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France To Launch Military Communications Satellite Fauvieres, France (AFP) Jun 28, 2006 
France is set to launch its military communications satellite, Syracuse 3B, on August 11 from its base in Kourou, French Guiana, the program director said Wednesday. "The launch of the Syracuse 3B by an Ariane 5 ECA rocket carrying a Japanese communications satellite is scheduled for August 11," said Caroline Laurent, head of the Syracuse program at the French weapons agency (DGA), during a visit to the Fauvieres military base. |
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Blair Confirms 2006 Decision On UK Nuke Weapons
London (AFP) Jun 28, 2006Prime Minister Tony Blair confirmed Wednesday that a decision on whether to replace Britain's Trident nuclear deterrent will be taken "later this year". Challenged by main opposition Conservative leader David Cameron during his weekly question period in parliament, Blair said an independent nuclear deterrent was an "essential part" of Britain's national security. EU Warns Iran Not To Play For Time On Nuke Offer 
Moscow (AFP) Jun 28, 2006The European Union warned Iran on Wednesday against delaying a response to a proposal on resolving the international standoff over the country's controversial nuclear programme. "Iran should not play for time and we expect Iran to come back soon to the Vienna package," the European Union's external relations commissioner, Benita Ferrero-Waldner, said during a visit to Moscow. "Iran has to show it is serious about it." Iran Opposition Wants Sanctions 
Washington (UPI) Jun 28, 2006It was hard not to miss the irony of meeting in a restaurant called "Cafe de la Paix" while discussing revolutions, mass executions, terrorism and regime change with two Iranian dissident leaders who belong to a group accused of terrorism by the United States and the European Union. |
Empire Test Pilot School Completes First Unmanned Aerial Systems Course
London UK (SPX) Jun 29, 2006Responding to the rapid growth in demand for training in the area of unmanned aerial systems, QinetiQ's Empire Test Pilots' School (ETPS), based at the MOD Boscombe Down site, has completed its first 'Introduction to Unmanned Aerial Systems Trials and Evaluation' short course. MTI Micro Delivers On Energy Density Milestone 
Albany NY (SPX) Jun 28, 2006MTI MicroFuel Cells, the developer of the award-winning Mobion micro fuel cell technology and a subsidiary of Mechanical Technology, has announced today that it has achieved an energy density of over 1.3Wh per cc of fuel on a 30 Watt Mobion laboratory test unit. F-22 Excels At Establishing Air Dominance 
Washington (AFNS) Jun 28, 2006Beginning with Lot 7 production of the F-22 Raptor, the Air Force hopes to enter into a cost-saving, multi-year procurement contract with the aircraft and engine manufacturer. According to Maj. Gen. Richard B.H. Lewis, a multi-year procurement contract could mean a $225 million cost avoidance for the Air Force. |
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Japan/Canada Urge NKorea To Give Up Nuke Arms
Ottawa (AFP) Jun 28, 2006Canada and Japan agreed Wednesday to pressure North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons drive, with the Canadian prime minister saying Pyongyang's moves were posing "a very real threat." The End Of Blair-Bush Partnership Looming Fast 
London (UPI) Jun 28, 2006"I want him to be here as long as I'm the president," said U.S. President George W. Bush in May when asked about the future of his closest ally, British Prime Minister Tony Blair. It seems increasingly likely, however, that Bush will not get his way. Kurdistan Strains US-Turkey Ties 
Washington (UPI) Jun 28, 2006Diplotmatic ties between the United States and Turkey are fractured and unless strong efforts are made to improve them, Washington may lose an important ally in the Middle East, warns a new report. |
Boeing Awarded Avengers Contract For Egypt
St Louis (SPX) Jun 28, 2006Boeing has signed a Foreign Military Sales agreement with the U.S. Army to deliver Avenger short-range air defense fire units to Egypt. Hawala Far Swifter Than SWIFT 
Washington (UPI) Jun 28, 2006President Bush was swift to react angrily against the New York Times for exposing U.S. monitoring of SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications) as a suspected conduit for the transfer of terrorist funds. US Casualties Rising In Iraq 
Washington (UPI) Jun 28, 2006The striking lull in U.S. casualties reported in our previous column did not last as figures for U.S. troops killed and wounded in Iraq over the past week rose sharply. |
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