January 10, 2009 Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense SpaceWar Advertising Kit
Tank Warfare In The Gaza Battlefield
Washington (UPI) Jan 8, 2009
The tactical success of the Israeli military incursion into Gaza over the past week confirms a lesson we noted after the five-day Russian conquest of one-third of Georgia in the Caucasus last August: Main Battle Tanks still rule ground war, whatever the high-tech, guerrilla-war and minimum-army enthusiasts say to the contrary. In the first four days of its ground forces' incursion into ... read more

South African Arms Industry Gets Cosy With China
Hong Kong (UPI) Jan 8, 2009
China has had a number of dealings with South African weapons manufacturers over the past decade, most of which have not resulted in actual weapons purchases. However, several recent Chinese-made military technologies bear suspicious resemblances to their South African counterparts. In 2008 China acquired a fourth-generation air-to-air missile equipped with a thrust-vector control engi ... more

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Pentagon denies missile defense sales talks with India
Washington (AFP) Jan 8, 2009
The Pentagon has had longstanding contacts with India on missile defense issues but is not in talks to sell it missile defense systems, a defense spokesman said. "The United States and India currently are not discussing the sale of any US missile defense systems to India," said Lieutenant Colonel Stewart Upton. The Financial Times, citing US embassy officials in New Delhi, said the Unite ... more

Panel warns of weakness in US nuclear deterrent
Washington (AFP) Jan 8, 2009
Neglect of the US nuclear mission at the highest levels of the Pentagon has weakened confidence in the nation's ability to deter other countries from using atomic weapons, a top-level panel warned Thursday. James Schlesinger, a former defense secretary who headed the panel, expressed concern that loss of confidence could tempt countries that rely on the US nuclear umbrella for protection to ... more

Obama to face Iran nuclear crisis in first year, ex US official warns
Washington (AFP) Jan 8, 2009
Incoming US President Barack Obama will likely face a "serious crisis" over Iran's nuclear ambitions in his first year in office, former US defense secretary William Perry predicted here Thursday. Perry told a foreign policy forum here that Obama must find a new diplomatic approach to stop Iran's suspected nuclear arms quest because Israel -- which has held out the threat of military action ... more

Neocons Become Neoliberals As Israel Prepares For New Admin
Washington (UPI) Jan 8, 2009
While the world's eyes are fixed on the U.S. presidential inauguration of Barack Obama on Jan. 20, another election with equal importance for the future of the United States is looming in Israel three weeks later. Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni failed in her efforts in November to form a new Israeli coalition government and called for elections. They will be held Feb. 10, and Isra ... more

 

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    ENERGY NEWS
    Italy challenges EU over key climate tool
    Rome (AFP) Mar 6, 2026
    Italy is once again challenging the EU's green transition, pushing for an overhaul of the bloc's carbon trading scheme and changing the way the tool operates to try to cut electricity bills. ... more
    Swiss vote down proposal for massive 'climate fund'
    Geneva (AFP) Mar 8, 2026
    Swiss voters on Sunday rejected a proposal to create a multibillion-dollar climate fund aimed at combating global warming and its consequences, voting against it by a large margin. ... more
    AI giants promise Trump to pay for increased energy needs
    New York (AFP) Mar 4, 2026
    Seven US tech giants at the forefront of artificial intelligence committed Wednesday to offset the costs of their increased electricity needs through investments in energy infrastructure. ... more

    TECH SPACE
    CesiumAstro buys Vidrovr to embed AI across satellite communications
    Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 11, 2026
    CesiumAstro has acquired Vidrovr in a move to integrate artificial intelligence directly into its space communications systems, payloads, and satellite platforms, extending AI-driven analytics and r ... more
    Behind Space Innovation The Growing Role of Outsourcing Services
    Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 11, 2026
    Explore the reasons outsourcing has become the norm in space innovation. Discover how it helps teams reduce turnaround times, lower costs and improve results within a short time. ... more
    After oil, US moves to secure access to Venezuelan minerals
    Caracas (AFP) Mar 4, 2026
    US mining companies are lining up to invest in Venezuela, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said during a visit to Caracas on Wednesday as he pushed for greater access to critical minerals. ... more

    ROBO SPACE
    Left, right and faithful unite to demand human control over AI
    Washington, United States (AFP) Mar 4, 2026
    A coalition spanning US conservative figure Steve Bannon, progressives, labor unions and faith groups announced Wednesday a joint declaration of principles on artificial intelligence, framing the effort as a pushback against what they called Silicon Valley's reckless deployment of AI. ... more
    Europe should focus on industrial AI, SAP says
    Walldorf, Germany (AFP) Mar 4, 2026
    Europe should focus on competing in industrial AI, a top executive at German software giant SAP said, as the continent plays catch-up in the race for the cutting-edge technology against the United States and China. ... more
    Questions over AI capability as tech guides Iran strikes
    Paris, France (AFP) Mar 7, 2026
    The latest bout of fighting between the United States, Israel and Iran has seen AI deployed as never before to sift intelligence and select targets, although the technology's use in war remains hotly debated. ... more

     
    US, Iran have shared interest in Afghanistan: Petraeus
    Washington (AFP) Jan 8, 2009
    Iran could become involved in a regional strategy to the conflict in Afghanistan, as Tehran shares common interests with the United States there, suggested Thursday General David Petraeus, head of US Central Command. A resolution to the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan requires "a regional approach ... that includes Pakistan, India the Central Asian states and even China and Russia, along wit ... more

    Top Al-Qaeda operatives in Pakistan killed: US official
    Washington (AFP) Jan 8, 2009
    The head of Al-Qaeda in Pakistan and his lieutenant were killed in the past days, a US counterterrorism official told AFP on Thursday, reportedly struck by a missile fired from an unmanned drone. The men are believed to be Kenyan national Usama al-Kini, described as Al-Qaeda's chief of operations in Pakistan, and his lieutenant Sheikh Ahmed Salim Swedan, said the source, speaking on conditio ... more

    600,000 workers leave south China's industrial heartland: govt
    Beijing (AFP) Jan 8, 2009
    About 600,000 migrant workers left south China's industrial heartland last year as the economic crisis caused exports to shrink and forced factories to close, a senior official said Thursday. The number of migrants departing Guangdong province, one of the world's top makers of toys and electronic appliances, accelerated through 2008 as the global situation worsened, said provincial deputy go ... more

    Australia's Santos, Apache in 1.3 billion gas deal with Citic
    Sydney (AFP) Jan 7, 2009
    Australian energy company Santos Wednesday said it and joint venture partner Apache had signed a contract worth an estimated 1.3 billion US dollars to supply natural gas to a Citic Pacific project. Santos said the gas would be delivered to Citic's Sino Iron magnetite mining development in Western Australia from the offshore Reindeer gas field off the state's resource-rich Pilbara coast. ... more

     

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    AEROSPACE
    Northrop Grumman moves to boost B-21 Raider output
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    Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Air Force are ramping up production capacity for the B-21 Raider to field the new bomber more quickly. The company describes the program as a demonstration of its perfo ... more
    Dubai airport briefly suspends operations after interception
    Dubai (AFP) Mar 7, 2026
    Dubai airport, the world's busiest for international traffic, suspended operations Saturday before partially resuming services, after an air defence interception in the area during attacks from Iran. ... more
    France's Dassault accuses Airbus of sabotaging European aircraft project
    Saint-Cloud, France (AFP) Mar 4, 2026
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    WATER WORLD
    Water emerges as a dangerous new war target
    Paris, France (AFP) Mar 9, 2026
    Attacks on water systems are uncommon in wartime, but they have appeared in the war in the Middle East with strikes on desalination plants - critical infrastructure for millions of people in the arid region. ... more
    Hydromea and Equinor prove subsea wireless link from seabed to cloud
    Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 09, 2026
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    Warming El Nino may return later this year: UN
    Geneva (AFP) Mar 3, 2026
    The warming El Nino weather phenomenon could return later this year as its cooling opposite La Nina fades away, the United Nations said Tuesday. ... more

    DISASTER MANAGEMENT
    Residents warned 'crocs everywhere' after north Australia floods
    Sydney (AFP) Mar 8, 2026
    Police in Australia's Northern Territory warned of 'crocs everywhere' on Sunday and said they had moved more than a thousand people across the state into shelter after massive floods. ... more
    Shelter rankings and shower-timing apps: Israelis, Palestinians adjust to Iranian rockets
    Jerusalem (AFP) Mar 8, 2026
    What is Israel's best bomb shelter? And when is the best time of day to shower without interruption from a missile alert? ... more
    Children must not be 'collateral damage' in Mideast war: UN experts
    Geneva (AFP) Mar 4, 2026
    The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child insisted Wednesday that children must be protected during the war in the Middle East, highlighting an alleged air strike on an Iranian school. ... more
     

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  • Mumbai attackers ordered by phone to kill: documents
  • Military Matters: Russian ally -- Part 2
  • Israel temporarily halts Gaza bombing: army
  • 'Cybergeddon' fear stalks US: FBI
  • China, US upbeat on future of bilateral relationship
  • Turkish editor risks jail for reports on rebel attack
  • Canadian soldier allegedly killed unarmed, wounded Taliban
  • Walker's World: Sarkozy and the Britons

  • The doctor is in -- virtually
  • Shenzhou-7 Monitor Satellite Finishes Mission After 100 Days In Space
  • Time For A New National Security Space Paradigm
  • Malaysia uses satellite to fight illegal logging: report
  • Analysis: War is a cruel business
  • Woman suicide bomber kills 35 by Baghdad shrine
  • Taiwan not impressed by reported Chinese plan to withdraw missiles
  • Sri Lanka's Tamil separatist conflict far from over: analysts



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