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Japan selects troubled F-35 as new fighter jetTokyo (AFP) Dec 20, 2011 Japan on Tuesday chose the as-yet unproven F-35 stealth jet for its next-generation mainstay fighter, as North Korea provided a timely reminder of the region's potential for instability. In a deal worth around $4.7 billion, Japan plumped for the jet to replace its ageing fleet of F-4 fighters, despite a series of technical setbacks and fears that the US-built F-35 might be badly delayed. "The government shall acquire 42 units of the F-35A after fiscal 2012 in order to replenish and to modernise ... read more |
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  China urges N. Koreans to stand behind Kim's son China's president offered his condolences for the death of Kim Jong-Il Tuesday as Beijing, fearing instability on its border, called on North Koreans to unite behind their former leader's son and heir. ... more | .. |
  Israel forced to fund PA for German sub A senior German official has confirmed that Berlin held up the sale of a sixth Dolphin-class submarine until Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's right-wing government released $100 million in tax revenue withheld from the Palestinian Authority. ... more | .. |
 Israel forms corps for strategic strikes Amid deepening tension between Iran and its principal adversaries - the United States and Israel - the Jewish state has formed a Special Forces command to carry out strategic strikes deep inside hostile territory. ... more | .. |
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  Iraq crisis fans Sunni fears after US pullout A political crisis coupled with moves for more autonomy by Iraq's Sunnis is fanning the minority's fears of marginalisation with all US troops having left the country, experts say. ... more | .. |
  Russia demands NATO inquiry of Libya civilian deaths Russia on Monday stepped up demands for NATO to account for civilian deaths from the air strike campaign which led to the downfall of Libyan strongman Moamer Kadhafi. ... more | .. |
 North Korea promotes son after Kim Jong-Il death North Korea Tuesday mourned late leader Kim Jong-Il and touted his son and successor Jong-Un as the "pillar of our people" amid international wariness at the upheaval in the nuclear-armed nation. ... more | .. |
 Kim's body on show in N. Korea amid mass mourning North Korea Tuesday put the body of late leader Kim Jong-Il on display in a glass coffin and heaped praise on his son and successor, amid world wariness at the transition in the nuclear-armed nation. ... more |
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SPHEREx completes first full sky infrared map of the cosmos
CoDICE instrument returns first-light particle data for IMAP mission
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 India's president calls for better maritime security India's president on Tuesday stressed the need to improve maritime security, as the energy-hungry nation grows and ramps up offshore oil and gas exploration activity. ... more | .. |
  Taiwan halts live-fire drills after Kim's death Taiwan on Tuesday ordered a halt to planned live-fire military drills to avoid inflaming regional tensions after the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il, officials said. ... more | .. |
  Karzai wants immediate halt to NATO night raids Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday demanded an immediate halt to controversial NATO-led night raids and for foreign forces to stop entering Afghan homes, his spokesman said. ... more | .. |
 US patience turns to nervousness after Kim death Kim Jong-Il's death has radically revamped calculations for the United States, which long waited patiently for change in nuclear-armed North Korea but is now nervous about potential dangers to come. ... more |
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  Investigators link WikiLeaks suspect to Assange US Army investigators presented evidence for the first time Monday directly linking the US soldier accused of spilling secrets to WikiLeaks to the founder of the site, Julian Assange. ... more | .. |
  China beefing up military presence in Indian Ocean Little by little China is forming military links in Africa and in the Indian Ocean in order, experts say, to protect Beijing's economic interests in the region. ... more | .. |
  Northrop Grumman And ITT Exelis Team For Army Vehicular Radio Northrop Grumman and ITT Exelis have teamed to compete for the U.S. Army's new vehicle-mounted, software-defined radio. The Army issued a draft request for proposal on Nov. 4, for the Mid-Tier Netwo ... more | .. |
  Northrop Grumman To Support LN-251 Navigation System Integration On CH-53K Helicopter Northrop Grumman has been awarded a follow-on contract by the U.S. Navy to provide integration and laboratory test support for the LN-251 embedded global positioning system (GPS)/fiber-optic inertia ... more |
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Philosopher argues AI consciousness may remain unknowable
Climate driven model explores Neanderthal and modern human overlap in Iberia
Economic losses from natural disasters down by a third in 2025: Swiss Re | .. |
 Lockheed Martin Achieves Critical Reliability Testing Milestone For Navy Minehunting System Lockheed Martin completed 500 hours of reliability testing on the U.S. Navy's Remote Multi-Mission Vehicle (RMMV), marking a critical testing milestone. The system will provide mine reconnaiss ... more | .. |
 Raytheon Awarded US Navy Contract for DDG 1000 Raytheon has been awarded a $254 million contract modification for the completion of software development for the DDG 1000-class destroyer program. Under the contract, Raytheon Integrated Defense Sy ... more | .. |
 WikiLeaks suspect had Assange contact info: witness Contact information for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was found on a computer hard drive belonging to Bradley Manning, investigators said Monday, as the US government built its case against the US soldier accused of spilling secrets to the site. ... more | .. |
 Iraq says Syria opposition to visit next week Representatives of Syria's opposition will visit Iraq next week as part of Baghdad's efforts to end nine months of unrest in the country, National Security Adviser Falah al-Fayadh said on Monday. ... more |
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  N. Korea test-fires short-range missiles: report North Korea test-fired two short-range missiles off its east coast on Monday, the same day it announced the death of leader Kim Jong-Il, South Korea's Yonhap news agency said. ... more | .. |
 No unusual moves by N.Korean army so far: US The Pentagon is closely following events after the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il but Pyongyang's military has taken no provocative steps so far, a US military officer said Monday. ... more | .. |
10,000 cables on Manning computer: witness A US Army investigator said Monday that 10,000 State Department cables found on a computer used by Bradley Manning were apparently not passed on to WikiLeaks because they were in a corrupted file. ... more | .. |
 US, South Korea close ranks after Kim death The United States swiftly closed ranks with its ally South Korea Monday as the death of nuclear-armed North Korea's leader Kim Jong-Il landed President Barack Obama with a sudden foreign policy crisis. ... more |
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Physicists map axion production paths inside deuterium tritium fusion reactors
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 VP arrest warrant plunges Iraq into crisis Iraq issued an arrest warrant for its Sunni vice president on anti-terror charges Monday, deepening a crisis that one leader warned threatened the unity government, just a day after US troops left. ... more | .. |
 Iran, bracing for more sanctions, admits the pain Western sanctions have taken such a toll on Iran over the past 18 months that now - as the screw is about to be tightened yet further - Tehran's studied insouciance is slipping, with officials admitting the economic damage being felt. ... more | .. |
 Lockheed Martin Ships First Mobile User Objective System Satellite To Cape For Launch Lockheed Martin delivered the U.S. Navy's first Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., on December 15, where it will be prepared for a Feb. 16, 2012 ... more | .. |
  Raytheon To Supply New Patriot Missile Defense Systems for Taiwan Raytheon has received a $685.7 million Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract for additional new fire units of the combat-proven Patriot Air and Missile Defense System for Taiwan. "Our partners ... more |
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  Launching of the Pleiades-1 Satellite with SPACEBEL Software It is during the night from November 16th to 17th that the first satellite of the Pleiades constellation will fly off into Space from the Kourou Space centre. Spacebel, Belgian software engine ... more | .. |
 USAF Awards Northrop Grumman Major Joint STARS Support Contract The U.S. Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman a 30-month, $540 million contract for Total System Support Responsibility (TSSR) of the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STAR ... more | .. |
 Britain needs to axe 700 senior defence posts: report Britain's "top-heavy" Ministry of Defence needs to shed more than 700 senior officers and civil servants over the next three years, according to a leaked MoD document published by the Guardian on Sunday. ... more | .. |
 Iraqis joyful as US leaves but wary of leaders Iraqis expressed joy at the news that US forces had completed their withdrawal on Sunday, but voiced doubts their politicians could come together to rebuild the violence-wracked country. ... more |
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