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Taiwan's Live-Fire Drills Simulate Chinese Invasion
Taipei (AFP) May 08, 2007Taiwan is to showcase its military strength by using live-fire exercises to test the island's defence capabilities against rival China, the defense ministry said Tuesday. The five-day drills codenamed "Han Kuang (Han Glory) 23," will be staged in the region's islands beginning Monday, and form the second part of the biggest exercises in the year. "All the forces will be involved...in the I ... more Biosensor Sniffs Out Explosives 
Philadelphia PA (SPX) May 09, 2007Temple University School of Medicine researchers have developed a new biosensor that sniffs out explosives and could one day be used to detect landmines and deadly agents, such as sarin gas, according to a paper in the June issue of Nature Chemical Biology. To create the biosensor, Danny Dhanasekaran and colleagues genetically engineered a yeast strain with mammalian (rat) olfactory signal ... more North Korea Unsure When Bank-Nuclear Row Will Be Settled 
Seoul (AFP) May 08, 2007North Korea does not know when a banking row which is blocking a nuclear disarmament deal will be settled, one of its senior diplomats was quoted Tuesday as saying. "I don't think anyone can predict about when," Kim Myong-Gil, North Korea's deputy chief of mission to the United Nations, told South Korea's Yonhap news agency by phone. "We just hope that it will be resolved soon." ... more Russia To Upgrade Topol-M ICBMs To Counter Defense 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) May 08, 2007Russia's strategic missile forces will equip the Topol-M missile system with multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles (MIRV) in the next two or three years, the commander said Monday. Gen. Nikolai Solovtsov said the new system will help penetrate missile defenses more effectively. His statement comes against the background of growing tensions between Moscow and the West regarding plans ... more MDA Quality Control Pays Off 
Washington DC (UPI) May 07, 2007The U.S. Government Accountability Office has praised the Missile Defense Agency in a new report for improving its quality processes. The progress was cited in a GAO report delivered April 30 as testimony before the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the U.S. House of Representatives. The report acknowledged that during 2004, as previously reported in these colum ... more |
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Paris, France (SPX) May 09, 2007Using data from the SCIAMACHY instrument aboard ESA's environmental satellite Envisat, scientists have determined that the carbon monoxide hovering over Australia during the wildfire season largely originated from South American wildfires some 13 000 kilometres away. Using SCIAMACHY, Annemieke Gloudemans from SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research and her colleagues at Utrecht Unive ... more New Policy Will Transform Petroleum, Chemicals, Petrochemical Investment Regions 
New Delhi, India (ANI) May 09, 2007Chemicals and Fertilisers and Steel Minister Ram Vilas Paswan has said that the new policy on petroleum, chemicals andpetrochemical investment regions will transform India's image in the sector. Speaking to reporters after releasing the policy, Paswan said that apart from helping the overall development of the region, the PCPIRs would not only help in generating employment, but would also give a ... more NPRA Outlines Major Concerns Regarding Alternative Fuels During House Energy Testimony 
Washington DC (SPX) May 09, 2007National Petrochemical and Refiners Association Executive Vice President Charles T. Drevna voiced important concerns regarding efforts to increase renewable fuels requirements in testimony to the House Energy and Commerce's Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality. Drevna said NPRA has always opposed mandates that limit refiners flexibility to meet consumer demand. He also noted it is impera ... more From Waste to Watts: Restaurant Grease Converted To Renewable Power 
Rialto CA (SPX) May 09, 2007Chevron Energy Solutions has announced that it has begun engineering and construction of an innovative system at the City of Rialto's wastewater treatment facility that will transform wastewater sludge and kitchen grease from local restaurants into clean, renewable power. The environmentally friendly system will increase municipal revenues, reduce landfill wastes and lower greenhouse emiss ... more Ariane 5 Achieves Record Performance With Geostationary Transfer Orbit 
Paris, France (SPX) May 08, 2007Ariane 5 delivered a record performance during Arianespace's second heavy-lift flight of 2007, deploying two large telecommunications satellites into highly accurate geostationary transfer orbit today. Launched from the ELA-3 complex at Europe's Spaceport, the Ariane 5 orbited ASTRA 1L for SES ASTRA and Galaxy 17 for Intelsat - marking the 18th consecutive success for Arianespace's workhorse lau ... more |
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Brussels, Belgium (AFP) May 08, 2007The European Union's German presidency expressed confidence Monday that the EU will take over the Galileo satellite project, faced with demands for more time and money from private builders. "I am confident we will reach a solution on that in June" when EU transport ministers meet, said German Transport Minister Wolfgang Tiefensee, whose country holds the EU presidency until the end of next mont ... more US Expects North Korea To Disable Key Nuclear Plant By End 2007 
Washington (AFP) May 04, 2007The United States said Friday North Korea could shut down and disable its key nuclear plant by the end of 2007 despite a hitch in implementation of a pact to end its atomic weapons program. North Korea has refused to take steps to shut down the Yongbyon reactor by April 14 as pledged in a February agreement because it has yet to receive 25 million dollars in funds frozen as a result of US action ... more General Dynamics To Provide Ku-Band Satellite On-the-Move Antenna System To Army 
Newton NC (SPX) May 08, 2007General Dynamics SATCOM Technologies has been awarded an order under the World Wide Satellite Services contract to provide Ku-band on-the-move satellite communications terminals to the U.S. Army. Under this order, General Dynamics will provide a single Warrior Model 20-20 Satcom-on-the-Move (SOTM) antenna system for verification and testing, with additional purchases to follow successful tests. ... more Responding To Bush On BMD 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) May 08, 2007Having proposed deployment of missile defense systems in Poland and the Czech Republic, and getting their tentative consent to host them, Washington has been met with not only Russia's tough reaction but also the most unpleasant irritation of its main European allies. By offering to discuss the Euro-ABM issue with Russia, the U.S. government is trying to cover up its mistake and ease tensi ... more Lockheed Awarded Contract For Centralized Controller For Unmanned Air And Ground Systems 
Dallas TX (SPX) May 08, 2007Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract for system design and development of the Future Combat Systems Centralized Controller Device (CCD) for unmanned air and ground vehicles. The contract was awarded by Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), who is teamed with The Boeing Company as the Lead Systems Integrator. The winning Lockheed Martin team includes partners iRobot and ... more
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