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The number of test launches for Russia's Bulava ICBM will be increased from three or four to at least five next year, a senior Navy official said on Tuesday. The intercontinental ballistic missile, capable of breaching anti-missile defense systems, failed a test launch from a submarine earlier on Tuesday. "In connection with today's less than successful test launch, the overall numbe ... read more 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Dec 26, 2008Russia's Strategic Missile Forces plan 13 training missile launches for next year, the forces commander Col.-Gen. Nikolai Solovtsov said Wednesday. "We have scheduled 13 training launches for 2009. The number could come down a bit," he said. The commander said last month that the forces were planning to conduct at least 13 launches of ballistic missiles next year. "We are planning to ... more
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Moscow (RIA Novosti) Dec 30, 2008Russia's offer to the U.S. on joint use of the Gabala radar station it leases from Azerbaijan is still on the table, a first Russian deputy foreign minister said on Monday. "Our proposal remains on the table. The new U.S. administration will encounter serious problems with regard to the implementation of its third missile site plan in Europe. We are not exerting any pressure on the U.S. ad ... more  
Haifa, Israel (SPX) Dec 26, 2008Elbit Systems has announced that it was selected by the Israeli Defense Ministry to answer the battalion-level IDF tender, calling for a wide procurement of mini-UAVs for all IDF Ground Forces battalions, including training and logistics support. The procurement potential is evaluated at dozens of million USD, in accordance with IDF's requirements and procurement process. Elbit Syste ... more  
St. Louis MO (SPX) Dec 26, 2008Boeing began final assembly operations Dec. 9 in St. Louis on the first of 24 F/A-18F Super Hornets for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). The Super Hornet multirole fighter aircraft will be delivered to the RAAF from the first quarter of 2010 through late 2011. "The Super Hornet is on schedule to deliver unmatched multirole capabilities for Australia," said Bob Gower, vice president o ... more  
Arlington, Va. (UPI) Dec 29, 2008 Today, digital networks are so ubiquitous that their sudden disappearance would lead to economic collapse, and yet many people are barely aware they are relying on networks when they turn on the lights, go to the grocery store or seek medical care. But the same features that make digital networks pervasive in everyday life also make them ready conduits for viruses, worms and other forms ... more |
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After oil, US moves to secure access to Venezuelan mineralsCaracas (AFP) Mar 4, 2026 US mining companies are lining up to invest in Venezuela, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said during a visit to Caracas on Wednesday as he pushed for greater access to critical minerals. ... more
  
Left, right and faithful unite to demand human control over AIWashington, United States (AFP) Mar 4, 2026 A coalition spanning US conservative figure Steve Bannon, progressives, labor unions and faith groups announced Wednesday a joint declaration of principles on artificial intelligence, framing the effort as a pushback against what they called Silicon Valley's reckless deployment of AI. ... more 
Europe should focus on industrial AI, SAP saysWalldorf, Germany (AFP) Mar 4, 2026 Europe should focus on competing in industrial AI, a top executive at German software giant SAP said, as the continent plays catch-up in the race for the cutting-edge technology against the United States and China. ... more 
Questions over AI capability as tech guides Iran strikesParis, France (AFP) Mar 7, 2026 The latest bout of fighting between the United States, Israel and Iran has seen AI deployed as never before to sift intelligence and select targets, although the technology's use in war remains hotly debated. ... more
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Moustache Island, Iraq (UPI) Dec 29, 2008 Violence is way down in Iraq, but the U.S. armed forces and the Iraqi National Police are continuing to net large quantities of the weapons needed to sustain terrorist attacks and guerrilla war. In one recent operation, U.S. Black Hawk helicopters nosedived, banked hard to the left and then touched down in an open field. Soldiers jumped out, took three steps and then threw themselves on ... more 
Islamabad (AFP) Dec 29, 2008Pakistan on Monday called for an easing of tensions with India, one month after ties between the nuclear-armed neighbours were sent into a tailspin in the aftermath of the Mumbai attacks. President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and the country's powerful army chief General Ashfaq Kayani told visiting Chinese vice foreign minister He Yafei that Islamabad wanted calm. ... more  
Tbilisi (AFP) Dec 29, 2008A US frigate arrived Monday in Georgia's Black Sea port of Poti for a two-day visit, the latest in a series of calls by US warships in Georgian waters which have irritated Russia. "USS Taylor arrived Monday in Poti for a two-day regular port call", US embassy official Nana Kiknadze told AFP. The vessel, an Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided missile frigate, is part of US Navy Destroyer Squ ... more 
Washington (UPI) Dec 29, 2008 How should one interpret the conflicting messages coming out of Moscow and Tehran last week about over whether Russia has sent S-300 air defense system components to Iran? First, a senior Iranian parliamentarian, Esmaeil Kosari, deputy chairman of the Iranian Parliament's Commission on National Security and Foreign Policy, informed Iran's official Islamic Republic News Agency on Dec. 20 ... more |
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