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The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has announced the transfer of the COBRA DANE radar located at Shemya, Alaska, from MDA to the U.S. Air Force. The upgraded COBRA DANE became available for ballistic missile defense operations in 2004, and is the first missile defense capability MDA has transferred to the Air Force. For decades COBRA DANE has supported intelligence data collection on ... read more 
Washington (AFP) March 2, 2009The new US envoy for North Korea, Stephen Bosworth, is due in Beijing on Tuesday, a US official said, amid efforts to revive the nuclear disarmament talks with North Korea. "Weather permitting, he departs for Beijing today (Monday)," Gordon Duguid, a State Department spokesman, told reporters following a heavy snowstorm in Washington. "He is scheduled to meet with senior officials in Bei ... more
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Moscow (AFP) March 2, 2009Moscow is set against extending the key nuclear arms treaty that expires in 2009, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday. "The limits set in the existing accord have all been met and exceeded, both we and the Americans have in reality far fewer (missiles) than the existing accord allows," Lavrov said as quoted by the RIA Novosti news agency. "So extending it further would mea ... more 
Harlow, UK (SPX) Mar 03, 2009A subsidiary of Raytheon Company has received a U.S. Air Force contract for initial production of the GPS Advanced Digital Antenna Production system. The ADAP system protects GPS-based navigation and precise timing systems from deliberate jamming and accidental interference. The U.S. Air Force Global Positioning Systems Wing award to Raytheon Systems Limited (RSL), which is valued at ... more  
Tokyo (AFP) March 2, 2009Japan's Prime Minister Taro Aso signalled on Monday that a North Korean rocket launch - even one carrying a satellite - would lead to UN Security Council sanctions against the communist state. North Korea has said it is preparing to fire a rocket for what it calls a satellite launch, although the United States and South Korea say its purpose is to test a missile that could theoretically re ... more  
Brussels (AFP) March 2, 2009NATO expressed concern Monday about whether enough security could be provided to ensure the safe conduct of elections in Afghanistan if polls are brought forward to April. "Our concern is not the internal politics of the country. This is a sovereign country and they have not just the authority but also the structures in place to handle it," NATO spokesman James Appathurai said. "Our busi ... more |
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AI giants promise Trump to pay for increased energy needsNew York (AFP) Mar 4, 2026 Seven US tech giants at the forefront of artificial intelligence committed Wednesday to offset the costs of their increased electricity needs through investments in energy infrastructure. ... 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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Vienna (AFP) March 2, 2009The UN atomic watchdog met here Monday to discuss its deadlocked investigation into Iran's disputed nuclear drive and allegations that Syria was also engaged in illicit atomic work. At its first meeting since the change of president in the United States, the 35-member board of governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency will also discuss who will take over from Mohamed ElBaradei, wh ... more 
Vienna (AFP) March 2, 2009UN atomic watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei urged Iran on Monday to "unblock" a long-running nuclear standoff and expressed hope that a possible change in US policy towards Tehran may help break the deadlock. "I again urge Iran to implement all measures required to build confidence in the exclusively peaceful nature of its nuclear programme at the earliest possible date and to unblock this st ... more  
Tokyo (AFP) March 2, 2009Eurocopter said Monday that it had won its first order from Japan's military for two training helicopters, a deal that the European manufacturer hopes will increase to 15 aircraft. Japan's defence ministry has signed a contract to buy two EC135 helicopters, Eurocopter, a unit of European aerospace giant EADS, said in a statement. A second contract for three additional helicopters is expe ... more  
Washington (AFP) March 2, 2009British Prime Minister Gordon Brown arrives here Monday for key talks with US President Barack Obama. The plummeting economy and the Afghanistan conflict are set to top the agenda. Brown, who says he wants a "global new deal" to revive the ailing world economy at a summit of 20 leading nations in London next month, will on Tuesday become the first European leader to meet with the president a ... more |
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