back Tests Raytheon's Rolling Airframe Missile Block 2 successfully completed two guided test vehicle flights within one week, demonstrating the system's upgraded kinematic performance, guidance system and air ... more | .. |
 Lockheed Martin Receives Contract for Production of PAC-3 Missiles Lockheed Martin received contracts totaling $921 million from the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command for hardware and services associated with the combat-proven Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PA ... more | .. |
  Russia Must Be Ready for Space, Cyber Wars Russia must be ready for wars in space and in networks, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Nikolai Makarov said on Saturday. "As you see, warfare center has moved to aerosp ... 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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  Algeria 'foils al-Qaida attack on ships' U.S. officials say Algerian intelligence foiled an al-Qaida plot to mount suicide attacks against U.S. and European ships in the Mediterranean at a time when the jihadists are driving to expand operations in North Africa. ... more | .. |
 US diplomat says N. Korea must boost ties with South The top US diplomat for East Asia told North Korea's new leaders Tuesday that they must improve relations with South Korea if they want better ties with the wider world. ... more | .. |
 Bell Helicopter lifted Eurocopter patent: court A Canadian court has ruled Bell Helicopter infringed on fellow helicopter-maker Eurocopter's landing gear design patent, the companies announced Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  RAIDRS space control facility under construction at Pete The next step in establishing full Rapid Attack, Identification, Detection and Reporting System capabilities is underway at Peterson Air Force Base. The 16th Space Control Squadron and 380th Space C ... more |
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 Still chance for diplomacy with Iran: US officials Sanctions and diplomacy may yet persuade Iran to give up its nuclear program, as its leaders have shown a rational "cost-benefit approach" in their calculations, senior US officials said. ... more | .. |
  Pakistan condemns NATO leak on Taliban support Pakistan on Wednesday hit out angrily at a leaked NATO report accusing its spies of secretly aiding the Afghan Taliban, saying that pre-dawn air strikes killed at least 20 local Taliban fighters. ... more | .. |
 NATO allies debate France's early Afghan exit NATO defence ministers begin talks Thursday facing dilemmas after France abruptly decided to end its Afghan combat mission early and a leaked report accused Pakistan of secretly aiding the Taliban. ... more | .. |
US says open to diplomacy with new N. Korea rulers The United States is open to diplomacy with North Korea's new leaders but they must improve frosty ties with South Korea and show seriousness about nuclear disarmament, a senior US diplomat said Wednesday. ... 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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  Putin declines to host China's future premier: report Vladimir Putin has refused to host a top Chinese official tipped to become China's next prime minister due to his busy agenda ahead of polls putting a strain on bilateral ties, a newspaper said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  Corruption 'as dangerous' to Iraq as terrorism Corruption poses a major threat to Iraq, so much so that Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has said it is "as dangerous" to the country's stability as terrorism, according to a US watchdog. ... more | .. |
  UN leader to seek settlement 'gesture' from Israel UN leader Ban Ki-moon said he will seek "goodwill gestures" by Israel to help revive peace talks when he sees Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday in Jerusalem. ... more | .. |
 Row breaks out over Chinese donation to Cambridge A row has broken out at Cambridge University over a Pounds 3.7 million (4.4 million euro, $5.8 million) donation by a Chinese foundation, amid fears it is linked to the Chinese government. ... more |
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 UN leader presses Mideast rivals back to talks UN leader Ban Ki-moon was on Tuesday meeting with Jordan's King Abdullah II and senior officials at the start of a Middle East peace mission to raise pressure on Israel and the Palestinians to resume talks. ... more | .. |
 Iraq detains 16 vice presidential guards Security forces have detained 16 of Tareq al-Hashemi's bodyguards, Iraq's interior ministry said, in a move the fugitive vice president said Tuesday was nothing new in a series of false accusations. ... more | .. |
 Report: Real arms race is in cyberspace Conventional and nuclear weapons pose continuing threats but the real arms race now on is in cyberspace, a new cyber defense report said. ... more | .. |
 Brazil's Embraer buys EADS share of Portugal's OGMA Aviation conglomerate Embraer has bought the 30 percent share that European aerospace giant EADS held in Portugal's OGMA aircraft maintenance company, the Brazilian company announced Monday. ... 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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 Obama confirms US drone strikes in Pakistan President Barack Obama has confirmed for the first time that US drones have targeted Taliban and Al-Qaeda militants on Pakistani soil, a programme that has escalated under his administration. ... more | .. |
France upends NATO's exit strategy in Afghanistan France's decision to withdraw combat troops from Afghanistan a year earlier than planned deals a blow to the US-led war effort and threatens to trigger a "rush to the exits" by other NATO members, experts said Monday. ... more | .. |
 Obama downplays US drone use in Iraq President Barack Obama downplayed a recent report about the use of US drones in Iraq, indicating that the unmanned aircraft are mainly used for embassy surveillance. ... more | .. |
 PLO blames Israel for 'failure' of Amman talks The Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO) on Monday blamed Israel for "the failure" of five rounds of preliminary talks the two sides have held in Jordan. ... more |
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 IAEA to wrap up Iran visit, US eyes more sanctions Officials from the IAEA, the UN nuclear watchdog, were scheduled on Tuesday to wrap up a three-day visit to Iran seen as a chance to defuse an intensifying international showdown over Tehran's atomic activities. ... more | .. |
 Myanmar denies trying to obtain N. Korean nukes Myanmar President Thein Sein has denied his country is trying to obtain nuclear weapons from North Korea, describing allegations of a covert programme as "unfounded". ... more | .. |
 Pakistan court lifts travel restriction on ex-envoy Pakistan's highest court on Monday lifted travel restrictions imposed on a former diplomat, in a fresh sign that a probe into a major scandal threatening the president is running out of steam. ... more | .. |
 China recruiting 8,000 police for restive Xinjiang Authorities in China's volatile Xinjiang region plan to recruit 8,000 extra police officers, a government official said Tuesday, as they beef up security in the remote area. ... more |
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