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NKorea Launches Three Missiles On US Holiday Washington (AFP) Jul 04, 2006 
The United States on Tuesday launched frenzied diplomacy to respond to North Korea for a "provocative" wave of missile launches but said the rockets posed no immediate threat to US territory. Top US officials immediately reached out to their counterparts in China, Japan, Russia and South Korea, and were weighing an array of diplomatic options.
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North Korea Fires Three Missiles
Seoul (AFP) Jul 05, 2006North Korea launched three missiles early Wednesday, including one which might be a long-range Taepodong-2 missile, a senior South Korean government official said. "North Korea fired two middle-range missiles and a third one which is presumably a Taepodong-2. The third one fell into the East Sea (Sea of Japan)." NKorea Missile Launches Grave Problem - Japan 
Tokyo (AFP) Jul 05, 2006North Korea fired three missiles early Wednesday, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe told reporters, describing the launches as "a grave problem in terms of peace and stability." He said the missiles landed in the Sea of Japan (East Sea) several hundred kilometers (miles) from the coast of Japan. Raytheon CAC2S Program Delivers First System To Marine Corps For Live Testing 
Tewksbury MA (SPX) Jul 03, 2006Raytheon delivered the first CAC2S (Common Aviation Command and Control System) string to Marines at Camp Pendleton, Calif., earlier this month, marking the beginning of the final live phase of system testing. |
Highly modified C-130 ready for war on terrorism
Robins AFB GA (AFNS) Jul 05, 2006The beginning of an era for Robins Air Force Base and the warfighters of Air Force Special Operations Command was marked June 28 as the first-of-its-kind MC-130W was presented to Lt. Gen. Michael W. Wooley, AFSOC commander, in a ceremony here. Bundeswehr Procures More DINGO 2 Vehicles 
Munich, Germany (SPX) Jun 30, 2006The Budget Committee of the German Parliament yesterday gave the go-ahead for the procurement of 149 allprotected transport vehicles, type DINGO 2, made by Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW). The contract totalling approx. 109 million euros is to be awarded shortly. The vehicles to be ordered include 15 for the so-called immediate requirement. US Joint Forces Command Extends GD Contract 
Suffolk VA (SPX) Jul 03, 2006General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems has been awarded a $95.5 million contract extension to continue its support of the US Joint Forces Command's Joint Experimentation Program and Joint Futures Lab. The work includes engineering, technical and administrative services. |
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Research Office Helps Excite Oxygen to Make Laser
Arlington VA (AFNS) Jul 05, 2006A team of researchers supported by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research has made a breakthrough in Electric Oxygen Iodine Laser research. The results were recently presented at the Air Force Office of Scientific Research Molecular Dynamics Program Review, held June 5-8, in Arlington. B-1B Pilot Reaches 4000 Flying Hours 
Baghdad, Iraq (AFNS) Jul 05, 2006A 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron pilot etched his name in the history books as he became the first pilot to go over 4,000 flying hours in the B-1B. Lt. Col. Jeff Roetzel recently completed an Operation Enduring Freedom combat mission that put him on a plateau that no other pilot has ever reached. Al-Qaida Alive And Kicking 
Washington (UPI) Jul 05, 2006The massive Baghdad bombing serves notice that despite the attrition inflicted upon al-Qaida in Iraq, the Iraq insurgency's capabilities remain as formidable as ever. 66 people were killed and around 100 injured in Saturday's market attack in Sadr City, Baghdad. |
EU Awaits First Response From Iran On Ending Nuclear Impasse
Brussels (AFP) Jul 05, 2006EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana holds key talks Wednesday with Iran's chief nuclear negotiator as Europe and the United States await a response to an offer to end a growing nuclear standoff. Device To Improve Weather Observations 
Wright-Patterson AFB OH (AFNS) Jul 04, 2006The 88th Operations Squadron's Weather Flight recently began using the new FMQ-19 automatic observation system to help them observe weather conditions at Wright-Patterson. This device gathers weather information from sensors at both ends of the base runways and presents it on a computer screen inside the weather flight office. Blogs Study May Provide Credible Information 
Arlington, VA (AFNS) Jul 05, 2006The Air Force Office of Scientific Research recently began funding a study of blogs. Blog research may provide analysts and warfighters with invaluable help in fighting the war on terrorism. |
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