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Neurotechnology launches MegaMatcher
Published: May 9, 2008 at 12:12 PM
VILNIUS, Lithuania, May 9 (UPI) -- Lithuania-based Neurotechnology announced the launch of its new MegaMatcher 2.1 multi-biometric face and fingerprint identification system. -
British select first FRES vehicle design
Published: May 9, 2008 at 12:10 PM
LONDON, May 9 (UPI) -- The British Ministry of Defense says it has selected General Dynamics UK's Piranha 5 design for its new future rapid effect system utility vehicle. -
Defense funds awarded for blood research
Published: May 9, 2008 at 12:09 PM
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. Defense Department says it has awarded funding for the Naval Medical Research Center to continue researching a combat casualty blood substitute.
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Analysis: Chinese subs in S. China Sea
Published: May 9, 2008 at 8:26 PM
By ANDREI CHANG
HONG KONG, May 9 (UPI) -- Over the past 20 years, China's military investment has grown faster than any other country. The bamboo curtain that formerly enveloped the country has become a copper curtain. -
BMD Watch: Japan plans BMD warning sats
Published: May 9, 2008 at 7:20 PM
By MARTIN SIEFF
UPI Senior News Analyst
WASHINGTON, May 9 (UPI) -- Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda belied his mild-manner low-key image Friday when he OK'd a new measure that would transform Japan's decades-old policy supporting the demilitarization of space. -
Outside View: Vietnam weapons -- Part 1
Published: May 9, 2008 at 11:34 AM
By ILYA KRAMNIK
UPI Outside View Commentator
MOSCOW, May 9 (UPI) -- A red flag was raised over the Palace of Independence in Saigon at 11:30 a.m. on April 30, 1975, signaling the official end of the second Indochinese war, which broke out in the late 1950s. -
Military Matters: Armor lessons -- Part 2
Published: May 8, 2008 at 2:02 PM
By WILLIAM S. LIND
WASHINGTON, May 8 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army has designed its tanks, especially the M-1 Abrams Main Battle Tank, for tactical utility with little thought for operational mobility. -
Defense Focus: Numbers count -- Part 1
Published: May 8, 2008 at 1:58 PM
By MARTIN SIEFF
UPI Senior News Analyst
WASHINGTON, May 8 (UPI) -- In weapons procurement, demanding only the best is usually a recipe for disastrous defeat. -
Military Matters: Armor lessons -- Part 1
Published: May 7, 2008 at 2:50 PM
By WILLIAM S. LIND
WASHINGTON, May 7 (UPI) -- Bruce Gudmundsson, author of "Stormtroop Tactics," has a new book out: "On Armor."
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BAE completes first batch of Eurofighters
Published: Nov. 6, 2007 at 5:59 PM
WARTON, England, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- BAE Systems has announced the completion of its first batch of Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft.
"A first batch -- Tranche 1 -- of 53 Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft destined for the (British) Royal Air Force has now been completed. Aircraft number BS036 has this month been rolled out of final production at BAE Systems’ 302 Hangar in Warton, Lancashire for test flying and final assessment before delivery to the RAF," the company said in a statement Oct. 26.
"In total there are 148 ‘Tranche 1’ Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft on order. The value of the order to BAE Systems for this element of the total Typhoon program is some 4.9 billion pounds -- $10 billion," the company said.
"Spain, Germany, Italy and (Britain) are all involved in the manufacture of the Typhoon as part of the Eurofighter GmBH consortium. (Britain) and Spain have now both completed their Tranche 1 orders with work on Tranche 2 now well underway and the details behind a Tranche 3 still being finalized," BAE Systems said.
"Typhoon has been widely acclaimed since its maiden flight offering pilots levels of performance and control that were unavailable in the past. Weighing in at 14 tons, a Typhoon can generate 18 tons of thrust from its afterburners – a power to weight ratio which means it can climb from runway height to 45,000 feet in just 30 seconds," the company said.
BAE Systems program director for Typhoon, Trevor King, said: “I am delighted to see the roll-out of our last Tranche 1 aircraft. We should reflect on the momentous achievements in generating and providing this defense capability. I am proud of all the staff across the whole of the program for their outstanding efforts over the recent years in delivering this initial tranche of aircraft.”
"A first batch -- Tranche 1 -- of 53 Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft destined for the (British) Royal Air Force has now been completed. Aircraft number BS036 has this month been rolled out of final production at BAE Systems’ 302 Hangar in Warton, Lancashire for test flying and final assessment before delivery to the RAF," the company said in a statement Oct. 26.
"In total there are 148 ‘Tranche 1’ Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft on order. The value of the order to BAE Systems for this element of the total Typhoon program is some 4.9 billion pounds -- $10 billion," the company said.
"Spain, Germany, Italy and (Britain) are all involved in the manufacture of the Typhoon as part of the Eurofighter GmBH consortium. (Britain) and Spain have now both completed their Tranche 1 orders with work on Tranche 2 now well underway and the details behind a Tranche 3 still being finalized," BAE Systems said.
"Typhoon has been widely acclaimed since its maiden flight offering pilots levels of performance and control that were unavailable in the past. Weighing in at 14 tons, a Typhoon can generate 18 tons of thrust from its afterburners – a power to weight ratio which means it can climb from runway height to 45,000 feet in just 30 seconds," the company said.
BAE Systems program director for Typhoon, Trevor King, said: “I am delighted to see the roll-out of our last Tranche 1 aircraft. We should reflect on the momentous achievements in generating and providing this defense capability. I am proud of all the staff across the whole of the program for their outstanding efforts over the recent years in delivering this initial tranche of aircraft.”
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