Lockheed Martin Receives Funding For Final Year Of Sea Shadow Operations
Cherry Hill NJ (SPX) Mar 20, 2006
The Department of the Navy awarded Lockheed Martin a $1.1 million, 12-month contract to finish several experiments aboard Sea Shadow IX-529 and then deactivate the ship after seven years of continuous service. Built in secrecy and launched by Lockheed Martin in 1985 to test various naval technologies, Sea Shadow would later capture the public's imagination and become a source of urban legend. Adding to the ship's mystique was the James Bond thriller Tomorrow Never Dies, in which the villain's ship was a rocket-carrying vessel remarkably similar to Sea Shadow.
JDAM Continues To Be Warfighter's Weapon Of Choice
Eglin AFB FL (SPX) Mar 21, 2006
To call yourself the Airman warfighter's weapon of choice is one thing, but it's quite another to go out and back it up. Since its debut in 1999, the Joint Direct Attack Munition, or JDAM, has been called upon more than 15,000 times and continues to be used in the global war on terror.
Responsive, Affordable Satellite Enhances Support To Warfighter
Kirtland AFB NM (SPX) Mar 21, 2006
In the battle environment, every second counts, and accelerated (within 10 minutes) information downloaded to the joint warfighter, to be demonstrated in the upcoming TacSat-3 mission, could result in victory, but more importantly, in lives saved.
Largest Ever F-16 Modernization Program Enhances Aircraft
Wright-Patterson AFB OH (SPX) Mar 21, 2006
The largest ever F-16 modernization program continues to advance, making the aircraft a more lethal, survivable and network-centric weapon system in the Global War on Terrorism.
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No One Can Take Away Iran's Nuclear Know-How: President
Tehran (AFP) Mar 21, 2006
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad vowed Monday that "no one can take back" the Islamic republic's nuclear technology, in a televised address to mark Iranian New Year. "Nuclear technology is not something we obtained easily, or something someone gave us so they could take it back; no one can take it back," he said.
Nukes Overshadow US-Iran Talks
Washington (UPI) Mar 21, 2006
Iran's willingness to talk to the United States about Iraq probably was as big a surprise in Tehran as it was in Washington. Bush policymakers, administration sources have told UPI, remain concerned that the Iranian offer may be just another ploy to play for time while their nuclear development program roars ahead regardless.
Iran And The Nuclear Standoff
Bristol, England (UPI) Mar 21, 2006
After a week of diplomatic wrangling, the United Nations Security Council is expected to issue a consensus statement this week urging Iran to suspend its uranium enrichment program. Iranian belligerence has exposed deep fissures among the Council's five permanent members.
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Mortar Attack On Iraq Shiites Highlights Sectarian Divide
Karbala, Iraq (AFP) Mar 21, 2006
A missile was fired into a Shiite holy city Sunday as hundreds of thousands gathered for a major religious holiday, raising fears of civil war on the third anniversary of America's war on Iraq.
FBI Agent Warned Of Possible Hijacking Before September 11
Alexandria VA (AFP) Mar 21, 2006
An FBI agent testified Monday that he warned his bosses about Zacarias Moussaoui 70 times before the September 11 attacks, and raised fears he planned to hijack an airliner.
US Blasted For Creating Terrorism "Quagmire" On Anniversary Of Iraq War
Sydney (AFP) Mar 21, 2006
Asian newspapers Monday took the United States to task on the third anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, with one commentator saying it had created the ideal environment for terrorism to fester.
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Interview: Bruce Hoffmann
Washington (UPI) Mar 21, 2006
Bruce Hoffmann is vice president of the Rand Corporation and a leading U.S. expert on internationalism terrorism and counter-insurgency. He spoke with United Press International's National Security Correspondent Martin Sieff.
Stinger Missiles In Afghanistan A Threat: US
Kabul (AFP) Mar 21, 2006
US-made Stinger missiles will pose a threat to military and commercial aircraft across the region if they fall into the hands of Taliban rebels in Afghanistan, the US-led coalition said Monday. Washington supplied a large number of shoulder-fired Stingers to Afghans fighting the Soviet occupation in the 1980s and dozens are still thought to be missing.
The Sino-Russian Superpower
Beijing (UPI) Mar 21, 2006
Vladimir Putin's trip to Beijing Tuesday for the opening ceremony of the "Year of Russia in China" is a key evolution in the geopolitical economy America faces. Following the collapse of the Soviet Union 15 years ago, neither Russia nor China by itself could effectively compete with the United States.
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