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AAI Receives Order For Nine Additional Shadow 200 Tactical UAVs
Hunt Valley MD (SPX) May 09, 2006AAI has received an $87 million funded contract from the U.S. Army for the production of nine additional Shadow 200 Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems. The nine systems, which include 36 advanced RQ-7B Shadow 200 aircraft, 18 One System ground control stations, and associated components and support equipment, will be delivered between April 2007 and March 2008.
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Impact Of A Quick Pullout From Iraq
Washington (UPI) May 09, 2006The war in Iraq has become increasingly unpopular in America. Many are now calling for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from there. What, though, would happen if American forces left Iraq suddenly? To address this question, I ran a role playing game in my War on Terrorism class at George Mason University. Pentagon Halts Deployment Of 3,500 Troops To Iraq 
Washington (AFP) May 09, 2006Pentagon officials said Monday 3,500 fresh US troops will not deploy to Iraq as had been planned for early May, as commanders monitor security on the ground. "The Second Brigade, First Infantry Division, based in Schweinfurt, Germany, will not begin its deployment to Iraq in early May as scheduled," the Defense Department said in a statement. Many Cooks Spoiling Iraq's Broth 
Washington (UPI) May 09, 2006From the White House to the Pentagon, and from the State Department to Washington think tanks, everybody has a solution for the mess in Iraq. How can we forget the ever-present squadrons of so-called experts paraded ad-nauseam on the various television networks, each one holding the magic key that will return the contents of Pandora's box that were released when the U.S. invaded Iraq just over three years ago? |
ATK To Develop Non-toxic Liquid Oxygen-liquid Methane Engine For NASA
Minneapolis MN (SPX) May 09, 2006Alliant Techsystems has received a $10.4M contract to assist in the development of a non-toxic Liquid Oxygen (LOx)-Liquid Methane rocket engine that could be used on future Crew Exploration Vehicles. Mine Area Clearance Vehicle To Be Converted For Remote Operations 
Tyndall AFB (SPX) May 09, 2006The Headquarters Air Combat Command Civil Engineer expressed strong interest in being able to remotely employ a vehicle system and remove the man-in-the-seat during explosive ordnance clearance operations. The Hydrema 910 Mine Clearance Vehicle MCV-2 Flail System was found to be suitable for the task. Navy EOD Expanding, Needs Recruits 
Norfolk VA (NNS) May 09, 2006The Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) community is forming its own rating and looking for Sailors to fill an additional 80 billets, June 1. Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) Command Master Chief Anthony Santino recommends that Sailors interested in converting to EOD do their homework to make sure this is the career path for them. |
Iran Letter Does Not Change US Position
Washington (AFP) May 09, 2006Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's letter to US President George W. Bush does not change Washington's position on Tehran's nuclear program. "Nothing in the letter addresses the issues between Iran and the international community," said Frederick Jones, a spokesman for the National Security Council. Iran's Grand Bargain 
Lisbon, Portugal, (UPI) May 09, 2006History is full of might-have-beens, but the attempt in April 2003 by the government of Iran to negotiate a 'grand bargain' with the Bush administration may just have some life left in it. It would include an agreement to exclude nuclear weapons, which in effect suggested that Iran was prepared to suspend its nuclear program. US Confusion Over Future Directions In Iran 
Washington (UPI) May 09, 2006A U.S. and/or Israeli air strike against Iran's nuclear facilities before November conjures up a dead duck rather than a lame one at one end of Pennsylvania Avenue and at the other, key Congressional committees under the control of prominent liberals. |
Taiwan Denies Plans To Cancel Arms Deal With US
Taipei (AFP) May 09, 2006Taiwan's government on Monday dismissed reports it would cancel a planned huge US arms deal after Washington refused to let President Chen Shui-bian make a stopover in the United States en route to Latin America. Bush's Charm Offensive 
Berlin (UPI) May 09, 2006U.S. President George W. Bush is trying to fish for extra support in Europe, calling German Chancellor Angela Merkel a "fellow strategist" and mulling over closing the U.S.-run prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Koizumi Calls For Japan And US To Update Military Ties 
Tokyo (AFP) May 09, 2006Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said Monday he wanted to discuss the possibility of updating Japan's military alliance with America when he meets US President George W. Bush. "I would like to clearly state my idea when I have talks with President Bush in the future," said Koizumi. |
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