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| May 30, 2014 |
 China accuses Japan of 'dangerous' flight in air zone Beijing (AFP) May 29, 2014 - Beijing hit back Thursday at Tokyo's claims of "dangerous" flying near disputed islands, accusing Japanese fighter jets of coming recklessly close to a Chinese aircraft last year. Two Japanese F-15 fighter planes came within 10 metres of a Chinese Y-8 transport aircraft over the East China Sea on November 23, defence ministry spokesman Geng Fusheng said, according to a transcript on the mini ... more |  |
Abe to put forward Japan as counterweight to China Tokyo (AFP) May 29, 2014 - Japan's prime minister will lay out a vision of Tokyo as a counterweight to the growing might of China this weekend, at a major security forum set to be dominated by escalating regional disputes. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will tell the so-called Shangri-La Dialogue that Japan and its partner the United States stand ready to jointly bolster security cooperation with the Association of Southea ... more |  |
 Syria will miss June deadline on chemical arsenal: UN United Nations, United States (AFP) May 29, 2014 - The destruction of Syria's chemical weapons arsenal will not be completed before a June 30 deadline agreed after Washington threatened air strikes last year, UN chief Ban Ki-moon has said. An April 27 deadline for Syria to hand over its chemical weapons to international monitors also expired with Damascus holding around eight percent of its declared material. Under a UN-backed and US-Rus ... more |  |
Modi invites China President Xi to visit India New Delhi (AFP) May 29, 2014 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit India later this year as the new Hindu nationalist leader extended another olive branch Thursday to one of New Delhi's traditional rivals. The invitation was made during a phone call between the newly-elected Modi and his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang in which both premiers expressed a desire for stronger ties, India ... more |  |
 Army, Marine howitzers getting new battery system Cockeysville, Md. (UPI) May 29, 2013 - Super-Phosphate batteries are to be supplied by Saft to BAE Systems for use on U.S. Army and the U.S. Marine Corps M777A2 howitzers. The specific value of the contract from BAE Systems, maker of the howitzer, was not disclosed. The weapon, chosen by the Army and Marines as their next-generation medium force weapon, is a quickly deployable 155mm howitzer with aluminum and titanium ... more |  |
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 National Security Space: Then.Now.Tomorrow Colorado Springs CO (SPX) May 20, 2014 - Well that was far too generous of an introduction. I didn't even recognize any of that myself. It is great to be back at the symposium this year and thank you all for attending this morning. It's an honor to stand before this particular audience and it's a remarkable collection of space experts, including many friends, and by the way at this point in my life I refuse to call you old friends. ... more |  |
 Britain's Iraq inquiry to see parts of Blair-Bush letters London (AFP) May 29, 2014 - Britain's government agreed on Thursday to give extracts of letters from Tony Blair to George W. Bush to an inquiry into the Iraq war, overcoming the main hurdle to publication of the long-awaited report. The probe will receive "gists and quotes" of communications from former prime minister Blair to ex-president Bush in the run-up to the conflict in 2003, inquiry chief John Chilcot said in a ... more |  |
Post-election wave of Iraq attacks kills 74 Baghdad (AFP) May 29, 2014 - A post-election wave of attacks across Iraq, including car bombings in Baghdad and a northern city, killed at least 74 people, officials said Thursday. The compiled death toll for Wednesday, with the number rising to 74 after late-night attacks, made it the bloodiest single day in Iraq in more than seven months. It was the latest in a protracted surge in unrest fuelling fears that the co ... more |  |
Latin American country orders security system from Elbit Haifa, Israel (UPI) May 29, 2013 - An unidentified country in Latin America has ordered systems from Israel's Elbit Systems Ltd. for homeland security applications. Elbit said the award is in the amount of $133 million but would not describe or name the systems, saying instead that they are "based on highly advanced and unique technologies, including command, control and "intelligence capabilities." The capabiliti ... more |  |
Cyprus settlement 'worth 20 billion euros' Nicosia (AFP) May 29, 2014 - A Cyprus reunification deal would generate a 20-billion-euro ($27.2 billion) peace dividend for the recession-hit island, according to a study released Thursday. The study predicts an elusive UN-brokered peace deal would raise per capita incomes by approximately 12,000 euros, expand the size of the economy by around 20 billion euros and add an average 2.8 percentage points to real GDP growth ... more |  |
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Vietnam accuses Chinese ships of gun threats Hanoi (AFP) May 29, 2014 - Vietnam on Thursday accused Chinese war ships of pointing their weapons at Vietnamese vessels during an escalating standoff near an oil rig in contested waters. The tense confrontation came as China moved its deep-sea rig to a new location earlier this week that Hanoi considers is still within its territory. "When we approached (the Chinese warships guarding the rig) they uncovered their ... more |  |
BAE Systems offers vehicle in Army M113 replacement competition Arlington, Va. (UPI) May 29, 2013 - BAE Systems has officially offered the U.S. Army its armored multi-purpose vehicle to replace Vietnam-era M113 armored personnel carriers now used in support roles. The Army ended the M113 program in 2007 and is holding a competition for its replacement. "Today's (Wednesday's) submission is the culmination of more than 15 years of concept development and validation and two years ... more |  |
 British helicopters getting new missile warning system Nashua, N.H. (UPI) May 29, 2013 - BAE System's third-generation Common Missile Warning Systems are being procured by Britain's Ministry of Defense for use on its helicopters. The contract is the first direct commercial sale off the third-generation CMWS system and carries a value of $28 million. "Our Common Missile Warning System has a long track record of success with more than 2 million combat hours," said Bill ... more |  |
 ISAF soldier killed in Afghanistan chopper crash Kabul (AFP) May 29, 2014 - A member of the US-led NATO coalition in Afghanistan has been killed in a helicopter crash in the south of the country, the force said Thursday. The accident comes a month after five British soldiers were killed when their Lynx chopper came down on a routine flight. "An International Security Assistance Force service member died as a result of a helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan W ... more |  |
 Future Coast Guard National Security Cutter receiving Lockheed Martin system Moorestown, N.J. (UPI) May 28, 2013 - The U.S. Coast Guard's seventh National Security Cutter will be equipped with a C4ISR system from Lockheed Martin. Lockheed said the contract for its command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance system was awarded by Huntington Ingalls Industries, which will build the cutter, Kimball. "The NSC's C4ISR system is critical to ensuring th ... more |  |
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 China lambasts US spying tactics Moscow (Voice of Russia) May 28, 2014 - China has labeled the US take on cyber-spying a "complete disregard for moral integrity" and has accused the country of taking advantage of its geopolitical hegemony to spy on others, a Chinese report by an internet information body stated on Tuesday. Beijing said that US methods involved broad-scale attacks against the Chinese government. "America's spying operations have gone far beyond ... more |  |
Earthly Conflicts Threaten US-Russia Space Cooperation Washington DC (SPX) May 29, 2014 - Angered over U.S. sanctions against Russian officials involved in the annexation of Crimea, and unrest in Eastern Ukraine, Russian deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said Moscow may retaliate by re-assessing the space cooperation between the two countries. If his threat becomes reality, it could affect future space explorations aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Russia h ... more |  |
Microsystems Technologies Office: Creating A New Electronics Revolution For National Defense Washington DC (SPX) May 29, 2014 - Since its inception in 1992, DARPA'S Microsystems Technology Office (MTO) has helped create and prevent strategic surprise through its investments in compact microelectronic components such as microprocessors, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), and photonic devices. MTO's revolutionary work applying these advanced capabilities in areas such as wide-band gap materials, phased array rada ... more |  |
China's decision to replace IBM servers with domestic equivalents may boost national security Moscow (Voice of Russia) May 29, 2014 - The use of home-made servers in Beijing's national banks may prevent inclusion of hidden backdoors that facilitate intelligence gathering by the US National Security Agency, according to expert in the US-China relations, RIA Novosti reports. Chinese government institutions, including the People's Bank of China and the Ministry of Finance, are reviewing domestic commercial banks' reliance o ... more |  |
 New method discovered to protect against chemical weapons Corvallis OR (SPX) May 28, 2014 - Researchers at Oregon State University have discovered that some compounds called polyoxoniobates can degrade and decontaminate nerve agents such as the deadly sarin gas, and have other characteristics that may make them ideal for protective suits, masks or other clothing. The use of polyoxoniobates for this purpose had never before been demonstrated, scientists said, and the discovery cou ... more |  |
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