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 Washington (AFP) Nov 06, 2012 Qatar and the United Arab Emirates have asked to buy more than $7.6 billion in US missile defense technology, the Pentagon said Tuesday. The orders for the Lockheed Martin-made equipment were detailed in documents posted online late Monday by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, which said it had notified Congress of the request. Qatar has requested two Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) fire units, 12 launchers and 150 interceptors, as well as radar units, other equipment, spare pa ... read more |
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  Battle-hardened Obama makes history once again Barack Obama's re-election for another term in the White House opens a new chapter in the already historic tale of the first black president of a nation scarred at birth by a deep racial fault line. ... more | |
 China's enigmatic 'princeling' Xi takes top spot China's next leader Xi Jinping is a Communist aristocrat with a pop star wife, but his beliefs on the issues that will shape the country's next decade remain hidden behind an enigmatic demeanour. ... more | |
  Putin fires defence minister in corruption scandal Russian President Vladimir Putin Tuesday fired his defence minister over a corruption scandal, the most dramatic change to the government since he returned for a third Kremlin term amid rising discontent. ... more | |
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 Cameron in Saudi as Britain secures defence deal British Prime Minister David Cameron met King Abdullah and top Saudi officials in Jeddah Tuesday after a two-day visit to the UAE, where he secured a defence partnership with the Gulf state. ... more | |
  Israel ready to strike Iran 'if necessary': Netanyahu Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was ready to order a strike on Iran's nuclear facilities "if necessary", in an interview aired by Channel Two television on Monday. ... more | |
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Microbial solutions could revolutionize seaweed farming for carbon capture
Bangkok air pollution forces 352 schools to close
Indonesia landslide death toll rises to 25 | |
 China's affable next PM may struggle to bring change Li Keqiang, a bureaucrat with an easy smile, will soon step up China's Communist hierarchy on his way to the premiership, but a lack of dynamism casts doubt over his ability to bring change to the nation. ... more | |
  Russian FM says Syria rebels have 50 Stingers Syrian rebels under increasing attack from regime warplanes have obtained 50 Stinger shoulder-launched missiles, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in Amman Tuesday after talks with a top dissident. ... more | |
  Iraq looks to end food-to-poor for cash transfers Iraq's cabinet on Tuesday voted to remove the country's largest social welfare programme, a food distribution system, in favour of a direct cash transfer to citizens, a spokesman said. ... more | |
 China's decade under Hu Jintao China's decade under Hu Jintao has seen record economic growth, greater openness driven by Internet and social media use, yet also an unbending political system. Among notable events are: ... more |
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  Seven Syrian generals defect to Turkey: report Seven more Syrian army generals defected to Turkey on Tuesday to join opposition fighters as the regime in Damascus renewed air strikes across the country, the Anatolia news agency reported. ... more | |
 U.K.'s BAE pins sales hopes on grumpy gulf BAE Systems, Britain's biggest defense company, has a lot riding on British Prime Minister David Cameron's tour of longtime allies in the Persian Gulf to drum up arms sales in the face of growing criticism of London's regional policies. ... more | |
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A platform to expedite clean energy projects
Lights out for French solar panel maker
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  QinetiQ provides naval architecture services UK submarine fleet QinetiQ, through a combination of its Paramarine advanced marine design software and it's Through-Life Submarines Support Services has assisted the MoD in its on-going submarine safety programme. Th ... more | |
  Boeing Delivers Fifth Production P-8A Poseidon Aircraft to US Navy Boeing has delivered the fifth production P-8A Poseidon aircraft to the U.S. Navy. The P-8A is one of 24 low-rate initial production (LRIP) maritime patrol aircraft that Boeing is building for the N ... more | |
 Australia's Chief of Air Force Visits Northrop Grumman's F-35 Production Facility in Palmdale The Royal Australian Air Force's Chief of Air Force, Air Marshal Geoff Brown, met Northrop Grumman executives during a visit to the company's F-35 Lightning II production facility in Palmdale. As pa ... more | |
  White Paper: Cyber Security and Mobility Highest Priorities for Government Lockheed Martin and its Cyber Security Alliance partners have announced the results of a collaborative cyber security survey in a new white paper titled "Cyber Security and Transformational Technolo ... more |
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