Swiss-Swedish fighter deal could triple in cost: opponents
Geneva (AFP) March 31, 2014 -
A key Swiss defence deal with Sweden to buy 22 fighter aircraft could cost three times more than the government claims, opponents said Monday, ahead of a referendum on the plan.
Campaigners who are gearing up for the May 18 plebiscite warned that the price tag could swell to 10 billion Swiss francs (8.2 billion euros, $11.3 billion).
"As with all fighter plane deals, on top of the actual ...
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US, UK parts in North Korea rocket
Moscow (Voice of Russia) Apr 01, 2014 -
North Korea's Unha-3 rocket was built with components from South Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States, UN experts revealed. In a little-publicized March 10 report, the UN Panel of Experts also discovered the rocket contained off-the-shelf parts from China and Switzerland, while Soviet-era SCUD missiles have also been stripped down for components.
The bulk of the components had n ...
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Russia's new S-500 system to destroy any target at any altitude
Moscow (Voice of Russia) Apr 01, 2014 -
Russia's new fifth-generation air defence system S-500 will be able to destroy any target at any altitude, Deputy Defence Minister Yuri Borisov said on Wednesday, March 26.
"Work is underway to create a new fifth-generation air defence system S-500 which can destroy aerodynamic and ballistic targets of all types at all altitudes used in combat," he said.
Borisov said S-400 systems wo ...
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Pentagon to organize drones in teams for sharing data, fighting together
Moscow (Voice of Russia) Apr 01, 2014 -
The Pentagon's research unit is ready to launch a program that unites drones into teams allowing them to share data and act together on a battlefield while being operated by one human. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) recently announced that the Proposers' Day for its Collaborative Operations in Denied Environments (CODE) program will be held on April 11. CODE's goal is to u ...
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Top secret Pentagon spacecraft stays in orbit over 469 days, breaks longevity record
Moscow (Voice of Russia) Apr 01, 2014 -
The American secret X-37B unmanned spacecraft has broken its own longevity record by staying in orbit for more than 469 days.The spacecraft was launched in December, 2012, and remained in orbit ever since. The X-37B aerodynamic design was derived from the Space Shuttle, and it was also built with the idea of being easily re-launched after landing.
The spacecraft was launched in December, 2 ...
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Tesearchers provide new insights into quantum dynamics and quantum chaos
Notre Dame IN (SPX) Apr 04, 2014 -
A team of researchers led by University of Notre Dame physicist Boldizsar Janko has announced analytical prediction and numerical verification of novel quantum rotor states in nanostructured superconductors.
The international collaborative team points out that the classical rotor, a macroscopic particle of mass confined to a ring, is one of the most studied systems in classical mechanics. ...
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US seniors see slow migration to tech: study
Washington (AFP) April 03, 2014 -
American senior citizens are gradually finding their way to the Internet, but lagging the overall population in online usage, a survey showed Thursday.
The Pew Research Center report showed that 59 percent of US adults age 65 or older use the Internet - up six percentage points from a year ago. And 47 percent have a high-speed broadband connection at home.
But that leaves 41 percent wh ...
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