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The ability for a tiny man-made vehicle to fly through the flapping of wings while carrying its own energy source has been achieved, the company responsible said. AeroVironment Inc., a California company, announced that the Defense Advanced research Projects Agency had awarded it a contract extension to design and build a working prototype of a nano air vehicle. The contract ... read more 
Washington (AFP) July 6, 2009US Vice President Joe Biden said, in an television interview, that the United States would not stand in the way of Israel in its dealings with Iran's nuclear ambitions. "Israel can determine for itself -- it's a sovereign nation -- what's in their interest and what they decide to do relative to Iran and anyone else," Biden told ABC television's "This Week" Sunday. "Whether we agree or ... more
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Washington (AFP) July 6, 2009US President Barack Obama's administration denied Monday that it is giving Israel the green light to attack Iran or that it is reconsidering plans to engage diplomatically with the Islamic Republic. Iranian parliament speaker Ali Larijani, formerly the country's top nuclear negotiator, warned Tehran would hold Washington responsible for any such strike after Vice President Joe Biden said ... more  
Grosseto, Italy (SPX) Jul 07, 2009Excellent results were achieved after the first operational evaluation made by NATO of a Eurofighter Typhoon Wing. A NATO evaluation team certified the Italian Air Force's 4th Fighter Wing at the Grosseto Base as a NATO Quick Response Force. This means that the 4th Wing becomes the first Eurofighter flight unit to obtain this important NATO certification. The operational evaluation ... more  
Moscow (AFP) July 5, 2009The Russian and US leaders Dmitry Medvedev and Barack Obama on Monday announced agreements on Afghanistan and cutting their nuclear arsenals as they sought a new era in battered relations. The ex-Cold War foes issued a declaration on replacing a key disarmament treaty -- including figures for major cuts in nuclear warheads -- and clinched a breakthrough deal for US military transit for ... more  
Frankfurt (AFP) July 6, 2009Germany has placed an order for 405 Puma armoured fighting vehicles from the defence contractor Rheinmetall, the company said Monday. A statement said the order was worth around 3.1 billion euros (4.3 billion dollars), the company's biggest ever, and that deliveries to the army would begin next year. The deal "clearly demonstrates the efficiency and effectiveness of the German defence ... more |
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United Nations (AFP) July 6, 2009The Security Council on Monday condemned North Korea's weekend missile launches as a violation of UN resolutions, its president said. Ugandan Ambassador Ruhakana Rugunda, who chairs the 15-member body this month, said in a statement that members "condemned and expressed grave concern" at Saturday's North Korean ballistic missile launches. ... more 
Seoul (AFP) July 6, 2009Impoverished North Korea has spent an estimated 700 million dollars this year on nuclear and missile tests, enough to solve its food shortage for at least two years, South Korean news reports said Monday. The figure includes the estimated 43 million dollar cost of test-firing five Scud and two Rodong missiles Saturday, according to unidentified government officials quoted by Chosun Ilbo news ... more 
Tel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Jul 6, 2009 Iran is driving to produce up to 1,000 long-range ballistic missiles with a range of 1,550 miles, as well as 500 mobile launchers, over the next six years, according to Israeli military experts. "The Iranians are making great efforts to obtains a significant number of missiles," according to Tal Inbar, head of the Space Research Center near Tel Aviv. "They already talk of how on ... more 
Moscow (AFP) July 6, 2009Russia is ready to help the United States fight nuclear proliferation in the Mideast and the Korean Peninsula, including with regimes "secretly" seeking atomic arms, President Dmitry Medvedev said Monday. Medvedev made the remarks after meeting in Moscow with US President Barack Obama, who has sought Russian help in dealing with Iran's and North Korea's nuclear programmes. "The world ... more |
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