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EU launches anti-bio weapons programme
Brussels: EU defence ministers on Monday launched a 100-million-euro (135-million-dollar) project to counter the threat against biological weapons. The programme...
Hunter UAV Reaches 75k Flight Hours Milestone
HERNDON, Va.: Northrop Grumman Corporation's Hunter Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), in use with the U.S. Army since 1996, recently surpassed...
Indonesian Indostar II Satellite Successfully Launched
BAIKONUR COSMODROME, Kazakhstan: International Launch Services (ILS), a world leader in providing mission and launch services to the commercial satellite...
Pakistan expands nuclear arsenal: report
WASHINGTON: Pakistan is rapidly expanding its nuclear arsenal, raising questions in the US Congress whether billions of dollars in proposed...
Obama retains Bush-era military tribunals
Washington: President Barack Obama has revived Bush-era military tribunals for top Guantanamo Bay terror suspects that he once branded a...
Intense battles as Pakistan troops advance on Taliban
PESHAWAR, Pakistan: Pakistan's military said "intense' battles had broken out Sunday as it advanced on a key Taliban stronghold in...
German Researchers Deplore Trend Toward Arms Build-Up
German peace researchers say Germany has not only steadily increased its defense budget over the past three years – it...
US Shares Drone Intelligence with Pakistan
WASHINGTON: The top U.S. military officer says the United States has shared intelligence with Pakistan that was gathered by unmanned...
Navy Energy Conservation Program Saves $79 Million
WASHINGTON: Navy ships achieved more than $79 million in fuel cost avoidance during the first and second quarters of fiscal...
Israel nuclear programme ‘real danger’: Musa
SHUNEH, Jordan: Israel's alleged atomic arsenal poses "the real danger" in the Middle East and not Iran's nuclear programme, Arab...
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