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Latam aviation boom draws refueling firmsRio De Janeiro (UPI) Jul 18, 2012 Latin America's aviation boom is drawing manufacturers of aircraft and spares but is also offering incentives to refueling technology providers to do more to win business in the region. Regional aviation growth has prompted Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer to reset targets for production to meet new demand for aircraft, spares and related aviation equipment. It has also attracted manufacturers and suppliers from North America. Rampmaster, the U.S. manufacturer of aircraft refueler ... read more |
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  Syria's Assad likely to defy rebel bombers The bomb assassination of several key members of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's inner circle, including his brother-in-law, has shaken the beleaguered Damascus regime as it fights for survival amid a stubborn 17-month-old rebellion. ... more | .. |
 Looming cuts will savage US defense industry: CEOs The threat of massive cuts to the US military next year is already having a "chilling effect," with devastating impacts looming for the defense industry, chief executives warned US lawmakers Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  British army 'capable' US ally despite cuts: minister British defense minister Philip Hammond assured the United States on Wednesday that Britain's army would remain a trusted ally, despite severe austerity measures. ... more | .. |
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  Two Taiwanese jailed for spying for China Two Taiwanese businesspeople based on the Chinese mainland were convicted and sentenced Wednesday after they were found guilty on charges of spying for the island's former rival China, a court said. ... more | .. |
 China cracks down ahead of leadership change China is ramping up internal security ahead of a once-in-a-decade leadership change and warned it will swiftly stamp down on social unrest, its powerful top police and judicial official says. ... more | .. |
 Frenchman returns to China 'to help Bo Xilai probe' A French architect believed to have close ties to disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai has returned to China to help the probe into the country's biggest political scandal in decades, Cambodia said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Bomb kills Syria defence minister, Assad brother-in-law A suicide bomber on Wednesday struck at the heart of Syria's security apparatus, killing the country's defence minister and President Bashar al-Assad's brother-in-law, state television said. ... more |
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  Kim Jong-Un named 'Marshal' of North Korea Kim Jong-Un has been made "Marshal" of North Korea, a title previously held by his late father, Pyongyang said Wednesday, as the young successor of the communist dynasty tightens his grip on power. ... more | .. |
  US hearing warns FBI, Facebook on facial recognition A US Senate hearing Wednesday highlighted concern over the growing use of facial recognition technologies, both for law enforcement use and in big social networks like Facebook. ... more | .. |
  Bomb destroys 22 NATO supply trucks A Taliban bomb attack Wednesday destroyed 22 fuel tankers carrying supplies for NATO forces in Afghanistan, local officials said, as 12 Afghan soldiers and two NATO troops died in escalating insurgent attacks. ... more | .. |
  Lockheed Martin Completes On-Orbit Testing of First US Navy MUOS Satellite Lockheed Martin has completed on-orbit testing of the first Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite, designated MUOS-1, paving the way for the U.S. Navy's multi-service operational test and ev ... more |
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  Boeing Demonstrates Multi-location Paint Capability for RAAF Boeing subsidiary Boeing Defence Australia (BDA) has delivered the first two of 65 repainted aircraft to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) from two separate facilities. The RAAF accepted a repai ... more | .. |
  Lockheed Martin Completes First LRASM Captive Carriage Test Lockheed Martin's Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) sensor suite recently completed its first flight during a captive carry flight test off the coast of northwest Florida using a modified Sabreli ... more | .. |
  Raytheon BBN Technologies awarded DoD funding to develop a foreign-document translation system The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded Raytheon BBN Technologies an additional $5.9 million in funding under the Multilingual Automatic Document Classification, Analysis a ... more | .. |
 Raytheon to develop cyber maneuver technology for US Army Raytheon has received a $3.1 million contract to develop technology for Morphing Network Assets to Restrict Adversarial Reconnaissance (MORPHINATOR), a program that uses cyber maneuvering techniques ... more |
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Bible 1.0: How Ancient Canon Became Our First Large Language Models
Can scientists detect life without knowing what it looks like
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 Russia and Italy to jointly develop patrol aircraft Russian and Italian engineers will jointly develop a patrol aircraft with extraordinary technical characteristics. Under the project, intellectual systems of communication, navigation and identifica ... more | .. |
 Raytheon's ATFLIR surpasses one million flight hours on US Navy Super Hornet Raytheon's Advanced Targeting Forward Looking Infrared pod, which delivers superior electro-optical/infrared imagery and target detection range for air-to-air and air-to-ground mission support, has ... more | .. |
 Boeing Receives First 10 New Fuselages Designed for AH-64D Apache Block III Boeing has received the first 10 new fuselages designed specifically for the AH-64D Apache Block III attack helicopter from long-time supplier Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI). This milestone paves ... more | .. |
 Ban in China seeking tougher action on Syria UN chief Ban Ki-moon is expected to press China's leaders Wednesday to back tougher action to stop violence in Syria before a Security Council showdown over a resolution threatening sanctions. ... more |
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 Frenchman returns to China 'to help Bo Xilai probe' A Frenchman connected to disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai has returned to China to help the investigation into the country's biggest political scandal in decades, Cambodian police said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Obama, Clinton 'prejudiced' WikiLeaks suspect's case President Barack Obama's comments about the soldier accused of the biggest intelligence leak in US history were prejudicial and sought to harm the suspect's defense, a court heard Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Viktor Bout cronies tried to renew arms trade: NGO Two alleged accomplices of convicted Russian arms smuggler Viktor Bout sought to relaunch his business from the Indian Ocean nation of Mauritius, a US non-governmental organization said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Britain begins Olympics airspace security British military and civilian authorities have imposed airspace restrictions over London and southeastern England ahead of the 2012 Summer Olympics. ... more |
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Conventional photon entanglement reveals thousands of hidden topologies in high dimensions
Philosopher argues AI consciousness may remain unknowable
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 Israel Military Industries averts strike Israel Military Industries has avoided a strike over a salary dispute. ... more | .. |
 Brazil urges firms to boost defense output Brazil is offering manufacturing and building firms special perks to diversify into defense production as part of its plan to capture a greater share of global military sales. ... more | .. |
 Rheinmetall, Atlas report new awards Germany's military has extended a contract with Rheinmetall Airborne Systems GmbH for unmanned airborne reconnaissance services in Afghanistan. ... more | .. |
 Afghan soldier sentenced to death for French killings An Afghan soldier has been sentenced to death for killing five French soldiers in a "green-on-blue" attack in Kapisa province in January, the defence ministry said Tuesday. ... more |
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 Syria defector Tlass urges transition, condemns army attacks General Manaf Tlass, a key military defector and ex-ally of Bashar al-Assad, called Tuesday for a political transition in Syria and condemned military attacks on civilians in a statement sent to AFP. ... more | .. |
  Iraq PM for 'militarisation': Kurd official The spokesman for Iraq's Kurdish regional president sharply criticised national premier Nuri al-Maliki on Tuesday for allegedly militarising Iraqi society and using violence for political ends. ... more | .. |
  US building missile defense station in Qatar: report The Pentagon is building a missile defense radar station at a covert location in Qatar, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Assad moving troops from Golan to Damascus: Israel Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has moved army forces from the Golan Heights area next to Israel toward Damascus and other internal conflict zones, the Israeli army intelligence chief said on Tuesday. ... more |
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