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Iran speedboat threatens U.S. carrier?Tehran, April 5, 2009 Iran's reported acquisition of a record-breaking British speedboat has raised fears it plans to arm it with high-speed Russian torpedoes to sink a U.S. aircraft carrier in hit-and-run raids if Iran is attacked because of its nuclear program. The Financial Times reported Sunday that Iran has got its hands on the 51-foot craft, the Bradstone Challenger, despite U.S. and British efforts to prevent it from obtaining the high-performance boat. The boat was designed by Lorne Camopbell of Brita ... read more |
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Eglin AFB FL (SPX) Apr 06, 2010Raytheon delivered an operationally significant quantity of the Miniature Air Launched Decoy to the U.S. Air Force. This delivery allows the U.S. Air Force to reach its "required assets available" as scheduled. "The commander of Air Combat Command now has the necessary quantity of decoys and support equipment to train, equip and deploy his forces with this mission-essential system," said K ... more  
San Diego CA (SPX) Apr 06, 2010Northrop Grumman has verified the concept of easier, faster and more cost-effective deployment of third-party technologies into programs of record through demonstrations on its open systems network infrastructure. The demonstrations were conducted on March 18 in Northrop Grumman's C2 Futures Lab to showcase the capabilities of four companies participating in Small Business Program for Engi ... more  
Washington (AFP) April 5, 2010The United States on Monday dismissed Iran's plans to hold a nuclear disarmament conference, saying it needed only to "look in the mirror" if it was serious about the issue. Iran announced Sunday it would hold a disarmament conference days after next week's nuclear security summit in Washington and said China, which has resisted new sanctions against the Islamic regime, would attend. "If ... more |
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Oil finds shift focus on Latin AmericaBogota, Colombia (UPI) April 2, 2010 A series of unrelated oil industry developments in Latin America are shifting focus from the Middle East to the South American continent as a major source of hydrocarbon energy in the coming decade. After Brazil's gigantic offshore and undersea discoveries, the drilling in the Falklands Islands and Venezuela's recent oil finds, Colombia reported a major oil breakthrough at an exploration well located in the country's Llanos Orientales region. Petrominerales Ltd., mostly owned by Canadian ... read more |
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