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 Mumbai, India (PTI) Nov 16, 2009 
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has stressed on the need to have a constellation of satellites with multispectral sensors to predict, mitigate and manage disasters. "Exactly how many satellites an effective constellation would need is still open for debate. No single satellite can hope to meet all these needs. Rather, what disaster managers need is a constellation of ... read more 
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Nov 12, 2009Lockheed Martin is in the final stages of preparation for Saturday's launch of a commercial telecommunications satellite for Intelsat, the world's leading provider of fixed satellite services, aboard an Atlas V booster provided by United Launch Alliance. The launch window opens at 12:48 a.m. EST and extends until 2:18 a.m. Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services is under contract to ... 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) Nov 12, 2009 The Indian army is set to order an unspecified number of Akash anti-aircraft missiles to replace its aging Russian SAM-6 Kvadrat air defense missile system. The missile system is for the T-72 main battle tank and has a Hyderabad-developed Rajendra phased-array radar capable of tracking up to 64 aircraft simultaneously over a radius of just under 40 miles. It can shoot down aircraft with ... more  
Seattle WA (SPX) Nov 12, 2009Boeing has announced that it has successfully completed tests of the Counter Measures Dispenser System (CMDS) for Project Wedgetail, Australia's Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW and C) system. The tests were conducted in September and October off the Washington coast and over Puget Sound, Wash. Completion of CMDS testing is a key step toward verification of the Wedgetail AEW and C ... more  
Tel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Nov 10, 2009 India's military chief of staff, Gen. Deepak Kapoor, has been visiting Israel to cement his country's defense ties with the Jewish state amid reports that New Delhi plans to proceed with a controversial $1.1 billion deal for the Barak-8 tactical air-defense system. That's one of several major defense contracts Israel has concluded with India in recent years, consolidating a strategic ... more |
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Long Beach, Calif. (UPI) Nov 2, 2009 The U.S. Air Force's fleet of B-1 bombers is set to undergo extensive new software upgrades to increase automation and striking power of the warplane in battle-ready scenarios. Jennifer Hogan, a Boeing Co. spokeswoman, told United Press International the customized upgrade under an $84 million contract would be carried in line with requirements received from USAF. She said the ... more  
Paris (UPI) Nov 2, 2009 France is sending a warship to Russia ahead of a groundbreaking deal for the purchase of a helicopter carrier. The planned purchase of the French amphibious assault ship reaffirms Russia's growing global reach and bid to beef up its forces. Russia's Navy General Staff Oleg Burstev told local media that the Mistral helicopter carrier would arrive later this month on a trip to St. ... more  
Haifa, Israel (UPI) Oct 30, 2009 Amid the uncertainty about whether a deal with Iran over its nuclear program is possible, the United States and Israel are conducting their largest-ever missile-defense exercises designed to counter an Iranian missile bombardment. The Tehran regime has conducted a string of missile test-firings in recent months that has kept tension simmering. There is no indication that the Ira ... more |
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