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 Bonn, Germany (SPX) Sep 23, 2009 
This image, from the German radar satellite TerraSAR-X, shows the urban region of Munich and the surrounding area. It was acquired on 2 May 2009 at a resolution of 10 metres. The colours in this radar image provide information about how strongly the surface of the Earth reflected back the transmitted radar signals in different polarisations. The urban area is depicted in shades of red and ... read more 
Tel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Sep 24, 2009 South Korea has confirmed plans to buy Israel's Green Pine radar warning system. The deal, estimated at about $200 million, is the largest weapons deal clinched between Israel and South Korea. The deal has been confirmed by Israel Aerospace Industries but it refused to disclose any additional details. Seoul's media, however, reported that South Korea's Defense Acquisition Adminis ... 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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New Delhi (UPI) Sep 22, 2009 The Indian navy has launched a stealth destroyer capable of carrying nuclear warheads. The INS Kochi, a 6,500-ton warship, will add its force to the existing Indian fleet, which includes the INS Delhi, INS Mysore and INS Mumbai. Defense observers say the latest launch, the second of the Indian navy's three stealthy Project-15-A or Kolkotas-class destroyers, is part of India's ... more  
Tel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Sep 22, 2009 U.S. Navy warships have begun arriving in Israel for joint missile defense exercises next month, and the Jerusalem Post reports that officials believe some systems may remain in the Jewish state to strengthen its defense shield against feared Iranian missile attacks. Meantime, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, a former general who is the country's most decorated soldier, was ... more 
Washington (UPI) Sep 22, 2009 For some armchair strategists, President Obama's decision to scrap the Bush 43 plan to deploy ballistic missile defense hardware in Poland and the Czech Republic was rank appeasement that would merely sharpen the Russian bear's appetite for more unilateral concessions that could only weaken America's defense posture. That was sound Cold War thinking. And for some, the Cold War's villains ... more |
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Moscow (AFP) Sept 18, 2009Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin praised US President Barack Obama's "brave" move to axe a planned missile shield in Europe as NATO's chief called for a new strategic partnership with the Kremlin. Russia had condemned the anti-missile radar facility being placed in the Czech Republic and missile interceptors in Poland under plans drawn up by Obama's predecessor George W. Bush ... more 
Brussels (AFP) Sept 18, 2009NATO reached out to Russia Friday in an effort to mend badly bruised ties, inviting Moscow to consider linking its missile system to those of the United States and the military alliance. In a landmark speech in Brussels, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen also encouraged Russia to undertake a joint review of the new security threats they face, as the basis of a new partnership ... more  
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Sep 18, 2009The launch of a new meteorological satellite on board the Soyuz 2.1b carrier rocket has been postponed indefinitely due to technical glitches, a source involved in preparations for the launch said on Wednesday. The Federal Space Agency Roscosmos earlier said the launch of the Meteor-M satellite and five mini-satellites has been postponed for another 24 hours after the first launch attempt ... more |
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