Archive for December, 2011

Symposium set on electronic warfare

Friday, December 30th, 2011

U.S. Joint Force perspectives on electronic warfare — from intelligence gathering to electronic attack — are the focus of a January symposium.
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Raytheon enhances cybersecurity business

Friday, December 30th, 2011

Raytheon is enhancing its cybersecurity business for the U.S. military and intelligence community with the acquisition of Henggeler Computer Consultants Inc.
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Iran to Test-Fire Missiles in Hormuz War Games

Friday, December 30th, 2011

Iran, which has been carrying out war games in the Strait of Hormuz over the past week, is to test fire shorter- and longer-range missiles in the key oil waterway on Dec. 31, the navy said.
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N. Korea vows not to deal with S. Korea’s president

Friday, December 30th, 2011

North Korea’s powerful National Defense Commission issued a statement on Friday, threatening not to deal with South Korea’s Lee Myung-bak government and ruling out any policy changes.
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Turkish Leaders Struggle with Airstrike Aftermath

Friday, December 30th, 2011

Turkey’s government is struggling to contain the fall-out from a blunder in which the military killed 35 young Kurdish smugglers in an air strike they thought was directed at Kurdish separatist militants.
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China Lays Out Ambitious 5-Year Plan to Explore Space

Friday, December 30th, 2011

China has announced an ambitious five-year plan to explore outer space. The plan includes Beijing’s previously-stated goals of putting a man on the moon and building a space station.
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Syrian opposition urges resignation of Arab League’s monitoring mission head

Friday, December 30th, 2011

The Syrian opposition is pushing for the resignation of a Sudanese general heading the Arab League’s monitoring mission in Syria, al Arabiya reported on Friday.
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Afghan-Nato raids kill, capture Taliban commanders

Friday, December 30th, 2011

Nato says joint raids with Afghan forces have killed at least three and captured 11 Taliban commanders and facilitators who provided logistical support and weapons to insurgents.
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Thatcher Warned Over Navy Before Falklands Invasion

Friday, December 30th, 2011

Prime minister Margaret Thatcher was warned about the risks in slashing Britain’s navy, a year before the 1982 Argentine invasion of the Falkland Islands, secret files released Dec. 30 showed.
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India to revamp its submarine fleet

Friday, December 30th, 2011

Faced with a fast-depleting underwater combat army India is planning a major rejig of its submarine production plants to ensure its operational readiness does not get further eroded in the years ahead.
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