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FACTBOX-What does Lockheed's F-35 fighter jet really cost?
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 23 (Reuters) - Lockheed Martin Corp is developing and building the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the Pentagon's most expensive weapons program, for three U.S. military branches and eight international partners. The Pentagon released new...Tags: BAE Systems Plc., U.S. Department of Defense, Australia, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Defense
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Factbox: What does Lockheed's F-35 fighter jet really cost?
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lockheed Martin Corp is developing and building the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the Pentagon's most expensive weapons program, for three U.S. military branches and eight international partners. The Pentagon released new cost...Tags: BAE Systems Plc., U.S. Department of Defense, Australia, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Defense
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U.S. sees first drop in F-35 costs; other programs steady
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon on Thursday told Congress it expected a 1 percent drop in the cost of its biggest weapons program, the Lockheed Martin Corp. F-35 fighter jet, while averting the huge cost increases seen on other weapons programs in...Tags: Satellite Technology, U.S. Department of Defense, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Defense
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Islamists kill 21 in suicide attacks in Niger
ReutersNIAMEY (Reuters) - Islamist suicide bombers struck an army barracks and a French-run uranium mine in Niger on Thursday, officials said, killing 21 people and wounding dozens more in attacks that showed militant violence spreading in West Africa. The...Tags: Entertainment, Terrorism, Radio, Suicide, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Navy conducts first test flight of Northrop's Triton drone
Aerospace giant Northrop Grumman Corp., plagued by setbacks with its pricey high-flying spy drones, has come up with a new version for the Navy that could keep the company's unmanned aircraft assembly line in Palmdale humming. An initial test flight...
Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, U.S. Congress, Barack Obama, U.S. Department of Defense, Aerospace Manufacturing
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U.S. drone guidelines could reduce 'signature strikes'
ReutersBy Tabassum Zakaria and Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON, May 23 (Reuters) - New U.S. guidelines for conducting armed drone operations overseas set a higher bar for attacking non-Americans and could reduce controversial "signature strikes" targeted at...Tags: Washington, DC, Barack Obama, U.S. Department of Defense, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Armed Conflicts
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Obama puts restrictions on drone program
WASHINGTON — Reining back the aggressive counter-terrorism strategy he has embraced for five years, President Obama declared clear, public restrictions for the first time on using unmanned aircraft to kill terrorists, a shift likely to significantly...
Tags: Barack Obama, Civil Rights, Murder, International Military Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Soldiers killed in gunbattle with Islamists in Niger-military sources
ReutersNIAMEY, May 23 (Reuters) - Several soldiers were killed in a gunbattle with suspected Islamist militants after a suicide bomb attack on a barracks in the northern Niger town of Agadez, military sources said. "The situation is now under control. The...Tags: Suicide, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Niger, Bombings, Armed Conflicts
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Soldiers killed in gunbattle with Islamists in Niger: military sources
ReutersNIAMEY (Reuters) - Several soldiers were killed in a gunbattle with suspected Islamist militants after a suicide bomb attack on a barracks in the northern Niger town of Agadez, military sources said. "The situation is now under control. The suicide...Tags: Suicide, Armed Conflicts, Niger, Bombings, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Fourth American fatality by U.S. drones disclosed
WASHINGTON — As President Obama prepared to deliver a major speech on national security Thursday, his administration acknowledged for the first time that it had killed four U.S. citizens — one more than previously known — in drone...
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U.N. investigator seeks world moratorium on "killer robots"
Reuters* Demands debate on moral, legal issues posed by new weapons * Says U.S., Britain and Israel using robotic systems * Northrop Grumman, Samsung among firms developing them By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA, May 23 (Reuters) - A United Nations human rights...Tags: Robin Williams, U.S. Department of Defense, Human Rights, Civil Rights, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Islamists kill 20 in suicide attacks in Niger
ReutersNIAMEY (Reuters) - Islamist suicide bombers struck an army barracks and a French-run uranium mine in Niger on Thursday, officials said, killing 20 people and wounding dozens more in attacks that showed militant violence spreading across West Africa....Tags: Metal and Mineral, Radio, Suicide, Mali, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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