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"On October 23, the Oklahoma City Public Schools Board of Education voted to move forward with changing the names of three elementary schools originally dedicated to Confederate leaders: Stonewall Jackson, Robert E. Lee, and Isaac Stand Watie. As the district begins the input process to determine the names these facilities will bear moving forward, I hope to use it as a teachable moment for our students and to establish a positive image and a sense of pride for these school communities to carry them into the future," Superintendent Aurora Lora said in a statement.

Though the concept has yet to find its big break, defense contractors continue to expand on the idea of highly mobile weapon systems that meet the size and weight restrictions of standard shipping containers. Now, Israel has tested such a system and says it has buyers already in line. On June 20, 2017, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) said it had successfully test-fired its Long-Range Artillery (LORA) system from a containerized launcher on the back of a truck sitting on the deck of a cargo ship. The state-operated firm first unveiled the mobile ballistic missile back in 2006. The experiment, which...

Israel has been developing a long-range rocket to ease pressure on its Air Force in any regional war. Officials said state-owned Israeli defense companies have been developing a range of long-range rockets meant to rapidly respond to any enemy missile strike on the Jewish state. They said Israel's military has agreed that it required a response to the plethora of missiles and rockets acquired by Iran's proxies, Hamas and Hizbullah. "In the not distant future, we will face a long-range rocket threat that will change Israel's battlefield," Israel Military Industries chairman Avner Raz said. The state-owned IMI and Israel Aerospace...