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June 06, 2014

China under-reported defense by 20 percent: Pentagon
Washington (AFP) June 05, 2014
China underestimated its growing defense budget by nearly 20 percent with its spending likely nearing $145 billion last year, the Pentagon said Thursday. In an annual report required by Congress, the Pentagon said that China's defense budget for 2013 was higher than the officially announced $119.5 billion. "We think that if you start factoring in other considerations, other funding streams that go into the military, other investments that are not included in the defense budget, that it could be ... read more

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Hagel tours warship in Black Sea port, reassures allies Pentagon chief Chuck Hagel toured a warship stationed at a Romanian Black Sea port Thursday, reaffirming the US commitment to the security of allies worried over Russia's intervention in Ukraine. ... more		Pakistan: Decline and fall? Pakistan's Taliban - known as TTP - are facing a major army offensive against the wishes of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Nawaz, as he is known (Sharif is as common as Smith in the U.S.) then took off for an unprecedented summit meeting in Delhi with the freshly elected new Indian Prime Minister Narendra D. Modi. ... more		Congress kept in dark after Bergdahl death threat: aide Congress was deliberately kept out of the loop regarding negotiations to free a US soldier because his Taliban captors threatened to kill him if the news leaked, a Senate aide said Thursday. ... more
				Tech firms mark Snowden leaks with new campaign Some of the largest technology firms and activists marked the anniversary of Edward Snowden's leaks on Thursday with new efforts to thwart online snooping and boost privacy. ... more		LockMart Receives Contract For MK 41 Vertical Launching System The U.S. Navy recently awarded Lockheed Martin a contract to provide engineering design services for the MK 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) that helps protect the fleet from numerous naval warfar ... more

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NGC Offers High Power GaN Amplifiers for Ka-band Terminals A pioneer in the design and fabrication of advanced semiconductors, Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has introduced two new high power gallium nitride (GaN) monolithic microwave integrated ci ... more		Raytheon selected to demonstrate next generation, modular radar system Raytheon has been awarded a $6 million study and demonstration contract by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to further develop an Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar (EASR). Raytheon's EASR co ... more		A 'city-killer' asteroid might hit Earth -- how worried should we be? ISS Crew Demonstrates Robotics and Monitors Environmental Conditions Asteroid Bennu comes from a long-lost salty world with ingredients for life		500 'Qaeda' killed, aid needed: Yemen army Yemen's armed forces have killed 500 Al-Qaeda suspects in an assault on their southern strongholds since the end of April, the army said, even as the network killed 14 soldiers on Thursday. ... more
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Obama makes 'no apologies' for Taliban hostage deal President Barack Obama vehemently refused to apologise Thursday for doing a prisoner trade with the Taliban to free a US soldier, despite a fierce political storm over the deal in Washington. ... more		Obama expresses 'concerns' over sale of French warships to Russia US President Barack Obama on Thursday said he had "expressed some concerns" to France about its sale of warships to Russia. ... more		Quantum factors elevate plant energy transport efficiency Small temperature rise could triple Earth heat hazard Novel algorithm taps global fibre networks to enhance earthquake warnings		Britain's military moves to broaden supplier base A pilot program to help companies bid for British defense contracts is being put in place this month by the Defense Science and Technology Laboratory. ... more
China sentences nine 'terrorists' to death: report China has sentenced nine people to death on terrorism-related charges in its ethnically divided western region of Xinjiang, state media said Thursday, as authorities crack down following several deadly attacks. ... more		International research and technology center opened by Boeing A research and technology center for aerospace technologies has been opened by Boeing in Brazil, its sixth such center outside the United States. ... more		With just four pounds of explosives, terrorists could burst open Keystone XL, report finds Terrorists in a hypothetical attack on the planned Keystone XL oil pipeline could cause a "catastrophic" oil spill, a retired Navy SEAL said in a report. ... more		'Sports diplomacy' for Philippines, Vietnam troops Filipino and Vietnamese troops will engage in a light-hearted round of sports diplomacy on contested islands in the South China Sea, the Philippines said Thursday, as tensions worsen with China. ... more

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Rubio in Costa Rica as he seeks to curb China influence; Panama lawsuit would axe HK canal concession

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