MIT Makes Move Toward Vehicles That Morph
Cambridge MA (SPX) Mar 23, 2006
Picture a bird, effortlessly adjusting its wings to catch every current of air. Airplanes that could do the same would have many advantages over today's flying machines, including increased fuel efficiency. Now MIT engineers report they may have found a way for structures -- and materials -- to move in this way, essentially morphing from one shape into another.
'Irrational' US View Will Not Prevail: Iran's FM
Doha (AFP) Mar 23, 2006
US pressure on the UN Security Council to penalise Iran for its nuclear policy is "irrational" and will not succeed, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said in Qatar Wednesday. "I predict that the irrational American view will not prevail in the security council," Mottaki told reporters after meeting with Qatar's emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa.
Major Powers Fail To Break Impasse Over Iran
New York (AFP) Mar 23, 2006
Envoys of the five veto-wielding members of the UN Security held informal contacts here Wednesday but failed to break an impasse over a draft statement urging Iran to suspend uranium enrichment. US ambassador John Bolton hosted the gathering at his country's UN mission which was attended by his counterparts from Britain, China, France and Russia.
India A 'Singularly Important' Foreign Priority: US
Washington (AFP) Mar 23, 2006
Washington's landmark nuclear agreement with India reflects the flourishing US economic and political relationship with New Delhi, a senior US official said Wednesday. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns told reporters that India now occupies a "singularly important" place in US foreign policy.
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SAIC Opens Advanced Radar Research And Development/Production Center
Mclean VA (SPX) Mar 23, 2006
Science Applications International will celebrate the opening of the Advanced Radar Research and Development and Production Center with a ribbon cutting ceremony at its new facility, 100 Rialto Place in Melbourne, Fla.
Lockheed Martin: Integrated Weapons System To A-10C Flight Test Program
Owego NY (SPX) Mar 23, 2006
The Lockheed Martin-led A-10 Prime Team has delivered a new weapons delivery system to the U.S. Air Force's A-10C flight-test program. Called the Digital Stores Management System (DSMS), the new system is integrated with the Sniper and LITENING targeting pods to give the aircraft a 'smart' weapons capability for its close air support role.
Raytheon's Early Warning Radar Participates In Missile Defense Flight Test
Tewksbury MA (SPX) Mar 23, 2006
Raytheon Company's Upgraded Early Warning Radar (UEWR) at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., performed successfully in a flight test of the Ground Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) element of the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS). The test was conducted by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Feb. 23.
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New Poll Shows New Yorkers Support Missile Defense
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 23, 2006
More than 70 percent of citizens throughout the state of New York support a missile defense system with the ability to protect the United States from a nuclear, chemical or biological attack. The results came from a new poll commissioned by the Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance (MDAA).
Putin's China Visit Shifts Power
Washington (UPI) Mar 23, 2006
Russian President Vladimir Putin's state visit to China has transformed the balance of power across Eurasia. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told a press conference in Beijing Wednesday that the strategic partnership between the two giant nations was "irreversible."
Benchmarks: US Iraq Casualties Stay High
Washington (UPI) Mar 23, 2006
As Iraq teeters on -- or over -- the brink of civil war the pressure is not easing on the hard-pressed U.S. ground forces there. Over the past month, the average rate at which U.S. troops have been killed in Iraq has significantly fallen, the but the rates at which they are being wounded have dramatically increased.
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Metal Storm Conducts Test Firings Of High Explosive Ammunition In The US
Picatinny Arsenal NJ (SPX) Mar 23, 2006
Metal Storm announces that it has conducted initial test firings of High Explosive ammunition at Picatinny Arsenal in New Jersey in conjunction with the US Army's Armament Research Development and Engineering Centre (ARDEC).
Frenchman Faces Trial Next Month Over SKorean Military Documents
Seoul (AFP) Mar 23, 2006
The head of the South Korean office of French defense company Thales is expected to stand trial next month for violating laws protecting South Korean military secrets, prosecutors said Wednesday. Bernard Favre d'Echallens, 65, was charged Tuesday with two counts of obtaining classified documents concerning radar equipment for the South Korean Navy.
INX Introduces Emergency And Military Communications Solution
Dallas TX (SPX) Mar 21, 2006
RouteStep Communications, a division of INX has introduced its FALCoN product, a Forward Area Lightweight Communications Node. Weighing approximately 35 pounds, this complete, Cisco Systems-based, IP communications solution fits in the overhead compartment of an airplane and is easily transported by a single-person.
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