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The last Tornado GR4s and VC10 tanker aircraft returned to the UK from the Middle East yesterday, marking the end of 18 years of combat operations for the RAF in the Gulf. The Tornados from XIII Squadron arrived home yesterday, Wednesday 3 June 2009, at RAF Marham in Norfolk while the VC10s from 101 Squadron, who provided air-to-air refuelling for the Tornados all the way back from the Mid ... read more 
Paris, France (SPX) Jun 17, 2009Lockheed Martin is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the world's first hit-to-kill intercept of a ballistic missile target outside the earth's atmosphere. The U.S. Army's Homing Overlay Experiment vehicle, developed by a Lockheed Martin-led team, destroyed a test missile above the Pacific Ocean June 10, 1984. This proved the ability to destroy enemy missiles with sheer force of impact ... more
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Coolant leak at Europe's biggest nuclear reactor: operator
Nuclear inspectors review contentious Bangladesh plant Iran says would consider limited nuclear talks with US Germany's Merz open to France extending nuclear deterrent Iran's Khamenei slams 'bullying' after Trump threats Attack on Iran nuclear plant would leave Gulf without water, Qatar PM warns North Korea's Kim inspects 'nuclear-powered submarine' project Trump invites Iran leader to nuclear talks -- or else Trump offers nuclear talks with Iran No talks with US under 'maximum pressure' policy, Iran FM tells AFP 
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Tel Aviv, Israel (SPX) Jun 17, 2009GRIFFIN 3 hitting a target Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has recently signed a contract worth tens of millions of dollars to provide a foreign customer with the GRIFFIN 3, the Next Generation Laser Guided Bomb (NGLGB) Kit. The GRIFFIN 3 Kit is an advanced guidance kit which is attached to a general purpose or penetration aerial bomb. Itzhak Nissan, President and CEO of IAI, said: "The ... more  
Tel Aviv, Israel (SPX) Jun 17, 2009Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is developing an innovative Arrow 3 Missile, designed to intercept and destroy the future, longer range threats. The interceptor integrates seamlessly into the Arrow Weapon System (AWS), complementing the current and future blocks of the Arrow 2, and enabling multiple engagement opportunities through its large kinematic envelope and short flight time. Rece ... more 
Paris, France (SPX) Jun 17, 2009Raytheon is testing key components that will be used in the AGM-65E2, the U.S. Air Force's newest variant of the laser-guided Maverick missile. The laser-guided Maverick missile is a direct-attack, air-to-ground precision munition used extensively by the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps in ongoing combat operations. The newest variant of the missile, the AGM-65E2, will have an e ... more  
Roseland NJ (SPX) Jun 17, 2009Expand Networks has announced Multi-National Forces - West, the highest level of command for the US Marines Corps Marine Air -Ground Task Force (MAGTF) in Iraq, has deployed Expand Networks WAN optimization technology to improve the performance of critical applications over satellite links used in its operations in Iraq. The optimization technology successfully supported the US Marines rel ... more |
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Indonesia plans $40 bn energy projects in 2025: ministerJakarta (AFP) Mar 4, 2025 Indonesia plans more than 20 energy projects worth around $40 billion this year, its energy minister said Tuesday, as it tries to increase domestic refining capacity. ... more  
EU vows to slash red tape but stick to climate goalsBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Feb 26, 2025 The EU on Wednesday proposed paring back its environmental rules to give businesses breathing room faced with US and Chinese competition - while still vowing to decarbonise Europe's economy. ... more 
Japan sets new 2035 emissions cut goalTokyo (AFP) Feb 18, 2025 Japan Tuesday pledged to slash greenhouse gas emissions by 60 percent in the next decade from 2013 levels but climate campaigners said the target fell short of what was needed under the Paris Agreement to limit global warming. ... more 
  
KP Labs Unveils Smart Mission Lab to Revolutionize Space Technology ValidationBerlin, Germany (SPX) Mar 05, 2025 KP Labs has launched Smart Mission Lab, an innovative platform aimed at transforming the development and testing of AI models and onboard data processing for space missions. Supported by ESA InCubed ... more 
Goonhilly Provides Critical Communications for Lunar Mission, Advancing Moon EconomyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 05, 2025 Goonhilly Earth Station Ltd continues to play a pivotal role in lunar exploration and infrastructure expansion, reinforcing its importance in humanity's return to the Moon. Goonhilly is delive ... more 
Spire Establishes Two-Way Optical Link Between Satellites in OrbitLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 04, 2025 Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR), a leading provider of space-based data, analytics, and space services, has successfully demonstrated a two-way optical communication link between two satellites in o ... more
  
Alibaba shares surge after launch of new DeepSeek competitorBeijing (AFP) Mar 6, 2025 Alibaba shares surged more than seven percent in Hong Kong trade on Thursday after the Chinese tech giant launched an artificial intelligence model it says can compete with DeepSeek, this year's surprise tech star. ... more 
Christie's first AI art auction sees hits... and plenty of missesNew York (AFP) Mar 5, 2025 Christie's first auction of art made by artificial intelligence (AI) ended Wednesday with mixed results, providing scant clues as to the future of the new and controversial medium. ... more 
Amazon Prime Video tests AI-assisted dubbingSan Francisco (AFP) Mar 5, 2025 Amazon's Prime Video streaming service announced Wednesday it will begin testing AI-assisted dubbing to make its international content more accessible to viewers worldwide. ... more
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Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UPI) Jun 15, 2009 French President Nicolas Sarkozy, accompanied by an Airbus full of Cabinet ministers and business tycoons, recently flew to Abu Dhabi to inaugurate France's first permanent military base in the Persian Gulf -- and to hustle some of the big defense contracts coming up in the region. Abu Dhabi is the richest of the seven sheikdoms that make up the United Arab Emirates, and France is a ... more 
Yekaterinburg, Russia (AFP) June 15, 2009Russia Monday hosted a summit of a security forum seen as a counter to US power but without Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who put off his trip after his disputed re-election. Officials said that Ahmadinejad would not be appearing on the first day of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in the central Russian city of Yekaterinburg, but was still expected to arrive on ... more  
Islamabad (AFP) June 15, 2009Pakistan's army chief Monday took a fighter jet trip over the northwest region where troops are battling Taliban militants, and vowed to defend the nation "at all costs", an official statement said. General Ashfaq Kayani, joined by the air force chief, visited soldiers at an operating base before the trip on an F-16, a day after the government announced an expansion of their seven-week-long ... more 
Pyongyang, North Korea (UPI) Jun 15, 2009 North Korea has vowed to develop its nuclear program and build more nuclear bombs in response to a U.N. vote for tough new sanctions against it. The announcement, which was carried in the official news agency KCNA Saturday, said the communist regime would enrich uranium and use all its plutonium stocks for nuclear weapons. The threat follows a U.N. resolution to expand and tight ... more |
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Germany's Merz open to France extending nuclear deterrent
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