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  <title><![CDATA[Asia&apos;s Naval Procurement Sees Major Growth]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[Asia-Pacific nations are modernizing their surface and underwater naval capabilities by buying stealthy warships, attack submarines, patrol vessels, sensors, radars, missiles and unmanned systems.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[For Obama&apos;s Agenda, an &apos;October Surprise&apos; in May]]></title>
  <link>http://www.defensenews.com/article/20130518/DEFREG02/305180006</link>
  <description><![CDATA[A slew of politically charged scandals threatens to derail a sweeping fiscal deal with Senate Republicans that would address sequestration&apos;s defense budget cuts.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[French Defense Minister Defends Strategy, Mali Mission]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[France&apos;s defense minister on Friday defended his government&apos;s new security strategy and its mission in Mali, and called for a political solution to Syria&apos;s bloody civil war.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[India Mulls Stationing of Ground Forces in Afghanistan]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Report: France To Buy US Reaper Drones for Mali]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[France will buy two medium-altitude Reaper drones from the US Air Force to back up its operations against Islamists in Mali, the Air et Cosmos specialist magazine reported Friday.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[France Expects 1st Batch of Reapers Soon]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[France expects the US will soon approve the speedy shipment of two Reaper surveillance drones after sending a formal request in early May, American and French sources said.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[NZ Budget Holds Steady, Air Force Gains]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[New Zealand&apos;s spending on defense is little changed from the NZ $2.9 billion (then US $2.2 billion) for 2012-2013 to NZ $2.87 billion for 2013-2014.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[CEOs Talk Sequestration Challenges]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[Faced with a new budget reality, industry and the Pentagon are looking for ways to streamline contracting and pursue new innovations, a panel of CEOs said today.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Taiwan Stages Exercise As Philippines Row Continues]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[Taiwan held a military exercise Thursday in waters near the northern Philippines in response to the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman, after rejecting repeated apologies from Manila.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[On Iran, US Senators Hear Mixed Messages from Administration]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[A senior US State Department official on Wednesday sent mixed messages to Iran, striking hawkish and dovish tones about its nuclear weapons program.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Licensing Issues Cancel German Euro Hawk Procurement]]></title>
  <link>http://www.defensenews.com/article/20130515/DEFREG01/305150028</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Top Executive Confident Issues Fixable]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Aging SOF Helicopters Will Have To Fly for Decades More]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[In the chaotic September 2009 rescue of New York Times reporter Stephen Farrell in northern Afghanistan by British special forces who were ferried to the mission by US special operations aircraft, Farrell&#39;s interpreter, Sultan Munadi, and a British paratrooper were killed.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[US House Democrats: Defense Sequester Hurting Economy]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[Pentagon spending reductions are hurting the US economy more than other spending cuts mandated under sequestration, say House Democrats, who appear poised to inject such effects into the 2014 midterm election narrative.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Targeted Killing: CIA&apos;s fleet of 80+ UAVs unlikely to be transferred to military]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[The Obama administration has floated the idea of putting the CIA&apos;s controversial targeted killing operations under the control of the uniformed armed services.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[US Repositioning 200 Marines in Italy as Precaution for Libya Unrest]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[Italy on Wednesday said the United States was transferring 200 Marines and two planes to its base at Sigonella in Sicily to deploy in Libya in case US diplomats come under attack as they did last year.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Number of SEAL Platoons in Afghanistan To Be Cut]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[Probably the most celebrated US special forces component serving in Afghanistan, at least in the movies and in growing stacks of paperback books, will see its presence in Afghanistan at least cut in half by December, as the United States continues to draw down the war.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Quick look: Steiner&apos;s 1-5x24mm Rapid Dot]]></title>
  <link>http://www.defensenews.com/article/20130514/DEFREG/305140024</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Here&apos;s Steiner&apos;s true 1x power, standard illuminated reticle and impressive 3.5&apos; of eye relief and 118&apos;-23.6&apos; field of view at 100 ft. all at 21.2 ounces.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Multitasker Series 3 To Make Debut]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[The upcoming revision of the Multitasker Series 3 is all the pocket tool any AR shooter could need. The Series 2X was already the strongest multitool we&apos;ve seen, and the improvements made to the Series 3 only make it stronger and more useful.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Safariland Releases New 7TS Holster Series]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[Safariland has released its new 7TS Series holsters. This next-generation injection-molded holster design is constructed of SafariSeven material, a proprietary nylon blend from DuPont that is completely nonabrasive to the weapon&apos;s finish.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Blue Force Gear Goes Urban Wolf]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[Blue Force Gear has introduced Urban Wolf to its list of available colorways.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[GearScout: Princeton Tec Updates Switch Mounts]]></title>
  <link>http://www.defensenews.com/article/20130514/DEFREG/305140023</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Tampa-Princeton Tec updated the mounts that come with the Switch MPLS. The Picattiny, MOLLE, OpsCcore and MICH mounts are all updated.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Surefire upgrades Scout lights]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[The mainstay of weapon mounted lights will see some worthy upgrades shortly. Surefire&apos;s Scout Lights are getting new heads.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Drive or Fly with the S&amp;S Precision Stalker MPTV]]></title>
  <link>http://www.defensenews.com/article/20130514/DEFREG/305140022</link>
  <description><![CDATA[You probably haven&apos;t seen anything quite like the S&amp;S Stalker multi-purpose tactical vehicle. It&apos;s a prop-driven, parachute lofted aircraft and an open-air ground assault vehicle in one super-capable package.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Is A Billion-Dollar Border Security Program Finally Due?]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[The Department of Homeland Security has taken a positive step in one of the longer running procurement sagas of recent years, issuing downselect notices to several contractors to compete in the next phase of a controversial border security program, source]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Going Dark: SOUTHCOM, Where Modern ISR Was Born, Is Hoping for Assets]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[In 1989, two small U.S. planes took off in Colombia&apos;s expansive Aburra Valley, the first flights of a surveillance operation that would ultimately reshape the American way of war.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Show Your Assistant Gunner You Care with MMI&apos;s AG Pack]]></title>
  <link>http://www.defensenews.com/article/20130514/DEFREG/305140026</link>
  <description><![CDATA[You can&apos;t give your assistant gunner enough love. Period. One way to show your appreciation for the guy with suckest job in the infantry is to give them one of MMI&apos;s new AG Packs.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Afghanistan overtaxes US contractors, IG finds]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[Afghanistan has slapped US-funded contractors working on reconstruction efforts with nearly $1 billion in taxes since 2008, often in spite of clear tax exemption agreements, a government watchdog has found.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Germany axes Euro Hawk drone program]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[Germany has canceled a planned &apos;Euro Hawk&apos; drone program over fears that European authorities will not certify them, a defense ministry source said Tuesday after reported European safety concerns.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[US Land Forces Highlight Their Importance Through &apos;Human Domain&apos; Interaction]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[&apos;Thinking is free,&apos; the leadership of the US Army, Marine Corps and Special Operations Command write in a new Strategic Landpower Task Force white paper released this week.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[India To Add Navy Bases, Expand Coastline Security Sensors]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[Addressing the top commanders of the Indian Navy on Tuesday, Defence Minister A.K. Antony announced that additional naval bases and air stations are required to extend the Navy&apos;s reach.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Biometrics: A New Intelligence Discipline]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[The intelligence community is pushing to make biometrically enabled intelligence &#45; the art of identifying people by fingerprints, digital mugshots, iris scans or DNA &#45; a regular part of business.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Netanyahu Reduces Defense Cuts by 1 Billion Shekels]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged his government to pass, by close of business Monday, a 2013-2014 budget that includes some US $14.7 billion in defense spending, nearly $1 billion less than 2012 levels but $280 million more than cuts prescribed by the Israeli Treasury.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Washington&apos;s Pacific Pivot Seen in Aussie&apos;s Appointment to US Army]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[The appointment of an Australian to a senior position in the command of the US Army&apos;s 79,000-strong contingent in Asia-Pacific reflects Washington&apos;s strategic pivot to the region, officials said Monday.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[US Moves Troops Closer as Security Worsens in Libya]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[The United States has moved military forces closer to Libya since the Benghazi attack so they will be ready to respond to threats against diplomatic personnel, a Pentagon spokesman said Monday.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[NATO Gets New Supreme Commander]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[Four-star US General Philip Breedlove assumed command of NATO on Monday, promising to bolster the 28-member military alliance as it prepares for a difficult withdrawal from Afghanistan next year.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Russian-Made Yemeni Military Jet Crashes in Sanaa]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[A Russian-made Yemeni military jet ploughed into a residential district of the capital Sanaa on Monday, killing the pilot, officials said, and witnesses said it exploded in mid-air before crashing.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[North Korea Replaces Hawkish Defense Minister]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[North Korea has replaced its hawkish armed forces minister after just six months in the job &#45; the latest in a long line of top military reshuffles by supreme leader Kim Jong-Un.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[US: Gulf Navy Drill Not Directed At Iran]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[Vice Admiral John Miller, commander of the US Fifth Fleet, said on Sunday that a massive naval minesweeping exercise involving 41 countries was not directed at Iran.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[N. Korea Slams US Aircraft Carrier&apos;s Arrival In S. Korea]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[North Korea has criticized the arrival of the US aircraft carrier Nimitz in the South for a joint drill as an &apos;extremely reckless&apos; provocation and a rehearsal for war against the communist state.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Special Report: US SOCOM Pushes Ahead With Aircraft, Vehicle Plans]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[As Congress debates whether to give the Defense Department special waivers to avoid some of sequestration&apos;s automatic budget cuts, the head of US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) maintains that he&apos;s operating under no illusions.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[PKK Peace Talks Could Reduce Profile of Elite Turkish Units]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[A budding peace process between Turkey and its longtime nemesis, the Kurdish separatist militants, could shrink the prominence and budget of elite Turkish special operations units, officials and analysts agree.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Eastern European Armies Boost Spec Ops Forces Cooperation]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[Special operations forces troops from Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic will organize joint drills and set up a multinational Combat Group operating within European Union structures.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Norway Revamps Special Operations Capacity]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[Special operations has historically been a fragmented, underfunded, noncore resource within Norway&apos;s military organization.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Canada Renews Push To Buy 100 Specs Ops Vehicles]]></title>
  <link>http://www.defensenews.com/article/20130511/SHOWSCOUT01/305110010</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Canada&apos;s special operations forces will try once again to purchase a new fleet of vehicles for long-range reconnaissance patrols and urban warfare.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Hagel Touts US Defense Network in Middle East]]></title>
  <link>http://www.defensenews.com/article/20130510/DEFREG02/305100018</link>
  <description><![CDATA[US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel praised the &apos;cooperative defense network&apos; being constructed by the Pentagon across the Middle East as a way to keep Iran&apos;s nuclear ambitions in check.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Australia Helicopter Project Smooths Contractual Disputes]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[Australia&apos;s troubled MRH 90 battlefield helicopter project took a significant step forward May 9 with the announcement of a Deed of Undertaking between the Commonwealth and prime contractor Australian Aerospace and its industry partners.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Sen. Inhofe: GOP Could Impeach Obama Over Benghazi &apos;Cover Up&apos;]]></title>
  <link>http://www.defensenews.com/article/20130510/DEFREG02/305100016</link>
  <description><![CDATA[A senior U.S. senator says Republicans could impeach President Barack Obama over what he is calling a high-level cover up of the administration&apos;s handling of the deadly Benghazi attacks.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Report: Saudi King Sacks Air Force Chief]]></title>
  <link>http://www.defensenews.com/article/20130510/DEFREG04/305100014</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Saudi King Abdullah has dismissed and retired air force chief Gen. Mohammed al-Ayesh by royal decree, the official SPA news agency reported Friday, without elaborating on why.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Former Arms Industry Boom Town Struggles in Bulgaria]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[At the foot of the Balkan mountains, the Bulgarian town of Sopot remembers with nostalgia its glory days as a booming arms industry center under communism.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[US Carrier Group To Take Part In S. Korea Drills]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[A US naval strike group led by the aircraft carrier Nimitz will arrive in South Korea this weekend for sea drills, officials said Friday, following joint exercises that infuriated North Korea.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Hagel: Middle East Problems Require &apos;Political, Not Military&apos; Solutions]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[The problems that plague the Middle East, including Iran&apos;s nuclear ambitions and Syria&apos;s civil war, require &apos;political, not military&apos; solutions, US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Thursday.]]></description>
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