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NGA And Lockheed Martin Work To Improve Delivery Of Geospatial Data To Users
Herndon VA (SPX) Dec 04, 2007The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and Lockheed Martin are working to streamline and speed the delivery of critical maps, imagery and other geospatial data to users worldwide. The Demand-Based Geospatial Intelligence (DBGI) program is an automated supply chain management system that allows users to request and access geospatial data in the format and delivery method of their choos ... more Boeing Submits Proposal To USAF For Common Range Integrated Instrumentation System 
St. Louis MO (SPX) Dec 04, 2007Boeing has submitted a proposal to the U.S. Air Force for the development of a next-generation Common Range Integrated Instrumentation System (CRIIS) that will help improve the accuracy and realism of joint service test and training activities. CRIIS sets a new standard for time-space-position information, or TSPI, replacing the Advanced Range Data System developed in the 1980s. Through CR ... more US Navy Approves Use Of Operational ENVELOP Covers For CIWS 
Eagan MI (SPX) Dec 04, 2007The U.S. Navy recently approved the use of Shield Technologies Corporation's (Shield Technologies) operational Envelop Protective Covers for Close-In Weapons Systems (CIWS). The move is aimed at improved readiness by taking advantage of Shield Technologies' technological advancements that combat environmental degradation. In a related policy decision made in September, the new operational ... more Analysis: Energy report, fact or fantasy? 
The Dalles, Ore. (UPI) Dec 3, 2007 A few months after the release of a prominent energy report, some experts say its recommendations possess minimal potential for solving the world's energy woes, while others wish Congress would adopt its comprehensive approach. The National Petroleum Council, an advisory committee for the U.S. Department of Energy, released its 380-page report, "Facing the Hard Truths about Energy," in ... more Outside View: Russia hikes gas to Ukraine 
Moscow (UPI) Dec 3, 2007 On Nov. 27 the Russian energy giant agreed to buy Turkmenistan's gas at a higher price, and this sparked the rumor that the gas price for Ukraine would be raised since Gazprom resells Turkmen gas to Ukraine. However, the agreement Russia and Ukraine are initially preparing already stipulates a higher price. The leaders of Turkmenistan and Gazprom agreed on Nov. 27 to raise the ... more |
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Washington (AFP) Nov 30, 2007The head of the European satellite launch group Arianespace, Jean-Yves Le Gall, warned the United States Friday against Chinese "dumping" in the market and suggested Washington should improve its oversight. "Today, we see China has re-entered the market for commercial launches, using so-called "ITAR-Free" satellites designed and built without US technology," the Arianespace director general ... more Campaigns Should Support Space Exploration 
Arlington VA (SPX) Dec 03, 2007Presidential campaigns should publicly express their support of NASA's Constellation Program to ensure America's leadership in space exploration as well as boost education, Aerospace Industries Association President and CEO Marion Blakey said. The exploration program, which will return astronauts to the moon and explore Mars and beyond, should not be delayed under any circumstances since there i ... more UAV Sales Help IAI Bottom Line 
Haifa (UPI) Israel, Nov. 29, 2007In the latest of a series of robust earnings announcements from Israeli defense and security companies, Israel Aircraft Industries has touted a 56 percent increase in year-over-year quarterly earnings. This amounted to $36 million in net profit for the third quarter of 2006, according to an IAI statement. For the same period in 2006, net profit was $23 million; in 2005, $11 million. ... more OSCE presidency urges Russia to reconsider arms treaty move 
Madrid (AFP) Nov 30, 2007The Spanish presidency of Europe's security watchdog, the OSCE, on Friday called on Russia to reconsider its decision to suspend adherence to a Cold War treaty limiting military forces in Europe. "The presidency is making an appeal to Russia to reconsider its decision to suspend the application of the CFE treaty from December 12," Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos said at the e ... more Euro Thaw Not What It Seems 
Moscow (UPI) Nov 30, 2007Against the backdrop of the warm welcome bestowed by President Bush upon German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy during their recent U.S. visits, American pundits have been celebrating what they describe as a thaw in relations with the two European allies. Both Merkel and Sarkozy have been contrasted with their predecessors, Jacques Chirac and Gerhard Schroeder ... more |
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London (AFP) Dec 1, 2007Britain's Royal Navy would struggle to fight a major war because of years of under-funding and cut-backs, according to a defence ministry study leaked to the Sunday Telegraph. The weekly newspaper said the report was ordered by Defence Secretary Des Browne to counter claims from opposition political parties and the media about a lack of resources in Britain's military. But the study conc ... more Military Must Understand And Master Change 
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 03, 2007The U.S. military needs to understand change and the pace of change to succeed in the future, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told students at the Army War College earlier this week. "Some of the change is happening so quickly we have no idea how (it) will end up," Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen told the students, at Carlisle Barracks, Pa., on Nov. 28. The admiral used two examples ... more Sealift Of Mine-Resistant, Ambush-Protected Vehicles Begins 
Scott AFB IL (SPX) Dec 03, 2007A commercial cargo ship carrying more than 100 mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles for troops in Iraq set sail this week from Naval Weapons Station Charleston, S.C. The vehicles, known as MRAPS, are designed to protect occupants against armor-piercing roadside bombs, knows as "explosively formed penetrators." The shipment marks the largest shipment at one time to date of these life-s ... more Transition To Iraqi Control Not Easy 
Al-Waleed, Iraq (UPI) Nov 30, 2007The Pentagon's intent to have more U.S. units train and mentor their Iraqi counterparts underlines the new phase of operations in the country and should be good news to those who want to see a gradual withdrawal of American combat forces from Iraq. But don't hold your breath. There won't be quick, template-like results even if insurgent, terrorist and sectarian violence in the country cont ... more Northrop Grumman Receives Contract For ICBM Propulsion Replacement Program 
Clearfield UT (SPX) Dec 03, 2007The U.S. Air Force awarded Northrop Grumman a 23-month, $176 million contract in October to continue the full-rate production phase of the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Propulsion Replacement Program (PRP). The program will replace aging solid-rocket motor sets for stages 1, 2, and 3 in the Minuteman III missile arsenal with re-manufactured motors to maintain alert-readiness status t ... more
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