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Putin oversees show of Russian military mightMoscow (AFP) May 9, 2012 Newly-inaugurated President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday presided over Russia's annual display of military power as missiles and thousands of troops paraded across Red Square to mark World War II victory. Two days after Putin's swearing-in, over 14,000 servicemen marched alongside nuclear-capable missiles to commemorate the 67th anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany. Putin watched from the stands with his new Prime Minister and former president Dmitry Medvedev, who had been confirme ... read more |
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  12,000 troops take part in Jordan war games: US The US military said on Wednesday that 12,000 soldiers from 17 countries are taking part in this month's military exercises in Jordan, seeking to enhance their abilities to meet "security challenges." ... more | .. |
 NATO chief meets with US senators ahead of summit NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen met with key senators Wednesday to discuss the security posture in Afghanistan ahead of Oval Office talks with President Barack Obama. ... more | .. |
  US military to pack more BlackBerry smartphones Research In Motion (RIM) on Wednesday announced that the US Department of Defense staff and partners have been given the go-ahead to use more of the Canadian firm's BlackBerry OS 7 smartphones. ... more | .. |
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  Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula The United States has said it has has foiled a plot by Al-Qaeda's branch in Yemen to blow up a US-bound passenger jet with a new take on the "underwear bomb" near the first anniversary of Osama bin Laden's death. ... more | .. |
  Turkey refuses to extradite Iraqi vice-president: deputy PM Turkey will not extradite Iraq's Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi, who is being tried in absentia in Baghdad accused of running a death squad, a senior official was quoted as saying on Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Lawyer who defends Iran activists jailed Iranian lawyer Mohammad Ali Dadkhah, who has defended political and human rights activists condemned to death, has himself been sentenced to nine years behind bars amid a crackdown on dissent that has resulted in a sharp increase in executions. ... more | .. |
  Saab buys into Brazilian company Sweden's premier defense and security company, Saab, is strengthening its relationship with a Brazilian integrator of aero-structures. ... more |
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 Outside View: Intellectual revolution Toward the end of the Cold War, Soviet military thinkers coined the phrase "Military-Technical Revolution." Based on a combination of extraordinary advances in precision strike and in information and surveillance technologies, the MTR was successfully transformed by the Pentagon into the "Revolution in Military Affairs." ... more | .. |
  K-MAX Unmanned Aerial Cargo Hauler Exceeds Million-Pound Milestone Two unmanned K-MAX helicopters have delivered more than one million pounds in less than four months in support of the U.S. Marine Corps in Afghanistan and will remain in theater until September on a ... more | .. |
  China interested in Russian missile system China wants to purchase Russia's S-400 anti-aircraft missile system to replace the S-300 system, a military and technical cooperation official told reporters on May 6. China has placed an orde ... more | .. |
  Russian Navy to launch one Bulava missile in 2012 The first Borei class nuclear sub, the Alexander Nevsky, is to conduct a test launch of the Bulava ballistic missile in 2012, a representative of Russia's Naval Staff Chief said. According to ... more |
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 USAF between F-22 and a hard place The wrap-up of the F-22 Raptor production in the US may mark the beginning of its military carrier. In fact, many experts believe that the redeployment of these stealthy air dominance fighters to th ... more | .. |
 EU's Ashton discusses Iran talks with Israel PM EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton met Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday to discuss the upcoming nuclear talks between world powers and Iran, an Israeli official told AFP. ... more | .. |
 Twin attacks kill four in central Iraq Insurgents killed four people, including a man and his son, in two attacks in Diyala province in central Iraq on Wednesday, police and medical officials said. ... more | .. |
 Brazil's Embraer to bid in new US Air Force plane contract Brazil's Embraer said Tuesday it would participate in a new US Air Force contest to build 20 light attack aircraft for Afghanistan after the $355 million contract the company won in December was canceled. ... 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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 Obama helped change global opinion on Iran: Biden The Obama administration has helped change global opinion on Iran, US Vice President Joe Biden said Tuesday, pledging that Washington would use "whatever means" to keep Tehran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. ... more | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 |
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 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
  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 |
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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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 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 | .. |
 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 |
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 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 |
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