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Boeing TEAM TSAT Demonstrates Technology Maturity
St. Louis MO (SPX) Aug 10, 2007TEAM TSAT, led by Boeing, has demonstrated that its Transformational Satellite Communications System Space Segment (TSAT) hardware and software can function in simulated operational environments, achieving Technology Readiness Level-6 (TRL-6) for payload, antenna, information assurance and gateway technologies. "Reaching TRL-6 is the culmination of TEAM TSAT's three-year effort and validat ... more British helicopter crash results in third death 
London (AFP) Aug 10, 2007One person injured when a Royal Air Force helicopter crashed in northern England has died, bringing the death toll from the incident to three people, the British defence ministry said Friday. Police had announced Wednesday that two people were killed and 10 injured in the accident near the Catterick Garrison in North Yorkshire. A police spokesman had said that of the 12 people on the air ... more Military draft should be considered: US war czar 
Washington (AFP) Aug 10, 2007A top US military officer in charge of coordinating the US war effort in Iraq said Friday that it makes sense to consider a return of the draft to meet the US military's needs. Lieutenant General Douglas Lute, who serves as a White House deputy national security adviser, said the all-volunteer military is serving "exceedingly well" and the administration has not decided it needs to be replac ... more Army meets recruit goals, with 20,000-dollar signing bonus 
Washington (AFP) Aug 10, 2007The US Army exceeded its July recruiting goal, aided by 20,000-dollar sign-up bonuses offered after two straight months of enlistment shortfalls, officials said Friday. All other active-duty services met or surpassed their monthly recruiting targets in July. The army signed up 9,972 new recruits in July, about two percent above its goal of 9,750, according to Pentagon statistics. Sho ... more Canada to build first Arctic deep-water port, military base 
Iqaluit, Canada (AFP) Aug 10, 2007Canada will build its first Arctic deep-sea port to bolster its disputed claims to the famed Northwest Passage and Arctic seabed, believed to hold oil and gas riches, its prime minister said Friday. An old dock and gravel runway at the abandoned lead and zinc mining town of Nanisivik, Baffin Island, would be refurbished to re-supply new Arctic patrol vessels, said Prime Minister Stephen Harp ... more |
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Tokyo (AFP) Aug 9, 2007A Japanese nuclear plant was hit Thursday by the latest in a series of suspicious small-scale fires, the operator said, amid rising public concern about the country's nuclear industry. Six suspected arson incidents have been reported since July 3 at the Tomari nuclear power plant, on the southern tip of Japan's northern Hokkaido island. "We found the scorched remains of toilet paper toda ... more Japan to build stealth jet in five years: report 
Tokyo (AFP) Aug 11, 2007Japan's defense ministry has decided to build a stealth fighter and wants a first test flight within five years, a news report said. The move could concern Washington as Japan is a major customer of US defense equipment, the Tokyo Shimbun said. Japan is moving ahead because the US military has been reluctant to sell Japan F-22 Raptors, the latest US Air Force jets built to evade radar de ... more Russia To Build Fifth-Generation Fighter Prototype Soon 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Aug 10, 2007Russia will soon start construction of a prototype fifth-generation fighter plane, Air Force Commander Alexander Zelin said Wednesday. The Russian Defense Ministry has long announced plans to develop a new-generation fighter under the federal defense procurement program until 2015, and contracted the Sukhoi Design Bureau, the developer of the famed Su fighter family, to design the new aircraft.< ... more Galileo To Support Global Search And Rescue 
Paris, France (ESA) Aug 10, 2007The detection of emergency beacons will be greatly improved by the introduction of Europe's satellite positioning system, Galileo. The Galileo satellites will carry transponders to relay distress signals to search and rescue organisations. In connection with this, representatives of the Galileo project attended the recent 21st annual Joint Committee Meeting of COSPAS-SARSAT, the international pr ... more US Space Institute Goes Global, Hosts First International Students 
Peterson AFB CO (AFNS) Aug 10, 2007Four Aussies recently traveled more than 1,000 miles to expand their knowledge of U.S. space operations and the constantly changing global arena of space. Air Force Space Command invited these international students to attend the National Security Space Institute's two-week Space Fundamentals Course in Colorado Springs, Colo., strengthening ties between this nation's international partners, and ... more |
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Izhevsk, Russia (AFP) Aug 10, 2007Light, silent and regulation black: the AK-9 is the latest model of the famous Kalashnikov assault rifle to come off production lines at the Izhmash factory in Russia. "It shoots virtually without a sound and it can go through a bullet-proof vest," said Alexei Dragunov, 52, one of the designers of the weapon, as he assembled the gun at a firing range in a Russian forest. Russian special fo ... more Iran Shows Off Homegrown Fighter Jet 
Tehran (AFP) Aug 10, 2007Iran on Sunday showed off for the first time a new fighter jet said to be modelled on the American F-5 but built using domestic technology, state media reported. The "Azarakhsh" (Lightning) jet -- one of the first to be home-produced by Iran -- made a successful flight in the central city of Isfahan in a ceremony attended by Defence Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar and other officials. "Th ... more Iraq Political Structure Rotting From The Inside And The Outside 
Washington (UPI) Aug 10, 2007Last week U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said he believed the United States underestimated the level of mistrust between Iraq's Shiite-dominated government and its other ethnic groups. Not only was his assessment the frankest offered by an administration official since the troop surge, but it was especially sobering in light of CIA Director Michael Hayden's assessment in November 2006 that ... more Overstretched Armed Forces Leading To Mental Health Problems 
London UK (SPX) Aug 10, 2007Prolonged periods of deployment among Britain's armed forces is associated with mental health problems. Deployment is an essential ingredient of military life. However, research shows that an increase in the pace of military operations "operational tempo" may have an effect on health and place strain on families. The UK armed forces have recommended deployment levels called the harmony guideline ... more Medics fight disease after SAsia floods 
Dhaka, Aug 10, 2007 Medics in Bangladesh battled outbreaks of diarrhoea and cholera Friday as international aid began to flow in South Asia to help millions lacking water and food after the worst floods in decades. The death toll was well above 2,000 on Friday with 16 more deaths reported in Bangladesh, 19 in India's Bihar state and three more in Nepal. Monsoon rains have halted across much of the massive H ... more
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