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June 20, 2014

USAF Predator, Reaper programs get support from DRC/Engility
Chantilly, Va. (UPI) Jun 19, 2013
The U.S. Air Force has given support task order modifications to Dynamics Research Corporation to support Predator and Reaper unmanned aerial system programs. The task orders, extensions under the NAVAIR Logistics, Maintenance and Supply Support contract vehicle, carry a combined value of $22.2 million. DRS is a wholly owned subsidiary of Engility Holdings. It's work under the task orders includes logistics management, project management, product and quality assurance, acquisition ... read more

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Title agreed, but not much else, in Iran nuclear talks Racing against the clock, nuclear talks between Iran and six world powers appeared tough going Thursday with both sides warning of major differences as they tried to draft an accord. ... more		U.S. crowd-control products to be marketed in Europe A Swiss subsidiary of Saab is to market non-lethal crowd-control products in Europe made by NonLethal Technologies of the United States. ... more		Line app urges password changes as Japan probes hacking Smartphone messenger application Line, which has hundreds of millions of users across Asia, was urging people to change their passwords Thursday as Japanese police investigated the hacking of hundreds of accounts. ... more
				The people who duped the United States into invading Iraq It was dinnertime at the Vice President's house on Massachusetts Avenue eleven months before the 2003 invasion of Iraq. The discussion centered on the need to get rid of Saddam Hussein's Sunni dictatorship in Iraq and replace it with a democratic government. This, in turn, would trigger democratic changes in Israel's last hostile neighbor - Syria. ... more		Army contracts for Apache helicopter program support Program management company MCR Federal LLC reports that it has received a U.S. Army task in order to provide support for the service's Apache helicopter program. ... more

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Denel Land Systems taps Sagem for imagers South Africa's Denel Land Systems has contracted Sagem of France to provide thermal imagers for South Africa's Badger Infantry fighting vehicles. ... more		China official to discuss liaison offices on Taiwan visit China's top Taiwan official will discuss setting up liaison offices during his landmark first trip to the island next week, officials said Thursday, in a further sign of warming ties between the former bitter rivals. ... 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		Syria warplanes pound rebel town near Damascus: NGO Syrian warplanes Thursday launched 23 air raids on Mleiha southeast of Damascus, a key rebel bastion President Bashar al-Assad's regime has struggled for weeks to recapture, a monitor said. ... more
				Persecuted Pakistani Muslim minority seek refuge in China Fleeing discrimination and violence, members of a Muslim sect have abandoned their homes in Pakistan to find an unlikely refuge in China. ... more		Iraq PM berated as US mulls air strikes on advancing militants Top US officials turned on Iraq's leader, blaming his "sectarian" policies for the country's crisis as Washington Thursday weighed calls for air strikes on Sunni militants bearing down on Baghdad. ... more

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New India government struggles with Iraq 'kidnap' crisis India's new government struggled Thursday to make headway in its first foreign crisis as it tried to secure the release of 40 construction workers being held in war-torn Iraq, home to some 10,000 Indian expatriates. ... more		Britain bans ISIL, other Syria-related groups The British government on Thursday banned the ISIL militant group currently rampaging through northern Iraq, adding it to a list of proscribed organisations along with four other groups linked to the Syrian conflict. ... 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		Jihadists win headlines, but coalition behind Iraq drive A brutal jihadist group has garnered headlines for an Iraq onslaught, but it is actually the leading member of a fragile Sunni coalition including Saddam loyalists and others unified only by a common enemy. ... more
India says knows location of abducted workers in Iraq India said Thursday it knows the location of its 40 workers abducted in violence-torn Iraq, as several of their families said they spoke with the captured men who were scared but "safe". ... more		World Muslim body vows to combat 'sectarian policies' The Saudi-based Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, representing more than 1.5 billion Muslims worldwide, affirmed Thursday a commitment to unity in combatting "sectarian" policies. ... more		Hong Kong pro-democracy tabloid blames Beijing for cyber-attack A leading Hong Kong pro-democracy newspaper blamed Beijing on Thursday for a massive cyber-attack on its website, just days after a series of similar attacks on an online vote on electoral reform. ... more		Iraqis, Saudis call shots in Raqa, ISIL's Syrian 'capital' With Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant fighters, flags and emblems everywhere, there is no mistaking who controls the north Syria city of Raqa. ... more

	US must not be Iraq 'air force for Shiite militias': Petraeus The man who led the US troop surge that preceded Washington's exit from Iraq after a costly eight-year war says there should not even be US air support without major change in Baghdad. ... more		Iraq PM under fire as US mulls air strikes on militants Top US officials warned Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki against "sectarian" policies as President Barack Obama Thursday weighed calls for air strikes on Sunni insurgents bearing down on Baghdad. ... more

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New Belgian government ditches nuclear power exit plan

Trump seeks species protection rollbacks to promote US drilling

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Fellow soldier says Bergdahl 'wanted to hunt and kill'		Two US drone strikes kill at least five militants in Pakistan		S-97 Raider prototype nearer to completion		Selex ES is upgrading RAT 31 DL radar in Turkey		Sagem upgrades drone's optronics

Israel tightens W.Bank grip as Abbas blasts kidnappers

Biden voices full US support for Colombia peace process

Exelis enhancing communications for NATO country

Iran says could work with US in Iraq if nuclear talks succeed

Marines receive aerial refueling tanker that can be used as gunship

Iraq appeals for US air strikes on advancing militants

After Santos election victory, Colombia resumes peace bid

UN monitor urges China to bring North Korea to heel

China 'loves peace' says premier, despite regional disputes

China has surpassed Britain's 'declining empire': media

Chemring integrates new system with Resolve

Britain spotlights CH-47 procurement

Canon, Milestone Systems of Denmark in acquisition deal

Defense against laser beam flashes at aircraft being tested

Beijing tells Hanoi to stop 'hyping up' sea dispute

US not able yet to remove dependency on Russian rocket motors

Fighting nears Baghdad as UN warns of Iraq break-up

US sees signs Iraqi forces 'stiffening' resistance

US, Iran hold brief talks on Iraq crisis in Vienna

Scientists take first dip into water's mysterious 'no-man's land'

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