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An advanced component of the U.S. missile defense system has been cleared for flight testing beginning next year.
The Raytheon Co., which has headquarters in Waltham, Mass., had design work carried out at the company's Missile System facilities in Tucson. The Standard Missile-3 Block IB program recently completed a critical design review, which will allow for flight tests in 2010 ... read more 
Seoul (AFP) July 14, 2009A senior US military officer said Tuesday that any North Korean attack on South Korea would be sudden and "extremely destructive", but would ultimately fail. Major General Johnny A. Weida, outgoing deputy chief of staff for the US Forces Korea, also said such an attack is highly unlikely because it would spell the end of Kim Jong-Il's regime. More than two-thirds of the North's forces ar ... more
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Macron, on UAE visit, announces new French aircraft carrier
North Korea says Japan's nuclear ambitions must be stopped 'at any cost' India's parliament passes bill to open nuclear power to private firms Russian nuclear-capable missile Oreshnik deployed in Belarus Mossad chief says Israel must 'ensure' Iran won't restart nuclear programme Zelensky says Donetsk among key disagreements in peace talks Press Release from Business Wire: Helical Fusion Co., Ltd. IAEA calls for repair work on Chernobyl sarcophagus France probes mystery drone flight over nuclear sub base France takes anti-drone measures after flight over nuclear sub base 
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Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UPI) Jul 14, 2009 Abu Dhabi Ship Building, arguably the most advanced defense contractor in the Arab states of the Gulf, recently began construction of the first of two 126-foot landing craft for the Royal Bahrain Navy. The 420-ton steel-hulled vessel being built at the company's $30 million headquarters in the Mussafah industrial zone will be able to carry 136 soldiers and will have a range of 1,200 na ... more  
San Salvador (AFP) July 14, 2009Football is known to millions as the "beautiful game," but this week El Salvador and Honduras remember a not-so-pretty episode in the sport's history 40 years ago that spurred the two nations into war. In July 1969 tensions between the two Central American nations spilled over during bad-tempered World Cup qualifying matches, which led to El Salvador scrambling its air force and bombing its ... more  
Beijing (AFP) July 14, 2009China will take all necessary measures to protect its people overseas, the government said Tuesday, after Al-Qaeda reportedly vowed to avenge the deaths of Muslims killed in Xinjiang's unrest. "The Chinese government opposes terrorism in any form," foreign ministry spokesman Qin Gang told reporters. "We will keep a close eye on developments and make joint efforts with relevant countries ... more  
Washington (UPI) Jul 14, 2009 A senior adviser on South Asia to three U.S. presidents is now warning about "Armageddon in Islamabad." At the request of President Obama, Bruce Riedel, a former CIA expert on the region, also chaired an interagency policy review on Afghanistan and nuclear Pakistan. His latest assessment says, "A jihadist victory in Pakistan, meaning the takeover of the nation by a militant Sunni movement led ... more |
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France updates net-zero plan, with fossil fuel phaseout; Fight over fossil fuels nixes key text of UN environment reportParis, France (AFP) Dec 12, 2025 France released on Friday a revamped roadmap to become carbon neutral by 2050, with an ambitious plan to phase out oil and gas. ... more  
Policies to expand US grid weigh cost reliability and emissionsBoston MA (SPX) Dec 05, 2025 Growing energy demand means the U.S. will almost certainly have to expand its electricity grid in coming years. What's the best way to do this? A new study by MIT researchers examines legislation in ... more 
EU agrees to weaken and delay green business rulesBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Dec 9, 2025 European governments and lawmakers agreed to weaken and delay new environmental and human rights rules Tuesday, clearing a key hurdle in a push to unpick EU regulations seen as too burdensome for businesses. ... more 
  
X-MAT introduces X-FOAM: A game-changing ceramic foam for extreme environmentsOrlando, FL (SPX) Dec 01, 2025 X-MAT has announced the release of X-FOAM, a 1,300°C ceramic foam engineered for use in harsh environments demanding high thermal insulation and structural performance. ... more 
Bible 1.0: How Ancient Canon Became Our First Large Language ModelsSydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 14, 2025 Modern large language models are treated as something radically new: vast statistical machines trained on almost everything humans have written, and able to regenerate knowledge on demand. Yet in structural terms, humanity has worked with something similar for millennia. ... more 
Digital twin successfully launched and deployed into spaceDavis CA (SPX) Dec 08, 2025 A dynamic digital twin designed by UC Davis researchers was launched into Earth's orbit last week aboard a SpaceX rocket. The innovation, which will model the current condition and predict the futur ... more
  
AI advances robot navigation on the International Space StationStanford CA (SPX) Dec 09, 2025 Imagine a robot about the size of a toaster floating through the tight corridors of the International Space Station, quietly moving supplies or checking for leaks - all without an astronaut at the c ... more 
Indian dance mudras yield advanced synergies for robotic hand controlLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 12, 2025 Researchers at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County extracted building blocks from precise hand gestures in Bharatanatyam, a classical Indian dance form. Their analysis revealed a richer set ... more 
MIT engineers design an aerial microrobot that can fly as fast as a bumblebeeBoston MA (SPX) Dec 05, 2025 In the future, tiny flying robots could be deployed to aid in the search for survivors trapped beneath the rubble after a devastating earthquake. Like real insects, these robots could flit through t ... more
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Nicosia (AFP) July 14, 2009The Cyprus government said on Tuesday that a reunification deal to end decades of division on the island is not on the cards in 2009, as hoped for by the international community. "As things stand now, with the positions tabled by the Turkish side, and nothing changes, we don't see how it's possible for a settlement to be agreed on and put to a referendum by December," government spokesman St ... more 
Kandahar, Afghanistan (AFP) July 14, 2009A helicopter crashed in Afghanistan on Tuesday while transporting civilian contractors, killing six passengers and a child on the ground, NATO and local officials said. It was not immediately clear why the helicopter crashed in the Sangin district of Helmand province, where US, British and Afghan forces are pressing assaults against Taliban strongholds in the south ahead of key elections. ... more  
London (AFP) July 14, 2009Some 25 Iraqis who worked for the British military are to take legal action against the government, saying they were not properly protected from extremists, the BBC reported Tuesday. The group, mainly interpreters, want compensation from British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's government because they claim they became targets for local militia who saw them as collaborators. "The Ministry ... more 
Moscow (AFP) July 14, 2009Russia on Tuesday denied it was ready to back tougher sanctions against Iran in exchange for a new arms control treaty with the United States, the Interfax news agency reported. A senior White House official had been quoted as saying last week that Russia could be prepared to drop its hostility to harsher sanctions against Tehran if a new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) was agreed. ... more |
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SDA expands Tracking Layer satellite awards and related missile defense contracts
Rheinmetall ICEYE Space Solutions to provide SAR reconnaissance data to German military
RTX radar selected to support autonomous X 62A fighter testing |
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