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Finland’s former Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen has called on the present government to select the Gripen to replace the Hornets.
© Milan Nykodym, Czech Republic [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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A group of hackers calling themselves AnonSec claimed that they had managed to upload a file containing a flight plan into computers that control NASA’s Global Hawk.
By Tony Landis [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Iraq’s Ministry of Defense announced that a second batch of F-16IQ fighters have arrived home on Feb. 2.
Photo: Lockheed Martin
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Two United Nations agencies, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), have both been informed by North Korea of its intention to launch a Kwangmyongsong-class earth observation satellite into space between Feb. 8-25.
By Sungwon Baik / VOA (North Korea Rocket Launch – Photo Galleries) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory has posted Request For Information (RFI) notice asking the industry to come up with a podded laser weapon system that can destroy missiles directed at stealth fighters and bombers.
Graphic: Northrop Grumman
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