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British-US Dogfight Over Next-Gen Fighter Intensifies Washington (AFP) Mar 30, 2006 
Britain is locked in a dogfight with the United States over the Pentagon's next-generation Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), with a French aircraft maker reportedly throwing a new twist into the tussle. Dassault has denied reports that Britain, angry at US budget cuts and reluctance to share technology secrets, might be preparing to pull out of the project and buy instead into its Rafale fighter.
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Iran To Stage Massive Gulf Military Maneuver
Tehran (AFP) Mar 30, 2006Thousands of Iranian troops will on Friday start a week-long military maneuver in the Gulf to ready armed forces for warding off "threats", a senior commander announced on state television. Key Security Council Members Agree On Text For Iran Crisis 
United Nations (AFP) Mar 30, 2006The five key members of the Security Council reached agreement here Wednesday on a statement urging Iran to abandon uranium enrichment activities and hope to have it approved by the full council later in the day, Britain's UN envoy said. US Air Force: Space Technology Needs Continued Development 
Washington DC (AFPN) Mar 30, 2006Space is an integral part of the Air Force mission. Whether someone is flying an airlifter, sending an e-mail or surveying a new runway, chances are space-based weather forecasting, navigation or communications systems helped make it possible. |
QinetiQ Develops Antenna That Extends UAV Reach
Benbecula, Hebrides (SPX) Mar 30, 2006A lightweight, high performance and exceptionally robust experimental antenna that enabled a helicopter to receive imagery at 'operationally useful ranges' directly from a UAV - in this case a Boeing ScanEagle - has been developed by QinetiQ and was flight trialled in March at the Hebrides range, which QinetiQ operates for the MOD. Goldeneye-50 Completes Its 100th Flight 
Manassas VA (SPX) Mar 30, 2006Aurora Flight Sciences announced that its GoldenEye-50 unmanned aerial system (UAS) completed its 100th flight during a 22-minute flight at the company's flight test facility earlier this month. LM Delivers MMSR For US Navy's Acoustic Naval Research Center 
Syracuse NY (SPX) Mar 30, 2006Lockheed Martin delivered its Multi-Mission Surveillance Radar (MMSR) system to the U.S. Navy for use at its Atlantic Underwater Test and Evaluation Center (AUTEC). |
Lockheed Martin Submits Final Proposal Revision For APKWS II
Orlando FL (SPX) Mar 30, 2006Lockheed Martin has submitted its final proposal revision for the U.S. government's Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II (APKWS II) System Design and Development (SDD) program. SatCon Wins Contract For Army's Future Combat System 
Boston MA (SPX) Mar 30, 2006SatCon Technology has announced it has been awarded a contract from BAE Systems to develop a Starter Generator for the Future Combat System (FCS) Multifunction Utility/Logistics Equipment (MULE) unmanned ground vehicle. Northrop Grumman Delivers "Smart" Bomb Rack For B-2 Stealth Bomber 
Palmdale CA (SPX) Mar 30, 2006Northrop Grumman has completed an upgrade of the U.S. Air Force's B-2 stealth bomber that allows the aircraft to deliver five times its previous capacity of independently targeted, "smart" (GPS-guided) weapons. |
Outside View: Japan's Quiet Nuclear Debate
Tokyo (UPI) Mar 29, 2006Japan lost to China in the most recent dispute over Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's visit to the Yasukuni Shrine for the war dead, where the so-called Class A war criminals are honored. US Invites Indian Officers To STRATCOM 
Washington DC (UPI) Mar 30, 2006The United States has invited India to appoint military officers to liaison posts in the U.S. Strategic Command, or STRATCOM, its largest and most critical defense set-up mandated to control strategic nuclear assets, space and missile defense and global deterrence against weapons of mass destruction, India's Financial Express newspaper reported Tuesday. British, US Diplomacy Saved India, Pakistan From War: Straw 
London (AFP) Mar 29, 2006Intense diplomatic efforts by Britain and the United States prevented nuclear neighbours India and Pakistan from going to war four years ago, British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said on Tuesday. |
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