|
 
Indonesia launches fast missile-carrierJakarta (UPI) Apr 29, 2011 Indonesia has launched the indigenously built fast missile-carrying ship the KCR Clurit amid hopes that other Indonesian-made vessels will help the country's defense industry. "With it, Indonesia has started to have the capability to safeguard its seas with self-made ships. We no longer need handouts," Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro said during the launch ceremony at the Batu Ampar cargo port in Batam, Riau Islands province. He called the launch "a milestone" in the country`s journ ... read more |
. |
 |
| Buy Advertising | Media Advertising Kit | Editorial & Other Enquiries | Privacy statement |
|
Free Newsletters - Delivered Daily Via Email - Space - War - Terra - Energy |
| .. |
  India rejects Russia's fighter jet bid: official Russia confirmed on Friday that India had rejected its bid to supply its traditional ally with 126 multi-role combat aircraft in a deal worth about $12 billion. ... more | .. |
  Seven killed in Iraq after deadly mosque attack A Sunni imam's family and four Sunni brothers were killed in separate incidents in central Iraq early on Friday, just hours after a suicide bomber killed 10 Shiite worshippers in a nearby mosque. ... more | .. |
  Jimmy Carter raises lonely voice on N.Korea With the threat of war hanging over the Korean peninsula in 1994, Jimmy Carter flew to Pyongyang and reached a surprise deal with the reclusive regime to freeze its nuclear program and start talks. ... more | .. |
 |
|
| .. |
  Pentagon shows off alleged WikiLeaker's new prison Bradley Manning, the US soldier accused of leaking cables to WikiLeaks, faces far less restrictive conditions after being relocated to a new prison, according to the Pentagon. ... more | .. |
  Half of Israelis back recognition of Palestinian state Nearly half of the Israeli public believes the government should recognise a Palestinian state as long as Israel can keep the major settlement blocs, a survey published on Friday showed. ... more | .. |
  Obama names team for 'new phase' in Afghan war President Barack Obama Thursday charged his reshaped national security team with managing a "new phase" in the long war in Afghanistan - the struggle to put Afghans in charge of their own security. ... more | .. |
  Shielding body protects brain from shell shocking blast injuries Stronger and tougher body armor to shield the chest, abdomen and back may be just what soldiers fighting in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars need to better protect their brains from mild injuries tied ... more |
|
Free Newsletters - Delivered Daily Via Email - Space - War - Terra - Energy |
| . | . |
  
Rocket Lab launches 5th satellite batch for Kineis IoT constellation
Lunar rocks help scientists pinpoint when the moon crystallized
Efforts to Detect Alien Life Advanced by Simple Microbe Mobility Test | .. |
 Researchers create terahertz invisibility cloak Researchers at Northwestern University have created a new kind of cloaking material that can render objects invisible in the terahertz range. Though this design can't translate into an invisibility ... more | .. |
 Northrop Grumman Delivers 1000th Guardian Laser Transmitter Assembly Northrop Grumman has announced the delivery of the 1,000th Guardian Laser Transmitter Assembly (GLTA) to the U.S. government for use as part of the Department of Navy's Large Aircraft Infrared Count ... more | .. |
  LockMart Battle Command System Replaces US Army Legacy System A Lockheed Martin developed web-based capability for U.S. Army readiness reporting, force registration, mobilization, and force projection planning has completely replaced the legacy system that pre ... more | .. |
 ICANN hires hacker to keep Internet safe The agency in charge of the world's Internet addresses on Thursday appointed veteran hacker Jeff Moss to be its chief of security. ... more |
| .. |
 Britain's new carriers to cost even more The cost of Britain's new aircraft carriers is set to rise yet again on a decision to make the compatible with a different version of a U.S. fighter jet. ... more | .. |
 Israeli 'tunnel rats' to fight Hezbollah Israel's military is reported to have built a underground complex to train troops how to be Vietnam-style "tunnel rats" and go after Hezbollah in its elaborate bunker system across southern Lebanon should the shooting starts again. ... more | .. |
 With new team, Obama looks for Afghan exit By naming a new team Thursday to oversee the Afghanistan conflict, President Barack Obama could find it easier to extricate US troops from a grinding war where success has proved elusive. ... more | .. |
 India, Pakistan agree to enhance trade India and Pakistan agreed Thursday to set up a joint working group to enhance trade, in a further move designed to ease tensions between the nuclear-armed South Asian rivals, officials said. ... more |
| Buy Advertising | Media Advertising Kit | Editorial & Other Enquiries | Privacy statement |
|
Free Newsletters - Delivered Daily Via Email - Space - War - Terra - Energy |
 
SFL Missions Inc. Secures CSA Contract for HAWC Satellite Concept Study
Multinational research project shows how life on Earth can be measured from space
How life's building blocks formed on early Earth examined through polyester protocell formation limits | .. |
 Obama names team for 'new phase' in Afghan war President Barack Obama Thursday charged his reshaped national security team with managing a "new phase" in the long war in Afghanistan - the struggle to put Afghans in charge of their own security. ... more | .. |
 Allen, new Afghan commander made name in Iraq war Lieutenant General John Allen, tapped Thursday to take over as US commander in Afghanistan, made his name in the Iraq war by striking alliances with Sunni tribal leaders. ... more | .. |
 G8, G20 to prepare ground for UN nuclear talks The G8 and G20 will meet in Paris in June to prepare for a conference of the UN's nuclear agency sparked by the Fukushima disaster, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Italy bombs Libya, deepening rift with Berlusconi ally Italy's military took part in its first air raid over Libya Thursday in a deployment that triggered an uproar within Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's coalition partner, the Northern League. ... more |
| .. |
 10 killed in Iraq mosque suicide attack A suicide bomber killed 10 people as he blew himself up inside a Shiite mosque in central Iraq on Thursday, as nationwide violence left 16 dead, including senior police and army officers. ... more | .. |
  Indonesia tests Yakhont missile, finally Indonesia has test fired a Russian-made Yakhont anti-ship missile during naval exercises in the Indian Ocean, Indonesia's Antara news agency said. ... more | .. |
Senior Iraq general gunned down in Baghdad Gunmen using silenced pistols shot dead a senior Iraqi general in Baghdad on Thursday, an official said, the latest in a spate of assassinations of top military and civilian officials. ... more | .. |
 Arab spring, stalled peace talks helped end Palestinian rift Democratic upheavals in Arab countries and the failure of US-sponsored negotiations with Israel helped bring about a unity deal between feuding Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas, their officials said on Thursday. ... more |
| Buy Advertising | Media Advertising Kit | Editorial & Other Enquiries | Privacy statement |
|
Free Newsletters - Delivered Daily Via Email - Space - War - Terra - Energy |
 
Lula pushes mega-oil project as Brazil prepares to host COP30
Trump slams paper straws, vows 'back to plastic'
AI risks 'disaster' without 'cast-iron guarantees': expert | .. |
 India shortlists Rafale, Eurofighter for jet deal India has shortlisted Dassault's Rafale and the Eurofighter Typhoon for a $12 billion dollar fighter jet deal, cutting out US bidders from one of the largest military contracts of recent years. ... more | .. |
 New attack on Pakistan navy kills five A bomb ripped through a Pakistani bus in Karachi on Thursday, killing four naval personnel and a passing motorcyclist in the third attack on navy transport this week in the country's biggest city. ... more | .. |
  China's PM Wen says economic ascent not a threat Prime Minister Wen Jiabao on Thursday said China's economic progress will benefit all its trade partners and its economic ascent should not be regarded as a threat. ... more | .. |
 N. Korea's Kim ready for S. Korea summit: Carter North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il says he is willing to hold talks with the United States and South Korea, including a summit with the South's leader, former US president Jimmy Carter said Thursday. ... more |
| .. |
 Libyan tribes call on Kadhafi to go Libya's tribes urged Moamer Kadhafi on Wednesday to cede power, as rebels backed by NATO air strikes said they drove the strongman's forces out of missile range of the lifeline port of Misrata. ... more | .. |
  First Flight of Heavy-Fuel Powered Fury 1500 UAS AME Unmanned Air Systems (AME UAS) announces the successful first flight of the Fury 1500 Small Tactical Unmanned Aerial System (STUAS) powered by a heavy-fuel engine. The successful flight occurred ... more | .. |
 Obama remakes Afghan war braintrust President Barack Obama will Thursday unveil new military and diplomatic commanders for the increasingly unpopular US Afghan war effort, in a sweeping reshuffle of his national security team. ... more | .. |
 Apache to Field Ground Fire-Detection System Apache attack helicopters will soon field a new, high-tech Ground Fire Acquisition System, which uses cameras and infrared sensors to instantly identify the source location of ground fire, service o ... more |
| Previous Issues | Apr 28 | Apr 27 | Apr 26 | Apr 25 | Apr 22 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| The contents herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2011 - SpaceDaily. AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy statement |
|
Free Newsletters - Delivered Daily Via Email - Space - War - Terra - Energy |
| Buy Advertising | Media Advertising Kit | Editorial & Other Enquiries | Privacy statement |
