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Thales To Become Satellite Giant In Setback To EADS
Paris (AFP) Apr 06, 2006The French electronics company Thales took off Wednesday as a global satellite group, joining forces with telecommunications firm Alcatel while shunning European aerospace giant EADS. The European Aeronautic Defence and Space company was left hanging, with two major shareholders announcing they would reduce their stakes to refocus on core activities of auto manufacturing and publishing.
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Iran Test Fires Third Missile In A Week
Tehran (AFP) Apr 06, 2006Iran has successfully test-fired its third missile in week during war games in the Gulf, Iran's Arabic language satellite television Al-Alam reported Wednesday. Iran Raises Specter Of Damage To World Oil Shipping 
London (AFP) Apr 06, 2006Amid concern over Iran's nuclear ambitions, analysts are worried it could resort to a wide range of weapons and tactics to disrupt the world's busiest oil shipping lanes if armed conflict erupts with the United States. US Must Accept Iran As Regional Power 
Tehran (AFP) Apr 06, 2006The head of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards said Wednesday the United States must accept the Islamic Republic as a regional power which cannot be left isolated. Attending the naval war games in the Gulf, General Yahya Rahim Safavi said on state television: "America must take the wish of isolating Iran to the grave". |
General Dynamics Awarded $8 Million GIANT Contract
Colorado Springs CO (SPX) Apr 06, 2006General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems was awarded an $8.3 million contract to provide development, analysis, operations and support of the Global Positioning System Interference And Navigation Tool (GIANT). Athena To Develop Flight Controls For Morphing UAV 
Warrenton VA (SPX) Apr 06, 2006Athena Technologies has announced that it has won a contract from Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company to implement the flight controls for Lockheed Martin's Morphing UAV. LM Completes Testing On Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense Upgrade 
Moorestown NJ (SPX) Apr 06, 2006Lockheed Martin has announced the successful completion of land-based testing for the next enhancement to the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Weapon System. |
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US Skeptical On Fajr-3 Claims
Washington (UPI) Apr 06, 2006 The Pentagon is playing down Iran's claims that it has successfully tested a multiple warhead missile with stealth capabilities. The Iranian armed forces announced Friday that they had successfully test fired a Fajr-3 missile that could carry multiple warheads and that was not detectable by radar. US To Push For Asian Moratorium On Nuclear Weapons Says Rice 
Washington (AFP) Apr 06, 2006Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Wednesday the United States would push for a South Asian moratorium on nuclear weapons production to ease tensions between India and Pakistan. Raytheon SeaRAM To Go Aboard Stealth Littoral Combat Ship 
Louisville KY (SPX) Apr 06, 2006SeaRAM is the latest addition to Raytheon's world-class ship self-defense suite combining the Phalanx Block 1B close in weapon system and the Rolling Airframe Missile guided missile weapon system. |
Russia Watches US In Asia
Moscow (UPI) Apr 06, 2006U.S. Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman said in Astana the other day that Kazakhstan should lead the effort to develop the energy sector infrastructure and set up additional transit routes for energy resources. Rice Warns Congress Against Tinkering With US-India Nuclear Deal 
Washington (AFP) Apr 06, 2006US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice warned Congress Wednesday that altering a landmark civilian nuclear deal with India could destroy a new partnership with the Asian giant. US Concerned Over India-Iran Ties Says Rice 
Washington (AFP) Apr 06, 2006The United States is concerned over India's ties with Iran but will not ask it to sever links with the Islamic republic in return for American civilian nuclear fuel and technology, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Wednesday. |
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