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 Washington (UPI) Aug 5, 2009 
The United Arab Emirates has asked to buy U.S.-made missiles and warning systems, a U.S. Department of Defense agency said.
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency, a Pentagon group that promotes military-to-military contacts and transfer of defense materiel to U.S. allies, has formally informed the U.S. Congress of the possible sale.
A release from DSCA said the United Arab Emir ... read more 
Melbourne (UPI) Aug 5, 2009 Australia has given final approval to put its eight ANZAC-class frigates through a major $133 million anti-ship missile upgrade. The minister for defense, Sen. John Faulkner, and the minister for defense personnel, materiel and science, Greg Combet, jointly made the announcement of the anti-ship missile defense plan. ASMD involves a comprehensive upgrade of the ANZAC frigates, i ... more
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Apple blocking Dalai Lama, Kadeer, iPhone apps: report
US telecom company fined for bribing Chinese officials Apple blocking Dalai Lama iPhone applications: report Detroit flight plot may prove boon for security firms AT&T wants out of landline business Apple wins iPod hearing loss lawsuit Nuance buys British voice-to-text company SpinVox Facebook, Twitter to face more sophisticated attacks: McAfee Google plans Android event in January Hacker pleads guilty in huge credit card theft case 
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Washington (AFP) Aug 3, 2009The US military said on Monday it wants to speed up production plans for an enormous "bunker buster" bomb, amid international concern over underground nuclear sites in Iran and North Korea. The Pentagon has asked Congress for extra money to ensure the massive ordinance penetrator (MOP) would be ready by July 2010, spokesman Bryan Whitman told reporters. "The department has asked for repr ... more  
Cape Town (AFP) Aug 2, 2009A crisis in South Africa's arms control body has resulted in weapon deals being authorised to repressive regimes such as Iran, Libya, Zimbabwe and North Korea, the main opposition party said Sunday. Democratic Alliance shadow minister of defence David Maynier said "several dodgy deals appear to have slipped through the cracks" as the arms control body has failed to meet regularly and produce ... more 
Algiers, Algeria (UPI) Jul 29, 2009 Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika this month established two companies that will manufacture equipment for the North African country's military, a move aimed at building up an indigenous defense industry. Bouteflika's effort falls within a concerted drive across the Arab world to develop a regional arms industry that has gathered momentum in recent years. The region's state ... more |
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Ithaca NY (SPX) Jul 29, 2009Thirty top wildlife scientists-including five from Cornell - have announced agreement on some of the highest research priorities to help America's rapidly growing wind energy industry produce much-needed alternative energy while also providing safe passage for birds and bats. This coalition of scientists from industry, government, nongovernmental organizations and universities met recently ... more  
Tel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Jul 27, 2009 The failure of an upgraded Arrow 2 missile interceptor in a test off the Californian coast was seen as a serious setback for Israel's main defense system at a time when Iran is accelerating its long-range ballistic missile program. The Arrow test scheduled for July 22 was aborted on three occasions because of technical malfunctions, including communications glitches between the missile ... more  
Tadcaster, England (UPI) Jul 27, 2009 A British university has quietly resumed growing genetically modified potatoes a year after protesters ripped up the crop, prompting calls of foul play. The 400 plants in the field near Tadcaster, 15 miles east of Leeds and 10 miles west of York, were originally removed in May 2008, just weeks after planting, as a result of damage caused by unidentified environmentalists. ... more |
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