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Analysis: Israel defense exports strong
Haifa, Israel (UPI) Dec 13, 2007 Israel is climbing the list of the world's top arms exporters, and as such will redouble efforts to make responsible exports, Pinchas Bucharis, director general of the country's defense ministry, announced this week. "Defense exports in 2007 reached more than $4 billion," Bucharis said via a ministry statement. "Israel is in fourth place (in the world) in defense exports, above Britain, ... more Russian arms treaty suspension 'unjustified': Britain 
London (AFP) Dec 13, 2007British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said Thursday that Russia's decision to suspend a treaty which puts clear limits on the stationing of troops and heavy weapons across Europe was "unjustified". In a written statement to parliament, Miliband added that he "regrets the unilateral decision" by Moscow to freeze its compliance with the Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) treaty, signed in ... more New Accreditation Program For Body Armor Testing Laboratories 
Gaithersburg MD (SPX) Dec 14, 2007The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in cooperation with the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), has established a new accreditation program for laboratories that test personal body armor. The deadline for inclusion in the first group of candidates for accreditation is Dec. 15, 2007. Personal body armor can mean the difference between life and death for law enforceme ... more Two Koreas in shoving match over disputed border 
Panmunjom, Korea (AFP) Dec 13, 2007Military officers from North and South Korea engaged in a shoving match and a war of words Thursday over their disputed sea border, on the second day of talks dominated by the thorny issue. The general-level talks at the frontier truce village of Panmunjom aim to make security arrangements so that proposed joint economic projects including a shared fishing area can go ahead. But the row ... more F-22s At Langley Receive FOC Status 
Langley AFB VA (SPX) Dec 14, 2007F-22 Raptors here reached full operational capability Dec. 12, said Gen. John D.W. Corley, the commander of Air Combat Command. The announcement officially makes Langley's F-22 squadrons combat ready. FOC for the F-22 means the aircraft are now ready for global engagement, said Lt. Col. Mark Hansen, the Air Combat Command F-22 integration officer. "Crews are now (fully) organized, trained, equip ... more |
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Al Asad, Iraq (UPI) Dec 13, 2007 IED, the acronym for improvised explosive device, is shorthand for terror in Iraq and with good cause. Since the capture of Baghdad in 2003 and the start of the insurgency, the jerry-rigged bombs have accounted for more than half of U.S. military deaths. The number of Iraqis killed by the devices, whether planted along roads or packed into vehicles, is even higher. No wonder, th ... more Raytheon's MK 57 Launcher Recognized As A Top 5 DoD Program 
Tewksbury MA (SPX) Dec 14, 2007Raytheon's MK 57 Vertical Launching System (VLS) program for the Zumwalt- class destroyer (DDG 1000) has been recognized by the Department of Defense and the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) as a 2006 Top 5 DoD program award winner for excellence in systems engineering. Co-developed by Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) and BAE Systems, the MK 57 VLS provides critical ... more QinetiQ Manufactures And Delivers LOKI Underwater Countermeasures Solution To Norwegian Navy 
Bergen, Norway (SPX) Dec 14, 2007QinetiQ has successfully completed customer signoff trials and shipped the first consignment of LOKI torpedo countermeasures to Bergen for the Royal Norwegian Navy, as part of a supply and ongoing support contract worth over EUR4 million. Random customer selected LOKI rounds, designed to provide protection against torpedo attack for the new Norwegian Fridtjof Nansen class frigates, were first su ... more Gates to discuss Afghan master plan with allies 
Edinburgh (AFP) Dec 13, 2007US Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived here Thursday for talks with allies on a three- to five-year master plan for a NATO-led force in Afghanistan, a senior US defense official said. Gates, who flew in from Washington, was to hold two days of talks with fellow defence ministers amid growing trans-Atlantic tensions over persistent shortfalls in troops and equipment for the 40,000-strong f ... more China ship building challenges US, top admiral says 
Washington (AFP) Dec 13, 2007The chief of the US naval operations expressed concern Thursday about competition from China's flourishing ship building sector, while a lawmaker said it could soon be building more warships that the United States. "The fact that our shipbuilding capacity and industry is not as competitive as other builders around the world is cause for concern," Admiral Gary Roughead told the House of Repre ... more |
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Fort Lauderdale FL (SPX) Dec 14, 2007Appearing Tuesday on Fox Business News, Charles Gassenheimer, chairman of Ener1 said that the company will bring its automotive Lithium-ion battery to market by the end of 2008. "Our batteries have already been tested by the United States Advanced Battery Consortium, which is General Motors, Ford and Chrysler," Mr. Gassenheimer told viewers of the Fox morning broadcast "CEO Corner." "We ar ... more Masada Team To Produce Ethanol From Municipal Solid Waste In The Dominican Republic 
Birmingham AL (SPX) Dec 14, 2007Masada Resource Group has teamed with RJ Zapata and Associates, to develop and operate commercial-scale waste-to-ethanol and electricity production facilities in the country. The two companies signed a long-term joint-venture agreement last month to build facilities in the Dominican Republic that will produce fuel-grade ethanol and electricity from ordinary household garbage. Rafael Zapata ... more Analysis: Nigeria to honor Cameroon ruling 
Miami (UPI) Dec 13, 2007 Nigeria has agreed to honor an International Court of Justice ruling to hand over the potentially resource-rich Bakassi Peninsula to neighboring Cameroon. Speaking before the Senate this week, Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua told lawmakers the country would implement the ICJ ruling in the coming year. "Having submitted to the jurisdiction of the ICJ, Nigeria became duty bound ... more Experiments Reveal Unexpected Activity Of Fuel Cell Catalysts 
Upton NY (SPX) Dec 14, 2007Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have unveiled important details about a class of catalysts that could help improve the performance of fuel cells. With the goal of producing "clean" hydrogen for fuel cell reactions in mind, the researchers determined why two next-generation catalysts including gold, cerium, titanium, and oxygen nanomaterials exhibit v ... more China's space ambitions key to nation's strength: Hu 
Beijing (AFP) Dec 12, 2007China's space exploration should be used to help build the nation's social, economic and technological strength, President Hu Jintao said Wednesday, while stressing the endeavour will be peaceful. In a speech marking the success of China's first lunar probe, Hu called on the nation to support its fledgling space programme as a platform to advance competitiveness, build up human resources and ... more
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