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 Albuquerque (UPI) Nov 18, 2009 
New laser weaponry being developed at Boeing has dealt a telling blow to airborne aircraft -- all of them unmanned -- in successful tests that take military laser technology a few steps closer to assuming a key role in future conflicts. Laser weapons are seen by industry analysts as a major step toward a more effective -- and more cost-effective -- deterrent to enemy threats from the ... read more 
New Delhi (UPI) Nov 19, 2009 As India's only aircraft carrier reaches the age of 50, there are reports the country is considering buying a yet-to-be-built British carrier. The unconfirmed reports of a British purchase come as the military is losing patience waiting for its second aircraft carrier, the Admiral Gorshkov, to arrive from Russia now in 2012. The Indian navy's sole carrier INS Viraat with its crew ... 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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St. Louis MO (SPX) Nov 20, 2009Boeing has received a $500,000 U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory contract on Sept. 30 for the first phase of a program to demonstrate miniature weapon technology for use on unmanned airborne vehicles (UAV). "UAVs are increasingly called upon to perform strike operations, and this weapon technology is designed specifically for those missions," said Carl Avila, director of Boeing Phantom ... more  
Mogadishu, Somalia (UPI) Nov 19, 2009 China has sent a new navy flotilla to join an international fleet in the Gulf of Aden combating increasingly bold Somali pirates who are pushing deeper into the Indian Ocean as merchant vessels start to fight back against them. One of the missions of the incoming flotilla, the fourth Beijing has rotated into the region since it joined the anti-piracy campaign in December, will be to ... more  
Tel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Nov 13, 2009 Israel is moving closer to what the Haaretz daily calls "the largest defense deal in Israeli history," buying as many as 75 F-35 Lockheed Martin stealth fighters that will be the country's main weapon to counter the perceived threat from Iran. Israel made an initial official Letter of Request in July for 25 aircraft, enough to equip one squadron. The Israeli air force plans to order ... more |
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Kabul, Afghanistan (UPI) Nov 10, 2009 Afghan President Hamid Karzai's new term in office hasn't begun on a happy note as new pressures and problems, both from at home and abroad, pile on his already weakened government while his deadly nemesis, the Taliban, shows no signs of relenting on its bloodletting. After enduring nearly three months of election-related fraud and other accusations, Karzai in his new term faces a tough ... more 
Charlotte NC (SPX) Nov 04, 2009General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products has been awarded a $17 million contract to produce gun systems for the Phalanx Block 1B Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) and the Centurion Land-Based Phalanx Weapon System by Raytheon Missile Systems of Louisville, Ky. General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products is a business unit of General Dynamics. The Phalanx Block 1B CIWS is the most ... more  
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 04, 2009Launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., aboard an United Launch Alliance Atlas V launch vehicle, Oct. 18, 2009, the Special Sensor Ultraviolet Limb Imager (SSULI) developed by NRL's Space Science Division and Spacecraft Engineering Department offers a first of its kind technique for remote sensing of the ionosphere and thermosphere from space. Flying on-orbit the U.S. Air Force ... more |
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