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Iran could put US within missile range by 2015: US officialWashington (AFP) April 20, 2010 Iran could develop a ballistic missile capable of striking the United States by 2015, a senior US official told lawmakers on Tuesday. Asked at a senate hearing about Tehran's missile capability, James Miller, principal deputy undersecretary of defense for policy, said current estimates indicate "that it could potentially be as soon as 2015." But he said that estimate assumed "foreign assistance" to enable Iran to improve its missile technology. A report last year from the US Air Force Nation ... read more |
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Taipei, Taiwan (UPI) Apr 13, 2010 Taiwan has made public its first images of a state-of-the-art missile corvette intended to match China's design to acquire an aircraft carrier. Dubbed by local media as a "carrier killer," the vessel is expected to be armed with its domestic Hsiungfeng III ship-to-ship missiles, Taipei's Apple Daily reported. Digital images of the 1,000-ton vessel were made public at Taipei's military m ... more  
St. Louis MO (SPX) Apr 21, 2010The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS), parent company of Airbus, has announced that it will re-enter the competition for the U.S. Air Force KC-X Tanker contract through its subsidiary, EADS North America. The Air Force has said that EADS' announcement of intent will extend the proposal deadline by 60 days, from May 10 to July 9. The Boeing Company responded with the following stat ... more  
Washington (AFP) April 20, 2010From solar-powered water purification systems in Afghanistan to a Navy jet fueled in part by biofuel, the US military is taking a lead role in shrinking the US carbon "boot print," an independent report said Tuesday. The US Department of Defense accounts for 80 percent of the US government's total energy consumption energy needs, and most of the energy it uses currently comes from fossil fue ... more |
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Cost, safety determine whether jets fly above or below cloudParis (AFP) April 20, 2010 Why can't jet aircraft fly beneath - or above - Europe's cloud of volcanic ash? That's a question being asked by many, especially those stranded at airports around Europe waiting for flights disrupted by the Eyjafjoell volcano to resume. The answer, say experts, is based partly on safety concerns but also on cost. Kjetil Toerseth, director of regional and global pollution at the Norwegian Institute for Air Research, explained that the cloud varies in height and thickness according to locat ... read more |
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