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Japan approves shoot-down plan for N. Korean rocketTokyo (AFP) March 30, 2012 Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's cabinet Friday gave the green light to shoot down a North Korean rocket if it threatens Japan's territory, as the planned launch raises global alarm bells. Pyongyang has said it will fire a rocket to put a satellite into orbit between April 12 and 16 to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of founding president Kim Il-Sung, saying the launch was for peaceful purposes. But the United States and its allies suspect it is a disguised missile test, and say the launc ... read more |
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  Photos show N. Korea launch work under way: website North Korea is pushing ahead with a planned long-range rocket launch despite international condemnation, satellite images show, as Japan vowed Friday to shoot the projectile down if it poses a threat. ... more | .. |
  Falklands reminds Britain of past glories, future challenges Thirty years after "Iron Lady" Margaret Thatcher sent a task force to reclaim the Falkland Islands, Britain is trying to carve out a new global role despite harsh defence cuts, experts say. ... more | .. |
  In Afghan war, US struggles with insidious insider threat NATO commanders are struggling to contain the damage from a spike in "fratricidal" attacks by Afghan forces, seeking to protect their troops without rupturing a frayed partnership with Kabul. ... more | .. |
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  US drone strike kills 4 militants in Pakistan: officials A US drone launched a missile attack on a militant compound in Pakistan's northwestern tribal region near the Afghan border early Friday, killing four insurgents, security officials said. ... more | .. |
  USAF long-range radar program proceeding with revised acquisition strategy The Air Force program to provide a new ground-based, long-range radar system is moving forward with a revised acquisition strategy. The program office recently held an industry day here to explain t ... more | .. |
  Baghdad Arab summit spotlights fault lines The Arab League summit that began Thursday in Baghdad has illuminated the political and religious divisions splitting with Arab world, while powerful eastern non-Arab neighbor Iran looks on and tries to pull Iraq's strings. ... more | .. |
 Chile bolsters defense with Boeing program Chile took delivery of the last of its KC-135E Stratotankers serviced by Boeing under a Programmed Depot Maintenance project begun in 2010. ... more |
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Fifth H-3 rocket successfully launches Michibiki No. 6 satellite
Rochester's Kevin Righter kept NASA space rocks free from contamination
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  Ukraine, NATO working on soccer security Ukraine says it's working with NATO on anti-terrorism measures for this summer's Euro 2012 European Football Championships, to be played out across Ukraine and Poland. ... more | .. |
 Turkey urges political reform in Syria Syria should heed the will of its people by implementing political reforms and allowing free elections, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on a visit to Tehran in remarks reported by Iranian media Friday. ... more | .. |
 Australia eyes more Bushmaster vehicles Australia will spend more than $15.5 million with Thales for the manufacture of Bushmaster vehicle components as part of a conditional program to buy more units. ... more | .. |
  Taiwan may build its own submarines: official Taiwan may build its own submarines, a top military officer said Thursday, in a sign that patience is wearing thin after a US offer to sell the island eight submarines has been stalled for a decade. ... more |
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 French 'Big Bang' scientist denies terror plot A Franco-Algerian nuclear physicist facing terror charges admitted at the start of his trial Thursday to going through a "turbulent" time but denied he intended to carry out attacks in France. ... more | .. |
 Turkey voices support for Iran nuclear programme Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday voiced his country's unwavering support for Tehran's nuclear ambitions in a meeting with Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, according to an official statement. ... more | .. |
 Raytheon Begins Procuring Parts for India's Munitions Control Unit Raytheon has started procuring components required to build the Munitions Control Units for 126 of the Indian Air Force's Jaguar Darin II attack aircraft. The MCU enables integration of modern ... more | .. |
 Raytheon's New-Production Patriot Launches PAC-3 Missile in Flight Test Raytheon's modernized Patriot Air and Missile Defense System successfully fired two PAC-3 missiles to engage a tactical ballistic missile (TBM) at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. This is the first t ... more |
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GHGSAT Selected as Copernicus Contributing Mission by ESA and EU
Launch of the most comprehensive European wetland map
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 N.Korea 'confident of China rocket backing': analyst North Korea is confident of China's ultimate backing over the launch of a rocket that the West suspects is a disguised missile test, a Japanese defence adviser has warned. ... more | .. |
 After Afghan insider attacks, NATO bolsters security The NATO commander in Afghanistan has ordered tougher security measures to protect allied soldiers from being shot by Afghan forces, officials said Thursday, amid growing anxiety about a rise in "insider" attacks. ... more | .. |
 Divided Arab leaders urge Syria dialogue Arab leaders urged dialogue and an end to Syria's bloody crackdown at a landmark summit in Baghdad on Thursday, while Iraq's premier warned that arming rival camps would spark a "proxy war." ... more | .. |
 SM-3 IIA Team Completes TDACS Preliminary Design Review Raytheon completed the preliminary design review (PDR) of the SM-3 Block IIA's throttleable divert and attitude control system. Essentially a rocket motor with four main divert nozzles and six attit ... more |
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 Northrop Grumman to Develop New Atom-Based Magnetic Sensor in Enhanced, Compact Package for the U.S. Navy Northrop Grumman has been selected by the Office of Naval Research to develop a new cost-effective atom-based magnetic sensor, or magnetometer, for antisubmarine warfare operations. The highly ... more | .. |
 Boeing, Elbit Systems to Collaborate on Simulation for Super Hornet Boeing and Elbit Systems are collaborating on a joint distributed simulation project that will link a Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet simulator in St. Louis with an AEL Avionics Laboratory simulator i ... more | .. |
 Falklanders want to stay British, governor insists There is little point negotiating with Argentina over the fate of the Falklands, the islands governor says, arguing the residents all want to be British and have self-determination. ... more | .. |
 Argentine vets seek to mark unnamed Falklands graves More than half of the 238 graves of Argentine soldiers who died during the Falklands War three decades ago bear no name and their comrades-in-arms want something done about it. ... more |
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Robots Enhance Sewer Inspection and Maintenance with AI
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 Demining the Falklands, 30 years on Thirty years after the Falklands War thousands of abandoned mines, mortars and grenades still dot the remote island chain. But one historic popular haunt has now been rendered safe. ... more | .. |
Thirty years on, Falklands conflict still festers Thirty years ago a remote South Atlantic island chain was thrust into the global glare as Britain and Argentina went to war over the Falklands, triggering a bitter conflict which rankles to this day. ... more | .. |
  Official: FBI losing war on hackers America is losing the war against hackers, an executive assistant director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation says. ... more | .. |
  Europe looks into Goodrich-UTC merger The impending merger of two U.S. companies that produce aviation equipment has raised eyebrows in Europe over competition. ... more |
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 Commentary: Second holocaust? "SHOWDOWN" is splashed in large red letters across the cover of Newsmax, the April issue of the conservative monthly. Followed by, in smaller letters, "Iran's Plan for a Second Holocaust Must Be Stopped." And, in parentheses, in still smaller type, between the twin grim-looks of Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Israel's Binyamin Netanyahu, the cover story brackets the author - [by John Bolton]. ... more | .. |
  Kuwait returns 44 detained fishermen to Iraq Kuwait on Wednesday returned to Iraq 44 fishermen and six vessels seized for crossing into its territorial waters, the interior ministry said. ... more | .. |
 EU leaders urge N. Korea to scrap rocket launch plan European Union leaders Wednesday voiced "grave concern" at North Korea's missile and nuclear weapons programmes and called on it to scrap a long-range rocket launch scheduled for next month. ... more | .. |
Nuclear talks with world powers on April 13: Iran Long-stalled talks between Iran and world powers are to be revived on April 13 at a place yet to be agreed, Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi announced on Wednesday. ... more |
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