Rockwell Collins, Avionics Services in manufacturing deal
Washington DC (UPI) Mar 26, 2014 -
Avionics displays by Rockwell Collins are to be built in South America through a manufacturing agreement with Avionics Services of Brazil.
Rockwell Collins said a memorandum of agreement for manufacture of the systems was signed earlier this week at an international air show held in Chile.
"This agreement provides a key, in-country capability of building advanced avionics display ...
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Israel's Peres to meet UN nuclear watchdog chief
Jerusalem (AFP) March 27, 2014 -
Israeli President Shimon Peres flies to Vienna on Sunday for talks with the International Atomic Energy Agency head, the pan-European security watchdog OSCE and Austrian leaders, his office said.
Peres and Yukiya Amano, director general of the IAEA, the UN nuclear watchdog, will discuss its "role as the professional body leading the effort to put the brakes on Iran's nuclear programme," his ...
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Negotiator 'confident' over Pakistan Taliban ceasefire
Islamabad (AFP) March 27, 2014 -
A negotiator for the Pakistani Taliban said Thursday he was "confident" the militants would extend their month-long ceasefire, following a first round of direct talks with the government.
The government began negotiations with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) through intermediaries last month to try to end the Islamists' bloody seven-year insurgency.
On Wednesday a four-member govern ...
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UN Security Council condemns NKorea missile launch
United Nations, United States (AFP) March 28, 2014 -
The UN Security Council on Thursday condemned North Korea's latest ballistic missile tests and agreed to quickly consult on an appropriate response, its rotating president said.
"Security Council members condemn this launch as a violation of Security Council resolutions," Luxembourg's ambassador Sylvie Lucas told reporters after a closed-door debate of less than an hour.
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US defense chief heads to China, Japan next week
Washington (AFP) March 27, 2014 -
Pentagon chief Chuck Hagel will travel to China and Japan next week after hosting a meeting of Asian defense ministers in Hawaii, amid tensions between Beijing and Tokyo over a disputed island chain.
The US military has sought improved relations with its Chinese counterpart, arguing that stronger links will help avoid dangerous misunderstandings.
Beijing has made broad territorial claims ...
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Ukraine says 100,000 Russian troops near border
Washington (AFP) March 27, 2014 -
Nearly 100,000 Russian forces have massed on Ukraine's border, a top Ukrainian defense official told an American audience Thursday, giving a number far higher than US military estimates.
"Almost 100,000 soldiers are stationed on the borders of Ukraine and in the direction ... of Kharkiv, Donetsk, " Andriy Parubiy, chairman of Ukraine's national security council, said via a webcast from Kiev. ...
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US Air Force fires nine in nuclear missile cheating scandal
Washington (AFP) March 27, 2014 -
The US Air Force said Thursday it sacked nine nuclear missile officers and will discipline dozens of others over an exam cheating scandal that has sparked concerns about lax ethics.
The officers, including chiefs of four squadrons, were all working at Malmstrom Air Force base in Montana, which has been rocked by cheating allegations that implicated up to 100 airmen.
"Nine officers in lea ...
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