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US draws Russian fire, signing missile defence deal
Prague (AFP) July 8, 2008US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice signed Tuesday what she called a landmark missile defence deal with the Czech Republic that drew immediate threats of a military response from Russia. The accord permits the siting of a tracking radar station on Czech soil as part of an extended US missile shield that Washington says is necessary to ward off potential attacks by so-called "rogue" states ... more US carrier moves from Gulf to back up Afghan operations 
Washington (AFP) July 8, 2008A US aircraft carrier has moved to the Arabian Sea to support military operations in Afghanistan, leaving the Gulf without a carrier, the Pentagon said Tuesday. The shift by the USS Abraham Lincoln over the weekend comes amid stepped up insurgent violence in Afghanistan where US combat casualties have been on the rise even as they have dropped sharply in Iraq. US Defense Secretary Robert ... more Russia Defense Watch: Missile engine offer 
Washington (UPI) Jul 8, 2008 Despite strained political relations, Ukraine is still trying to sell new advanced missile engines to Russia./hl2> Motor Sich, described as the main company in Ukraine making aircraft and missile engines, is seeking a new contract to produce a new, more efficient engine for Russia's cruise missiles, already the fastest and most effective in the world. "We have developed a ... more Pentagon given stricter standards for cluster munitions 
Washington (AFP) July 8, 2008US Defense Secretary Robert Gates has directed the Pentagon to set more stringent standards for cluster munitions by 2018 to reduce the danger to civilians from unexploded munitions, a US defense official said Tuesday. The new policy, set forth in a memorandum recently signed by Gates but not officially made public, already has been criticized by human rights group as not going far enough. ... more Gates optimistic that Iraq troop cutbacks will continue 
Washington (AFP) July 8, 2008US Defense Secretary Robert Gates expressed optimism Tuesday that US troop cutbacks will continue in Iraq, saying the transition of control to Iraqi security forces was going well. "As the Iraqi security forces get stronger and get better then we will be able to continue drawing down our troops in the future," Gates told reporters during a visit to Fort Lewis, Washington. He said the ... more |
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Washington (UPI) Jul 8, 2008 A report from a State Department advisory panel says a coming large expansion in global nuclear power generation poses proliferation risks, but the United States must embrace it to ensure that nuclear supplier nations build safeguards into the growing market. The report highlights division among experts about the future of civil nuclear power across the globe, the risks it poses, and ... more Northrop Grumman Introduces Desktop Marine Radar 
Charlottesville VA (SPX) Jul 09, 2008Northrop Grumman's Sperry Marine business unit has recently unveiled a new integrated desktop marine radar designed to meet the latest International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) performance standards. The new Sperry Marine VisionMaster FT 250 is designed to comply with the IEC 62388 CAT 2 technical requirements and meets the International Maritime Organization (IMO) carriage requirement ... more Lockheed Martin Wins US Defense Contract To Converge Distribution Information Systems 
Mountain View CA (SPX) Jul 09, 2008Lockheed Martin has won an initial $89-million information convergence contract from the U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) and the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to help enhance the performance of the military's distribution network. The Lockheed Martin team, including SAIC, Data Networks Corporation, PRTM, BearingPoint, Rainbow Data Systems, Innolog, Business Objects, Teradata and ... more Left-wing parties pull backing for Indian government 
New Delhi (AFP) July 8, 2008A bloc of Indian left-wing parties announced Tuesday they were pulling out their backing for the country's coalition government in protest against a nuclear energy deal with the United States. Their decision, however, was not expected to cause the collapse of the Congress-led government of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who last week managed to win support from a regional party to avoid the ... more Crawford To Manage US Military Digital Video Imagery Distribution System 
Atlanta GA (SPX) Jul 09, 2008Crawford Communications has announced a long-term agreement to provide content aggregation, media relations, Internet and satellite services for the U.S. military's Digital Video and Imagery Distribution System (DVIDS). Its mission is to provide a reliable connection between the global media and the military. Crawford Satellite Services, a service area of Crawford Communications, Inc. and ... more |
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Aurora CO (SPX) Jul 09, 2008The Team GOES-R partnership led by Raytheon has submitted its proposal to develop the ground segment for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's next- generation Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite series known as GOES-R. Scheduled for launch in 2015, GOES-R will include significant advancements in technology to provide sustained, reliable collection, analysis a ... more Quarter of Chinese adults are overweight, obese: US study 
Washington (AFP) July 8, 2008Declining physical activity and a shift towards a Western diet are driving up obesity rates in China, with more than 25 percent of adults now considered overweight or obese, a study warned Tuesday. Researchers writing in the July/August issue of the journal Health Affairs predicted these rates would double by 2028 unless the Chinese government took action -- with the rest of the developing ... more Microchip to aid lung cancer treatments 
Boston (UPI) Jul 8, 2008 U.S. medical scientists say they've found circulating tumor cells reveal genetic signatures of dangerous lung cancers, possibly leading to targeted therapy. Massachusetts General Hospital investigators say a microchip-based device they developed -- called the CTC chip -- can detect and analyze tumor cells in the bloodstream to determine the genetic signature of lung tumors. ... more Analysis: Controlling Tibet Part Three 
Hong Kong (UPI) Jul 8, 2008 The average load capacity of one Chinese train car is normally 60 tons, with about 20 cars in each cargo train. This would mean each train carrying troops and equipment to Chinese military forces in Tibet could transport 1,200 tons, and thus 11 trains traveling both ways would be enough for each day. In time of war, the actual number of trains running on the railroad could double to roughly 20 ... more China's economy to become world's biggest in 2035: study 
Washington (AFP) July 8, 2008China's economy will overtake that of the United States by 2035 and be twice its size by midcentury, a study released Tuesday by a US research organization concluded. The report by economist Albert Keidel of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace said China's rapid growth is driven by domestic demand more than exports, and will sustain high single-digit growth rates well into the 21st ... more
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