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Iran May Launch Its Own Spy Sat Washington (UPI) Feb 07, 2007 
Is Iran about to put a spy in the sky? The Israeli debka.com Web site, which maintains a wide circle of sources within Israeli intelligence, has claimed that Tehran may soon launch its own surveillance satellite. The booster vehicle would be a BM25 ballistic missile, "18 of which were purchased from North Korea, notwithstanding Pyongyang's denials of aid to Iran's nuclear program," Debka said in a report published Jan. 28.
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Iran Test-Fires Russian Air Defence Missiles
Tehran (AFP) Feb 07, 2007Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards on Wednesday successfully test-fired a new Russian-made air defence missile system, whose delivery last month sparked bitter US criticism. The test-firing of the surface-to-air missiles, on the first of two days of war games by the Guards' air force and naval divisions, comes amid mounting tensions with the West over the Iranian nuclear programme. Report That US And North Korea Signed Nuke Deal Memorandum Last Month In January 
Tokyo (AFP) Feb 08, 2007The United States and North Korea have signed a memorandum under which Pyongyang has agreed to shut down a nuclear reactor in exchange for energy aid, a newspaper said Thursday. Washington's chief envoy to six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear programme, Christopher Hill, and North Korean counterpart Kim Kye Gwan signed the memorandum last month when they met in Berlin, the Asahi Shimbun said. No Chance Of Quick Success In North Korea Talks 
Beijing (AFP) Feb 07, 2007North Korea will not give up its nuclear arms anytime soon, the chief US envoy to six-nation talks on Pyongyang's atomic programme said here Wednesday as he arrived for another round of negotiations. US Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill reiterated that he was only hoping to make a start in convincing North Korea to recommit to a September 2005 deal in which it said it would give up its nuclear arms. |
US Military Must Stand Ready To Face Threats Says Gates
Washington (AFP) Feb 07, 2007The United States has to boost its military machine to meet all threats and not just the war in Iraq, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday. "We need the full range of military capabilities. We need ... the ability for regular force-on-force conflicts, because we don't know what's going to develop in places like Russia and China, in North Korea, in Iran and elsewhere," he told the House of Representatives Armed Services committee. The Defense Spending Surge 
Arlington (UPI) Feb 06, 2007On Monday, the Bush administration released details of its proposed military budget for 2008. According to Steven Kosiak of the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, it is the biggest military spending request since 1946 -- the last year of budgeting for World War II. Russian Defence Chief Unveils Army Spending Spree 
Moscow (AFP) Feb 07, 2007Russian Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov unveiled ambitious plans on Wednesday to replace half the Russian army's hardware by 2015 in a speech seen as preparation for a possible presidential bid. "Around 45 percent of current military hardware will be replaced in the framework of army and fleet re-armament" by 2015, Ivanov said in a speech to Russian deputies in Moscow. |
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Raytheon Completes Patriot Live-Fire Test With 3-for-3 Successes
Tewksbury MA (SPX) Feb 08, 2007Raytheon's Configuration 3 Patriot system, composed of a Patriot Guidance Enhanced Missile-T (GEM-T), a Patriot launcher, engagement control station and Patriot radar, destroyed a surrogate cruise missile target to complete a perfect three-for-three mission set as part of a two-month evaluation at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. US Asks India To "Try Us" As Defence Partner 
Bangalore (AFP) Feb 07, 2007The United States has for the first time flown in its big guns for India's air show, seeking a slice of a market that may generate 30 billion dollars of defence deals in five years. More than 50 firms from the United States are taking part in Aero India starting Wednesday, including Boeing, which makes the F-18, Lockheed Martin, the manufacturer of the F-16, General Electric and Raytheon. Boeing ScanEagle Team Achieves Compliance With NATO UAV Interoperability Standard 
St. Louis MO (SPX) Feb 08, 2007The Boeing and Insitu ScanEagle team have gained compliance with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) interoperability standard. The standard, also known as Standardization Agreement (STANAG) 4586, establishes specifications for a common ground station system for UAVs used by NATO military forces. Compliance with STANAG 4586 allows NATO member nations to jointly support military operations using their own UAVs and ground control station equipment. |
US Consults African Countries On Planned Military Center
Washington (AFP) Feb 07, 2007The United States is consulting African countries about its plan to establish a regional command center to oversee US military actions on the continent, a senior Pentagon official said Wednesday. "We are now in the process of consulting with the 53 host nations in the continent of Africa, consulting with them both at the diplomatic levels and through military channels," Ryan Henry, the principal deputy under secretary of defense, said at a news conference. Raytheon To Strengthen Ties With India During Aero India Trade Show In Bangalore 
Bangalore, India (SPX) Feb 08, 2007Raytheon will have a major presence at the 2007 Aero India trade show in Bangalore, India, Feb. 7 - 11. As a global technology leader, Raytheon offers a variety of products and services to meet India's military and commercial needs. "Our portfolio is broad, and it fits nicely with India's long-term plans for updating its defense capabilities," said Walt Doran, Asia regional executive for Raytheon International. Afghan Training Job Short Troops 
Kabul (UPI) Feb 07, 2007Call it mission creep or a vote of confidence -- Task Force Phoenix' embedded training teams are victim to their own success. The U.S. military's lean, 1,300-man training arm in Afghanistan received a daunting new mission in January. In addition to training the 40,000-man Afghan National Army, it was given responsibility to straighten out the 62,000-man Afghan police force. |
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