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US plans massive arms sale to Saudi to counter Iran threatWashington (AFP) Sept 13, 2010 The United States plans to offer Saudi Arabia 60 billion dollars' worth of hi-tech fighters and helicopters to help counter the threat posed by Iran, in the largest ever US arms deal, officials said Monday. A senior defense official said President Barack Obama's administration would formally notify Congress this week or next about the groundbreaking deal, which follows months of talks with the Saudis, who are increasingly anxious about Iran's missile arsenal. "If you look at the kingdom, the maj ... read more |
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Washington DC (SPX) Sep 03, 2010Operation IceBridge - a NASA airborne mission to observe changes in Earth's rapidly changing polar land ice and sea ice - is soon to embark on its fourth field season in October. The mission is now paralleled by a campaign to bring data to researchers as quickly as possible and to accelerate the analysis of those changes and how they may affect people and climate systems. "Anyone can acces ... more  
Brest, France (UPI) Sep 2, 2010 A nuclear-powered Russian guided-missile cruiser was headed to Brest, France, for a 4-day official visit that will include joint naval exercises with French warships. The commander of the French navy and Russia's ambassador to France will visit the Pyotr Velikiy, Russia's largest and most powerful warship named after Peter the Great, RIA Novosti reports. The public can board the ship Su ... more  
Bangalore, India (PTI) Sep 02, 2010The payloads to be carried by India's second unmanned moon mission Chandrayaan-2 targeted for launch in 2013 were announced Monday and there will be seven onboard instruments for a range of lunar experiments. The payloads finalised by a National Committee of Experts were announced by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). Three of the seven payloads are new. The country's prestig ... more |
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Israelis split over Barak move to buy F-35Tel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Aug 31, 2010 Military leaders and analysts are at odds over Defense Minister Ehud Barak's recent decision to buy 20 Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth fighters, largely because it will take four years for them to be delivered and become operational, too late for any assault on Iran. Israel's army and navy have expressed opposition to the air force using so much of the defense budget on the new Lightning II jets rather than on other military projects. Israeli Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz has led the crit ... read more |
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