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WASHINGTON (AFP) Dec 16, 2004The failure of the first US missile defense flight test in two years has again raised questions about a system President George W. Bush has promised to put on alert by year's end, analysts said. Outside View: Iran Can't Be Bought Off 
Los Angeles CA (UPI) Dec 15, 2004Can economics trump values? The European Community has placed a bet that they can. In a new round of negotiations France and Germany believe they can buy off Iran's ambitions to acquire nuclear weapons. |
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Northrop Grumman Awarded Meteorological And Oceanographic Support Contract
Herndon VA (SPX) Dec 17, 2004Northrop Grumman has been selected by the U.S. General Services Administration to provide system engineering and program support for the U.S. Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command and Naval Oceanographic Office. Orbital Completes Third Flight Test For US Navy's 'Coyote' Target Missile 
Dulles VA (SPX) Dec 16, 2004Orbital Sciences announced Wednesday that it successfully flight-tested the U.S. Navy's GQM-163A "Coyote" Supersonic Sea-Skimming Target (SSST) system for the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) on December 14, 2004. US Navy Commissions Northrop Grumman-Built Aegis Destroyer 
Charleston SC (SPX) Dec 14, 2004The U.S. Navy commissioned the Aegis guided missile destroyer USS James E. Williams (DDG 95) in a ceremony at Naval Weapons Station here on Saturday. The ship is the 21st Arleigh Burke class destroyer built by Northrop Grumman. Incomplete Test For US Missile Defense 
WASHINGTON (AFP) Dec 15, 2004The US Missile Defense Agency said Wednesday that a planned missile defense flight test over the Pacific Ocean had failed as the interceptor missile did not take off and was automatically shut down. Boeing GMD Team Places First Interceptor In Silo At Vandenberg Site
St Louis MO (SPX) Dec 13, 2004The Boeing Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) program team and the Missile Defense Agency emplaced the first GMD interceptor in its underground silo at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., on Dec. 10. Two Boeing X-45A Unmanned Jets Continue Coordinated Flights 
St Louis MO (SPX) Dec 13, 2004Two military jets flying together may seem routine, but when they are pilotless, tail-less aircraft, routine goes out the window and science fiction springs to mind. Analysis: Few Options On Iran 
WASHINGTON DC (UPI) Dec 9, 2004Iran's agreement Nov. 15 with the European Union to suspend its uranium enrichment program seems to indicate international pressure has made a dent on Tehran's policies, but some analysts say its willingness to talk is no guarantee it is going to play fair and economic incentives may not be enough to induce the Islamic republic to abandon its nuclear ambitions. |
US Spying On Head Of UN Atom Agency, Seeking To Oust Him: Report
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. 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. |
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