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Pakistani Nuke Scandal Back On
Washington (UPI) Apr 11, 2005Pakistan is a close U.S. ally in the war against terror, but this alliance continues to be fragile and is often tested by events that embarrass both. The indictment of a Pakistani businessman charged with illegally exporting nuclear-capable devices to his country has once again strained this alliance. Northrop Grumman Conducts First Flight Of Endurance Hunter UAV 
San Diego CA (SPX) Apr 12, 2005Northrop Grumman has conducted the first flight of a new configuration of the U.S. Army's RQ-5A unmanned aerial vehicle system called the Endurance Hunter (E-Hunter). Hezbollah UAV Drone Flies Over Israel 
Sidon, Lebanon (AFP) Apr 11, 2005The Lebanese Shiite Muslim movement Hezbollah said its guerrillas flew a pilotless drone over northern Israel on Monday, provoking overflights of south Lebanon by Israeli warplanes. |
DARPA's 'Wasp' May Carry Powerful Sting
MCAGCC Twentynine Palms CA (SPX) Apr 11, 2005Warriors throughout history have known that intelligence wins battles by helping eliminate the so-called "fog of war." US Air-Launches Ballistic Missile As Target In Missile Defense Test 
Washington (AFP) Apr 08, 2005The United States launched a medium range target missile from an airborne C-17 transport plane over the Pacific Friday as part of an effort to make missile defense tests more realistic, the Pentagon said. Aurora Flight Sciences Delivers Major Global Hawk Assembly 
Manassas VA (SPX) Apr 11, 2005Aurora Flight Sciences announced last Thursday that it delivered the first aft fuselage for the new RQ-4B model of the Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle to prime contractor Northrop Grumman. |
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Defense Scientists Call For Halt To Missile Defense Deployment Funding
Washington (AFP) Apr 07, 2005A group of top US scientists, including nine Nobel Prize winners, called on Congress Thursday to stop funding deployment of interceptor missiles for a controversial ground-based missile defense system, saying it was incapable of defending against a real attack. Boeing Completes SBSS Pathfinder Preliminary Design Review 
St Louis MO (SPX) Apr 07, 2005Boeing, in partnership with Northrop Grumman Mission Systems, has successfully completed the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for the Space Based Space Surveillance (SBSS) Pathfinder system. Space Facility Transferred To Russia 
Dushanbe, Tajikistan (UPI) Apr 6, 2005Russia and Tajikistan have agreed to transfer a military space-tracking facility to Russian ownership, local media reported Wednesday. |
U.S. Military Wants Weapons In Space
Washington (UPI) Apr 6, 2005The Bush administration is advocating the weaponization of space to sustain the global dominance of the U.S. military. "Because we depend so heavily on space capabilities, we must be prepared when directed to confront adversaries on the high ground of space," former Air Force Secretary Peter Teets told Congress in March. NJIT Math Professor Helps Navy Detect Subs; Explains Global Warming 
Newark NJ (SPX) Apr 06, 2005The world's oceans, and mathematics, have a lot to say to Eliza Michalopoulou, PhD, associate professor in the department of mathematics at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). Global Hawk Reaches 4,000th Combat Flight Hour 
San Diego CA (SPX) Apr 05, 2005Northrop Grumman's RQ-4 Global Hawk reached 4,000 combat hours on March 23 during an operational mission in support of the war on terrorism. |
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