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US missile defense test delayed until December
Washington (AFP) July 15, 2008A missile defense test that was supposed to have included an attempted intercept of a long-range missile Friday has been delayed until December because of a technical problem, the general in charge said Tuesday. Lieutenant General Henry Obering, head of the Missile Defense Agency, said the attempted intercept was postponed following the discovery of a flaw in a device designed to measure the ... more Elbit Systems Introduces solution For Helicopter Low Visibility Landings 
Haifa, Israel (SPX) Jul 16, 2008In active war zones, military helicopters operating in a tactical environment are likely to encounter risks associated with low visibility landings. The phenomenon of low visibility occurs when the rotor of a helicopter disturbs the surface of the approach and landing area. The sand, dirt and debris become airborne and can cause loss of pilot visual reference with the ground prior to ... more EOD flights Take Out Things That Make You Go Boom 
Sather AB, Iraq (AFNS) Jul 16, 2008Improvised explosive devices account for more than 40 percent of all U.S. servicemember deaths, but a small group of professional Airmen make the roads of Baghdad a little safer by taking out any IED, explosively formed penetrator or unexploded ordnance that gets in their way. The 447th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron's explosive ordnance disposal flights play a very important role i ... more Bush rejects 'artificial' timetable for Iraq pullout 
Washington (AFP) July 15, 2008US President George W. Bush on Tuesday reiterated his refusal to set an "artificial" time table for withdrawing US troops from Iraq and said the decision must depend on conditions on the ground. The president, who is facing plummeting ratings amid increasing public dissatisfaction with the war in Iraq, remained vague about what the right conditions would be as the Iraqi government presses ... more Russia's Medvedev condemns Western 'paternalism' 
Moscow (AFP) July 15, 2008Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday attacked Western "paternalism" in a major foreign policy speech, singling out US and European policies on missile defence and Kosovo for criticism. "With the end of the Cold War, there is no reason to have a bloc mentality. There is also no reason for paternalism, where some countries decide everything for others," Medvedev said during a meeting ... more |
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Washington (AFP) July 15, 2008A top US general hit out Tuesday against what he said were "increasingly aggressive" statements by Russia against US plans for missile defenses in Europe. Lieutenant General Henry Obering reiterated that the plan to put a radar in the Czech Republic and interceptor missiles in Poland was aimed at countering a growing Iranian missile threat, not at Russia. "When they make increasingly ... more Pakistan tribesmen say NATO forces mass on Afghan border 
Miranshah, Pakistan (AFP) July 15, 2008Pakistani tribal elders Tuesday raised the alarm over a build-up of hundreds of NATO-led troops on the Afghan side of the border, but the military downplayed fears of any intrusion. The gathering of foreign troops came as Islamabad was under growing pressure from the United States to curb cross-border attacks by Taliban militants, with the US military chief flying into Pakistan at the ... more Echo SatCom Ships First Navy Order 
Houston TX (SPX) Jul 16, 2008Echo Satellite Communications has announced that it has shipped its first order to Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) for a HeliSAT3 customized Iridium repeater system. HeliSAT3 is a satellite communications repeater, specifically designed to create wireless satellite telephone "hotspots" aboard Naval aircraft. HeliSAT3 enables airborne Iridium users to quickly and easily make fully ... more Analysis: PKK kidnaps three Germans 
Berlin (UPI) Jul 15, 2008 A group of Kurdistan Workers' Party rebels has kidnapped three Germans in eastern Turkey. The PKK says they are well, but there have been no signs of negotiations or even a possible release. The three men, who were kidnapped July 8 while climbing Mount Ararat in northeastern Turkey near the borders with Armenia and Iran, have no health problems, the Kurdish rebel organization said in a ... more Analysis: Iran changes prelude to attack 
Washington (UPI) Jul 15, 2008 Iran has named three new leaders to its Revolutionary Guard Corps, according to local news reports, a move said by analysts to be the latest in a series of changes to prepare the force to resist a possible attack by the United States. The appointments, made at a ceremony over the weekend and reported by Iran's Press TV, are "the continuation of a major reshuffling of the (corps) in ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) July 15, 2008Up to 1.4 million people in remote villages in southwest China have slipped back into absolute poverty after the May 12 earthquake flattened their homes, state press said Tuesday. "In many counties, the hard-won anti-poverty achievements in the previous two decades disappeared within seconds," the China Daily quoted Fan Xiaojian, head of the central government's poverty alleviation office, a ... more Good News About Four Dollar Gas. Fewer Traffic Deaths 
Birmingham, AL (SPX) Jul 16, 2008As unwelcome as they are, higher gasoline prices do come with a plus side - fewer deaths from car accidents, says a researcher at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). An analysis of yearly vehicle deaths compared to gas prices found death rates drop significantly as people slow down and drive less. If gas remains at $4 a gallon or higher for a year or more, traffic deaths could ... more SKorean fusion reactor takes step forward: scientists 
Seoul (AFP) July 15, 2008Scientists at a South Korean experimental fusion reactor said Tuesday they had made a significant step forward in global efforts to produce clean and unlimited energy. The KSTAR reactor generated a sustained super-hot plasma field during a demonstration in the central city of Daejeon, the ministry of education, science and technology said. The ministry said KSTAR is one of the world's ... more Coal-Generated CO2 Captured In Australia 
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Jul 16, 2008CSIRO Energy Technology Chief, Dr David Brockway, said the milestone followed the Garnaut Report's recognition that Australia has an important role to play in developing low emission coal technologies such as PCC. "PCC uses a liquid to capture CO2 from power station flue gases and can potentially reduce CO2 emissions from existing and future coal-fired power stations by more than 85 per ... more Propel Brings Clean Fuel To Downtown Seattle 
Seattle WA (SPX) Jul 16, 2008Propel has announced the grand opening of its newest and largest Clean Fuel Point, offering consumers and businesses an affordable and environmentally friendly alternative to petroleum fuel. Located in South lake Union at the corner of Westlake Avenue and Valley Street, the station is unique in its use of environmentally-friendly standards for design, construction and operation - all ... more
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