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F-35 fighter jet program reaches milestone with vertical takeoff
The F-35 fighter jet, a nearly $400-billion weapons program under development for more than a decade, hit a major milestone when it completed its first-ever vertical takeoff. On Monday, aircraft manufacturer Lockheed Martin Corp. released a video in...
Tags: Lockheed Martin Corp., Military Aircraft, Science and Technology, Armed Forces, Virgin Group, Ltd.
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Egyptian army blocks Sinai roads in hunt for kidnappers
ReutersSHEIKH ZUWAID, Egypt (Reuters) - Egyptian army and police forces stepped up roadblocks in north Sinai in a hunt for militant Islamists who kidnapped seven security officers last week, a security source said on Tuesday. The militants seized the men on a...Tags: Government, Weaponry, National Government, Hosni Mubarak, Egypt
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Nigeria military: Authorities to release prisoners taken in fight against Islamic extremists
Associated PressENUGU, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's military said Tuesday that the West African nation would release some of the prisoners it has taken in the country's fight against Islamic extremists — including all the women now held in custody. The...Tags: Government, Religion and Belief, Wars and Interventions, Executive Branch, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Egyptian troops mistakenly fire on Sinai funeral in sweep against militants behind kidnapping
Associated PressCAIRO (AP) — Egyptian troops and police mistakenly fired on a Bedouin funeral in the Sinai Peninsula on Tuesday, security officials said, in the opening salvo of a sweep searching for security personnel kidnapped by suspected militants. The...Tags: Missile Systems, Weaponry, Hosni Mubarak, Egypt, Wars and Interventions
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Mock Revolutionary Battle In Wethersfield To Bring History To Life
The Hartford Courant— The British are coming to Old Wethersfield. The Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum will host its fifth annual Revolutionary War encampment Saturday featuring a mock battle between the Fifth Connecticut Regiment and a redcoat raiding party. Commanding...Tags: Wethersfield, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Historic Reenactments, Museums, Revolutions
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2 defense contractors sentenced in Navy air base bribery scheme
SAN DIEGO -- Two defense contractors have been sentenced to three years in prison for their part in a fraud and bribery scheme involving phony payments for the repair of military aircraft at North Island Naval Air Station in Coronado. Robert Ehnow and...
Tags: Punishment, U.S. Navy, Prisons, Defense, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Egypt's army blocks roads in Sinai in hunt for kidnappers
ReutersCAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's army and police stepped up roadblocks in an area of northern Sinai as they tried to track down militant Islamists who kidnapped seven security officers last week, a security source said on Tuesday. The militants seized the men...Tags: Government, National Government, Hosni Mubarak, Egypt, Religion and Belief
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Exclusive: U.S. Air Force to move forward target date for F-35 use
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Air Force plans to start operational use of Lockheed Martin Corp.-built F-35 fighter jets in mid-2016, a year earlier than planned, using a similar software package as the Marine Corps, two sources familiar with the plans...Tags: U.S. Military, Weaponry, Sports, Lockheed Martin Corp., U.S. Congress
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Pentagon to take over some CIA drone operations : sources
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's administration has decided to give the Pentagon control of some drone operations against terrorism suspects overseas that are currently run by the CIA, several U.S. government sources said on Monday....Tags: Government, Police Investigations, Pakistan, National Government, George W. Bush
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Pentagon to take over some CIA drone operations -sources
Reuters* Pentagon control could open program to more congressional oversight * Strikes in Yemen to be run by armed forces * CIA to keep drone operations in Pakistan for now By Tabassum Zakaria and Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - President...Tags: Government, Police Investigations, Pakistan, National Government, Wars and Interventions
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US military praises Pakistan's steps to curb fertilizers used in Afghanistan bombs
Associated PressISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan has taken a number of steps to prevent fertilizers made within its borders for agriculture from being used as explosives in roadside bombs that target American troops in Afghanistan, said a top U.S. military officer Monday....Tags: Explosions, Pakistan, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Fertilizer
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U.S. says Korea tensions relatively low, despite missile tests
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon on Monday appeared to play down North Korea's six short-range missile launches over the past three days, describing tensions on the Korean peninsula as relatively low. Pyongyang has defended its short-range missile...Tags: Weaponry, Missile Systems, U.S. Military, Ban Ki-moon, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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