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Germany's Federal Agency for Defence Technology and Procurement (BWB) has placed an order with PSM GmbH of Kassel for a major expansion of the Bundeswehr's new infantry fighting vehicle, the Puma. The Dusseldorf-based Rheinmetall Group has a 50% stake in PSM, the company in charge of the Puma project. The order for integration of the multiple role lightweight guided missile system (MELLS) ... read more 
Washington (AFP) Feb 10, 2009A US military base in Kyrgyzstan serving as a supply route for US forces in Afghanistan is important but can be replaced, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday. "I would say that Manas is important, but not irreplaceable. We are looking at alternatives," Gates told a press conference about the base which the Kyrgyz government has said it has decided to close. "We have not ... more
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Washington (AFP) Feb 9, 2009US President Barack Obama said Monday the United States and Russia should lead the way in preventing nuclear proliferation by restarting negotiations to cut their atomic arsenals. "I think it's important for the United States and Russia to lead the way on this," Obama told his first news conference. He added that he has told Russian President Dmitry Medvedev "it is important for us to ... more  
Sunnyvale CA (SPX) Feb 11, 2009The U.S. Air Force has awarded the Lockheed Martin/Northrop Grumman Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT) Space Segment Team a $75-million, six-month extension to its Risk Reduction and System Definition (RR and SD) contract. Over the next several weeks, the team will focus on delivering an Interim Design Review (IDR) in early April 2009 for the initial TSAT satellite ... more  
Moscow (AFP) Feb 10, 2009Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday that Russia sold 8.35 billion dollars worth of arms last year, a new post-Soviet record. And despite a rise of 800 million dollars (around 10 percent) in arms sales on 2007, Medvedev told his top officials to boost further purchases by seeking out new international markets. "It is obvious that this year will not be easy because the whole ... more 
Khost, Afghanistan (AFP) Feb 10, 2009A bomb attack in eastern Afghanistan Tuesday killed two soldiers from the NATO-led force helping to fight an escalating Taliban-led insurgency, a military spokeswoman said. The blast, similar to scores of others orchestrated by the Taliban against security forces, was on the outskirts of the eastern town of Khost on a road leading to the main US base in eastern Afghanistan, an AFP reporter ... more |
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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 
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CesiumAstro buys Vidrovr to embed AI across satellite communicationsLos 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 ServicesLos 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 mineralsCaracas (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
  
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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Ottawa (AFP) Feb 10, 2009The war in Afghanistan will be high on the agenda when the top US military officer meets his Canadian counterpart on Tuesday amid an increasingly effective Taliban insurgency. The visit to Ottawa by Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the US joint chiefs of staff, comes at a pivotal moment as President Barack Obama's administration reviews US strategy in Afghanistan in the face of an emboldened ... more  
Tewksbury MA (SPX) Feb 11, 2009Raytheon Company has received a $246 million Foreign Military Sales contract for Patriot system spares for the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., issued the firm fixed price contract that is initially funded at $123 million, which represents the first delivery order awarded under a five-year agreement for Patriot system spares. ... more  
Washington (AFP) Feb 9, 2009President Barack Obama Monday announced a sweeping review of US cybersecurity to protect the government's information technology systems from security and economic threats. The 60-day review is to be overseen by Melissa Hathaway, a former official in George W. Bush's presidency who coordinated cyber monitoring for the director of national intelligence, according to a White House statement. ... more 
Washington (AFP) Feb 10, 2009US President Barack Obama has named a former CIA official to chair a review of US policy on Afghanistan and Pakistan before a NATO summit in April, the White House said Tuesday. Bruce Riedel, an expert who is now a senior fellow with the Brookings Institution, will lead the inter-agency review of policy for a turbulent region that Obama has called the "central front" against Al-Qaeda. ... more |
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