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Southwest Asia (AFPN) Jul 26, 2007Coalition airpower supported coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan during operations July 24, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, an Air Force B-1B Lancer performed shows of force over Qal-E-Naw to reestablish an air presence after an engagement between coalition forces and insurgents. more Boost For US Asia strategy 
Toronto, Canada (UPI) Jul 25, 2007For the past decade, U.S. leaders have been privately considering China as a rival. Publicly, China is the United States' great trading partner, even though the trade relationship between the two is a bit skewed. Ever since China emerged from the shadows as an economic and military powerhouse, U.S. policymakers have been concerned about its rapid rise in military expenditures and its economic in ... more Russia To Deploy S-400 Air Defense Systems Around Moscow 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jul 26, 2007Russia will deploy the first air defense battalion equipped with new S-400 missile systems around Moscow on August 6, an Air Force spokesman said. The S-400 Triumf (NATO codename SA-21 Growler) is a new air defense missile system developed by the Almaz Central Design Bureau as an upgrade of the S-300 family. "A battalion equipped with S-400 Triumf air defense systems and a command post will be p ... more UK Orders Two Aircraft Carriers As Defense Budget Gets Big Boost 
London (RIA Novosti) Jul 26, 2007The U.K. Ministry of Defence confirmed an order for two new aircraft carriers Wednesday as part of a three-year defense budget increase of 7.7 billion pounds ($15 million). "The carriers ... enable us to deliver increased strategic effect and influence around the world at a time and place of our choosing," the British defense secretary said. "This Comprehensive Spending Review means an additiona ... more China Takes Aim At US Over Claims Chinese Missiles Are In Iraq 
Beijing (AFP) July 26, 2007China on Thursday accused the United States of deliberately misleading the public after the US military said it had found Chinese-made missiles in Iraq that were probably smuggled in from Iran. "For some time now, certain countries have connected China's normal military trade links with other countries to military smuggling and even destabilisation of areas," the foreign ministry said in a state ... more |
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Henley-On-Thames, England (AFP) July 26, 2007More rains were forecast Thursday for flood-hit areas where meteorologists said the three months from May to July were the wettest in England and Wales since records began in 1766. The heavy rains came in two waves, one on June 24 and 25, that flooded much of northern and central England, killing four people, and another on July 20 that submerged swathes of south and west England. A father ... more Laser Sets Records In Power And Energy Efficiency 
Evanston IL (SPX) Jul 27, 2007The rise in global terrorism in recent years has brought significant attention to the needs for more advanced sensors and defense technologies to protect civilians and soldiers. Next-generation laser-based defense systems are now being designed for this need, including the use of infrared countermeasures to protect aircraft from heat-seeking missiles and highly sensitive chemical detectors for r ... more MIT Researchers Work Toward Spark-Free, Fuel-Efficient Engines 
Boston MA (SPX) Jul 27, 2007In an advance that could help curb global demand for oil, MIT researchers have demonstrated how ordinary spark-ignition automobile engines can, under certain driving conditions, move into a spark-free operating mode that is more fuel-efficient and just as clean. The mode-switching capability could appear in production models within a few years, improving fuel economy by several miles per gallon ... more New York Cab Drivers Threaten Strike Over GPS Systems 
New York (AFP) Jul 25, 2007A trade body representing more than 8,000 New York taxi drivers is threatening to call a strike over the city's plans to introduce satellite positioning systems in every yellow cab. Bhairavi Desai, executive director of the New York Taxi Workers Alliance, told AFP Wednesday that drivers considered the proposals put forward by the city's Taxi and Limousine Commission infringed on their righ ... more Crustacean Shells Might Hold Secret To Safer Long-Range Space Travel 
Boxford, MA (SPX) Jul 25, 2007A team of researchers is seeking to determine if an ingredient found in shrimp and lobster shells might make future missions to Mars safer for space crews who could be injured along the way. Scientists from Harvey Mudd College (HMC) in California and the University of Louisville are collaborating with bioengineering and biomaterials company BioSTAR West on research efforts to better understand h ... more |
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Washington (UPI) July 24, 2007The latest burst of celebration by Washington hawks about recent U.S. military successes against al-Qaida in Iraq's Anbar province needs to be tempered by restraint and a sense of context. For while the successes are real, they are tactical and not strategic. They are taking place in only one of Iraq's 18 provinces. And the limited success the U.S. armed forces are having in winning cooperation ... more GEO-1 Payload Readied For Delivery For Start Of Integration With Spacecraft 
Sunnyvale CA (SPX) Jul 26, 2007Lockheed Martin reports that the payload for the first Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous orbit (GEO) spacecraft has successfully completed thermal vacuum testing, a key milestone in preparation for launch of this first-of-its-kind satellite. SBIRS will provide early warning of ballistic missile launches and support other missions simultaneously, including missile defense, techni ... more Pakistani Nukes And Global Hazards 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jul 25, 2007The word "nuclear" has a way of quickening people's pulse. The recent earthquake in Japan would have been just another earthquake, but the fact that it set off a fire at the world's most powerful nuclear reactor, which subsequently leaked radioactive material, grabbed the headlines. Pakistan, which has recently experienced a metaphorical earthquake in the form of Islamist terror, would also bare ... more Air Force Cyber Command Online For Future Operations 
Barksdale AFB LA (SPX) Jul 25, 2007The Air Force's soon-to-be newest major command, Air Force Cyber Command, is still on track, or rather still online. Air Force Cyber Command is creating a foundation now for the combat Airmen of today and tomorrow, said Lt. Gen. Robert J. Elder Jr., commander of 8th Air Force here and the joint functional component commander for Global Strike and Integration for U.S. Strategic Command at Offutt ... more Is Russia One Of The Richest Countries 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jul 26, 2007The United States, Japan, China, Germany...Russia? Strange as it may seem, the world's largest country might soon also be one of its five biggest economies. On Tuesday, Russia's Economic Development and Trade Ministry submitted a remarkable document to the government - a plan for Russian social and economic development until the year 2020. With ambitious targets, it attracted the attention of ex ... more
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