News of April 02, 2009
U.S. Air Force Awards Raytheon Contract for Laser-Guided Maverick Missile
Posted at: Thu Apr 2nd, 2009TUCSON, Ariz., April 2, 2009 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Air Force awarded Raytheon Company a contract to upgrade guidance and control sections for the air-to-ground Maverick missile. "The military is successfully employing laser-guided Mavericks against moving targets and in urban ...
North Korea Issues Threats in Final Countdown to Rocket Launch
Posted at: Thu Apr 2nd, 2009North Korea has dramatically sharpened its rhetoric towards South Korea and Japan, in what are believed to be the final days before it launches a long-range rocket. The United States and its allies may have only limited options in responding to the launch.
N.Korea deploys fighter planes to protect rocket launch
Posted at: Thu Apr 2nd, 2009BEIJING, April 2 (RIA Novosti) - North Korea has deployed a fleet of fighter jets to defend against any attempts to shoot down its rocket, set to be launched in the coming days, South Korea's Yonhap agency reported on Thursday.
