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February 25, 2014

Military drills to test inter-Korean detente
Seoul (AFP) Feb 24, 2014
South Korea kicked off its annual joint military exercises with the United States on Monday, despite vocal opposition from North Korea which will test a recent upswing in cross-border ties. The start of this year's drills overlaps with the first reunion for more than three years of families divided by the Korean War - an event that has raised hopes of greater North-South cooperation. Pyongyang had initially insisted that the joint exercises be postponed until after the reunion finishes on Tuesd ... read more

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Philippines says China fired water cannon at disputed shoal The Philippines' military chief on Monday accused China's coast guard of firing water cannon at Filipino fishermen for the first time to drive them away from a disputed sea shoal. ... more		Pentagon proposes to shrink US Army to pre-WWII level The Pentagon plans to scale back the US Army by more than an eighth to its lowest level since before World War II, signaling a shift after more than a decade of ground wars. ... more		Japan's ruling party seeks to ease ban on arms exports Japan's ruling party is seeking approval for a security strategy that could ease a ban on arms exports, the Asahi Shimbun newspaper reported. ... more
				F-35B Aircraft Fly In Formation In Short Takeoff/Vertical Landing Mode Two F-35B aircraft fly in close formation while in short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) mode for the first time last week. Pilots Peter Wilson and Dan Levin flew the test jets in STOVL mode, also ... more		Airbus wants money for Germany's scrapped Eurofighter order: report Airbus is demanding 900 million euros ($1.2 billion) in compensation from Germany for cancelling an order for a batch of 37 Eurofighter jets, according to a newspaper report Monday. ... more

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Walker's World: Can the new Ukraine succeed? After the euphoria of a successful popular revolution, Ukraine's problems begin now. And they will be compounded by the competing tug of four great powers. ... more		China rejects Indian politician's expansionism charge China on Monday rejected remarks by Indian opposition leader Narendra Modi that it has an "expansionist mindset", saying it has never grabbed the territory of another nation. ... more		ATLAS bolsters radio frequency network through new HawkEye 360 alliance Mobix Labs Secures Defense Funding to Advance SATCOM SoC Innovation Karman Moves Forward with Initial Public Offering		New Wireless Tagging And Tracking Capability For Managing Sensitive Assets Accurate tracking of munitions and other assets in harsh and/or sensitive environments is now possible through a wireless automatic identity technology introduced by Lockheed Martin. Working w ... more
				ARES Aims to Provide More Front-line Units with Mission-tailored VTOL Capabilities U.S. military experience has shown that rugged terrain and threats such as ambushes and Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) can make ground-based transportation to and from the front lines a dangero ... more		US taking advantage of Ukraine crisis to upset Russia-Germany relations The current political crisis in Ukraine has a very important trait: it is the first time ever the leading role among Western countries supporting Ukraine's opposition belongs not to the US and Polan ... more

Central Asia enters 'political turbulence zone' as Afghanistan threat grows Currently, when a critical time is approaching as the coalition troops are leaving Afghanistan, many observers expect a burst of activity of different radical groups in Afghanistan as well as thos ... more		ASC Signal Receives Multi-Antenna Contract for Kuwait Ministry of Information ASC Signal Corporation was awarded a contract from Kuwait-based Al-Rashed Holdings to provide gateway satellite antennas and equipment for the State of Kuwait's Ministry of Information, to be used f ... more		Fresh quake barrage hits Greek island Santorini Pain, anger as Turkey marks two years since quake disaster January sets 'surprising' heat record: EU monitor		Governor survives blasts as Iraq violence kills 32 Provincial governor Atheel al-Nujaifi, a brother of Iraq's parliament speaker, on Monday survived the third attempt on his life this month, as violence killed 32 people, officials said. ... more
				Kerry peace proposals 'unacceptable': Palestinian source Ideas proposed by US Secretary of State John Kerry to Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas cannot "serve as the basis for a framework accord" with Israel, a Palestinian official said Friday. ... more		India drops anti-piracy charges against Italian marines India has dropped a plan to use a tough anti-piracy law to prosecute two Italian marines who killed two fishermen, the Supreme Court heard on Monday, amid a diplomatic row. ... more

First US missile shield destroyer arrives in Europe

NATO gets first US destroyer for missile shield

Israel to help India develop missile defense shield

Raytheon demonstrates Griffin Block III missile

Israel FM slams 'warmongering' Iran's missile tests

Iran says will not negotiate missile programme

Lockheed Martin Receives Contract For SMSS-KMAX Cooperative Teaming Demo

Lockheed Martin Team Surpasses Millionth Hour of In-Theater Airborne Surveillance

Meet ARES: DARPA's newest transformer-style drones under development

Lockheed Martin Mobile "Network in a Box" Upgraded

ASC Signal Receives Multi-Antenna Contract for Kuwait Ministry of Information

New Wireless Tagging And Tracking Capability For Managing Sensitive Assets

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MIT engineers help multirobot systems stay in the safety zone

Scientists' conference kicks off global AI summit in Paris

Tradition and hi tech sync at China 'AI temple fair'; Tourist hot spot stokes viral nostalgia

China, Japan need dialogue to avoid 'miscalculations': US general		Russia's PM Medvedev to visit Plesetsk cosmodrome		Why is the US spending so much on the F-35 fighter?		Obama, Putin speak after Ukraine deal		Family reunion underway as S. Korea-US army drill looms
Hardline Iran cleric warns against resuming US ties		Iran sticking to nuclear freeze: UN watchdog		BAE secures deal with Saudi Arabia on Typhoon jet pricing		Israel's Netanyahu 'concerned' over Iran nuclear talks		Top Islamist among dead as Libya plane crashes in Tunisia

Made in USA: Pentagon to use only 100% American flags

Pakistan air strikes on militant hideouts kill at least 38

Despite dangers, 'moderate' Taliban talk peace

Taiwan ex-officers jailed for recruiting spies for China

Saudi 'seeking Pakistani arms for Syrian rebels'

Fighting rages in northeast Damascus: monitor

Taiwan independence group topples Sun Yat-sen statue

Iraq announces 72-hour truce in militant-held Fallujah

Obama throws support behind Dalai Lama, Tibet rights

US Navy Tests Infrared Search and Track on Boeing Super Hornet

Boeing and Air France Industries Complete Major Modification of French AWACS Aircraft

Test Flight of the Modernized Day Sensor Assembly on the AH-64E Apache Attack Helicopter

Taiwan, China set to sign two more pacts

Australia endorses 'code of conduct' for South China Sea

Russia FM talks weapons, Syria during Iraq visit

Kerry in 'constructive' Paris talks with Abbas

Iraq offers hefty bounties for killing, capturing jihadists

Iraq mortar attack kills 17: officials

Iran agrees to 'framework' for final nuclear talks

Raytheon kicks off 15th year of GaN innovation

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