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A Win-Win Strategy For Iran
Moscow (RIA Novosti) April 17, 2007Experts have two main questions about the situation in Iran: First, are the Iranians close to developing a nuclear bomb? And second, are the Americans going to start a war there? Several thousand centrifuges are enough to enrich uranium to 90 percent and produce a nuclear bomb within a year. Earlier, the Iranians announced their intention to increase the number of centrifuges at the Natanz ... more Iranian-Made Weapons Intercepted In Afghanistan 
Washington (AFP) April 17, 2007Coalition forces have intercepted Iranian-made mortars and explosives in Afghanistan destined for the Taliban, the top US military chief said Tuesday, suggesting an expanding Iranian challenge to US forces in the region. General Peter Pace, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the weapons were intercepted in the Kandahar region within the past month, but it was not known if any ... more USAF Chief Of Staff Speaks On Future Of Space Operations 
Colorado Springs CO (AFNS) Apr 16, 2007Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley delivered a speech to a crowd of more than 400 at the 23rd National Space Symposium here April 11. The general's speech to a group of military, civilian and industry space professionals focused on the important part space plays in the defense of the nation and about Air Force issues in the past, present and future. "Today more than ever the ... more MORE HEADLINES |
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Adding Intelligence To National Defense
Washington (UPI) April 16, 2007New U.S. intelligence chief Michael McConnell last week unveiled his plan for the next steps in the continuing reform of the spy agencies he oversees, acknowledging that a key determinant of success will be his relationship with the Pentagon, which houses many of them. Fortunately for him, there are some hopeful signs that he will have a better partner in new Defense Secretary Robert Gates than his predecessor had in the last Pentagon boss, Donald Rumsfeld ... read more Bental Industries Announces The European Launch Of Its Unique Hybrid System 
Bental, Israel (SPX) Apr 17, 2007Bental Industries announced the European launch of its innovative hybrid system, following its successful launch in the US. Designed for mini to mid-size UAVs, the operational advantages of the hybrid system will be demonstrated at the IDEF show in May and at the Paris Air Show in June. Leveraging the Combined Advantages of Electric Motor and Internal Combustion Engine Ben ... more Czech MPs Visit US Radar Base Earmarked For Missile Shield 
Prague (AFP) April 16, 2007Czech lawmakers visited a US military radar station on the Marshall Islands set for transfer to Eastern Europe as part of Washington's controversial anti-missile defence shield there, the US embassy said Monday. "The radar on the Marshall Islands will be dismantled and brought to the Czech Republic," embassy spokeswoman Victoria Silverman told AFP. The radar, used for the past 10 years at ... more Iraq Terror Still Surging To New Levels Of Horror 
Washington (UPI) April 16, 2007Saturday's attacks that killed 45 people show the "surge" strategy of focusing U.S. troops in Baghdad has so far not been able to neutralize the insurgent tactic of fewer but bigger showcase bomb attacks. The political damage already suffered may be irreparable. As we have noted in previous columns, Gen. David Petraeus' strategy of concentrating U.S. forces in the Iraqi capital of Ba ... more MORE HEADLINES |
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India Eyes ICBMs After Testing Agni III Missile
New Delhi (AFP) April 15, 2007Buoyed by the successful test of a missile that can hit China, India says it can extend its nuclear range beyond Asia, but experts say it is unlikely to take such a step for fear of upsetting the West. The launch on Thursday of the intermediate-range Agni-III missile capped New Delhi's drive to produce a device capable of striking targets 3,500 kilometres (2,170 miles) inside China, which has an unresolved border dispute with India ... read more India Dismisses Airline Complaints Over Missile Test 
New Delhi (AFP) April 13, 2007India on Friday dismissed allegations of recklessness after Indonesia said one of its passenger jets was forced to turn around in mid-air due to a ballistic missile test. The Garuda Indonesia plane, full of Muslim pilgrims en route to Saudi Arabia, had reached Indian airspace when the nuclear-capable missile flew through the sky. The incident on Thursday has triggered a diplomatic ro ... more Iran Seeks Bids For Two New Nuclear Plants 
Tehran (AFP) Apr 15, 2007Iran on Sunday asked for bids to build two new nuclear power stations alongside a still unfinished facility in the south, despite increasing Western pressure over its atomic drive. "Iran is launching two tenders for the construction of two nuclear power stations of between 1,000 and 1,600 megawatts capacity in Bushehr," the director of nuclear energy production, Ahmad Fayaz Bakhsh, told reporte ... more Raytheon Receives Contracts For Patriot Missile Facility Support 
Tewksbury MA (SPX) Apr 16, 2007Raytheon received two contract modifications totaling $13 million from the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command to continue to provide technical and material support of the Patriot Missile Field Surveillance program in the United States and at overseas locations. The contract modifications, which include options for up to $12 million, call for Raytheon to provide technical personnel and ... more MORE HEADLINES
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