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India Begins Work On Space Weapons Command
New Delhi, India (IANS) Apr 12, 2006Work has begun on establishing a space weapons command but this is a complex process involving the three services and civilian stakeholders, Indian Air Force chief Air Marshal Tyagi said Tuesday. "We are working the Aerospace Command out, it will take us a while." A previous IAF chief, Air Chief Marshal Sareen in the late 1990s first mooted the concept of an Aerospace Command to combine all space-based assets for surveillance and military operations
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Iran Ready To Sign Non-Aggression Pact With Region
Tehran (AFP) Apr 12, 2006Iran is ready to sign non-aggression pacts with countries in the region, the Islamic republic's defence minister was quoted as saying Tuesday. The comment came less than a week after military exercises were held to trumpet the Islamic republic's "homegrown" military achievements. Rumsfeld Says Talk Of US Military Strikes On Iran Are "Fantasyland" 
Washington (AFP) Apr 12, 2006US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld Tuesday dismissed as "fantasyland" reports that the Pentagon is planning military strikes against Iran. Rumsfeld refused to discuss whether the US military has stepped up plans for military strikes against Iran, and joined President George W. Bush in attacking such news reports as unfounded speculation. US Air Chief Says Iran Nuke Option Not Under Debate 
Washington (AFP) Apr 12, 2006The chief of the US Air Force said Tuesday he has not taken part in any internal debate over whether nuclear weapons should be considered as a military option against Iran. |
Air Force Lab Supports Rapid Access To Space
Wright-Patterson AFB OH (SPX) Apr 12, 2006The Air Force Research Laboratory and Lockheed Martin partnered to complete approximately 200 hours of wind tunnel tests on a next-generation tanker concept model. During two weeks of testing at Lockheed Martin's facilities in Marietta, Ga., engineers collected aerodynamic data showing the effects of placing tanker equipment in various positions on the model. Who Are The Players In Iraq 
Washington (UPI) Apr 12, 2006Nawaf Obaid, an adjunct fellow at The Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, recently released a comprehensive study of the situation in Iraq titled "Meeting the Challenge of a Fragmented Iraq: A Saudi Perspective." LM Complete Second Loitering Attack Missile Boost Vehicle Test 
Dallas TX (SPX) Apr 07, 2006Lockheed Martin conducted a successful Boost Test Vehicle (BTV) flight test of its Loitering Attack Missile (LAM) recently at Eglin Air Force Base, FL. This was the second flight test of the new square body LAM airframe. All test objectives were achieved. |
Iran 'Moving In The Wrong Direction' In Enriching Uranium
Columbia, Missouri (AFP) Apr 12, 2006The White House on Tuesday said that Iran was "moving in the wrong direction", after the Islamic republic announced that it had enriched uranium in defiance of the UN Security Council. Russia Publishes WMD Blacklist 
Moscow (AFP) Apr 12, 2006Russia published a list late Monday of countries and organizations suspected of being somehow implicated in the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), a report said. Fifty one countries and 1,152 organizations were included on the list, the RIA Novosti news agency reported without providing further details. Brits Not Yet Talking About Hosting US Interceptors 
Washington (UPI) Apr 12, 2006British Defense Minister John Reid has denied that Washington and London have discussed the possibility of Britain hosting missile interceptors as part of the U.S. missile defense program, the London Financial Times reported. |
Lockheed Martin Receives Contract For F-2 Component Work
Fort Worth TX (SPX) Apr 12, 2006Lockheed Martin received a contract from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) on March 31 valued at over $145 million to manufacture components for five additional F-2 production aircraft. MHI is the prime contractor for the F-2, Japan's operational support fighter. General Dynamics Awarded Big Production Contract For Hydra-70 Rockets 
Charlotte NC (SPX) Apr 06, 2006General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products has been awarded a $165 million delivery order from the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., for the production of 2.75-inch Hydra-70 rockets, motors and warheads. LM Completes Internal Preliminary Design Review On APKWS II Candidate 
Orlando FL (SPX) Apr 07, 2006Lockheed Martin's Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II (APKWS II) team successfully completed an internal Preliminary Design Review (PDR) March 28-30. The PDR, held in Orlando, was attended by Lockheed Martin and supplier program subject matter experts, as well as outside technical consultants. |
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