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Israel unveils Flying Elephant, other UAVsTel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Oct 15, 2012 Israel Aerospace Industries and Elbit Systems have unveiled the upgraded Shoval unmanned aerial vehicle for maritime surveillance and the Flying Elephant, which can carry a payload of 1 ton of supplies for frontline combat troops. These UAVs, along with an upgraded version of the giant Eitan, or Steadfast, surveillance UAV also built by IAI that was launched Aug. 14, underline Israel's growing strength in the unmanned aircraft field amid advances in Iran's drive to develop robotic forces. ... read more |
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  China leads rise in Asia military spending: study Military spending by Asia's major powers increased dramatically over the past decade with China leading the way, as its defense budget quadrupled since 2000, according to a study released Monday. ... more | .. |
  Syrian jets bomb rebels despite UN ceasefire call Warplanes unleashed a wave of air raids on rebel belts in Syria's north Tuesday even as the UN appealed for a nationwide ceasefire during the upcoming Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha. ... more | .. |
  US moves to help Libya create commando force The US administration has won congressional approval to devote $8 million to helping Libya develop a commando force to fight extremist groups, the New York Times reported Tuesday. ... more | .. |
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  Chinese warships sail near Japan island: Tokyo A Chinese naval flotilla including two destroyers sailed through waters near Japanese islands on Tuesday, further fuelling tensions, in what one commentator said was a sign of things to come. ... more | .. |
  US charges Iran with 'economic mismanagement' The United States on Monday accused Iran of extreme economic mismanagement as biting sanctions wreak havoc on the Iranian economy, and the European Union agreed a new slew of moves against the regime. ... more | .. |
  US pushes Afghans as security deteriorates As the smoke drifted across the field after the explosion, Private Ryan Thomas lay on his back, blood spattered over his face and teeth and his right sock soaked red. ... more | .. |
  Full production for German army missile The PARS 3 LR fire-and-forget missile by Europe's MBDA is heading into full production for the German military. ... more |
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Airbus-built SpainSat NG-I satellite successfully launched
ESA Contracts Thales Alenia Space-Led Consortium for First Lunar Lander
Traces of ancient brine discovered on the asteroid Bennu contain minerals crucial to life | .. |
 'Syria's air defenses a joke': defector As the West debates military intervention in Syria, a former Syrian general says a single U.S. aircraft carrier and U.S. combat jets based in neighboring Turkey would be enough to control a 75-mile-deep northern no-fly zone for anti-regime rebels. ... more | .. |
 41 % Canadians, 59 % Americans back Iran strike Four in 10 Canadians support a pre-emptive military strike against Iran's nuclear program, according to a poll published Monday. ... more | .. |
 EU tightens financial noose on Iran, Syria with new sanctions European Union foreign ministers on Monday agreed tough sanctions against Iran, aimed at forcing a breakthrough in talks on Tehran's nuclear programme, and also the regime in war-ravaged Syria. ... more | .. |
 West plotting to disrupt Iran's 'calmness': Khamenei Iran's enemies seek to disrupt the "calmness" in the country through economic confrontation, supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday in an address delivered in the northeastern city of Shirvan. ... more |
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 Serbia wants to sell military equipment to Pakistan Serbia wants to conclude an agreement with Pakistan that would enable the export of its military equipment to the Asian country, Defence Minister Aleksandar Vucic said Monday. ... more | .. |
Iraq pushes for Syria progress in Brahimi talks UN-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi said on a visit to Baghdad on Monday that the conflict in Syria represented a threat to world peace but denied he was seeking peacekeepers for the country. ... more | .. |
 Cameron urges Israel to give Iran sanctions time British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday urged Israel not to launch a military attack on Iran over its contested nuclear programme and said sanctions should be given time to work. ... more | .. |
  Iraq attacks kill at least 10 A spate of shootings and bombings targeting Iraqi security forces north of Baghdad on Monday killed at least 10 people, while a prisoner on death row escaped from police custody south of the capital. ... 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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 Israel eases Jordan Valley travel ban: defence ministry Israel said Monday it has lifted a ban on Palestinian travel between the Jordan Valley and the rest of the West Bank which an Israeli rights group says had made lives of local residents miserable. ... more | .. |
 Ex-Argentine officers get life for crimes against humanity Three former Argentine military officers were sentenced to life for crimes against humanity Monday over the execution of 16 guerrillas four decades ago, a senior judicial official said. ... more | .. |
  New version of Flame virus uncovered: researchers A new cyberespionage tool linked to the Flame virus has been infecting computers in Lebanon, Iran and elsewhere, security researchers said Monday. ... more | .. |
  Taiwan probing allaged theft of technology for China Taiwan is investigating the alleged theft by two former executives of sensitive technology from leading flat-panel maker AU Optronics and its sale to a Chinese rival, officials said Monday. ... more |
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 Syria denies use of cluster bombs The Syrian army on Monday denied using cluster munitions and said it did not possess the weapon in its arsenal, in a statement published by state news agency SANA. ... more | .. |
 Australia PM makes surprise visit to Afghanistan Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has made a surprise visit to Afghanistan, seeking assurances from President Hamid Karzai that he is doing all he can to halt "insider attacks". ... more | .. |
 Iran scoffs at Israel air defences after drone flight Iran on Sunday scoffed at Israel's air defences as it confirmed Tehran had provided Lebanon's militant group Hezbollah with the sophisticated drone which overflew the Jewish state earlier this month. ... more | .. |
 Grass attacks 'unchecked nuclear power' Israel Nobel prize-winning German author Gunter Grass on Sunday launched another broadside at Israel, saying it was "an unchecked nuclear power" and an "occupying force." ... 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
'Good news': Dutch chip giant ASML welcomes DeepSeek | .. |
Philippine rebel chief in historic peace trip The leaders of the Philippines' biggest Muslim rebel group arrived in Manila on Sunday for a historic visit aimed at ending one of Asia's longest and deadliest insurgencies. ... more | .. |
 Syrian army corpses mark rebel attack on missile base The body of a Syrian soldier, a gaping wound in his forehead, is sprawled in a pool of blood, while two other corpses lie nearby at a military site close to the key battleground city of Aleppo. ... more | .. |
Abdel Aziz a coup leader, scourge of Al-Qaeda Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz is an ex-general who took power in a coup and is a relentless foe of Al-Qaeda-linked militants in the Sahel region. ... more | .. |
Top Gaza Salafist among 3 killed by Israel raids on Gaza A top Salafist leader and two other militants were killed in overnight air strikes on Gaza, as Israel vowed on Sunday to "act aggressively" against jihadists. ... more |
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 Five British Marines charged with 2011 Afghan murder Five of Britain's elite Royal Marines have been charged with murder following an incident with an insurgent in Afghanistan last year, the Ministry of Defence said on Sunday. ... more | .. |
Peres tells Brazil to boycott Iran's Ahmadinejad Israeli President Shimon Peres on Sunday told Brazil's foreign minister his country should boycott Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the future, Peres's office said. ... more | .. |
 Israel facing increasing number of cyberattacks: PM Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said Israel was facing an increasing number of cyberattacks, just days after Washington issued a veiled warning to Iran over digital attacks on its interests. ... more | .. |
Germany to slash Afghanistan troop numbers in 2013: report Germany is poised to reduce significantly the number of troops it contributes to the NATO-led force in Afghanistan next year, according to a report published on Sunday in Der Spiegel newsweekly. ... more |
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