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Drone makers cashing in as war tactics evolveSingapore (AFP) Feb 26, 2012 They are deadly, hard to detect and fast becoming one of the most sought-after weapons in the air defence industry. Global demand for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), better known as drones, is heating up as armed forces invest in new systems to boost their ability to carry out reconnaissance and strikes without putting soldiers' lives in danger. Propelled by a rise in Asian defence budgets, annual global spending on UAVs is forecast to almost double from the current $5.9 billion to $11.3 billio ... read more |
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  A strike on Iran would pose tough test for Israelis An Israeli pre-emptive strike on Iran's nuclear sites would amount to a roll of the dice against elusive targets, drawing in the United States if the gamble fell short, analysts and former US military officers say. ... more | .. |
  Boeing and USAF Mark Delivery of First Re-winged A-10 Thunderbolt II Boeing and the U.S. Air Force on Feb. 15 celebrated the rollout of the first re-winged A-10 Thunderbolt II in a ceremony at Hill Air Force Base. Boeing is under contract with the Air Force to delive ... more | .. |
 Lockheed Martin's Fighting Falcon Evolves With New F-16V Lockheed Martin has unveiled a new version of the F-16 at the Singapore Airshow. The F-16V will feature enhancements including an active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar, an upgraded missio ... more | .. |
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 Lockheed Martin F-35 Flight Test And Production Progress Report Lockheed Martin's F-35 program continues to build on its 2011 flight test success. For 2012, the baseline F-35 System Development and Demonstration (SDD) flight test plan calls for the accumulation ... more | .. |
 Boeing Completes F/A-18E/F, EA-18G Multi-Year Procurement II Deliveries Ahead of Schedule Boeing has announced that it has completed delivery of 257 F/A-18E/F Super Hornet strike fighters and EA-18G Growler electronic attack aircraft to the U.S. Navy. Each aircraft was delivered ahead of ... more | .. |
  US advisors shot in Afghan ministry 'after Koran row' Two US advisors who were shot dead in Afghanistan's interior ministry by an Afghan colleague had been mocking anti-US protests over the burning of the Koran, a government source said Sunday. ... more | .. |
  Japan PM visits Okinawa over US military base move Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda flew to Okinawa Sunday on a tough mission to persuade local islanders into accepting a plan to move a controversial US military base to another part of the island. ... 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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 NATO withdraws staff from Afghan ministries after shooting NATO on Saturday pulled all its staff out of Afghan government ministries after two US military advisors were shot dead in the interior ministry, as anti-US protests raged for a fifth day. ... more | .. |
  Israel raids south Gaza after rocket attacks Israeli warplanes early Sunday carried out an attack on the south of the Gaza Strip after rockets were fired at Israel, the army announced. ... more | .. |
 Afghan-US ties hit all time low over Koran: analysts An explosion of outrage over the burning of the Koran in a US military base has plunged relations between Afghans and their Western allies to an all time low, analysts said Sunday. ... more | .. |
 US judge transfers Viktor Bout from solitary cell A US judge on Friday ordered Viktor Bout, a convicted Russian arms trafficker characterized by prison authorities as highly dangerous, to be let out of solitary confinement for the first time in 15 months. ... more |
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 US envoy complains of Haqqani havens: report The US ambassador to Afghanistan sent a top-secret cable to Washington last month warning that the existence of enemy havens in Pakistan was placing the US strategy in Afghanistan in jeopardy, The Washington Post reported late Friday. ... more | .. |
  Chinese netizens flood Obama's Google+ page Hundreds of Chinese have flooded US President Barack Obama's Google+ page, apparently taking advantage of a glitch in China's censorship system to post about human rights and green cards. ... more | .. |
 N. Korea threatens 'sacred war' over US-South drill North Korea on Saturday threatened a "sacred war" over US-South Korean joint military drills next week as a US envoy urged Pyongyang's new leadership to engage in dialogue with the outside world. ... more | .. |
 Red Cross makes new rescue bid in Syria's Homs The Red Cross made a new attempt on Saturday to bring out people trapped in the besieged Syrian city of Homs, two of them wounded Western journalists, after a first successful rescue of civilians. ... 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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 International talks seek Syria consensus International talks aiming to end bloodshed in Syria sought consensus on measures that could circumvent the problem of having to work without China and Russia, the two powers that continue to support Syrian President Bashar Assad. ... more | .. |
  Africa reviews private security firms Private security firms have expanded across Africa, like many other troubled regions of the world. ... more | .. |
 French defence minister in Libya French Defence Minister Gerard Longuet arrived in Tripoli on Friday on a three-day visit designed to boost cooperation with Libya, an AFP reporter said. ... more | .. |
  Hacker campaign targets US prison contractor Hacker group Anonymous on Friday vandalized the website of a major US prison contractor in the latest salvo in an anti-police campaign. ... more |
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 'Major differences' with Iran on nuclear drive: IAEA The UN atomic agency bemoaned on Friday "major differences" with Iran after two fruitless visits probing suspected nuclear weapons work, adding that Tehran had substantially boosted uranium enrichment. ... more | .. |
US judge transfers Viktor Bout from solitary cell A US judge on Friday ordered Viktor Bout, a Russian convicted of arms trafficking, to be removed from solitary confinement and put into a regular facility, saying that to continue his 15-month ordeal violated the constitution. ... more | .. |
 Briton extradited to US over Iran charges A retired British businessman accused of conspiring to sell missile parts to Iran was extradited to the United States on Friday, but branded his treatment a "disgrace". ... more | .. |
  Iraqis demonstrate for reforms in Baghdad Dozens of Iraqis demonstrated for reforms in Baghdad's Tahrir Square on Friday, the eve of the first anniversary of mass protests in which 16 people were killed across the country. ... more |
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Trump says tariff 'pain' will be 'worth the price'
Portugal lawmakers take step toward deep-sea mining ban
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 Iraq town seeks shift from 'terrorism' to tourism Suspected of being a biological weapons site under Saddam Hussein and later an Al-Qaeda stronghold, an Iraqi town wants to return to its previous status as a centre for archaeology and tourism. ... more | .. |
 Israeli air strikes hit Gaza, two wounded Israeli warplanes launched two air strikes on the Gaza Strip early Friday, the military said, hours after Palestinian militants fired two rockets at southern Israel. ... more | .. |
 S. Korean MPs to China: stop returning N. Koreans South Korean legislators on Friday condemned China's repatriation of fugitives from North Korea after Beijing reportedly sent nine back despite pleas from Seoul. ... more | .. |
 Qaeda claims wave of Iraq attacks Al-Qaeda's front group in Iraq said on Friday that it carried out a wave of bombing and shooting attacks across the country that killed 42 people. ... more |
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 US, N. Korea talks end with little progress A US diplomat said Friday some progress had been made in the first talks between the United States and North Korea since the death of Kim Jong-Il, but there were no breakthroughs. ... more | .. |
  Cuba denies entry to Taiwan mayor Cuba denied entry to a Taiwanese mayor and acting chief of its main opposition party earlier this week, her party said Friday. ... more | .. |
 China welcomes Annan appointment as Syria envoy China welcomed the appointment of former UN leader Kofi Annan as a special envoy on Syria on Friday, a day after saying it would not attend an international summit to try to end the violence there. ... more | .. |
 WikiLeaks suspect Manning declines to enter plea WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning declined to enter a plea at his arraignment Thursday on charges of turning over a massive cache of classified US documents to the secret-spilling site. ... more |
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