News of July 05, 2006
Boeing Working on New UAV with a 10-day Endurance
Posted at: Wed Jul 5th, 2006Boeing and a team of partners have been working for more than two years on a large, hydrogen-fuelled, high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), according to George Muellner, president of advanced systems for the company's Integrated Defense Systems unit.
European defence firms should merge, France says
Posted at: Wed Jul 5th, 2006
STRASBOURG, France, July 4 (Reuters) - European defence firms should merge with each other in order to compete against rivals from other continents, French Defence Minister Michele Alliot-Marie said on Tuesday.
Europe's defence companies, whose top players include Britain's BAE System...
North Korea Test-Fires Seventh Missile
Posted at: Wed Jul 5th, 2006
North Korea test-fired another missile today, at least its seventh such launch in 48 hours, Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi told reporters in Tokyo.
Koizumi, speaking this morning, also said he could not rule out further launches, said Japan's Kyodo News Agency.
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US, Asian Neighbors Weigh Responses to N. Korea Missile Launch
Posted at: Wed Jul 5th, 2006
The United States and North Korea's neighbors in Asia are weighing their response to Pyongyang's decision Wednesday to test-fire six missiles in the Pacific.
Shortly after the launches Wednesday, Japanese diplomats confirmed that Tokyo had lodged a protest against North Korea here in ...
First STOVL F-35 Joint Strike Fighter takes shape at BAE Systems
Posted at: Wed Jul 5th, 2006
SAMLESBURY, England - BAE Systems has started assembling the aft fuselage of the first short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF).
Assembly started on time with the loading of the first three parts of the left hand aft fuselage into an assembly jig at...
