CAESAR Triumphs As New Gen Of Radar Takes Flight
Wiltshire, UK (SPX) Mar 06, 2006
The new generation of electronically scanned (E-Scan) radar systems has moved from lab tests to field trials when the first successful airborne operational test of Euroradar's CAESAR fighter radar system took place over Wiltshire in the UK.
Class Selected For Cyber Security Boot Camp
Rome NY (SPX) Mar 06, 2006
Forty young men and women from across the country will focus on a futuristic "cybercraft" as they participate in the 2006 Class of the Advanced Course in Engineering Cyber Security Boot Camp. A joint selection committee of Syracuse University and Air Force Research Laboratory personnel reviewed the credentials of applicants.
Defense Cooperation On Chirac's Agenda In Saudi
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (AFP) Mar 04, 2006
French President Jacques Chirac began a state visit to Saudi Arabia Saturday during which he hopes to talk the oil-rich kingdom into eventually buying French Rafale fighters and a border monitoring system. Chirac, accompanied by his wife Bernadette, was greeted by King Abdullah when he landed at Riyadh airport.
EU Moves To Boost Defense Research
Brussels, Belgium (UPI) Mar 02, 2006
European Union defense ministers are expected on Monday to agree to set up a special defense research and technology fund to narrow the gap between American and European R&T spending. EU officials said Thursday the fund would initially focus on developing high-tech tools to protect European field forces.
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Fact Sheets On Terrorist Attacks
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 06, 2006
The National Academies has prepared, in cooperation with the Department of Homeland Security, fact sheets on four types of terrorist attacks. Drawing on our many reviewed publications, the expertise of our members, and the knowledge of other esteemed authorities, the fact sheets provide reliable, objective information.
Inter-Korean Military Talks Break Down Over Border Demand
Seoul, Korea (AFP) Mar 03, 2006
High-level military talks between South and North Korea broke down Friday over the North's demand that the Cold War rivals draw a new border in disputed waters in the Yellow Sea. "There was no agreement," the chief South Korean delegate Major General Han Min-Koo said, adding both sides failed even to set a date for the next meeting.
New Heavy Airlift Capability For Oz Air Force
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Mar 06, 2006
I am pleased to announce that the Australian Government will acquire up to four new Boeing C-17 Globemaster III aircraft and associated equipment to provide the Australian Defence Force (ADF) with a heavy airlift capability. The Government has selected the C-17 by for its ability to meet the needs of the ADF over the next 30 years.
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Outside View: How Iraq's Woes Escalated
Washington DC (UPI) Mar 03, 2006
It is far too early to predict that Iraq will descend into civil war, and the players in the game keep changing and evolving. However, various groups, movements and players have already emerged that could shape a major civil war.
Outside View: The Threat Of Oil Jihad
Washington DC (UPI) Mar 03, 2006
The Feb. 24 unsuccessful terrorist attack in Saudi Arabia on the world's largest oil processing facility was intended to bring jihad to the wallets of consumers around the world. It prompted nervous buyers to bid up the price of a barrel of light crude oil by $2.37, or roughly 4 percent, on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Russia Rattles Missile Treaty
Washington DC (UPI) Mar 02, 2006
Is Russia seriously considering putting nuclear pressures on Europe to a degree not seen since the last dark days of the Cold War? Or are a group of Russian generals trying to derail the reformist military policies of President Vladimir Putin and his Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov?
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Russian Experts Predict Iranian Nuclear Bomb In Five Years
Moscow, Russia (AFP) Mar 03, 2006
Iran will have nuclear weapons within five years at the latest and the world should from now on get used to the idea, according to an experts' report due to be presented to the Russian foreign and defence policy council on Saturday.
The Moscow-Tehran Agreement
Washington DC (UPI) Mar 04, 2006
In my Policy Watch column of Feb. 24 ("Iran's Aversion to Russia"), I discussed how Iranian dislike for Russia made it unlikely that Moscow and Tehran would be able to reach an agreement for Russia to enrich uranium for Iran. Less than 48 hours later, a flurry of news reports indicated that Russia and Iran had just reached such an agreement on Feb. 26.
US Air Force Seeks New Tanker
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 06, 2006
The Air Force wants a new refueler aircraft, something commercially available now, which can be modified to replace the existing KC-135 Stratotanker fleet. That testimony came from Air Force leaders associated with the tanker replacement program, Feb. 28 in front of the House Armed Services Committee subcommittee on projection forces.
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