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General Atomics Begins EMALS Testing At New Facility
San Diego CA (SPX) Jul 21, 2008General Atomics (GA) has begun long-term reliability testing of the full-scale power train of the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) in its new 5,000 square foot high cycle test (HCT) facility at its Tupelo, Mississippi assembly plant. This test program will yield overall reduced technical risk, demonstrate EMALS system performance and meet contract specification requirements. ... more Defense Focus: ASW dangers -- Part 4 
Washington (UPI) Jul 18, 2008 Anti-Submarine Warfare has been the Cinderella of global navies for the past century, and unfortunately the situation hasn't changed much today. As respected U.S. defense analyst David Crane warned in Defense Review in November 2006, U.S. super-carriers are now far more vulnerable to being "ambushed" by hostile submarines or aircraft carrying anti-ship missiles than they were a few year ... more Combat-Identification Technologies Tested 
Washington DC (AFPN) Jul 21, 2008War fighters from the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom are testing new battlefield systems that can discern friend from foe during the "Bold Quest Plus" joint military demonstration being conducted at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The demonstration's purpose is to provide warfighters with combat-identification technologies that maximize mission effectiveness while minimizing the ... more Bush, Maliki, agree on 'time horizon' for US troop cut 
Tucson, Arizona (AFP) July 19, 2008US President George W. Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki have agreed to set a "time horizon" for US troop withdrawals as part of a long-term security pact. But White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said Friday any reduction in the US force presence "would be based on continued improving conditions on the ground and not an arbitrary date for withdrawal." The two leaders ... more GD To Supply 773 RG-31 MRAP Vehicles To US DoD 
London, Canada (SPX) Jul 21, 2008U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC) has awarded General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada a delivery order to produce 773 RG-31 Mk5E Category I vehicles for its Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle program. The order has a total potential value of $552 million. General Dynamics Land Systems, the Canadian company's parent corporation, is a business unit of General Dynamics. ... more |
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Geneva (AFP) July 19, 2008World powers' latest bid to make Iran halt its nuclear programme stalled Saturday as high-level talks involving US and Iranian officials ended without a deal and Washington warned of possible further "confrontation." "It was a constructive meeting, but still we didn't get the answer to our questions," EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana said after the talks in Geneva that aimed to get ... more Iran's Ahmadinejad, Russia's Medvedev talk on nuclear issue 
Tehran (AFP) July 19, 2008The presidents of Iran and Russia have expressed hope for a diplomatic solution to the nuclear crisis on the eve of key talks aiming to break the deadlock, media reported on Saturday. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev held their first telephone talks late on Friday, a day before the talks Saturday in Geneva, Iranian state media and the Kremlin said. ... more Iran has two-week deadline for nuclear answer 
Tehran (AFP) July 20, 2008Iran was on Sunday facing a two-week deadline to give a final answer to world powers seeking a breakthrough in the nuclear crisis, after talks with the EU foreign policy chief ended in stalemate. Iran's top nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili and EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana hailed their latest talks in Geneva on Saturday as "constructive" but Solana lamented that Tehran had still not ... more Indian govt faces uncertain future as confidence vote looms 
New Delhi (AFP) July 19, 2008The future of India's government and a controversial atomic energy deal with Washington hang in the balance this week with the coalition facing a confidence vote seen as being too close to call. The Indian parliament opens debate on Monday and is expected to decide Tuesday whether the Congress-led government, grappling for support after being ditched by its communist allies, will stay in off ... more BMD Focus: Poles block base -- Part 2 
Washington (UPI) Jul 17, 2008 The United States is committed, under Article 5 of the 1949 Washington Treaty, to defend its European NATO allies, including Poland, from any foreign aggression. But Poland's current leaders aren't eager to do their part in protecting the United States from thermonuclear attack. The Bush administration wanted to deploy at least 10 Ground Based Interceptors in Central Europe capable of ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) July 18, 2008China evacuated 360,000 people and called 61,000 fishing boats back to shore as Tropical Storm Kalmaegi, which killed at least six people in Taiwan, hit the east coast, state media reported Friday. Kalmaegi made landfall in Fujian province at 6:10 pm (1010 GMT), packing winds of 90 kilometres (55 miles) an hour, Xinhua news agency said quoting the provincial meteorological station. ... more China Southern Airlines managers take paycut due to oil prices 
Shanghai (AFP) July 18, 2008China Southern Airlines said its management would take a 10 percent pay cut as part of a plan to reduce costs amid rising fuel prices and falling passenger numbers. The wide-ranging plan would save the nation's largest carrier by fleet size 1.3 billion yuan (190.3 million dollars) this year, it said in a statement. China Southern also plans to cut costs by reducing spending and fuel ... more OECD Report Confirms Overall Benefits Of Brazilian Sugarcane Ethanol 
Sao Paulo, Brazil (SPX) Jul 21, 2008The Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA) welcomes the OECD Report "Economic Assessment of Biofuel Support Policies" as another major report that highlights the benefits of sugarcane ethanol in terms of greenhouse gas reduction and urges governments to level the playing field by removing trade-distorting subsidies and tariffs. "In recent weeks, reports by diverse organizations ... more UC San Diego Launches Sweeping Sustainable Energy Program 
San Diego CA (SPX) Jul 21, 2008University of California, San Diego has begun construction on a sustainable energy program that's among the largest in the nation by a university. The far-reaching program, which includes solar, biogas fuel cells and wind energy, began with the first installation of solar photovoltaic panels atop a campus utility plant. Soon, buildings and parking garages across the 1,200-acre campus next ... more Toshiba Lights Up New LED Screen In Times Square 
New York NY (SPX) Jul 21, 2008The Toshiba message will shine out over Times Square bigger and brighter than ever before following today's unveiling of a new full color LED display, Toshiba Vision Times Square, that supports over one billion colors and high definition resolution. The new LED display will take pride of place at the top of One Times Square Building, and carry its message to the crowded streets 285 feet ... more
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