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Iran says copying US drone, reveals 'codes'Tehran (AFP) April 22, 2012 An Iranian military commander on Sunday said the Islamic republic is building a copy of a US spy drone captured in December 2011 and revealed what he said were "codes" gleaned from the unmanned aircraft. "I am giving you four codes so the Americans understand just how far we have gone in penetrating the drone's secrets," General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, the head of the Revolutionary Guards' aerospace division, told state television. "In October 2010, the aircraft was sent to California for some techn ... read more |
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  China and Russia hold first navy exercises China and Russia launched their first joint naval exercises Sunday, with war games in the Yellow Sea that come amid tensions between China and its Asian neighbours over territorial claims. ... more | .. |
  US, Jordan to participate in 17-nation war games The United States, its ally Jordan and 15 other countries will next month participate in military exercises to be held in the kingdom, Jordan's military said in a statement on Sunday. ... more | .. |
  Ready to hit Iran if ordered: Israel military chief Israeli forces are carrying out more special operations beyond the country's borders and will be ready to attack Iran's nuclear sites if ordered, the chief-of-staff said in an interview on Sunday. ... more | .. |
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 Taiwan plans to buy four warships from US: report Taiwan plans to purchase four warships from the United States as part of the island's efforts to modernise its forces and offset the perceived military threat from China, local media reported Sunday. ... more | .. |
  '20 Qaeda suspects' killed in Yemen air strikes A total of 20 Al-Qaeda suspects were killed in two air strikes in northeast and southern Yemen, the defence ministry and witnesses said on Sunday. ... more | .. |
  Afghanistan, US finalise draft post-2014 deal: Kabul Afghan and US officials have finalised the initial draft of a strategic partnership agreement that will govern relations between Kabul and Washington after 2014, a presidential statement said Sunday. ... more | .. |
  Commentary: $63 million Russian taxi rides The space shuttle Discovery flying piggyback on a Boeing 747 for its last hurrah flight around the Washington Monument and the White House was a grim reminder of misplaced and misspent priorities. ... more |
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 China scandal exposes elite's impunity, need for change A sensational political scandal unfolding in China has exposed the high level of impunity enjoyed by elites at a time when social tensions are rising, highlighting the need for change, observers say. ... more | .. |
  China denies U.S. espionage accusation Chinese officials have denied U.S. accusations that China's progress in space exploration is partly owed to espionage. ... more | .. |
 Iran builds sub force in gulf face-off Iran has been building up its submarine fleet for the last decade, adding mainly indigenously built small boats armed with torpedoes and mines that make them ideal platforms to carry out Tehran's threat to close the Strait of Hormuz, the gateway to the Persian Gulf. ... more | .. |
  Singapore Gulfstreams go operational Singapore's four Gulfstream 550 airborne early warning aircraft achieved full operational capability, three years after delivery of the first unit. ... more |
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 Outside View: A potent answer to Tehran When six world powers met with Iranian officials last week for the first time in 15 months, the talks were hailed in Europe as the first step toward a "negotiated solution" over fears of Tehran's nuclear program. ... more | .. |
 Outside View: 'Walking on eggshells' "Do you feel manipulated, controlled or lied to? Are you the focus of intense, violent and irrational rages? Do you feel you are 'walking on eggshells' to avoid the next confrontation?" ... more | .. |
 N. Korea to launch satellites 'one after another' North Korea has vowed to launch satellites "one after another", vigorously rejecting international condemnation of an April 13 launch that was seen overseas as a disguised ballistic missile test. ... more | .. |
 Indian missile pride hides strategic flaws: analysts India's pride at the successful test of a long-range, nuclear-capable missile hides weaknesses in strategic military planning that undermine its global power aspirations, analysts say. ... more |
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Climate change increases risk of successive natural hazards in the Himalayas
GMV teams up with +Atlantic CoLAB in AIR4Health project to enhance public health forecasting
Groundwater in the Arctic is delivering more carbon into the ocean than was previously known | .. |
 N. Korea mass rally calls for death of S. Korea's Lee Tens of thousands of North Koreans rallied Friday, screaming hatred for South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak and calling for his death over alleged insults during the North's anniversary celebrations. ... more | .. |
  Iraqi Kurd leader says won't allow PKK to operate from north The leader of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region vowed Friday he would not allow Kurdish separatists to stage attacks in Turkey from northern Iraq, local media reported. ... more | .. |
 Hamas: any peace deal with Israel would be 'truce' Hamas would consider any Palestinian peace deal with Israel as a truce, the Islamist movement's second-in-command Mussa Abu Marzuk said in a rare interview with American Jewish daily Forward. ... more | .. |
 Syria opposition calls for UN military intervention The opposition Syrian National Council renewed on Saturday its call for the United Nations to intervene militarily in the country to put a stop to "crimes" by President Bashar al-Assad's regime. ... more |
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  Britain releases historic code papers The British government says it is releasing two 70-year-old papers by computer pioneer Alan Turing on the theory of code breaking. ... more | .. |
 Bombings kill three as Iraq governor targeted Bombs exploded in two minibuses in Baghdad on Saturday, killing three people and wounding at least 12, while a bomb attack on a governor's convoy wounded two guards, security officials said. ... more | .. |
 Boeing Receives Additional Laser JDAM Contract from US Navy Boeing has received a $12.5 million contract from U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) on March 12 for 1,116 Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition (Laser JDAM) sensors. This is NAVAIR's third ... more | .. |
 USAF Places Order for AeroVironment Puma AE Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems AeroVironment reports that it received a firm fixed-price order valued at $2,431,440 on April 5, 2012 from the U.S. Air Force for Puma AE small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) through an existing U. ... more |
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Low-carbon energy investment hit record $2.1 tn in 2024: report
World awaits Trump tariff deadline on Canada, Mexico and China
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  US Navy Fires Raytheon Griffin Missile From RAM Launcher The U.S. Navy achieved a first when it fired Raytheon's combat-proven Griffin B missile from a Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) launcher. "Griffin enables sailors to defend against small, fast-m ... more | .. |
 Northrop Grumman's Common Link Integration Processing System Ready for Fielding The Common Link Integration Processing (CLIP) system being developed by Northrop Grumman has received Milestone C acquisition approval from the U.S. Air Force leading to the fielding of this softwar ... more | .. |
 Syria boosts fears of Sunni-Shiite war The bloodbath in Syria is developing into a battle between Islam's mainstream Sunni sect, led by Saudi Arabia and Turkey, and the breakaway Shiites, led by Iran. ... more | .. |
 DCNS, Brazil firm partner for submarines DCNS of France, a major naval defense company, is working with a Brazilian firm for a submarine development program. ... more |
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 US helicopter crashes in Afghanistan: US official A US Black Hawk helicopter crashed in southwestern Afghanistan on Thursday with four people believed to be on board, likely American soldiers, a US defense official told AFP. ... more | .. |
 Two Guantanamo Uighurs sent to El Salvador The Pentagon said Thursday it had transferred two Guantanamo detainees from China's Uighur minority to El Salvador after they were held without charge since 2002. ... more | .. |
 Study shows sharp gaps in China views of US A majority of China's opinion leaders and much of its public disapprove of their government's handling of ties with the United States, in a sign of increasingly open criticism, a study said Thursday. ... more | .. |
  Taiwan tests 'China invasion' scenario Taiwan Thursday tested its ability to defend one of it largest air bases against Chinese invasion, a scenario experts insisted remained relevant in an age of missile and cyber attacks. ... more |
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