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Raytheon, US Navy begin JSOW C-1 integrated testingPoint Mugu Sea Test Range CA (SPX) Aug 23, 2012 The U.S. Navy has begun integrated testing (IT) of Raytheon's Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) C-1. During its first flight in IT, the JSOW C-1 was retargeted to strike a large moving ship target. "This flight test further demonstrates that JSOW C-1 can receive third party target updates in-flight, retarget after release, and strike a precise point on a moving ship using the weapon's autonomous terminal seeker," said Cmdr. Samuel Hanaki of the U.S. Navy's Precision Strike Weapons Program Office. "The ... read more |
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  Lockheed Martin Wins Role on Defense Information Systems Agency Program The U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) selected Lockheed Martin for a role on its Test and Evaluation Mission Support Services (TEMSS) program. Six other companies were also select ... more | .. |
  Mexico worried about U.S. arms plan Talks on transferring some of Afghanistan's arms surpluses to the U.S.-Mexico border have raised concerns some weapons will end up in arsenals of drug cartels and organized crime. ... more | .. |
 Nigeria to pursue Boko Haram financiers The Nigerian government is considering targeting Boko Haram's strategists and financiers as a possible means of stemming rising violence in the country. ... more | .. |
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  Cemetery visits anger Park's opponents South Korea's main opposition party is up in arms over a visit to the grave of a former president by the ruling Saenuri Party's new presidential candidate. ... more | .. |
 Outside View: Chains on Iranian dissidents Ever since the United Nations brokered a deal with the Iraqi government regarding the 3,400 Iranian dissidents at Camp Ashraf north of Baghdad, the situation has been one of give and take - the dissidents giving and the Iraqis taking. ... more | .. |
 Still time for diplomacy on Iran weapons: US Diplomacy can still solve the crisis over Iran's suspect nuclear program, the United States said Wednesday, adding that it had relayed the message to close ally Israel. ... more | .. |
 Guantanamo 9/11 hearings postponed due to storm The US military said Wednesday it has postponed preliminary hearings for the trial of alleged September 11 plotters held at Guantanamo Bay because of Tropical Storm Isaac. ... more |
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 Ban to attend Tehran summit despite protests: UN UN leader Ban Ki-moon will go to a summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in Tehran next week in the face of opposition by Israel and the United States, a spokesman said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 IAEA chief dampens hopes on Iran talks Friday The head of the UN atomic watchdog IAEA said Wednesday he had little hopes of a breakthrough at a meeting later this week with Iran to discuss Tehran's contested nuclear programme. ... more | .. |
  Kabul blames 'foreign spy agencies' for insider attacks Afghan officials on Wednesday blamed "infiltration by foreign spy agencies" into the ranks of its security forces for a rise in attacks by Afghan soldiers on US-led NATO forces. ... more | .. |
 Israel army chief warns those who think can 'eradicate' Israel Israeli army chief, Lieutenant General Benny Gantz, warned on Wednesday that those who believed they can "eradicate" Israel will face the brunt of Israeli power, in a veiled threat to Iran. ... more |
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  Brazil's defense industry booms Brazil's defense industry is booming, fueled by government incentives to modernize the country's armed forces and develop a robust, export-oriented military industrial complex. ... more | .. |
  US 'significant' in Iraq despite troop exit: Dempsey Top US military officer General Martin Dempsey insisted Tuesday during a quick trip to Iraq that Washington was still playing an important role there, eight months after the last American troops departed. ... more | .. |
  Australia urges China to respect its rights on US troops China must respect Australia's sovereign right to have United States Marines deployed in its north as Washington enhances its presence in the Pacific, Foreign Minister Bob Carr said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
Cost of Israeli Iran attack: $41.4 billion The Business Data Israel Ltd. research company estimates that an Israeli attack on Iran would cost Israel $41.4 billion. ... 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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 Australia ups Middle East arms sales Since 2009 Australia has sold more than $13 million in military equipment to three Middle East nations. ... more | .. |
  Church seeks Russia-Poland 'forgiveness' The stain on relations between Russia and Poland can be overcome through faith and forgiveness, a Russian Orthodox religious leader said last weekend. ... more | .. |
 Outside View: Pre-scripted 'Clue'? In the make-believe world of television, writers of crime dramas demonstrate a talent for incorporating, within the confines of a one-hour show, the entire program's story - the commission of the crime, building the case against the suspect, the trial and ultimate conviction of the criminal. ... more | .. |
  US drones kill three militants in NW Pakistan: officials A US drone strike on Tuesday killed at least three militants in a restive Pakistani tribal region near the Afghan border, security officials said. ... more |
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PA losing legitimacy among Palestinians: UN The Palestinian Authority is losing legitimacy among its people because it is not creating a state, and as a result its institutions could "eventually collapse," the UN Middle East envoy has said. ... more | .. |
 Top US general blasts ex-officers for attacking Obama US military chief General Martin Dempsey denounced ex-officers Tuesday for waging a campaign against President Barack Obama, arguing that soldiers had a duty to stay above the political fray. ... more | .. |
Dome now in place on North Korean nuclear plant: report North Korea has put a dome on a light-water reactor it is building, a key step towards completing a plant that could be used to support its nuclear weapons programme, a leading defence journal said. ... more | .. |
Taiwan won't work with China in Japan row: Ma President Ma Ying-jeou said Tuesday Taiwan would not join hands with China against Japan in a territorial dispute involving an archipelago in the East China Sea claimed by all three sides. ... more |
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Low-carbon energy investment hit record $2.1 tn in 2024: report
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Police chief fired over Afghan insider attack on NATO An Afghan district police chief has been fired after one of his men killed a NATO soldier, marking the start of a crackdown on the increasing number of insider attacks, officials said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Swiss fighter jet purchase to go ahead despite criticism Switzerland is to press ahead with its controversial purchase of 22 Saab Gripen fighter jets despite a highly critical parliamentary report into the deal released on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Taking the edge off a pipe bomb - literally The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate's (S and T) new low-cost device for dismantling dangerous pipe bombs may look like a tinkerer's project, but that's no ac ... more | .. |
S. Korea, US in major annual military drill The South Korean and US militaries have begun a major annual joint exercise to test defences against North Korea, with Pyongyang denouncing the drill and vowing to strengthen its nuclear deterrent. ... more |
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 Barak panel wants more for Israeli defense Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak has convened a secret panel to argue for increased defense spending. ... more | .. |
 Afghans ready to counter insider threat: top US general Afghan leaders appear ready to take decisive action to curb unprecedented "insider attacks" by Afghan recruits that have killed 40 Western troops this year, the top US military officer said Monday. ... more | .. |
Commentary: Guns of 2012? A former chief of Israeli military intelligence, who retired two years ago, takes sharp exception to three more recently retired Israeli intelligence chiefs who disagree on the imperative need to bomb Iran's nuclear facilities. ... more | .. |
Pakistani bloggers accused of hate videos Doctored videos showing apparent violence against Muslims in Assam that created panic originated on Pakistani blogs, an Indian minister said. ... more |
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