CEV Makeover: NASA Overhauls Plans for New Spaceship
Posted on: Sun Jan 22nd, 2006 | space.com

WASHINGTON — NASA’s Project Constellation program has been overhauled to include a slightly smaller Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) and a new human-rated booster with an Apollo-era upper stage engine.

£100m laser project will mimic nuclear explosion
Posted on: Sun Jan 22nd, 2006 | guardian.co.uk

On the site of an old runway in the Berkshire countryside, builders are preparing the ground for an extraordinary scientific facility that will create states of matter found nowhere else on Earth.

Solid-State Laser to be developed by the military
Posted on: Sun Jan 22nd, 2006 | gizmag.co.uk

January 22, 2006 The United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command has set in motion the third phase of the Joint High Power Solid-State Laser (JHPSSL) program – a 36-month, US$56.68 million program to develop "military-grade," solid-state laser technology that is expected to pave the way for...

Radar system to be offloaded in Maui waters
Posted on: Sun Jan 22nd, 2006 | mauinews.com

LAHAINA – A massive, 13-story-high, floating radar system will be making an appearance probably today off West Maui to be offloaded from its transport ship, an official with the U.S. Missile Defense Agency said Friday.

Taiwan plans to buy third-generation warplanes
Posted on: Sun Jan 22nd, 2006 | timesofindia.indiatimes.com

TAIPEI: Taiwan plans to buy third-generation warplanes and upgrade its fleet of F-16s and Mirage 2000-5s to boost its defences against the China, a media report said on Sunday.