Alert 5

An officer with the Federal Security Service (FSB) has been accused with murdering a former Su-27 designer.

A civilian L-39 jet crashed moments after taking off from the Northeast Alabama Regional Airport on Friday. The pilot did not survive the crash.

Turkish authorities have seized four trucks from Iran that were heading to Syria carrying materials that could be use to produce ballistic missiles.

DGA has tasked MBDA with a replacement for the Milan wire-guided anti-tank missile.
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U.S. intelligence agencies are monitoring Saudi Arabia for potential nuclear weapons development after
Riyadh signed a nuclear cooperation agreement with China on Sunday.
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U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told a town hall meeting of soldiers at Fort Bliss on Thursday that United States was not involved in the assassination of an Iranian nuclear scientist this week. However, Washington has ideas about who may have done it.
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The parent company of Bell Helicopter, Textron, has asked Electronic Arts to remove three Bell aircraft in Battlefield 3. EA then decided to launch a pre-emptive lawsuit against Textron citing a First Amendment right.

Rafael Advanced Defense Systems has awarded Raytheon $30 million for continued development of the Stunner interceptor.

Boeing has finally confirm rumors that its defense plant in Wichita, Kansas will be closed for good by the end of 2013.
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Kongsberg has received a new order from Poland for more Naval Strike Missiles and an NSM-based Coastal Defence System for the Polish Navy.