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SpaceDouglass Says Some Nation Will Develop New Space Shuttle
NASA Sorely Underfunded, Needs Far More Money: Douglass U.S. preeminence in space is fading because NASA is being starved of funding it urgently requires, and that may mean some other […]
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Space
SPECIAL REPORT: Israeli Missile Affairs
Israel To Face Threat If China Sells Advanced Fighters, Missiles, To Iran Israel will face a serious new threat if China, as rumored, sells advanced long-range Chengdu J-10 fighter aircraft […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Kills LCS-4, Cost Cap For Follow-On Ships Could Rise
By Geoff Fein The Navy yesterday terminated General Dynamics‘ [GD] second Littoral Combat Ship (LCS-4), after failing to agree to contract modifications sought by the service because of cost growth […]
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Lawmakers Pull Defense Bill, War Funding From Spending Package
By Jen DiMascio House floor debate about combining in conference three spending bills including one to fund the Defense Department caused Democratic lawmakers to rethink their strategy yesterday and to […]
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ATK Reports Strong Second Quarter
By Calvin Biesecker Alliant Techsystems [ATK] yesterday posted strong second financial results as sales and earnings across its operating segments made double-digit gains and the company increased its outlook for […]
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Air ForceAir Force Moves To Modernize Infrastructure At Weapons Test Ranges
By Michael Sirak The Air Force is pursuing a series of initiatives to modernize the aging infrastructure at its test ranges so that it can accurately evaluate new types of […]
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Business/FinancialGeneral Dynamics UK Team Awarded Assessment Phase For MoD LISTENER Program
General Dynamics [GD] United Kingdom Limited has been awarded a 10-month, approximately $2 million contract for the Assessment Phase of the U.K. Ministry of Defence’s LISTENER program. LISTENER is a […]
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Air Force
Tactics In War On Terror Cause Rethink of Air Force Weapons Designs
By Michael Sirak The Air Force is realizing from recent combat that there is a need to re-examine how it designs some of its air-to-ground weapons, according to senior service […]
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InternationalAgustaWestland Helicopters Tapped For New Zealand Defence Force
New Zealand Defence Minister Phil Goff announced the Cabinet has approved the start of contract negotiations with AgustaWestland, the preferred tenderer for the supply of training-light utility helicopters to the […]
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International
Security Upgrades Completed For 25 Russian Nuclear Warhead Sites
U.S.-funded security upgrades at a Russian Strategic Rocket Forces base in Siberia were completed Oct. 31, the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) said. Completion of that work […]