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 Baquba, Iraq (UPI) Jan 28, 2009 
Unmanned aerial vehicles have proven their worth in the war on terror as reconnaissance and surveillance platforms that provide battlefield commanders with real-time, optically enhanced streaming video of terrain, suspicious movements and intelligence-driven targets of interest. On the brigade level, the Shadow-200 tactical UAV stands out. On the battalion level and lower, it's the ... read more
Baquba, Iraq (UPI) Jan 29, 2009 The use of unmanned aerial surveillance vehicles is not likely to go away. Nor is the desire for "eyes in the sky" anything new. The French used a balloon for surveillance in 1794 to beat the Austrians in the Battle of Fleurus, and both sides in the U.S. Civil War made use of observation balloons. In both World Wars, the Korean War and the Vietnam War, small aircraft were used for surveillance ... more
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London (AFP) Jan 28, 2009British defence firm VT Group said Wednesday it would sell its 45-percent share in its shipbuilding joint venture, BVT Surface Fleet, to partner BAE Systems. VT Group said in a statement it would sell the stake in July for a minimum of 380 million pounds (409 million euros, 542 million dollars). "The Group has the right from 1 July 2009 to put its 45-percent shareholding in BVT to its ... more  
Seoul (AFP) Jan 29, 2009The top Japanese and South Korean nuclear negotiators held talks Thursday on ways to revive stalled six-nation disarmament negotiations with North Korea. Japan's Akitaka Saiki met his South Korean counterpart Kim Sook over lunch in Seoul and "had a wide-ranging exchange of opinions on the six-way talks," said foreign ministry spokesman Moon Tae-Young. The spokesman gave no details, but ... more 
Moscow (AFP) Jan 28, 2009Russia has shelved plans to install missiles on central Europe's doorstep after detecting a cooling by the Obama administration towards a controversial US shield project, a military official said Wednesday. Russia had warned it would deploy Iskander missiles to Kaliningrad, a Russian enclave wedged between NATO and EU members Poland and Lithuania, if Washington did not withdraw its ... more 
Warsaw (AFP) Jan 28, 2009Top brass from Germany and its neighbours France and Poland met in Warsaw on Wednesday to draw up plans for a joint battlegroup which is expected to be ready for action in crisis zones by 2013. "The battalions are an important tool of crisis management for the European Union and demonstrate it is prepared to take responsibility in this important field," German Brigadier General Hans Weirmann ... more |
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Tewksbury MA (SPX) Jan 29, 2009The Raytheon-led Team IBCS recently completed a major milestone during phase one of the U.S. Army's Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS) program. During the "System Functional Laydown" to the Army customer, Team IBCS presented its system software and hardware architecture, establishing the system baseline, which is a prerequisite to the team's IBCS design. IBCS is a U.S. Army and ... more 
Dallas TX (SPX) Jan 29, 2009Lockheed Martin successfully proved the interoperability of the US Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) missile with British M270B1 launchers in a recent test at White Sands Missile Range, NM. The flawless test provided the members of the British military and U.K. Defence Equipment and Support delegation a close look at ATACMS as they work to further determine their artillery system requirement ... more  
Reston VA (SPX) Jan 29, 2009The U.S. Army Biometrics Task Force has selected Raytheon Company to provide biometric-related services and support to enhance the ability of the Department of Defense infrastructure, architecture and standard for biometric defense capabilities. The Biometrics Operations and Support Services - Unrestricted (BOSS-U) award is an indefinite delivery-indefinite quantity contract for five years ... more  
Mclean VA (SPX) Jan 29, 2009Northrop Grumman is one of 12 companies selected for the Biometrics Operations and Support Services Unrestricted (BOSS-U) contract by the U.S. Army. BOSS-U provides a range of technical services and solutions to fulfill the Army's Biometrics Task Force's biometrics services needs. The BOSS-U program is an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract with a maximum ceiling value of $497 ... more |
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