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ATK has received a $55 million Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) contract from the U.S. Navy for the advanced anti-radiation guided missile (AARGM). The contract is for missiles, containers, spares, support/special test equipment, and required production transition activities. The contract provides for AARGM deliveries of sufficient quantity to meet the U.S. Navy's Initial Operational Cap ... read more 
Tampere, Finland (SPX) Jan 27, 2009The continued evolution of advanced tactical class unmanned air systems (UAS) is showing a marked trend towards development of zero point launch as a capability standard according to Finnish unmanned air system launching specialist Robonic. A two year development programme between Robonic of Finland and Selex Galileo to demonstrate a catapult launch capability for the Selex Falco UAS resul ... more
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Baltic Sea (SPX) Jan 27, 2009During last Autumn, the Gripen Demo performed 40 sorties as part of the development programme that focuses on opening up the flight envelope regarding speed, altitude, angle-of-attack and loads. This year, the testing has continued at the same high tempo with the latest supercruise flight part of the ongoing high speed supersonic testing that will include supersonic flights, with different ... more  
United Nations (AFP) Jan 26, 2009The new US ambassador made her UN debut Monday, pledging "vigorous" and "direct" nuclear diplomacy with Iran but warning of increased pressure if Tehran refuses to halt uranium enrichment. Susan Rice told reporters that President Barack Obama's administration looked forward to "engaging in vigorous diplomacy that includes direct diplomacy with Iran, as well as continued collaboration and par ... more  
New Delhi (AFP) Jan 26, 2009India celebrated Republic Day on Monday with a grand military parade in New Delhi held under tight security conditions, two months after the terror attacks on Mumbai. Police shot and killed two suspected Pakistani militants near the capital on the eve of the national day celebrations, as 20,000 troops were deployed to prevent extremist strikes. India says Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), a Pakista ... more  
Moscow (AFP) Jan 26, 2009Russia will open a naval base in the breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia, the head of the region's separatist administration and a Russian military source were quoted as saying on Monday. "Indeed, there is an agreement in principle on the creation of a base for ships of the Black Sea Fleet in the town of Ochamchire," Abkhaz leader Sergei Bagapsh was quoted as saying by Interfax news agency ... more |
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Left, right and faithful unite to demand human control over AIWashington, 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 saysWalldorf, 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 strikesParis, 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
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Berlin (AFP) Jan 26, 2009Germany said on Monday it had drastically cut its export guarantees for companies trading with Iran in a bid to ratchet up pressure on Tehran over its nuclear programme. Such guarantees - which insure German firms exporting to risky countries against possible non-payment - have been "clearly reduced," Thomas Steg, a spokesman for the German government told a regular briefing here. ... more 
Cherbourg, France (AFP) Jan 26, 2009The fourth and final vessel in France's new generation fleet of nuclear-powered and nuclear-armed submarines took to the sea for the first time on Monday. "Le Terrible sailed out of dry dock at 8:30 am (0730 GMT) to begin sea trials ahead of joining active service in 2010," Yann Bizien, spokesman for maritime authorities in the Channel port of Cherbourg, told AFP. Known to NATO as an SSB ... more 
Kirkuk, Iraq (AFP) Jan 26, 2009Four US soldiers were killed on Monday when two helicopters crashed in northern Iraq, American and Iraqi military officials said, but an insurgent group later claimed responsibility. "Four coalition forces members were killed when two aircraft went down in northern Iraq at approximately 2:15 am (2315 GMT Sunday)," a US army spokesman said in an initial statement. The cause of the inciden ... more 
Beijing (AFP) Jan 26, 2009Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao departs on a high-profile trip to Europe Tuesday to mend ties with Brussels after a row over Tibet last year and focus on efforts to tackle the global economic crisis. His visit will bypass France - the source of the dispute after President Nicolas Sarkozy met with the Dalai Lama in December - although Beijing signalled last week it was ready to repair relations ... more |
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