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Boeing Laser JDAM Achieves First International Sale
St. Louis MO (SPX) Jul 29, 2008Boeing has signed a commercial contract with the government of Germany for the production of Laser Joint Direct Attack Munitions (LJDAM) and integration support on Tornado aircraft, marking the first international sale of the LJDAM weapon system. LJDAM consists of the standard JDAM guidance tailkit and a Precision Laser Guidance Set (PLGS) kit that acquires and tracks laser target signals. ... more Lockheed Martin Awarded Contract For GMS2 
Orlando FL (SPX) Jul 29, 2008The U.S. Air Force recently awarded Lockheed Martin an $80 million follow-on contract for the Gunship Multispectral Sensor System (GMS2) the electro-optical/infrared fire control system for the AC-130U Gunship. Four initial production units are in process and scheduled for delivery later this year. This production contract follows the highly successful risk reduction flight demonstration ... more New Military Communications System Progressing At Lockheed Martin 
Sunnyvale CA (SPX) Jul 29, 2008Lockheed Martin is progressing steadily on the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) military communications system, most recently delivering the core propulsion module for the third space vehicle (SV-3) six months ahead of the planned schedule. The U.S. Air Force's AEHF system will provide global, highly secure, protected, survivable communications for all warfighters serving under the ... more Accident Investigation Board Convened To Investigate B-52 Crash 
Langley AFB VA (AFPN) Jul 29, 2008Gen. John D.W. Corley, commander of Air Combat Command, has convened an accident investigation board to investigate the B-52 Stratofortress mishap off the northwest coast of Guam. Brig. Gen. Mark A. Barrett, commander of the 1st Fighter Wing here, has been designated as the board president. The B-52 was deployed to Andersen AFB from Barksdale AFB, La., as part of the Department of ... more White House skeptical over Iran's stance 
Washington (AFP) July 28, 2008The United States remains skeptical about Iran's willingness to compromise in negotiations over its nuclear program, White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said on Monday. "I think we have to approach this with a big grain of salt. President (Mahmoud) Ahmadinejad said one thing to the Iranian people on Saturday and another thing to an American journalist on Monday," she said. "So I think ... more |
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Peshawar, Pakistan (AFP) July 28, 2008A suspected US missile strike in Pakistan's tribal belt on Monday killed six people, including three Arab militants, as the country's premier readied to meet President George W. Bush. Three missiles struck a house attached to a mosque in the South Waziristan tribal district, an area bordering Afghanistan that is viewed by Washington as a haven for Al-Qaeda and Taliban extremists, officials ... more Venezuela To Buy More Weaponry From Russia 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jul 29, 2008Venezuela may purchase man-portable air defense systems, Il-76 transport planes and T-90 tanks from Russian in the near future, a Russian political analyst said Thursday. According to unofficial reports, Russia and Venezuela signed a new framework agreement Wednesday on delivery of Russian air defense systems, tanks and military transport planes to the Latin American country. ... more US, Iraq on track for military pact: Iraqi minister 
Washington (AFP) July 28, 2008The United States and Iraq are on track to achieve an agreement governing US troop levels in the nation beyond 2008, Iraqi Interior Minister Jawad Bolani said here Monday. "In general, I feel that we are moving in the right direction towards concluding an agreement," the visiting minister told reporters when asked about negotiations between the two countries to conclude a long-term ... more Raytheon Network Centric Systems Names Green VP Joint Operations And Integration 
Mckinney TX (SPX) Jul 29, 2008Raytheon's Network Centric Systems has named Stanley E. Green vice president for joint operations and integration. Green will be responsible for the full range of transformation and business initiatives involving the Joint Chiefs of Staff, joint operations, Joint Forces Command, and the military component commands in the Tidewater, Va., area. He will be based at NCS headquarters in ... more Pakistan military warns US commander on strikes: statement 
Islamabad (AFP) July 28, 2008Repeated US missile strikes in Pakistan could harm relations between the two countries, a top Pakistani military officer told a visiting US commander on Monday, a statement said. The warning by General Tariq Majid, chairman of Pakistan's joint chiefs of staff, to Lieutenant General Martin Dempsey, head of US Central Command, came hours after a suspected US missile strike in Pakistan's tribal ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) July 28, 2008China is facing challenges in maintaining stable and fast economic growth, but curbing inflation remains a policy priority, state media said Monday, citing a top decision making body. The Communist Party politburo, the elite group of about two dozen people at the top of China's political system, reached the conclusion in a meeting chaired by President Hu Jintao last Friday, the Xinhua news ... more WTO 'blame game' sours trade deal in the making 
Geneva (AFP) July 28, 2008The United States exchanged hard words with China and India as key WTO talks dragged into a second week on Monday, trading blame for stuttering steps towards a world trade pact, delegates said. Meanwhile in Paris, the French government rejected the current proposals for a deal, saying they showed no advance on essential points concerning industry. "The blame game has started. The US ... more Cow Power Could Generate Electricity For Millions 
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 29, 2008Converting livestock manure into a domestic renewable fuel source could generate enough electricity to meet up to three per cent of North America's entire consumption needs and lead to a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs), according to US research published in the Institute of Physics' Environmental Research Letters. The journal paper, 'Cow Power: The Energy and ... more US cotton subsidies tangle up trade talks 
Geneva (AFP) July 28, 2008The quest for a new global trade pact got further tangled on Monday as China demanded the United States scrap its cotton subsidies, fuelling a potentially damaging dispute between the two powers. China demanded that Washington end subsidies to its cotton producers after bluntly rebuffing US allegations that the Chinese were jeopardising precious steps towards a global free trade pact. ... more World's First Commercial ANG Project 
Valley Stream NY (SPX) Jul 29, 2008Energtek has announced that it has signed a purchase contract with the Philippine National Oil Company - Exploration Company (PNOC-EC) for natural gas extracted from the San Antonio stranded gas well in the Filipino province of Isabela. The purchase contract enables Energtek to implement its business model as a commercial distributor of natural gas in emerging markets across Southeast Asia ... more
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