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Air Force Acquisition, Logistics Officials Step Down
By Marina Malenic Kenneth Miller, special assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force for acquisition since 2005, has resigned, the Air Force said yesterday. Miller was special assistant to […]
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Business/FinancialIraq Spending $1.5 Billion For Six C-130J-30s, Equipment And Services
Iraq is looking to spend upward of $1.5 billion for six C-130J-30 aircraft as well as associated equipment and services, according to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA). Along with […]
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Business/Financial
Parachute For Ares First Stage Motor Passes Test
The drogue parachute for the Ares I first stage motor passed a drop test, NASA announced. NASA and industry engineers performed the test. The drogue parachute is designed to slow […]
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Business/Financial
Branson, Rutan, Moving Ahead With WhiteKnightTwo System
Billionaire space buff investor Richard Branson is moving ahead with his plan to create a commercial space travel system: the WhiteKnightTwo mothership aircraft, and the SpaceShipTwo spaceship. A portion of […]
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Eurocopter To Fly New Technology Demonstrator This Fall
By B.C. Kessner HAMPSHIRE, England–The Eurocopter subsidiary of European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) plans to introduce a new technology demonstrator by the end of the year, the head […]
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Business/Financial
BAE Jeteye Anti-Manpads System Installed On American Airlines Plane
A BAE Systems asset to shield aircraft from terrorist shoulder-mounted man-portable missiles (MANPADs) has been installed on an American Airlines plane, BAE announced. The BAE Jeteye infrared missile defense system […]
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Air Force To Finalize Acquisition Strategy For GPS Ground Control Segment This Year
By Marina Malenic The Air Force will create a complete strategy for the acquisition of the three increments of its Next-Generation Global Positioning System Ground Control Segment (GPS-OCX) in the […]
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Business/Financial
Launches
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Launch To Be Delayed Launch of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) will be delayed from late this year until early next year, NASA announced. The LRO will […]
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Raytheon Joins Boeing EP-X Team
Raytheon [RTN] has joined Boeing‘s [BA] EP-X industry team to develop a manned airborne intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and targeting aircraft that will replace the Navy’s EP-3 signals intelligence (SIGINT) platform, […]
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SpaceSLAMRAAM Finishes Tests At White Sands
The Surface Launched Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (SLAMRAAM) successfully completed system field integration testing at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., demonstrating interoperability with both Patriot and Avenger weapon systems, Raytheon […]