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Russia Develops Revolutionary Ammonia Rocket EngineMoscow (RIA Novosti) May 07, 2012 Power engineering manufacturer Energomash has started development of a new rocket engine which could vastly reduce the cost of rocket launches and avoid the need to produce hydrogen for fuel, the makers say. The new rocket, which will be around 30 percent more efficient than exising designs, works on a completely novel fuel mixture of acetylene and ammonia (atsetam). "A mixture of acetylene and ammonia is 20 times cheaper than hydrogen as a kilogram of hydrogen costs about 2 thousand rubles ... read more |
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  House panel OKs $1B for Israel's missiles Amid concerns about rising tensions in the Persian Gulf, a U.S. House of Representatives defense subcommittee has approved nearly $1 billion for Israel's anti-missile defense program, the highest single appropriation for the four-system project. ... more | .. |
  Outside View: Why FATCA should be repealed For two years, much of the global financial community has been in an uproar about a pending U.S. law that has barely been noticed in the United States. That may soon change as the unacceptable costs of the "Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act" become fully apparent. ... more | .. |
  Key US ally Australia slashes military spending Key US ally Australia slashed Aus$5.5 billion (US$5.57 billion) from its defence budget Tuesday as part of sweeping cuts, deferring or scrapping jet and weapons deliveries and sacking 1,000 staff. ... more | .. |
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  Clinton sees quiet progress on Asia tour US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday closed a tour of rising powers India and China during which she turned to quiet diplomacy to make small but clear advances over key rifts. ... more | .. |
  'Long way' to Iran nuclear solution: top politician A top Iranian politician on Tuesday expressed optimism over upcoming nuclear talks with world powers in Baghdad, but said there was still a "long way" to go in resolving Tehran's atomic issue. ... more | .. |
  Lockheed Martin's DAGR Engages Moving Target in Apache Demonstration Lockheed Martin's Direct Attack Guided Rocket (DAGR) successfully tracked and engaged a moving target in a recent demonstration at Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz. "DAGR hit a moving target from 3.5 ... more | .. |
 F-35 Lightning II Flight Test Update Lockheed Martin's F-35 Lightning II flight test program continues to make progress during the first four months of 2012. In March, the program completed 123 test flights totaling 223 flight hours, s ... more |
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Will the US get to Mars quicker if it drops or delays plans to visit the Moon?
Searching for Water on the Moon: UC San Diego Researchers Uncover Clues to Lunar Water's Origins
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 Raytheon fires Excalibur from G6 self-propelled howitzer Raytheon has fired four Excalibur 155mm precision-guided artillery projectiles from the Denel-manufactured G6 self-propelled howitzer as part of a field trial demonstration. Multiple rounds of ... more | .. |
 Boeing KC-46 Tanker Program Completes Preliminary Design Review The Boeing KC-46 Tanker program has completed a Preliminary Design Review (PDR) with the U.S. Air Force, a key milestone in the development of the next-generation aerial refueling tanker. The ... more | .. |
Brazil, Turkey agree on more defense links Brazil and Turkey have agreed on closer defense links that promise to allow each arms manufacturer a greater share of the global aviation and military sales. ... more | .. |
UN inspector dies in Iran car crash: atomic agency A UN nuclear inspector of South Korean nationality was killed and a colleague from Slovenia injured in a car accident in central Iran on Tuesday, the country's Atomic Energy Organisation said. ... more |
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  China urges Syrians to honour ceasefire pledges China's foreign minister on Tuesday urged all parties in Syria to honour their ceasefire commitments, as the United Nations warned world powers were racing against time to stop war in the restive state. ... more | .. |
  Interpol issues Red Notice for arrest of Iraqi VP Interpol said Tuesday it had issued an international Red Notice for the arrest of Iraq's fugitive Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi on suspicion of "guiding and financing terrorist attacks". ... more | .. |
Kurds boycott Iraq cabinet meet in disputed city Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki insisted Tuesday that Kirkuk had an Iraqi identity during a cabinet meet boycotted by Kurdish ministers whose autonomous region lays claim to the disputed city. ... more | .. |
Abbas urges new Israel govt to seek peace Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said on Tuesday that Israel's new government, which will include the centrist Kadima party, should renew efforts to seek peace. ... 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
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 S. Korea, Japan step up talks on first military accord South Korea said Tuesday it is close to signing agreements on military cooperation with Japan, the first such accords since Tokyo's brutal colonial rule over Korea ended in 1945. ... more | .. |
  NATO admits Afghan family killed in airstrike NATO forces in Afghanistan Tuesday admitted responsibility for the deaths of a civilian family of six in an airstrike in the southern province of Helmand last week. ... more | .. |
  Third US Littoral Combat Ship Completes Acceptance Trials The nation's third Littoral Combat Ship, USS Fort Worth (LCS 3), successfully completed its U.S. Navy acceptance trials and will be delivered to the Navy this summer. Fort Worth is the second ... more | .. |
Deadly Hezbollah agent awaits release The likely release by Baghdad of a veteran Hezbollah commander accused of plotting to kill U.S. soldiers while operating with Iranian forces in Iraq won't do U.S.-Iraqi relations any good. ... more |
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 Major losses for Iran's defiant president Iran's maverick President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been soundly defeated in the final round of parliamentary elections, a major setback in his high-profile power struggle with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. ... more | .. |
 Israeli arms exports stir controversy Israel's defense industry, a key exporting sector, has been thrown into disarray by a government report that accuses the director-general of the Defense Ministry of approving exports deals involving weapons systems that the Foreign Ministry opposed. ... more | .. |
 Civilian deaths threaten US pact: Afghan president Afghan President Hamid Karzai summoned the NATO commander and the US ambassador on Monday to warn that civilian casualties in military operations threatened a strategic pact he has signed with the US. ... more | .. |
 China's defense chief visits Pentagon amid diplomatic row The Pentagon hosted China's Defense Minister Liang Guanglie on Monday in a bid to boost military ties as the United States tried to contain the fallout from a diplomatic dispute over a top Chinese dissident. ... 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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 Qaeda kills 22 Yemen troops after death of leader Al-Qaeda gunmen on Monday launched spectacular attacks on two army posts in south Yemen, killing at least 22 soldiers, to avenge the death of a top militant in an air raid, a military official said. ... more | .. |
 Hollande victory shakes up NATO's Afghan war plans After pledging to speed up France's pullout from Afghanistan, incoming president Francois Hollande will soon have to reassure NATO allies about his decision to end combat earlier than planned. ... more | .. |
 Outside View: Iranian dissidents While the governments of Iraq and Iran grow closer and closer politically, several thousand Iranian dissidents in Iraq grow more fearful of their futures. And with good cause. ... more | .. |
 Walker's World: After me, the deluge Nicolas Sarkozy has narrowly lost the French presidency after a single term but his Socialist Party successor, Francois Hollande hasn't won a mandate. ... more |
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 Iraq court orders Hezbollah commander freed: lawyer An Iraqi court on Monday ruled that a Hezbollah commander accused of plotting the killing of five US soldiers in January 2007 should be released from custody over a lack of evidence, his lawyer said. ... more | .. |
 SKorea, US air forces launch major drill South Korea and the United States on Monday launched a major joint air exercise to deter North Korean provocations amid high cross-border tensions, officials said. ... more | .. |
 China hopes Syria elections will help reform China said Monday it hoped parliamentary elections being held in Syria would help promote reform in the conflict-torn country, as the leader of the nation's opposition visited Beijing. ... more | .. |
 'Mammoth' tasks ahead for Hollande: World press The European and international press described the victory of Socialist Francois Hollande in the French presidential election as a turning point for Europe, but warned of major challenges ahead. ... more |
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