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Future Is Bright For Air Force Space Assets San Antonio TX (AFNS) Mar 13, 2007 
The Airmen of Air Force Space Command are tracking a lot more than the man-made space junk that orbits the Earth. Space operators are troubleshooting the way they do business. They're focusing on getting their capabilities -- the ones most Americans know little about -- to the forefront of the battlefield. Leading the effort is a group of leaders with experience in real-world combat operations. These men and women know how to work with their sister services to ensure servicemembers on the ground get the best air and space support needed to win the war on terrorism. Every day, these combat Airmen help joint forces achieve the best possible spherical situational awareness.
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Fatal Ukrainian drone barrage on Russia hits oil refinery
Ukrainian drone barrage on Russia kills two, hits oil refinery North Korea's Kim vows nuclear programme to continue: state media North Korea's Kim vows nuclear programme to continue: KCNA Doomsday clock ticks one second, closest ever to midnight China wants to see US, Russian nuclear disarmament efforts before talks Iran says US should win back Tehran's trust for nuclear talks UK govt accused of renaming submarine to avoid offending France Iran diplomat says no contact with US since Trump's return Lights out for French solar panel maker 
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Iran Shrugs Off Threat Of More UN Sanctions
Tehran (AFP) Mar 13, 2007Iran on Tuesday shrugged off the threat of further UN Security Council sanctions over its nuclear programme, saying more punitive action would not affect the controversial atomic drive or its economy. "The adoption of another resolution is not welcome but is not worrying," government spokesman Gholam Hossein Elham told reporters. "It will not affect our work and will not concern our people." Does The Surge Needs Sadr 
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 13, 2007Tactically, the new U.S. surge policy in Iraq centered in Baghdad is off to a bad start, yet there remains a chance it can still work. The bad news is that would require retaining good relations with a key Shiite militia force that U.S. policymakers appear determined to alienate. US Missile Defenses Performed Well In North Korea Crisis Claims Boeing 
Washington (AFP) Mar 13, 2007The US missile defense system worked better than expected last year while on alert during North Korea's test launch of a long-range missile, a Boeing executive said Monday. "We're ready to defend the nation. I see nothing to suggest otherwise," said Scott Fancher, Boeing program manager for the ground-based missile defense system. |
Missing Iranian General Was Western Spy Says Latest Report
London (AFP) March 11, 2007A former Iranian deputy defence minister who disappeared from Turkey last month had been spying on Iran for Western intelligence since 2003, a newspaper reported Sunday, citing Iranian sources. The Sunday Times said Ali Reza Asghari, who once commanded the Revolutionary Guards, was recruited by a foreign intelligence officer during an overseas business trip around four years ago. QinetiQ Completes Urgent Satellite Communications System Order For MOD Helicopters 
London UK (SPX) Mar 13, 2007QinetiQ has integrated a civil satellite communications system into a number of MOD Joint Helicopter Force (JHC) assets, as part of an in-theatre Urgent Operational Requirement (UOR) programme. The requirement was to deliver beyond line of sight (BLOS) voice communications capabilities that allow deployed JHC assets to simply and efficiently communicate with operational headquarters. Pakistan And India Begin Fourth Round Of Talks 
Islamabad (AFP) Mar 13, 2007Pakistan and India launched a new round of peace talks here Tuesday focused on their dispute over Kashmir and on limiting nuclear and conventional arsenals in South Asia, officials said. |
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US Air Force At A Loss For Words
Arlington (UPI) Va., March 12, 2007There was a time when proponents of air power were too blunt for their own good. British Air Marshall Hugh Trenchard complained that Billy Mitchell tried "to convert his opponents by killing them." U.S. Gen. Curtis LeMay told a visitor to his Strategic Air Command headquarters that he didn't care what U.S. plans were for nuclear war, because he had his own plan. Taiwan Defence Minister Urges Military Buildup Against China 
Taipei (AFP) March 12, 2007Taiwan's defense minister said Monday the island needed to buy more advanced weaponry to counter the threat from rival China's rapid military buildup. "The (China) military expansion has enabled Taiwan to gradually lose its air and naval superiority and posed a serious threat to Taiwan," Lee Jye was quoted by the state-financed Central News Agency as saying. Americans Continue To Not Trust Department Of Homeland Security 
Washington (UPI) March 9, 2007The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Transportation Security Administration remain among the least trusted of all U.S. agencies, a new survey finds. Indeed, the DHS came in dead last among all 74 federal agencies surveyed. |
The Future Of Russian Missile Forces
Moscow (RIA Novosti) March 12, 2007The recent news conference given by three-star Col. Gen. Nikolai Solovtsov, the commander of the Russian Strategic Missile Forces, did not cause a sensation. Specialists and experts on the Missile Forces heard only one piece of new information from the general. India Developing News Alliances 
New Delhi (UPI) March 12, 2007India, Japan and the United States are to hold joint naval exercises in the Pacific Ocean, a marked increase in the range and extent of India's fast-changing strategic re-alignment toward the West. The exercises are to be held around Japan's Yokosuka naval base on April 16, following a 4-day goodwill visit to Japanese ports by the Indian navy. Raytheon To Enhance Patriot Global Capabilities Under Pure Fleet Contract 
Tewksbury MA (SPX) Mar 13, 2007RTN) received a $38.6 million Army contract to provide increased capability for warfighters now using the Patriot Advanced Capability-2 (PAC-2) configuration. The contract is for test equipment upgrades and engineering as the first step in the upgrade of three Patriot battalions (12 fire units) from PAC-2 to the PAC-3 configuration. |
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