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NRL Designs Robot for Shipboard FirefightingWashington DC (SPX) Mar 15, 2012 In both war and peacetime scenarios, fire in the shipboard environment is serious and frequently results in excessive damage and high repair costs because the fire is not detected or controlled adequately. To help further improve future shipboard firefighting capability, scientists at the Naval Research Laboratory have formed an interdisciplinary team to develop a humanoid robot that could fight fires on the next generation of combatants. A humanoid-type robot was chosen because it was deeme ... read more |
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  Israel-Egypt peace pact under threat The Islamist-dominated Egyptian Parliament's moves to cut ties with Israel after Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip has heightened Israeli and U.S. fears post-Mubarak Egypt will scrap the historic 1979 peace treaty between the Jewish state and Cairo. ... more | .. |
  Panetta's visit to Afghan base marred by security breach US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta's visit to Afghanistan was marred by a serious security breach Wednesday when a stolen vehicle was driven onto a runway ramp as the Pentagon chief's plane was landing at a NATO base. ... more | .. |
 Four Polish soldiers face retrial in Afghan war crimes case Four Polish soldiers face a new war crimes trial after Warsaw's supreme court on Wednesday overturned their acquittal of the killing of Afghan civilians, including women and children, in 2007. ... more | .. |
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  Obama warns Iran window of diplomacy 'shrinking' US President Barack Obama on Wednesday warned Iran that the window for diplomacy to solve a nuclear showdown was "shrinking," stiffening his rhetoric ahead of looming new talks on the issue. ... more | .. |
 US says Russia, China narrow gap with world on Syria The United States said Wednesday that Russia and China have moved closer to the rest of the world in condemning Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's deadly crackdown of an opposition revolt. ... more | .. |
 Turkish jets strike north Iraq: rebels A Kurdish rebel group said on Wednesday that Turkey's air force carried out strikes on border areas of north Iraq where it maintains rear bases, but gave no details about casualties or damage. ... more | .. |
 Trident II D5 Missile Achieves 137th Successful Test Flight The U.S. Navy conducted a successful test flight Feb. 22 of a Trident II D5 Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) built by Lockheed Martin. The Navy launched the unarmed missile from the submerged submarine ... 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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  Northrop Grumman Wins Contract for USAF Command and Control Modernization Program The U.S. Air Force has selected Northrop Grumman for the Air and Space Operations Center (AOC) Weapon System (WS) modernization program with an initial award of $120 million. The contract has a pote ... more | .. |
 Outside View: Strangelove, Israel and Iran In considering how to deal with Iran's nuclear ambitions, it is instructive first to see Stanley Kubrick's 1964 movie masterpiece "Dr. Strangelove - Or How I Learned to Stopped Worrying and Love the Bomb." ... more | .. |
  Groups lists 'enemies of the Internet' Reporters Without Borders says it has added Bahrain and Belarus to 10 other nations on its annual list of "enemies of the Internet." ... more | .. |
 S. Korea to stage major drill in Yellow Sea South Korea will hold a major military exercise near the disputed Yellow Sea border with North Korea later this month when Seoul hosts a global forum, officials said Wednesday. ... more |
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 UN leader backs NATO over Libya air strikes UN leader Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday threw his weight behind a UN report which said NATO did not deliberately target civilians during its air strikes in Libya last year. ... more | .. |
  Signs are al-Qaida is on the move again A U.N. envoy warned that al-Qaida is making "alarming" gains in Yemen after seizing several southern towns but it's also resurgent in Iraq and North Africa despite U.S. airstrikes that are picking off its leaders. ... more | .. |
 Iran: The conundrum continues Despite U.S. President Barak Obama's statements indicating the United States has Israel's back in any military confrontation with Iran, a major chasm remains. ... more | .. |
  Canada may back out of F35 purchase: minister Canada's associate defense minister on Tuesday said one of the most ardent supporters of the F35 program could back out of a multi-billion purchase of the fighter jets. ... 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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 US concerned after new Sri Lanka rights charges The United States voiced concern Tuesday over human rights in Sri Lanka and urged accountability after allegations that troops summarily killed the 12-year-old son of the Tamil Tiger rebel chief. ... more | .. |
  Israel sees Gaza rocket fire as part of Iran threat Just days after returning from Washington for talks on the Iran nuclear threat, Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu found southern Israel hammered by rockets from Gaza, with the premier insisting the two threats are twinned. ... more | .. |
 US urged to cancel Russia arms deal over Syria US senators are urging the Pentagon to cancel a contract with a Russian company approaching $1 billion to buy helicopters for Afghanistan, voicing outrage over Moscow's arming of Syria. ... more | .. |
 Israeli warships pass though Suez canal Two Israeli naval vessels passed through Egypt's Suez Canal on Tuesday, headed from the Mediterranean to the Red Sea, Israeli and Egyptian sources said. ... more |
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 Paramilitaries face trial for 1982 massacre of 256 Indians Five former Guatemalan paramilitaries are set for trial Wednesday for the massacre of 256 Indians during the country's civil war, human rights activists said. ... more | .. |
  Disney to hire 1,000 US military veterans The Walt Disney Company will give jobs or career opportunities to at least 1,000 returning US military veterans over the next three years, the entertainment and theme park giant said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 In Bishkek, Pentagon chief focuses on future of Kyrgyz base Kyrgyzstan on Tuesday warned visiting US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta that American forces could not use a strategic air base for any military mission after the current lease expires in 2014. ... more | .. |
 China, Arabs agree on 'political' settlement in Syria China and Arab countries agree on the need to find a "political solution" to the crisis in Syria, Chinese envoy Zhang Ming said on Tuesday after talks in Cairo with Arab League officials. ... more |
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Portugal lawmakers take step toward deep-sea mining ban
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 Israel lauds its anti-rocket system Top Israeli officials Sunday praised its homemade anti-rocket system Iron Dome after it intercepted volleys of rockets fired by Gaza militants. In a sudden flare-up of violence that shattered ... more | .. |
 India's military purchases: Only the best should do The US has reiterated a 2005 offer to share hi-tech in defence with India, although this time it appears to be more meaningful and realistic of India's futuristic requirements. For instance, t ... more | .. |
  India, China battle it out over Buddhism The sudden decision of India and China to drop the meeting of their special representatives only a day before it was scheduled in Beijing has brought a cold war on Buddhism out in the open. Ch ... more | .. |
 A new word for Chinese diplomacy - 'duplimacy'? "China wants to develop long-term friendship and cooperation with India." So said the Chinese official who held border talks with Indian officials this week. He also predicted a "golden period for I ... more |
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 Russia close to signing Su-35 fighter deal with China Russia and China may soon sign a $4-billion contract for 48 Sukhoi Su-35 Flanker-E fighter jets, the Kommersant business daily said Tuesday. "The two sides have practically agreed on the deliv ... more | .. |
 Iran, Azerbaijan try to soothe tensions Iran and Azerbaijan are taking steps to soothe bilateral tensions most recently stoked by Baku's ties to Israel and its reported purchase of hundreds of millions of dollars of weapons from the Jewish state. ... more | .. |
 US pushes to use Kyrgyztan base after 2014 US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta flew into Kyrgyzstan on Tuesday amid concern in Washington over the future of an air base that serves as a crucial hub for the war in Afghanistan. ... more | .. |
  Raytheon Wins $77.9 Million US Army Missile Subsystem Support Contract Raytheon Technical Services Company has won a U.S. Army TOW (tube-launched, optically tracked, wire-guided) missile subsystems contract valued at $77.9 million. Under the five-year contract, Raytheo ... more |
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