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BAE Systems is unveiling for the first time in the Middle East the armored Toyota HiLux and a Gunner Protection Kit demonstrator, at the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) from February 23-26. The displays highlight BAE Systems' armor integration and survivability capabilities. "We invest in the research and development of innovative armor solutions that address the lat ... read more 
Washington (UPI) Mar 3, 2009 The CIA destroyed 92 videotapes showing interrogation of terror suspects using water-boarding and other "enhanced techniques" that critics say amount to torture -- a far greater number than previously known -- according to court documents. The American Civil Liberties Union said the news showed the CIA had deliberately defied a 2004 court order and sought to cover up the illegal use of ... more
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Washington (AFP) March 3, 2009US President Barack Obama revealed Tuesday he had sent a long letter to his Russian counterpart in a bid to "reboot" ties and join forces on thorny issues like Iran, nuclear arms and missile defense. Relations between Cold War foes Russia and the United States plunged to their lowest level in years under the previous administration of president George W. Bush. But in an early gesture fro ... more  
Tokyo (AFP) March 3, 2009Japan is ready to shoot down any North Korean rocket headed toward its territory, Japan's defence minister warned Tuesday, weeks after Pyongyang announced it would launch a satellite. North Korea has said it is ready to launch what it calls an experimental communications satellite despite growing appeals from countries that suspect Pyongyang is planning a missile test to call off its plans. ... more  
Washington (AFP) March 3, 2009US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Tuesday it was far too early to set a date for the withdrawal of international troops from Afghanistan, where NATO faces a growing insurgency. "We would all like to have a situation in which our mission in Afghanistan has been completed and we can bring our troops home. I do not see that happening anytime in the near future," Gates told a news confer ... more 
Washington (AFP) March 2, 2009French Defense Minister Herve Morin said on Monday that Paris could reform its ties with the NATO alliance without sacrificing the country's independence. "The view of the president of the Republic, and that is also my view, is that France can renovate its relations with NATO" but while remaining "an independent and free ally of the United States, an independence that is not negotiable or di ... 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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McKinney TX (SPX) Mar 04, 2009The U.S. Army has awarded Raytheon Company $173 million to provide second-generation infrared kits for a variety of combat systems. The firm fixed price award modifies an existing contract and provides an additional 6,153 Horizontal Technology Integration (HTI) Second Generation-Forward Looking Infrared (SG-FLIR) Block 1 A/B-Kits. "SG-FLIR is a core infrared sensor supporting fire co ... more  
Gaza City (AFP) March 3, 2009Israeli warplanes bombed smuggling tunnels linking the Gaza Strip to Egypt on Tuesday, wounding four people, following rocket fire from the Hamas-ruled territory, witnesses and medics said. Palestinian witnesses said aircraft carried out at least seven strikes along Gaza's southern border, where dozens of tunnels are used for trafficking people, goods and arms into the impoverished territory ... more 
Washington (AFP) March 3, 2009The US Senate opened debate Tuesday on how to engage Iran diplomatically without encouraging Tehran to blow through more "red lines" on its way to a nuclear weapon. Senator John Kerry, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, warned that the international community already has sent a message of "ambivalence if not impotence" by allowing Iran to reach a point where it is enriching ... more  
Hanover, Germany (AFP) March 3, 2009German authorities on Tuesday warned against the "catastrophic" state of security on the Internet, with growing armies of viruses, worms and Trojan horses unleashed by ever savvier criminals. A study presented by the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) at the world's biggest high-tech fair, the CeBIT, found that Web crime and sabotage were on a steep climb even as consumers grew sm ... more |
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