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International donors pledge $5 billion aid for Pakistan
17 Apr 2009
International donors have pledged more than $5 billion in aid for Pakistan in an attempt to shore up the country’s finances so that it could fight Islamic extremism better.
India’s high-tech spy satellite to go aloft Monday
17 Apr 2009
It now appears confirmed that the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will put a smaller, improvised version of its planned radar imaging spy satellite in orbit on Monday.
China announces plans for massive naval upgrade
16 Apr 2009
Britain to deploy Google against terrorists
14 Apr 2009
Seeking new ways to combat the growing scourge of terror, the British government may have come up with a new idea - deploying internet search engine Google against terrorists
Iraq war to cost more than Vietnam war
11 Apr 2009
The Iraq War will surpass the cost of the Vietnam War by the end of the year making it the second-most-expensive military conflict in the history of the United States, after World War II, according to Pentagon figures.
US move to source intel data from private sector to benefit satellite imaging firms
09 Apr 2009
A move by the United States government to source some of its satellite mapping and reconnaissance needs from the private sector, as an interim measure, may turn out to be a potential boon for some private sector imagery companies.
US electricity grid hacked into by Russian, Chinese cyber spies
08 Apr 2009
Chinese and Russian cyber-spies have hacked into the US electricity grid and inserted programmes that could be used to disrupt the system in time of war or crisis.
US electricity grid hacked into by Russian, Chinese cyber spies
08 Apr 2009
Chinese and Russian cyber-spies have hacked into the US electricity grid and inserted programmes that could be used to disrupt the system in time of war or crisis.
Pak envoy seeks another $30 billion from US
08 Apr 2009
US may pull out of Arrow-3 ABM development programme with Israel
06 Apr 2009
The United States may likely pull out of its partnership with Israel in the development of the Arrow-3 missile defence programme according to emerging reports in the media.
US may pull out of Arrow-3 ABM development programme with Israel
06 Apr 2009
The United States may likely pull out of its partnership with Israel in the development of the Arrow-3 missile defence programme according to emerging reports in the media.
North Korean rocket launch flops –also move for UN sanctions
06 Apr 2009
The North Korean attempt to place a satellite in space orbit has, to all appearances, failed and so has an attempt by Western powers to get the United Nations to “condemn” the launch.
MR-SAM deal: IAI says story cooked up by foreign competitors
06 Apr 2009
Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd has categorically rejected claims that it delayed reporting the MR-SAM deal until receipt of advance payment.
MR-SAM deal: IAI says story cooked up by foreign competitors
06 Apr 2009
Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd has categorically rejected claims that it delayed reporting the MR-SAM deal until receipt of advance payment.
China keen on accessing more Australian uranium
03 Apr 2009
With China and India scrambling for scarce resources, even as they seek to expand their energy programmes, Australia is all set to expand supplies of uranium to the communist country even as it politely declines similar access to India.
Obama-Medvedev discuss “a nuclear-free world”
02 Apr 2009
Proximity to Pine Gap facility nixes Chinese mining bid
02 Apr 2009
The real reason for the rejection of a bid by China Minmetals for OZ Minerals may have been the fact that company mines, located in the proximity of the Pine Gap intelligence facility, would have allowed Chinese spies to intercept transmissions.
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