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Protonex Technology has announced that it has received a $265,000 contract from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) for advanced development of high performance fuel cell systems for small unmanned aerial vehicles. This award expands upon a series of efforts by Protonex to miniaturize fuel cells for use in smaller UAVs. Under the terms of this AFRL contract, Protonex ... read more 
Newport RI (SPX) May 13, 2009The US Naval Underwater Warfare Center (NUWC) in Rhode Island has placed a contract with Sonardyne for the supply of an additional Sentinel Intruder Detection Sonar system. The announcement follows the completion of rigorous acceptance and readiness trials by NUWC in 2008 when Sentinel was shown to meet the US Navy's performance requirements for diver detection. The latest contract adds an ... 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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Port Coquitlam, Canada (SPX) May 13, 2009Kongsberg Mesotech is pleased to release a white paper outlining the most recent technological advances in sonar technologies and how these can protect military and civilian ports and visiting ships from attack by enemy divers. The white paper is entitled "New Advances in Sonar Diver Detection Systems: The Hidden Threat Facing Military and Civilian Ports." This new Kongsberg white pa ... more  
Camden AK (SPX) May 13, 2009Lockheed Martin has broken ground on an expansion of its state-of-the-art Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile production complex in Camden, AR. Lockheed Martin anticipates that the new facility will allow for continued production expansion and modest hiring of new employees over the next several years. The new 71,000 square-foot PAC-3 All Up Round (AUR) II building will be built ... more 
Newport News VA (SPX) May 13, 2009Northrop Grumman has delivered the nation's newest and most advanced nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77). It is the 10th and final Nimitz-class aircraft carrier and was constructed by the company's Shipbuilding sector in Newport News, Va. "We are proud to be part of history by delivering the final Nimitz-class carrier to the Navy today," said Ken Mahler ... more  
Moscow (AFP) May 13, 2009Russia views the United States and NATO as major threats to global security and potentially to its own military, according to a sweeping new security document unveiled by the Kremlin on Wednesday. The document, outlining Russia's national security strategy through 2020, reflected continuing fears of old Cold War foes but also said Moscow would pursue a "rational and pragmatic" foreign policy ... more |
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Trump's climate retreat shines light on green leadersParis (AFP) Jan 21, 2025 The United States withdrawing from the Paris Agreement is a blow to global cooperation on climate change, but other countries are marching ahead and stepping up leadership on the issue. ... more
Doug Burgum touts Trump's plan for 'energy dominance' to Senate panelWashington DC (UPI) Jan 16, 2025 Former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum told the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee he will seek energy dominance during his confirmation hearing on Thursday. ... more 
  
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Bright Ascension software powers Czech Republic's largest satellite missionLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 21, 2025 Bright Ascension Ltd., a leading provider of space software technology, has announced the successful deployment of its software aboard the Czech Republic's largest satellite, TROLL. The satellite wa ... more
  
Exploring ethical dimensions of aware AI in UppsalaParis, France (SPX) Jan 22, 2025 Artificially intelligent systems are increasingly prevalent in our daily lives, from automated vehicles to delivery robots and virtual assistants. As research shifts towards developing systems with ... more 
Young Chinese turn to AI pets for emotional reliefBeijing (AFP) Jan 20, 2025 At a shopping mall in Beijing, Zhang Yachun murmurs quietly to her closest confidant, a fluffy AI-powered robot whose soothing chirps remind her that she is not alone. ... more 
Robots should be repurposed to combat e-waste crisisLondon, UK (SPX) Jan 17, 2025 Researchers from the University of Bristol and the University of West England have urged the robotics industry to focus on developing robots that can be reprogrammed and repurposed for alternative t ... more
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Singapore (AFP) May 12, 2009US defence industry giant Lockheed Martin said it is open to using some Indian components if chosen to supply the country's navy with its Aegis ballistic missile defence system. "Because of the way the Aegis combat system is constructed, there is the ability to put specific indigenous capabilities in portions of it," Ric Rushton, director for sea-based missile defence at the firm, told AFP ... more 
Arlington, Va. (UPI) May 12, 2009 Over the last nearly eight years of the global war on terror and the continuing conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, production costs at Holston Army Ammunition Plant have been reduced by approximately 50 percent. At Radford Army Ammunition Plant, the production cost for a pound of nitrocellulose has been reduced by more than 40 percent. Radford is the heart of the U.S. ammunition indust ... more 
Herat, Afghanistan (AFP) May 11, 2009An Afghan government investigation has found that 95 out of 140 civilians killed in US air strikes a week ago were under 18 years old, an official said Wednesday. The government has paid compensation to the families of the 140 people said to have been killed in the western Afghan province of Farah as well as 25 wounded, provincial government spokesman Farid Ahmad Ayobi told AFP. The inve ... more  
Seoul (AFP) May 13, 2009North Korea has increased activities around a plant which can produce weapons-grade plutonium but does not seem to have restarted it yet, a report said Wednesday. The plant was shut down under a six-nation nuclear disarmament deal. But the North, angry at UN Security Council condemnation of its April 5 rocket launch, has announced it is quitting the pact and would restart the reprocessin ... more |
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