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 Ile du Levant, France (SPX) Feb 17, 2009 
The new Sea Viper air defence missile system demonstrated its ability to protect air, land and sea forces during a second, successful test firing. The missile system was successfully test-fired from the 12,000 tonne trials barge Longbow, near the Ile du Levant off the French coast. The Longbow barge has a full replica of the air defence equipment the new Type 45 destroyers will carry ... read more 
Washington (AFP) Feb 17, 2009In his first major military move, President Barack Obama Tuesday approved the deployment of 17,000 more troops to Afghanistan, saying they were needed "to stabilize a deteriorating situation." "There is no more solemn duty as President than the decision to deploy our armed forces into harm's way," Obama said in a statement. "I do it today mindful that the situation in Afghanistan and ... more
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Arlington, Va. (UPI) Feb 17, 2009 Sometime in the next dozen days, President Barack Obama will make his first big decision about America's future military capabilities. The fiscal 2009 National Defense Authorization Act requires the president to tell Congress by March 1 whether the nation's interest is best served by purchasing more F-22 fighters or ceasing production. If he decides to end the program, contractor Lockheed ... more 
Washington (UPI) Feb 17, 2009 Wanted: a large airport in Central Asia, preferably a former Soviet air base. With the clock ticking for the United States to close Manas Air Base in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, the Pentagon is scrambling to find an alternative. The aircraft deployed by the U.S. Air Force at Manas are primarily military cargo planes, aerial tankers for in-flight refueling and smaller aircraft to ferry supplie ... more  
Washington (UPI) Feb 16, 2009 There are some things that are worse than a weak economy, and the possibility of a nuclear attack against America's homeland, its forward-deployed forces or its allies is one of those things. The number of countries possessing nuclear warheads and the ballistic missiles needed to deliver them quickly against distant targets is growing. As that worrisome trend unfolds, U.S. policymakers ... more  
Wethersfield, UK (SPX) Feb 17, 2009In recent years Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have been used in a number of high profile military deployments in Afghanistan and Iraq. Now the technology has been adapted for domestic use and is attracting the interest of a number of Police Forces and other civilian agencies. Merseyside Police and British Transport Police have already introduced UAVs into service and many others, including ... more |
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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 
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Washington (AFP) Feb 17, 2009The State Department Tuesday denied any link between General David Petraeus' visit to Uzbekistan and a possible US military base closing in neighboring Kyrgyzstan that could affect the US-led mission in Afghanistan. The Uzbekistan visit by the commander of US forces in Afghanistan and Iraq, said State Department spokesman Gordon Duguid, "is not about supply routes or ... to the Manas air ... more 
Athens (AFP) Feb 17, 2009NATO subsidiary NAMSA renewed its contract with Greek electronics firm Intracom for the maintenance of its European arsenal of Patriot missiles, the company announced on Tuesday. The contract covered the maintenance of Patriot air-defence missiles in Germany, Greece, the Netherlands and Spain, said the statement from Intracom Defense Electronics. Intracom did not say how much the contract ... more  
Paris (AFP) Feb 17, 2009Iran has failed to provide any clarification on the possible military dimension of its nuclear programme, the UN atomic watchdog's chief Mohamed ElBaradei said here Tuesday, while stressing that it was not clear Tehran wants to build a nuclear weapon. "Iran right now is not providing any access, any clarification with regards to the whole area of the possible military dimension," said ... more  
Shanghai (AFP) Feb 17, 2009After a year surrounded by death in Vietnam -- gripping a machine gun between diving for cover from howitzer fire -- Zhou Feng decided to spend the rest of his days protecting life, not ending it. China invaded Vietnam 30 years ago this week, but the event will not be officially marked by Beijing, which refuses to acknowledge the war -- making life even harder for veterans such as Zhou who ... more |
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