Fujifilm unveils 3D Digital Camera

Japan’s Fujifilm unveiled a compact digital camera that can be used to shoot three-dimensional (3D) photos and movies that can be viewed without special glasses.

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UK Firm Aesir Showcases VTOL UAV Technology

A new range of UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) technologies has been showcased at an industry conference in the UK. Developed by Aesir Ltd, the range includes a number of new UAV designs, all of which have VTOL (Vertical Take-Off and Landing) capabilities, in a similar way to current piloted military aircraft designs liked the British Aerospace Harrier and the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.

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Problems prevent US Arrow launch test

The missile that the Israeli Arrow defense system was supposed to intercept in a failed drill on Thursday was an advanced version of the Iranian Shihab ballistic missile, which does not yet exist but will have superior radar-evading capabilities.

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Bulava Designer Quits After Missile Failure

The country’s top missile designer resigned Wednesday after the failed test-launch of a naval ballistic missile last week weakened Moscow’s negotiating position with Washington over a new arms treaty.

“Yury Solomonov has submitted a letter asking that he be relieved from his duties as the general director and chief designer of the Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology,” said Alexander Vorobyov, a spokesman for the Federal Space Agency, which oversees the top-secret institute.

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Cheap, Fast, Deadly: NETFIRES “Missiles in a Box”

The basic concept of NETFIRES (a Future Combat Systems program) is to develop a family of artillery-like precision attack missiles based upon a vertical launcher design. Yet the idea goes far beyond that simple description. The NETFIRES CLU box launcher is intended to be be fully autonomous, meaning it can be dropped off anywhere and operate on its own without a support vehicle. The launch unit includes power generation and control systems as well as a total of 15 missiles, each with a warhead similar in size and capability to a 155mm artillery shell.

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