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LockMart Unveils Operational Prototype EQ-36 Counterfire Target Acquisition Radar
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 12, 2007Lockheed Martin has unveiled its operational prototype of the U.S. Army's new Enhanced AN/TPQ-36 radar - also known as the EQ-36 Counterfire Target Acquisition Radar - at the Association for the United States Army (AUSA)'s 2007 Exposition in Washington, DC. EQ-36 will provide Soldiers with the capability to detect, classify, track and determine the location of enemy indirect fire such as m ... more Ball Aerospace Completes CDR For USAF STP-SIV Program 
Boulder CO (SPX) Oct 19, 2007Ball Aerospace and Technologies has successfully completed the Space Test Program Standard Interface Vehicle (STP-SIV) Critical Design Review (CDR) for the United States Air Force. Ball Aerospace is developing the STP-SIV program for the Space and Missile's Command Space Development and Test Wing Space Development Group. The CDR demonstrated the design maturity of the spacecraft bus to perform o ... more Northrop Grumman Showcases Comprehensive Suite of Geospatial Applications At GEOINT 2007 
San Antonio TX (SPX) Oct 19, 2007Northrop Grumman will highlight solutions to support national security and defense next week at the U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation's GEOINT 2007 Symposium. The exposition will be held Oct. 21-24 at the Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center, San Antonio. On Mon., Oct. 22, from 9:45-11:00 a.m. in Ballroom C, Northrop Grumman's Rich L. Haver, vice president for intelligence programs, will mo ... more Turkish, US defence ministers to meet Sunday 
Ankara (AFP) Oct 18, 2007Turkish Defence Minister Vecdi Gonul and US Defence Secretary Robert Gates are to meet Sunday to discuss tensions between the two allies, Gonul was quoted as saying by Anatolia news agency. The meeting will take place in the sidelines of an international gathering in Kiev on Sunday. The talks will cover Turkey's threat to send troops to northern Iraq to strike at Kurdish rebels and a pen ... more Putin attacks US, announces new nuclear weapon 
Moscow (AFP) Oct 18, 2007Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday chastised the United States over its policy in Iraq and Iran, and announced "grandiose" military plans, including development of a new nuclear weapon. Putin, who is to step down at the end of his second term next year, also said he wanted the ruling United Russia party to preserve his policies after December parliamentary elections, confirming tha ... more |
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Washington (UPI) Oct 18, 2007 Three Qassam missiles were fired at the Israeli border town of Sderot Wednesday and an Israeli soldier was injured. That made it a normal day for the citizens of Sderot. Sderot is clearly within the Green Line that marked the limits of Israel before the 1967 Six Day War. But that has not stopped Palestinian groups in neighboring Gaza from keeping up a regular bombardment of relatively l ... more Russia and India collaborate on new generation fighter plane 
Moscow (AFP) Oct 17, 2007Russia and India will collaborate on building a new fifth generation fighter plane, the Indian defence minister confirmed here Wednesday. "We are collaborating on the BrahMos missiles, on a new fifth generation combat plane and on a multi-purpose transport plane... demonstrating the strategic nature of Russo-Indian cooperation," Arackaparambil Kurian Antony said at a high-level meeting in Mo ... more US heeding Russia's concerns on missile defence: Putin 
Moscow (AFP) Oct 18, 2007The United States is beginning to take into account Russian concerns over the deployment of a US missile defence system in Europe, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday. "Our latest contacts with our American colleagues show that... they are looking for solutions to the problem to remove our concerns," Putin said during a televised question-and-answer session in the Kremlin. ... more Gates hints at US willingness to take action against PKK 
Washington (AFP) Oct 18, 2007US Defense Secretary Robert Gates hinted Thursday that US and Iraqi forces were prepared to take action against Kurdish rebels if they had more precise intelligence. Gates said the United States was determined to work with the Turks to reduce the threat posed by the PKK, a Kurdish separatist group accused of carrying out attacks in Turkey from bases in northern Iraq. "I think that if we ... more Nuclear armed Iran raises risk of major Mideast war: Gates 
Washington (AFP) Oct 18, 2007US Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday warned that a nuclear-armed Iran would set off a regional arms race and raise the risk of a major Mideast war "with who knows what consequences." Gates' remarks at a Pentagon news conference came in response to questions about a warning by President George W. Bush on Wednesday that Iran must be prevented from obtaining nuclear weapons to avoid a ... more |
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Canberra, Australia (SPX) Oct 19, 2007Complex modelling work completed by CSIRO has helped identify and solve flow distribution problems at BP's Bulwer Island refinery, saving the company millions of dollars in operating cost. In what could be a world first, researchers used computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to develop a complete, three-dimensional reactive model of a fluidised bed catalytic cracker regenerator to help identify eff ... more Over 4 Million Dollars For Clever Clothing 
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Oct 19, 2007Imagine being able to use electronic devices by simply plugging them in to your clothing. CSIRO has just received funding of A$4.4 million to help bring this possibility a step closer. CSIRO's Flexible Integrated Energy Device (FIED) was one of eight proposals selected as part of the latest round of Defence Capability and Technology Demonstrator (CTD) Program funding announced last night. ... more Philippines oil tankers given conversion deadline 
Manila (AFP) Oct 18, 2007All Philippine-registered ships carrying oil in local waters must have double hulls by next year or face bans, regulators ruled Thursday. The April 23, 2008 deadline would allow the Philippines to comply with an International Maritime Organisation convention and prevent maritime pollution, Maritime Industry Authority administrator Vicente Suazo said in a written order. Failure to comply ... more Outside View: Russia-EU energy cooperation 
Moscow (UPI) Oct 17, 2007 The European Commission suggested imposing tough terms on the acquisition and possession of EU energy assets on Sept. 19. The proposals are outlined in five bills that will have to be endorsed by the Commission and European Parliament and signed by the Council before they become law. The Commission's proposals do not paint a full picture of the final configuration of the European energy ... more Spending on computer technology in 2007 to top a trillion dollars 
San Francisco (AFP) Oct 18, 2007Spending on computer technology will top a trillion dollars this year as the industry grows increasingly vital to national economies worldwide, according to a study by the technology market intelligence firm IDC released Thursday. An analysis of 82 countries and regions found that information technology (IT) businesses -- computer hardware, software and services -- are major generators of jo ... more
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