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U.S. arms suppliers maintain global leadWashington (UPI) Feb 28, 2012 U.S. defense manufacturers and exporters maintained their global lead in the latest tally of international arms market deals recorded by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. The SIPRI report, however, doesn't include Chinese arms supplies worldwide and has only partial data on Russian arms manufacturers who are seeking to replace U.S. firms in Latin American and other regional arms markets. SIPRI arms market data also indicated that Brazilian defense manufacturer Embraer ... read more |
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  Germany preps Israeli super-sub for tests Germany's Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft shipyard is expected to hand over one of the world's most advanced submarines to Israel's navy this year for sea trials. ... more | .. |
  Outside View: Bin Laden's advice Nine months after U.S. Navy SEALs ended Osama bin Laden's terrorist activities - and life - an interesting revelation has come to light about the man whose hatred of the West triggered the deaths of more than 3,000 innocent victims on Sept. 11, 2001. ... more | .. |
  Interpol swoop nets 25 suspected 'Anonymous' hackers Interpol has arrested 25 suspected members of the 'Anonymous' hackers group in a swoop covering more than a dozen cities in Europe and Latin America, the global police body said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
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 Iran warns Azerbaijan over Israeli 'arms buy': reports Iran challenged Azerbaijan on Tuesday over $1.5 billion in arms it said were purchased from arch-foe Israel, state media reported, in a sign of further strains between the neighbouring countries. ... more | .. |
  Iran minister optimistic nuclear talks will go ahead Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said Tuesday he was optimistic that talks with the international community over its controversial atomic activities would go ahead. ... more | .. |
  Syria sends elite troops to Homs: activist The Syrian military has sent elite reinforcements from a unit commanded by President Bashar al-Assad's brother Maher to the besieged rebel city of Homs, an activist on the ground said on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 US commander admits conditions on N. Korea aid A US commander acknowledged Wednesday that Washington has linked food aid to North Korea to progress on military issues, saying that the impoverished communist state needs to halt its nuclear program. ... more |
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Rocket Lab launches 5th satellite batch for Kineis IoT constellation
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  Northrop Grumman Airborne Network Demonstrates Tactical Potential at Army Integration Exercise The Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN), developed by Northrop Grumman, demonstrated its tactical airborne networking potential during the U.S. Army's Network Integration Evaluation (NIE ... more | .. |
  SpectIR IRST System Demonstrates Capability During Air National Guard Live Fire Test Lockheed Martin's SpectIR transportable infrared search and track (IRST) pod successfully acquired, tracked and provided a weapons cue during a recent live fire flight test conducted by the Air Nati ... more | .. |
  US commander: China friction ebbing A US commander said Tuesday that China has entered fewer confrontations with neighbors, crediting a firm line by Washington and its allies with persuading Beijing to take a more "thoughtful" approach. ... more | .. |
 Riots in China's Xinjiang kill at least 12: state media Riots in the volatile Chinese region of Xinjiang left at least 12 people dead Tuesday, state news agency Xinhua reported, in the latest unrest to rock the country's remote northwest. ... more |
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 Colombia buys submarines in anti-drug war Colombia is ratcheting up its war on sea-faring drug traffickers and has invested in German submarines and marine craft in a boost to its navy. ... more | .. |
 US ties with Afghans face crisis after violence Deadly unrest in Afghanistan has thrown a spotlight on the uneasy partnership between NATO and Afghan forces, exposing a potential Achilles heel for a war effort that depends on building trust with Kabul's soldiers and police. ... more | .. |
 Anonymous, WikiLeaks team up Anonymous defended WikiLeaks when it was facing a funding cutoff, but the release of the Stratfor emails appears to be the first direct collaboration between the hackers and the anti-secrecy site. ... more | .. |
 Israeli leaders must guarantee Israel's existence: PM Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared Monday that Israel's leaders must guarantee not only the country's security but also the very existence of the Jewish state. ... more |
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SFL Missions Inc. Secures CSA Contract for HAWC Satellite Concept Study
Multinational research project shows how life on Earth can be measured from space
How life's building blocks formed on early Earth examined through polyester protocell formation limits | .. |
  Iraq MPs face anger over armoured cars The decision of MPs last week to spend $50 million on their own armoured cars on a day that dozens of people were killed in a wave of attacks has drawn sharp criticism from across Iraqi society. ... more | .. |
  Northrop Grumman BAMS Unmanned Aircraft System Program Achieves Two Major Milestones Northrop Grumman has commenced flight tests of the first developmental multifunction active sensor (MFAS) radar destined for the U.S. Navy's MQ-4C Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Unmanned Aircraft ... more | .. |
 Boeing B-1 Bomber Completes 10,000th Combat Mission The Boeing B-1 bomber aircraft has completed its 10,000th combat mission. The heavy bomber entered service with the U.S. Air Force on June 29, 1985, and has been in nearly continuous combat for the ... more | .. |
 Israel plans for second F-35 squadron Despite deepening defense budget cuts, the Israeli air force is reported to be moving toward ordering a second squadron of 20 F-35 stealth fighters from Lockheed Martin, possibly as early as this year. ... more |
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 Israeli arms for Baku likely to spook Iran Israel's new $1.6 billion arms deal with Azerbaijan will transfer sophisticated military technology up to Iran's uneasy northern border and is likely to intensify Tehran's concerns about threatened attacks by the West amid rising tension in the Persian Gulf. ... more | .. |
 Commentary: Afghan war fundamentals The United States and its NATO allies are having have trouble coming to grips with the fundamentals of the decade-long Afghan war. ... more | .. |
 Beijing cautions India over border issues Chinese officials have urged India to work peacefully with China to maintain stability and settle outstanding demarcation disputes along their border. ... more | .. |
 Iraq film festival aims to promote human rights A human rights film festival held in Baghdad is aiming to educate and mobilise citizens at a time when Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's government has been accused of sliding toward authoritarianism. ... more |
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Lula pushes mega-oil project as Brazil prepares to host COP30
Trump slams paper straws, vows 'back to plastic'
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 S. Korea, US launch exercise despite N. Korea threat South Korea and the United States launched major annual military exercises on Monday, as North Korea said it was ready for war over what it termed a reckless provocation. ... more | .. |
 Taiwan navy to get two US-built minehunters Taiwan will receive two coastal minehunter ships from the United States this year as part of an arms deal that has upset Washington's ties with Beijing, media reported on Monday. ... more | .. |
  Taiwan denies Singapore cutting military ties Taiwan denied reports Monday that Singapore is suspending its long-standing military cooperation with the island after news of a rare visit by Taiwan's defence minister to the city state was made public. ... more | .. |
 Iraq will not support Syrian regime 'at any cost': report Baghdad supports the aspirations of the Syrian people and will not back the Damascus regime "at any cost," a Saudi newspaper on Monday quoted a high-ranking Iraqi official as saying. ... more |
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 Taliban bomber kills nine at Afghan NATO base A Taliban suicide car bomber targeting NATO troops at an airport in eastern Afghanistan killed nine people Monday, the seventh day of violence over the burning of the Koran at a US airbase. ... more | .. |
 China, Russia slam West on Syria as EU ups sanctions Russia and China hit back on Monday after US State Secretary Hillary Clinton criticised their stance on Syria and as the European Union agreed new sanctions against President Bashar al-Assad's regime. ... more | .. |
 Putin slams 'cynical' West on Syria, Iran Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Monday hit out at the West's "cynical" stance on Syria and warned against strikes on Iran in an article ahead of his likely return to the Kremlin in weekend polls. ... more | .. |
 Afghan ministers cancel US visit: Pentagon Afghanistan's defense and interior ministers have canceled a visit to Washington next week to concentrate on addressing security concerns back home, the Pentagon said Sunday. ... more |
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