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U.S. aids Israel missile, seeks joint dealTel Aviv, Israel (UPI) May 18, 2012 The Pentagon has given Israel a quick-fix $70 million to buy at least two Iron Dome counter-rocket batteries as part of an overall package of nearly $1 billion for the missile defense shield it is putting together. But, with both countries slashing defense spending because of global recession, there is talk of transforming Israel's development of missile defense systems by state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems into jointly owned and managed ventures with U. ... read more |
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  US lawmakers back nuclear weapons near N. Korea The Republican-led US House of Representatives expressed support Friday for deploying tactical nuclear weapons to East Asia as a deterrent to an "increasingly belligerent" North Korea. ... more | .. |
  China pursuing steady military buildup: Pentagon China is exploiting Western commercial technology, conducting aggressive cyber espionage and buying more anti-ship missiles as part of a steady military buildup, the Pentagon said Friday. ... more | .. |
 US House passes huge defense spending bill US lawmakers passed a sweeping defense spending bill Friday, defying the White House by exceeding a budget cap and refusing to make cuts outlined in President Barack Obama's revamped military strategy. ... more | .. |
 US wants $1 bn a year for Afghanistan, Poland says S. Korea, US, Japan 'to hold talks on N. Korea' Lockheed Martin's Aegis Combat System Showcases Integrated Air and Missile Defense Capabilities Northrop Grumman Begins Full Rate Production of Infrared Missile Warning System Underwater bicycle With US shift to Asia, NATO faces new era Afghans seek $4.1 billion a year from NATO summit |
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  US votes to sell Taiwan 66 new fighter jets The House of Representatives voted Friday to require the United States to sell 66 new fighter-jets to Taiwan, with lawmakers saying the deal would close a growing military gap with China. ... more | .. |
 Russia jails missile spy for eight years: report Russia on Friday sentenced a worker at a weapons plant to eight years in jail for handing over secret information to foreign intelligence, the RIA Novosti news agency reported. ... more | .. |
  Baghdad pet market bombs kill five: officials Three near-simultaneous bomb blasts at a pet market in east Baghdad killed five people on Friday, officials said, just hours after an attack in the city's southeast left five dead. ... more | .. |
 Iran looks to 'delay, deceive' in atomic talks: Israel Iran is looking to deceive the world over its nuclear programme in talks with the P5+1 group of world powers, Israel premier Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday after talks with Czech President Vaclav Klaus. ... more |
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 NASA chooses rocket for Orion launches Japan in first commercial satellite launch N. Korea denies jamming GPS of civilian aircraft NASA says competition is key to private space race DARPA's SeeMe Program Has Arrived China's space women wait for blast-off Paralysed woman's thoughts control a DLR robot ILS Proton Launches Telesat's Nimiq 6 Satellite Mercury's Magnetic Field Measured by MESSENGER Orbiter ISS Research and Development Conference June 26-28 Denver The numbers add up in Arianespace's latest commercial launch success with Ariane 5 Thuraya and GTNT Say in One Voice 'Hello Russia' A Supernova Cocoon Breakthrough Space Station - Here We Come! | .. |
 NATO protesters occupy Chicago streets Thousands of NATO protesters took to the streets of Chicago Friday chanting "tax Wall Street!" and calling for an end to costly wars so governments can focus on providing social services. ... more | .. |
 Cockpit fumes ground Aussie Tiger choppers The Australian army suspended flying operations for the Tiger armed reconnaissance helicopter after detecting fumes in the cockpit of one of the aircraft. ... more | .. |
  UN wants 'strong' pledges for Afghanistan at NATO summit The United Nations wants this weekend's NATO summit to make "strong" pledges to cover the estimated $4.1 billion a year cost for Afghan security forces once international troops leave, the UN envoy to Afghanistan said Friday. ... more | .. |
  ARL-led program enables new manufacturing processes for ballistic protection Researchers with the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) Weapons and Materials Research Directorate saw the product of their work toward a new generation of significantly improved materials for adva ... more |
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  Raytheon awarded $313.8 million for Standard Missile-6 all-up rounds The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon a $313.8 million contract for low-rate initial production of Standard Missile-6 all-up rounds. SM-6 leverages the legacy Standard Missile airframe and propulsion ... more | .. |
 Lockheed Martin's Second Generation Aegis BMD System Successfully Intercepts Missile The Missile Defense Agency (MDA), U.S. Navy and Lockheed Martin team successfully intercepted a ballistic missile target for the first time, using the second generation of the Aegis Ballistic Missil ... more | .. |
  Northrop Grumman to Explore Opportunities with Brazilian Machining Companies Boeing Super Hornet industry partner Northrop Grumman has signed Memorandums of Agreement (MOAs) with two Itajuba-based companies that could expand their precision-machining opportunities in the glo ... more | .. |
 A Dozen Lockheed Martin F-35s Now Call Eglin AFB Home The twelfth Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II destined for the training fleet has arrived at the Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. U.S. Marine Corps pilot Lt. Col. Fred Schenk piloted the aircraft, k ... more |
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 Mixed bacterial communities evolve to share resources, not compete Growing risks from hatchery fish 'Citizen science' tracking climate change Ultrasensitive biosensor promising for medical diagnostics Anti-whaling leader freed on bail while extradition decided Anthropologists discover earliest form of wall art Farewell to the Sun 5-limbed brittle stars move bilaterally, like people Manmade pollutants may be driving Earth's tropical belt expansion Health experts narrow the hunt for Ebola Protective Clothing With Built-In Air Conditioning UN talks take first steps on 2015 climate deal China blind activist to get passport 'within 15 days' First troops of west African force arrive in G.Bissau | .. |
 Research findings show brain injury to soldiers can arise from exposure to a single explosion A team of investigators have shown evidence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in brain tissue from blast-exposed military service personnel. Laboratory experiments conducted at Boston Univer ... more | .. |
  Chile advances plan to build submarine Chile is going ahead with plans to build its own submarine and patrol boats as part of a program to develop the Latin American nation's defense manufacturing industry. ... more | .. |
  Outside View: Protection of U.S. citizens The Obama administration states that it is concerned about human rights infringements of foreign citizens but seems indifferent to its own people who have been arrested and imprisoned on trumped up charges abroad. ... more | .. |
 TRS delivers key missile defense component Ballistic missile defense for NATO countries will be a major topic of discussion at the NATO summit next week in Chicago. ... more |
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  Syrian: Arms seizure shows rebels arming The seizure of a ship off Lebanon carrying arms reportedly destined for rebel forces in neighboring Syria underlines how the 14-month-old conflict there is being increasingly militarized. ... more | .. |
 EU issues mixed report on East neighbors The EU's six closest former Soviet Union neighbors had a mixed record in implementing democratic reforms in 2011, European Commissioners said this week. ... more | .. |
 India ready for U.S. howitzer purchase India's Defense Acquisition Council gave the go-ahead to buy 145 howitzers nearly 25 years after a procurement scandal derailed the purchase. ... more | .. |
 Iran vows never to renounce nuclear 'rights' Iran rejects Western pressures over its nuclear activities and will never give up its rights, Tehran's chief nuclear negotiator said Thursday ahead of crunch talks with world powers in Baghdad next week. ... more |
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 Former U.S. diplomats: Reduce foreign oil Spanish contagion spreads panic in markets Beijing keeps busy with maritime disputes EU solar boom sees doubling of capacity Zuckerberg: from Harvard dropout to Silicon Valley legend China jails fugitive smuggling king for life Japan ups economy view for first time in 9 months Facebook IPO a jackpot for backers and insiders Japan urges lower energy use amid shortage fears Philippines stops protest trip to disputed shoal New twist on ancient math problem could improve medicine, microelectronics Freshwater crayfish found to have substance covering teeth astonishingly similar to human enamel The quick and easy way to measure power consumption Research maps the city's heat | .. |
 Armed North Koreans kidnap Chinese sailors Twenty-nine Chinese fishermen have been kidnapped at sea by unidentified North Koreans who have demanded 1.2 million yuan ($190,000) in ransom, fellow sailors and media said Thursday. ... more | .. |
 US military option on Iran 'ready': envoy to Israel The United States has a military option "ready" if diplomacy fails to halt Iran's controversial nuclear programme, the US envoy to Israel has said, an Israeli newspaper reported on Thursday. ... more | .. |
 France's Hollande facing diplomatic crash course in US Just three days after being sworn in, French President Francois Hollande heads to Washington Friday for a crash course in big-power diplomacy in back-to-back summits at the White House, G8 and NATO. ... more | .. |
 US to bolster Israel's anti-rocket shield: Panetta The United States plans to bolster an Israeli anti-rocket system with $70 million in assistance this year and more funding is likely in the future, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Thursday. ... more |
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  Two US-built minehunters to join Taiwan navy Taiwan is due to receive two coastal minehunters from the United States within months, in a deal aimed at enhancing the island's ability to defend itself against China, the navy said Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Obama to meet Karzai in Chicago Sunday US President Barack Obama will meet Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Chicago Sunday, as he launches a NATO summit that will mark a "critical milestone" in ending the war, a top official said. ... more | .. |
 Italy deploys police to protect 550 people after shooting Italy has deployed 2,000 officers to protect 550 people after the shooting of a nuclear company boss this month in an attack claimed by a violent anarchist group, the interior ministry said on Thursday. ... more | .. |
 US provided intelligence for Turkish air raid: official American spy drones provided intelligence to Turkey's air force for an errant bombing raid in December that killed 35 civilians instead of Kurdish separatists, a US defense official said Thursday. ... more |
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