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Defense Focus: FCS follies -- Part 1
Washington (UPI) Jan 28, 2008Are the cyber-pigeons coming home to roost? For the past 2-1/2 years, we have been reporting in these columns about the growing problems generating by former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's visionary Future Combat Systems program to make the U.S. armed forces unbeatable in the 21st century. FCS had the ambitious vision of integrating the firepower of combat forces of the U.S. ... more Outside View: Getting tougher on Iran 
Moscow (UPI) Jan 28, 2008At their meeting in Berlin, the Iranian six -- the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council plus Germany -- have finally agreed on a Security Council draft resolution on Iran. Moreover, it was adopted with a complete consensus. De facto, this is a Russian draft, which was vigorously advocated by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. It is enough to recall his meeting with ... more US spy satellite set to hit Earth by early March: Pentagon 
Washington (AFP) Jan 28, 2008An out-of-control US spy satellite is expected to crash to Earth in late February or early March, the Pentagon said Monday without specifying where it might land. Department of Defense spokesman Bryan Whitman said the satellite, which has lost power, would land "over the next several weeks ... late February, early March time-frame." "We are aware of it, we are monitoring it," he told rep ... more Don't use CCTV to eavesdrop: British data watchdog 
London (AFP) Jan 28, 2008Closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras in Britain should not be used to record people's conversations, the country's assistant information commissioner said Monday. Speaking at the launch of a new code of conduct into use of the technology, Jonathan Bamford said eavesdropping facilities should be turned off as sound recording was "highly intrusive and unlikely to be justified." Last Ap ... more US-China developing better military ties: US admiral 
Washington (AFP) Jan 28, 2008The United States and China are developing better ties despite a recent row over the port visits of US ships, the head of the US armed forces in the Asia-Pacific said Monday. "The sense I got is that they didn't want to be confrontational," Admiral Timothy Keating told reporters, after a visit to China this month. "I am not as concerned today as I was before ... We think we are developin ... more |
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Tehran, Iran (AFP) Jan 28, 2008Iran warned on Monday of "serious consequences" as the UN Security Council weighed a package of new sanctions against Tehran over its refusal to halt sensitive nuclear fuel work. "If a resolution is passed... it will have serious and logical consequences and we will announce them later," Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki told a press conference. His comments came as the Security Counci ... more Boeing And SAIC Announce Accelerated Testing Of FCS Early Prototype Systems 
St. Louis MO (SPX) Jan 29, 2008Boeing and partner Science Applications International, the Lead Systems Integrator for the U.S. Army's Future Combat Systems (FCS) program, announced that the Army has accelerated test schedules for two FCS robotic prototypes based on current readiness levels and positive feedback from soldiers who are using early versions of the systems in Iraq and Afghanistan. Beginning this month, 25 FC ... more No early end to North Korea nuke deadlock: South Korean FM 
Seoul (AFP) Jan 28, 2008The deadlock in international efforts to scrap North Korea's nuclear programmes is likely to continue for some time to come, South Korea's foreign minister warned Monday. Song Min-Soon told reporters that Seoul had consulted fellow negotiators on ways to resume the six-nation talks "but it looks difficult to get a tangible result for the time being." Separately, the communist North's sta ... more Northrop Grumman Names Stewart VP Of Laser Systems 
Apopka FL (SPX) Jan 29, 2008Northrop Grumman has appointed Gordon R. Stewart as vice president of Laser Systems with responsibility for the company's Apopka site operations, effective immediately. In his new position, Stewart will be located in Apopka and have executive responsibility for all laser systems programs within the company's new Rolling Meadows, Ill.-based Land Forces Division. Stewart joined the company ... more UN resolution on Iran to 'open new directions': Rice 
Washington (AFP) Jan 28, 2008A new UN resolution against Iran should deepen current sanctions and could pave the way for other action over its nuclear program, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Monday. The UN Security Council was Monday holding informal talks on a draft text agreed last week by foreign ministers of the council's five veto-wielding permanent members -- Britain, China, France, Russia and the Uni ... more |
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Beijing (XNA) Jan 29, 2008China is considering using it's environmental resources satellites to monitor natural disasters in the country as well as other parts of the world, said the country's space authority. China will expand the use of its Cbers-2B satellite to gather more information on land, forests and farmland to help itself and more countries to deal with natural disasters, said China Daily quoting Li Guoping, sp ... more Exxonmobil Battery Separator Film Technologies Help Put Electric Vehicles On The Road 
Houston TX (SPX) Jan 29, 2008ExxonMobil Chemical has announced that its new battery film technology will be an integral part of Electrovaya's new all electric vehicles. ExxonMobil's battery separator films significantly enhance the power, safety and reliability of lithium-ion batteries, thereby helping speed the adoption of these smaller and lighter batteries into the next wave of lower-emission vehicles. Electrovaya ... more House carbon-offset program scrutinized 
Washington (UPI) Jan 28, 2008An $89,000 carbon offset program initiated in the U.S. House of Representatives stirred debate over the controversial green initiative, officials said. The Democrat-led House launched the program in November as part of a "Green the Capitol" initiative meant to cancel greenhouse gas emissions in Washington by funding reductions elsewhere, The Washington Post reported Monday. Envir ... more Walker's World: Europe's Green wars begin 
Washington (UPI) Jan 28, 2008It is ironic that Europe, which likes to think of itself as the center of environmental correctness and the green revolution, should now be the scene of a sharp political struggle over its ambitious emissions targets. Indeed, few EU proposals have aroused quite such a chorus of complaint and derision. "This is a historic plan to make Europe the first economy on the post-carbon age," EU ... more Gushan Environmental Energy Limited Opens Beijing Biodiesel Plant 
New York NY (SPX) Jan 29, 2008Gushan Environmental Energy Limited, China's largest producer of biodiesel as measured by annual production capacity, announced that its Beijing plant has commenced production, adding 50,000 tons to the company's annual biodiesel production capacity. Annual capacity of the Beijing plant is expected to increase to 100,000 tons in the fourth quarter of 2008 when additional expansion is completed. ... more
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