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LM Wins Army Contract To Upgrade Patriot Missile Dallas TX (SPX) May 4, 2006 
Lockheed Martin said Thursday it would produce 112 Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missiles under a $379 million contract from the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command. The contract also includes launcher modification kits, program management and engineering, and spares and other necessary equipment.
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Bental Industries Offers Motors For Ground Combat Vehicles And Space Apps
Kibbutz Merom Golan, Israel (SPX) May 05, 2006Bental Industries offers an extensive range of motion solutions for military ground and airborne vehicles. Backed by a powerful track record of experience, diversified technologies, advanced manufacturing facilities and processes, Bental is a proven force multiplier under the harsh conditions of combat operations. Samsung Techwin K9 Thunder Continues To Drive The Self-Propelled Artillery Market 
Newtown CN (SPX) May 05, 2006The international market for self-propelled artillery remains a highly competitive and dynamic environment and is worth about $14.03 billion, through to 2015. Protonex Delivers Soldier Power Fuel Cell Systems To US Air Force 
Southborough MA (SPX) May 05, 2006Protonex Technology has announced that it has delivered advanced prototypes of its P2 soldier power system to the United States Air Force for evaluation. |
Iraq, Afghan Wars Cost 439 Billion So Far
Washington (UPI) May 05, 2006A new report from the Congressional Research Service puts the cost of the global war on terrorism at least at $368 billion -- not counting the requests now before Congress. Iran Draft Resolution Introduced 
United Nations (UPI) May 05, 2006Britain and France have introduced a draft resolution in the U.N. Security Council making mandatory Iran's cooperation in suspending uranium enrichment and heavy-water reactor construction. Iran Arrests Rebels In Restive Border Regions 
Tehran (AFP) May 05, 2006Iranian armed forces have arrested four Sunni Muslim rebels near its borders with Pakistan and Afghanistan and three Kurdish rebels close to the frontier with Iraq, a government newspaper said Thursday. The Iran newspaper also said a "large weapons cache" was found. |
Koizumi's BMD Legacy
Washington (UPI) May 05, 2006Time is finally running out for Junichiro Koizumi, prime minister of Japan, but the ballistic missile defense alliance he has fashioned with the United States will live on after him. Koizumi is required to step down in September as leader of Japan's venerable ruling Liberal Democratic Party and as prime minister, after five years in the top job. Pakistan Blasts Indian War Game Comments 
Islamabad (AFP) May 05, 2006A Pakistani military official Thursday criticized an Indian commander's comments after he said an ongoing military exercise was aimed at dismembering its arch-rival in the event of a war. The "irresponsible" statement did not bode well for the ongoing peace process between Pakistan and India, the official said. South Korea Pushing US Relocation 
Seoul (UPI) May 05, 2006South Korea has pressed ahead with the planned relocation of U.S. bases in the country, cracking down on local residents and anti-American activists. Some 13,000 riot police were mobilized Thursday to break up protesters who occupied a school complex in an area designated for expanded U.S. military facilities, resulting in violent clashes and injuries. |
Longer Battery Life For Wireless Devices
London (UPI) May 05, 2006Those worries about what happens when you need to make that urgent phone call on a dying cell phone, or having your laptop go blank mid-document could soon be lessened. Researchers at the University of Rochester say they've developed a chip for cell phones and WiFi laptops that means that batteries can use 10 percent of the battery power of current designs. Tetra Tech Wins $40M In Iraq Reconstruction Work Under Air Force WERC Contract 
Pasadena CA (SPX) May 05, 2006Tetra Tech has been awarded four new task orders with a combined value of $40 million to construct and renovate facilities for the Iraqi Army and Iraqi national police under its existing USAF Center for Environmental Excellence Worldwide Environmental Restoration and Construction contract. Smiths Detection Awarded Contract Option For The US JCAD Program 
Edgewood MD (SPX) May 05, 2006Smiths Detection announced its Military unit has been awarded seven contract options within the Joint Chemical Agent Detector program. Smiths Detection is supplying its Lightweight Chemical Detectors (LCD) to the JCAD program for testing. |
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