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US, Russia should work closely on missile defence: Clinton Moscow (AFP) Oct 13, 2009
Russia and the United States should work more closely on missile defence, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday, after Washington's shelving of a missile shield plan ended a major dispute with Moscow. "We would like to see Russia and the United States collaborate closely on missile defence," Clinton told reporters after talks with her Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov. ... read moreChina's billionaires rise to 130 despite global crisis
Beijing (AFP) Oct 13, 2009Car battery tycoon Wang Chuanfu topped a new list of China's 1,000 richest people released Tuesday, which has 130 dollar billionaires in an emphatic declaration of the Asian giant's economic arrival. Most of the super-wealthy on the Hurun Rich List, unlike Wang, made their fortunes in the property and stock markets -- the focus of Beijing's massive government stimulus efforts over the past ... 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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ThalesRaytheonSystems Improved Sentinel Radar Performs Well
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 13, 2009A ThalesRaytheonSystems (TRS) AN/MPQ-64 Improved Sentinel Multi-Mode radar has performed successfully during recent demonstrations held with the U.S. Army. "The demonstrations are a positive step toward development of next-generation radar capabilities that are critical for the Army," said Kim Kerry, chief executive officer of ThalesRaytheonSystems, U.S. Operations. "This advanced ... more U.S. forces in Israel for missile drill
Tel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Oct 9, 2009 Amid smoldering tension with Iran, U.S. forces are deploying in Israel for a strategically important ballistic missile defense exercise, considered one of the most complex ever conducted by the two allies. Juniper Cobra 2009, the latest in a biennial series that began in 2001, will focus on how well U.S. and Israeli forces can integrate and operate together in any future confrontation ... more Russia says new US missile plan raises 'questions'
Chisinau (AFP) Oct 9, 2009The new US missile defence plan "raises more questions than answers," Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday, warning that Moscow could still have objections to the revised missile shield. Lavrov's comments came ahead of a trip to Russia next week by his US counterpart Hillary Clinton, and indicated that ties between the two former Cold War foes remained bumpy despite the US ... more |
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NASA to begin massive climate survey of Antarctica
Washington (AFP) Oct 8, 2009NASA next week begins the most extensive aerial survey of Earth's surface to chart the impact of global warming, with six years of flights over Antarctica to understand the frozen continent's glaciers and ice sheets. The US space agency said the massive aerial survey, part of a program dubbed Operation Ice Bridge, will get underway on October 15. Data gathered during the mission will ... more New Submarine Technologies Spur Growth In Airborne ASW Market
Newtown CT (SPX) Oct 08, 2009According to Forecast International's annual review of the market for airborne anti-submarine warfare (ASW) sensors, the next 10 years will see production of more than 199,000 systems valued at $6.1 billion. This growth in the airborne ASW sensor market reflects the fact that aircraft remain the most mobile, flexible, and cost-effective ASW systems available to the world's navies. ... more New Obama missile plan less threatening to Russia: Lavrov
Kharkiv, Ukraine (AFP) Oct 7, 2009US President Barack Obama's new plan for a sea-based missile shield does not pose serious risks to Russia and will boost US-Russian ties, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday. "The new plan which the Obama administration has now presented... creates conditions for dialogue that are not bad," Lavrov said during a visit to the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. "According to our ... more |
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