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US 'skeptical' about NKorea nuclear declaration
Washington (AFP) Jan 2, 2008The White House said Wednesday that it was "skeptical" that North Korea would ever give a full accounting of its nuclear programs after the Stalinist regime missed a December 31 deadline to do so. "We still have not heard from the North Koreans as to when they will provide a complete and accurate declaration," said spokeswoman Dana Perino. "They missed the deadline, and we are waiting to hea ... more Northrop Grumman Awarded Billion Dollar Contract To Build Ninth San Antonio-Class Ship 
Pascagoula MI (SPX) Jan 03, 2008Northrop Grumman has received a $1 billion U.S. Navy shipbuilding contract to build a ninth San Antonio (LPD 17)-class ship. This 47-month, fixed-price incentive contract modification provides funding to finish design and begin construction on the new amphibious transport dock ship, Somerset (LPD 25). The contract continues momentum in amphibious shipbuilding for Northrop Grumman, which co ... more Czech PM aims to tie up deal on US defence shield: report 
Prague (AFP) Jan 2, 2008The Czech prime minister has said he plans to tie up negotiations on a planned US defence shield before the end of President George W. Bush's administration and intends to visit Washington next month. Topolanek told the Hospodarske Noviny business daily he will fly out on February 27 on an official visit with the aim of pushing through a deal on hosting a missile tracking radar as part of th ... more Lockheed Martin Advances Biometrics Portfolio Through Cooperation Agreement With Cognitec 
Gaithersburg MD (SPX) Jan 03, 2008Lockheed Martin has further advanced its capabilities and offerings in biometrics solutions through a cooperation agreement with Cognitec Systems, a leader in facial recognition technology. The Cognitec agreement will enable closer cooperation between the two companies in the rapidly growing marketplace for biometrics solutions. "Biometrics is an increasingly important technology area for ... more MRAP Vehicle Orders Soar 
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 03, 2008The Department of Defense has announced contracts for an additional 3,126 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles to be manufactured and completed by end of July 2008. Four manufacturers received the delivery orders totaling just under $2.66 billion. MRAPs, with more than 1,200 in theater, have proven their value by saving the lives of warfighters by mitigating blast effects throug ... more |
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Washington (UPI) Jan 2, 2008 A secret intelligence assessment of the first battle of Fallujah shows the U.S. military believes it lost control over information about what was happening in the town, leading to political pressure that ended its April 2004 offensive with control being handed to Sunni insurgents. "The outcome of a purely military contest in Fallujah was always a foregone conclusion -- coalition victory ... more Boeing To Build A Sixth Wideband Global SATCOM Satellite 
St. Louis MO (SPX) Jan 03, 2008Boeing has announced that the U.S. Air Force has exercised an option for a sixth Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite and has authorized Boeing to begin construction. The Commonwealth of Australia is funding the procurement as part of a cooperative agreement between the U.S. and Australian governments. The satellite is expected to launch in the fourth quarter of 2012. "This is a unique, ... more Latvia Awards Lockheed Martin Contract For Two Long-Range Air Surveillance Radars 
Syracuse, NY (SPX) Jan 03, 2008Lockheed Martin received a contract valued at $44 million from the Latvian National Armed Forces for two long-range AN/TPS-77 transportable air surveillance radar systems, as well as options for long-term technical support. Included in the contract were priced options for up to four additional TPS-77 radars for Estonia and Lithuania. In 2003, Lockheed Martin delivered one AN/TPS-77 radar e ... more Raytheon Launches 360-Degree Sensor To Enhance Border Security Capabilities 
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 03, 2008Raytheon has launched the first wide-area, long-range sensor that provides an unblinking 360-degree view of target areas. The Eagle-300(TM) sensor, which Raytheon is manufacturing for SkyWatch LLC, enhances Raytheon's global border security and critical infrastructure protection capabilities. "The Eagle-300 supports Raytheon's persistent surveillance strategy that emphasizes the ability of ... more NKorean leader still undecided on giving up nukes: analyst 
Seoul (AFP) Jan 2, 2008North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il has still not decided whether to give up his nuclear weapons despite a disarmament pledge under an international deal, a senior analyst said Wednesday. Nam Sung-Wook, a North Korea expert at Korea University who advises President-elect Lee Myung-Bak, said he expects Pyongyang to stall on the disarmament deal after missing a year-end deadline. "National Def ... more |
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College Park MD (SPX) Jan 03, 2008Harry Potter may not have talked much about plasmonics in J. K. Rowling's fantasy series, but University of Maryland researchers are using this emerging technology to develop an invisibility cloak that exists beyond the world of bespectacled teenage wizards. A research team at Maryland's A. James Clark School of Engineering comprised of Professor Christopher Davis, Research Scientist Igor ... more China a big, but not only, contributor to record oil prices: analysts 
Beijing (AFP) Jan 2, 2008China's unquenchable thirst for oil is contributing to sustained high prices, but it is not the main factor in crude's latest surge toward new records, analysts said Wednesday. Speculative trading, geopolitics such as unrest in the Middle East and US efforts to fill its oil reserves, as well as the weakness in the US currency, are more important reasons for crude nearing 100 dollars a barrel ... more Eco-Tec's Biogas Purification Technology Part Of RGMRM's Innovative Greenhouse Gas-to-Energy Project 
Pickering, Canada (SPX) Jan 03, 2008Eco-Tec is proud to announce that it has recently been awarded the contract for a biogas purification system by Regie de gestion des matieres residuelles de la Mauricie (RGMRM) of Quebec. The integrated process includes the capture, purification and use of biogas as an alternative energy source for greenhouses. "Hot house tomatoes are not the only beneficiary of biogas purification technol ... more Researchers Investigate Supercritical Method Of Converting Chicken Fat And Tall Oil Fatty Acid Into Biodiesel 
Fayetteville AR (SPX) Jan 03, 2008Chemical engineering researchers at the University of Arkansas have investigated supercritical methanol as a method of converting chicken fat into biodiesel fuel. The new study also successfully converted tall oil fatty acid, a major by-product of the wood-pulping process, into biodiesel at a yield of greater than 90 percent, significantly advancing efforts to develop commercially viable fuel ou ... more Energy Bill Biofuels Mandates Will Be Achievable With Biotechnology Advances 
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 03, 2008The new renewable fuel standard (RFS) calling for production of 36 billion gallons of biofuels by 2022 will help accelerate development of advanced industrial biotechnology applications necessary to economically produce these volumes of biofuels, the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) said. "The RFS could add as much as $170 billion to the U.S. economy in advanced technology develop ... more
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