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Analysis: Israel ups airline defenses
Haifa, Israel (UPI) Nov 1, 2007 Israel will fortify its commercial airplanes with new, laser-based missile-defense technology designed by Elbit subsidiary El-Op, the company announced this month. According to El-Op, the Multi Spectral Infrared Countermeasure system only weighs about 50 pounds but is capable of immediately responding to barrages of up to 1,000 missiles at once. This includes all kinds of missiles, not ... more Gates to raise US concerns about military transparency in China 
Washington (AFP) Nov 1, 2007US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday he will raise US concerns about the lack of transparency surrounding China's military programs when he meets with Chinese leaders next week. Gates will visit China, South Korea and Japan in his first trip to northeast Asia as US defense secretary. Asked at a news conference whether he considered China a military threat, Gates said he did no ... more Iran offered Iraq assurances on armor piercing weapons: Gates 
Washington (AFP) Nov 1, 2007Iran has assured the Iraqi government it will help stop the flow of armor piercing explosives into Iraq, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday. "It is my understanding that they have provided such assurances. I don't know whether to believe them," Gates told reporters. Gates went on to say that the highest levels of the Iranian government were probably aware of the supply of ex ... more Analysis: India's anti-bioterror plan 
New Delhi (UPI) Nov 1, 2007 India has set up a group of experts to formulate a plan to counter the threat of biological terrorism. "Intelligence on terror strikes will remain with the concerned central security agencies, while a recently formed expert group could formulate a plan to deal with exigencies in case of biological or chemical warfare," Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said. Indian intelligenc ... more Boeing Begins Installation Of Missile Countermeasures System On USAF C-40B 
St. Louis MO (SPX) Nov 02, 2007Boeing this week began modifying the first of three U.S Air Force C-40B transport aircraft with a laser-based countermeasures system that defeats incoming infrared-seeking missiles. The Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures system, supplied by Northrop Grumman, protects large fixed-wing transports and small rotary-wing aircraft from infrared missile attacks by automatically detecting a missil ... more |
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Washington (AFP) Nov 1, 2007Thirty US senators wrote to President George W. Bush Thursday, warning he had no authority to launch military action against Iran, and expressing concern about the administration's "provocative" rhetoric. The senators, 29 Democrats and one independent, urged the resolution of disputes with the Islamic Republic through diplomacy. "We wish to emphasize that no congressional authority exist ... more US team in North Korea to begin disabling nuclear facilities 
Beijing (AFP) Nov 1, 2007A team of US atomic inspectors arrived in North Korea on Thursday after expressing confidence that the historic disablement of the isolated nation's nuclear facilities would go smoothly. North Korea has pledged to begin taking apart its nuclear facilities, going further than it ever has before in meeting foreign pressure to scrap atomic capabilities it has been building up since the 1950s. ... more Fine-Tuning Lasers To Destroy Blood-Borne Diseases Like AIDS 
Tempe AZ (SPX) Nov 02, 2007Physicists in Arizona State University have designed a revolutionary laser technique which can destroy viruses and bacteria such as AIDS without damaging human cells and may also help reduce the spread of hospital infections such as MRSA. The research, published on Thursday November 1 in the Institute of Physics' Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, discusses how pulses from an infrared laser c ... more Northrop Grumman Wins Two Contracts For AN/APN-241 Radar Program 
Norwalk CN (SPX) Nov 02, 2007The U.S. Air Force's Warner Robins Air Logistics Center has awarded Northrop Grumman two contracts to provide radars and logistical support for the Air National Guard. The Northrop Grumman AN/APN-241 navigation and weather radars fulfill important mission requirements and also enhance the flying safety for Air National Guard C-130H and C-130J tactical airlift aircraft. The contract value for the ... more Triage Study Challenges Notions of Emergency Medical Response To Disaster 
New York NY (SPX) Nov 02, 2007In the face of terrorism and catastrophic natural disasters, modern regional trauma systems that improve survival for critically injured patients are more vital than ever. Yet many fundamental assumptions underlying these systems-such as the notion that it is imperative to send the sickest patients to the hospital first-have rarely been subjected to rigorous scientific scrutiny. Now, for the fir ... more |
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Washington DC (SPX) Nov 02, 2007Over the past year, the issue of power efficiency has become particularly important in light of recent reports that spending on power and cooling is fast approaching, if not exceeding, new server spending in datacenter environments. Wu Feng of the deparents of computer science (CS) and electrical and computer engineering (ECE) and Kirk Cameron of the CS deparent at Virginia Tech, will launch the ... more Russia-led pipeline consortium rejects environment criticism 
Moscow (AFP) Nov 1, 2007A Russian-led consortium planning to build a gas pipeline under the Baltic Sea on Thursday rejected criticism of the project from Sweden's environment minister. The Nord Stream consortium is seeking Sweden's approval of the pipeline route between Russia and Germany since part of the line would run through Swedish waters. The proposed route "is the best solution in terms of technical, ec ... more NASA sorry over air safety uproar 
Washington (AFP) Oct 31, 2007The head of NASA on Wednesday said he was sorry the agency refused to release a major survey of commercial aviation safety, on the grounds it might scare passengers and hit airline profits. After an uproar, NASA administrator Michael Griffin promised to release the report, reportedly showing that near misses, runway incursions and bird strikes take place at least twice the rate as commonly t ... more China's Lunar Probe Completes Last Orbital Transfer Before Leaving Earth 
Beijing (XNA) Nov 01, 2007China's lunar probe Chang'e-1 completed its fourth orbital transfer on Wednesday afternoon, a critical move to push it to fly to the moon "in a real sense." The engine on the probe was started at 5:15 p.m.. Thirteen minutes later, the probe was successfully shifted to the earth-moon transfer orbit with an apogee of about 380,000 km. The main engine of Chang'e-1 started operation and helped ... more China Starts Developing New Heavy-Duty Carrier Rockets 
Tianjin (XNA) Nov 01, 2007China is building a new range of carrier rockets designed to send heavyweight satellites into space, boosting the current carrying capacity by nearly three times, a space expert has said. The Long March 5 rockets will be able to carry payloads of up to 25 tons for low earth orbit satellites, up from the current limit of 9.2 tons, said Wu Yansheng, president of the China Academy of Launch Vehicle ... more
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