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March 01, 2013

Commentary: Defense: Mutatis mutandis
Washington (UPI) Feb 28, 2013
The United States fields 17 intelligence agencies with a combined annual budget of $100 billion. They employ 100,000 intelligence specialists. And we still got the genesis of two major trillion-dollar wars, Iraq and Afghanistan, back to front. Three months before 9/11, Mullah Mohammed Omar, the Afghan Taliban chief who welcomed Osama bin Laden to Afghanistan, was willing to make a deal. His guest and now former close friend was stepping out of bounds. Omar made that much clear to two vis ... read more

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F-35 soaring costs trouble Australia Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighters to be bought for the Australian air force will cost about $90 million apiece, officials said. ... more		Japan scrambles fighters to meet China plane Japan scrambled fighter jets on Thursday to head off a Chinese government plane flying towards disputed islands in the East China Sea, the defence ministry said. ... more		Japan PM quotes Britain's Iron Lady on island dispute Japan's prime minister on Thursday quoted comments by former British premier Margaret Thatcher about the Falklands War as he spoke about Tokyo's acrimonious islands dispute with China. ... more
				Rare optimism in Iran nuclear dispute Iran and world powers have concluded a surprisingly cordial summit in Kazakhstan that appears to have given a gentle nudge to the decade-long nuclear stalemate, experts say. ... more		India hikes defence spending by 21% India on Thursday hiked its defence spending by 21 percent to $42.7 billion and promised that strains on the public finances would not hamper moves to modernise the million-plus military. ... more

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Cyber sleuths unravel Stuxnet mysteries Cyber detectives unraveling mysteries surrounding the Stuxnet computer virus that infected Iran's nuclear program say the worm was active four years earlier than thought. ... more		Greece and France to sign defence agreement: Le Drian French defence minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Thursday that Greece and France will sign a defence collaboration agreement, following reports that Athens would borrow navy frigates from Paris. ... more		AI systems proposed to boost launch cadence reliability and traffic management China debuts Long March 12A reusable rocket in Jiuquan test flight Curiosity Blog, Sols 4750-4762: See You on the Other Side of the Sun		China says US-based hackers attack its military websites Hackers mainly based in the United States attacked two Chinese military websites including the Defence Ministry page an average of 144,000 times a month last year, the ministry said on Thursday. ... more
				WikiLeaks: Manning wanted to 'spark debate' on war US Army private Bradley Manning told a military tribunal on Thursday that he leaked secret files on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to WikiLeaks in order to start a "public debate." ... more		Pentagon to make 'quick decisions' on sequester cuts The Pentagon will make "some very quick decisions" on programs to be hit by automatic spending cuts under the so-called sequester, a Defense Department spokesman said Thursday. ... more

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US soldier faces July 1 trial over Fort Hood massacre A new trial date of July 1 has been set for the US Army psychiatrist accused of massacring 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009, a military judge ruled Thursday. ... more		Retired Taiwan general charged with spying for China: media A retired Taiwanese lieutenant general has been charged with spying for China in the latest of a string of espionage cases to shock the island, according to media reports Thursday. ... more		OPERA satellite data sharpens US crop and water management Alen Space begins SATMAR satellite validation over Bay of Algeciras Deep Arctic gas hydrate mounds host ultra deep cold seep ecosystem		US chooses Brazilian plane to outfit Afghan force The US Air Force has chosen a Brazilian firm for a $427 million contract to supply light attack planes to Afghan forces, the company said Thursday, despite competition from an American bid. ... more
				Britain's MoD under fire for 'wasting' billions Lawmakers slammed Britain's Ministry of Defence on Thursday after it was revealed that between 2009 and 2011 it bought Pounds 1.5 billion worth of equipment more than it used. ... more		Pakistan army probes Kashmir 'torture' death The Pakistani army is investigating the alleged torture of a youth that led to his death last week in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, an official said on Thursday. ... more

US radar to boost missile defence in Japan

Israel tests Arrow but funding cuts loom

Israel tests new Arrow missile interceptor

Syria missile strikes in Aleppo leave 58 dead: NGO

India wants to sell Russia BraMos missiles

Brazil to open talks on buying Russian missiles

Better workstations for drone operators may reduce mishaps

US military may take over part of CIA drone war

Boeing Phantom Eye Completes Second Flight

Boeing Receives USAF Contract for Integrated C4ISR Targeting Solution

Air Operations Center Modernization Program PDR Completed

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	Troops target Islamists hiding on Mali island: military French and Malian troops launched an operation Thursday in the village of Kadji, northern Mali, where Islamists are hiding out on an island in the Niger river, a military source told AFP. ... more		Iraq attacks kill 26 people Bombings in and around Baghdad, including two car bombs near a football field, killed at least 23 people on Thursday, while three people were shot dead in north Iraq, security and medical officials said. ... more		Better workstations for drone operators may reduce mishaps The U.S. Department of Defense reports that drone accidents in which personnel or aircraft are damaged or destroyed occur 50 times more often than mishaps involving human-operated aircraft. The U.S. ... more		Boeing Phantom Eye Completes Second Flight Boeing's liquid hydrogen-powered Phantom Eye unmanned airborne system completed its second flight Feb. 25, demonstrating capabilities that will allow it to perform intelligence, surveillance and rec ... more

Redesigned carbon framework boosts battery safety and power

Molecular catalyst switches between hydrogen and oxygen production

Project Pele microreactor reaches key milestone with first TRISO fuel delivery

US senator backs ammunition for Syrian rebels		Stuxnet virus dates back to 2007: researchers		Libya to ask UN to lift arms embargo		Jailed PKK chief Ocalan 'to declare ceasefire on March 21'		Israel 'seeks to repair ties with Turkey'
Iraqi Airways resumes Kuwait flights after two decades		US lawmakers introduce new Iran sanctions bill		Iran praises milestone nuclear talks with big powers		Indian PLA insurgents kill soldier		India rejects Finmeccanica denial over chopper bribes

US 'can't dictate' to the world: Pentagon's new chief

Canadian shipbuilding seen to be too slow

US army forced to release WikiLeaks case documents

Bomb analysis system seen to expand sales

US military may take over part of CIA drone war

Israel's cyberwar center goes operational

Outside View: Alarm on Iran's nukes

World powers, Iran wrap up crunch nuclear talks

Iran on edge of recession as sanctions bite: US study

Korean kids lose out after Pyongyang's nuclear test

A police colonel vows justice for all in Mali's Gao

EADS lifts profits, sales in 2012

Hagel confirmed as next US secretary of defense

Ten years on, Blair admits Iraq is not as he'd hoped

Karzai's demand takes US military by surprise

Kerry sees 'diplomatic path' on Iran nuclear issue

Iran, world powers respond to counter-offers

Report on decline in Taliban attacks wrong: US

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