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The US government announced a new package of unilateral sanctions against Iran Thursday, accusing the Islamic state of pursuing an illegal nuclear weapons drive and exporting terrorism. The following is a summary of the sanctions against named Iranian military agencies, banks and individuals...

South Korea's air defences against North Korea are being weakened because dozens of fighter jets were grounded this year due to maintenance and safety concerns, a legislator said Wednesday. "Although the air force had to maintain a higher level of combat-readiness since North Korea's (October...

Washington (AFP) Oct 24, 2007 Citing an "urgent operational need," the Pentagon is seeking funds to modify B-2 stealth bombers to deliver an experimental 30,000 pound (13.6 tonne), satellite-guided bunker busting bomb, officials said Wednesday. The likely purpose of the new weapon is to strike...

The Army has turned to a Honolulu company for Doppler radar and advanced algorithm technology to be able to detect and monitor multiple subjects based on their heart rate, even through walls. This means that soldiers will be able to detect someone hiding in a room before the door is kicked...

Dulles VA (SPX) Oct 24, 2007 Orbital Sciences was recently awarded a production contract for 13 Coyote supersonic sea-skimming target (SSST) vehicles by the U.S. Navy, the company announced today. The latest order represents a new production contract for the Mach 2.5-capable, low-altitude...

Taiwan is to develop a non-lethal graphite bomb designed to disable rival China's power supplies, it was reported Sunday. Should war break out, the so-called "blackout bombs" would be carried by Hsiungfeng 2E cruise missiles to paralyse the power systems of China's southeastern coastal cities...

India has signed a contract with Russia for the licensed assembly of 40 multi-role Su-30MKI (Flanker-H) fighter jets, news agencies reported last week. According to experts, the agreement will cost India more than $1.5 billion. It will be a follow-up to the contract concluded in 2000 to deliver...

Remotely-triggered IED's have emerged as a major threat in today's high and low intensity combat scenarios. Although their preparation is relatively easy, they are sometimes quite sophisticated, and finding ways to counter them is a high priority task. Elbit Systems has devised a modular...

The Royal Navy has released images of its latest high tech 'smart' new Block IV Tomahawk long-range land attack missile in a live firing trial off the US coast. The successful firing clearly demonstrates the huge increase in capability offered by this world class weapon. The 5,200 tonne attack...