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Avalanche Photodiodes Target Bioterrorism Agents
Athens GA (SPX) Jul 02, 2008Researchers have shown that a new class of ultraviolet photodiode could help meet the U.S. military's pressing requirement for compact, reliable and cost-effective sensors to detect anthrax and other bioterrorism agents in the air. "The military is currently using photomultiplier tubes, which are bulky, fragile and require a lot of power to run them, or silicon photodiodes that require a ... more Lockheed Martin To Develop Manned And Unmanned Mission Management System For US Minehunters 
Owego NY (SPX) Jul 02, 2008Lockheed Martin has received a $3 million contract from the Office of Naval Research to develop and demonstrate a mission management system that will enable U.S. Navy ships, helicopters and unmanned vehicles to collaborate as a team when mine hunting in shallow coastal waters. The contract is part of a U.S. Navy initiative to explore how the next-generation expeditionary warship - the ... more NATO-US Forces Suffer Deadliest Month Yet In Afghanistan 
Kabul (AFP) July 1, 2008June was the deadliest month for foreign troops in Afghanistan since the 2001 fall of the Taliban and the second in a row in which casualties exceeded those in Iraq, official figures showed Tuesday. Forty-nine soldiers from the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and the separate US-led coalition died in combat, attacks or accidents in June, according to an AFP tally base ... more Outside View: Russtech eats arms firm 
Moscow (UPI) Jul 1, 2008 It was announced on June 20 that Russian Prime Minister and former President Vladimir Putin had signed a resolution transferring Russia's only authorized arms exporter, Rosoboronexport, to Russian Technologies Corp. The Russian government also coordinated a draft presidential decree on transferring state-held shares in 480 other enterprises to the corporation. ... more Helos For Jakarta Sets Future Tone For Arms Deals Part Three 
Washington (UPI) Jul 1, 2008 The delivery of six Russian Hind Mi-35 helicopters to Indonesia this month is neither a large arms deal nor an unprecedented one -- but it is still a highly significant event. For the deal is just a small part of a huge $1 billion plus arms deal that then-Russian President and current Prime Minister Vladimir Putin nailed down last year. Within that overall package, Russia is also ... more |
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London, UK (SPX) Jul 02, 2008In addition to the 150 RIDGBACK vehicles on order, the MoD is purchasing more than 85 new VIKING and JACKAL protected vehicles for troops in Afghanistan and has unveiled two new vehicle types, RIDGBACK and PANTHER, Baroness Taylor has said. Fourteen extra VIKING - tracked, amphibious vehicles, which are capable of swimming in deep water while fully laden with Marines and equipment - have ... more White House mum on alleged coverts ops in Iran 
Washington (AFP) June 30, 2008The White House declined to comment Monday on a news report that US lawmakers last year approved 400 million dollars to ramp up covert operations in Iran to undermine Tehran's leadership. "I couldn't comment either way," spokeswoman Dana Perino said after The New Yorker magazine reported tat the US Congress passed US President George W. Bush's funding request for a dramatic increase in such ... more Vumii Gives Security Operators Ability To Visually Assess Targets Detected By Radar 
Atlanta GA (SPX) Jul 02, 2008Advancements in capability and reductions in pricing have dramatically increased the incorporation of marine and ground-based radar systems into perimeter, coastal, and border security applications. While these radar systems can effectively detect and locate potential threats, such solutions don't allow security operators to visually inspect objects that have triggered an alarm. To address ... more US warns Poland it could turn elsewhere for missile talks 
Washington (AFP) June 18, 2008The United States warned Poland Tuesday it could turn to other countries if talks with Warsaw on hosting part of a US missile defense shield do not advance. The comments came as a top Lithuanian official was in Washington, although State Department spokesman Tom Casey said Prime Minister Gediminas Kirkilas's talks with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, the White House and Pentagon were ... more Thompson Files: USAF tanker choice fiasco 
Arlington, Va. (UPI) Jul 1, 2008 The Government Accountability Office's stinging rebuke of the U.S. Air Force tanker competition published in June was so sweeping that some observers say a new award may not be made for years. That would be very unfortunate, because the 500 Eisenhower-era Boeing KC-135 tankers in the force comprise the oldest large fleet of jets in the world. There's no way of knowing how long they ... more |
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Tokyo (AFP) July 1, 2008The United States, Israel and European countries are considering staging jungle training exercises with Japan in its subtropical island of Okinawa, triggering criticism Tuesday from a local leader. Okinawa is home to more than half of the 40,000 US troops in Japan and there have often been tensions with local residents. Military liaison officers from Germany, Israel, Japan and the ... more Shrinking profits force hundreds of Chinese shoe makers to quit 
Beijing (AFP) July 1, 2008Hundreds of shoe makers in southern China have closed down this year as profits slumped due to the rising yuan, higher costs and a weakening demand overseas, industry insiders said Tuesday. Around 500 shoe factories -- or 10 percent -- in Huidong county in Guangdong province have closed, Mingdanni Shoes Co. owner Ye Hua told AFP. Huidong is on the Pearl River Delta, the world's largest ... more Shanghai knifeman kills five police in revenge attack 
Shanghai (AFP) July 1, 2008An unemployed Chinese man armed with a knife killed five policemen in Shanghai on Tuesday when he went on a stabbing frenzy in what authorities said was a revenge attack. The killer, a 28-year-old Beijing native surnamed Yang, confessed he had wanted revenge after police arrested him in October on suspicion of stealing bicycles. He stabbed nine officers and a security guard at a police ... more Norwegians fume as new 'climate tax' on fuel takes effect 
Oslo (AFP) July 1, 2008Norway, which already has some of the highest fuel prices in the world, on Tuesday introduced a new tax on petrol and diesel aimed at curbing climate change. Although the new charge was no more than 0.05 kroner (0.6 euro cents, 1.0 dollar cent) per litre of petrol and 0.10 kroner per litre of diesel, it outraged many Norwegians, who are already concerned about runaway prices at the pump. ... more Analysis: Government invests in clean tech 
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 02, 2008Burdened by a host of energy woes, U.S. government agencies are passing out incentives for a number of renewable energy technologies. Department of Energy officials said Monday the department will provide $30.5 billion in loan guarantees for clean technology, a quick follow-up to an announcement at the end of June that the department will invest $90 million in geothermal technologies. ... more
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