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Kerry hails tentative Raytheon arms sale to Oman

May 22, 2013 04:30
MUSCAT (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry hailed on Wednesday what U.S. officials said was an estimated $2.1 billion deal for Oman to buy a ground-based air defense system from U.S. defense contractor Raytheon Co.. "I wanted to come here to be able to thank you and to celebrate with you the Raytheon initiative for the $1.6 billion dollar ground based air defense system which Oman is going to put in place," Kerry said as he met Oman's defense minister. "We are ... very grateful for your confidence in Raytheon."

Reuters Science News Summary

February 20, 2013 17:16
Following is a summary of current science news briefs. Russia asks: How do you stop space objects hitting Earth? MOSCOW/VIENNA (Reuters) - What can man do to prevent Earth being hit by meteorites and asteroids? Russia has found, to its cost, that it has no answers. But U.S. and European experts may be able to help with a few ideas that at first glance seem straight out of science fiction, including smashing spacecraft into asteroids, using the sun's rays to vaporize them, or blasting them with nuclear bombs.

Reuters Science News Summary

February 20, 2013 09:15
Following is a summary of current science news briefs. Russia asks: How do you stop space objects hitting Earth? MOSCOW/VIENNA (Reuters) - What can man do to prevent Earth being hit by meteorites and asteroids? Russia has found, to its cost, that it has no answers. But U.S. and European experts may be able to help with a few ideas that at first glance seem straight out of science fiction, including smashing spacecraft into asteroids, using the sun's rays to vaporize them, or blasting them with nuclear bombs.

Reuters Science News Summary

February 20, 2013 01:15
Following is a summary of current science news briefs. Russia asks: How do you stop space objects hitting Earth? MOSCOW/VIENNA (Reuters) - What can man do to prevent Earth being hit by meteorites and asteroids? Russia has found, to its cost, that it has no answers. But U.S. and European experts may be able to help with a few ideas that at first glance seem straight out of science fiction, including smashing spacecraft into asteroids, using the sun's rays to vaporize them, or blasting them with nuclear bombs.

Reuters Science News Summary

February 19, 2013 17:16
Following is a summary of current science news briefs. Russia asks: How do you stop space objects hitting Earth? MOSCOW/VIENNA (Reuters) - What can man do to prevent Earth being hit by meteorites and asteroids? Russia has found, to its cost, that it has no answers. But U.S. and European experts may be able to help with a few ideas that at first glance seem straight out of science fiction, including smashing spacecraft into asteroids, using the sun's rays to vaporize them, or blasting them with nuclear bombs.

Reuters Science News Summary

February 19, 2013 09:15
Following is a summary of current science news briefs. Russia asks: How do you stop space objects hitting Earth? MOSCOW/VIENNA (Reuters) - What can man do to prevent Earth being hit by meteorites and asteroids? Russia has found, to its cost, that it has no answers. But U.S. and European experts may be able to help with a few ideas that at first glance seem straight out of science fiction, including smashing spacecraft into asteroids, using the sun's rays to vaporize them, or blasting them with nuclear bombs.

Reuters Science News Summary

February 19, 2013 01:15
Following is a summary of current science news briefs. Russia asks: How do you stop space objects hitting Earth? MOSCOW/VIENNA (Reuters) - What can man do to prevent Earth being hit by meteorites and asteroids? Russia has found, to its cost, that it has no answers. But U.S. and European experts may be able to help with a few ideas that at first glance seem straight out of science fiction, including smashing spacecraft into asteroids, using the sun's rays to vaporize them, or blasting them with nuclear bombs.

Reuters Science News Summary

February 18, 2013 17:15
Following is a summary of current science news briefs. Raytheon says aces missile-detection tests in U.S

REFILE-Blimps to bolster Washington's air shield in test

February 1, 2013 17:01
* Raytheon "JLENS" program could get boost * Tethered aerostats would feed into existing defenses * Aerostats work in pairs, may stay aloft 30 days By Jim Wolf WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (Reuters) - A pair of big, blimp-like craft, moored to the ground and flying as high as 10,000 feet (3,000 metres), are to be added to a high-tech shield designed to protect the Washington D.C. area from air attack, at least for a while.
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