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Russian navy boosts combat presence in Arctic
Moscow (AFP) July 14, 2008The Russian Navy on Monday said it was boosting its combat presence in the Arctic, including near the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen, amid increased international interest in the region. "The Russian Navy has restored the presence of combat ships of the Northern Fleet in the Arctic region, including in the region of Spitsbergen," the Navy said in a statement. Navy spokesman Igor Dygalo ... more What Should Russia Do To Counter US Missile Defense In Europe 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jul 15, 2008A U.S. missile defense system in Europe is gradually becoming reality. On July 8, the United States signed an agreement with the Czech Republic to build a missile tracking radar on its territory, and is in discussions with Poland about the deployment of missile interceptors. In this context, it seems appropriate to analyze the military threat posed by the U.S. missile defense deployment. ... more SELEX Galileo Awards DRS Airborne DIRCM Sensor Contract 
Parsippany NJ (SPX) Jul 15, 2008DRS Technologies has been awarded an $11.4 million follow-on contract to produce the Fine Track Sensor (FTS) kits used in Directional Infrared Countermeasure (DIRCM) transmitters. The work will be carried out by the DRS Sensors and Targeting Systems - Infrared Technologies Division in Dallas, Texas. Designed and built by DRS customer SELEX Galileo, a Finmeccanica Company, in Edinburgh ... more White House says US-Iraq talks on troops 'on track' 
Washington (AFP) July 14, 2008The White House insisted Monday that talks with Iraq on a deal governing a long-term US military presence there are "on track" but declined to restate a July 31 deadline for sealing the accord. "I would caution against anyone thinking that it's off its rails. We are on track," spokeswoman Dana Perino said after the Washington Post said the two sides had given up on a long-term deal and now s ... more US, Armenia sign deal to fight nuclear smuggling 
Washington (AFP) July 14, 2008US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her Armenian counterpart Edward Nalbandian signed a deal Monday to fight the smuggling of nuclear and radioactive materials, the State Department said. The deal significantly boosts joint US-Armenian "efforts to combat the threat that nuclear or highly radioactive materials could be acquired by terrorists or others who would use them to harm us," it ... more |
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Brussels, Belgium (SPX) Jul 15, 2008The European Union needs a common approach to defending its interests in space, says an own-initiative report by Security and Defence Subcommittee Chair Karl von Wogau (EPP-ED, DE), adopted by a large majority (483-99-20) in the European Parliament. The report underlines "the need for space assets in order that the political and diplomatic activities of the European Union may be based on ... more DRS Completes Testing Of PMM System 
Parsippany NJ (AFNS) Jul 15, 2008DRS Technologies has announced that it has successfully completed full-power testing, as required by the U.S. Navy, of its power-dense Permanent Magnet Motor (PMM) and drive at the U.S. Navy's Integrated Power System (IPS) Land-Based Test Site (LBTS) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Engineering, design and development of the motor and drive were contracted to DRS as part of the DD(X) destroyer ... more Moscow Reacts Positively To US-Indian Nuclear Tango 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jul 15, 2008It appears that India and the United States have started a mutual "nuclear tango" during the July 7-9 G8 summit at the Toyako resort area in Hokkaido, Japan. Under the proposed deal, New Delhi will gain access to U.S. uranium and nuclear technology. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has told U.S. President George W. Bush that his government is ready to railroad the 2007 U.S.-Indian ... more KVH Receives Fiber Optic Gyro Order From Kongsberg Defence And Aerospace 
Middletown RI (SPX) Jul 15, 2008KVH Industries has announced that it has received a new $2 million order for its precision DSP-3100 fiber optic gyros (FOGs) from Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace for use in the Protector family of remote weapon stations. The contract is in addition to a $6 million order received in April 2008 from Kongsberg, and will extend DSP-3100 FOG shipments into the early part of 2009. As with the ... more Analysis: Sarkozy invites Assad to Paris 
Washington (UPI) Jul 14, 2008 After years of isolation and being shunned by the Europeans and the United States as punishment for a long sundry list of political no-no's, Syrian President Bashar Assad was offered an enticing hand by French President Nicolas Sarkozy, hoping to persuade the Syrian leader to abandon the ways of the past. Indeed, the accusations lobbed at Assad include domestic, regional and internation ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) July 14, 2008Hundreds of workers rioted in eastern China for three days, a rights group and officials said Monday, in the latest example of deep social tensions across the country ahead of the Beijing Olympics. The riots erupted in Zhejiang province after over 100 migrant workers tried to lodge a complaint with police over the beating of a labourer, the Hong Kong-based Information Centre for Human Rights ... more Wilkins Ice Shelf Hanging By Its Last Thread 
Paris, France (ESA) Jul 15, 2008The Wilkins Ice Shelf is experiencing further disintegration that is threatening the collapse of the ice bridge connecting the shelf to Charcot Island. Since the connection to the island in the image centre helps to stabilise the ice shelf, it is likely the break-up of the bridge will put the remainder of the ice shelf at risk. This animation, comprised of images acquired by Envisat's ... more GE Unit Surpasses Four Billion Dollar Renewable Energy Mark 
Stamford CT (SPX) Jul 15, 2008With a goal of investing $6 billion in renewable energy by 2010, GE Energy Financial Services surpassed the $4 billion mark by investing in New York State's three newest wind farms. The unit of GE will invest a total of $100 million in the three wind farms, whose construction began last month. 'We have reached the $4 billion milestone just five months after hitting $3 billion, confirming ... more Russian Pipeline Monopoly Denies Czech Oil Cut Political 
Moscow (AFP) July 14, 2008Russia's pipeline monopoly on Monday denied a cut in oil supplies to the Czech Republic was retaliation for that country's decision to host a US missile-defence system, Interfax news agency reported. The cut in Russian oil supplies was the result of a decision by two Russian companies to refine more oil at home instead of exporting it, the deputy head of state-owned Russian pipeline monopoly ... more The Euro And Dollar Clash Goes Global 
Paris (UPI) Jul 14, 2008 France's political elites and its public will be enjoying the parades, fly-pasts and parties that celebrate Monday's Bastille Day, anniversary of the 1789 French Revolution. But a lot of their attention will be on the grim news from world markets. The French CAC stock market is at its lowest in three years, and the word of crisis in the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac U.S. mortgage giants ha ... more
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