January 12, 2009 Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense SpaceWar Advertising Kit
Boeing Increases Capability Of On-Orbit US Navy Satellite
El Segundo CA (SPX) Jan 12, 2009
Boeing has reconfigured an on-orbit U.S. Navy satellite, adding 30 percent more communications capability. The satellite, the 11th in the Ultra-High Frequency Follow-On (UFO) series built by Boeing, was launched in 2003 and supports the Navy's global communications network, serving ships at sea and a variety of other U.S. military fixed and mobile terminals. UFO 11 has the most sophisticat ... read more

US rejected Israel's plea for strike against Iran: report
Washington (AFP) Jan 10, 2009
US President George W. Bush last year rejected a secret Israeli request for an air strike against the main Iranian nuclear complex using US bunker-busting bombs, The New York Times reported on its website late Saturday. But citing unnamed senior US and foreign officials, the newspaper said Bush had authorized a new covert operation aimed at sabotaging Iran's suspected effort to develop nucl ... more

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Boeing-Insitu ScanEagle Completes 1500 Shipboard Sorties With US Navy
St. Louis MO (SPX) Jan 12, 2009
The ScanEagle unmanned aircraft system (UAS), a joint effort of Boeing and Insitu Inc., this week completed its 1,500th shipboard sortie in service with the U.S. Navy. ScanEagle has provided persistent, cost-effective intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) to the Navy since July 2005. The Navy has used ScanEagle aboard a variety of ships - ranging from the destroyer USS Mahan ... more

Tank Warfare On The Gaza Battlefield Part Two
Washington (UPI) Jan 9, 2009
The failure of Hamas, the Islamic Resistance Movement, to provide any fight worthy of the name to Israeli ground forces in the first few days of operations in Gaza this week contrasted with the effectiveness of Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed Party of God in southern Lebanon, in standing fast against an Israeli ground forces offensive in July 2006. The success of Israel's first ground ope ... more

Obama vows to tackle Middle East 'on day one'
Washington (AFP) Jan 11, 2009
US president-elect Barack Obama vowed to take swift action on the Middle East peace process and Iran's nuclear ambitions but played for time to shut down the Guantanamo Bay prison camp. In an interview with ABC's "This Week" program broadcast Sunday, Obama defended his reluctance to speak out on Israel's bloody offensive in the Gaza Strip before he succeeds President George W. Bush on Januar ... more

Boeing Unites UK Rotorcraft Support Business
London UK (SPX) Jan 12, 2009
Boeing Defence UK has established a new operation to focus on Boeing's rotorcraft support business in the United Kingdom. The new organization, Boeing UK Rotorcraft Support, is part of the Boeing Integrated Defense Systems business unit. Boeing's UK portfolio of rotorcraft support activities includes the Chinook Through Life Customer Support program, which received the Chief of Defence Mat ... more

 

  • Obama vows swift engagement with Iran


  • Lockheed Martin Team Wins Role In DoD Biometrics Contract Vehicle


  • Israel pounds Gaza City after warning of escalation


  • Israel begins sending reservists into Gaza: report
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    ENERGY NEWS
    'Hard to survive': Kyiv's elderly shiver after Russian attacks on power and heat
    Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Jan 28, 2026
    Shivering in her flat after Russian strikes knocked out the heating, 91-year-old Lidia Teleschuk said she couldn't remember a winter this harsh since World War II. ... more
    Zelensky seeks more air defence as Russia plunges Kyiv into cold
    Vilnius (AFP) Jan 25, 2026
    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sought more air defence support from allies on Sunday as hundreds of buildings in Kyiv were without heating in freezing temperatures for a second day after Russian strikes. ... more
    US to repeal the basis for its climate rules: What to know
    Washington, United States (AFP) Jan 17, 2026
    President Donald Trump's administration is finalizing its repeal of a foundational scientific determination that underpins the US government's authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, with an announcement expected in the coming weeks. ... more

    TECH SPACE
    Launching the idea of data centers in space
    San Francisco, United States (AFP) Feb 3, 2026
    Tech firms are floating the idea of building data centers in space and tapping into the sun's energy to meet out-of-this-world power demands in a fierce artificial intelligence race. ... more
    Anthropic unveils new AI model as OpenAI rivalry heats up
    San Francisco, United States (AFP) Feb 5, 2026
    Anthropic on Thursday released its latest high-performing artificial intelligence model, escalating its challenge to OpenAI in the intensifying AI race. ... more
    Musk merges xAI into SpaceX in bid to build space data centers
    San Francisco, United States (AFP) Feb 3, 2026
    Elon Musk has announced that his rocket company SpaceX will take over his artificial intelligence outfit xAI, as he seeks to raise billions of dollars for his science fiction-worthy outer space projects. ... more

    ROBO SPACE
    Reprogrammable metal bricks give robots muscle-like adaptability
    Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 04, 2026
    Mechanical engineers at Duke University have demonstrated a proof-of-concept material system that allows solid Lego-like building blocks to be programmed with different mechanical properties and the ... more
    OpenClaw's AI agent does everything, even social media
    Washington, United States (AFP) Feb 2, 2026
    Meet OpenClaw: the AI assistant that promised to be your dream intern, terrified cybersecurity experts, and now thrives on chatbot-only social media - all in just a few weeks. ... more
    Human taught tactile control lets robots grasp diverse objects
    Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 19, 2026
    When humans pick up everyday items such as fragile eggs or slippery metal cups, they instinctively adjust their grip using tactile feedback to avoid breaking or dropping them. In contrast, enabling ... more

     
    Israel Placing US Army At Risk Part Two
    Washington (UPI) Jan 9, 2009
    An Israeli attack on the Islamic Republic of Iran could bring about the loss of the army that the United States still keeps deployed in Iraq. If I sound like the Roman politician Cato in repeating this warning endlessly, I do so with reason. The destruction of an entire American army in Iraq would mark a historic turning point. It would prove to be America's Syracuse expedition - echoing ... more

    Iran uses front companies to flout US export ban: report
    Washington (AFP) Jan 10, 2009
    Iran is successfully using front companied based in the Gulf region and Asia to import American technology that can be can have military use, The Washington Post reported on its website late Saturday. Citing US researchers and Justice Department documents, the newspaper said Iran in the past two years had acquired numerous banned items including circuit boards, software and Global Positioni ... more

    Cyber Warfare Doctrines 2009 - Part Seven
    Arlington, Va. (UPI) Jan 9, 2009
    Within the U.S. federal government, most of the funding allocated to information security and offensive cyber operations is spent by agencies of the Department of Defense. The biggest player is the National Security Agency at Fort Meade, Md., which since the early days of the Cold War has been engaged in collecting and analyzing signals intelligence. The NSA appears to have lead ... more

    Bush plays joker, honors father with 'awesome' ship
    Washington (AFP) Jan 10, 2009
    Outgoing US President George W. Bush showed off his lighter side Saturday when speaking at the commissioning ceremony of a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier named after his father. Standing in the shadow of the USS George H.W. Bush, named after the 41st president of the United States, Bush told supporters and navy personnel he was "thrilled to be here to help commission an awesome ship and to ... more

     

  • Australian military says senior Taliban commander killed


  • DMCii and DynAgra Help Farmers Control Costs And Boost Yields


  • A tale of two museums unfolds as Taiwan-China rivalry thaws


  • Analysis: Can clean tech save the economy?
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    AEROSPACE
    AI search tool helps design next generation hydrogen jet engine
    Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 21, 2026
    On paper, the goal was straightforward: design a hydrogen powered aircraft engine that could outperform conventional gas turbines, while cutting emissions at the same time. Rather than simply provin ... more
    Airline sector falling behind on clean fuel switch: IATA
    Singapore (AFP) Feb 2, 2026
    The airline industry's green transition is stalling as high costs and limited output choke the rollout of cleaner jet fuel, the head of the industry's trade association said on Monday. ... more
    Indonesia receives first batch of French-made Rafale jets
    Jakarta (AFP) Jan 26, 2026
    Indonesia has received its first three French-made Rafale fighter jets as part of a multibillion-dollar deal between the two countries, a defence ministry spokesman said Monday. ... more

    WATER WORLD
    Rock microbes reveal hidden groundwater carbon engine
    Berlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 03, 2026
    Deep underground, microbial communities living on rock surfaces are emerging as powerful but largely overlooked drivers of groundwater chemistry and carbon storage. A team from the Cluster of Excell ... more
    Zoantharian cousins blur long held divide between Atlantic and Indo Pacific reefs
    Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 06, 2026
    For decades, marine biogeography has treated the Atlantic and Indo Pacific oceans as distinct biological worlds, with reef communities and coral assemblages thought to share little overlap across th ... more
    'So little we know': in submersibles revealing the deep sea
    Aboard Oceanxplorer, Indonesia (AFP) Jan 28, 2026
    A dome-fronted submersible sinks beneath the waves off Indonesia, heading down nearly 1,000 metres in search of new species, plastic-eating microbes and compounds that could one day make medicines. ... more

    DISASTER MANAGEMENT
    IAEA board meets over Ukraine nuclear safety concerns
    Vienna (AFP) Jan 30, 2026
    The UN nuclear watchdog's board of governors will meet Friday to discuss nuclear safety in Ukraine, with several countries expressing "growing concern" over volatile conditions at Ukrainian power plants. ... more
    Climate change fuels disasters, but deaths don't add up
    Paris, France (AFP) Jan 21, 2026
    Climate change is turbocharging heatwaves, wildfires, floods and tropical storms, but how deadly have extreme weather events become for people in their path? ... more
    Hong Kong ferry disaster ruled 'unlawful killing' after 13 years
    Hong Kong (AFP) Jan 21, 2026
    A Hong Kong ferry collision in which 39 people died more than a decade ago was an unlawful killing, according to a long-awaited court ruling on Wednesday. ... more
     

  • Analysis: African oil faces challenges
  • Analysis: Caspian energy in 2009
  • Analysis: Central Asian energy in 2009
  • Analysis: Chevron Nigeria resumes oil flow
  • Exxon chief backs carbon tax
  • India Inc in damage-control mode after billion-dollar fraud scandal
  • New technique 'banks' wind farm energy
  • No breakthrough as Japan, China discuss gas field

  • Russian gas crisis puts a flame under nuclear debate in Europe
  • Swords and Shields: Boosting Venezuela
  • Sony debuts pocket-sized notebook computer
  • Windows 7 beta available worldwide on Friday
  • Wall crumbling between televisions and computers
  • Thompson Files: F-22 deterrent
  • Tank Warfare In The Gaza Battlefield
  • South African Arms Industry Gets Cosy With China

  • Outside View: Pakistan's terror connection
  • Pentagon denies missile defense sales talks with India
  • Outside View: Internet threats -- Part 6
  • Panel warns of weakness in US nuclear deterrent
  • North Korea nuclear ambitions will test Obama: official
  • Mumbai attackers ordered by phone to kill: documents
  • Obama to face Iran nuclear crisis in first year, ex US official warns
  • Neocons Become Neoliberals As Israel Prepares For New Admin



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