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EADS to build planes in US if it wins air force contract
Washington (AFP) Jan 14, 2008The European maker of Airbus planes said Monday it would build both military and civilian jets in the United States if it beats arch-rival Boeing for a US Air Force aerial refueling tanker contract. European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS), the parent of Airbus, said it would put production of the Northrop Grumman KC-30 Tanker platform and the Airbus A330 civilian freighter aircraft ... more Analysis: U.S. rockets face Polish hurdles 
Berlin (UPI) Jan 15, 2008U.S. plans for a missile defense system in Poland and the Czech Republic may be delayed because Poland wants extra security guarantees. Warsaw also hopes a government change in Washington won't affect the controversial system. It's not easy to be the Polish government these days. Warsaw has said it wants to take the heat out of its difficult relationship with Russia, while at the same t ... more Japan working on central Tokyo missile shield: official 
Tokyo (AFP) Jan 15, 2008Japan on Tuesday carried out studies to deploy a missile defence shield in central Tokyo, officials said Tuesday, amid concern that the capital is at risk from North Korea. The defence ministry conducted investigations on Monday and Tuesday into two locations for US-developed Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) surface-to-air interceptors, a defence spokesman said. Two PAC-3 units were ... more Feature: U.S. helps rebuild Iraq hope 
Khatoon Al-Yarmook, Iraq (UPI) Jan 15, 2008There's a time for destruction and there's a time for rebuilding. For decades the regime of Saddam Hussein ignored basic infrastructure in the country, and much of what existed when his government fell to U.S.-led coalition forces succumbed in the insurgent battles that followed. In Khatoon al-Yarmook, long one of the most impoverished neighborhoods in the city of Baquba, that meant to ... more US concerned over China military build-up, Taiwan: admiral 
Beijing (AFP) Jan 15, 2008The top commander of the US Pacific Fleet raised concern Tuesday over China's military build-up and urged Beijing to clarify the intentions of its increasingly sophisticated armed forces. Admiral Timothy Keating said he urged Beijing to increase transparency in military affairs during talks with government and defence officials here which focused largely on the issue of Taiwan. "China's ... more |
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Tucson AZ (SPX) Jan 16, 2008Raytheon was awarded more than $150 million worth of contracts in December for the combat-proven Paveway family of precision-guided munitions. The latest figures bring the total Paveway year-to-date bookings for 2007 to more than $300 million, a record for Raytheon's Paveway program. The contracts are a combination of direct commercial sales and foreign military sales and will provide cus ... more General Atomics Completes Critical Design Reviews For Aircraft Launcher 
San Diego CA (SPX) Jan 16, 2008General Atomics (GA) celebrated a milestone November 16, 2007 with the successful completion of the final critical design review (CDR) for the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS). Capt. Stephen Rorke, Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) Aircraft Launch and Recovery Equipment program manager, thought the review "was a rousing success" and praised the team for their "dedicated efforts to ... more Hundreds have died alone since Kobe quake: police 
Tokyo (AFP) Jan 15, 2008More than 500 people have died alone in public housing since the massive 1995 Kobe earthquake, which shattered the community structure, police said Tuesday. Japan on Thursday will mark the 13th anniversary of its worst disaster since World War II, in which a 7.3-magnitude tremor devastated the western city of Kobe, killing 6,433 people and leaving about 400,000 others homeless. Japan bui ... more Analysis: Biofuels law attracts opposition 
The Dalles, Ore. (UPI) Jan 15, 2008A major energy bill signed last month by President Bush could decrease domestic oil consumption by increasing biofuels, but opposition to the new law has come hard and fast from an unusual source: environmentalists. The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, signed Dec. 19, establishes a Renewable Fuel Standard that mandates a certain volume of biofuels be produced and mixed with ... more MSU Researcher Finds Renewed Interest In Turning Algae Into Fuel 
Bozeman MT (SPX) Jan 16, 2008The same brown algae that cover rocks and cause anglers to slip while fly fishing contain oil that can be turned into diesel fuel, says a Montana State University microbiologist. Drivers can't pump algal fuel into their gas tanks yet, but Keith Cooksey said the idea holds promise. He felt that way 20 years ago. He feels that way today. "We would be there now if people then hadn't been so s ... more |
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Las Vegas, Nevada (AFP) Jan 11, 2008Two firms are racing to map the world as the Internet goes increasingly mobile with ever more sophisticated gadgets for people on the move. Netherlands-based Tele Atlas and Navteq, which has a US headquarters, crisscross countries around the world to gather information about what is where and how to drive to it. The data they stockpile turns up in mapping services offered by Google, Yaho ... more Russian Fuel Flows Into Jules Verne Automated Transfer Vehicle 
Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Jan 15, 2008Fuelling of the Jules Verne Automated Transfer Vehicle has started at Europe's Spaceport. ATV is being loaded with Russian refuelling propellant destined for the International Space Station. After a month of fuelling operations, the launch and maiden voyage of the first European resupply spaceship is scheduled for the second half of February. Early this month, the 20-tonne Jules Verne Auto ... more Scientists create darkest material 
Houston (UPI) Jan 14, 2008A scientist at a Houston university has created the darkest known material -- about four times darker than the previous record holder. Pulickel Ajayan, a professor of engineering at Rice University, created a carpet of carbon nanotubes that reflects 0.045 percent light, making it 100 times darker than a black-painted Corvette, the Houston Chronicle reported Monday. "The final num ... more Russia's First Space Launch Of 2008 Scheduled For January 28 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jan 14, 2008The first Proton-M launch of 2008, carrying an Express-AM33 satellite, is scheduled for January 28 at the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan, a leading Russian space company said on Thursday. The Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center said in a press statement that the carrier rocket, with a Briz-M booster, was on schedule for take-off. The Express-AM33 was designed b ... more SKorea decides to terminate satellite: space agency 
Seoul (AFP) Jan 13, 2008South Korea has decided to terminate the eight-year mission of its first multipurpose satellite, which controllers lost contact with last month, the space agency said Sunday. Arirang 1, launched in December 1999 to map Earth, will have its mission formally ended on January 31, the Korea Aerospace Research Institute said in a statement. The state-run agency said it had made repeated but u ... more
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