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- Textron's AAI and U.S. Army Successfully Conduct Live-Fire Testing of Shadow® Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Laser Designation Capability
- HUNT VALLEY, Md. -- AAI Corporation, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today that the U.S. Army has successfully completed live-fire testing of laser designation capability for the RQ-7 Shadow Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System TUAS. The event confirmed the system's precision, with all...
- Research articles 2008-10-15
- Commercial Missile Defense Flies
- AEROSPACE An antimissile system for commercial airliners recently completed its first scheduled flight. The JETEYE infrared missile defense system was installed on an American Airlines 767 flying from New York to Los Angeles. The flight is the start of the final phase of a U.S. Department of Homeland...
- Research articles 2008-09-01
- Taiwan acquires Harpoon anti-ship missiles
- TAIPEI AFP — Taiwan has acquired 60 Harpoon anti-ship missiles from the United States in a boost of its defence against rival China, the defence ministry here said Thursday. The missiles will be used by the air force's F-16 fighter jets, the ministry said, in a 90-million-dollar deal. ...
- Research articles 2008-08-27
- John Crisp: Old school guidance about new Cold War
- RUSSIA'S INVASION OF Georgia coincided with my reading of a couple of books that turned out to be instructive about that event: "When Presidents Lie," by Eric Alterman; and National Book Award winner Tim Weiner's "Legacy of Ashes," a history of the Central Intelligence Agency. These books...
- Research articles 2008-08-27
- Pakistan missile strike kills eight: officials
- PESHAWAR, Pakistan AFP — Missiles fired from Afghanistan hit a militant hideout in Pakistan's tribal belt Wednesday, killing at least eight people including some foreign extremists, security officials said. The strike in the South Waziristan region was the first since key US ally Pervez Musharraf resigned as president on...
- Research articles 2008-08-20
- Iranian missile with dummy satellite failed: US defense official
- WASHINGTON AFP — An Iranian missile test aimed at putting a dummy satellite into orbit failed, a US defense official said Tuesday. "We detected a missile launch from Iran on August 16 and our reports indicated it was unsuccessful," said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity. "It...
- Research articles 2008-08-19
- Pakistan says no information on Zawahiri report
- ISLAMABAD AFP — Pakistan's military said on Saturday it had no information on a US media report that Al-Qaeda's deputy leader Ayman al-Zawahiri may have been wounded or killed in a missile strike. US television channel CBS said it had obtained an intercepted letter from a Pakistani Taliban commander...
- Research articles 2008-08-02
- Pakistani Taliban deny Zawahiri report
- ISLAMABAD AFP — Pakistan's Taliban movement on Saturday denied a US television report that Al-Qaeda's deputy leader Ayman al-Zawahiri may have been wounded or killed in a missile strike this week. The Pakistani military said it had no information on the report by CBS, which said it had obtained...
- Research articles 2008-08-02
- Pakistan seeks confirmation of top Al-Qaeda death
- PESHAWAR, Pakistan AFP — Pakistani security officials were seeking confirmation on Tuesday that a top Al-Qaeda expert on chemical and biological weapons had been killed in a suspected US missile strike. News of the strike targeting Midhat Mursi al-Sayid Umar came as premier Yousuf Raza Gilani urged US President...
- Research articles 2008-07-29
- Suspected US missiles kill six in Pakistan
- PESHAWAR, Pakistan AFP — Suspected US missiles killed six people including three Arab militants in Pakistan's tribal belt on Monday, as the country's premier prepared for talks with US President George W. Bush. Three missiles struck a house attached to a mosque in the tribal district of South Waziristan,...
- Research articles 2008-07-28
- Alleged arms dealer Bout in Thai court for extradition case
- BANGKOK AFP — A Thai court will on Monday begin extradition hearings for alleged Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, which could see the man dubbed the "Merchant of Death" face terrorism charges in the United States. Bout, who acquired his macabre nickname for his alleged role in supplying weapons...
- Research articles 2008-07-27
- Ballistic-missile launch crew fell asleep
- WASHINGTON -- Three ballistic-missile crew members in North Dakota fell asleep while holding classified launch code devices this month, triggering an investigation by military and National Security Agency experts, the Air Force said Thursday. The probe found that the missile launch codes were not compromised, but the July...
- Research articles 2008-07-25
- GM's Wagoner dismisses bankrutpcy talk
- Automotive GM CEO DISMISSES BANKRUPTCY TALK: The chief executive of General Motors Corp. dismissed speculation that the largest U.S. automaker might soon seek bankruptcy protection. Comments in the past week about a potential bankruptcy are "not at all constructive or accurate," Rick Wagoner said Thursday. GM has $24...
- Research articles 2008-07-10
- Oil prices calm as markets mull Iran missile test
- NEW YORK AFP — Oil prices held steady Wednesday after two days of sharp declines, as news that Iran tested a long-range missile capable of hitting Israel pushed up prices temporarily. The market shook off news of another slump in US oil inventories and also digested a pledge by...
- Research articles 2008-07-09
- US: Russia should be 'equal partners' in missile defence
- TOYAKO, Japan AFP — The United States said Wednesday that Russia and Europe should be "equal partners" in its planned missile defence, after Moscow threatened to react militarily to any deployment near its borders. "We seek strategic cooperation on preventing missiles from rogue nations like Iran from threatening our...
- Research articles 2008-07-08
- Top US official to launch anti-missile defence meet
- PRAGUE AFP — The head of the United States Missile Defense Agency MDA will Tuesday inaugurate a global conference on missile defence in Prague, the US embassy said. Henry Obering's visit will coincide with that of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who is scheduled to sign an accord finalising...
- Research articles 2008-07-07
- US missile shield gains favour in Poland: poll
- WARSAW AFP — Polish opposition to hosting part of a US missile defence shield in the former communist country is weakening, according to the latest poll published on Saturday. Back at the end of February a survey suggested that 52 percent of Poles opposed the plans, however this new...
- Research articles 2008-07-05
- In Vietnam, war veterans follow McCain's White House bid
- HANOI AFP — Four decades ago a young Vietnamese army sergeant, Nguyen Van Dai, launched the surface-to-air missile that downed John McCain's bomber jet from the skies above Hanoi. The SAM blew off the right wing of the A-4 Skyhawk and sent the wounded McCain parachuting into a lake,...
- Research articles 2008-07-05
- Poland sticks to security demands in US missile shield talks
- WARSAW AFP — Poland refused to budge Friday from its demands for extra air defence-type security guarantees from the United States in exchange for agreeing to host elements of a US missile shield. "The installation of the missile shield would create new dangers and if the shield cannot counter...
- Research articles 2008-07-04
- Aerospace & Defense News - Technology
- Jun 30, 2008 Laser or infrared systems may have the ability to protect entire flight zones from shoulder-fired missiles, scientists say. However, they note that although the missiles may be detected, there is not currently a way to divert them off target. Jun 27, 2008 The US military's...
- Research articles 2008-06-30
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