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Manassas VA (SPX) Dec 08, 2004Aurora Flight Sciences announced today that an industry team it leads has been selected by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for an award under the Organic Air Vehicle - II (OAV-II) competition. LockMart Contracted By USAF To Produce Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile 
Orlando FL (SPX) Dec 08, 2004Lockheed Martin has just received a U.S. Air Force contract totaling more than $112 million for continued production of the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM), the world's first stealthy cruise missile. |
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Russia Won't Supply Nuke Subs To India
New Delhi, India (UPI) Dec 02, 2004Russia has offered India a strategic defense partnership to jointly develop high-tech weapon systems but ruled out supplying nuclear submarines to New Delhi. Russia's Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov said: We are prepared to transfer high-tech frontier technology to India in a strategic tie-up based on a new pattern of defense cooperation. BAE Systems Awarded $16.6 Million Precision Tracking Contract 
Rockville MD (SPX) Dec 07, 2004BAE Systems has been awarded a $16.6 million contract for the Time Space, Position Information (TSPI) Replacement System at the Primrose Lake Evaluation Range (PLER). The contract is to replace the existing cinetheodolite constellation at the Aerospace Engineering Test Establishment (AETE), in Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada, with a modern, automated tracking system capable of testing modern ammunition such as precision guided munitions. Russia Reveals New Missile Threat 
Moscow, Russia (AFP) Dec 06, 2004Russia revealed Monday it was fitting its strategic bombers with cruise missiles capable of delivering a massive precision strike thousands of giving away the first clear hint of its post-Cold War military strategy. Rumsfeld Confirms Will Stay On, Vows Transformation Of US Military 
Kuwait City, Kuwait (AFP) Dec 06, 2004US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said Monday he would devote himself to transforming the military and bringing American troops out of Iraq as he confirmed he would remain in President George W. Bush's administration. Raytheon To Pursue USAF $2B Transformational Military Communications Program 
Aurora CO (SPX) Dec 07, 2004Raytheon will lead an industry team in pursuit of the Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT) Mission Operations System (TMOS), a program to provide the warfighter a secure, interoperable, high-capacity global communications network. The contract will be awarded in fiscal year 2005. Pacifist Japan To Study Developing First Long-Range Missile: Report 
Tokyo (AFP) Dec 03, 2004Pacifist Japan will study developing its first long-range surface-to-surface missile amid growing concern about neighbors North Korea and China, a report said last Friday. The potential new missiles could effectively end Japan's self-imposed ban on offensive weapons, two months after an expert panel recommended the country acquire the ability to attack foreign bases. Russia Tells India It Is Not Soviet Union 
New Delhi, India (UPI) Dec 03, 2004India and Russia on Friday signed a series of bilateral agreements to rejuvenate their closer ties, but New Delhi misses the warmth of the Soviet Union, its closest ally of the Cold War era. |
Analysis: Tenet Calls For Tough Cyber Security Rules
WASHINGTON, (UPI) Dec 01, 2004Former CIA Director George Tenet called Wednesday for tough new security measures to guard against attacks on the United States using the Internet, which he called a potential Achilles heel for our financial stability and physical security. Japan's Nervous Neighbors 
WASHINGTON DC (UPI) Dec 01, 2004While the rest of the world has been worrying about Iran's nuclear plans and election fraud in Ukraine and the January elections in Iraq and Palestine, Asia is getting much more concerned about the prospect of Japan becoming once again a major military power. France And NATO Sign Satellite Communications Agreement 
Paris, France (SPX) Dec 03, 2004The United Kingdom, France and Italy have signed an agreement with NATO to provide UHF and SHF satellite communications capacity for 15 years, starting in January 2005. Hypres To Build DoD's First Ruggedized, Compact Cryocooler For JTRS Program 
Elmsford NY (SPX) Dec 02, 2004Hypres has been selected by the U.S. Department of Defense to design, build, and test the military's first prototype ruggedized, compact, tactical cryocooler and cryopackage capable of supporting superconducting digital operations in combat communications systems. Iran Working On Secret Missile Programs: Opposition Group 
London, UK (AFP) Dec 02, 2004Iran is developing new medium- and long-range missiles which can reach Western Europe and target US-led forces in Iraq, an Iranian opposition group claimed Thursday. Russia To Shore Up Support To India In Cruise Missile Project 
New Delhi, India (AFP) Dec 02, 2004Russia on Thursday agreed to expand its role in a joint project to build a sophisticated cruise missile with India and assured steady supplies of military spare parts to its largest customer and old Cold War ally. Commentary: Gulled By Gul 
WASHINGTON DC (UPI) Nov 29, 2004The leadership vacuum created by the sad demise of (Palestinian) President (Yasser) Arafat can only be filled by Osama Bin Laden and (Taliban leader) Mullah (Mohammad) Omar, the real leaders that are the only dedicated individuals with the mass support of the Muslim world, said this front-page statement in Pakistan's mass circulation, Urdu-language newspaper Nawa-e-Waqt. |
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