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NKorea threatens military action if UN slams ship sinkingUnited Nations (AFP) June 15, 2010 North Korea threatened military action Tuesday in response to any UN censure over the sinking of a South Korean warship, triggering a US rebuke and ratcheting up tensions in the volatile Korean peninsula. "We don't want the Security Council to take measures provoking us," Pyongyang's ambassador to the United Nations, Sin Son Ho, told reporters in a rare press conference here by North Korea. If the 15-member UN Security Council takes action against Pyongyang "follow-up measures will be carried o ... read more |
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Melbourne FL (SPX) Jun 15, 2010A new hybrid airship weapons system, just larger than the length of a football field, will take to the skies in just 18 months to provide an unblinking, persistent eye for more than three weeks at a time to aid U.S. Army troops in Afghanistan, according to Northrop Grumman officials. The company has announced it has been awarded a $517 million ( Pounds 350.6 million) agreement to develop u ... more  
Paris, France (SPX) Jun 15, 2010Raytheon will develop an airborne launcher designed to employ radio frequency-guided TOW (tube-launched, optically-tracked, wireless-guided) missiles. The new TOW airborne launcher will be compatible with past, present and future versions of the TOW missile. The TOW weapon system features a family of multimission missiles fired from a variety of ground and helicopter platforms. "The ... more  
Patuxent River MD (SPX) Jun 15, 2010The Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) variant flew faster than the speed of sound for the first time June 10, achieving a significant milestone. The aircraft accelerated to Mach 1.07 (727 miles per hour) on the first in a long series of planned supersonic flights. "For the first time in military aviation history, supersonic, radar-evading stea ... more |
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China boosts investments in debt-hit GreeceAthens (AFP) June 15, 2010 China pledged to encourage investment in debt-stricken Greece as the Asian economic powerhouse Tuesday signed a maritime accord with Athens and Chinese businesses sealed 13 deals with Greek companies. "The government is going to encourage Chinese entrepreneurs to come to Greece to make partnerships and investments," said Deputy Prime Minister Zhang Dejiang during a signing ceremony in the Greek capital. After meeting with his Greek counterpart Theodore Pangolas, Zhang expressed the desire of the ... read more |
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