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Boeing-led Airborne Laser Team Fires Tracking Laser At Airborne Target
St. Louis MO (SPX) Mar 19, 2007
Boeing, along with industry teammates and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, yesterday successfully fired the Airborne Laser (ABL) weapon system's tracking laser in-flight at an airborne target for the first time. During Thursday's test, the modified Boeing 747-400F took off from Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., and used its infrared sensors, part of ABL's Boeing-developed battle management system, , to find the simulated missile exhaust generated by an instrumented target board located on the NC-135E Big Crow test aircraft...more

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Iran Develops New Air Defence System
Tehran (AFP) March 16, 2007
The Iranian military has developed a new air defence system with a boosted ability to hit targets by firing two missiles simultaneously, state radio said on Friday. "This new air defence system which can shoot one or two missiles simultaneously... has been designed by army ground forces and tested successfully," the radio said. "It has high mobility and flexibility, and can pursue aerial targets ... more

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    Beijing (AFP) March 18, 2007
    Negotiators met Sunday on getting the North Korean nuclear disarmament accord under way amid expectations a key hurdle -- a row over North Korean funds frozen in a Macau bank -- would be cleared. The secretive North had said Saturday that the February 13 deal signed by six countries would not go ahead until about 25 million dollars of its money frozen by US sanctions was released. With the newes ... more

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    Washington (UPI) March 16, 2007
    Russian President Vladimir Putin places great store by the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, a regional international organization Russia co-founded in 2001 that also includes China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. The ostensible aims of the organization are to combat the three "evils" of terrorism, separatism and extremism, as well as to promote various forms of cooperation ... more

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