US Military Plans To Make Insect Cyborgs
Washington (UPI) Mar 14, 2006
Facing problems in its efforts to train insects or build robots that can mimic their flying abilities, the U.S. military now wants to develop "insect cyborgs" that can go where its soldiers cannot. The Pentagon is seeking applications from researchers to help them develop technology that can be implanted into living insects to control their movement and transmit video or other sensory data back to their handlers.
Aerostar UAV In Police Role
Tel Aviv, Israel (SPX) Mar 14, 2006
Aeronautics Defense Systems and the Israel Highway Police have employed the Company's Aerostar UAV in a successful experiment to detect and arrest traffic offenders on the highways of Southern Israel.
Cyber Defense Chosen As Sub-Prime On Navy UAV Development Contract
St Petersburg FL (SPX) Mar 14, 2006
Cyber Defense Systems announced that it has been chosen as Sub-Prime Contractor on a Navy UAV development contract, that if fully funded would be valued at about $800,000 in revenues to the Company over the next twelve months.
Lockheed Martin: Marine Corps High Mobility Artillery Rocket System
Dallas TX (SPX) Mar 14, 2006
Lockheed Martin received a $51.6 million contract modification to provide 18 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems to the U.S. Marine Corps. The contract modification was an option in the U.S. Army's HIMARS full-rate production contract award to Lockheed Martin in December 2005.
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Baghdad 'Street' Fears Imminent Civil War
Washington (UPI) Mar 14, 2006
Rumors in Iraq have a weight that government and even newspaper reports don't seem to carry, and the latest rumors suggest Iraqis believe a civil war is imminent and the United States secretly wants it to happen.
Outside View: Pakistan Vs. al-Qaida
Washington (UPI) Mar 14, 2006
The recent visit by President George W. Bush to Pakistan focused media attention on critics of President Pervez Musharraf and prompted them to call on Bush to put more pressure on the general to embrace democratic reform.
EU Rendition Revelations Spark Anger
London (UPI) Mar 14, 2006
The United States' confirmation that the CIA operated rendition flights through European countries with the explicit knowledge of European governments prompted anger among British critics of the policy Monday.
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Boeing: Peace Eagle For Airborne Early Warning And Control Modifications
St Louis MO (SPX) Mar 14, 2006
Boeing has achieved a major milestone for Turkey's Peace Eagle program by delivering a 737-700 to TUSAS Aerospace Industries of Ankara, Turkey, for modification to an airborne early warning and control platform.
EADS Delivered Coastal Surveillance Radar System To Estonia
Munich, Germany (SPX) Mar 14, 2006
EADS Defence and Communications Systems has completed the delivery of Coastal Surveillance Radar System (CSR), which had been ordered by the Estonian Ministry of Interior. The system, operated by the Estonian Border Guard, covers the entire coastline of more than 500 km.
EADS: Command and Control And Weapons Deployment System For F125 Frigate
Munich, Germany (SPX) Mar 14, 2006
EADS has been chosen by the "Workgroup for the F125 Frigate" to supply the command and control and weapons deployment system (Fuhrungs- und Waffeneinsatzsystem - FuWES) for the next generation of the German Navy surface ship. The "Workgroup for the F125 Frigate" is made up of the shipyards ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems and Friedrich Lurssen Werft.
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China Conference Slams Taiwan
Beijing (UPI) Mar 14, 2006
China's top political advisory body ended its ten day gathering Monday with a resolution against Taiwan independence and praise for President Hu Jintao's new rhetoric on how to rule China.
Outside View: Emasculating Nuclear India
New Delhi (UPI) Mar 14, 2006
There is zero doubt that India and the U.S. are natural partners. Steady migration to the U.S., the ever-denser interlinking of the hi-tech industry in both countries, and common threats from religious fundamentalism and political authoritarianism mandate that Washington and New Delhi forge an alliance that is as close as that between the U.S. and the UK.
Raytheon Delivers Software Design Lab For P-8A MMA Radar Integration
McKinney TX (SPX) Mar 14, 2006
Raytheon successfully achieved a significant milestone for the P-8A MMA (Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft) program, having recently delivered the Software Design Lab (Radar) Protocol Emulator (SDL-PE) to Boeing.
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