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ATK Tests Advanced 155mm Projectile Minneapolis MN (SPX) Jun 16, 2006 
Alliant Techsystems announced today that it successfully tested its advanced, 155mm precision projectile - Saber. Saber offers the U.S. Army a design capability and a low per unit cost for the Block 1B upgrade to the Excalibur program. Saber was fired from a 155mm cannon, using a Zone-5 charge, the most powerful charge configuration used by U.S. forces. Saber will give artillery batteries a precision-fire capability with significantly more stand-off range than current 155mm artillery.
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Boost Phase Blues Impact Missile Shield Developments
Washington (UPI) Jun 16, 2006The mainstream U.S. media usually simplifies the arguments both in favor of and against different kinds of ballistic missile defense systems. Repeatedly, simplified or out of date assertions are presented as - and accepted - as irrefutable fact. For a long time, even many skeptics of other aspects of BMD have sung the praises of developing boost phase anti-missile defenses. Greece Orders Two Additional Sperwer UAV Systems From Sagem Defense 
Eurosatory, Villepinte (SPX) Jun 14, 2006The Greek Armed Forces have just ordered two additional Sperwer tactical UAV systems from Sagem Defense Securite. Iran And Syria Sign Defense Agreement 
Tehran (AFP) Jun 16, 2006Defense ministers from close allies Iran and Syria on Thursday signed an agreement for military cooperation against what they called the "common threats" presented by Israel and the United States. In a joint press conference, Iranian Defense Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar and visiting Syrian counterpart Hassan Turkmani said their talks had been aimed at consolidating their defense efforts and strengthening support for one another. |
Iran Supreme Leader Implicitly Rejects Nuclear Suspension
Tehran (AFP) Jun 16, 2006Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Thursday his country would not bow to pressure over its atomic program, implicitly rejecting international calls to suspend nuclear enrichment. Japan Doubts North Korean Missile Test Imminent 
Tokyo (AFP) Jun 16, 2006Japan on Thursday downplayed the possibility of an imminent missile test by North Korea after its ally the United States warned of a response if Pyongyang carries out a long-range launch. "We are not in an extremely serious situation," Foreign Minister Taro Aso said when asked about the string of the reports that North Korea is planning to test-fire an intercontinental ballistic missile. New American Non-Nuclear ICBM Creates Global Dangers 
Moscow (UPI) Jun 16, 2006On May 22, The Washington Post carried an article "A Missile Strike Option We Need" by two former U.S. Secretaries of Defense - Harold Brown, 1977-1981. and James Schlesinger, 1973-1975. Brown and Schlesinger suggested installing non-nuclear warheads on U.S. strategic missiles, first of all, Trident II D5 submarine-launched ballistic missiles, or SLBMs, which have multiple independently targeted reentry vehicles, or MIRVs. |
Raytheon Tests Projectile with Semi-Active Laser Seeker
Tucson AZ (SPX) Jun 16, 2006Raytheon successfully flight tested its Mid Range Munition Chemical Energy (MRM-CE) guided projectile with semi-active laser seeker (SAL) at the U.S. Army's Yuma, Ariz., Proving Grounds May 4. The round was fired from an M1A2 SEP (System Enhancement Program) tank at a moving target at a range of about 5.4 miles (8.7 kilometers). Raytheon To Support US Navy Satellite Communications System 
Norfolk VA (SPX) Jun 16, 2006Raytheon Technical Services received a 31.5 million dollar U.S. Navy contract to provide logistics support for the USC-38 satellite communications system. Saab Lands Major New Camouflage Technology Deal 
Stockholm, Sweden (SPX) Jun 16, 2006Saab Barracuda has announced the award of a $20.2 million delivery order by the U.S. Army to continue production of the company's Ultra-Lightweight Camouflage Net System (ULCANS). |
US And Europe Urge Iran To Heed Nuclear Call
Vienna (AFP) Jun 16, 2006World powers were united at the UN atomic agency Thursday in urging Iran to suspend uranium enrichment to show it does not seek atomic weapons, with the United States warning of Security Council action if Tehran fails to comply, diplomats said. US Military Death Toll In Iraq Hits 2500 
Washington (AFP) Jun 16, 2006The US military death toll in Iraq climbed to 2,500 Thursday with the combat death of a marine as Congress approved another 66 billion dollars for the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. The White House lamented the toll, calling it "a sad benchmark," but said President George W. Bush believed they did not die in vain. White House Says There Will Be No Permanent Iraq Presence 
Washington (AFP) Jun 16, 2006The White House said Thursday that the United States would have "no permanent bases" in Iraq, because keeping overseas military facilities open always depends on the host government and US planners. |
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