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Possible 4.5 billion dollar fighter sale to Romania: Pentagon
Washington (AFP) May 19, 2008The Pentagon notified Congress on Monday of the possible sale of 48 F-16 fighters to Romania as part of a deal valued at 4.5 billion dollars. Two dozen of the fighters would be new F-16C/D Block 50/52 aircraft built by Lockheed Martin, and the other two dozen will be refurbished surplus F-16C/D Block 25 aircraft, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said. "The proposed sale will allow ... more Outside View: Russia at war -- Part 2 
Moscow (UPI) May 19, 2008 The ratio of the scale of battles fought against Nazi Germany by the Soviet Union and the Western Allies of Britain and the United States in World War II remained the same after the Allied landing in Normandy in the summer of 1944. As had been the case since the Nazi attack on the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941, the scale of battles and the numbers of casualties inflicted and suffered were far ... more Pressure Hull Complete On THe New Mexico Submarine 
Newport News VA (SPX) May 20, 2008Northrop Grumman's Shipbuilding sector reached an important construction milestone May 18 when it completed the final hull welds of the Virginia-class submarine New Mexico (SSN 779). This accomplishment, known as "pressure hull complete," signifies the hull sections being joined to form a single unit. It is the last major milestone before the ship's christening later this year at the ... more Northrop Grumman KC-45: Why We Won - Strengths And Weaknesses 
Washington DC (SPX) May 20, 2008The U.S. Air Force found Northrop Grumman's bid to build the next generation of aerial refueling tankers superior to Boeing's in four of the five most important selection criteria. Despite this fact, the losing bidder wants the Government Accountability Office to overturn the Air Force decision to award the contract to Northrop Grumman even though the Air Force conducted what even Boeing ... more US says it is 'stepping up cooperation' on disarming NKorea 
Washington (AFP) May 19, 2008The United States said Monday it is "really stepping up cooperation" with close US allies Japan and South Korea over negotiations aimed at scrapping North Korea's nuclear weapons program. US nuclear negotiator Christopher Hill told reporters he met with counterparts Kim Sook of South Korea and Akitaka Saiki of Japan in Washington to map out the road ahead. But, speaking as the three ... more |
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Washington (AFP) May 19, 2008An influential architect of the war in Iraq defended the case for US military action on Monday, saying the failure to find weapons of mass destruction did not mean the decision to invade was a mistake. Douglas Feith, former undersecretary of defense for policy from 2001 to 2005, said Saddam Hussein posed a serious threat to the United States due to his links to terrorist groups and his ... more Deployment plans keep US forces in Iraq level into 2009: Pentagon 
Washington (AFP) May 19, 2008The Pentagon announced troop deployment plans Monday aimed at keeping US forces in Iraq level at around 140,000 troops through most of 2009. Seven combat brigades, or about 39,000 troops, were identified for deployment in late 2008 as replacements for brigades coming out of Iraq. "All of these forces that we're talking about today are replacement forces," Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman ... more Commission On Prevention Of WMD Proliferation And Terrorism 
Washington DC (SPX) May 20, 2008The Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, House Republican Leader John Boehner and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell have announced the appointment of commissioners to the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism. ... more Analysis: Indian terror cells active 
Kolkata, India (UPI) May 19, 2008 A claim of responsibility for last week's terror bombings in the Indian tourist town of Jaipur from a little-known Islamic group has renewed calls for tougher tactics and new laws amid fears that -- despite government reassurances -- terrorist cells are alive and thriving in the country. In an e-mail message Wednesday, a group called the Indian Mujahedin sent images said to prove its ... more Analysis: Dutch critic of Islam warns Bush 
Brussels (UPI) May 19, 2008 As President George W. Bush wraps up his trip to the Middle East, controversial Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders, a passionate supporter of Bush and the U.S. war on terrorism, called on him to drop his "double agenda" in the region by ending support to Islamic states like Saudi Arabia. Wilders, who briefly achieved global notoriety when he released his anti-Koran film "Fitna" in March, told ... more |
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Washington (AFP) May 19, 2008The United States is providing China with satellite imagery of reservoirs, roads and bridges damaged in the earthquake that devastated southwestern Sichuan province, the Pentagon said. The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is expected to provide the first of the unclassified imagery on Monday if weather permits, in what officials believed to be an unprecedented step. "They have ask ... more Rescuers find more survivors in China quake rubble 
Beijing (AFP) May 19, 2008Three more people were pulled out of the rubble of China's earthquake on Monday after surviving a week trapped under the debris, state media said, but one of them later died. An unidentified man in his 80s was dug out of the remains of his collapsed house in Beishan district on Monday morning after surviving more than 160 hours, state television reported. "The quake happened so long ... more Google launches online medical records service 
San Francisco (AFP) May 19, 2008Google on Monday launched a long-anticipated medical records service letting US users store and manage their health care information online. Amid concerns over privacy, Google said it has built a secure computer platform separate from its search system to host medical records as part of an emphasis on keeping the health information protected. "We have put in place the firmest privacy ... more GeoEye Scheduled To Launch Next-Gen EO Satellite 
Dulles VA (SPX) May 19, 2008GeoEye has announced an August 22, 2008 launch date for its next-generation, earth imaging satellite GeoEye-1. Boeing Launch Services and GeoEye finalized this launch date in an amendment to the Launch Service Agreement that was signed on May 7, 2008. GeoEye-1 remains at the Gilbert, Ariz. facility of General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, GeoEye's prime contractor and integrator ... more Xcel Energy Begins Work On SmartGridCity In Boulder 
Denver CO (SPX) May 20, 2008The design phase is complete, equipment is ordered and construction has started on SmartGridCity, Xcel Energy announced today. In April, Xcel Energy and its Smart Grid Consortium partners completed their study of Boulder, Colo.'s electricity infrastructure, and developed a scope and design plan for implementing the changes. The company then placed equipment orders, including an order for 15,000 ... more
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