DTN News: Aerospace/Defense Headlines - News Dated May 13, 2011....NSI News Source Info # 1950

DTN News: Aerospace/Defense Headlines - News Dated May 13, 2011....

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(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - May 14, 2011: Comprehensive daily news related to Aerospace/Defense for the world of TODAY.

*Comprehensive daily news related on Aerospace/Defense for the world of TODAY

Friday May 13, 2011

• F-35 fighter faces range shortfall: pentagon report
  11:54 pm - Reuters

• United Technologies in $1 billion U.S. engine deal
  6:43 pm - Reuters
• Ex-Im Bank Finances Sale of Boeing Satellites to Inmarsat
  6:10 pm - PR Newswire
• AeroCentury Corp. Reports First Quarter 2011 Results
  6:00 pm - PR Newswire
• Adayana Names New CEO
  5:44 pm - Business Wire
• AGY Holding Corp. Announces 2011 First Quarter Consolidated Results and Earnings Conference Call
  5:30 pm - Business Wire

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DTN News: Defense News / Latest Press Releases Dated May 14, 2011....NSI News Source Info # 1949

DTN News: Defense News / Latest Press Releases Dated May 14, 2011....NSI News Source Info # 1949

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - May 14, 2011: Comprehensive daily news related to Defense News / Latest Press Releases for the world of TODAY.*Comprehensive daily news related to Defense News / Latest Press Releases for the world of TODAY

*Source: The undermentioned Articles/News are courtesy Defense News

Latest Headlines

Taiwan President Urges U.S. to Release F-16s

• Pakistan Military Chief Cancels U.S. Visit
• Heckler & Koch Issues Bond, Plans Restructure
• EADS Reports $17M First-Quarter Loss
• U.S. Rethinks Mideast Arms Sales
• F-35's Range Falls Short of Predictions
• Selex Buys UAV Firm Utri
• U.S. CNO: Carrier Move to Fla. Still a Priority
• U.S. to Bolster Security for SEAL Team: Gates
• U.S. Cost for Libya Air War Hit $750M: Gates

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DTN News -OSAMA BIN LADEN NEWS / PAKISTAN NEWS: Pakistan Taliban Strikes To Avenge Osama bin Laden Death....NSI News Source Info # 1948

DTN News -OSAMA BIN LADEN NEWS / PAKISTAN NEWS: Pakistan Taliban Strikes To Avenge Osama bin Laden Death....NSI News Source Info # 1948

**The Pakistani Taliban struck to avenge the death of Osama bin Laden by carrying out a double suicide bombing that killed at least 80 recruits at a military training centre in the north-west of the country.

Source: DTN News - - This article compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources

By Rob Crilly, Islamabad and Ashfaq Yusufzai in Shabqadar- The Telegraph 6:00PM BST 13 May 2011

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada / Islamabad, Pakistan - May 13, 2011: Pakistan has been braced for deadly reprisals ever since US Navy Seals shot dead the al-Qaeda leader on May 2.

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DTN News - BATTLE FOR LIBYA: Captured Tanks Of Muammar Gaddafi Forces Displayed By Rebel Fighters....NSI News Source Info # 1947

DTN News - BATTLE FOR LIBYA: Captured Tanks Of Muammar Gaddafi Forces Displayed By Rebel Fighters....NSI News Source Info # 1947

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - May 13, 2011: A rebel fighter checks a tank, captured from forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in the rebel-held town of Zintan in the Western Mountains, some 150 km southwest of the capital, Tripoli, May 12, 2011. (Photo - Reuters)

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B&HGSG News: Aishwarya Rai With Madhur Bhandarkar And Ronnie Screwvala Posing For Camera During Cannes Film Festival....NSI News Source Info # 1946

B&HGSG News: Aishwarya Rai With Madhur Bhandarkar And Ronnie Screwvala Posing For Camera During Cannes Film Festival....NSI News Source Info # 1946

TORONTO, Canada - MAY 13, 2011: Bollywood director Madhur Bhandarkar (L) actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (C) and Bollywood producer Ronnie Screwvala pose during a beach front photocall at the 64th Cannes Film Festival, May 13, 2011. (Photo - Reuters)

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B&HGSG News: Aishwarya Rai And Eva Longoria Posing For Media At Annual Cannes Film Festival In Cannes France....NSI News Source Info # 1945

B&HGSG News: Aishwarya Rai And Eva Longoria Posing For Media At Annual Cannes Film Festival In Cannes France....NSI News Source Info # 1945

TORONTO, Canada - MAY 13, 2011: Indian model Aishwarya Rai and US model and actress Eva Longoria (L) arrive for the opening ceremony and screening of 'Robin Hood' presented out of competition at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival on May 12, 2010 in Cannes.(Photo - Getty)

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B&HGSG News: Aishwarya Rai At Annual Cannes Film Festival In Cannes France....NSI News Source Info # 1944

B&HGSG News: Aishwarya Rai At Annual Cannes Film Festival In Cannes France....NSI News Source Info # 1944

TORONTO, Canada - MAY 12, 2011: Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan arrives at the 'Sleeping Beauty' premiere during the 64th Annual Cannes Film Festival at the Palais des Festivals on May 12, 2011 in Cannes, France.

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DTN News - BOEING DEFENSE NEWS: Boeing Awarded CH-47F Chinook Modification Work By US Army....NSI News Source Info # 1943

DTN News - BOEING DEFENSE NEWS: Boeing Awarded CH-47F Chinook Modification Work By US Army....NSI News Source Info # 1943

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MILLVILLE, N.J., May 12, 2011: Boeing received a $23.7 million contract on May 9 to perform Initial Production Fielding Support modifications on 49 CH-47F Chinook helicopters at the Boeing Millville Modification Center. The contract period extends the current work of modifying Chinook aircraft at the Boeing Millville facility for another year, from May 2011 through April 2012.

"This important program for our U.S. Army customer is a result of the quality work our employees do every day," said Peri Widener, Boeing director of Rotorcraft Support. "Their responsiveness to schedule needs has helped Boeing to provide an affordable, service-focused offer for our customer."

After the Chinooks are delivered from the production line in Philadelphia to the Army, they are flown to Millville, where Boeing structural and electrical employees make specialized avionics and airframe modifications to support new Army requirements. In February 2010, Boeing opened the Millville facility at the local airport and was awarded the initial Army contract that included modifications for 35 aircraft. Those modifications were completed earlier this month.

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DTN News - BOEING DEFENSE NEWS: Boeing to Begin Maintenance Work On SBX Missile Defense Radar....NSI News Source Info # 1942

DTN News - BOEING DEFENSE NEWS: Boeing to Begin Maintenance Work On SBX Missile Defense Radar....NSI News Source Info # 1942

(NSI News Source Info) SEATTLE, May 12, 2011:

Boeing [NYSE: BA] will begin maintenance and upgrade activities this week in Seattle for the Sea-based X-band Radar (SBX), which arrived in port on May 10, passing through Puget Sound and Elliott Bay.

SBX is an oceangoing radar that identifies, tracks, and assesses the flight characteristics of ballistic missile threats. It provides an advanced capability to the United States' overall ballistic missile defense system.

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency awarded Boeing a $27.1 million sole-source contract in April for the shipyard maintenance efforts, which are scheduled to be completed in August. Boeing has been the prime contractor for the SBX since 2003 and is responsible for all development, integration, testing and operations for the vessel platform and radar.

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DTN News - BATTLE FOR LIBYA: Rebel Fighters Captured Muammar Gaddafi Tanks....NSI News Source Info # 1941

DTN News - BATTLE FOR LIBYA: Rebel Fighters Captured Muammar Gaddafi Tanks....NSI News Source Info # 1941

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - May 12, 2011: Rebel fighters talk to each other by a tank captured from forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in the rebel-held town of Zintan in the Western Mountains, some 150 km southwest of the capital,Tripoli, May 12, 2011. The arabic words (L) read: "We will not give up".(Photo - Reuters)

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DTN News - AFGHAN / INDIA NEWS: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Official Visit To Afghanistan....NSI News Source Info # 1940

DTN News - AFGHAN / INDIA NEWS: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Official Visit To Afghanistan....NSI News Source Info # 1940

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada / KABUL, Afghanistan - May 12, 2011: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, left, and Afghan President Hamid Karzai lunch at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan on Thursday, May 12, 2011. India's prime minister has told Afghanistan's president that he strongly supports the country's push to reconcile with the Taliban insurgency. He also has said that Afghanistan can depend on India's support in its efforts to rebuild its fractured society. (Photo - AP)

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DTN News - AFGHAN / INDIA NEWS: India-Afghan Elevates Ties To Strategic Level....NSI News Source Info # 1939

DTN News - AFGHAN / INDIA NEWS: India-Afghan Elevates Ties To Strategic Level....NSI News Source Info # 1939

(NSI News Source Info) KABUL, Afghanistan - May 12, 2011: Aiming to strengthen their cooperation in the areas of security and combating terrorism, India and Afghanistan today elevated their bilateral ties to a strategic partnership, which they affirmed was not directed against any other State or group of States. After the "productive and constructive" discussions between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Hamid Karzai which covered issues like terrorism, recent developments in the region especially last week's killing of al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad in Pakistan, both the leaders issued a joint declaration.

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DTN News - BATTLE FOR LIBYA: Libyan Rebel Forces Took Control Of Misrata Airport....NSI News Source Info # 1938

DTN News - BATTLE FOR LIBYA: Libyan Rebel Forces Took Control Of Misrata Airport....NSI News Source Info # 1938

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - May 11, 2011: A rebel fighter walks past military equipment confiscated from Gaddafi's forces at Kabaw at Libya's Western Mountains, some 230 km southwest of the capital, Tripoli, May 11,2011. Libyan rebels said they took control of Misrata airport in heavy fighting with Muammar Gaddafi's forces on Wednesday, seizing large quantities of weapons and munitions in a major victory in the besieged city. The rebels, who also rejected a United Nations call for a ceasefire, are fighting across the North African country to end Gaddafi's 41 years in power. (Photo - Reuters)

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DTN News - INDIA NEWS: Rahul Gandhi Arrested By UP Police And Released....NSI News Source Info # 1937

DTN News - INDIA NEWS: Rahul Gandhi Arrested By UP Police And Released....NSI News Source Info # 1937

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada / GREATER NOIDA, India - May 11, 2011: Rahul Gandhi was arrested tonight by the UP police after he joined the land war here, pledging full support to farmers fighting against acquisition while lambasting Chief Minister Mayawati. "Rahul Gandhi has been arrested unde Sec 151 CrPC and will be presented before a Sub-Divisional Magistrate tomorrow," Inspector General of Police (Meerut Range) Rajnikant Mishra said.
\Gandhi was taken away from the dharna site in Bhatta Parsaul Village in a grey Tata Safari to an undisclosed location.

The Amethi MP smiled to the large battery of media before getting into the vehicle along with AICC General Secretary Digvijay Singh and Firozabad MP Raj Babbar.

"We will continue to support the farmers agitation," Singh said as he was pushed into the vehicle.

Congress promptly attacked Mayawati for Gandhi's arrest with AICC General Secretary Janardan Dwivedi saying UP has witnessed "the cruellest rule of several imperialistic regimes".

"UP government's action in arresting Rahul Gandhi proves that Mayawati is digging her own grave," Dwivedi said.

"If any sense of justice is left in the government, judicial inquiry is the minimum that the state government should order immediately," he said.

Sneaking into Batta Parsaul village, the epicentre of the agitation in Western Uttar Pradesh, in the wee hours riding pillion on a motorcyle, Gandhi sat with the agitating farmers throughout the day in scorching heat to emphathise with their cause and women who lost their men.

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DTN News - OSAMA BIN LADEN NEWS: 'Pakistan Must Stop Playing Its Double Games'....NSI News Source Info # 1936

DTN News - OSAMA BIN LADEN NEWS: 'Pakistan Must Stop Playing Its Double Games'....NSI News Source Info # 1936

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - May 11, 2011: Kurt Volker, Former US Ambassador to NATO spoke to TIMES NOW on Wednesday (May 11) and said he does not believe that Pakistan was unaware of Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden's house in Abbottabad, which was at a short distance from a military training academy. He also added that Pakistan must stop playing double games.

He said, "I personally don't believe that no one in Pakistani government was aware that Osama was living in a house in Abbottabad, near the military academy. May be not the President but others from the government must have been aware of it."

"Pakistan must stop this double games and decide whether it wants to help in in the fight of anti-terrorism," added Volker.

The former US Ambassador to NATO also added that Congress is thinking of cutting out military funds to Pakistan.

He said, "The Congress is meditating on the option of cutting out military funds to Pakistan if they don't take a stance in favour of the fight against terror. The intellegence co-operation also has to be mutual. "

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DTN News - AFGHAN / INDIA NEWS: India-Afghan Elevates Ties To Strategic Level....NSI News Source Info # 1939

DTN News - AFGHAN / INDIA NEWS: India-Afghan Elevates Ties To Strategic Level....NSI News Source Info # 1939

(NSI News Source Info) KABUL, Afghanistan - May 12, 2011:

Aiming to strengthen their cooperation in the areas of security and combating terrorism, India and Afghanistan today elevated their bilateral ties to a strategic partnership, which they affirmed was not directed against any other State or group of States. After the "productive and constructive" discussions between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Hamid Karzai which covered issues like terrorism, recent developments in the region especially last week's killing of al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad in Pakistan, both the leaders issued a joint declaration.

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DTN News - CHINA NEWS: Hillary Clinton Calls Chinese Crackdown A 'Fool's Errand'....NSI News Source Info # 1935

DTN News - CHINA NEWS: Hillary Clinton Calls Chinese Crackdown A 'Fool's Errand'....NSI News Source Info # 1935

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - May 11, 2011:

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says China's effort to hold off the kind of democratic changes that are sweeping the Middle East is a "fool's errand" that is doomed to failure.

The remark came in an interview with The Atlantic magazine that was posted on the Internet Tuesday as she and other U.S. officials met senior Chinese officials in Washington.

In the interview, Clinton was asked whether Chinese officials are frightened by the popular uprisings in the Middle East.

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DTN News - AUSTRALIA NEWS: Australian Designer Using Ignorance As An Excuse For Publicity....NSI News Source Info # 1934

DTN News - AUSTRALIA NEWS: Australian Designer Using Ignorance As An Excuse For Publicity....NSI News Source Info # 1934

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - May 10, 2011:

Hindus are upset at the depiction of the Hindu Goddess Lakshmion swimwear displayed at recently concluded Rosemount Australian Fashion Week (RAFW), held in Sydney, Australia, which they termed repugnant.

Indian political activists of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) burnt photocopies of a model wearing the controversial swimwear in protest against Australian designer Lisa Burke who produced swimwear featuring the Hindu deity. The controversy began when models walked the ramp on May 4 in the ungodly swimwear, which can be considered an insult to members of the Hindu community

Lakshmi is the goddess of good fortune and beauty in Hinduism and is also known as 'world-mother'. Lisa Burke's Lisa Blue Swimwear claims to represent "the girl of the future who can be sexy, beautiful, powerful and environmentally aware at the same time."

Acclaimed Indian fashion designer Ritu Kumar feels that many contemporary designers use Hindu imagery "without understanding the symbolism attributed to our gods and goddesses." Ashish Soni, another well-known fashion designer echoed her viewpoint when he said to the Times of India, "Most of this happens out of ignorance. They don't realize the use of godly images, and the fact that they are actually deities worshiped."

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Make Sure To Get A Receipt - Funny Pictures By B&HGSG....NSI News Source Info # 1933

Make Sure To Get A Receipt - Funny Pictures By B&HGSG....NSI News Source Info # 1933

DTN News -BOEING DEFENSE NEWS: Boeing Delivers UAE Air Force And Air Defence's 1st C-17....NSI News Source Info # 1932

DTN News -BOEING DEFENSE NEWS: Boeing Delivers UAE Air Force And Air Defence's 1st C-17....NSI News Source Info # 1932

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LONG BEACH, Calif., May 10, 2011: Boeing [NYSE: BA] today delivered the first of six C-17 Globemaster III airlifters to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Air Force and Air Defence during a ceremony at the company’s final assembly facility in Long Beach.

“It is with great pride that we accept delivery of our first C-17, which will help expand our ability to perform humanitarian and strategic-lift missions in the region and around the world,” said Maj. Gen. Staff Pilot Mohammed bin Suwaidan Saeed Al Qamzi, UAE Air Force and Air Defence commander. “The C-17’s advanced capabilities, high reliability, and mission readiness rate met all of our requirements.”

The UAE will take delivery of three more C-17s this year and two in 2012 as it modernizes its airlift capabilities.

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“I am proud to say that the first C-17 airlifter delivered to the United Arab Emirates was built in the great state of California. C-17s can be seen in the skies over California and around the world delivering humanitarian aid to those in need, even to the most remote runways in the world,” said California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom. “My hope and mission is to make sure that we keep this capability alive and keep this production line rolling.”

Funny Pictures By B&HGSG....NSI News Source Info # 1931

Funny Pictures By B&HGSG....NSI News Source Info # 1931

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B&HGSG News: Michelle Obama And Olympian Dominique Dawes Announced Creation Of Wellness Program For Military Family....NSI News Source Info # 1930

B&HGSG News: Michelle Obama And Olympian Dominique Dawes Announced Creation Of Wellness Program For Military Family....NSI News Source Info # 1930

TORONTO, Canada - MAY 9, 2011: US First Lady Michelle Obama exercises with Olympic gymnast Dominique Dawes (R) on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington during an event announcing the creation of a program to promote military family wellness on May 9, 2011. (Photo - Getty)

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DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated May 9, 2011....NSI News Source Info # 1929

DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated May 9, 2011....

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Source: U.S. DoD issued No. 391-11 May 9, 2011

(NSI News Source Info) WASHINGTON - May 9, 2011: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued May 9, 2011 are undermentioned;

CONTRACTS

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

Valero Marketing and Supply Co., San Antonio, Texas, was awarded a fixed-price with economic price adjustment, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a maximum $109,797,072 for aviation turbine fuel. Other location of performance is Texas City, Texas. Using service is Defense Logistics Agency Energy. The date of performance completion is Oct. 30, 2011. The Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Va., is the contracting activity (SP0600-11-D-0493).

Refinery Associates of Texas, Inc.*, New Braunfels, Texas, was awarded a fixed-price with economic price adjustment, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a maximum $69,447,236 for naval distillate fuel. Other location of performance is Pasadena, Texas. Using service is Defense Logistics Agency Energy. The date of performance completion is Oct. 30, 2011. The Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Va., is the contracting activity (SP0600-11-D-0492).

Gary-Williams Energy Corp.*, Denver, Colo., was awarded a fixed-price with economic price adjustment, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a maximum $40,597,534 for aviation turbine fuel. Other location of performance is Oklahoma. Using service is Defense Logistics Agency Energy. The date of performance completion is Oct. 30, 2011. The Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Va., is the contracting activity (SP0600-11-D-0487).

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