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May 05, 2014

US-Philippines launch war games after Obama pledge
Manila (AFP) May 05, 2014
Thousands of American and Philippine troops launched large annual exercises on Monday after US President Barack Obama vowed "ironclad" backing for its Asian ally, locked in a tense maritime row with China. Filipino Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario said the 10-day drills were necessary to deal with the challenge of "aggressive" neighbours intent on "changing the status quo". He did not mention China directly, but Beijing has been robust in its efforts to assert territorial claims over most o ... read more

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NKorean arms freighter passes through Panama Canal The North Korean freighter Chong Chon Gang exited the Panama Canal on its way home Saturday, more than nine months after it was seized with an undeclared cargo of Cuban arms. ... more		Blood and gunfire in Ukraine army attack on rebel checkpoint Blood flowing from a bullet wound, the grey-haired man lies in the middle of the roadblock waving weakly for help as shots ring out nearby and thick black smoke from burning tyres curls into the sky. ... more		Kurds say Iraq presidency their 'right' Iraqi Kurds have a "right" to the federal presidency, the country's autonomous Kurdish region said on Sunday, signalling the start of public jockeying for positions following parliamentary polls. ... more
				France scrambles military plane after jetliner loses radio contact France scrambled a fighter aircraft Sunday after a jetliner slightly veered from its course and lost radio contact with the ground over western France, military officials said. ... more		Costa Rica warns Russia is arming Nicaragua Costa Rica's top diplomat voiced alarm Sunday that Nicaragua is boosting its military ties to Russia, in his view to the point of dependency. ... more

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Testing facility paves way for more radio connections to MUOS satellites The number of end users connecting to the U.S. Navy's Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) will grow as radio terminal providers begin using a testing facility that simulates the satellite network. ... more		Shelling kills 11 in Iraq's Fallujah: doctor Shelling in the Iraqi city of Fallujah, held by anti-government fighters for more than four months, has killed 11 people in less than 24 hours, a doctor said on Sunday. ... more		Ariane 6 to deliver inaugural Galileo 2nd Gen satellites as European industry backs Arianespace Momentus to conduct multi sensor rendezvous trial with US Air Force Blue Origin mission simulates moon gravity		DISA Awards Northrop Grumman contract for Joint Command and Control System Northrop Grumman has been awarded $53 million to continue modernizing and sustaining the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) command and control (C2) system used to plan, execute and manage joint and m ... more
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International Conference on Protection of Materials and Structures From Space Environment

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MEADS Technology Will Enable Germany To Build Its Future Air And Missile Defense System

Army orders Patriot missile segment enhancement

India test-fires anti-ballistic missile

Raytheon tests new guidance system for Tomahawk cruise missile

Lockheed Martin Receives Contract for Production of First PAC-3 MSE Missiles

Raytheon advancing cruise missile capabilities

Navy readies X-47B unmanned combat air vehicle for new sea tests

Lockheed Martin Marks Milestone in Development of Unmanned Technologies

Lockheed Martin Demonstrates Enhanced Ground Control System and Software for Small Unmanned Aircraft

DISA extends Northrop's work on global command-and-control system

Testing facility paves way for more radio connections to MUOS satellites

Britain contracts General Dynamics UK to support Bowman radios

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Google pledge against using AI for weapons vanishes

MIT engineers help multirobot systems stay in the safety zone

Scientists' conference kicks off global AI summit in Paris

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API Technologies receives $1.6M deal for microwave filters

Training range simulators in Britain, Canada getting support from Cubic

Beijing police in railway 'anti-terror' drill after attack

Mideast peace talks dead, no resumption on horizon

Britain contracts General Dynamics UK to support Bowman radios

Rolls-Royce warns over marine division

Iraqi Kurds face uncertainty over presidency

Triumph Group to provide support services for C-17 components

Britain's E-3D Sentry aircraft receive equipment upgraded from Northrop Grumman

First flight for attack helicopter

Orion Exploration Design Challenge Winner Announced

China, Russia plan East China Sea drills: Xinhua

Russia to Launch Coordination Center for New Space Center by May

Marine Corps' CH-53K in new phase of testing

Laser-powered farewell to Moon mission

Equipped with New Sensors, Morpheus Preps to Tackle Landing on its Own

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Russian relay satellite Luch-5B put into target orbit

IED jamming backpack system ordered for testing

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