Chinese Submarines Can Be Armed With Anti-Ship Missiles Deadly To Carriers In two separate incidents, Chinese submarines recently crept up near the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier George Washington, according to news reports. A Chinese Han Class nuclear powered submarine and, separately, a Song Class ...

Indian Moon Orbiter Will Send Probe To Lunar Surface European, Other Instruments On Orbiter Will Study Moon India launched an unmanned spacecraft headed for the moon, marking a further emergence of the south Asian economic powerhouse as a major spacefaring nation. Liftoff of the Indian lunar shot ...

While Democrats may be tempted to cut defense spending and redirect funds to programs propping up a weakened economy, it would be a disastrous mistake to slash funding for ballistic missile defense programs, especially those that kill enemy missiles in their most vulnerable phase of flight. ...

Updated -- October 22, 2008 - 3:45 p.m. EDT Legend: + Targeted For | *No Earlier Than (Tentative) | **To Be Determined 2008 Launches Date: Nov. 14 + Mission: STS-126 Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle Endeavour Launch Site: Kennedy Space Center - Launch Pad 39A Launch Time: 7:55 p.m. EST Landing Date ...

By Jeff Beattie In a major step forward for the rebirth of the North American nuclear power market, Areva and Northrop Grumman [NOC] said yesterday they will build a new $336 million facility in Newport News, Va., to manufacture large components--such as steam generators and reactor vessels--for ...

France's SAFRAN Group yesterday said it has agreed to acquire the biometrics business of Motorola [MOT] in a deal that would expand its already robust fingerprint matching business in the United States and globally. Terms of the pending transaction were not disclosed. SAFRAN, which is doing the ...

By Dave Ahearn Slashing $1 billion out of ballistic missile defense, with cuts aimed at programs that kill enemy missiles in their most vulnerable phase of flight, would knock out the balance in the overall missile defense shield guarding the United States from attack, according to officials. So ...

More Advanced Missile Defense Programs Would Receive Solid Budgetary Support The incoming president and Congress to be elected next month may make major cuts in the ballpark of "at least $1 billion," centered in less-advanced ballistic missile defense programs, as federal finances are ...

Cuts Or Development Stretch-Out Would Come Just As ABL Program Has Been Performing Well Slashing $1 billion out of ballistic missile defense, with cuts aimed at programs that kill enemy missiles in their most vulnerable phase of flight, would knock out the balance in the overall missile defense ...

Updated -- October 14, 2008 - 4:35 p.m. EDT Legend: + Targeted For | *No Earlier Than (Tentative) | **To Be Determined 2008 Launches Date: Oct. 19 Mission: IBEX Launch Vehicle: Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL Rocket Launch Site: Reagan Test Site, Kwajalein Atoll Launch Time: 1:48 p.m. EDT ...