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Israel, U.S. brace for cyber assaultsTel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Oct 22, 2012 Israel and the United States are bracing for serious cyberattacks, with Iran seen as the most likely instigator, from a virus dubbed Shamoon which hit Saudi and Qatari energy companies in August to escalate the new battlefront emerging in the Middle East. The attacks, which apparently originated in the Islamic Republic as it squares off against Saudi Arabia and the Arab monarchies in the Persian Gulf, were widely perceived as Tehran's response to a new wave of cyberattacks. These were pr ... read more |
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  US drone strike kills three in Pakistan: officials A US drone fired two missiles at a suspected militant compound in northwest Pakistan on Wednesday, killing three people, security officials said. ... more | .. |
  'Aircraft' heard before Sudan plant blast: witnesses An aircraft or missile flew over a Sudanese military factory shortly before it exploded and burst into flames on Wednesday, residents said, but a top official dismissed their comments. ... more | .. |
  Naval suppliers eye South America markets International suppliers for the world's naval fleets have set sights on Central and South America and the Caribbean as the next growth area for naval procurement and refurbishment contracts. ... more | .. |
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  Outside View: The solution to Iran Crisis How to defuse the Iranian crisis? This is the question that the West has faced for 10 years, since the revelation of Iran's clandestine nuclear program. ... more | .. |
 Kim Jong Un's nephew dreams of unification The nephew of North Korea's leader has said he wants to "make things better" for his people and sees his future in humanitarian work. ... more | .. |
  Jihadists build up forces in Mali bastion Hundreds of Islamist fighters from Algeria to Sudan are reported headed to northern Mali as jihadists linked to al-Qaida in the Sahel region prepare to repulse an offensive by regional armies aided by France and, more discreetly, the United States. ... more | .. |
  50 years after war, China and India are partners: Beijing Beijing stressed Wednesday that India and China were "partners instead of rivals" with common interests in development, striking a conciliatory note on the 50th anniversary of a war between the neighbours. ... more |
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BlackSky prepares for milestone February launch with new Gen-3 satellite
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 Air strikes kill 3 Gaza militants, rocket attacks on Israel Palestinians fired more than 40 rockets from the Gaza Strip into Israel on Wednesday injuring three people, while Israeli air strikes on the territory killed three militants, police and medics said. ... more | .. |
 Syria rebels have US-made Stinger missiles: Russia The Syrian rebels battling the regime of President Bashar al-Assad have shoulder-launched missile systems, including Stingers made by the United States, Russia's top general said on Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Syria launches air raids ahead of UN briefing Syrian warplanes raided the rebel-held town of Maaret al-Numan on Wednesday, monitors said, as peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi prepared to brief the UN Security Council on his ceasefire efforts. ... more | .. |
  Fire, explosions at Khartoum military factory: witnesses Fire raged and explosions tore through the night sky early Wednesday at the Yarmouk military factory in the Sudanese capital Khartoum, witnesses and state-linked media said. ... more |
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  Iraq wants faster delivery of U.S. F-16s Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has accelerated his country's rearmament program with multibillion-dollar contracts with the United States, Russia and Czech Republic in the last two weeks. ... more | .. |
  Biggest anti-missile drill for Israel, U.S Amid rising tensions in the Persian Gulf and war in Syria, U.S. forces and Israeli's military have launched a joint exercise dubbed Austere Challenge 2012 that officials say is the largest missile-defense drill staged by the two allies. ... more | .. |
 Lebanese fear new killings after bombing The bomb assassination of one of Lebanon's top intelligence chiefs, a fervent foe of Syria which is widely perceived to have masterminded Friday's attack, has intensified fears the divided country faces another wave of political killings. ... more | .. |
Iran: New P5+1 talks possible next month The "P5+1" talks among European powers, the United States, China and Iran - stalled since June - could resume next month, Iranian Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi says. ... more |
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Denmark announces $2 bn Arctic security plan
New Zealand reviews aid to Kiribati after diplomatic snub
ZeroG may cause cancer in space but on Earth, it could help develop treatments | .. |
Crew of Argentina navy ship 'free to leave' Ghana The crew of an Argentine naval frigate detained for three weeks near Accra over a bond dispute can leave Ghana, an official said Tuesday, after Buenos Aires announced plans to evacuate most of the sailors on board. ... more | .. |
 Iraq cabinet proposes $115-billion budget for 2013 Iraq's cabinet approved a $115 billion budget for 2013 on Tuesday, an 18-percent increase on this year's spending programme, a government spokesman said. ... more | .. |
 Iraq seeks help in retrieving pillaged antiques Iraq's Tourism Minister Liwaa Smaisim Tuesday urged France to help Baghdad in reclaiming archaeological treasures pillaged after the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003. ... more | .. |
 HRW says Syria steps up cluster bomb attacks Human Rights Watch accused Syria on Tuesday of stepping up its use of internationally banned cluster bombs despite assertions by Damascus that it is not deploying the munitions at all. ... more |
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 Brahimi pushes for truce despite raging Syria violence Peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi is pushing "extremely hard" for a ceasefire in Syria, his spokesman said on Tuesday as violence raged across the country and a warplane struck a queue for bread. ... more | .. |
 Auditor warns Canada lagging on cyber security Canada "has been slow" to set up firewalls to protect against cyber threats to critical infrastructure, leaving the nation vulnerable to crippling attacks, the auditor general warned Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Romney backs drones, aid conditions in Pakistan White House hopeful Mitt Romney said Monday he would maintain drone strikes in Pakistan if he defeats President Barack Obama and impose conditions on aid to the nuclear-armed nation. ... more | .. |
 Obama: Iran won't have nukes under me Barack Obama vowed Monday that Iran would not develop nuclear weapons so long as he is president and pledged full support to Israel, as he faced criticism from challenger Mitt Romney. ... more |
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 Oldest Battle of Britain hero dies aged 99 The oldest surviving Battle of Britain pilot, shot down in his Spitfire during the desperate struggle between the Royal Air Force and Hitler's Luftwaffe, has died aged 99, a memorial trust said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 China army reshuffle before party congress: state media China has appointed a new air force chief and reshuffled other top military leaders ahead of the ruling Communist Party's once-in-a-decade leadership transition next month, state media said. ... more | .. |
  ONR to Dial Up Faster Data for the Marines Office of Naval Research (ONR) officials announced a new program Oct. 22 to optimize tactical handheld technology for quick decision-making in the field. The Exchange of Actionable Information at th ... more | .. |
 Raytheon's BattleGuard demonstrates accuracy of target identification and engagement During a recent test at Fort Benning, Ga., Raytheon Company's BattleGuard modular weapon station struck targets with every burst of ammunition fired, proving its precision engagement capability unde ... more |
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 Raytheon acquires technology development firm Teligy Raytheon Company has acquired Teligy, Inc., a technology development company, further extending Raytheon's cybersecurity offerings in wireless communications, vulnerability analysis, reverse enginee ... more | .. |
 MEADS Friend Or Foe Identification System Completes Certification Testing The tri-national Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) has successfully completed certification testing for its advanced Mode 5 Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) system at Pratica di Mare Air ... more | .. |
  New TOW missile achieves 100th direct hit in latest testing Raytheon Company and the U.S. Army achieved excellence in recent flight tests of the tube-launched, optically-tracked, wireless (TOW) missile. In September, the team scored its 100th TOW hit, which ... more | .. |
 Lockheed Martin Introduces Advanced Air and Missile C2 System In response to the increasingly complex national and multi-national requirements for Integrated Air and Missile Defense, Lockheed Martin has developed a solution that deliver new levels of performan ... more |
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