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New Israeli drones can reach IranTel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Mar 10, 2009 The Israeli air force has rolled out a fleet of massive pilotless planes that fly for a full day with the ability to reach the Persian Gulf. Made by Israel Aerospace Industries, the Heron TP unmanned aerial vehicles have a massive wingspan of 84 feet, nearly equal to a Boeing 747 passenger jet. Also named Eitan, meaning "strong" in Hebrew, the spy plane is Israel's largest and, with its 24-to-36 hour endurance it can fly well within the reach of Iran. Launched at the Tel Nof Air B ... read more |
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Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UPI) Mar 9, 2009 Iran and its proxies, Hezbollah and Hamas, are building underground tunnel and bunker systems for their war against Israel. The United States noted the strategic importance of the military complexes when it imposed sanctions Feb. 10 on four companies run by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps that specialize in underground engineering projects. These little-known companies ... more 
Tokyo (AFP) March 9, 2010Japan's new centre-left government lifted a veil of secrecy Tuesday surrounding nuclear and military deals struck with the United States, formally abandoning decades of denials over the Cold War pacts. A panel of historians Tuesday released a report commissioned by the six-month-old government on the "secret treaties," confirming previous information from whistleblowers, media leaks and decl ... more  
London, UK (SPX) Mar 11, 2010A|D|Shas hosted an event with Lord Drayson, Minister of State for Strategic Defence Acquisition Reform, at the Military Air Solutions site of BAE Systems in Warton, Lancashire. Lord Drayson addressed the need for a refreshed Defence Industrial Strategy (DIS), lessons learned from the first DIS, why the nation should support the defence industry with a particular focus on Unmanned Aerial Sy ... more |
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Smart Nanoparticles Could Identify, Target And Kill Cancer CellsIthaca NY (SPX) Mar 10, 2010 Another weapon in the arsenal against cancer: Nanoparticles that identify, target and kill specific cancer cells while leaving healthy cells alone. Led by Carl Batt, the Liberty Hyde Bailey Professor of Food Science, the researchers synthesized nanoparticles - shaped something like a dumbbell - made of gold sandwiched between two pieces of iron oxide. They then attached antibodies, which target a molecule found only in colorectal cancer cells, to the particles. Once bound, the nanoparticles are en ... read more |
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