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Russian Bombers Flew Undetected Across Arctic Moscow, Russia (RIA) Apr 24, 2006 
Russian military planes flew undetected through the U.S. zone of the Arctic Ocean to Canada during recent military exercises, a senior Air Force commander said Saturday. The commander of the country's long-range strategic bombers, Lieutenant General Igor Khvorov, said the U.S. Air Force is now investigating why its military was unable to detect the Russian bombers.
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US Urges Ban On Military Sales To Iran
Washington (AFP) Apr 24, 2006The United States, acknowledging the tough task it faces to slap UN sanctions on Iran, urged Friday an embargo on military sales to Tehran for its suspected bid to develop nuclear weapons. Iran Dismisses Rice's 'Self Defence' Warning 
Tehran (AFP) Apr 24, 2006Iran on Friday dismissed a US warning it could strike Iranian nuclear installations in the name of self-defence, with the foreign ministry arguing the threat was a sign of frustration in Washington. "America is angry because no other country has taken its side," foreign ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi was quoted as saying by the ISNA news agency. Israel's Next ABM Shield 
Washington (UPI) Apr 24, 2006Most international attention on Israel's ballistic missile defense programs has focused on the Arrow interceptor system, the U.S.-bought Patriot PAC-3 and their capabilities for intercepting Shehab intermediate-range missiles from Iran or Scuds that would be fired from Syria. |
Raytheon Awarded $144M Small Diameter Bomb II Risk Reduction Contract
Tucson AZ (SPX) Apr 24, 2006Raytheon has been awarded a $144 million contract from the U.S. Air Force Air Armament Center, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., to conduct risk reduction work for Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) II. Raytheon Completes 3-for-3 Firings Of Precision Guidance Kit Solution 
Tucson AZ (SPX) Apr 24, 2006Raytheon successfully completed open loop gun firing tests of its low-cost XM1156 Precision Guidance Kit (PGK) solution at New Mexico Tech Energetic Material Research and Testing Center, Socorro, N.M. The open loop tests, fired from the M198 howitzer, met all test objectives. AFRL Proves Feasibility Of Plasma Actuators 
Wright-Patterson OH (SPX) Apr 24, 2006The Air Force Research Laboratory is laying the groundwork to develop revolutionary hypersonic aerospace vehicles. AFRL is examining the feasibility of replacing traditional mechanical actuators, which move to control an air vehicle's flight control surfaces like wing flaps, with plasma actuators that require no moving parts and are more reliable. |
CIA Warned Bush Of No WMD In Iraq
Washington (AFP) Apr 24, 2006The Central Intelligence Agency warned US President George W. Bush before the Iraq war that it had reliable information the government of Saddam Hussein had no weapons of mass destruction, a retired CIA operative disclosed. Indian Army Says No More Faking It 
New Delhi (AFP) Apr 24, 2006The Indian army has taken steps to discourage officers from faking clashes in a bid to win military honours. "Now recognition will be given for overall performance and the evaluation system has been revised," Indian army chief J.J. Singh told reporters late Thursday. US Military Shift To The Pacific creates 'Hedge' Against China 
Washington (AFP) Apr 24, 2006The United States is shifting its military might to the Asia-Pacific region and equipping its forces for high-tech warfare as a hedge against China's military buildup, a Pentagon spokesman Thursday. |
DRS Receives $26M US Army Contract For Long Range Advanced Surveillance Systems
Parsippany NJ (SPX) Apr 24, 2006DRS Technologies has announced that it was awarded a $26 million subcontract from Raytheon Company to provide major subsystems for the U.S. Army's Long Range Advanced Scout Surveillance System. Raytheon's Project Athena Successful 
Tewksbury MA (SPX) Apr 24, 2006Raytheon's Project Athena successfully completed an operational demonstration along the southwest border of Texas to provide persistent multi-domain surveillance and "actionable intelligence" to a joint interagency task force in support of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) law enforcement agencies. Ionospheric Forecasts Improve Warfighter Communication Efficiency 
Wright-Patterson OH (SPX) Apr 24, 2006Space Vehicles Directorate's Scintillation Network Decision Aid (SCINDA) predicts disturbances in the upper atmosphere interrupting military satellite transmissions |
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