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US offers Israel new $3b air weapons systems deal
Globes, Tel Aviv, IsraelA new defense deal between the US and Israel, after a year of secret negotiations, will give the Israel Air Force (IAF) a technological overhaul. The IAF will receive F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter bombers, the latest C-130J Hercules transports and...Tags: Defense, Ehud Barak, Aerospace Manufacturing, NASDAQ, Military Equipment
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Syria aid package falls short of opposition demands for arms
The Lebanon Daily StarThe U.S. is doubling its non-lethal aid to opposition forces in Syria to $250 million, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced Sunday, falling short of opposition demands for military aid. At the Friends of Syria meeting in Istanbul late Saturday,...Tags: Economic Sanctions, Politics, Military Equipment, Biological and Chemical Weapons, Weaponry
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Q&A: Lockheed Martin exec lauds Springs workforce
The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.)Cybersecurity is part of virtually everything Lockheed Martin Corp. does in Colorado Springs, said Robert Smith, vice president of space and cyber for the defense giant's Information Systems and Global Solutions-Defense operations. Those operations employ...Tags: Defense, Johns Hopkins University, Career and Workplace, Technology, National Security
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Korean powder keg
North Korea's recent threats to target South Korean and American cities with atomic destruction have the shrill belligerence of a 6-year-old's temper tantrum. But while few analysts believe North Korea has the means to carry out its threats, U.S. and...Tags: Defense, Military Equipment, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Korean War (1950-1953), Weaponry
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Rep. Shuster's bill would bring work to Letterkenny
waynesboro@herald-mail.comU.S. Rep. Bill Shuster has introduced legislation he said would stop the wasteful mismanagement of funds while securing work for Letterkenny Army Depot in Chambersburg. Shuster, R-Pa., opposes continued development funding of the Medium Extended Air...Tags: Defense, Unrest, Conflicts and War, National Defense Authorization Act, Weaponry, Bill Shuster
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North Korea delivers new round of war rhetoric
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea delivered a fresh round of rhetoric Thursday with claims it had "powerful striking means" on standby for a launch, while Seoul and Washington speculated that the country is preparing to test a medium-range...
Tags: Politics, Military Equipment, U.S. Military, Korean War (1950-1953), Weaponry
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So much for pulling back on defense . . .
This from the Pentagon . . . The Department of Defense will deploy a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense System (THAAD) ballistic missile defense system to Guam in the coming weeks as a precautionary move against the North Korean regional ballistic...Tags: Defense, Military Equipment, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Weaponry
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Bright Minds: Danielle Hilliard, air and missile defense
“The combat system is the brain that helps you fire ‘the bullet,’ which is actually an extremely complex missile,” Danielle Hilliard says of her highly technical job in air and missile defense. She uses simple visual images to...
Tags: Space Programs, Science and Technology, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Clarksville, Weaponry
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Our fruitless quest for missile defense
Foreign policy is often a form of theater, with elaborate rituals and pretenses that no one takes too literally. But rarely have the gimmicks of stagecraft been as obvious as in the latest standoff between North Korea and the United States. Lately, even...
Tags: White House, Defense, Jay Carney, Central Intelligence Agency, Barack Obama
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Alaska D.C. Delegation Reacts to Ft. Greely Missile Plans Due to North Korea
Channel 2 NewsThe Pentagon announced on Friday plans to strengthen its missile defense system with Ft. Greely on deck to see a significant increase due to the potential threats from North Korea. Alaska’s D.C. delegation, Rep. Don Young and Sens. Mark Begich...Tags: Defense, Don Young, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Weaponry
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North Korea hit by new UN sanctions
UNITED NATIONS - The U.N. Security Council responded swiftly to North Korea's latest nuclear test by punishing the reclusive regime Thursday with tough, new sanctions targeting its economy and leadership, despite Pyongyang's threat of a pre-emptive...Tags: Jay Carney, White House, Politics, Susan Rice, Bob Menendez
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Group: Syrian missiles kill at least 141 in Aleppo
BEIRUT (AP) — At least 141 people, half of them children, were killed when the Syrian military fired at least four missiles into the northern province of Aleppo last week, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday. The international rights group said the...
Tags: Politics, Military Equipment, Civil Rights, Human Rights Watch, Weaponry
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