Thursday, April 7, 2011

DTN News - AIRLINES NEWS: Airbus: Booked 29 Aircraft Orders, Delivered 46 Planes In March....NSI News Source Info # 1784

DTN News - AIRLINES NEWS: Airbus: Booked 29 Aircraft Orders, Delivered 46 Planes In March....NSI News Source Info # 1784
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada /

PARIS, France

- April 7, 2011:

European commercial aircraft builder Airbus booked 29 orders in March and delivered 46 aircraft during the month, the company said in a statement Wednesday.


The new orders were placed by Cathay Pacific Airways (0293.HK), which asked for 15 new A330-300 airliners; and by Turkish Airlines, the company said.

Airbus' deliveries in the month included two super jumbos to Germany's Deutsche Lufthansa AG (LHA.XE).

During the first three months of the year, the company--a division of European Aeronautic Defense & Space Co NV (EAD.FR)--delivered 119 aircraft over the first quarter and booked one net order as 68 cancellations during the period almost offset the 69 orders made.

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Wednesday, April 6, 2011

DTN News - ASIAN DEFENSE NEWS: Singapore News ~ Huge Uproar Over Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's Comments....NSI News Source Info # 1783

DTN News - ASIAN DEFENSE NEWS: Singapore News ~ Huge Uproar Over Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's Comments....NSI News Source Info # 1783
(NSI News Source Info) SINGAPORE - April 6, 2011:
: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's open admission that PAP wards are favoured for HDB upgrading exercises has touched a raw nerve among netizens.

His admission came as a reply to a university student living in the Hougang Single-Member Constituency (SMC) ward who asked if he could pay less tax since the opposition-held ward does not enjoy upgrading programmes.

Since this story was first posted, reaction has been swift with over 1,500 Facebook shares and 150 comments. The majority were highly critical of PM Lee's stand.

The highest-rated comment came from Yahoo! userChia, who posted, "Upgrading is not delivered solely based on policies. It is driven by money from the reserves. The money comes from the people and not from PAP."

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DTN News - ASIAN DEFENSE NEWS: Japan News ~ Japan To Restart Sumo Tournament Free Of Charge....NSI News Source Info # 1782

DTN News - ASIAN DEFENSE NEWS: Japan News ~ Japan To Restart Sumo Tournament Free Of Charge....NSI News Source Info # 1782
(NSI News Source Info)
TOKYO, Japan
- April 6, 2011:
Sumo tournaments will restart in Japan next month, with spectators offered free entry in May as the sport looks to recover an image tarnished by a match-fixing scandal.

The 15-day March tournament was cancelled as allegations emerged that results had been decided in advance. A total of 23 former and present sumo wrestlers were named, with those still active in the sport forced to resign.

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DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: KinetX Extends Its Reach To Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Systems....NSI News Source Info # 1781

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: KinetX Extends Its Reach To Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Systems....NSI News Source Info # 1781
(NSI News Source Info) PHOENIX, - April 6, 2011: KinetX, Inc., a small aerospace technologies company based inTempe, AZ, has expanded its offerings with subsystems for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, or UAVs. Currently working in this arena for the Department of Defense, KinetX drew on its engineers' considerable background in communications systems for satellites and for Motorola's ground based cellular systems.

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DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: 11i Solutions, Inc. Acquires Neuro Media Group....NSI News Source Info # 1780

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: 11i Solutions, Inc. Acquires Neuro Media Group....NSI News Source Info # 1780
(NSI News Source Info) HUNTSVILLE, AL - April 6, 2011: 11i Solutions, Inc., a wireless infrastructure architect and solutions developer, announced today that it has completed its acquisition of Neuro Media Group. The terms of the acquisition were not publicly disclosed. New York-based private equity firm Steel Pier Capital Advisors, LLC acted as both financial sponsor and strategic advisor during this transaction.

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DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Boeing Delivers First Next-Generation 737-800 To Tassili Airlines....NSI News Source Info # 1779

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Boeing Delivers First Next-Generation 737-800 To Tassili Airlines....NSI News Source Info # 1779
(NSI News Source Info) SEATTLE, April 6, 2011: Boeing (NYSE: BA) delivered the first Next-Generation 737-800 to Algeria's Tassili Airlines, a fully owned subsidiary of Sonatrach – the state owned Algerian oil company. Tassili Airlines' primary mission is to transport employees of Sonatrach to and from its oilfields and bases. The first of an order of four airplanes signed in 2009, this will be Tassili Airlines' first Boeing aircraft.

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DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Boeing Delivers 50th Airplane To Air Algerie....NSI News Source Info # 1778

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Boeing Delivers 50th Airplane To Air Algerie....NSI News Source Info # 1778
(NSI News Source Info) SEATTLE, April 6, 2011: Boeing (NYSE: BA) reached a major milestone with long-time customer Air Algerie this week when it delivered the 50th Boeing jetliner – a Next-Generation 737-800 – to the North African carrier. The 737 was the fourth of seven ordered in 2009. This delivery also marked the 40-year partnership between Boeing and Air Algerie.

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DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Elbit Systems Awarded A Contract To Supply Soltam's Artillery Systems....NSI News Source Info # 1777

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Elbit Systems Awarded A Contract To Supply Soltam's Artillery Systems....NSI News Source Info # 1777
(NSI News Source Info) HAIFA, Israel, - April 6, 2011: Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ and TASE: ESLT) ("Elbit Systems") announced today that it was awarded a contract to supply self-propelled artillery and accompanying systems to an African country. The contract, valued at approximately $24 million, will be performed over the next two years. This is the first contract announcement regarding Soltam Systems Ltd. ("Soltam") since its recent acquisition by Elbit Systems.

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DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: SpaceX Announces Launch Date For The World's Most Powerful Rocket....NSI News Source Info # 1776

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: SpaceX Announces Launch Date For The World's Most Powerful Rocket....NSI News Source Info # 1776
(NSI News Source Info) WASHINGTON - April 6, 2011: Today, Elon Musk, CEO and chief rocket designer of Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) unveiled the dramatic final specifications and launch date for the Falcon Heavy, the world's largest rocket.

“Falcon Heavy will carry more payload to orbit or escape velocity than any vehicle in history, apart from the Saturn V moon rocket, which was decommissioned after the Apollo program. This opens a new world of capability for both government and commercial space missions,” Musk told a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington, DC.

“Falcon Heavy will arrive at our Vandenberg, California, launch complex by the end of next year, with liftoff to follow soon thereafter.


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Tuesday, April 5, 2011

DTN News - BOEING DEFENSE NEWS: Boeing Supports 1st Hellfire Test Launch From Avenger System....NSI News Source Info # 1775

DTN News - BOEING DEFENSE NEWS: Boeing Supports 1st Hellfire Test Launch From Avenger System....NSI News Source Info # 1775
(NSI News Source Info) HUNTSVILLE, Ala., - April 5, 2011: Boeing [NYSE: BA] supported the U.S. Army's first test launch of an AGM-114 Hellfire missile on Feb. 23 at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. The missile was fired from a modified Avenger weapon system as part of Boeing's continuing development of the Avenger-derived Adaptive Force Protection System (AFPS).

"The Avenger turret's ability to launch Hellfire missiles offers the warfighter another choice of weapon, one with significant ground firepower," said Phil Hillman, Avenger program manager for Boeing Network & Tactical Systems. "We continue to integrate and test additional capability on this system. Since Avenger is already in the Army inventory, upgrading Avengers instead of developing and fielding new systems has obvious cost advantages -- something that we believe is critically important in the current budget environment."

The test evaluated the feasibility of adding the Hellfire missile and Hydra 2.75-inch rocket capabilities to the Army's Avenger system. Boeing designed, built and installed the mechanical integration equipment to mate the Hellfire and rocket launchers to the Avenger, and supported the live firing at the test site.

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DTN News - SOUTH KOREA DEFENSE NEWS: Boeing Delivers 2 F-15K Slam Eagles To The Republic Of Korea....NSI News Source Info # 1774

DTN News - SOUTH KOREA DEFENSE NEWS: Boeing Delivers 2 F-15K Slam Eagles To The Republic Of Korea....NSI News Source Info # 1774
(NSI News Source Info) DAEGU AIR BASE, Republic of Korea - April 5, 2011: The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced that it delivered F-15K 47 and F-15K 48 to the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) at Daegu Air Base on March 15. The two F-15K Slam Eagles departed St. Louis on March 8 and made stops in Palmdale, Calif., Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, and Anderson Air Force Base, Guam.

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DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated April 5, 2011....NSI News Source Info # 1773

DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated April 5, 2011....
NSI News Source Info # 1773
(NSI News Source Info) WASHINGTON - April 5, 2011: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued April 5, 2011 are undermentioned;


CONTRACTS

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

Lifeport, Inc., Woodland, Wash., was awarded a five-year base period, fixed-price with economic price adjustment quantity contract with a maximum $45,484,320 for stanchion litter systems with installation kits and fabric transport cases. There are no other locations of performance. Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps. The date of performance completion is April 4, 2016. The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity. (SPM200-11-D-8206).

AIR FORCE

Chavis-Barnhill Construction, LLC, Red Springs, N.C. (FA4809-11-D-C002); D.E. Walker/Edison Foard, LLC, Charlotte, N.C. (FA4809-11-D-C003); Guerrero/Pence Group, LLC, Raeford, N.C. (FA4809-11-D-C004); M.W. Squared, LP, Red Springs, N.C. (FA4809-11-D-C005); and Richard Brady & Associates, Inc., Matthews, N.C. (FA4809-11-D-C006) are each being awarded a maximum $45,000,000 total indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity multiple award construction contract for a broad range of maintenance, repair and minor construction projects on real property at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, Dare County Bomb Range, and Fort Fisher, N.C. Bids were solicited electronically and 15 were submitted. The 4th Contracting Squadron, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., is the contracting activity.

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DTN News - AFGHANISTAN NEWS: Students Gather In Kabul On Fifth Day Of Afghan Protests....NSI News Source Info # 1772

DTN News - AFGHANISTAN NEWS: Students Gather In Kabul On Fifth Day Of Afghan Protests....NSI News Source Info # 1772
(NSI News Source Info) KABUL, Afghanistan - April 5, 2011:

Around 250 young Afghans gathered at Kabul University on Tuesday shouting "death to America" on the fifth day of protests against the burning of a Koran by a fundamentalist U.S. pastor.

Thousands of people have taken to the streets in protests aroundAfghanistan. There has been deadly violence in two cities, although most protests ended with nothing more dramatic than burning of flags and effigies.

Twelve people died in Kandahar over Saturday and Sunday, when demonstrators waving white Taliban flags burned cars, attacked police, smashed shops and sacked a girls' high school.

On Friday, seven foreign U.N. staff and five Afghan protesters were killed after demonstrators overran their office in normally peaceful Mazar-i-Sharif city in the north.

The Kabul demonstrators, who included both university students and outsiders, were staying on the university campus, said Hashmat Stanekzai, spokesman for the Kabul police chief.

Across Afghanistan, protesters have denounced fundamentalist Christian preacher Terry Jones, who supervised the burning of a Koran at a church in Florida on March 20. There have been angry sermons by imams urging people to stand up in defense of their religion.

But in eastern Kunar province, a conservative insurgent stronghold which has not seen any protests, senior clerics who form a council known as an ulema, said they were actively working to prevent any gathering because of the violence in other areas.

"The ulema are in discussions to avoid protests against Koran burning because only Afghans face losses of life and damage to their properties, not the one who burned the holy Koran," said Shahzada Shahid, head of the ulema council in Kunar and a member of parliament from the province.

"Terry Jones will be happy seeing Muslims kill Muslims and bloodshed, he won't be hurt," he added.

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DTN News - PAKISTAN NEWS: Prime Minister David Cameron In Pakistan Talks To Urge 'Fresh Start'....NSI News Source Info # 1771

DTN News - PAKISTAN NEWS: Prime Minister David Cameron In Pakistan Talks To Urge 'Fresh Start'....NSI News Source Info # 1771
(NSI News Source Info) ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - April 5, 2011:

Prime Minister David Cameron held talks in Pakistan on Tuesday, seeking a "fresh start" in relations with Islamabad, nine months after accusing it of turning a blind eye to terrorism.


In his first trip to the nuclear-armed Muslim country since taking office in May 2010, Cameron hopes to soothe tensions caused by his remarks during a visit to India, as well as boost cooperation on counter-terrorism and in Afghanistan.

The premier briefly visited Islamabad's Faisal Mosque, nestled under the foothills of the Himalayas, before embarking on a packed day of talks with high-ranking civilian and military officials, as well as opposition leaders.

"Let's today make a fresh start in our relationship. It is time for a new step in relations between Britain and Pakistan and between Britons and Pakistanis," Cameron was to tell an audience of university students.

"Let's make this the start of a new era in the relations between our countries, our governments, our peoples," he was to add, according to pre-released extracts of the speech.

"Let's clear up the misunderstandings of the past, work through the tensions of the present and look together to the opportunities of the future."

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Monday, April 4, 2011

Asian Defense News: Singapore News ~ Fury Over Driver Who Parks At Handicapped Lot....NSI News Source Info # 1770

Asian Defense News: Singapore News ~ Fury Over Driver Who Parks At Handicapped Lot....NSI News Source Info # 1770

April 4, 2011: A white BMW that is regularly parked at a lot reserved for the disabled has raised the ire of civic-minded Singaporeans.The car, which is missing a handicapped label, usually hogs the only available parking space reserved for the handicapped at a carpark in Bukit Purmei HDB estate.

The driver's inconsiderate behaviour has enraged a resident so much so he alerted the district's Member of Parliament Sam Tan, reported The Sunday Times (ST).

The latter then informed the Housing & Development Board (HDB).

The driver of the BMW with licence plate number ER 61U has been identified as 34-year-old Yew Chee Heng, owner of Rich Harvest Florist & Trading. His shop is located near the carpark in question.

The HDB told the paper it is aware of the case "where an inconsiderate driver repeatedly parked his car in the reserved space for disabled drivers".

The authority has been taking enforcement action, a spokesman said.

"For recalcitrant motorists such as this case, we will intensify our enforcement action against the offender and mete out stiffer penalties," a spokeswoman said.

A check on the HDB website revealed, between 16 March to 1 April, Yew chalked up seven parking summonses, all unpaid, each with a fine of $50.

Yew declined to be interviewed when contacted by the same paper.

President of the Handicaps Welfare Association Nancy Chia said such illegal parking is "a big problem."

"If the non-disabled cannot support the disabled, then where else can we get support from?"

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Asian Defense News: Singapore Defense News ~ Singapore Takes Over Command Of Multinational Counter-Piracy Task Force....NSI News Source Info # 1769

Asian Defense News: Singapore Defense News ~ Singapore Takes Over Command Of Multinational Counter-Piracy Task Force....NSI News Source Info # 1769

April 4, 2011: Singapore has taken over command of Combined Task Force (CTF) 151, a multinational counter-piracy task force. The change-of-command ceremony was held on board the Royal Navy frigate HMS Cornwall, in Djibouti this morning. The ceremony was witnessed by Commander Combined Maritime Forces Vice Admiral (VADM) Mark Fox and attended by Singapore's Chief of Navy Rear-Admiral (RADM) Ng Chee Peng. This is the second time Singapore has commanded CTF 151.

RADM Harris Chan from the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) will lead the CTF 151 command team to coordinate counter-piracy operations by CTF 151 in deterring and disrupting piracy in the Gulf of Aden (GoA) over the next three months. The command team, comprising 25 SAF personnel, will operate from the US Navy destroyer USS Mason and will work closely with task forces from the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation and the European Union as well as with navies from other countries assigned to protect national vessels operating in GoA. Joining the SAF command team are five officers from Indonesia, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea and Saudi Arabia.

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Asian Defense News: Singapore Defense News ~ Singapore And US Military Cooperate For M-Learning....NSI News Source Info # 1768

Asian Defense News: Singapore Defense News ~ Singapore And US Military Cooperate For M-Learning....NSI News Source Info # 1768

April 4, 2011: Singapore’s Ministry of Defense and the US Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM) have teamed up to make medical-related training content available on mobile devices under an Office of the Secretary of Defense Coalition Warefare Programme (CWP) on mobile learning.

Under the CWP project, the effectiveness of distributing critical medical training content using cellular infrastructures in more than 20 nations will be evaluated and according to the plan, allow medical responders from multiple nations to access needed information from the site of a natural disaster.

Scott Shephard, Chief of the Joint Training Directorate, USJFCOM, said that this project has the potential to help improve US medical efficiencies as well as benefit medical personnel from other nations. “Singapore’s participation is key as they bring a high level of mobile learning expertise to the table,” he added.

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Sunday, April 3, 2011

DTN News - BATTLE FOR LIBYA: Libyan Rebels Attack Brega....NSI News Source Info # 1767

DTN News - BATTLE FOR LIBYA: Libyan Rebels Attack Brega....NSI News Source Info # 1767

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - April 3, 2011: Libyan rebels shell pro Gadhafi positions just outside Brega, Libya, Sunday, April 3, 2011. Libyan rebels want to install a parliamentary democracy in place of longtime ruler Moammar Gadhafi, one of their top leaders said Sunday, dismissing Western fears that their movement could be hijacked by Islamic extremists.
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DTN News - ISRAEL DEFENSE NEWS: IDF Prepares For Multi-Front War In War Games....NSI News Source Info # 1766

DTN News - ISRAEL DEFENSE NEWS: IDF Prepares For Multi-Front War In War Games....NSI News Source Info # 1766
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - April 3, 2011: Military holds drill aimed at preparing forces for all-out war against Hezbollah, Syria, Hamas; exercise did not include soldiers, live-fire.

In the face of a changing Middle East, the IDF held a set of war games this week aimed at preparing the military for all-out war against Hezbollah, Syria and Hamas.

The exercise did not include soldiers or live-fire exercises, but was held to drill commanders and their decisions in the event of a large-scale war on multiple fronts.

The exercise was the first overseen by new Chief of General Staff Lt.-Gen. Benny Gantz. It was organizedby Maj.-Gen. Gershon Hacohen, head of the IDF Colleges.

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Asian Defense News: Man Dies On SIA Flight Bound For San Francisco....NSI News Source Info # 1765

Asian Defense News: Man Dies On SIA Flight Bound For San Francisco....NSI News Source Info # 1765

April 3, 2011: A man, whose identity is not yet known, died on a Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight bound forSan Francisco on Saturday.

The cause of death has not been confirmed.

SQ flight 2 was on the way to San Francisco from Singapore via Hong Kong, reportedChannel NewsAsia.

According to SIA, the man, who was holding aUS passport, was found unconscious 90 minutes before the flight landed.

Three passengers, believed to be in the medical field, tried to provide medical assistance but their attempts at reviving him were unsuccessful.

SIA said it will provide any form of assistance needed by the man's family.

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Asian Defense News: Singapore News ~ 14-Year-Old Girl Hit By MRT Train....NSI News Source Info # 1764

Asian Defense News: Singapore News ~ 14-Year-Old Girl Hit By MRT Train....NSI News Source Info # 1764
April 3, 2011: A 14-year-old Thai girl is severely injured after being hit by an MRT train at Ang Mo Kio station on Sunday morning.

Local media reported theSingapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) received a call about the incident at 11.11 am. A spokesman said, the girl's lower limbs were severely injured.

The teenager, who was conscious throughout the ordeal, has been sent to Tan Tock Seng Hospital.

Some eye-witnesses took to micro-blogging platform Twitter to describe the scene. They said there were many police cars at the MRT station and the teenager appeared to have broken both her legs.

Felicia Chen (@caesius_helios) tweeted that she was on the way to Toa Payoh when "people suddenly screamed" and she saw the accident victim under the train before MRT officers "ushered us down from the platform".

She said, "(her) lower limbs broke, can see (her) knee bone jutting out, head bleeding. Serious injury."

Described Zhen Qin (@lithoworqz): "Something happened at AMK station; train services to Marina Bay stopped, policemen everywhere, train only pulled into station halfway."

An SMRT spokesman said train services were not disrupted. Commuters however said there were delays of five to 10 minutes on the North-South Line.

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Asian Defense News: Afghanistan News ~ Deadly Afghanistan Koran-Burning Protests Continue....NSI News Source Info # 1763

Asian Defense News: Afghanistan News ~ Deadly Afghanistan Koran-Burning Protests Continue....NSI News Source Info # 1763
April 3, 2011: At least one person was killed and 16 others injured on Sunday as new protests erupted in the Afghan province ofKandahar against the burning of a Koran in the United States, local officials said.

A fresh wave of protests took place in Kandahar and the adjoining districts of Dand and Panjwayi -- the third day of violent demonstrations against the burning of a copy of Koran organised by a Florida pastor.

"They have brought 16 wounded suffering from stone injuries and bullet wounds. Two are police officers," Abdul Qayoum Pukhla, the provincial health director told AFP.

At least one person was killed, according to another government official who asked not to be named as he was not authorised to speak to the media.

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