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SpaceRep. Harman, Others, Urge Bush To Send X-Band Missile Defense Radar To Israel
By Emelie Rutherford A congressional proponent of deploying the X-Band ground-based warning radar in Israel said that while President Bush didn’t endorse the plan during his visit to Israel, as […]
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Business/FinancialContracts
Boeing Gives Ares I Rocket Subcontracts to Three Firms The Boeing Co. [BA] has awarded subcontracts to three small businesses under its NASA Ares I avionics contract. The avionics ring […]
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Business/Financial
Towed Decoy Missile Defense System Tested
The Navy completed developmental testing of a BAE Systems fiber-optic towed decoy to protect military aircraft against enemy missiles. Those operational tests were performed on the F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet […]
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Business/Financial
STOVL Joint Strike Fighter Buy Hinges On Flight This Week, Engine Fix Review
By Emelie Rutherford The Marine Corps could be cleared to buy a batch of short-take-off-and-vertical-landing (STOVL) variants of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) in early July, after a successful first […]
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Business/Financial
Rep. Taylor Questions Pentagon Acquisition Chief’s Support For DDG-1000
By Geoff Fein and Emelie Rutherford In a letter to John Young, the Pentagon’s top weapon’s buyer, Rep. Gene Taylor (D-Miss.), raised his concerns that the DDG-1000 has the potential […]
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Business/Financial
Rescue 21 Costs Soar On Construction and Program Mods
By Calvin Biesecker The final estimated acquisition costs for the Coast Guard’s maritime 911 emergency radio system have increased 46 percent and the last installations won’t be completed until six-years […]
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Defense Watch
The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Still the Ones. Who’s running the Air Force following last Thursday’s resignations of Secretary Michael Wynne and Chief of […]
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Air ForceYoung Creating Director-Level Position In OSD AT&L For Space and Intelligence
By Emelie Rutherford The Pentagon’s acquisition chief said he is creating a director level-position for space and intelligence capabilities in his office to ensure "corporate-level oversight" of such systems including […]
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Business/Financial
How Contractors Can Win Work From Space Agency: NASA Seeks Visionary Space Innovators To Brainstorm Future Homes, Offices, Vehicles, Roads To Be Built On Moon
Contractors, Others, Are Briefed On Requirements To Create A Lunar Community; What The Stylish Spacewalker Will Wear For A Stroll Through Town Designing Habitat Is Challenging: How To Supply Air […]