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Iran Airs Video Of Ship Incident As US Fleet Unsure Threat Was Iranian
Tehran (AFP) Jan 10, 2008Iran on Thursday aired its own video of an incident in the Strait of Hormuz with US warships, as the US Fifth Fleet raised doubts whether a radioed threat came from Iranian speedboats. The United States, meanwhile, made a formal protest over the weekend incident in which Iranian speedboats swarmed around US warships in the Strait of Hormuz entrance to the Gulf. In a bid to counter earlie ... more IAEA seeks to soothe Pakistan ire over ElBaradei comments 
Vienna (AFP) Jan 10, 2008The UN atomic watchdog attempted Thursday to smooth over a spat with Pakistan over recent comments made by IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei on the issue of nuclear safety. A spokeswoman for the International Atomic Energy Agency insisted that ElBaradei's comments were intended to "call attention to the need to bolster nuclear safety and security measures, not only in Pakistan, but also everywher ... more BAE Systems Wins US Army Contract For New Engineering EOD Vehicles 
York PA (SPX) Jan 11, 2008BAE Systems has been selected by the U.S. Army to be the sole producer of the new Medium Mine Protected Vehicle (MMPV), and has been awarded an initial $20 million delivery order under the $2.288 billion MMPV program. The MMPV contract envisions production of up to 2,500 vehicles for use by U.S. Army Engineers and Explosive Ordnance Disposal teams through 2015. Under the initial order, 9 M ... more US warplanes rain bombs on Al-Qaeda in Iraq: military 
Baghdad (AFP) Jan 10, 2008US warplanes rained bombs on a rural area just south of Baghdad on Thursday, with the American military saying Al-Qaeda in Iraq safe havens were destroyed in "one of the largest airstrikes" since 2003. The blitz unleashed 47,500 pounds (21,500 kilograms) of explosives on Arab Jabour village just south of the capital, military officials said. "The attack was one of the largest airstrikes ... more GA-ASI And SENER Sign Teaming Agreement On Predator UAS Series 
San Diego CA (SPX) Jan 11, 2008General Atomics Aeronautical Systems and SENER Ingenieria y Sistemas, S.A. have announced that they have signed a teaming agreement that promotes use of the Predator UAS series to support Spain's airborne surveillance and reconnaissance requirements. "Our reliable and affordable Predator UAS series has provided nearly 400,000 flight hours of superior Intelligence, Reconnaissance and Survei ... more |
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Washington (AFP) Jan 9, 2008US deals to end North Korea's nuclear weapons drive and to bring India into the loop of global atomic commerce are in a limbo amid doubts they can be wrapped up before President George W. Bush leaves office in a year. The deal with North Korea under a six-nation agreement has been progressing well over the last year until Pyongyang failed to meet a December 31 deadline to fully declare its n ... more NGC Names James Culmo VP Of Airborne Early Warning And Battle Management Programs 
Bethpage NY (SPX) Jan 11, 2008Northrop Grumman has announced the appointment of James Culmo as vice president of Airborne Early Warning/Battle Management Command and Control-Navy (AEW/BMC2-N) Programs. Culmo succeeds Thomas Vice who was named vice president of Integrated Systems Eastern Region in November 2007. Culmo, of West Islip, was most recently the AEW/BMC2-N Integrated Product Team deputy, a position instrumenta ... more US envoy wants NKorea progress by end-February 
Beijing (AFP) Jan 10, 2008Chief US nuclear envoy Christopher Hill called Thursday on North Korea to disable and declare all its weapons programmes by the end of next month to keep a disarmament deal alive. Speaking on the latest leg of a regional tour aimed at restarting stalled talks, Hill said the reclusive communist state had to show "full transparency" for the process to move forward. "The issue is for the No ... more BMD Focus: Russian ABM warning -- Part 1 
Washington (UPI) Jan 9, 2008An editorial in a major Moscow newspaper Wednesday suggests the Kremlin may be preparing to step up its retaliatory systems capable of destroying U.S. anti-ballistic missile systems in Europe with pre-emptive strikes. The Bush administration has repeatedly insisted that the ABM systems to defend against intercontinental ballistic missiles that it is developing are not designed to neutra ... more China's richest love swimming, BMWs and France tours: survey 
Shanghai (AFP) Jan 10, 2008Swimming, driving BMW cars and holidaying in France are among the preferred lifestyle choices for China's wealthiest people, according to an annual survey released on Thursday. Swimming edged out travelling as the favourite form of recreation for the 660 Chinese US dollar millionaires interviewed, said the fourth report of the Preferred Lifestyle and Brands of China's Richest. Golfing ra ... more |
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Tokyo (AFP) Jan 9, 2008An advanced Japanese surveying satellite launched two years ago is proving to be a disappointment, producing images too blurry for map-makers, officials said Wednesday. The 457.8-million-dollar "Daichi" satellite was sent into space to create detailed maps of remote parts of Japan, but the images have not been of sufficient quality, the government's Geographical Survey Institute said. "F ... more ATK To Acquire Information Systems And Geospatial Businesses Of MacDonald Dettwiler And Associates 
Minneapolis MN (SPX) Jan 10, 2008Alliant Techsystems has negotiated definitive agreements with Canadian-based MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates, to acquire its Information Systems and Geospatial Information Services businesses for $1.325 billion (CDN). The company expects that this acquisition will provide a higher growth and earnings profile, and be neutral to earnings per share (EPS) in fiscal year 2009 (FY09) an ... more Bush opens Mideast tour with new warning to Iran 
Jerusalem (AFP) Jan 9, 2008US President George W. Bush issued a new warning to regional archfoe Iran on Wednesday as he began a Middle East tour under the shadow of a weekend naval face-off between the two countries. Bush threatened Iran with "serious consequences" if it attacked US warships, saying "all options" were on the table to protect US assets after Sunday's standoff in the strategic Strait of Hormuz. Spea ... more Year-old 'surge' cuts violence in Iraq, but stability remains elusive 
Washington (AFP) Jan 9, 2008One year after sending thousands of new troops to Iraq, the United States can claim progress on the security front, but durable stability in the war-shattered country may require a long-term US presence, experts said. Conrad Crane, director of the US Army military history institute, was one of several experts drawing the conclusion that the United States must prepare itself for a long stay i ... more Pakistan hits out at UN nuclear chief 
Islamabad (AFP) Jan 9, 2008Pakistan rejected the UN nuclear chief's criticism of its atomic weapons safety Wednesday, saying its arsenal would not fall into the hands of extremists and chastising his "irresponsible" remarks. Foreign Office spokesman Mohammad Sadiq told a weekly press briefing that Mohamed ElBaradei, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), should "be careful about his statements and ough ... more
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