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November 19, 2013
MISSILE DEFENSE
US has time to boost bid for Turkey missile system: FM
Washington (AFP) Nov 18, 2013
Turkey would look again at a US bid for a multi-billion-dollar contract for the country's first long-range anti-missile system providing Washington agrees to produce it jointly, a top Turkish official said Monday. A "final decision has not been taken," Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu told reporters, after meeting in Washington with US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Secretary of State John Kerry. Washington has reacted angrily after Turkish decision-makers in September gave the green ... read more
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AEROSPACE

British launch big drive in Emirates to see Typhoon jets
British Prime Minister David Cameron has started a major lobbying campaign to sell as many as 60 Eurofighter Typhoon jets to the United Arab Emirates, a deal worth a possible $10 billion. ... more
SPACEWAR

Orbital Set to Launch Minotaur I Rocket in Support of ORS-3 Mission for USAF
Orbital Sciences is in final preparations for Tuesday's planned launch of a Minotaur I rocket in support of the Department of Defense Operationally Responsive Space Office's ORS-3 mission. The vehic ... more
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS

Manpack Radios in Arctic Connect with MUOS Satellites Orbiting Equator
Two General Dynamics C4 Systems-developed AN/PRC-155 two-channel Manpack radios successfully completed secure voice and data calls from Alaska and the Arctic Circle, using the Mobile User Objective ... more
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NUKEWARS

Putin tells Rouhani of 'real chance' for Iran nuclear deal
World powers and Iran geared up Monday for fresh nuclear negotiations, with Russian President Vladimir Putin telling Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani he was upbeat about prospects for an accord, even though the US downplayed hopes of an imminent deal. ... more


NUKEWARS

Israel, Saudi Arabia work together on plan for possible attack against Iran
Israel and Saudia Arabia are secretly working together on plans for a possible attack against Iran in case the Geneva talks fail to roll back its nuclear program, media report citing British paper T ... more
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AEROSPACE

Boeing Selects Business Jet for Maritime Surveillance Program
Boeing has selected Bombardier's Challenger 605 business jet as the platform for its Maritime Surveillance Aircraft (MSA) program, which offers the global market a capable, low-risk maritime surveil ... more
THE STANS

Ex-envoy says US was wrong to boost Pakistan military
Pakistan's former ambassador to the United States called Monday for his country to focus less on defense and said decades of misguided American aid have only enabled the powerful military. ... more
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France is on the verge of a "social explosion," the country's top regional administrators warned the government in a leaked confidential report. ... more
MISSILE NEWS

Russia and Egypt on verge of missile deal: Moscow
The head of Russia's state industrial holding company said on Monday that Moscow was on the verge of reaching a landmark agreement to deliver air defence systems to Egypt's army. ... more
WAR REPORT

Israel experts wary on French pledges ahead of Iran talks
Strong French declarations on Iran may win praise in Israel but are no guarantee Paris will advance a deal acceptable to the Israelis when nuclear talks resume, experts warned Monday. ... more
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TECH SPACE

Bayanat Airports And Lockheed To Deploy Windtracer Lidar In Middle East
Bayanat Airports Engineering and Supplies (BAES), in collaboration with Lockheed Martin, has successfully installed the region's first WindTracer lidar (light detection and ranging) system at Dubai ... more
UAV NEWS

Iran unveils attack drone 'with 2,000 km range'
Iran on Monday unveiled a missile-equipped drone with a range of 2,000 kilometres (1,200 miles), the official IRNA news agency reported. ... more
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CYBER WARS

Yahoo vows to encrypt website traffic
Yahoo chief Marissa Mayer on Monday said the Internet firm will begin encrypting data to protect users from online snooping. ... more
TAIWAN NEWS

Snubbed Taiwan breaks off ties with Gambia
Taiwan said Monday it had terminated diplomatic relations with Gambia, after the West African nation's move to cut ties shocked Taipei and left it with a dwindling number of foreign allies. ... more
NUKEWARS

Obama to ask Senators to hold off on Iran sanctions
President Barack Obama will personally urge powerful US senators Tuesday to hold off on imposing more sanctions on Iran, to allow high stakes nuclear talks to succeed. ... more
NUKEWARS
US has time to boost bid for Turkey missile system: FM

US to keep Patriot missiles in Turkey for another year

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NUKEWARS
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Turkey hopes to finalise China missile purchase in six months


NUKEWARS
Protest against US drone strikes in Pakistan postponed

Opponents demand end to US drone strikes, secrecy

Iran unveils attack drone 'with 2,000 km range'


NUKEWARS
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WAR REPORT

Libya lurches toward collapse after Tripoli bloodbath
Libya appears to be on the brink of falling apart after a weekend of bloodshed in the capital that underlined the government's inability to rein in powerful militias who've become a law unto themselves in the anarchy triggered by the fall of dictator Moammar Gadhafi two years ago. ... more
THE STANS

Turkey has no plans to give Kurdish rebels general amnesty
Turkey on Monday said it was not considering a general amnesty for Kurdish rebels as the government stepped up efforts to restart a stalled peace process with the outlawed Kurdish PKK group. ... more
NUKEWARS

N. Korean refugees arrested in Kunming: reports
At least 13 refugees from North Korea have been arrested in the southwestern Chinese city of Kunming while they were trying to reach South Korea, media reports said Monday. ... more
WAR REPORT

Top Syria rebel killed as Russia pushes peace
A charismatic Islamist rebel leader from Syria has died of wounds suffered in a regime air strike as a government delegation held talks in Moscow on Monday on elusive peace talks. ... more
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MILPLEX

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MISSILE DEFENSE

US to keep Patriot missiles in Turkey for another year

NUKEWARS

Netanyahu slams 'exceedingly bad' Iran nuclear deal

SUPERPOWERS

Taiwan in last-ditch bid to rescue Gambia ties

NUKEWARS

Russia's Lavrov says 'very good chance' of Iran nuclear deal

NUKEWARS

France's Hollande in Israel for Iran-focused visit

FLOATING STEEL

Russia hands India long-awaited aircraft carrier

NUKEWARS

Iran says next nuclear talks will be 'difficult'

THE STANS

Turkey PM meets Iraqi Kurdish leader to shore up peace talks

WAR REPORT

Top intelligence chief abducted as Libya marks strike

Baghdad bombs worst in Iraq attacks that kill 22

Karzai calls on Taliban to participate elders assembly on US deal

Protest against US drone strikes in Pakistan postponed

Blast kills 31 Syrian troops: watchdog

China says 11 killed in attack on Xinjiang police station

Abbas to AFP: peace talks to continue for full 9 months

Commonwealth to put on united front after summit rifts

After a year of talks, Colombia, rebels inch toward peace

Opponents demand end to US drone strikes, secrecy

Russia hands India long-awaited aircraft carrier

Israel and strategic US partner fall out over Iran

NATO puts its faith in new high-tech HQ

Russia 'offers Egypt MiG-29s in $2B arms deal'

Israel must not gamble with its security: minister

US believes Iran deal 'possible' at next talks

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Syria air strike hits Islamist brigade leadership

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