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 Moscow (UPI) Sep 4, 2009 
Russia has begun deliveries of Pantsir S1 air-defense missiles to Syria, some of which are expected to be passed on to Iran, Syria's strategic ally that has largely bankrolled the deal, according to the Interfax-AVN military news agency.
Interfax quoted Yuriy Savenkov, deputy director general of the Instrument Design Bureau, or KBP, as saying that deliveries started several weeks ago. ... read more 
Brasilia (AFP) Sept 7, 2009Brazil on Monday deepened its military relationship with France by announcing plans to acquire 36 ultra-modern Rafale fighter jets -- along with the technology to build its own. It will be the first foreign sale and a much-needed shot in the arm for the Rafales' maker, Dassault Aviation, which hitherto had failed to find any international buyer for the plane. The imminent contract, worth ... more
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Apple blocking Dalai Lama, Kadeer, iPhone apps: report
US telecom company fined for bribing Chinese officials Apple blocking Dalai Lama iPhone applications: report Detroit flight plot may prove boon for security firms AT&T wants out of landline business Apple wins iPod hearing loss lawsuit Nuance buys British voice-to-text company SpinVox Facebook, Twitter to face more sophisticated attacks: McAfee Google plans Android event in January Hacker pleads guilty in huge credit card theft case 
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Canberra, Australia (UPI) Sep 4, 2009 Military exercises between Australia, China and the United States can ease diplomatic tensions and stop "misunderstandings" getting out of hand, a think tank has said. Andrew Davies, an analyst with the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, welcomed the announcement by Adm. Timothy Keating, head of the U.S. Pacific Command, that the United States and Australia had agreed to approach ... more 
Tehran (AFP) Sept 7, 2009A top Iranian military commander has said that the Islamic republic has developed an anti-cruise missile system, the state owned English language television station Press TV reported late Sunday. "Despite thirty years of military sanctions by the enemy, the armed forces have taken appropriate steps toward self-sufficiency," Brigadier General Ahmad Miqani, who heads Iranian army's air defence ... more  
Washington DC (SPX) Sept 01, 2009Boosted by a few strong years of testing successes, much of the United States' missile defense technology that once was questioned is now ready to be fielded. Most of the new technologies fielded will be to bolster missile defense for deployed troops. Right now, O'Reilly said, forward deployed bases are exposed to missile threats and there is a large gap in U.S. capabilities to protect the ... more |
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Warsaw, Poland (UPI) Aug 27, 2009 Washington may relocate the controversial missile defense system planned for Eastern Europe to the Balkans, Turkey or Israel, a Polish newspaper reports. The U.S. plan included 10 long-range interceptor missiles in Poland and a radar station in the Czech Republic. That plan will almost certainly be scrapped, Polish daily Gazeta Wyborcza reports. Washington is now looking for alternative ... more 
Tewksbury MA (SPX) Aug 28, 2009The U.S. Army's Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Sensor (JLENS) System, which uses aerostats to elevate sensors for long-range target detection and tracking for superior land-attack cruise missile defense, demonstrated its first flight during a ceremony in Elizabeth City, N.C. This flight reflects the maturity and operability of the JLENS platform - an aerostat platform ... more  
Seoul, South Korea (Yonhap) Aug 26, 2009Naro Space Center aims to become the cradle of South Korea's aspirations to build up its nascent aerospace sector, the state-run think tank operating the facility said Tuesday. Located 485km south of Seoul, the sprawling complex covering 5.07 million square meters was built at a cost of 312.4 billion won (US$251.4 million), with construction beginning in January 2005, the Korea Aerospace ... more |
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