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Moscow (UPI) Nov 20, 2007 Bilateral prime-ministerial talks in Seoul have shown that the two Koreas really mean it when they talk about stepping up economic contacts. The situation promises many investment projects to neighboring countries, mainly Russia and China. The Trans-Korean railroad is the best-known of all such projects. A North Korean government delegation led by Prime Minister Kim Yong Il wor ... more Lockheed Martin Delivers Key Satellite Hardware For New Military Communications System 
Sunnyvale CA (SPX) Nov 21, 2007Lockheed Martin has achieved another major milestone in the development of the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) military communications system with the successful delivery of the core propulsion module for the second satellite in the program constellation. The AEHF system will provide global, highly secure, protected, survivable communications for all warfighters serving under the U.S. D ... more EU Ministers Adopt Framework For Joint European Strategy In Defence R And T 
Brussels, Belgium (SPX) Nov 21, 2007European Union governments today adopted the framework for a joint Strategy on Defence Research and Technology describing why and how they intend to invest collectively on technologies that are crucial for future military capabilities and industrial capacities in Europe. EU Defence Ministers, meeting as the Steering Board of the European Defence Agency, agreed on the objectives and methods ... more New Precision Search and Destroy Anti-Armour Weapon 
London, UK (SPX) Nov 21, 2007The Army's current AS90 guns are to get a sophisticated new weapon that can more accurately seek out and destroy hostile armoured vehicles at long range (up to 22.5 km), day and night, in all weathers and in difficult terrain, such as forests and urban areas. This new smart weapon, the Ballistic Sensor Fused Munition (BSFM), consists of a shell that can be fired from the AS90 artillery gun. Muni ... more Putin warns NATO against border build-up 
Moscow (AFP) Nov 20, 2007President Vladimir Putin warned NATO against "muscle-flexing" on Russia's border Tuesday and ordered top generals to raise the combat readiness of the country's nuclear missiles. Meanwhile, the armed forces chief of staff, General Yury Baluyevsky, also confirmed that Russia would suspend adherence to a key Cold War arms treaty on December 12, news agencies reported. "In violation of prev ... more |
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Berlin (UPI) Nov 20, 2007 The German army has refuted accusations its helicopters left Norwegian and Afghan troops alone in a battle in order to make it to home base before dusk, but the incident still underscores how unhappy some NATO officials are with the Germans in Afghanistan. "For us ze war is over by teatime, ja," ran the headline in the Nov. 18 edition of the (London) Sunday Times. The British weekly acc ... more US, Turkish generals discuss Kurd rebels: Turkish military 
Ankara (AFP) Nov 20, 2007Two senior US generals, including the commander of US forces in Iraq, met here Tuesday with Turkish military officials to coordinate efforts against Kurdish rebels, the Turkish general staff said. US Joint Chiefs of Staff Vice-chairman General James Cartwright and General David Petraeus, the top US commander in Iraq, held talks with Turkish Deputy chief of General Staff General Ergin Saygun, ... more Iran agrees new talks with US on Iraq 
Tehran (AFP) Nov 20, 2007Iran said on Tuesday it has agreed to a new round of talks with the United States on improving security in Iraq, despite mounting tensions between the two arch foes over Iran's nuclear drive. The announcement came after the United States said Iran has stemmed the flow of weapons and militants across the border amid a decrease in violence in its western neighbour. Foreign Minister Manouch ... more Democrats decry Pentagon Iraq 'scare' tactics 
Washington (AFP) Nov 20, 2007Democrats in Congress Tuesday dismissed looming Pentagon layoffs of thousands of civilian defense workers over an Iraq war funding dispute as Bush administration scare tactics. Republicans and the White House meanwhile tried to maneuver anti-war Democrats into a corner -- accusing them of callously withholding vital financing for frontline troops in Iraq, as Christmas approaches. The lat ... more Northrop Grumman Deploys New System To Enable Safer Aircraft Carrier Landings 
Sykesville MD (SPX) Nov 21, 2007Northrop Grumman has successfully deployed the first digitally-controlled arrestment system that dramatically upgrades the critical process of "catching" aircraft on carriers. The Advanced Recovery Control (ARC) system was deployed on the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) aircraft carrier and performed its first successful operational arrestment at sea on November 5. ARC was designed and develope ... more |
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New York (AFP) Nov 20, 2007World oil prices soared to new records Tuesday, breaching 98 dollars a barrel in New York, amid supply concerns and as the US dollar continued to weaken against other major currencies. New York's main oil futures contract, light sweet crude for January delivery, soared 3.39 dollars to close at 98.03 dollars per barrel. Prices in New York hit an all-time high of 98.62 dollars on November ... more China aiming to replace foreign satellites: report 
Beijing (AFP) Nov 19, 2007China is aiming to replace all its imported communications and broadcast satellites with home-made ones by 2010 as part of efforts to reduce its reliance on overseas technology, state media said Monday. The nation will step up research and development of these satellites as just one out of the 12 currently in use is Chinese-made, Sun Laiyan, chief of the China National Space Administration, ... more Bargain Basement Satellites 
Huntsville AL (SPX) Nov 20, 2007Looking for a cheap fare 'round the world? Your search is over. A NASA team has built a small, low-cost satellite called FASTSAT, and it's almost ready to fly. Need some details before you sign up? Read on. b>Why is it called FASTSAT? br> /b> It's not because it travels fast. It's because it was built in a hurry. The FASTSAT team built this prototype in a mere 10� months for the relative ... more Lockheed Martin-Built Sirius 4 Launched Successfully From Baikonur Cosmodrome 
Baikonur, Kazakhstan (SPX) Nov 20, 2007The SIRIUS 4 communications satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin for SES SIRIUS, was successfully launched today from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in the Republic of Kazakhstan. Liftoff occurred at 4:39 a.m. (5:39 p.m. EST on Nov. 17) aboard a Proton/Breeze M launch vehicle provided by International Launch Services (ILS). Initial contact with the satellite was confirmed at 3:58 a.m. EST ... more China Aims To Double Satellite Life Expectancy By 2010 
Beijing (XNA) Nov 20, 2007China is likely to double the life expectancy of its homemade satellites by 2010, a vice minister in charge of the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence said on Sunday. Sun Laiyan, also chief of the China National Space Administration, said the country would strive to boost the life expectancy of its satellite designs in sun-synchronous orbit to four to five years b ... more
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