Aerojet Awarded Contract For Strategic Strike Propulsion Tech
Sacramento CA (SPX) Mar 09, 2006
Aerojet was selected by the U.S. Air Force for a second-phase contract to develop and test a full-scale solid rocket motor for application on potential Intercontinental Ballistic Missile systems. The contract is valued at approximately $20 million and was awarded by the 526th ICBM Systems Wing at Hill AFB, Utah.
CIA Sued Over Right To Publish
Washington (UPI) Mar 07, 2006
A former CIA employee, a member of the first post-Sept. 11 class of trainee U.S. spies, is suing the agency for the right to publish a memoir of his experiences, which he says officials cleared for release, but then changed their minds about.
Canadian Defence Selects Selex for Linaps Gun Mounted Nav System
Edinburgh, UK (SPX) Mar 09, 2006
SELEX Sensors and Airborne Systems working together with BAE Systems Land Systems, has secured a contract with the Department of National Defense (DND) for six LINAPS Gun Management Systems (GMS), plus spares, for their M777 Howitzers currently deployed in Afghanistan.
China Holds Military Exercises Amid Heightened Taiwan Tensions
Beijing (AFP) Mar 03, 2006
China is this week staging military exercises, state press said Friday, coinciding with a spike in tensions with Taiwan and the start of the nation's annual parliamentary session.
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Finding Persian Gulf Security Alternatives
Washington (UPI) Mar 09, 2006
Energy concerns, the War on Terror, the destabilization of Iraq and worries over nuclear proliferation in Iran have made discussions about the need for a regional strategic framework in the Persian Gulf all the more complicated and prescient.
Israeli Says Arrow Missile Can Hit Iranian Shihab Missiles
Washington (UPI) Mar 09, 2006
Senior Israeli defense officials are publicly proclaiming the reliability of their Arrow anti-ballistic missile interceptor in what appears to be a clear deterrence warning to Iran not to try and launch any nuclear missile strike against the Jewish state.
Minimizing Risk Of Attack On Electric Grid
Boston (UPI) Mar 09, 2006
In the 2001 remake of the 1960 film "Ocean's Eleven," a team of larcenists detonate an electromagnetic pulse, essentially a broad-reaching burst of electromagnetic energy, to disable the electric grid of Las Vegas in order to breach the security system of the casino they are intending to rob. Electricity flickers in the city for 30 seconds and then resumes.
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Ministers Welcome EDA Proposals To Boost Defence R&T Cooperation
Innsbruck, Austria (SPX) Mar 09, 2006
European Union Defence Ministers today welcomed new ideas for boosting EU joint spending on defence Research & Technology and asked the European Defence Agency to prepare detailed proposals for their meeting in May on a joint programme of investment in R&T, and funding arrangements to support it.
North Korea Test-Fires Two Missiles Near Border With China
Tokyo (AFP) Mar 09, 2006
North Korea on Wednesday test-fired two missiles near its border with China, Japanese news reports said. The Stalinist state carried out the missile tests at around 9:00 am (0000 GMT) and at noon (0300 GMT), Nippon Television Network said, quoting officials of the Japanese Defence Agency and public security authorities.
Raytheon: Integrated Navigation For Type 45 Destroyer
Harlow UK (SPX) Mar 09, 2006
Raytheon Systems has just been awarded a contract to provide a further three Integrated Navigation System and Bridge shipsets for the Royal Navy's new Type 45 Destroyer programme.
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Raytheon Standard Missile-3 Demonstrates Clamshell Nosecone Design
Tucson AZ (SPX) Mar 09, 2006
A Raytheon Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) successfully demonstrated proper separation of an advanced clamshell nosecone during a flight test mission off Hawaii today. The test was a major milestone for the United States-Japan Joint Cooperative Research (JCR) program, sponsored by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA).
Threats To Global Security
London (UPI) Mar 09, 2006
In an exclusive three-part interview, United Press International talks to Lord Timothy Garden, a former British assistant chief of defense staff, security and defense fellow at London's Royal Institute of International Affairs and defense spokesperson for the British Liberal Democrat Party.
US Calls NKorea's Missile Program Global Threat After Tests
Washington (AFP) Mar 09, 2006
The United States on Wednesday called North Korea's missile programs a global "threat" after the Stalinist nation reportedly test-fired two missiles. Washington also urged Pyongyang to abide by a moratorium on missile tests.
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