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Flying Fish Unmanned Aircraft Takes Off And Lands On Water
Ann Arbor MI (SPX) Dec 06, 2007Flying fish were the inspiration for an unmanned seaplane with a 7-foot wingspan developed at the University of Michigan. The autonomous craft is believed to be the first seaplane that can initiate and perform its own takeoffs and landings on water. Funded by the Department of Defense's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), it is designed to advance the agency's "persistent ocean su ... more EuroControl Outlines Specifications For Use Of UAVs In European Airspace 
London UK (SPX) Dec 06, 2007EuroControl has published air traffic management (ATM) specifications that set out how military unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) should fly in European airspace. When military UAVs operate outside specifically designated areas they are subject to numerous restrictions to ensure the safety of other airspace users. However these restrictions are preventing the full use of UAVs' unique operational c ... more Walker's World: Iran's new Gulf friends 
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UPI) Dec 5, 2007 A curious event took place in the Gulf as the new National Intelligence Estimate appeared in Washington, undermining the Bush administration's threats and angry rhetoric by revealing that Iran had suspended in nuclear weapons program back in 2003. The arch-demon of President Bush's rhetoric, Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, was sitting politely in a conference room with the Arab le ... more Russia criticises US missile plans, talks up alternatives 
Moscow (AFP) Dec 5, 2007Russian officials criticised the United States Wednesday for what one called an "unconstructive" approach to missile defence, while voicing hopes for cooperation on Moscow's own missile proposals. The criticism came after a US intelligence report undercut US allegations about Iran's atomic goals, which have been a pillar of US arguments for building new missile defence facilities in the Czec ... more US jet intercepts ballistic missile for first time: officials 
Washington (AFP) Dec 4, 2007A US F-16 fighter used an air-to-air missile to destroy a sounding rocket in its boost phase for the first time this week in a test of a new missile defense concept, US spokesmen said Tuesday. The system -- named the Net-Centric Airborne Defense Element (NCDE) -- breaks new ground in that it would arm fighter aircraft or drones with missiles fast enough to intercept a ballistic missile as it ... more |
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Ljubljana (AFP) Dec 5, 2007Israel's Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni said Wednesday that stronger sanctions were the best way of ensuring Iranian compliance with UN demands to halt uranium enrichment. "The way to stop Iran is by more effective sanctions," Livni told a news briefing after meeting with her Slovenian counterpart, Dimitrij Rupel, on a one-day visit to Ljubljana. "Iran with nuclear weapon is something that ... more Harris Tests New Falcon III Multiband Manpack Radio During US Army Patriot Missile Exercise 
Rochester NY (SPX) Dec 06, 2007Harris has successfully demonstrated its new Falcon III multiband manpack radio during a 10-day U.S. Army exercise that focused on integrating new networking technologies into the Patriot missile communications system. The U.S. Army exercise is part of a transformational Army program designed to prepare Patriot to be part of the next-generation Army Integrated Air and Missile Defense - System of ... more EaglePicher Technologies Receives Contract To Support Automated Manufacturing Of Missile Batteries 
Joplin MO (SPX) Dec 06, 2007EaglePicher Technologies has received a $2.9 million defense contract as part of the 2008 Defense Appropriations Bill. This government contract will fund the qualification of new missile, portable power and Department of Defense batteries at EaglePicher Technologies' new automated facility in Pittsburg, Kan. The new 30,000-square- foot facility positions EaglePicher at the forefront of U.S.-base ... more Rafael Upgrades German Eurofighters With Litening Navigation And Targeting Pods 
Haifa, Israel (SPX) Dec 06, 2007Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. will provide the German Air Force with Litening navigation and targeting pods for its Tornado Eurofighters. The $25M deal is a follow-up to the German's previous order for a similar amount. The Litening is one of the most advanced navigation and targeting pods available today. The pod is equipped with day and night sights and multiple sensor array that ... more Analysis: Global cyber-crime case cracked 
Washington (UPI) Dec 4, 2007 The investigation of a relatively minor computer crash at the University of Pennsylvania last year led law enforcement agencies from three countries to a multimillion-dollar cyber-crime syndicate writing computer viruses to order and renting out networks of millions of compromised slave PCs to other online criminals. According to investigators and court documents, the cases that arose o ... more |
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Los Angeles (AFP) Dec 5, 2007California has urged the US government to introduce new regulations aimed at curbing greenhouse gas emissions from aircraft, officials said Wednesday. Attorney General Jerry Brown told a news conference at Los Angeles International Airport that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was being petitioned to staunch a "large and rapidly growing source" of emissions. The move is the late ... more Major Physics Breakthrough In Understanding Supersolidity 
Edmonton, Canada (SPX) Dec 06, 2007Physicists at the University of Alberta, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, have made a major advance in the understanding of what appears to be a new state of matter. Working in the highly specialized field of quantum fluids and solids, Prof. John Beamish, chair of the Department of Physics, and PhD student James Day, report their findings in a paper to be published in the science journal Nature on ... more Germany to get first offshore windfarm in 2009 
Berlin (AFP) Dec 5, 2007Germany's first offshore windfarm should go into operation in the Baltic Sea in 2009, the companies building it said on Wednesday as the government set new targets for renewable energy use. Turbine maker Nordex said it would deliver 21 modern windmills to the British energy supplier WPD for the project. It will be called "Baltic 1" and situated 13 kilometres (eight miles) off the coast o ... more Europeans, Americans fret over China's rise: survey 
Brussels (AFP) Dec 5, 2007A majority of Europeans and Americans view China's emergence as a major economic power as a threat, with only the British seeing an opportunity, according to a survey released Wednesday. Europeans were slightly more worried than Americans with 55 percent concerned about China's rise compared with 51 percent in the US, the results of the survey from the German Marshall Fund found. That wa ... more Laser Technologies Used To Analyze Combustion Of Biofuels 
Ames, IO (SPX) Dec 06, 2007Let's say a fuel derived from biomass produces too much soot when it's burned in a combustion chamber designed for fossil fuels. How can an engineer find the source of the problem? It originates, after all, in the flame zone of a highly turbulent combustion chamber. That's not exactly an easy place for an engineer to take measurements. "It's fairly obvious when a combustor is not running w ... more
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