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International Crews for Shenzhou Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 18, 2010 The recent visit of NASA Administrator Charles Bolden to China has generated a high level of attention and controversy. Relations between the USA and China are not exactly cordial at the moment, for a variety of reasons. The problems are so acute that high-placed voices in the USA have questioned if Bolden should even visit China at all, let alone try to forge any links. Let's put aside a deep analysis of the problems and the animosity, and focus on one issue that seems to be getting lost in the h ... read more |
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Northrop Grumman Begins Flight Testing New B-2 EHF Satcom Hardware Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Oct 18, 2010 Northrop Grumman has begun flight testing the new computing hardware and communications infrastructure that will eventually allow the B-2 stealth bomber to send and receive battlefield information by satellite more than 100 times faster than today. Since Sept. 1, the company has conducted a series of test flights using a B-2 test aircraft stationed at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The fli ... more Turkey faces tough call on NATO missile shield Ankara (AFP) Oct 17, 2010 Turkey's Islamist-rooted government faces making a difficult decision that pits maintaining good relations with its neighbours against joining a NATO missile shield directed against Iran. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has sought in recent years to boost Turkey's ties in the region - raising suspicions he is moving the country out of the West's orbit - and will now have to make a deci ... more Raytheon Awarded Contract For Airborne Low Frequency Sonar Tewksbury MA (SPX) Oct 18, 2010 Raytheon has received two contracts totaling $115.7 million for the AN/AQS-22 Airborne Low Frequency Sonar (ALFS), the primary undersea warfare sensor for the U.S. Navy's MH-60R multimission helicopter. The contracts were awarded by Naval Air Systems Command and Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Strategic Acquisition. ALFS provides critical undersea warfare mission support capabilities, in ... more |
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Walker's World: Brazil boom won't last Sao Paulo (UPI) Oct 18, 2010 The presidential election race in Brazil is tightening and the momentum seems to be with the centrist challenger Jose Serra with two weeks to go before the final round of voting. The front-runner from the Workers Party Dilma Rousseff, the chosen successor of the hugely popular outgoing President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, looked like a certain winner. But she has seen her lead dwindle from 20 percentage points two weeks ago after the first round of voting to 4-6 percent, various polls in recent ... read more |
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