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| February 09, 2012 |
 Drones over U.S. may pose security risks Washington (UPI) Feb 8, 2012 - Thousands of tiny unmanned aircraft or drones flying into civilian airspace over the United States can pose a security threat as they may be difficult to monitor in the long run and some craft may fall into enemy hands, security analysts say. Although debate over the use of surveillance drones, approved by Congress this week, centers on civil liberties and individuals' rights, a much gr ... more |
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 US voters back Obama as commander-in-chief: poll Washington (AFP) Feb 8, 2012 - US President Barack Obama has overwhelming support from American voters for his use of drone strikes against terror suspects and his planned troop drawdown in Afghanistan, a poll found Wednesday. Obama, who signed off on the US special forces raid which killed Osama bin Laden last year, also enjoys a wide edge over his likely Republican election foe Mitt Romney on national security and forei ... more |
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IAF plans to induct more drones in fleet Bangalore (IANS) Feb 09, 2012 - The Indian Air Force (IAF) plans to induct more unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones in its fleet for surveillance and reconnaissance on the borders as an effective weapon for deterrence, a senior official said. "We are ready to induct more drones in view of their capability to perform specific tasks on borders. There is a team in Delhi which is studying our present and future require ... more |
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 Putin warns of 'acting like a bull in china shop' in Syria Moscow (AFP) Feb 8, 2012 - Russian leaders under fire for a UN veto Wednesday rejected outside interference in the Syrian conflict, with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin warning against behaving "like a bull in a china shop." "Of course we condemn violence from whichever side it comes, but we must not behave like a bull in a china shop. We need to allow people to decide their own fate independently," Putin said in televi ... more |
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Singapore warns US on anti-China rhetoric Washington (AFP) Feb 8, 2012 - Singapore on Wednesday urged the United States to be careful in comments on China, warning that suggestions of a strategy to contain the rising power could cause strife in Asia. On a visit to Washington, Foreign Minister K. Shanmugam voiced confidence that the State Department accepted the need for cooperation with China but said that US commentary too often cast Asian politics in "win/lose ... more |
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 Britain to buy new military plane despite cuts London (AFP) Feb 8, 2012 - Britain will order a new Boeing C-17 military transport plane, Prime Minister David Cameron said Wednesday, after a programme of defence cuts freed up the required funds. "This aircraft is becoming an absolutely brilliant workhorse for the RAF, in terms of bringing men and material into a warzone such as Afghanistan, but also in evacuating civilians in times of need," the prime minister told ... more |
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Saab to cut jet fighter price for Swiss: report Geneva (AFP) Feb 8, 2012 - Swedish defence firm Saab will cut the price on its Gripen fighter jet to ensure that it wins a Swiss order after French planemaker Dassault threatened to undercut its offer, a report said Wednesday. In November, Dassault lost out on a bid to replace Switzerland's ageing F5 fighter fleet when the Federal Council opted instead to buy 22 Saab Gripen planes for an estimated 3.1 billion francs ( ... more |
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 Afghan forces will be 'good enough' to take over: US Washington (AFP) Feb 8, 2012 - Afghan forces will be "good enough" to take over their country's security by the end of 2014, even though only a small number of them now operate independently from NATO-led troops, a top US general said Wednesday. Lieutenant General Curtis Scaparrotti, deputy commander of US forces and the head of the NATO-led force's joint command, acknowledged that Afghan army and police still had a way t ... more |
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 US plays down cuts to diplomatic mission in Iraq Washington (AFP) Feb 8, 2012 - The United States played down Wednesday plans to reduce its diplomatic footprint in Iraq, saying it would keep most programs open and denying a report that it would cut staff by 50 percent. The New York Times, quoting unnamed officials, said the United States, in the wake of the departure of US combat troops in late 2011, planned to slash its 16,000-strong staff by up to half. But Deputy ... more |
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US drone strike kills four in NW Pakistan: officials Miranshah, Pakistan (AFP) Feb 9, 2012 - A US drone attack targeting a militant compound killed four insurgents in a troubled Pakistani tribal region early Thursday, security officials said. Two missiles hit the compound located in Miranshah, the main town in volatile North Waziristan near the Afghan border, a security official said. "A US drone fired two missiles at a compound used by militants in Miranshah and four militants ... more |
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Outside View: End game or no game? Washington (UPI) Feb 8, 2012 - Last week was another roller coaster ride for international politics. Violence in Egypt; looming civil war in Syria; and threats and counter-threats over Iran's nuclear intentions reverberated around the international security community intensifying the gathering sense of impending disaster. In Brussels at the NATO Defense Ministers' meeting followed by the Munich Security Conference th ... more |
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 Raytheon Awarded Naval Power System Contract Tewksbury, MA (SPX) Feb 09, 2012 - Raytheon has been awarded a $10 million contract from Naval Sea Systems Command to develop a pulsed power system that will enable projectiles to reach great distances without the use of an explosive charge or rocket motor. The contract for the preliminary design of a Pulse Forming Network (PFN) is part of a larger effort by the U.S. Navy to develop a multimission weapon system for use on n ... more |
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 AAI Test and Training to Provide ABE for USAF and SOCOM Hunt Valley MD (SPX) Feb 09, 2012 - AAI Test and Training has announced that it has received a $7.7 million Advanced Boresight Equipment (ABE) award from the Defense Logistics Agency to provide 16 Model 310A ABE core test systems for the U.S. Air Force and Special Operations Command (SOCOM) Bell Boeing CV-22 Osprey fleets. The company has already delivered more than 40 ABE systems to the Air Force supporting more than 10 dif ... more |
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Lockheed Martin Awarded JIEDDO OPS Services Contract Ellicott City MD (SPX) Feb 09, 2012 - Lockheed Martin has been competitively awarded one of five Operations Support (OPS) Services Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts from the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Systems Integration and Management Center (FEDSIM) in support of the Department of Defense's Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (JIEDDO). The anticipated period of ... more |
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Northrop Grumman Selected for US Army's CIRCM Technical Demonstration Program Rolling Meadows IL (SPX) Feb 09, 2012 - The U.S. Army has awarded Northrop Grumman a $31.4 million contract for the Common Infrared Countermeasure (CIRCM) Technical Demonstration (TD) program to develop the next generation of aircraft survivability equipment to defend helicopters against man-portable air-defense systems and other heat-seeking munitions. CIRCM is a lightweight, low cost, highly reliable, laser-based countermeasur ... more |
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 Israel's Peres sends message of peace to Iranians Jerusalem (AFP) Feb 8, 2012 - President Shimon Peres sent a message of peace to Iranians from the podium of Israel's parliament on Wednesday, saying there was no need for the two peoples to be foes. "We were not born enemies and there is no need for us to live as enemies," Peres said in a speech marking the 63rd anniversary of the Knesset's founding. "Do not allow the flags of hostility to cast a dark shadow on your ... more |
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Lockheed Martin, Raytheon Team to Provide SEWIP Electronic Attack Capability for US Navy Anti-Ship Missile Defense Washington DC (SPX) Feb 09, 2012 - Lockheed Martin and Raytheon are teaming to compete for a U.S. Navy contract that will upgrade the fleet's capability to electronically attack anti-ship missiles. Through its Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP) Block 3 upgrade, the Navy seeks to cost effectively enhance the electronic attack (EA) capability of its AN/SLQ-32 V(3) and V(4) electronic warfare (EW) systems t ... more |
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Afghan, NATO, Pakistani commanders to meet: Pakistan Islamabad (AFP) Feb 8, 2012 - Islamabad said Afghan, NATO and Pakistani commanders were holding talks Wednesday to improve border coordination, more than two months after a lethal NATO attack flung relations into a major crisis. It was the latest sign that Pakistan is moving to repair relations with Afghanistan and the United States, which plummeted to an all-time low after US air strikes on November 26 killed 24 Pakista ... more |
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US poised to withdraw 4,700 Marines from Japan Tokyo (AFP) Feb 8, 2012 - The United States is to shift 4,700 Marines from Okinawa to Guam without waiting for progress on controversial plans to relocate a US base on the Japanese island, it was expected to be announced Wednesday. The redeployment was originally planned to take place in tandem with the shuttering of the base at Futenma, a crowded urban area, and the opening of a new facility in a sparsely populated ... more |
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US drone strike 'kills 10' in NW Pakistan Miranshah, Pakistan (AFP) Feb 8, 2012 - A US drone attack targeting a militant compound killed 10 insurgents in a troubled Pakistani tribal region on Wednesday, security officials said. Two missiles hit the compound located in Tappi, 10 kilometres (six miles) southeast of Miranshah, the main town in volatile North Waziristan near the Afghan border, a military official in Peshawar said. "The attack triggered fire in the compoun ... more |
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