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Russian Military To Withdraw From Baikonur Space Centre
Moscow (AFP) May 04, 2006Russian military personnel will withdraw next year from the space centre at Baikonur in Kazkahstan, which was set up in the 1950s when the republic was still part of the Soviet Union, the Russian space agency said Wednesday. But Russia will continue to use Baikonur for civilian satellite launches and manned missions to the International Space Station, while moving its military satellite and rocket tests to northern Russia.
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US "Rayguns" To Disable Enemy Satellites
Washington (AFP) May 04, 2006The US government is conducting research into building a ground-based laser weapon that could destroy enemy satellites in orbit, the New York Times reported Wednesday. The secret project, which according to the Times was partially made public through Air Force budget documents submitted to Congress in February, would use beams of concentrated light to destroy enemy satellites in orbit. Russia Ready To Back Franco-British Resolution On Iran If It's Amended 
United Nations (AFP) May 04, 2006Russia's new UN ambassador, Vitaly Churkin, on Wednesday said Moscow would be prepared to back a Franco-British draft resolution on the Iranian nuclear crisis if its concerns were addressed. But he made clear that his government remained opposed to the use of force or sanctions to resolve the nuclear standoff with Tehran. Terror Travel Strategy Needs More Sharing 
Washington (UPI) May 04, 2006The U.S. government needs to do more to ensure that immigration officials have the information they need to weed out potential terrorists trying to get into the country, say the nation's top terror hunters. |
EDO And Terma To Develop F-16 Smart-Weapon Ejector Rack
Lystrup, Denmark (SPX) May 04, 2006EDO and Terma have entered into a teaming agreement to jointly develop an Enhanced Smart Triple Ejector Rack (ESTER) to be used on the F-16. The ESTER program will upgrade existing TER-9 racks by adding the capability to carry three modern 'smart' weapons under one pylon. AVID Developing New UAV Concept For Homeland Security 
Blacksburg VA (SPX) May 04, 2006A potential terrorist slips across the U.S. border under the cover of darkness. Unchallenged, he disappears into the night - or so he thinks. Unknown to this intruder, he's been detected all along - from 20,000 feet. And now, as he rests behind a rock, he's being watched by a 2-foot-wide unmanned aerial vehicle hovering quietly a few feet away. Japan � Mission Equipment For AWACS Aircraft 
Washington DC (SPX) May 04, 2006The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Japan of four sets of Airborne Early Warning (AEW) and Command, Control and Communications (C3) mission equipment/Radar System Improvement Program (RSIP) kits as well as associated equipment and services. |
Mobsters Extinguish Firewalls
Chicago (UPI) May 04, 2006Firewall? Fuggetaboudit. Cyber-criminals, including the mafia, are now so savvy they can penetrate past these supposedly sturdy security measures and hack your computer network, whether you work at a university, Fortune 500 company or smaller firm, experts tell UPI's The Web. Indian Military Rehearse Pakistan's Dissection In Mock Battles 
New Delhi (AFP) May 04, 2006India's top military strike force backed by aircraft were practicing lightning attacks aimed at slicing arch-rival Pakistan in half in the event of actual war, officials said Wednesday. IEDs Still Plague US Troops 
Washington (UPI) May 04, 2006The main thrust of the Iraq insurgency is not currently aimed at U.S. forces, but it shows no signs of diminishing either. In the 20 days from April 13 to May 2, 47 U.S. soldiers were killed or died in Iraq at an average rate of 2.35 per day, according to official figures issued by the U.S. Department of Defense. |
Active Protective System for Army future force
Washington DC (SPX) May 04, 2006The United States Army remains committed to providing Soldiers with the best protection technology can provide, according to Maj. Gen. Charles A. Cartwright, program manager for the Future Combat Systems. BAE Systems To Provide Ea-6b Countermeasures Systems 
Lansdale PA (SPX) May 04, 2006The U.S. Navy has contracted with BAE Systems to produce additional low-band transmitter-antenna groups for the Navy's EA-6B Prowler electronic countermeasures aircraft. Under the 24.3 million dollar contract with the Naval Air Systems Command, the company will provide 13 transmitter-antenna groups, each consisting of a radar and communications jammer. The Price Of Truth - Journalists Make The Ultimate Payment 
Washington (UPI) May 04, 2006This past year has been a particularly somber one for the world's press, with the casualty toll among journalists covering conflicts reaching new heights: 63 journalists and five media assistants have been killed. |
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