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Iran's Ahmadinejad vows to continue nuclear programme
Baku (AFP) Aug 22, 2007Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad wrapped up a visit to neighbouring Azerbaijan on Wednesday with a vow to continue Iran's contested nuclear programme. Ahmadinejad said US-backed international sanctions would not deter the Islamic republic from developing nuclear technology. "They know well that their behaviour vis-a-vis the Iranian nation will have no impact on our nation's resolve ... more Pentagon falling behind in delivering mine-proof vehicles to Iraq 
Washington (AFP) Aug 22, 2007The Pentagon expects to deliver only 1,500 mine-proof armored vehicles to Iraq by the end of the year, less than half the number promised a month ago, a spokesman said Wednesday. Press secretary Geoff Morrell said the Pentagon will not be able to meet its goal of delivering 3,500 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles by the end of the year. ... more Defense Focus: Cinderella weapon -- Part 1 
Washington (UPI) Aug 22, 2007 A modern fighter bomber can cost $100 million or more per plane. A single Main Battle Tank costs many millions of dollars. One budget projection for former U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's visionary Future Combat Systems program from his own Office of the Secretary of Defense put its eventual total cost at $307.2 billion -- not million. Yet even in our time, wars and battles have been ... more Outside View: Russia's copter challenge 
Moscow (UPI) Aug 22, 2007 On Aug. 21, an international aerospace show opened in Zhukovsky outside Moscow. Its third day has been declared the Day of Russian Helicopters. The increased interest in this sector of the Russian aircraft industry is not accidental. In mid-August, Russian President Vladimir Putin noted that helicopter building was one of the main challenges facing Russian aviation. ... more Boeing And FCS Partners Announce The Kick-off Of Non-Line-of-Sight Cannon Work 
St. Louis MO (SPX) Aug 23, 2007Boeing and partner Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), Lead Systems Integrator for the U.S. Army's Future Combat Systems (FCS) program, with industry teammates BAE Systems and General Dynamics, have selected Elgin, Okla., as a principal site for FCS Manned Ground Vehicle (MGV) integration and assembly work. FCS MGV partner BAE Systems will construct and manage a 150,000 ... more |
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Taipei (AFP) Aug 22, 2007Taiwan's cabinet agreed Wednesday to hike military spending by nearly 15 percent in next year's budget in an apparent signal of its resolve against rival China. Under a draft budget, which has to be confirmed by parliament, the defence ministry is setting aside 345.9 billion Taiwan dollars (10.5 billion US), up 44.6 billion Taiwan dollars, the cabinet said in a statement. ... more Bangladesh imposes indefinite curfew 
Dhaka (AFP) Aug 22, 2007The military-backed government imposed an indefinite curfew on six cities across Bangladesh, including the capital Dhaka, from Wednesday night after a string of violent demonstrations. "The government has declared a curfew in six divisional cities from 8:00 pm (1400 GMT) until further notice," said Fahim Munaim, press secretary to the head of the emergency government. ... more Cow-Powered Fuel Cells Grow Smaller And Mightier 
Columbus OH (SPX) Aug 22, 2007Cows could one day help to meet the rise in demand for alternative energy sources, say Ohio State University researchers that used microbe-rich fluid from a cow to generate electricity in a small fuel cell. This new microbial fuel cell is a redesign of a larger model that the researchers created a few years ago. The new cell is a quarter of the size of the original model, yet can produce ... more Oil prices mixed on surprise jump in US crude reserves 
New York (AFP) Aug 22, 2007World oil prices were mixed Wednesday as traders weighed a shock increase in crude reserves in the United States, the world's biggest energy consumer. New York's main oil futures contract, light sweet crude for delivery in October, slipped 31 cents to close at 69.26 dollars per barrel. The price had earlier fallen as low as 68.63 dollars, the lowest level since June 28. ... more Analysis: Kurd oil law drives Iraq oil 
Washington (UPI) Aug 22, 2007 Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government will not wait for a federal oil law before it starts signing more contracts to explore what is thought to be sizeable reserves in its territory. The KRG has already signed a handful of contracts with small oil companies and, now that it has passed a regional law governing any underground oil and natural gas, it will not put development on hold while Baghdad ... more |
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Vienna (AFP) Aug 22, 2007The United States on Wednesday said an Iranian agreement with the UN atomic agency to clarify its contested nuclear programme had "real limitations" and accused Tehran of employing delaying tactics to avoid further UN sanctions. The Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Iran announced on Tuesday that they had agreed a timetable for Tehran to answer long-standing question ... more Iraqi FM warns of 'regional wars' if coalition pulls out 
Washington (AFP) Aug 22, 2007Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said Wednesday Iraq would fall apart and regional wars would develop if US-led coalition forces were to suddenly withdraw from his country. "The sudden withdrawal of American troops in Iraq would cause the collapse of Iraq and will lead to the disintegration of and division within Iraq," he told Alhurra Television in an interview. ... more A Rocket-Powered Prosthetic Arm 
Nashville TN (SPX) Aug 22, 2007Combine a mechanical arm with a miniature rocket motor: The result is a prosthetic device that is the closest thing yet to a bionic arm. A prototype of this radical design has been successfully developed and tested by a team of mechanical engineers at Vanderbilt University as part of a $30 million federal program to develop advanced prosthetic devices. "Our design does not have superhuman ... more Lockheed Martin Selects Manufacturing Site For THAAD Launcher And Fire Control/Comms Unit 
Camden AK (SPX) Aug 23, 2007Lockheed Martin, prime contractor and systems integrator for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Weapon System, has selected its award-winning manufacturing facility in Camden, AR, to build the THAAD launcher and Fire Control and Communications (TFCC) unit. Initially, 35 new jobs will be created to support the program with production taking place in the 200,000 square-foot ... more Royal Danish Air Force Formally Accepts Two Lockheed Martin Long-Range Surveillance Radars 
Syracuse NY (SPX) Aug 22, 2007The Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization (DALO) of the Danish Ministry of Defence formally transferred ownership of two Lockheed Martin TPS-77 mobile, long-range surveillance radars to the Tactical Air Command of the Royal Danish Air Force. A ceremony on August 16 attended by representatives from the Danish government, the Royal Danish Air Force and Lockheed Martin was held at Karup ... more
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