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Livermore CA (SPX) Jan 11, 2005Scientists have developed a new "biological smoke detector" to help protect against potential bioterrorist attacks, according to a study published in the Jan. 1 edition of Analytical Chemistry. Taiwan Successfully Test-Fires Anti-Ship Missile: Report 
Taipei, Taiwan (AFP) Jan 07, 2005Taiwan has successfully test-fired its Hsiung Feng III supersonic anti-ship missile in a major military technology breakthrough expected to beef up the island's defense capabilities against rival China, it was reported here last Friday. |
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Honeywell Begins Flight Tests Of New 13-Inch UAV
Phoenix AZ (SPX) Jan 10, 2005Honeywell announced last Thursday that it has begun flight testing a new 13-inch autonomous surveillance aircraft that a foot soldier can carry on his back. Honeywell is developing the aircraft, called the Micro Air Vehicle, for DARPA as part of its Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration program. Proxity Sub Cyber Defense Announces CyberBug Ready For Sale 
St Petersburg FL (SPX) Jan 07, 2005Proxity announced Thursday that its operating subsidiary Cyber Defense Systems is making available for sale CyberBug, the first of the Company's planned product line. BioWar: Rethinking Biodefense Budgets 
WASHINGTON DC (UPI) Jan 06, 2005Over the remaining nine months of the U.S. government's 2005 fiscal year billions of dollars will spent on biodefense and more billions likely will be agreed too. What will emerge, however, is an ever louder debate over whether the money is being well spent. Raytheon Delivers Five STANDARD Missile-3 Rounds For Aegis 
Tucson AZ (SPX) Jan 04, 2005Raytheon has delivered five STANDARD Missile-3 rounds to the Missile Defense Agency for deployment as a key element of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System. L-3 Communications Acquires Tactical UAV Maker 
New York NY (SPX) Jan 06, 2005L-3 Communications announced Wednesday that it completed the acquisition of BAI Aerosystems, a maker of tactical UAVs for the US Marines. The transaction was completed December 21, 2004, financial terms of the were not disclosed. Outside View: Pakistan 'Tail' Wags U.S. 'Dog' 
Atlanta (UPI) Jan 04, 2005In terms of America's global war on terror, no country is talked about more than Pakistan. After Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf made the fateful decision to abandon a policy of propping up the Taliban and insouciance if not support of al-Qaida, Pakistan has become the most feted ally in official circles in Washington. The State Of Weapons Proliferation In 2004 
by Amy KatzWASHINGTON DC (SPX) Dec 29, 2005 Part 1 - Nuclear. During the 2004 U.S. presidential campaign both President George Bush and his opponent, Senator John Kerry, said nuclear proliferation is the single greatest global threat. The five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council - the United States, Russia, China, Britain and France - all possess nuclear weapons. India, Pakistan and Israel have them as well. |
ATK Test Demonstrates Pulse-Capable Solid Divert and Attitude Control System Design
Minneapolis MN (SPX) Jan 04, 2005ATK and Honeywell successfully completed a hot-fire test of a Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Solid Divert and Attitude Control System (SDACS) incorporating design features to improve performance and reliability. The hot fire test, conducted on November 30 at ATK facilities in Elkton, Md., marked a major milestone in the evolutionary enhancement of this proven system design. This SDACS technology is used to control the yaw, pitch, and roll of the Mk 142 Kinetic Warhead (KW) used in the SM-3. US Official Defends Plans for Missile Defense Despite Test Failure 
WASHINGTON DC (VOA) 17 Dec, 2004A Bush administration official says the United States will continue to pursue missile defense despite a failed test of the system this week when an interceptor missile did not go off during an exercise in the Pacific Ocean. The official made his comments just hours after the United States signed an agreement with Japan to expand cooperation on missile defense. Danger Of Nuclear War Mounting On Korean Peninsula: North Korea 
Seoul, South Korea (AFP) Jan 01, 2005North Korea said Saturday that the risk of a nuclear war was mounting on the Korean peninsula as the United States attempts to "stifle" it by force. It urged Washington to drop its "hostile" policy toward the communist state and demanded solidarity among all Koreans in order to drive out US troops stationed in South Korea, calling them the "very source of a nuclear war." India And Pakistan Swap List Of Nuclear Facilities 
Islamabad (AFP) Jan 01, 2005Nuclear rivals Pakistan and India exchanged lists of their nuclear facilities Saturday in line with a bilateral agreement to hand over such information annually on New Year's day, the foreign ministry said. Al-Qaida's Nuclear Ambitions Said Unattainable 
WASHINGTON (UPI) Dec 29, 2004Although Osama bin Laden has received the blessing of a Saudi cleric to acquire nuclear weapons, it will be difficult for al-Qaida to put together a useable device, says an article published in The Washington Post Wednesday. Analysis: Clemency Sought For Ohio Troops 
WASHINGTON (UPI) Dec 28, 2004Army Maj. Catherine Kaus spent Christmas Day in the Navy brig in San Diego as she has for past six months, serving a sentence for allowing her Ohio National Guard unit to scavenge three Army trucks so they could keep fuel and helicopter parts moving to troops in Iraq. Russia Vows To Keep Its Nuclear Superpower Status 
Moscow (AFP) Dec 24, 2004Russia will keep pace with the United States in nuclear weapons technology but not in the size of its strategic arsenal, Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov said Friday according to Interfax news agency. |
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