Reconnaissance
The first military space mission was reconnaissance, and that remains the most important mission, offering capabilities that cannot be obtained by any other means. A number of countries...
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Kabul/Berlin (dpa) - Six German reconnaissance aircraft arrived in
Afghanistan Thursday on a six-month mission to provide assistance to
NATO-led troops fighting the Taliban....
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Aboveground, San-chih is a touristy refuge boasting surf, sand
and a cafe strip. Just kilometers from its popular beaches, however,
this town on Taiwan's northern tip holds a secret.
Burie...
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Berlin (dpa) - Afghan Foreign Minister Rangin Dadfar Spanta, who
spent years of exile as a political-science professor in Germany, has
warned Germany's Greens party he may c...
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The newest spacecraft circling Mars has spotted the landing site of the 1997 Pathfinder probe, including what appears to be its discarded protective shell and parachute, and possibly its rover Sojo...
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Riga (dpa) - The Latvian port town of Liepaja commemorated Monday
the crew of a US aircraft shot down by Soviet forces in 1950 in an
incident which sparked a bloody new phas...
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The U.S. military is increasing its use of drones in Iraq. Some of the systems include:_ Global Hawk: The military's prime eye-in-the-sky provides high-altitude, high-resolution intelligence, surve...
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The U.S. military is increasing its use of drones in Iraq and Afghanistan. Some of the systems include:_ Global Hawk: The military's prime eye-in-the-sky provides high-altitude, high-resolution int...
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