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Excalibur Low-cost Titanium Base Undergoes Harsh Environment Test
Socorro NM (SPX) Sep 04, 2008Raytheon fired two Excalibur precision-strike artillery projectiles equipped with low-cost titanium (Ti) bases at the maximum charge level possible Aug. 7 as part of design testing for the new projectile. Modular Artillery Charge System-5 is the maximum charge level for U.S. Paladin and M777 howitzers. Projectiles must be fired at this charge level to achieve their longest range. At MACS-5 ... more Air force worried tanker competition will spawn more protests 
Washington (AFP) Sept 3, 2008A top air force general expressed fears Wednesday that a 35-billion-dollar competition to build a new air refueling aircraft will face protests by the loser no matter whether Northrop Grumman or rival Boeing wins. A final revised request for proposal, or RFP, for the next generation KC-X tanker was expected this week despite a slight delay, a Pentagon spokesman said, as Boeing and Northrop ... more US general sees Afghan army swelling to 130,000 
Brussels (AFP) Sept 3, 2008A US general said Wednesday that he expected the numbers of the Afghan army to swell by nearly double to more than 130,000 troops. "We envisage a 122,000-strong structure, with a total of 134,000 personnel, the extra 12.000 allowing to keep a lot of people in school and training," Major General Robert Cone said. However Cone, who is in charge of helping to train the Afghan army, did not ... more Russia May Push Forward With S-300 Sales To Iran 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Sep 04, 2008Russia may proceed with plans to sell advanced S-300 air defense systems to Iran under a secret contract believed to have been signed in 2005, a Russian analyst said on Monday. Commenting on an article in the Sunday Telegraph newspaper saying Russia is using the plans as a bargaining chip in its standoff with America, Ruslan Pukhov, director of Moscow-based Center for Analysis of ... more Industrial 6-Rotor Unmanned Helicopter Provides HighDef Video And Imaging 
Saskatoon, Canada (SPX) Sep 04, 2008Draganfly Innovations has announced the launch of the Draganflyer X6 helicopter, a miniature aircraft for commercial/industrial aerial video and photography. The Draganflyer X6 helicopter is easy to fly, capable of operating autonomously, and has an appearance that is nothing like a conventional helicopter. The unique design utilizes six main horizontal rotor blades and allows the ... more |
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Ottawa (AFP) Sept 3, 2008Three Canadian soldiers were killed and five wounded in an insurgent attack on their armored vehicle in Afghanistan, the military said Wednesday. The explosive attack occurred at 9:30 a.m. local time in the Zhari District in the south, said Brigadier-General Dennis Thompson, the top Canadian commander in Kandahar. "The soldiers were conducting a security patrol when the attack occurred," ... more Russia Defense Watch: Black Sea standoff 
Washington (UPI) Sep 3, 2008 Watch for possible tensions and dangerous taunting close encounters between Russia's Black Sea Fleet with U.S. and other NATO warships bringing relief or watching guard over the embattled former Soviet republic of Georgia. Adm. Eduard Baltin, a former Russian fleet commander, warned last week that all NATO and U.S. warships currently operating in the Black Sea could be sunk ... more Pakistan officials say troops kill at least 15 in cross-border raid 
Peshawar, Pakistan (AFP) Sept 3, 2008Pakistan said at least 15 people were killed in a cross-border raid by Afghan-based international forces on Wednesday, warning that the attack may "fuel the fire of hatred and violence." Both the coalition and separate NATO-led security force in Afghanistan said they had no knowledge of any such incident, which reportedly took place in the remote tribal area that has become a haven for ... more Outside View: BMD dilemmas -- Part Two 
Moscow (UPI) Sep 3, 2008 Russia does not want to be dragged into another arms race, but it should not ignore the emerging threats. The Kremlin's most obvious reply to the U.S. missile defense deployment plans to build a Ground-based Mid-course Interceptor base in Poland would be to equip the Topol-M intercontinental ballistic missiles of Russia's Strategic Missile Force with supersonic maneuverable warheads ... more Outside View: BMD blowback -- Part One 
London (UPI) Sep 3, 2008 The agreement concluded between the United States and Poland on Aug. 20 on the deployment of 10 interceptor missiles, part of America's planned Ballistic Missile Defense system, was an inadvertent -- and possibly unanticipated -- result of the Russian-Georgian conflict. After months of prevarication, the Poles stopped increasing the level of military aid they demanded in return for ... more |
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New Orleans, Louisiana (AFP) Sept 3, 2008President George W. Bush toured storm-scarred Louisiana Wednesday to survey damage from Hurricane Gustav, as hundreds of thousands who fled the storm began coming home. The US leader, whose response to devastating Katrina in 2005 drew harsh criticism, came to the southeastern state a day after the storm battered fishing villages to the west of New Orleans and knocked out electricity across a ... more Saving Lives Through Smarter Hurricane Evacuations 
Boston MA (SPX) Sep 04, 2008Hundreds of lives and hundreds of millions of dollars could potentially be saved if emergency managers could make better and more timely critical decisions when faced with an approaching hurricane. Now, an MIT graduate student has developed a computer model that could help do just that. Michael Metzger's software tool, created as part of the research for his PhD dissertation, could allow ... more US disaster chief: Don't come home too soon 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana (AFP) Sept 3, 2008Residents of storm-battered Louisiana should wait to return home until authorities give them the all-clear, a top disaster relief aide to US President George W. Bush warned Wednesday. "We caution people not to come back in until they're sure that their parish has power, has water, sewer, and all those types of things it takes to survive," Federal Emergency Management Agency chief Dave Paulis ... more Engineers Create Bone That Blends Into Tendons 
Atlanta GA (SPX) Sep 04, 2008Engineers at Georgia Tech have used skin cells to create artificial bones that mimic the ability of natural bone to blend into other tissues such as tendons or ligaments. The artificial bones display a gradual change from bone to softer tissue rather than the sudden shift of previously developed artificial tissue, providing better integration with the body and allowing them to handle ... more Taiwan calls for more oil exploration cooperation with China 
Taipei (AFP) Sept 3, 2008Taiwan called Wednesday for expansion in cooperation on oil exploration and development with China amid warming ties between the two rivals. The CPC Corp., Taiwan, the island's state-run oil refiner, said it has proposed to work with China's CNOOC Ltd. to explore possible oil reserves in the East China Sea. "We have expressed the willingness to CNOOC to work together in the East China ... more
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