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August 19, 2013

Report: EADS dropped from $7.3 bn S. Korea jet fighter bid
Seoul (AFP) Aug 18, 2013
European aerospace consortium EADS has been eliminated from a bid to provide fighter jets worth $7.3 billion to South Korea due to a failure to meet some requirements, a report said Sunday. The Eurofighter was dropped from the bid also sought by US company Boeing after the South's military found that the EADS proposal did not meet its key demands, Yonhap news agency said. It cited an unidentified official at the Defense Acquisition Programme Administration (DAPA). A spokesman for DAPA was not ... read more

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Modernized Patriot system aces PAC-3 test Raytheon's new-production Patriot Air and Missile Defense System successfully launched a PAC-3 missile to engage a tactical ballistic missile (TBM) target at the White Sands Missile Range, N.M. ... more		Northrop Grumman to Build MK54 Lightweight Torpedo Nose Arrays for US Navy Northrop Grumman has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Navy for the production of acoustic nose arrays for the MK54 lightweight torpedo in support of Navy and foreign military sales requirements. ... more		Lockheed Martin Delivers 22 JLTV Development Vehicles to U.S. Army and Marines Lockheed Martin celebrated the delivery of 22 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles to the U.S. Army and Marine Corps under the JLTV program's Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) contract. ... more
				Boeing EMARSS Aircraft Begin US Army Flight Tests Two Boeing Enhanced Medium Altitude Reconnaissance and Surveillance System (EMARSS) aircraft have arrived at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland for airborne tests of the target-tracking capabilitie ... more		India PM tells Pakistan to stop 'anti-India activity' Prime Minister Manmohan Singh warned Pakistan Thursday against "anti-India activity" as tensions rise between the nuclear-armed rivals over a deadly attack on Indian soldiers. ... more

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Iran says it has about 18,000 nuclear centrifuges Iran has about 18,000 centrifuges, including 10,000 active ones, the outgoing head of the country's atomic agency said Saturday, confirming figures from the UN watchdog overseeing its disputed nuclear drive. ... more		N. Korea agrees to hold family reunions with S. Korea North Korea said Sunday it has agreed to South Korea's proposal to resume reunions for families separated since the 1950-53 war, in another apparent sign of easing tensions. ... more		DAMPE space telescope finds universal spectral feature that narrows field on cosmic ray origins ThinKom Develops Self-Funded Mobile HPM Weapon to Counter Drone Swarms Planet and Carbon Mapper Plan SWIR-Only Tanager Satellite for Wider Methane Detection		China's defense minister at Pentagon for talks Monday The Pentagon will host China's Defense Minister General Chang Wanquan for talks Monday at a time of "positive momentum" in military relations between the two countries, a US official said. ... more
				Israel restarts Merkava tank production The Israeli government has decided to continue production of its main battle tank, the Merkava. ... more		Baghdad bombings blamed on Al-Qaeda kill 24 Coordinated bombings blamed on Al-Qaeda that mainly targeted Shiite areas of Baghdad killed 24 people Thursday, after Iraq's premier vowed to press a campaign against militants to stem spiralling violence. ... more

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				Taiwan's military loses right to its court-martial system The Taiwanese government has amended a military justice law, stripping the military of the right to prosecute its own personnel during peacetime. ... more		Hungry and scared, Syrian refugees flood Iraq Thousands of Syrian Kurds have poured into Iraq over the past few days, to escape deadly clashes between Kurdish fighters and jihadists and seeking a respite from privation. ... more

US missile shield safeguards not enough for compromise

Modernized Patriot system aces PAC-3 test

Rafael gears up for Israel's new defense era

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Raytheon receives contract for advanced Standard Missile-3

US Army and USAF intercept cruise missile for first time with JLENS-guided AMRAAM

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Navy Turns to UAVs for Help with Radar, Communications

Kerry hopes drone strikes in Pakistan will end 'very soon'

New Military Communications Satellite Built By Lockheed Martin Launches

US Navy Poised to Launch Lockheed Martin-Built Secure Communications Satellite for Mobile Users

Northrop Grumman Moves New B-2 Satellite Communications Concept to the High Ground

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UAH lands first DARPA award for biological sciences department

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In Israel, US army chief talks Iran		Israel, Palestinians meet under settlement cloud		US, Jordan discuss ways to cope with fallout of Syria war		Lithuania to extradite Russian to US in arms case		Ex-NATO chief: 15,000 troops should stay in Afghanistan

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Brazil's BAE-made ocean patrol ship on way home

India PM tells Pakistan to stop 'anti-India activity'

Outside View: Wrong again -- It ain't the war on terror stupid!

Uighur leader condemns China death sentences

Japan ministers visit controversial war shrine

Zimbabwe police questions journalist over uranium report

Two Koreas agree on reopening joint industrial park

India works to salvage sub as PM laments deadly accident

UN says chemical team's departure to Syria 'imminent'

WikiLeaks: Manning apologizes, admits he 'hurt US'

Talks begin for more US troops in Philippines

Agusta's Indian helicopter deal set for more scrutiny

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Two Koreas hold fresh talks as military drill looms

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