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France wants missile firms to link upMarseille, France (UPI) Sep 15, 2010 France wants to consolidate the missile sections of three companies to boost their market chances, the country's defense minister has said. "I have asked the chief executive of the National Arms Procurement Office to conduct a broad study on the missile sector so we can preserve an area of sovereignty," French Defense Minister Herve Morin was quoted as saying by Defensenews.com at a two-day defense conference in Marseille this week. "I hope that this study will allow us to encourage the link up ... read more |
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Paris, France (SPX) Sep 07, 2010Euroconsult has forecast that an estimated 1,220 satellites will be built for launch over the next decade. The average of 122 satellites to be launched per year is up significantly from the annual average of 77 satellites launched in the previous decade, a sign that government and commercial operators require more satellite capabilities. In Euroconsult's just-released "Satellites to be Bui ... more  
Taipei (AFP) Sept 6, 2010Taiwan expects a much-anticipated missile defence shield to be ready next year after buying advanced weapons at a cost of about 300 billion Taiwan dollars (9.4 billion US), local media reported Monday. Six batteries of Patriot III missiles forming the backbone of the system will account for roughly half the costs associated with the project, the China Times newspaper said. A long-range e ... more  
Vilnius (AFP) Sept 6, 2010NATO is set to approve specific defence plans for the Baltic states by the end of this year, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite said Monday. "Discussions started last fall are proceeding and it finally will be the case that the Baltic region, after six years of membership, will really have defence plans. That is a serious achievement," Grybauskaite told reporters. "I think the decis ... more |
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Critical Polar Data Flows Briskly To ResearchersWashington DC (SPX) Sep 03, 2010 Operation IceBridge - a NASA airborne mission to observe changes in Earth's rapidly changing polar land ice and sea ice - is soon to embark on its fourth field season in October. The mission is now paralleled by a campaign to bring data to researchers as quickly as possible and to accelerate the analysis of those changes and how they may affect people and climate systems. "Anyone can access the wealth of IceBridge data online, and do so free of charge and without a formal request," said Michael St ... read more |
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