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| December 20, 2013 |
 A new conceptual configuration for air-breathing hypersonic airplanes Beijing, China (SPX) Dec 20, 2013 - How to design a hypersonic airplane that travel from Beijing to New York in only two hours? Dr. Cui Kai and his group from State Key Laboratory of High Temperature Gas Dynamics, Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences set out to tackle this problem. After three years of innovative research, they presented a body-wing-blending configuration with double flanking air inlets layout ... more |  |
 SBIRS Geo-2 Missile Defense Early Warning Satellite Certified For Operation Sunnyvale Ca (SPX) Dec 20, 2013 - The second Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) satellite built by Lockheed Martin to provide our nation continuous early warning of ballistic missile launches and other tactical intelligence was recently declared operational. The SBIRS GEO-2 satellite received Air Force Space Command Operational Acceptance on Nov. 25, just eight months after its March 19 la ... more |  |
 Lockheed Martin-Led Team Launches Future USS Milwaukee Marinette WI (SPX) Dec 20, 2013 - The Lockheed Martin-led industry team launched the nation's fifth Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), Milwaukee, into the Menominee River at the Marinette Marine Corporation shipyard. The ship's sponsor, Mrs. Sylvia M. Panetta, christened Milwaukee with the traditional smashing of a champagne bottle across the ship's bow just prior to the launch. "It is a true privilege to serve as the spons ... more |  |
 Social network spying could lead to low returns Heidelberg, Germany (SPX) Dec 20, 2013 - Organizations looking to hire new staff should rethink their clandestine use of social networking websites, such as Facebook, to screen new recruits. William Stoughton of North Carolina State University, lead author of a study published in Springer's Journal of Business and Psychology, found that this practice could be seen as a breach of privacy and create a negative impression of the company f ... more |  |
Raytheon begins building 12th AN/TPY-2 ballistic missile defense radar Tewksbury MA (SPX) Dec 20, 2013 - The U.S. is taking another positive step toward meeting the growing demand for systems that can help protect against the increasing danger posed by ballistic missiles. Raytheon has started building the 12th AN/TPY-2 ballistic missile defense radar for the Missile Defense Agency after being awarded a $172.7 million contract, which was previously announced by the Department of Defense on Dec ... more |  |
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 China was 'irresponsible' in stand-off at sea: US Washington (AFP) Dec 19, 2013 - China acted in an "irresponsible" way in a stand-off with a US naval ship this month in the South China Sea, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Thursday. US officials have said that the USS Cowpens, a guided missile cruiser, had to take evasive action to avoid a collision with a Chinese vessel that had come dangerously close in the December 5 incident. "That action by the Chinese, cut ... more |  |
Senator Baucus to be named US envoy to China: Senate source Washington (AFP) Dec 19, 2013 - President Barack Obama will tap outgoing Senator Max Baucus to be the next US ambassador to China, a Senate aide said Wednesday. As chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, Baucus helped craft Obama's landmark health-care law, and his lengthy experience on the committee makes him well versed in trade issues, an all-important portfolio for dealing with the United States' second-largest tradi ... more |  |
Brazil picks Sweden's Gripen for its air force Brasïlia (AFP) Dec 18, 2013 - Sweden's Saab edged out French and US rivals to win a multi-billion-dollar contract to supply Brazil's air force with 36 new fighter jets, Defense Minister Celso Amorim said Wednesday. Saab's Gripen NG was in competition with the Rafale made by France's Dassault company and US aviation giant Boeing's F/A-18 fighter for the long-deferred FX-2 air force replacement program "After analyzing ... more |  |
 Putin says nuclear-capable missiles not yet put in Kaliningrad Moscow (AFP) Dec 19, 2013 - President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia had not yet decided to place nuclear-capable Iskander missiles in the exclave region of Kaliningrad that borders the European Union. "Firstly, we have not made such a decision yet. Let them calm down," Putin told reporters. A Russian defence ministry spokesman had said earlier this week that Moscow had placed the Iskander missiles in ... more |  |
UAE pulls plug on Eurofighter jets deal London (AFP) Dec 19, 2013 - The United Arab Emirates has pulled out of talks with the UK government to purchase Typhoon Eurofighters, British defence company BAE Systems announced on Thursday. "BAE Systems and the UK government have been in discussions with the government of the United Arab Emirates regarding a range of defence and security capabilities including the potential supply of Typhoon aircraft," a statement s ... more |  |
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Israel's Peres says world must keep pressuring Iran Jerusalem (AFP) Dec 19, 2013 - Israel on Thursday urged China and other world powers to keep up pressure on Iran as talks on implementing a landmark nuclear deal were set to resume in Geneva. "The world, in which China is a major player, should help the Iranian people to divorce themselves from the policies of threats and hostilities to prevent (Iran) from acquiring nuclear capability," Israeli President Shimon Peres said ... more |  |
Obama would veto Iran bill: spokesman Washington (AFP) Dec 19, 2013 - The White House warned Thursday that President Barack Obama would veto a bill threatening new sanctions on Iran, because it could sink a final deal to stop Tehran getting a nuclear bomb. The legislation, backed by both Democratic and Republican senators, would impose new sanctions on Tehran if it violated a six-month interim nuclear agreement reached last month or if no final deal is reached ... more |  |
 Congress passes US defense bill, Obama to sign Washington (AFP) Dec 20, 2013 - A sweeping defense bill that authorizes Pentagon spending passed Congress late Thursday, assuring funding through 2014 while easing detainee transfers from Guantanamo and cracking down on sexual assault in the military. The compromise legislation, which passed 84-15 with broad bipartisan support in the Senate, allocates some $552.1 billion for military spending on bases and equipment as well ... more |  |
North Korea warns of 'merciless' strike against South Seoul (AFP) Dec 20, 2013 - North Korea has threatened a "merciless" strike against the South after activists burned effigies of the ruling Kim dynasty on the second anniversary of the death of former leader Kim Jong-Il, officials said Friday. The warning was contained in a message sent Thursday by the secretariat of the National Defence Commission, the North's highest military body, through a military hotline, the Sou ... more |  |
EU leaders stumble on defence, economic integration despite bank deal Brussels (AFP) Dec 20, 2013 - European leaders have put the economic crisis behind them by agreeing a landmark bank deal, but stumbled on deeper economic reforms and defence policy, highlighting the tough road to greater EU integration. Satisfied with a banking union deal that would result in one of the biggest handovers of sovereignty to the European Union since the creation of the euro currency, leaders meeting in Brus ... more |  |
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Pardon shows Putin no longer fears jailed tycoon Moscow (AFP) Dec 19, 2013 - Vladimir Putin's surprise promise to pardon jailed tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky shows the Russian leader no longer fears his old rival or worries that the former billionaire can build an opposition force. The 50-year-old founder of the now-defunct Yukos oil empire was snatched by federal security forces off his corporate jet in the middle of Siberia at the very height of his powers in October ... more |  |
 Iraq suffers disastrous year with key mediator absent Baghdad (AFP) Dec 19, 2013 - With Iraqi President Jalal Talabani in Germany for treatment, the country has been without a key mediator during a disastrous year of political conflict and surging violence. Talabani, a veteran Kurdish leader who is now 80, left Iraq for treatment on December 20 last year after suffering a stroke two days before, and has yet to return. His skills as a mediator, who has sought to bring t ... more |  |
 Report: Israel gets ready for 'short, sharp war' against Hezbollah Tel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Dec 19, 2013 - Israeli generals are preparing for a decisive - and probably brief - war against Hezbollah, one of Israel's most implacable foes, with plans to smash the Iranian-backed Lebanese movement's military power, a study says. The Israelis' primary objective will be to eradicate Hezbollah's reputedly massive arsenal of missiles and rockets "for years to come," the report by the Begin-Sadat Ce ... more |  |
Hacking fears outweigh privacy concerns: US survey Washington (AFP) Dec 20, 2013 - US Internet users are far more worried about computer hacking and theft of personal information than about online privacy and tracking by marketers, a poll showed Friday. The survey conducted for the Computer & Communications Industry Association found that Internet users are most concerned about the theft of personal and financial information and believe that the federal government should d ... more |  |
S.Korea to return remains of Chinese war dead Seoul (AFP) Dec 19, 2013 - South Korea will repatriate the remains of more than 400 Chinese soldiers who were killed during the Korean War some 60 years ago, military officials said Thursday. The South's President Park Geun-Hye offered as a goodwill gesture to return the bodies during her visit to Beijing in June. The defence ministry said it would send back the remains of 425 Chinese soldiers buried in a military ... more |  |
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