Washington (AFP) June 13, 2002 As the United States prepares to officially withdraw from the Anti-Ballistic Missile treaty Thursday, its military is proceeding with an ambitious program to create a system to shoot down incoming long-range missiles.
US Soldier Of The Future To Be Loaded With High-Tech Gear Washington (AFP) June 13, 2002 The US infantryman of the future will go into battle wearing an all-weather outfit, ultra-light body armor, and a helmet that allows close radio communication with medics and leaders.
European Conference Focuses On UAV Technologies Kiruna - Jun 13, 2002 The Swedish Space Corporation has held the first conference in Europe on civilian use of and research into UAVs - unmanned aerial vehicles. As part of the conference, the unmanned vehicle Eagle wrapped up its three-week test program to conincide with the conference that saw delegates from across Europe meet in Sweden to discuss UAV technologies and directions.
Atlas 3 Picks Up Martian Loiter For 2005 Window McLean - June 11, 2002 NASA's Kennedy Space Center has chosen International Launch Services (ILS) to launch the latest in its series of missions to Mars. ILS is scheduled to launch the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter on an Atlas III launch vehicle in August 2005 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
Rumsfeld Suggests US Ground Sensors For Kashmir On South Asian Tour Islamabad (AFP) June 12, 2002 US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld flew here Wednesday to meet President Pervez Musharraf after suggesting to India the possible use of US ground sensors to watch the tense border in Kashmir.
XCOR EZ-Rocket to Participate at AirVenture 2002 Mojave - June 10, 2002 XCOR Aerospace announced today that the XCOR EZ-Rocket will participate in the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) "AirVenture Oshkosh 2002" July 23 through 29 at Wittman Field in Oshkosh, WI. Plans are underway to determine the schedule for flight demonstrations of the EZ-Rocket.
US Seeks To Block UAV Proliferation Washington (AFP) June 11, 2002 Unpiloted aircraft are one of the key weapons in the US campaign against terror and Washington wants to keep that technology a secret, a senior State Department official told Congress Tuesday.
Kyoto Gets Cold Shower At White House Washington Jun 10, 2002 A top White House official on Sunday dismissed the Kyoto Protocol, the first coordinated world response to tackling global warming by requiring industrialized countries to cut their greenhouse gas emissions.
"The so-called Kyoto treaty would not do anything to mitigate the problems of global climate change," said White House chief of staff Andrew Card on Fox News Sunday.
Glitch-Plagued Czech Nuclear Reactor Suffers Another Shutdown Prague (AFP) June 12, 2002 A glitch-plagued nuclear plant automatically shut down just 24 hours after the plant was plugged into the Czech Republic's national power grid, officials said Wednesday.
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