| October 11, 2007 |  |
SpaceWar Advertising Kit |
| Previous Issues | Oct 10 | Oct 09 | Oct 08 | Oct 05 | Oct 04 |
Lockheed Martin Installs First Arrowhead MTADS/PNVS Systems On Netherlands' AH-64D Apaches
Orlando FL (SPX) Oct 11, 2007Lockheed Martin has installed the first two Arrowhead systems on Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) AH-64D Apaches at Gilze Rijen Airbase, Netherlands. These installations mark the first time Lockheed Martin has installed the Arrowhead, or Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS), system utilizing the host nation's equipment and personnel. "T ... more Outside View: Mahdi Army threat in S. Iraq 
Washington (UPI) Oct 10, 2007 Prime Minister Gordon Brown has promised to cut the British troop presence in Iraq by more than half -- leaving just 2,500 there by the middle of next year. During a recent visit to the country, Brown said that within two months the transfer of power to Iraqi forces in Basra would be complete. Brown's comments come nearly a month after U.S. Gen. David Petraeus and U.S. Ambassador to Ira ... more Northrop Grumman Begins Integrating Megawatt-Class Laser Onto MDA's Airborne Laser Aircraft 
Redondo Beach CA (SPX) Oct 11, 2007Northrop Grumman, along with industry teammates and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA), have begun re-assembly of the world's most powerful laser built for an airborne environment onto MDA's Airborne Laser (ABL) aircraft to prepare for high-power system testing. The integration is taking place at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., following a refurbishment by the company that involved the ... more Analysis: Afghanistan's war on the cheap 
Berlin (UPI) Oct 10, 2007 Afghanistan is slipping into more violence and chaos each day, and no wonder: The West has gone to war on the cheap. If you want an example of what is going wrong in Afghanistan, take a look at "Little Italy." In the past weeks, an increasing number of armed robberies, suicide bombings and abductions of foreigners have caused widespread concern in the previously secure western Afghan pr ... more Gates gives army go-ahead to accelerate expansion 
Washington (AFP) Oct 10, 2007US Defense Secretary Robert Gates has given the US Army the go-ahead to grow by 65,000 troops two years sooner than planned to ease stress on the force, senior Pentagon officials said Wednesday. The army intends to meet the new goal mainly by retaining more troops rather than by trying to recruit more, they said. With the US "war on terrorism" entering its seventh year, the officials sai ... more |
iran:
 miltech:  milspace:  |
Washington (UPI) Oct 10, 2007 The global economy is under new management, if those somewhat battered institutions the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund may be said to play such a managerial role. Certainly nobody else is doing the job. The Group of Seven finance ministers' meetings hardly qualify. So long as they exclude the finance ministers of key emerging markets like China, India and Brazil, they ar ... more China has 106 billionaires compared with only 15 last year 
Shanghai (AFP) Oct 10, 2007China now has 106 billionaires, seven times as many as last year, according to a list published Wednesday that underlined the rapidly growing economic muscle of the Asian giant. Yang Huiyan, a 26-year-old female property developer, topped the list with a net worth, mostly inherited, of 130 billion yuan (17.3 billion dollars), according to the website of Hurun Report, a Shanghai-based magazin ... more Australia approves 17.8-billion-dollar Gorgon gas project 
Sydney (AFP) Oct 10, 2007The Australian government gave a green light Wednesday to the 20-billion-dollar (17.8-billion-US) Gorgon gas development after imposing strict conditions designed to protect endangered species. The decision allows Gorgon joint venture partners Chevron, ExxonMobil and Royal Dutch Shell to build a liquefied natural gas plant on Barrow Island, a nature reserve about 70 kilometres (44 miles) off ... more Analysis: Iraqi Kurds make oil sales pitch 
Washington (UPI) Oct 10, 2007 The Kurdistan Regional Government is offering the global oil industry its first and, so far, only chance at entering the Iraqi crude sector. Despite anger in Baghdad, the KRG plans to sign even more controversial oil deals and is waving the "For Sale" sign proudly. "We have many opportunities to excite you," KRG Natural Resources Minister Ashti Hawrami told United Press International wh ... more Analysis: PDVSA to increase ranks 
Miami (UPI) Oct 10, 2007 Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said he wants to increase the workforce of state-run petroleum company PDVSA by 35 percent in the coming year, a move some say is an effort to increase the government's hold on the country's oil and gas industry and win additional political support ahead of a key vote. Chavez said he would like to expand PDVSA's workforce from 75,000 workers to nearly 10 ... more |
industry:
 launchers:  launchers:  data:  |
Arlington, Va. (UPI) Oct 9, 2007 By the time the Cold War ended, the U.S. Air Force's C-130 fleet was beginning to show signs of age. The service had bought nearly 400 Vietnam-era "E" variants of the Hercules for use by the active-duty force, the Air Force Reserve and the Air National Guard. Many of these planes were approaching the end of their design lives and could only be kept in a high state of readiness with incr ... more Israel's Syria strike 'not signal for Iran': parliamentary speaker 
Geneva (AFP) Oct 9, 2007Israel's air strike inside Syrian territory in early September was not a message for Iran despite claims by some US conservatives, Iran's parliamentary speaker said on Tuesday. "The violation of the airspace of Syria by Israeli planes was not meant to be a signal for Iran," Hadad Alel told reporters on the sidelines of the annual meeting of the Interparliamentary Union (IPU) in Geneva. " ... more How To Divide Iraq 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Oct 10, 2007The U.S. idea of settling the Iraqi problem may follow the Bosnian scenario. In late September, the U.S. Senate approved a resolution supporting the idea of dividing Iraq into three administrative and territorial entities by religion and ethnic origin. This resolution may not lead to the final partition, but may easily explode the situation in Iraq again. The resolution suggests that Iraq ... more Russia Expects Positive US Response To Missile Shield Proposals 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Oct 10, 2007Russia's foreign minister said on Tuesday he hoped that the U.S. response to Moscow's missile shield proposals would strengthen strategic stability and prevent new risks. Top Russian and U.S. defense officials and diplomats are scheduled to meet in Moscow on October 12-13 to continue discussions on the deployment of elements of a U.S. missile defense system in Central Europe. The talks are expec ... more Sarkozy praises 'frank' talks with Putin, 'closer' views on Iran 
Moscow (AFP) Oct 10, 2007French President Nicolas Sarkozy's first meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin late Tuesday was "relaxed," "detailed" and "frank," and could lead to a "convergence" of views on the Iranian nuclear issue. "During these three hours we had a very long, relaxed, detailed, frank and passionate discussion," Sarkozy told French reporters after a dinner with Putin in the presidential r ... more
|
korea:
 miltech:  miltech:  iran:  |
|
| Previous Issues | Oct 10 | Oct 09 | Oct 08 | Oct 05 | Oct 04 |
| The contents herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2007 - SpaceDaily. AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy statement |
