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China defence budget to double over 5 years: IHSSingapore (AFP) Feb 14, 2012 China's defence budget will double between 2011 and 2015 and outstrip the combined spending of all other key defence markets in the Asia-Pacific region, global research group IHS said Tuesday. China's defence budget stood at $119.8 billion last year and will rise to $238.2 billion in 2015, marking a combined annual growth rate of 18.75 percent during the period, the US-based IHS said in a forecast. The 2015 figure exceeds the combined total of the next 12 biggest defence budgets in the region, f ... read more |
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 US defense budget avoids deep cuts The Pentagon on Monday unveiled plans for "disciplined" defense spending for next year but offered up no contingency plans in case Congress fails to prevent sweeping cuts in military spending. ... more | .. |
  US, Afghans near deal on post-2014 mission: Panetta US and Afghan officials are weeks away from clinching a security pact allowing an American military mission to stay in Afghanistan beyond 2014, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Israel's spending cuts hits defense sector Israel's military says major cuts in defense spending will hit air-defense missile systems being developed by Israel Aerospace Industries and others and halt production of the Merkava Mark 4 tank and the new Namer armored personnel carrier. ... more | .. |
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  US Air Force gives U-2 spy plane another lease on life The aging U-2 spy plane of Cold War fame has avoided retirement and will stay in the air until 2025, the Air Force said Monday, because the costly drone due to replace it turned out to be less effective. ... more | .. |
  USAF's New Missile Warning Satellite Providing Vital Infrared Data to Users The first Lockheed Martin-built Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous (GEO-1) satellite is now delivering critical infrared data to users. The spacecraft is currently undergoing its rig ... more | .. |
 Northrop Grumman To Perform Repairs for US Navy SH 60 and EA 6B Aircraft Northrop Grumman has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) to repair avionics equipment on the SH-60 Seahawk helicopter and the EA-6B Prowler jet. Under a f ... more | .. |
  US Navy Awards Northrop Grumman Contract for Next Phase of CANES Shipboard Network Consolidation Program The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman $37 million for the Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES) production and limited deployment phase. The contract includes options tha ... more |
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Caltech takes first steps toward lightsails that could reach distant star systems
Fifth H-3 rocket successfully launches Michibiki No. 6 satellite
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 Raytheon Restarts Production of Maverick for USAF and US Navy After more than two decades, Raytheon has formally restarted production of the laser-guided Maverick missile, with the first weapon expected to be delivered to the U.S. Air Force in late 2012. ... more | .. |
 Raytheon's CEC Solution Improves Battle Force Anti-air Warfare Capability raytheon has received a $67.4 million contract modification from U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command for design and engineering support for the Cooperative Engagement Capability sensor-netting system. ... more | .. |
  Lebanon: Hariri murder probe hikes tension Lebanon marked Tuesday's seventh anniversary of the assassination of Rafik Hariri as a ground-breaking international tribunal investigating his death threatens to reignite the country's smoldering sectarian divisions. ... more | .. |
  Xi invites Obama to visit China: official China's likely next leader Xi Jinping on Tuesday invited President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle to visit his country, during Oval Office talks on Tuesday. ... more |
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 Swiss stick with Sweden's Gripen to replace fighter fleet The Swiss government is standing by its choice of the Gripen jet to replace its ageing fighter fleet, the defence ministry said on Tuesday, after reported military fears that the aircraft was not up to the job. ... more | .. |
  Iran to unveil nuclear 'achievements' Wednesday Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is to unveil several unspecified nuclear "achievements" on Wednesday, his government's website said. ... more | .. |
 Former Taliban leader dies in prison A former senior Afghan Taliban leader, once considered a possible peace negotiator, died in a Pakistani prison, the Taliban said on their Web site. ... more | .. |
  'Wax museum' offers window to Iraq's past Baghdad's version of a wax museum features figures who depict Iraq's past, rather than replicas of celebrities like Michael Jackson, offering a distinctly different experience from Madame Tussauds. ... more |
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LA fires fully contained after burning for 3 weeks: state agency
Scientists cast doubt on famous US groundhog's weather forecasts
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 Obama to take pulse of China leader-in-waiting China's Vice President Xi Jinping will Tuesday meet US President Barack Obama in a key early test for Washington's relations with the man on course to lead the Asian power for the next decade. ... more | .. |
 Syria: No end to violence in sight An Obama administration official said U.S. and international pressure on the regime of Syrian leader Bashar Assad has "been effective" and the regime will "come to an end." ... more | .. |
  Hackers claim to take down US tear gas maker site The "Anonymous" hacking group on Tuesday claimed to have shut down the website of security firm Combined Systems, which it accused of providing the tear gas used in crackdowns on protests. ... more | .. |
 Car bombs seen as Hezbollah's revenge Israeli intelligence saw Monday's car bomb attacks against Israeli targets in India and Georgia as revenge strikes by Lebanon's Hezbollah for the Feb. 12, 2008, assassination of the group's iconic military chief, Imad Mughniyeh, a killing blamed on Israel. ... more |
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 Commentary: 'Global power gone' From dust to dust, global power is no more. So says Zbigniew Brzezinski, the only rival to Henry Kissinger in America's contemporary geopolitical hall of fame. ... more | .. |
 US, N.Korea to hold first talks after leader death A senior US envoy will hold talks this month in Beijing with North Korea, resuming a dialogue put on hold last year by the death of leader Kim Jong-Il, the State Department said Monday. ... more | .. |
 Israel blames Iran for embassy bombs in Delhi, Tbilisi A hitman on a motorbike fixed a suspected magnetic bomb on an Israeli embassy car in the Indian capital on Monday, police said, in one of two attacks in New Delhi and Tbilisi blamed by Israel on Iran. ... more | .. |
 NATO admits Afghan children killed in Kapisa The US-led NATO force in Afghanistan on Monday conceded that several children died during a bombing raid last week in the northeast province where French troops are based. ... more |
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Portugal lawmakers take step toward deep-sea mining ban
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 Russian nuclear sub was armed during fire: report A massive Russian navy submarine was armed with long-range nuclear missiles when it caught fire while undergoing repairs at a northern dock late last year, a respected weekly reported on Monday. ... more | .. |
  Chinese envoy pays rare visit to southern Taiwan A Chinese envoy on Monday toured a southern Taiwan city, in a rare visit by a top mainland official to the area known for its vehement anti-China sentiment, officials said. ... more | .. |
 Microsoft India retail site hit by 'cyber attack' Microsoft said Monday it was investigating an attack by hackers on its Indian retail website, reportedly carried out by a Chinese group called the "Evil Shadow Team." ... more | .. |
 China envoy urges talks between Iran, world powers A senior Chinese envoy on Monday urged Iran and world powers to quickly resume stalled talks over Tehran's suspect nuclear programme, and called for better cooperation between the Islamic state and the UN nuclear watchdog. ... more |
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 Iraqi Kurdistan says citizen seized by PKK dead The interior ministry of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region said on Monday that Kurdistan Workers' Party rebels had kidnapped three Iraqi citizens, one of whom was later found dead. ... more | .. |
 Swiss minister unaware of Gripen criticism: spokeswoman Swiss Defence Minister Ueli Maurer had no knowledge of a critical report on the Gripen jet, the aircraft chosen to replace Switzerland's ageing F5 fighter fleet, his spokeswoman told Swiss radio Monday. ... more | .. |
 Russia to increase number of fighters in test flights Moscow, Feb 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The number of Russia's Sukhoi T-50 5th generation fighters involved in test flights will be increased from three to 14 by 2015, Russian Air Force commander Col. Gen. Alexander Zelin told RIA Novosti Monday. ... more | .. |
 Kurd rebels say no casualties in Turkish air raids The rebel Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) said on Sunday that it sustained no casualties in Turkish air strikes on border areas of northern Iraq. ... more |
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