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Humans Still A Factor In War: Not Automated Yet Los Angeles (UPI) Mar 02, 2007 
The tragic case of the "friendly fire" that killed a British soldier in Iraq in 2003 is a driving force of U.S. military efforts to tie its fighting forces closer together. The finest technical minds of the Pentagon and their counterparts in the defense industry are in the midst of multiple programs to make computers and bombs smarter and overcome the foilbles of human warriors amid a fog of war that hasn't yet lifted. The human element was hardwired into warfare well before Stonewall Jackson was picked off by one of his own Confederate infantrymen in 1863, and as well in 2003 when a pair of A-10 pilots believed it when they were told there were no "friendlies" in the particular area of the Iraqi desert they were prowling and bombing.
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Russia May Set Up New Aerospace Command
Washington DC (UPI) Mar 02, 2007Even if there is no new superpower arms race the United States and Russia are increasingly acting as if there was. Russia must develop powerful new aerospace forces, its top air force general said Monday. Four-star Army General Vladimir Mikhailov made the call the day before Russia's Military-Industrial Commission, which reports directly to President Vladimir Putin, was scheduled to meet discuss the development of Russia's ambitious "fifth-generation" S-400 air-defense system, the RIA Novosti news agency reported. Boeing Delivers 500th Minuteman III Missile Guidance Set 
St Louis MO (SPX) Feb 07, 2007Boeing delivered the 500th Minuteman III Guidance Replacement Program (GRP) Missile Guidance Set (MGS) to the U.S. Air Force and Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) prime contractor Northrop Grumman Mission Systems during a Dec. 15, 2006, ceremony at Boeing's Guidance Repair Center in Heath, Ohio. US Now Uncertain About North Korean Uranium Program 
Washington (AFP) Mar 01, 2007Opposition Democrats said Thursday they will press the Bush administration to explain the growing uncertainty surrounding past US allegations about a secret North Korean uranium enrichment program. The explosive US accusations in 2002 led to a political standoff with North Korea over its nuclear weapons program, but a US intelligence official said Tuesday the United States is now less certain about the uranium program's existence. |
US Military Chief Categorically Denies Plans For Iran Air Strikes
Washington (AFP) Feb 27, 2007The head of the US military declared "categorically" Tuesday that the United States is not planning air strikes against Iran. "It is not true," said General Peter Pace, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, when asked during an appearance in Congress about suggestions that the US military was preparing to launch air strikes on Iran. Asked by Senator Robert Byrd if he was categorically denying the reports, Pace replied: "Categorically sir". Iran And The US A Delicate Balance Between War And Peace 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Mar 02, 2007On February 23, the director of the International Atomic Energy Agency will deliver a report to the UN Security Council on Iran's compliance with Resolution 1737, adopted last December. The resolution instructed Iran to suspend all uranium enrichment activities by February 21. If the report says that Tehran has ignored these demands, the Security Council will take additional measures to toughen its sanctions. NASA Signs Defense Department Agreement 
Washington (UPI) Feb 27, 2007NASA and the U.S. Department of Defense have agreed to develop an integrated strategy for managing their respective aeronautical test facilities. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Director Michael Griffin and Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Kenneth Krieg signed the National Partnership for Aeronautical Testing agreement. |
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A New Missile Debate For Russia
Washington (UPI) Mar 02, 2007A remarkable strategic debate has opened up in the Russian media about the merits and pitfalls of withdrawing from the Intermediate Nuclear Forces Treaty. As we reported in BMD Focus last week, Russia's most senior generals have already publicly served notice that the Kremlin is prepared to pull out of the more than 19-year-old INF, which has been a cornerstone of superpower detente since it was signed on Dec. 8, 1987. US Missile Shield Would Include Caucasus-Based Radar 
Brussels (AFP) Mar 01, 2007US plans to extend a missile defence system into Europe, which have been met with hostility by Russia, include a radar system based in the Caucasus, the head of the US missile agency said Thursday. The "forward deployable radar" would provide an "early acquisition track" on any hostile missile for a bigger radar system based in the Czech Republic, US Air Force Lieutenant General Henry Obering said. Boeing Completes FAB-T Critical Design Review 
St. Louis MO (SPX) Mar 02, 2007Boeing has successfully completed a Critical Design Review (CDR) of its Family of Advanced Beyond line-of-sight Terminals (FAB-T) program, helping to pave the way for deliveries to begin. The review in Anaheim, Calif., attended by senior U.S. Air Force, government and industry officials Feb. 13-16, demonstrated that the program's requirements are well defined and understood, as required in the contract. |
India Increases Defence Spending Eight Percent
New Delhi (AFP) Feb 28, 2007India raised spending on its military by 7.8 percent to 21.3 billion dollars for the next fiscal year starting April, the government said in its budget announcement Wednesday. India's military has planned a massive upgrade of its mainly 1990s-era weapons systems, mostly from Cold War ally the former Soviet Union and subsequently Russia. The plans include the purchase of 126 new combat aircraft to replace an ageing fleet of MiG-21s. When More Spending Equals Less Security 
Washington (UPI) Mar 01, 2007U.S. President George W. Bush has asked Congress for an additional $93 billion in supplemental funding for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan for this fiscal year, on top of the $70 billion already approved. The U.S. Department of Defense proposed budget for fiscal year 2008 is $481 billion plus another $142 billion in projected war costs, equaling a whopping $643 billion. But such record spending -- U.S. military expenditures now exceed the rest of the world combined -- is not necessary for American security. Pentagon Command Shuffle 
Arlington VA (UPI) Mar 01, 2007The Pentagon is commencing one of its periodic reshuffles of senior military personnel, giving U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates an opportunity to review biases built into the current distribution of senior billets. According to military insiders, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Edmund Giambastiani will retire in early spring, and he will be succeeded by current Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Mullen. |
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