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Raytheon has developed a technology plan to enhance moving target capabilities for the combat-proven Tomahawk Block IV missile. The technology will enable naval forces to effectively engage moving maritime surface targets and conduct anti-surface warfare missions. "This capability will allow the warfighter to attack a new tactical target set from more than 900 nautical miles (1035 statue ... read more 
Alexandria VA (SPX) May 07, 2009Riki Ellison, Chairman and Founder of the Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance, MDAA, told the MDAA membership last week of the establishment of a new U.S. Navy command that will support our nation's missile defense program, and he said it is a sign of support for sea-based missile defense by President Barack Obama's Administration. His words on this important milestone are as follows ... more
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Kremlin urges Trump to resume nuclear disarmament talks 'as soon as possible' UK agrees �9 bn nuclear submarine deal with Rolls-Royce Trump hopes to avoid strikes on Iran nuclear sites Iran says Oct 7 attack 'destroyed' chance for US nuclear talks UN nuclear chief urges dialogue between Trump, Iran New Zealand mayor goes nuclear after Trump claims US 'split the atom' Iran says hopes Trump will take 'realistic' approach to region Mongolia signs landmark mining deal with French nuclear giant IEA forecasts record nuclear electricity production in 2025 
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Tbilisi (AFP) May 6, 2009NATO kicked off controversial military exercises in ex-Soviet Georgia on Wednesday as tensions spiked in relations with neighbouring Russia over Moscow's expulsion of two alliance diplomats. Launched a day after Georgia accused Russia of backing a brief military mutiny that allegedly included a plot to assassinate President Mikheil Saakashvili, the exercises have strained ties between the Co ... more  
Moscow (AFP) May 6, 2009Russia on Wednesday expelled two Canadian diplomats working as representatives of the NATO alliance, officials said, in a further deterioration of relations between the alliance and Moscow. Canada's ambassador was summoned to Russia's foreign ministry and handed a note informing him of the expulsion of the head and deputy head of the NATO representative office in Moscow "in response to an un ... more  
Herat, Afghanistan (AFP) May 6, 2009Police in Afghanistan said Wednesday that clashes and US-led air strikes against insurgents had killed 100 people, most of them civilians, in one of the deadliest battles in nearly eight years. The US military opened an investigation into the operation overnight Monday into Tuesday in the remote western province of Farah, as Afghan President Hamid Karzai ordered his government to probe repor ... more  
Arlington, Va. (UPI) May 5, 2009 Maintaining an adequate supply of reliable ammunition for the U.S. armed forces is challenging under the best of circumstances. In wartime, the challenge becomes exponentially greater as demand increases and prewar production capabilities are stressed. The Radford Ammunition Plant in Maryland remains the heart of the U.S. ammunition supply chain. And an increased supply of ammunition ha ... more |
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Riyadh (AFP) May 6, 2009US Defence Secretary Robert Gates on Tuesday said Arab fears of a possible "grand bargain" between Iran and the United States were unlikely and that Washington would not abandon its long-time regional allies. Seeking to reassure Arab governments about a potential shift in the regional balance of power, Gates said after meeting Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak that Washington would proceed ca ... more  
Washington (AFP) May 5, 2009The top US cyber warrior welcomed plans on Tuesday to create a unified US military cyber command, saying that defending cyberspace was as important today as freedom of the seas in the 19th century. "Our economy, the nation's critical infrastructure, and many of our military operations depend on unfettered access to cyberspace," said Lieutenant General Keith Alexander, the director of the sup ... more 
Washington (UPI) May 5, 2009 As today's trilateral meetings among U.S. President Barack Obama, Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Pakistani President Asif Zardari begin, the mood in Washington, amplified by a media that reports Pakistan is in chaos and could implode, is especially grim. Many observers see this as Obama's greatest foreign policy test and one in which no U.S. option looks particularly appealing. Firs ... more 
Washington (UPI) May 6, 2009 Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak has finally bitten the bullet and announced that he is going to order Raytheon's Vulcan Phalanx super machine gun and radar system as a defense against very-short-range rockets threatening Israel from Hamas in the south and Hezbollah in the north. But he may have left it too late. Barak could and should have ordered the Raytheon Vulcan Phalanxes with ... more |
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