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Israel Plans New Arrow Mark 4 Interceptor Missile Washington (UPI) Jun 07, 2006 
Israel Aircraft Industries subsidiary Elta Group, the Israel Air Force, and the Israeli Ministry of Defense are designing components for the Arrow Mark IV, which will have qualitatively better performance than current versions. According to the report, which cited Israeli defense sources, the Arrow Mark IV will have a new radar unit, improved interceptor missiles, and other components that will convert the system from a theater anti-ballistic missile defense system into an integrated nationwide anti-ballistic missile defense system.
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Successful Test Flight for Patriot Guidance Enhanced Missiles
Tewksbury MA (SPX) Jun 07, 2006Raytheon's Patriot Guidance Enhanced Missiles (GEM) destroyed two surrogate ballistic missile targets highlighting a successful test flight at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. AEGIS BMD Weapon System Tracks Advanced, Separating Ballistic Missiles 
Kauai HI (SPX) Jun 07, 2006The Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Weapon System with a prototype signal processor successfully tracked several advanced ballistic missile targets in separate tests off the coast of Hawaii in April. Lockheed Martin develops the Aegis BMD Weapon System and serves as the combat system engineering agent for the U.S. Navy and Missile Defense Agency (MDA)'s Aegis BMD program. Congress Queries New Trident Warhead Plan 
Washington (UPI) Jun 07, 2006The U.S. Congress is challenging a new Pentagon plan to arm some submarine-launched ballistic missiles with conventional warheads, Arms Control Today reported in its June 2006 issue. |
Japan SM-2 Block IIIB STANDARD Missiles
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 07, 2006The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Japan of SM-2 Block IIIB STANDARD Missiles as well as associated equipment and services. The total value, if all options are exercised, could be as high as $70 million. Terma Selected To Manufacture Key Components Of F-35 JSF 
Lystrup, Germany (SPX) Jun 07, 2006The U.S. aircraft manufacturer Lockheed Martin has selected Terma for the supply of Conventional Edges for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Horizontal Stabilizer. The selection will lead to a contract under which Terma will produce the high-tech carbon-fibre composite parts. Growing Sino-India Military Ties 
New Delhi (UPI) Jun 07, 2006Indian defense minister Pranab Mukherjee's recent visit to Japan, China and Singapore indicates the emergence of a creative regional security strategy that boosts New Delhi's global image, Indian defense analysts said Tuesday. |
Nuclear Suppliers Group Urges Iran To Cooperate With IAEA
Brasilia (AFP) Jun 07, 2006The 45-nation Nuclear Suppliers Group has urged Iran to "cooperate fully" with the UN nuclear watchdog agency IAEA and seek a diplomatic solution to the dispute over its nuclear program. Iran Sees Positives In Nuclear Proposal 
Berlin (UPI) Jun 07, 2006The European Union's foreign policy chief, Javier Solana, Tuesday in Tehran delivered what may be the ultimate compromise offer to break the Iranian nuclear impasse before United Nations-mandated sanctions are imposed. Iranian Response To Nuclear Offer Gives Hope To Major Powers 
Vienna (AFP) Jun 07, 2006The United States welcomed as a positive sign Iran's cautious response to an international proposal to resolve the crisis over its disputed nuclear drive. The United Nations nuclear watchdog meanwhile announced that it would issue a report Thursday on Iran's uranium enrichment activities -- a key step in efforts to make a nuclear bomb. |
Senior US General Holds Talks With Top Brass Of India Military
New Delhi (AFP) Jun 07, 2006Washington's highest-ranking military official, General Peter Pace, Monday urged India to strengthen defence ties with the United States to help bring stability to troubled South Asia. Pace called for closer cooperation between the two countries' armed forces after talks with Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee and heads of India's military. Border Mission Drains War 'Reset' Fund 
Washington (UPI) Jun 07, 2006When the Senate took $1.9 billion out of the war supplemental to fund border security last month, $1.6 billion came out of funds to replace equipment destroyed or worn out from four years of combat in Iraq and Afghanistan. Ban The Falafel 
Washington (UPI) Jun 07, 2006Recent news reports from the Iraqi capital indicate that radical Islamists are launching a campaign to prohibit the sale of ... falafel. Yes, you heard right, falafel. While this is the sort of news you might expect to hear from a late-night stand-up comedian on television, sadly, this is not a joke. |
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