| November 14, 2007 |  |
SpaceWar Advertising Kit |
| Previous Issues | Nov 13 | Nov 12 | Nov 09 | Nov 08 | Nov 07 |
Elbit Systems To Supply UAV Systems To The Israeli Defense Forces
Haifa, Israel (SPX) Nov 14, 2007Elbit Systems received a new UAV order for the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF). The order, valued at approximately $30 million, includes the development, manufacture and supply of new and improved UAV systems, as well as the upgrade of existing UAV systems, designed to enhance and expand the IDF's existing UAV platform. Development and supply is scheduled to take place over a period that exceeds th ... more US informs Nigeria of plan to set up military command in Africa 
Abuja (AFP) Nov 13, 2007US Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte Tuesday outlined his country's plan to set up AFRICOM, a military command in Africa, saying it was in line with America's defence policy. "It's not unusual for the US to have regional military commands. We have regional military commands in various parts of the world," Negroponte told reporters at the end of his visit to Nigeria. The US govern ... more Analysis: Poppy project controversial 
Berlin (UPI) Nov 13, 2007 Afghan villages could grow opium poppy legally to produce medicines -- that's the proposal of the Senlis Council, a U.K.-based think tank. While the idea has the backing of the European Parliament, some experts are not convinced. There is no doubt Afghanistan still has a poppy crisis: In 2006 the country that since late 2001 has been secured by some 40,000 Western soldiers produced some ... more Pakistan nukes under control: Musharraf 
Washington (AFP) Nov 13, 2007Pakistan's nuclear weapons are under "total custodial controls," President Pervez Musharraf told Fox News radio Tuesday, moving to calm concerns over the arms amid major political turmoil in his country. "They are under total custodial controls," Musharraf told the network, citing security measures in place since 2000, according to a transcript of the interview. "We created a strategic p ... more Dozen US rights groups ask Bush to cut off military aid to Pakistan 
Washington (AFP) Nov 13, 2007A dozen US human rights groups on Tuesday urged President George W. Bush to cut off military aid to Pakistan if President Pervez Musharraf refuses to end emergency rule and release politicians, jurists and rights activists. In a letter to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, the groups said Musharraf's imposition of emergency flew in the face of the Bush administration's policy of supporting ... more |
iraq:
 iran:  iraq:  |
Johannesburg (AFP) Nov 13, 2007Two armed gangs made simultaneous attempts last week to break into South Africa's main nuclear research facility, an official said on Tuesday. Rob Adam, chief executive of the South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa), said that a guard had been shot and wounded during one of the break-ins at the Pelindaba plant, west of Pretoria. Another group of would-be intruders fled after a s ... more Outside View: Russia ready to leave INF 
Moscow (UPI) Nov 13, 2007 It looks as if Russia has long guessed the American moves to create a missile defense system in Europe and is responding tit-for-tat and even figure-for-figure. On Nov. 6 the Americans happily rejoiced after achieving their long-cherished ambition of hitting two target drones at the same time. The Russian reaction was not slow in coming. Russia is now poised to pull out of two basic int ... more BAE Systems Wins Unique Approval For Unmanned Air Systems 
Dubai, UAE (SPX) Nov 14, 2007BAE Systems has become the first UK-based aerospace business to gain design approval under the UK MOD Design Approved Organisation Scheme (DAOS) for Unmanned Air Vehicle Systems without a weight limit. The certification recognises BAE Systems capabilities for the design, development, certification and test of Unmanned Air Systems (UAS) including systems and sub systems. Chris Clarkson, Dir ... more Thompson Files: Experts are right on F-22 
Arlington, Va. (UPI) Nov 13, 2007 Believe it or not, the Bush administration is run by smart, hardworking people who are committed to protecting the American Dream for future generations. You don't get a top job on the Bush team unless you are highly qualified, and you don't seek a top job unless you are highly motivated. So why do public opinion polls indicate that vast swaths of the electorate doubt the administration's comp ... more Researcher Models Effects Of Suicide Bombing: Results Of Crowd Configurations 
Melbourne FL (SPX) Nov 14, 2007Recent research by Zeeshan-ul-hassan Usmani, a Florida Institute of Technology doctoral student and Fulbright Scholar, indicates that various crowd formations exacerbate or minimize injuries and fatalities in the event of a pedestrian suicide bomb attack. His work was conducted through virtual simulation. It showed that the crowd formation experiencing the worst effects is a circular one, with a ... more |
submarine:
 miltech:  stans:  miltech:  |
Washington (AFP) Nov 13, 2007Hidden costs could send the price tag of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan ballooning to 3.5 trillion dollars by 2017, much higher than previous estimates, Democrats warned on Tuesday. Party leaders cited findings of the new study in their latest attempt to build support for their so-far unsuccessful drive to force President George W. Bush to change his Iraq strategy. The economic cost of ... more Proposed missile defense upgrade for Taiwan announced 
Washington (AFP) Nov 13, 2007The Pentagon notified the US Congress Tuesday about a possible sale to Taiwan of an upgrade to its Patriot missile defense systems valued at nearly one billion dollars. Even before the announcement, the proposed sale was attacked by China as sending a "wrong signal" to Taiwan and its independence-minded President Chen Shui-bian. The Defense Security and Cooperation Agency said the upgrad ... more US Navy Awards Northrop Grumman Long-Lead Material Contract For DDG 1000 
Pascagoula MS (SPX) Nov 14, 2007The U.S. Navy Friday awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) a $90 million contract modification for transition to production activities leading to the construction of one of the first two Zumwalt-class destroyers. "As we move towards the construction, this award provides the necessary funding to have materials and production planning ready," said Brian Cuccias, Northrop Grumman vice pr ... more Bank of America to write-off 3 bln dlrs tied to mortgage bets 
Washington (AFP) Nov 13, 2007Bank of America will likely have to write off around three billion dollars in troubled debt related to subprime mortgages, a senior executive warned Tuesday. Subprime home loans, mortgages granted to people with a patchy credit history, helped fuel a years-long US housing boom, but the boom petered out in early 2006 and many subprime borrowers are struggling to pay their mortgages. Bank ... more Baker Institute Study Shows Big Five Oil Companies Limit Exploration 
Houston TX (SPX) Nov 14, 2007A study released today by Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy finds that the "Big Five" international oil companies (IOCs) are spending less money on oil exploration in real terms despite a four-fold increase in operating cash flow since the early 1990s. On the flip side, the study, "The International Oil Companies," finds that second-tier oil companies are spending more in explo ... more
|
energy-tech:
 energy-tech:  energy-tech:  energy-tech:  |
|
| Previous Issues | Nov 13 | Nov 12 | Nov 09 | Nov 08 | Nov 07 |
| 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 |
