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WASHINGTON DC (AFP) Dec 12, 2004US President George W. Bush's administration has listened in on phone calls between Mohamed ElBaradei and Iranian diplomats, seeking ammunition to oust ElBaradei as head of the UN nuclear watchdog agency, The Washington Post said Sunday. Comtech Telecomm Receives Multi-Year Contract Award for Sat Comms Equipment 
Melville NY (SPX) Dec 10, 2004Comtech Telecommunications Corp. has announced that its Tempe, Arizona-based subsidiary, Comtech EF Data Corp., received a multi-year contract award for satellite communications equipment to be deployed in security and defense networks in Europe. |
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Pakistan, India To Discuss Agreement On Missile Tests Next Week
Islamabad, Pakistan (AFP) Dec 12, 2004Nuclear-armed Pakistan and India are due to meet in Islamabad next week to discuss a possible agreement on giving advance notice to each other before conducting missile tests, foreign ministry spokesman said Sunday. Japan To Exempt Joint Missile Development With US From Arms Ban: Reports 
Tokyo (AFP) Dec 09, 2004Japan decided Thursday to exempt joint missile development with the United States from its longstanding ban on arms exports, press reports said. US To Spend $85 Million On First Missile Defense Test In Two Years 
WASHINGTON (AFP) Dec 09, 2004An interceptor missile was set to be launched at an intercontinental missile over the Pacific late Wednesday in the first integrated flight test of the US missile defense system in two years, a spokesman for the US Missile Defense Agency said. Pakistan Conducts Second Test Of Nuclear-Capable Missile In 10 Days 
Islamabad, Pakistan (AFP) Dec 08, 2004Pakistan on Wednesday test-fired a medium-range ballistic missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead but insisted it was not sending a signal to India amid continuing peace moves with its regional rival. Japan Drops Plan On Long-Range Missile After Ally Protests 
Tokyo, Japan (AFP) Dec 08, 2004Japan has dropped a proposal to develop its first long-range surface-to-surface missile due to protests from a Buddhist-oriented party in the ruling coalition, an official said Wednesday. NASA Takes UAV Flight Tests To Idaho Desert Lands 
Moffett Field (SPX) Dec 09, 2004Hundreds of miles from the legendary California research centers where pioneering aircraft like the supersonic X-1 were put through their paces, National Aeronautics and Space Administration representatives are pushing the envelope in the Idaho desert with a very different, but equally unique aircraft. Team GoldenEye To Develop Organic Air Vehicle For DARPA 
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. 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. |
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