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Boeing Team Completes Segment Testing Of SBSS El Segundo CA (SPX) Jun 22, 2009
Boeing has successfully completed integration and testing of the space segment, as well as initial testing of the ground segments, of the Space Based Space Surveillance (SBSS) system under development for the U.S. Air Force. Completion of these milestones confirms that the space vehicle and ground segments meet requirements for the first SBSS mission. When launched, the SBSS system will ... read moreCitrix To Boost US Army's Satellite Communications Capabilities
Bethesda MD (SPX) Jun 22, 2009Citrix Systems has announced that the company's Government Systems team has partnered with TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) on its Secure Internet Protocol Router (SIPR) Non-secure Internet Protocol Router (NIPR) Access Point (SNAP) program for the U.S. Army. Specifically, Citrix WANScaler technologies are integrated into TCS SNAP Network Packages which support ongoing military operations ... more
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Gates calls US Congress move on F-22 jet a 'problem'
Washington (AFP) June 18, 2009Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday a move by US lawmakers to reject his advice and fund the production of a dozen more F-22 fighters was a "big problem." The US House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday passed an amendment extending production of the F-22 Raptor, a sophisticated stealth fighter aircraft the Pentagon has sought to scrub. Lawmakers voted 31 to 30 to provide ... more NKorea Buys Medical Equipment For Kim: As Bunker Fever Grows
Seoul (AFP) June 19, 2009A South Korean newspaper said Friday the health of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il is rapidly worsening and Pyongyang is trying to import expensive medical equipment through China. The North is also seeking to bring in an emergency helicopter, the South's largest-selling daily Chosun Ilbo reported. Kim is widely believed to have suffered a stroke last August but there was no confirmation ... more Russia ready to reduce nuclear arms: Medvedev
Amsterdam (AFP) June 20, 2009Russia is ready to significantly reduce its nuclear arms, President Dmitry Medvedev said Saturday ahead of scheduled talks on the topic with US President Barack Obama. "We are ready to reduce the number of our strategic defence arms by several times compared to START," Medvedev told journalists in Amsterdam, referring to the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty Russia is re-negotiating with the ... more Atlantic Eye: 1969, 1989, 2009
Bury St. Edmunds, England (UPI) Jun 19, 2009 I lie on the sofa watching the student demonstrations in Iran, dozing in and out, recovering from food poisoning caught at a Heathrow hotel 37 hours earlier. I cannot help but make historical comparisons. It is the 20th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution and the 41st of the Prague Spring. How will governments and their leaders react if Iran implodes? I ask my god-daughter Ellis Jones ... more |
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Two Koreas hold talks on future of joint project
Seoul (AFP) June 19, 2009North and South Korea Friday resumed talks on the fate of their last remaining reconciliation project, amid high tensions between Pyongyang and the outside world over its nuclear programme. The future of the Kaesong joint industrial estate just north of the border has become increasingly uncertain as North-South relations worsened and the nuclear standoff intensified. Pyongyang is demand ... more The tiger and the dragon
Manama, Bahrain (UPI) Jun 19, 2009 The Arabian Sea, one of the world's busiest shipping routes since ancient times and now a vital oil artery between the Gulf and Asia, is set to become an arena of competition between India and China. Both Asian giants, which need all the energy supplies they can get their hands on to fuel their mushrooming economies, are building long-range naval forces to protect their economic ... more Pakistani jets bomb Taliban's tribal hideouts: officials
Peshawar, Pakistan (AFP) June 19, 2009Pakistani fighter jets Friday bombed Taliban militant hideouts in the northwest tribal belt, officials said, as the death toll from a suspected US missile strike in the area rose to 13. Up to three unmanned drone aircraft are reported to have dropped four missiles on a training school for Islamist extremists in the lawless South Waziristan tribal zone near the Afghan border Thursday. ... more Karzai faces tough challenge
Kabul, Afghanistan (UPI) Jun 19, 2009 Afghanistan's 33 million people await their Aug. 20 elections under threat from a growing Taliban insurgency that determined U.S. and NATO troops are trying to put down. A measure of the situation was seen Tuesday, which marked the official start of campaigning for the elections. Many of the candidates for the national and provincial assembly preferred to stay home, fearing violence. ... more |
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