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Land-Based ABM Market Continues As Most Profitable Sector London UK (SPX) Jun 12, 2006 
The total missile market is expected to be worth more than $100 billion by 2015, according to a new visiongain report. Missiles for land-based AD systems will make up the largest share of this market, accounting for approximately 25 per cent of its total value. The study, entitled 'The Land-Based Air Defence Systems Report', reveals that the land-based air defence market is being given new impetus as a result of dual concerns over ballistic missile proliferation and the emergence of new aerial threats, including UAVs and cruise missiles.
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India Test-Fires Nuclear-Capable Missile
Bhubaneshwar, India (AFP) Jun 12, 2006India on Sunday successfully tested a nuclear-capable missile fired from a mobile launcher in the eastern coastal state of Orissa, a defence ministry official said. The test of the Prithvi-1 (Earth) missile took place at the Chandipur-on-Sea test site, said the official, who declined to be named. Trident 2's Targets 
Moscow (UPI) Jun 12, 2006If you see a gun hanging on the wall at the beginning of a play, famous Russian writer Anton Chekhov used to say, you can be sure someone is going to get shot in the end. The United States seems to be doing just that, even with a risk of shooting itself in the foot. Iran Studying Nuclear Proposal But Will Not Compromise Over Nuclear Rights 
Tehran (AFP) Jun 12, 2006Iran said Sunday it would not compromise on its nuclear "rights", but asserted it was still studying an international proposal that demands a freeze of sensitive uranium enrichment work. |
Ballistic Missile Defense Key To Defending Taiwan
Washington (UPI) Jun 12, 2006Ballistic missile defense is taking center stage in the looming confrontation between the United States and China over the status of Taiwan. Recent reports have purported to reveal details of the top secret U.S. Department of Defense war plan to protect Taiwan in the face of any Chinese attack. Successful Test Flights Of New Armed UAV 
Dahlgren VA (AFNS) Jun 12, 2006May test flights of the Navy-built Guardian Griffin UAV demonstrated a new capability to support U.S. joint forces with missions ranging from convoy escort and port security to combat patrol. LockMart Completes Testing Of Aegis Weapon System For Norway 
Moorestown NJ (SPX) Jun 12, 2006Lockheed Martin has marked the completion of factory acceptance testing for the final SPY-1F Aegis Weapon System for the Royal Norwegian Navy with a "pull-the-plug" ceremony at Moorestown. |
Iran Strike Easier Than Iraq Mission In 1981
Tel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Jun 12, 2006A retired Israeli general who planned the demolition of Iraq's nuclear reactor in 1981 said this week that it would now be technically "easier" to destroy Iran's nuclear facilities in a pre-emptive air strike. Air Force Space Delivered Direct Zarqawi Hit 
Peterson AFB, CO (SPX) Jun 12, 2006Air Force Space Command delivered space combat effects for the precision strike that resulted in the death of terrorist leader Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi, head of al-Qaeda in Iraq. A Global Positioning System-aided GBU-38 Joint Direct Attack Munition was one of the two munitions used in the bombing of Zarqawi's last safe house. Can Russia Respond To US Space Development. 
Moscow (RIAN) Jun 12, 2006This summer the United States plans to publish its new space doctrine stipulating the deployment of weapons in circumterrestrial space. The head of the U.S. Strategic Command's space division, said the new policy would remove any ambiguity about official responsibility for figuring out who was behind any attack on U.S.-owned commercial satellites. |
The Western Challenge Facing Moscow
Washington (UPI) Jun 12, 2006Many in the West do not see it as posing any sort of challenge to Russia. America, Europe, and Japan, either individually or in combination, have absolutely no intention of militarily intervening in Russia. New Ops Planned In Wake Of Zarqawi Hunt 
Washington (UPI) Jun 12, 2006The air strike that killed Abu Musab al Zarqawi and his spiritual adviser sparked 17 other nearly simultaneous raids that netted large amounts of useful intelligence and documents and the capture of several more of his lieutenants. US Laws Boost High-Tech China Trade 
Washington (AFP) Jun 12, 2006The United States said Friday it would revise laws to facilitate export of sensitive high-technology equipment to China under a new policy designed to prevent such products from being used for military purposes. |
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