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Proton Rocket Failure Probe Finds No Evidence of Deliberate Misconduct
The interdepartmental state commission investigating the recent Proton-M carrier rocket launch failure has so far found no evidence supporting the...
New Corvette Handed Over to the Royal Navy of Oman
HM Naval Base in Portsmouth was lit up red, white and green this morning as BAE Systems handed over the...
Message to the US Air Force: It Is Better to Be Feared Than Loved
According to Air Force sources, the service is suffering from an inferiority complex. It doesn’t get enough respect and recognition...
China’s decision to replace IBM servers with domestic equivalents may boost national security
The use of home-made servers in Beijing's national banks may prevent inclusion of hidden backdoors that facilitate intelligence gathering by...
Army preps for first audit ever, says top finance leader
Getting audited is something most taxpayers admit they dread. But those same citizens might be heartened to know that government...
New method discovered to protect against chemical weapons
Researchers at Oregon State University have discovered that some compounds called polyoxoniobates can degrade and decontaminate nerve agents such as...
Cyprus settlement ‘worth 20 billion euros’
A Cyprus reunification deal would generate a 20-billion-euro ($27.2 billion) peace dividend for the recession-hit island, according to a study...
F-35 Lightning II Helmet Mounted Display System to Make CANSEC Debut
The F-35 Lightning II Helmet Mounted Display System (HMDS) will make its CANSEC debut this year in the Rockwell Collins...
Rheinmetall Wins Major Contract from Sweden for Military Trucks
Rheinmetall has just booked another big order for its state-of-the-art, high-mobility truck families. In the medium term, Norway and Sweden...
Libya militia stole US weapons in raid: report
Militia fighters stole hundreds of American-supplied automatic weapons and other equipment in a raid on a Libyan base where the...
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