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Britain confirms U-turn over F-35 jetsLondon (AFP) May 10, 2012 Britain confirmed Thursday it has reversed its choice of fighter jets for future aircraft carriers, ditching the preferred conventional take-off version of the US-built F-35 for a jump-jet model. The latest turnaround by the coalition government deals a blow to a defence deal between Britain and France as it means that planned Royal Navy aircraft carriers will no longer be equipped to handle French aircraft. Defence minister Philip Hammond told parliament that delays and spiralling costs caused ... read more |
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  North Korea to bolster nuclear deterrent at any cost North Korea said Thursday it would strengthen its nuclear deterrent and other defences regardless of cost, amid fears it is preparing for another atomic weapons test. ... more | .. |
  Commentary: Afghanistan: Realism, reality Realism is the idea of throwing a U.S. security blanket over Afghanistan for another 10 years after the last U.S. and NATO units leave the France-sized country at the end of 2014. It is a reflection of reality but it isn't real. ... more | .. |
  NATO tensions over military sales to Russia: US study NATO members are worried that unprecedented billion-dollar arms sales to Russia by France, Germany and Italy could destabilize security, a US congressional report said Thursday 10 days before the NATO summit. ... more | .. |
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  Autonomous Vehicle Developed for Surveying Assault-Zone Runways TORC Robotics recently demonstrated an autonomous vehicle for Air Force Research Labs (AFRL) capable of performing expedient runway surveys, including taking soil hardness measurements, providing te ... more | .. |
 GE Aviation to Participate in Demo on AAI's Shadow UAS GE Aviation has been awarded a contract by AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems, an operating unit of Textron Systems to provide the stores management system for a demonstration involving Shadow. The ... more | .. |
 Lower the Boom BAE Systems has been awarded a contract to develop and manufacture the Actuator Control Unit (ACU) for the Boeing KC-46A tanker. The contract is for the design, development, test, and production of ... more | .. |
  Body Scanners would NOT detect underwear bomb FlyersRights.org asks why the TSA continues to mislead the public about the efficacy of body scanners in detecting devices like the one reported to have been used in the most recent plot foiled just ... 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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 GD to Develop Joint Assault Bridge Prototypes The U.S. Army Contracting Command has awarded General Dynamics Land Systems a $26 million contract to build two Joint Assault Bridge (JAB) prototypes. General Dynamics Land Systems is a business uni ... more | .. |
 3D MAW (FWD) explores the use of unmanned helicopters Improvised explosive devices have changed the way the Marine Corps engages hostile forces. The need has risen for supplies to reach the most remote parts of Afghanistan quickly, reliably and safely. ... more | .. |
  GKN, Alenia get production work Two European aerospace companies will be busy separately producing aircraft and aircraft structures for military programs for months to come. ... more | .. |
  Famed Shiite clerics meet in wax in Iraq Some of the most famed Shiite clerics of modern times have gathered together in a modest room under a religious school in Najaf in central Iraq - as wax figures, waiting to be put on display. ... more |
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 Panetta warns Congress against extra Pentagon funds US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta scolded Republican lawmakers Thursday for adding what he deemed to be unnecessary expenses to the Pentagon's budget, warning it could lead to "gridlock." ... more | .. |
 Brazil's transport jet adds more partners Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer's KC-390 tactical transport plane is developing into a multinational manufacturing and assembly program and posing a serious challenge to Lockheed Martin's C-130 and later prototypes. ... more | .. |
 Pentagon releases censored Guantanamo testimony The Pentagon on Thursday released testimony that was censored during a Guantanamo Bay court appearance by the September 11 suspects, with a spokesman attributing the omission to a mistake. ... more | .. |
  US Navy to deploy new warship to Singapore in 2013 The first in a new class of US Navy combat ships will be sent to Singapore next year for a 10-month deployment, an official said Thursday, as the US moves to expand its Asia-Pacific presence. ... 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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  China, Russia call for end to Syria violence China and Russia on Thursday urged all parties in Syria to "stop violence" after suicide attackers detonated massive bombs in Damascus during morning rush hour, killing at least 55 people. ... more | .. |
 Swiss nationals said joining jihadists Switzerland's Federal Intelligence Service said this week there is evidence of Swiss nationals traveling abroad to receive terrorist training. ... more | .. |
 China suicide bomber kills two in protest: Xinhua A woman blew herself up on Thursday to protest the demolition of her house in southwest China, killing two people and injuring 14, the official Xinhua news agency said. ... more | .. |
 Spy drone crash kills engineer in S. Korea: police A foreign engineer from an Austrian company was killed and two South Korean colleagues were injured Thursday when an unmanned spy drone crashed into their control vehicle during a test flight, police said. ... more |
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 Merkel says NATO must stick to Afghanistan timetable German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday that the timetable laid out by NATO for international troops to withdraw from Afghanistan by the end of 2014 must be respected. ... more | .. |
 Australia touts defence spending despite cuts Australian Defence Minister Stephen Smith defended Canberra's military spending as "far greater" than its regional neighbours Thursday after an Aus$5.5 (US$5.55) billion budget cut. ... more | .. |
 Pakistan tests nuclear-capable missile Pakistan carried out a successful test firing of a short-range nuclear-capable ballistic missile on Thursday, the military said. ... more | .. |
 New delay for Iraq VP death squad trial The trial of Iraqi Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi was delayed again on Thursday by a row over the venue, this time until May 15, a day after Turkey said it would not extradite the Sunni official. ... more |
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World awaits Trump tariff deadline on Canada, Mexico and China
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 Contractors spearhead effort to train Iraqi forces Explosions throw up clouds of smoke near Iraqi soldiers with armoured vehicles, who check for casualties, spot enemy forces in the desert ahead of them and then open fire. ... more | .. |
 NATO pushes for joint projects in lean times: general To avoid an alliance divided into first- and second-class armies, NATO plans to launch more than 20 joint projects to share costs of military hardware and promote a new mindset on weapons buying, according to a top French general. ... 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 | .. |
 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 |
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 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 Australia sets out F-18 maintenance tender Australia has sent out a request for tender for deeper maintenance for its fleet of 71 Classic Hornet fighter aircraft. ... more |
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