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More Rumors Of Bin Laden's Death
Washington (UPI) Jul 17, 2007Osama bin Laden, like Mark Twain, may complain that rumors of his demise have been greatly exaggerated. Assuming, of course, that he is still alive. Indeed, the mystery surrounding the question of whether bin Laden may have been killed, or possibly died of illness or injuries, persists today, six years after the U.S. government put a $25 million bounty on his head. Is the most wanted -- an ... more Lockheed Martin-Built Milstar Satellite Constellation Repositioned To Enhance Global Coverage 
Sunnyvale CA (SPX) Jul 17, 2007A combined U.S. Air Force/Lockheed Martin team has successfully completed an on-orbit reconfiguration of the five-satellite Milstar constellation to maximize the system's capabilities to provide secure, reliable and robust communications to U.S. and Allied Forces around the globe. Orbiting the earth at over 22,000 miles in space, the Milstar constellation - which has now surpassed 40 years of co ... more Northrop Grumman Proves BAMS Mission Control System Design 
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 17, 2007Northrop Grumman is conducting a range of system simulations in a prototype Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) Mission Control System (MCS) to validate operational models while generating performance measures and manning effectiveness. The Northrop Grumman BAMS Head Start team has integrated the MCS into a mock-up of a Tactical System Center (TSC) used by the Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissa ... more US Versus Russia On ABM 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jul 17, 2007In the near future, Europe may host two anti-ballistic missile systems, one operated exclusively by the United States and the other a joint project involving America, Russia and other European countries. According to some experts, the initiatives advanced by Russian President Vladimir Putin, who proposed joint use of the Gabala radar in Azerbaijan and a radar in southern Russia, have not convinc ... more UN Agency Confirms North Korea Reactor Shutdown 
Seoul (AFP) Jul 17, 2007The UN's nuclear watchdog confirmed Monday that North Korea has shut the reactor which produces bomb-making plutonium but the chief US negotiator forecast problems persuading Pyongyang to totally abandon its nuclear ambitions. "Our inspectors are there. They verified the shutting down of the reactor yesterday," International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) head Mohamed ElBaradei said in Bangkok. "It ... more |
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Washington DC (SPX) Jul 17, 2007NASA has selected Ball Aerospace and Technologies to develop the Operational Land Imager instrument for the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM). The instrument will capture images in the visible and near-infrared spectra. The cost-plus-award-fee contract, including all options, is $127.9 million. Under the contract terms, Ball Aerospace will design, develop, fabricate and integrate one ... more The New Capitalism 
Munich (UPI) July 16, 2007A suspicion is spreading across Europe that something fundamental has changed in the nature of capitalism and that new legislation -- and probably some very new thinking -- will be required to deal with it. The first sign of this was the statement by German Chancellor Angela Merkel last month that the country needed new regulations to protect its key industries from being taken over by the inves ... more Somali PM Says He Is Not Aware Of Oil Deal With China 
London, UK (AFP) Jul 17, 2007Somalia's interim prime minister said in an interview published Tuesday that he was not aware of a deal struck between Chinese energy companies and his government allotting them oil exploration rights. Ali Mohamed Gedi's comments were interpreted by the Financial Times as signalling a potential internal power struggle within the Somali government, reporting that it had seen a document signed by ... more The Coming Conflict In The Arctic 
Moscow, Russia (SPX) Jul 17, 2007Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President George W. Bush spent most of their time at the "lobster summit" at Kennebunkport, Maine, discussing how to prevent the growing tensions between their two countries from getting out of hand. The media and international affairs experts have been portraying missile defense in Europe and the final status of Kosovo as the two most contentious issues ... more Sukhoi Super Jet: The Great White Hope Of The Russian Aircraft Industry 
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Jul 17, 2007Russia's civilian aircraft industry collapsed with much of the rest of its economy after the break-up of the Soviet Union. Now, the country is hoping to gain a foothold on the global market for short-haul passenger aircraft, competing with the industry's two current titans, Canada's Bombardier and Brazil's Embraer. Of all the projects it has to choose from, the Russian government has opted ... more |
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Middletown RI (SPX) Jul 16, 2007Positioned to meet the exploding demand for affordable broadband service at sea, KVH Industries, Inc. has introduced a new type of satellite communications service that enables small, 24" antennas to provide affordable, "always on" broadband data connections to vessels. The new mini-VSAT Broadband service uses sophisticated spread spectrum technology to provide vessels with data reception rates ... more European Markets For Image Guided Surgery And Surgical Navigation 
Dublin, Ireland (SPX) Jul 16, 2007As minimally invasive surgeries (MIS) gradually phase out open invasive surgeries, image guided surgical (IGS) systems will experience greater uptake among surgeons. These devices provide surgeons an unbeatable advantage by aiding real-time navigation and offering a 3D virtual representation of a specific organ. IGS systems include fibre optic guides, internal video cameras, endoscopes and ultra ... more Spaceway 3 Is Delivered To The Spaceport For Its Mid-August Ariane 5 Launch 
Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Jul 16, 2007The first satellite for Arianespace's mid-August dual-payload mission with Ariane 5 is now at the Spaceport after landing at Cayenne's Rochambeau International Airport aboard a chartered cargo aircraft. Hughes Network Systems's SPACEWAY 3 satellite was delivered yesterday (July 10) on a Ukrainian-built Antonov An-124 freighter operated by the cargo specialist Volga-Dnepr. SPACEWAY 3 will b ... more Russia Pulls Out Of Key European Arms Treaty 
Moscow (AFP) July 14, 2007Russia will no longer respect a key arms treaty that limits the deployment of military forces in Europe, the Kremlin said Saturday in the latest escalation of tensions between Moscow and the West. President Vladimir Putin signed a decree suspending Russia's adherence to the 1990 Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) arms control treaty due to "exceptional circumstances ... broaching on the securit ... more Raytheon Gets Contract For Rapid Aerostat Initial Deployment 
Tewksbury MA (SPX) Jul 16, 2007Raytheon has been awarded a $22 million U.S. Army contract option to provide 41 Rapid Aerostat Initial Deployment (RAID) tower systems with remote ground stations to protect U.S. Marine Corps forces in Iraq. These tower systems are in support of the U.S. Marine Corps Persistent Surveillance System initiative. "The introduction of RAID into U.S. Marine Corps operations in Operation Iraqi F ... more
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