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| December 23, 2013 |
 Boeing Delivers Final Focused Lethality Munition to USAF St. Charles, MO (SPX) Dec 23, 2013 - Boeing has delivered the 500th Focused Lethality Munition (FLM) to the U.S. Air Force this month, completing the contract for the low-collateral-damage weapon 100 percent on time and on cost. "This Direct Attack FLM team not only delivered to our customer with remarkable efficiency, but also provided an important tool to protect the lives of U.S. and coalition forces around the world," sai ... more |  |
US Army Awards Raytheon contract for Excalibur Ib Tucson AZ (SPX) Dec 23, 2013 - The U.S. Army has awarded Raytheon a $15 million contract modification for the procurement of 216 Excalibur Ib rounds. Excalibur is a 155mm precision-guided, extended-range projectile that uses GPS guidance to provide accurate, first-round effects capability in any environment. By using Excalibur's level of precision, there is a major reduction in the time, cost and logistical burden assoc ... more |  |
 China launches communications satellite for Bolivia Xichang, Sichuan (XNA) Dec 21, 2013 - China successfully sent a Bolivian communications satellite into orbit with its Long March-3B carrier rocket from southwest Xichang Satellite Launch Center at 0:42 a.m (Beijing Time) Saturday. Bolivian President Juan Evo Morales Ayma was present, the first time a foreign head of state has witnessed a satellite launch in China. The satellite was produced by China Aerospace Science and ... more |  |
 Diehl-Raytheon Missile Systeme GmbH captures $30 million international Sidewinder missile sale Tucson AZ (SPX) Dec 23, 2013 - Diehl-Raytheon Missile Systeme (DRM) GmbH was awarded a contract of more than $30 million for the sale of AIM-9L/I-1 tactical Sidewinder missiles, training missiles and ground support equipment in a direct commercial sale to an international customer. Diehl BGT Defence will refurbish German AIM-9L missiles as part of the sale. Diehl BGT Defence, which has produced more than 30,000 Sidewind ... more |  |
 Will the Moon be carved-up? Moscow (Voice of Russia) Dec 20, 2013 - Experts forecast that the Moon will become sort of the seventh continent of Earth by the middle of the 21st century. People will reclaim the polar regions and build residential areas there. In this context it may happen that many countries' interests will clash on the Moon. Part of the scientific community draws a parallel between the Arctic shelf and the Moon, believing that competitive s ... more |  |
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 Northrop Grumman, NASA Fly Global Hawk in Canadian Airspace for First Time to Study Canadian Arctic San Diego CA (SPX) Dec 23, 2013 - Northrop Grumman, the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center and a team of international science organizations successfully flew a Northrop Grumman-produced NASA Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system through Canadian airspace as part of a mission to collect environmental data in the Canadian Arctic. The Global Hawk was equipped with an Uninhabited Aerial Vehicle Synthetic Aperture Radar (UAVSAR ... more |  |
 Satellite of Russia's early warning constellation burns down in atmosphere Moscow (Voice of Russia) Dec 23, 2013 - The Kosmos-2393 satellite integrated in the Oko system, the space component of Russia's early warning system ceased to exist Saturday night, Interfax was told at the Vympel interstate joint-stock company, which is part of the Almaz-Antei air defense corporation. "According to our knowledge, the satellite disintegrated entering the atmosphere somewhere above the Southern Hemisphere last nig ... more |  |
 Iraq general among 15 soldiers killed in raid on Qaeda Ramadi, Iraq (AFP) Dec 21, 2013 - Five senior Iraqi officers, including a divisional commander, and 10 soldiers were killed Saturday in a raid on an Al-Qaeda hideout in the west of the country, military officers said. Violence elsewhere killed 10 people, including a police chief, four other police and a soldier, security officials and doctors said. Mohammed al-Karoui, the commander of the army's 7th Division, was leading ... more |  |
 New air strikes on Syria's Aleppo kill, wound dozens Damascus (AFP) Dec 22, 2013 - Syria warplanes bombed the divided northern city of Aleppo, killing and wounding dozens of people Sunday, while a car bomb in Homs killed at least eight, including six schoolchildren. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) meanwhile said half a million people across war-torn Syria are wounded, with many lacking access to basic healthcare and treatment. Hundreds of people hav ... more |  |
 NATO opens post-2014 talks with Afghanistan Kabul (AFP) Dec 21, 2013 - NATO opened negotiations with Afghanistan on Saturday over a proposed military force to stay in the country after next year, but said no deal would be signed until after a separate agreement with the US was completed. Afghan President Hamid Karzai and the US have been in a long and bitter standoff over the Bilateral Security Agreement, which would see several thousand US troops deployed in A ... more |  |
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Iraq's Maliki vows to act against 'Qaeda' protest site Baghdad (AFP) Dec 22, 2013 - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said Sunday that an anti-government sit-in has become a headquarters for Al-Qaeda, and called for protesters to depart before security forces move in. If security forces move against the site, where Sunni Arab demonstrators have gathered for almost a year, it would likely inflame widespread discontent among the minority community and could add to the alrea ... more |  |
 Iran nuclear talks suspended for Christmas Tehran (AFP) Dec 22, 2013 - Iran's foreign minister and the EU's top diplomat agreed during telephone call Sunday to postpone until after Christmas talks on implementing a landmark nuclear agreement, the country's chief negotiator said. "During this telephone conversation, it was agreed to continue the negotiations, but with the Christmas holidays in sight it was decided to interrupt and resume (the talks) a week after ... more |  |
 Free in Germany, Putin foe Khodorkovsky mulls future Berlin (AFP) Dec 22, 2013 - Russia's most famous inmate and Kremlin foe Mikhail Khodorkovsky was due to address his future Sunday after being whisked to Germany upon his stunning release following a decade in jail. Formerly Russia's richest man, Khodorkovsky was reunited with his family in Berlin on Saturday after being pardoned a day earlier by President Vladimir Putin in what was widely read as a Kremlin effort to mu ... more |  |
Karzai should sign US pact: new German defence minister Mazar-I-Sharif, Afghanistan (AFP) Dec 22, 2013 - Germany's first female defence minister visited troops in Afghanistan on Sunday and appealed for President Hamid Karzai to sign a troubled deal to allow some foreign forces to stay in the country after 2014. Ursula von der Leyen, who was appointed a week ago, made an unannounced two-day trip to the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif to meet German soldiers in the NATO coalition that is now with ... more |  |
US Senate presses Iran on Bahais Washington (AFP) Dec 21, 2013 - The US Senate has urged Iran to free jailed members of the Bahai faith, raising human rights concerns as President Barack Obama pursues diplomacy to curtail Tehran's nuclear program. In a resolution approved unanimously Friday amid a flurry of activity before a holiday break, the Senate called on Iran to free seven Bahai leaders among other detained members of the religion, including 12 educ ... more |  |
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China slams Japan defence spending plan Beijing (AFP) Dec 21, 2013 - China has denounced Japan's plans to boost military purchases, accusing it of playing up regional tensions as an "excuse" to ramp up defence spending. The cabinet of hawkish Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agreed Tuesday to spend 24.7 trillion yen ($240 billion) between 2014 and 2019 - a five percent boost to the military budget over five years. Japan plans to purchase stealth fighte ... more |  |
North Korea warns of 'merciless' strike against South Seoul (AFP) Dec 20, 2013 - North Korea has threatened a "merciless" strike against the South after activists burned effigies of the ruling Kim dynasty on the anniversary of the death of former leader Kim Jong-Il, officials said Friday. The warning was contained in a message sent Thursday by the secretariat of the National Defence Commission, the North's highest military body, through a military hotline, the South's de ... more |  |
Restoring lost trust may take many years: Germany Berlin (UPI) Dec 20, 2013 - Restoring trans-Atlantic trust lost as a result of spying controversies may take some time to repair, new German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said as he took over from Guido Westerwelle. "The Transatlantic Alliance is and remains the backbone of our security," Steinmeier said, addressing a Foreign Ministry gathering. But a lot has changed recently and much cannot be taken fo ... more |  |
Obama tells Congress 'no need' for new Iran sanctions Washington (AFP) Dec 20, 2013 - President Barack Obama issued a stern defense of his outreach to Iran on Friday, warning US lawmakers not to derail diplomatic efforts to curtail the Islamic state's nuclear program. In an end-of-year news conference, Obama said efforts in Congress to pass tougher economic sanctions could damage recent moves to halt Tehran's alleged drive to refine nuclear fuel and build a weapon. And he ... more |  |
China boosts ties with neighbors in pursuit of shared security, prosperity Singapore (XNA) Dec 21, 2013 - Chinese leaders made headlines in the past few months not only by unveiling a robust reform agenda, but also with their efforts to strengthen ties with neighboring countries, especially the Southeast Asian nations. The key message was the pursuit of shared security and prosperity between China and its neighbors, scholars said. Addressing the Indonesian parliament in early October, Ch ... more |  |
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