Homeland Security
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Homeland Security
Bollinger Wins Potential $1.5 Billion Contract To Build Coast Guard Cutters
By Calvin Biesecker The Coast Guard last Friday selected Bollinger Shipyards, Inc., for a potential $1.5 billion contract to design and build the service’s Fast Response Cutter (FRC), beginning a […]
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CongressObama Says United States Mustn’t Tolerate A Nuclear-Armed Iran, Since That Would Threaten Israel; He Terms Iranian Guard Terrorists
But Obama, McCain Call For Still-More Economic Sanctions On Iran, Without Specifically Calling For European Missile Defense System McCain Vows To Be Tough On Contractors; Boasts He Already Saved Money […]
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Business/FinancialMissile Defense Programs Hit With $410 Million In Authorization Cuts
European Missile Defense Receives $465 Million In Defense Authorization, $246 Million Under Budget Request Congress, rushing to wrap up work for the year ahead of the Nov. 4 general election, […]
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Homeland Security
Japan Set For Aegis/SM-3 Test In Week Of Nov. 17: Report
Japanese Self-Defense Forces are preparing for a test of their sea-based ballistic missile defense system in the week of Nov. 17, according to Kyodo News. The test at the Pacific […]
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Homeland Security
Missile-Sensing Satellite Detects, Tracks Target Missile In Test
The the Near Field Infrared Experiment (NFIRE) research satellite successfully detected and tracked a modified Minuteman II booster vehicle with a simplified target payload that was launched from Vandenberg Air […]
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Business/Financial
Missile Defense Needed Even More As Enemy Capabilities, Threats, Actions Pose Daunting Challenge: MDAA
The United States needs to accelerate forming its missile defense shield now, more than ever, as enemy threats, worrisome capabilities and hostile actions mandate swift U.S. protective action, Riki Ellison, […]
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Homeland Security
Minotaur II Launches To Support Near-Field Infrared Experiment
A Minotaur II rocket launched to support the Missile Defense Agency Near-Field Infrared Experiment (NFIRE), Orbital Sciences Corp. [ORB] announced. That launch for the Air Force Space and Missile Systems […]
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Homeland Security
North Korea Forces Out U.N. Weapons Inspector; Seals Removed From Reactor
North Korea ousted a United Nations weapons inspector from its plutonium-producing reactor at Yongbyon, and vowed to restart its nuclear production program, the Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported. While North Korea […]
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Homeland Security
Russia Won’t Permit Weapons Inspectors To Tour Its Missile Bases: Report
Russia refused to permit inspectors from the Czech Republic and Poland to enter Russian missile bases, but Moscow is open to having its inspectors tour any missile defense facilities that […]
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Homeland Security
Coast Guard Looks To Build On At Sea Use of Biometrics
By Calvin Biesecker TAMPA, Fla.–Continued success with the deployment of biometric technology aboard small Coast Guard cutters operating in the Mona Passage is prompting the service to look for additional […]