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Electro-Optical Surveillance/Detection System Tested Rolling Meadows IL (SPX) May 31, 2006 
Northrop Grumman has announced that flight testing is under way for the new Electro-Optical Surveillance and Detection System (EOSDS) intended for the U.K. Ministry of Defence's NIMROD MRA-4 aircraft. NIMROD MRA-4 is currently undergoing extensive flight trials for which BAE Systems is the prime contractor.
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US confident incentive package for Iran to be approved
Washington (AFP) May 30, 2006 The United States said it was optimistic that ministers of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany meeting in Vienna this week would endorse a plan to end the crisis over Iran's nuclear program. The plan involves a European Union-drafted package of incentives to get Iran to guarantee it will not make nuclear weapons, as well as sanctions if Tehran does not comply. Draft proposal on Iran nuclear dispute 
Vienna (AFP) May 30, 2006 US, Russian, Chinese and three key EU foreign ministers will meet in Vienna on Thursday to bridge their differences over how to tackle the international standoff over Iran's nuclear program. Can Singh Solve Kashmir 
New Delhi (UPI) May 31, 2006A follow-up to the second roundtable conference on Kashmir is unlikely as Indian intelligence, defense and ruling Congress party leaders are averse to the plan Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has set out to resolve the decades-long dispute, experts say. |
Raytheon SLAMRAAM Program Marks Delivery of First Integrated Fire Control Shelter
Tewksbury MA (SPX) May 31, 2006Raytheon's SLAMRAAM (Surface Launched Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile) program marked the delivery of the first Integrated Fire Control Shelter (IFCS) May 26 at a ceremony at Boeing's Huntsville, Ala., facility. Raytheon, RAFAEL Win Short-Range Missile Tender 
Washington (UPI) May 31, 2006The U.S. Raytheon company and Israel's RAFAEL Armament Development Authority have been chosen by the Israel Missile Defense Organization to create a short-range ballistic missile defense interceptor, Boston Business Journal reported May 26. India Cancels Agni III Test 
Washington (UPI) May 31, 2006The Indian government has decided to cancel the first test-firing of its Agni III inter-continental ballistic missile. The Agni III was the pride of the Indian strategic missile program and was designed to have a range of at least 1,400 miles. Boeing To Develop F-15 Mission Planning Software For USAF 
St Louis (SPX) May 31, 2006Boeing received a $13.2 million U.S. Air Force contract to develop new F-15 mission planning software under the Mission Planning Enterprise Contract (MPEC) program. |
1,500 more US troops to Iraq: Pentagon
Washington (AFP) May 30, 2006 The US military has deployed about 1,500 additional troops to Iraq to back up US and Iraqi forces trying to restore order in western Al Anbar province, a Pentagon spokesman said Tuesday. White House vows details of Iraq killings inquiry to be made public 
Washington (AFP) May 30, 2006 The White House promised Tuesday that all details about the killings of civilians by US forces in the Iraqi town of Haditha would be made public when a military investigation is completed. US lawmaker again charges coverup in Haditha, Iraq 
Washington (AFP) May 30, 2006 US lawmaker John Murtha on Tuesday renewed his explosive charge that US soldiers killed unarmed civilians in Haditha, Iraq and the US military tried to cover it up. |
Boeing Delivers Network-Centric JTRS Radios To Future Combat System Program
St Louis (SPX) May 31, 2006Boeing has delivered, on schedule, the latest increment of Joint Tactical Radio System Ground Mobile Radios (JTRS GMR) to the U.S. Army's Future Combat System (FCS) program. Privacy And Tech Fears Stall Border Plans 
Washington (UPI) May 31, 2006Concerns about privacy, rows over technology and the fear of an economic slowdown caused by delays at the border are threatening U.S. plans to tighten entry requirements for people crossing from Canada. Crude oil prices rise amid Iran concerns 
New York (AFP) May 30, 2006Oil prices jumped on global markets Tuesday as traders tracked the latest developments over the Iranian nuclear crisis, while absorbing new data pointing to buoyant Chinese energy demand. |
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