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China cyber warfare skills a risk to US military: reportWashington (AFP) March 8, 2012 China's cyber warfare capabilities have reached a point where they would pose a danger to the US military in the event of a conflict, according to a report prepared for the US Congress released on Thursday. The report by defense contractor Northrop Grumman for the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission said China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) has placed great emphasis on what is known as "information confrontation." "(PLA) leaders have embraced the idea that successful warfighting i ... read more |
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  Iran's Khamenei hails Obama's damping down war talk Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday welcomed comments by US President Barack Obama damping down talk of war against Tehran over its controversial nuclear drive. ... more | .. |
  Millions in Israel 'lack gas masks, bomb shelters' Israel is "completely unprepared" to cope with the consequences of a war, a lawmaker in charge of home front preparations has told AFP, as tensions rise over a possible confrontation with Iran. ... more | .. |
 Obama, Netanyahu did not discuss bunker bombs The White House said Thursday that President Barack Obama did not this week personally offer hi-tech weaponry to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suitable for use against Iran. ... more | .. |
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  Women deplore restrictions in male-dominated Iraq Iraqi women sharply criticised societal restrictions placed upon them in events marking International Women's Day on Thursday, arguing they were second-class citizens in male-dominated Iraq. ... more | .. |
  FAA Starts UAS Test Site Selection Process On 7 March, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released a request for public comment on the selection process for six unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) test sites (comments due by 9 May), follo ... more | .. |
  Boeing Delivers First P-8A Poseidon Production Aircraft to US Navy Boeing has delivered the first production P-8A Poseidon aircraft to the U.S. Navy in Seattle. The P-8A is the first of 13 anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, intelligence, surveillance and ... more | .. |
  Raytheon Awarded Contract for Patriot Engineering Services Raytheon has received a $138.7 million contract to provide engineering services for the Patriot Air and Missile Defense System. This is the third of four annual options to the base contract awarded ... more |
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Caltech takes first steps toward lightsails that could reach distant star systems
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 Lockheed Martin Completes Delivery of All Components of First THAAD Battery to US Army Lockheed Martin has completed delivery of all hardware and components associated with the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) weapon system's first U.S. Army Battery. In December, THAA ... more | .. |
  Boeing and Artel to Provide Commercial Satellite Services to US Government Boeing has announced that Boeing Commercial Satellite Services (BCSS), a unit of Boeing Satellite Systems International, will collaborate with Artel, a global leader in information technology and ma ... more | .. |
 Northrop Grumman To Strengthen Cybersecurity Across DoD And Intel Networks Northrop Grumman has been awarded a cybersecurity task order by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) to strengthen cybersecurity protections across all Department of Defense (DoD) and Intel ... more | .. |
  USS George H.W. Bush Completes Magnetic Treatment The aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) successfully completed a magnetic treatment (DEPERM), March 1. The ship traveled to the Lambert Point Magnetic Treatment Facility located near Port ... more |
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 Cyber Threat from China, Russia and Iran on US Military and Civilian Networks Drive Cyber Warfare Spending The global spending on cyber warfare systems is expected to remain robust over the forecast period due primarily to the increased importance of such systems in modern warfare. The formation of the U ... more | .. |
 IWI Introduces the World's Only 7.62mm Caliber LMG with Semi-Automatic Mode Israel Weapon Industries (IWI) - a leader in the production of combat-proven small arms for governments, armies, and law enforcement agencies around the world - launches its new Light Machine Gun (L ... more | .. |
  Raytheon Awarded US Army Contract to Counter Rockets The U.S. Army awarded Raytheon a $79.2 million contract to develop a system that will detect and destroy incoming rockets. The solution is called the Accelerated Improved Intercept Initiative (AI3). ... more | .. |
 Internet Censorship Revealed Through the Haze of Malware Pollution On a January evening in 2011, Egypt - with a population of 80 million, including 23 million Internet users - vanished from cyberspace after its government ordered an Internet blackout amidst anti-go ... 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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  Clinton urges China to prove intentions US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday called on China to show in "concrete ways" that its rise is in the world's interest, saying that Beijing needs to take greater responsibility. ... more | .. |
  India moves on howitzer purchase The Indian army has ordered 100 howitzer artillery pieces to be made by the Ordnance Factory Board, in Kolkata, West Bengal state. ... more | .. |
 US warns against further 'militarization of Syria conflict The United States Thursday warned against further "militarizing" the Syria conflict, a day after saying it could offer non-lethal military aid to rebels fighting the Damascus government. ... more | .. |
  Five British soldiers killed in Afghanistan under 21 Five of the six soldiers killed in the deadliest single attack on British forces in Afghanistan since 2001 were aged 21 or under, the Ministry of Defence said on Thursday. ... more |
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 US 'cautiously optimistic' food aid will go to NKorea The United States said Thursday it is "cautiously optimistic" that food aid will be delivered to North Korea as technical matters still had to be ironed out. ... more | .. |
 Alcoa shipbuilding techniques save costs Aluminum producer Alcoa, Inc. will see its advanced shipbuilding techniques paying off in an initial $2.1 million U.S. Navy contract. ... more | .. |
 U.S. mulls Iran strike systems for Israel U.S. President Barack Obama's administration is reportedly considering an urgent request by Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu for GBU-28 bunker buster bombs and tanker aircraft that would be used in any Israeli strike on Iran's nuclear facilities. ... more | .. |
 Commentary: Is Syria 2011 Spain 1936? Is Syria's civil war a prelude to a larger Mideast conflict that would involve Israel, Iran, the Arab Gulf countries minus Oman (Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain) and Israel? ... 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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 China tells US committed to 'peaceful development' China's foreign minister said Wednesday that the growing Asian power was committed to peaceful development as he warned the United States not to cause "setbacks" in relations over Tibet and Taiwan. ... more | .. |
 Israeli attack would only delay Iran's nuclear plans: expert An Israeli attack on Iran's nuclear facilities would only set back Tehran's programme by a couple of years, the head of a respected London-based think-tank said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 17 killed in Iraq attacks Attacks in Iraq killed 17 people on Wednesday, including 14 who died in twin bombings in the northern town of Tal Afar, just weeks before the country is due to host a landmark Arab summit. ... more | .. |
 US weighs 'non-lethal' aid to Syria's rebels Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Wednesday the United States is looking at delivering radios or other non-lethal aid to Syria's rebel forces but warned of the risks of military action against President Bashar al-Assad's regime without international consensus or a unified opposition. ... more |
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 Six British soldiers killed in Afghan blast Six British soldiers were killed when a massive explosion hit their armoured vehicle in Afghanistan, the military said Wednesday, taking the British toll in the war against Taliban insurgents to more than 400. ... more | .. |
 Outside View: Why wars are won Last week's column explored the questions of why wars start and why wars are lost. Flawed assumptions, miscalculations and misperceptions, ideologically driven assertions and the failure to examine potential consequences are among the better explanations. ... more | .. |
 UN humanitarian chief enters Syria's battered Baba Amr UN humanitarian chief Valerie Amos entered the battered Homs neighbourhood of Baba Amr on Wednesday along with a team from the Syrian Red Crescent, as efforts continued apace to bring an end to a year of deadly violence in the country. ... more | .. |
  Saudi diplomat shot dead in Bangladesh Bangladeshi police are investigating the shooting death of a Saudi Arabian diplomat in the capital Dhaka. ... more |
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