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Russia prepares a response to US missile defence plansMoscow (RIA Novosti) Oct 11, 2012 According to Defence Minister Anatoli Serdiukov, Russia's 8-year rearmament programme includes an appropriate response to the American plan to deploy missile defenses in European countries. Although salaries for members of the armed forces are rising fast, Russia will continue to rely on conscription in coming years, Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said in an interview with the newsweekly Itogi to be published on Monday. Serdyukov touted the fact that commanders of Russia's Pacific Fleet nucle ... read more |
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  Ukraine Brings Back Naval Killer Dolphins The Ukrainan navy has restarted special training for dolphins and other animals for military duties including attacking enemy combat swimmers and detecting mines, a military source in the Ukrainian ... more | .. |
  Russia to Deliver Indian Carrier in Fall 2013 - Minister Russia plans to deliver the overhauled aircraft carrier Vikramaditya to the Indian Navy in the fourth quarter of 2013, Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said on Wednesday after an intergovernmental ... more | .. |
  China Voice: U.S. should walk the talk In late September, the United States Congressional Research Service amended and republished a report titled "The Senkaku Islands Dispute: U.S. Treaty Obligations." "During Senate deliberations ... more | .. |
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  US and Israel to launch massive air defense drill The U.S. and Israeli militaries are engaged in final preparations for the largest-ever joint missile defense drill in the allies' history. The three-week exercise, dubbed Austere Challenge 12 ... more | .. |
  Israeli defense official says intercepted spy drone failed its mission A senior Israeli defense ministry official said Tuesday that a rogue drone Israel intercepted on Saturday had failed in its apparent mission. Amos Gilad, director of policy and political-milit ... more | .. |
Russia seeks answers from Turkey over Syria plane intercept Russia furiously demanded answers from Turkey on Thursday after it forced a Syrian passenger plane flying from Moscow to land in Ankara on suspicion of carrying "illegal cargo", reportedly weapons, to Damascus. ... more | .. |
  EADS/BAE deal collapse a setback, mergers still needed: analysts The collapse of the EADS/BAE Systems tie-up is a major setback for Europe but shrinking defence budgets will continue to drive the need for sector consolidation and burden sharing, analysts said. ... more |
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Airbus-built SpainSat NG-I satellite successfully launched
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  'Even the captain didn't know': veteran recalls Cuba crisis In May 1962, Soviet Red Army officer Vadut Khakimov received urgent orders calling him back from leave to rejoin his secret military unit in the southwestern Russian region of Bryansk. ... more | .. |
 S. Korea president scolds failed border watch South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak on Thursday scolded his military for negligence after a North Korean soldier defector travelled unchecked across one of the world's most fortified borders. ... more | .. |
Japan calls for more Myanmar support Japan vowed Thursday to resume loans to a reforming Myanmar and called on global creditors of the one-time pariah state to chip in more, chiding China for skipping a key lenders' meeting. ... more | .. |
Turkey confiscates suspected arms from Syrian plane Turkey has forced a Syrian passenger plane from Moscow to land in Ankara, reportedly suspecting it was carrying weapons, adding to tensions between the two neighbours and prompting a Russian demand for answers. ... more |
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New Launch and Recovery System Takes UAV Into the Future A shipboard-capable system designed to support both the launch and recovery of the Scan Eagle unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) successfully completed final demonstration flight testing Sept. 27 at a te ... more | .. |
  Laser pointer identifies dangerous chemicals in real-time By using an ordinary green laser pointer, the kind commonly found in offices and college lecture halls, an Israeli research team has developed a new and highly portable Raman spectrometer that can d ... more | .. |
Raytheon to develop next-generation power technology for naval systems Raytheon has been awarded two Phase 2 contracts under the Office of Naval Research's (ONR) Compact Power Conversion Technologies (CPCT) program. The program aims to deliver better fuel economy and a ... more | .. |
Lockheed Martin To Provide Supply Chain Support to the Republic of Korea's Military Services Lockheed Martin has been awarded three new contracts to support the supply chain needs of the Republic of Korea Air Force and Navy. Under the terms of the basic ordering agreements, Lockheed M ... more |
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Climate Change Accelerates Species Shuffling, New Study Reveals
China's DeepSeek-R1: A Game-Changing AI Release or Strategic Gesture?
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  Mutualink Selects Benchmark to Manufacture Interoperable Communications Systems on Global Scale Mutualink, Inc., specializing in advanced interoperable communications solutions for public safety, emergency management and defense personnel, has announced that Benchmark Electronics, Inc., a worl ... more | .. |
 BAE Systems to battle on after merger plan collapses British arms maker BAE Systems was Wednesday forced to soldier on under the guidance of an embattled chief executive after the collapse of its proposed mega-merger with European aerospace giant EADS. ... more | .. |
 NATO names Allen to succeed Stavridis as supreme commander US General John Allen will take over as NATO supreme commander and be replaced as head of alliance forces in Afghanistan by Joseph Dunford, currently US Marine Corps deputy commander, US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Nuclear hide-and-seek: Activists disappear at Swedish plant Two Greenpeace activists who broke into a Swedish nuclear plant managed to remain undetected for 38 hours before leaving the site voluntarily, the environmental group said Wednesday. ... more |
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 Germany feared bridesmaid role in EADS-BAE venture: analysts Germany feared being left on the sidelines of any tie-up between European aerospace giant EADS and British arms maker BAE Systems, analysts say, after Berlin was blamed for blocking the deal. ... more | .. |
 China 'gaining fast' on US, warns Romney Mitt Romney on Wednesday warned that China was "gaining fast" on the United States and could become the world's top economy, but insisted American manufacturers will compete with China and win if fair trade prevails. ... more | .. |
  'No rush' for Afghanistan exit: NATO chief NATO insisted Wednesday there was no move towards a speedier withdrawal from Afghanistan despite recent setbacks, including deadly insider attacks, as the alliance prepared for its post-2014 role. ... more | .. |
 Russia says wants end to US arms disposal plan Russia said Wednesday it had notified the United States it no longer wanted to extend a two-decade-old US-funded arms disposal initiative that has helped Moscow decommission thousands of nuclear warheads. ... more |
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Ukrainian drone barrage on Russia kills two, hits oil refinery
EdgeCortix SAKURA-I AI Accelerator Validated for Radiation Resilience in Space Missions
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BAE Systems faces tough future after merger collapse British arms maker BAE Systems faced an uncertain future on Wednesday after the collapse of a proposed mega-merger with European aerospace giant EADS, as indebted governments slash their defence spending. ... more | .. |
  HRW urges immediate moratorium on Iraq executions Human Rights Watch on Wednesday called for an immediate moratorium on the death penalty in Iraq saying the country had emerged as a leading user of capital punishment in the region. ... more | .. |
 Outside View: Unintended consequences Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld coined the phrase "unknown unknowns," a snappier way to describe "unintended consequences." Both refer to events that are unanticipated, unexpected and unpredictable. ... more | .. |
  Chile deploys Israel's RecceLite system Chile's air force command has deployed the Israeli-made RecceLite reconnaissance system but the government of President Sebastian Pinera has yet to formally announce the acquisition. ... more |
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  Philippine court suspends cybercrime law The Philippines Supreme Court voted to suspend immediately the new but controversial cybercrime law pending a review of its legality. ... more | .. |
 Israel air traffic 'briefly halted over unidentified object' Israel's civilian air traffic was halted for several minutes on Wednesday morning after an unidentified flying object was spotted inside Israeli air space, Israel's army radio said. ... more | .. |
 S. Korean army under probe for failed border watch A South Korean army division faces embarrassing questions after a North Korean soldier travelled unchecked across one of the world's most fortified borders and knocked on a guard post asking for asylum. ... more | .. |
 Iran can defeat 'barbaric' sanctions, vows Khamenei Iran can overcome problems caused by "barbaric" economic sanctions that Western states have imposed over its nuclear programme, supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday. ... more |
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