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Ahmadinejad Says Iranian Nuclear Dossier Closed, US Attack Unlikely And Bushehr To Be Completed
Tehran (RIA Novosti) Aug 29, 2007Iran's nuclear dossier is a closed matter, the U.S. is in no position to launch a pre-emptive strike to halt the country's nuclear progress, and the Bushehr nuclear power plant will be completed as promised, the country's president said Tuesday. "I am officially declaring that the Iranian 'nuclear dossier' is, from our point of view, closed," Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said. He added that President ... more Guardian Commercial Airliner Anti-Missile System Achieves 6,000 Operational Hours Milestone 
Rolling Meadows IL (SPX) Aug 29, 2007Northrop Grumman has announced the achievement of more than 6,000 on-aircraft operational hours for the Guardian Counter-Man Portable Air Defense System (C-MANPADS) currently installed on seven wide-body cargo aircraft flying daily in commercial revenue service. "This milestone marks an important event for Northrop Grumman and the aviation industry. For the first time, we have been able ... more Iraqi Prime Minister Surprised Friends And Foes 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Aug 29, 2007Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki made a serious step towards national unity at a time when Paris and Washington showered him with criticism. At a news conference in Baghdad on August 26, he announced that at a joint meeting representatives of the Iraqi Sunnis, Shiites and Kurds had reached agreement on a number of issues, which were crucial for the restoration of political stability, such ... more USAF Officials Announce 2008 Force-Shaping Plans 
Washington DC (AFNS) Aug 29, 2007Air Force officials recently announced plans to meet the 2008 fiscal year end-strength of 328,600, which calls for a force reduction of about 5,400 officers and enlisted members through normal attrition, retirement or force-shaping measures. The reductions are in line with Air Force efforts to balance the force and recapitalize and modernize aging weapons systems. ... more Final Frontier: Closer To Home Than Ever Before 
Maxwell AFB AL (AFNS) Aug 29, 2007Air University officials here will host an educational symposium on the realm of space, America's dependence on the cosmos, and how military and civilian communities discuss the nation's space vulnerabilities Sept. 25 to 27 in downtown Montgomery, Ala. Headed by the National Space Studies Center at Air University, the symposium touts the motto: "Building an educational foundation for ... more |
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West Lafayette IN (SPX) Aug 29, 2007Researchers at Purdue University have further developed a technology that could represent a pollution-free energy source for a range of potential applications, from golf carts to submarines and cars to emergency portable generators. The technology produces hydrogen by adding water to an alloy of aluminum and gallium. When water is added to the alloy, the aluminum splits water by attracting ... more Germany FM warns over race for Arctic resources 
Ny Alesund, Norway (AFP) Aug 28, 2007German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Tuesday warned that no nation should break the law to get its hands on the natural energy resources of the Arctic. "I very much believe that everybody should respect international law," Steinmeier told reporters as he visited the research station at Ny Alesund on Spitzbergen, a Norwegian island in the Arctic Ocean. "The North Pole is ... more Energy Department to aid biofuels creation 
Washington (UPI) Aug 28, 2007 The U.S. Department of Energy says it will allocate up to $33.8 million to support commercial production of cellulosic biofuels. The funding, officials said, will support development of enzymes -- a key step to enabling bio-based production of clean, renewable biofuels such as cellulosic ethanol. The funding, part of President Bush's Twenty in Ten Plan, seeks to displace ... more Energy Focus Wins DARPATech 2007 Award For Excellence 
Solon OH (SPX) Aug 22, 2007Adding to a growing list of major technology and innovation awards, Energy Focus has announced that it has been awarded the 2007 DARPATech Small Business Innovation Research Award for Excellence. Dr. Anthony J. Tether, director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), presented the award at DARPATech 2007, DARPA's 25th Systems and Technology Symposium, in Anaheim ... more New ORNL Roof System Means Savings For Homeowners 
Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Aug 29, 2007Homeowners could see their summer utility bills fall by 8 percent or more with a new roof and attic system being developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory. From an energy efficiency perspective, roof technology has not progressed substantially in hundreds of years, but that is changing with the use of active thermal mass components, reflective pigments and ... more |
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St. Louis MO (SPX) Aug 28, 2007Boeing has submitted its proposal to the U.S. Air Force for the development and production of up to 12 Global Positioning System (GPS) III satellites. The enhanced spacecraft will offer positioning service that is 10 times better than today's system as well as improved anti-jamming capabilities for the warfighter. "Boeing's GPS III offering builds on our proven 34-year GPS partnership with ... more Lockheed Martin Bids On Next Generation Global Positioning Satellite System 
Denver CO (SPX) Aug 28, 2007A Lockheed Martin-led team has submitted its proposal to design and build the U.S. Air Force's next-generation Global Positioning System Space Segment program, known as GPS Block III. This program will improve position, navigation, and timing services for the warfighter and civil users worldwide and provide advanced anti-jam capabilities yielding improved system security, accuracy and reliabil ... more Waiting For Petraeus 
Washington (UPI) Aug 27, 2007 September approaches, and with it the supposed watershed in the Iraq war that Gen. David Petraeus' report to the U.S. Congress will represent. In reality, the report will make little difference in what the Democrat-controlled Congress does, because it has already decided what it will do, namely pretend to try to end the war while actually ensuring its continuation through the 2008 ... more Lockheed Martin Team Tests Propulsion System For MDA's Multiple Kill Vehicle 
Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Aug 28, 2007Lockheed Martin announced that its team tested a key element of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's revolutionary Multiple Kill Vehicle payload at Edwards Air Force Base's National Hover Test Facility. An extended duration demonstration of the carrier vehicle's divert and attitude control system, built by Pratt and Whitney Rocketdyne, met performance objectives established by the Agency ... more Boeing To Study Key Elements Of Conventional Prompt Global Strike Demonstration 
St. Louis MO (SPX) Aug 28, 2007Boeing has been awarded an $8.9 million U.S. Air Force contract to study key elements of a conventional prompt global strike missile demonstration. The study, scheduled to be completed by June 2009, will help plan for a demonstration using a land-based Minotaur launch system and a payload delivery vehicle designed to carry and deliver various conventional payloads at global ranges in less than ... more
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