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| January 21, 2014 |
 Iran says 20% uranium enrichment suspended Tehran (AFP) Jan 20, 2014 - Iran on Monday suspended the production of 20 percent uranium enrichment in the presence of UN nuclear watchdog inspectors, a senior official announced. "In line with the implementation of the Geneva joint plan of action, Iran suspended the production of 20 percent enriched uranium in the presence of UN nuclear watchdog inspectors at Natanz and Fordo sites," Mohammad Amiri, director general ... more |  |
Geneva deal doesn't stop Iran's bid for a bomb: Israel Jerusalem (AFP) Jan 20, 2014 - A global interim agreement to halt Iran's nuclear programme, which went into force Monday, will not stop Tehran trying to develop a military atomic capability, Israel's prime minister said. Addressing parliament just hours after the deal took effect, Benjamin Netanyahu said the Geneva agreement did not go far enough, and urged the world to seek a complete halt to the "Iran nuclear train" in ... more |  |
US eases sanctions as Iran starts halting nuclear program Washington (AFP) Jan 20, 2014 - The United States Monday approved a waiver to ease sanctions on Iran, its part of an international deal after the Islamic republic began imposing curbs on its suspect nuclear program. "Iran has begun to take concrete and verifiable steps to halt its nuclear program," State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said, adding it was "an unprecedented opportunity" to resolve global concerns over the ... more |  |
Iran curbs enrichment as nuclear deal takes effect Tehran (AFP) Jan 20, 2014 - Iran halted production of 20 percent enriched uranium on Monday, marking the entry into force of an landmark deal with world powers on its disputed nuclear programme. After nearly a decade of negotiations between Western powers and Iran over its nuclear drive, which the West suspected was aimed at developing weapons despite Tehran's denials, the two sides reached the interim agreement in Nov ... more |  |
 NGC Wins Contract For GPS-Challenged Navigation and Geo-Registration Solution Woodland Hills CA (SPX) Jan 21, 2014 - Northrop Grumman has been awarded a phase three navigation system related contract from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory to continue improving geo-registration accuracy for positioning and pointing applications, even in GPS-denied conditions. In the first two phases of the Maintain Accurate Geo-registration via Image-nav Compensation (MAGIC) program, Northrop Grumman integrated geo-r ... more |  |
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 Israeli company to unveil laser defense Moscow (Voice of Russia) Jan 21, 2014 - A state-owned Israeli arms company says it will unveil a new laser-defense system next month that will be capable of shooting down short-range rockets and mortar fire. Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. says the "Iron Beam" system will use a "directed high energy laser beam" to intercept incoming projectiles fired from short distances. The system is to be displayed at the Singapore Air S ... more |  |
 Longbow Missiles Demonstrate Littoral Attack Capability Orlando FL (SPX) Jan 16, 2014 - The U.S. Army and Navy, with assistance from Lockheed Martin, recently conducted Longbow missile demonstration firings to showcase the missile's ability to counter littoral threats, making the weapon an effective candidate for potential use in operational shipboard launches. During the demonstrations, multiple U.S. Army Longbow missiles were fired from a launch fixture provided by the U.S. ... more |  |
 Raytheon, L-3 demonstrate new ship protection system Yuma Proving Ground AZ (SPX) Jan 21, 2014 - Raytheon and L-3 Communications have successfully fired Raytheon TALON laser-guided rockets from an L-3 remote weapon station using an LAU-68 launcher. The test demonstrated that the lightweight remote weapon system can provide protection for small ships by incorporating the currently fielded launcher, sensor systems and TALON missiles. "With the increase in swarming-boat threats, na ... more |  |
EU suspends some sanctions against Iran: official Brussels (AFP) Jan 20, 2014 - The European Union suspended a range of sanctions against Iran on Monday after Tehran began implementing a deal to curb its nuclear programme, the EU said. "As part of the implementation of the Joint Plan of Action agreed by Iran and the E3/EU+3, which enters into force today, the Council today suspended certain EU restrictive measures against Iran for a period of six months," a statement sa ... more |  |
 Putin Orders New Look At Strategic Military And Space Defense Systems Moscow (Voice of Russia) Jan 21, 2014 - In the course of several weeks, actual proposals on how to establish a concern "Strategic systems for military and space defense," Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin has said to journalists. "The President tasked us with working on this issue. "There are certain proposals from the head of the Federal Space Agency. "There is an initiative from the Defense Minister. In the week ... more |  |
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 Boeing Starts Assembly of Final KC-46A Test Aircraft Everett WA (SPX) Jan 21, 2014 - Boeing is assembling the fourth and final KC-46A test aircraft for the U.S. Air Force's next-generation aerial refueling tanker program at the company's Everett factory, keeping the program on track to deliver the initial 18 tankers to the Air Force by 2017. "All four test aircraft are moving through production to support our transition to ground and flight testing later this year," said M ... more |  |
Agni IV test-fired Bhubaneswar, India (IANS) Jan 21, 2014 - India on Monday successfully tested its long-range, nuclear-capable, surface-to-surface Agni-IV missile from a military base in Odisha, an official said. The new generation missile, with the capability to hit targets 4,000 km away, was tested for its full range from the Wheeler Island off the Odisha coast near Dhamra in Bhadrak district, about 200 km from the state capital Bhubaneswar. ... more |  |
 Qaeda gunmen tighten Fallujah grip as Iraq bombs kill 18 Baghdad (AFP) Jan 20, 2014 - Al-Qaeda-linked militants tightened their grip on Fallujah, a city on Baghdad's doorstep that has been outside of government control for weeks, as bombings in the capital killed 18 people Monday. The latest violence came as security forces pressed a massive assault on anti-government fighters in Ramadi, another predominantly Sunni Arab city where swathes of territory have been outside of the ... more |  |
 China's Wen pleads innocence over hidden riches claim Hong Kong (AFP) Jan 19, 2014 - Former Chinese premier Wen Jiabao has pleaded innocence over claims that his family amassed huge wealth during his decade in power, a Hong Kong columnist said, as Beijing ramps up a much-publicised crackdown on official corruption. "I have never been involved and would not get involved in one single deal of abusing my power for personal gain because no such gains whatsoever could shake my co ... more |  |
 Syria talks compromised by grey areas in Geneva I pact Paris (AFP) Jan 20, 2014 - Peace talks on Syria due to start this week in Switzerland are in disarray partly due to the ambiguity of a 2012 Geneva accord which calls for an interim government but is unclear on the current president's future. World powers had agreed in a meeting convened by former UN secretary general Kofi Annan at the end of June 2012 on a power transition plan to end the bloody crisis in Syria. B ... more |  |
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Canada pledges financial aid to West Bank Ramallah, Palestinian Territories (AFP) Jan 20, 2014 - Prime Minister Stephen Harper of Canada said Monday the staunch Israeli ally would provide additional financial support for the West Bank, as he met Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas in Ramallah. "I have the pleasure to announce today that Canada will this year give additional (financial) support for the economic development of the West Bank," Harper told reporters, saying this was key for ... more |  |
Mali celebrates its army alongside France, UN Bamako (AFP) Jan 20, 2014 - Malian soldiers and international forces paraded through the capital Bamako on Monday during a public holiday marking the 53rd anniversary of the founding of the west African nation's army. Malian soldiers were joined in the Boulevard de l'Independance by UN peacekeepers, members of the European Union mission training Mali's army and troops from Operation Serval, France's military mission wh ... more |  |
 Nigeria's new top brass eyes swift end to Boko Haram Abuja (AFP) Jan 20, 2014 - Nigeria's top military officer on Monday called for a swift end to the Islamist insurgency gripping the country's north, as he was sworn in as the new chief of defence staff. "The security situation in the northeast must be brought to a complete stop before April 2014," Air Marshall Alex Badeh said after his investiture ceremony in the capital, Abuja. Badeh, whose home state Adamawa is o ... more |  |
Lockheed Martin Completes Critical Milestone to Upgrade US Navy's Electronic Warfare Defenses Syracuse NY (SPX) Jan 20, 2014 - Lockheed Martin recently completed a milestone test on the U.S. Navy's evolutionary Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP) Block 2 system. This test further validated the system's ability to protect the Navy's fleet from evolving anti-ship missile threats. Under SEWIP Block 2, Lockheed Martin will upgrade the AN/SLQ-32(V)2 system found on all U.S. aircraft carriers, cruiser ... more |  |
 New setback in Japan's bid to relocate US air base Tokyo (AFP) Jan 19, 2014 - Efforts to relocate a US base on Japan's Okinawa appeared to suffer a new setback Sunday, 17 years after they began, with the reported electoral victory of an opponent of the project. The mayor of the town of Nago on the east coast of Okinawa has won re-election, according to the TBS news station after the majority of votes were counted. Susumu Inamine, supported by several leftist parti ... more |  |
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