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Few know more about Afghanistan than Marin Strmecki. He has been involved with bloody events there for the past 20 years. He served as a policy coordinator and special adviser on Afghanistan with the defense secretary and is a member of the Defense Policy Board, the secretary's think tank. Critically important, his recent congressional testimony was overlooked by the mainstream media. ... read more 
Washington (AFP) March 18, 2009US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday he was opposed to splitting a 35-billion-dollar air refueling tanker contract between Boeing and a EADS/Northrup Grumman alliance. "I think it's bad public policy and I think it's bad acquisition policy," Gates told a news conference. Some lawmakers in Congress have proposed dividing the mammoth contract between the rival aerospace firms ... more
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Washington (AFP) March 18, 2009US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Wednesday he has recommended the nomination of Admiral James Stavridis to be the next NATO supreme commander. Stavridis, currently head of Southern Command, "is probably one of the best senior military officers we have," Gates told a news conference. If nominated by President Barack Obama and confirmed, the admiral would become the first naval ... more  
Tokyo (AFP) March 18, 2009Japan is considering re-positioning land and sea-based interceptor missiles so they can shoot down a North Korean rocket if it threatens to hit its territory, the government said Wednesday. Premier Taro Aso's cabinet "is earnestly considering" the move but has yet to make any final decision ahead of the communist North's scheduled April 4-8 rocket launch, said chief government spokesman Take ... more 
Moscow (AFP) March 18, 2009Russia and China will conduct joint military exercises this summer on Chinese territory, Interfax news agency reported on Wednesday, citing a source in the Russian defence ministry. "Consultations between the two countries' defence ministries will begin shortly, in which the forces and resources involved in the exercises are to be determined, as well as the thematic focus of the joint manoe ... more  
Berlin (UPI) Mar 18, 2009 President Dmitry Medvedev said Russia would modernize its armed forces and nuclear weapons to counter the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's eastward expansion, but experts say the West does not have to worry about a new crisis with Moscow. The Russian armed forces, Medvedev Tuesday told top Russian generals, will be expanded starting in 2011. The president cited the "serious potentia ... more |
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Italy challenges EU over key climate toolRome (AFP) Mar 6, 2026 Italy is once again challenging the EU's green transition, pushing for an overhaul of the bloc's carbon trading scheme and changing the way the tool operates to try to cut electricity bills. ... more  
Swiss vote down proposal for massive 'climate fund'Geneva (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 Swiss voters on Sunday rejected a proposal to create a multibillion-dollar climate fund aimed at combating global warming and its consequences, voting against it by a large margin. ... more 
AI giants promise Trump to pay for increased energy needsNew York (AFP) Mar 4, 2026 Seven US tech giants at the forefront of artificial intelligence committed Wednesday to offset the costs of their increased electricity needs through investments in energy infrastructure. ... more 
  
CesiumAstro buys Vidrovr to embed AI across satellite communicationsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 11, 2026 CesiumAstro has acquired Vidrovr in a move to integrate artificial intelligence directly into its space communications systems, payloads, and satellite platforms, extending AI-driven analytics and r ... more 
Behind Space Innovation The Growing Role of Outsourcing ServicesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 11, 2026 Explore the reasons outsourcing has become the norm in space innovation. Discover how it helps teams reduce turnaround times, lower costs and improve results within a short time. ... more 
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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Washington (AFP) March 17, 2009The United States is looking at sending troops or anti-narcotics agents to the Mexican border to fight the scourge of violent drug cartels, a US general said on Tuesday. A team from several government agencies was drawing up a strategy to work with Mexico in its escalating war against the drug mafia, and would examine whether National Guard reservists were needed at the border, General Victo ... more  
Washington (AFP) March 18, 2009Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Wednesday the US Army will effectively end within two years the unpopular practice of forcing soldiers to serve beyond their enlistment date, in a break with the former Bush administration. A stretched military had relied on the "stop-loss" provision to field troops for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan under George W. Bush's presidency. Criticized ... more 
Rome (AFP) March 18, 2009Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is ready to act as a mediator with Iran provided western countries come up with a clear plan to submit to Tehran, he said in an interview published Wednesday. And he praised US President Barack Obama as a man of his word for having honoured promises over a pull-out from Iraq and shutting down the detention centre at Guantanamo Bay, in comments to the Italian ... more  
Abu Dhabi, UAE (SPX) Mar 19, 2009SELEX Galileo is pleased to announce the first production deliveries to NP Aerospace of their latest Indirect Vision System (IVS) to be installed on the Mastiff and Ridgeback fleet. The contract for approximately 400 systems, secured after intense competition, will equip the latest generation of protected mobility vehicles with a state of the art indirect vision capability providing 360 de ... more |
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Dubai airport briefly suspends operations after interceptionDubai (AFP) Mar 7, 2026 Dubai airport, the world's busiest for international traffic, suspended operations Saturday before partially resuming services, after an air defence interception in the area during attacks from Iran. ... more 
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Water emerges as a dangerous new war targetParis, France (AFP) Mar 9, 2026 Attacks on water systems are uncommon in wartime, but they have appeared in the war in the Middle East with strikes on desalination plants - critical infrastructure for millions of people in the arid region. ... more 
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