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Business/FinancialDeputy Secretary Of Defense Urges Easing U.S. Export Controls; Curbs On Military Hardware Exports Might Carry Expiration Date
Gordon England Says Deals With Australia, U.K., May Be Model For Agreements With Other Nations; Existing Arms Export Law Ill Serves United States Export Rules Still Should Encourage Foreign Investments […]
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Lockheed Martin Beats Boeing For $1.463 Billion Air Force GPS III Contract
The Air Force gave Lockheed Martin [LMT] the coveted GPS III next-generation military-civilian navigation-satellites contract over Boeing [BA], the Pentagon said last week. That pact is worth $1.463 billion. The […]
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Business/Financial
Overseas Firm Buying U.S. Defense Company, But Canada Nixes U.S. Contractor Buying Part Of A Canadian Defense-Related Outfit
An overseas defense contractor announced it will buy outright a U.S. defense-related company, even as a friendly nation vetoed a plan for just a portion of one of its defense- […]
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Homeland Security
DHS Awards $844 Million In Infrastructure Protection Grants
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Friday announced $844 million in new grant awards under its Infrastructure Protection Activities (IPA) grant program, which aims to improve security at ports, […]
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Hamas Missile Attack Hits Israel During Bush Visit; Meanwhile, House Panel Cuts U.S. Missile Defense
Franks Sees Chance To Reverse House Funding Cuts In Missile Defense Programs, Including One That Could Protect Israel From Iranian Missile Attack Congressman Notes Israel Predicts Iran May Have Nuclear […]
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Defense Watch
The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense HASC Tackles Tanker. The HASC includes an array of amendments related to the Air Force’s disputed KC-45 tanker contract […]
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CongressUnited States Has Too Few Missile Defense Assets To Counter 26 Nations Wielding Ballistic Missiles, Yet House Panel Cuts Those Programs: Group
Poll Shows 83 Percent Of Americans Back Missile Defense With 26 nations wielding ballistic missiles, the United States has too few ballistic missile defense assets, yet a House panel is […]
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War Supp May Surface In Senate This Week, With More Procurement Funds Than House
By Emelie Rutherford The war supplemental appropriations bill that could hit the Senate floor as soon as Tuesday includes $1.1 billion more in weapons-systems spending–including more funds for Growler attack […]
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Business/Financial
Budget Woes Could Affect Constellation Program: Half-Year Freeze At Old Funding Levels Manageable, But Full-Year Continuing Resolution Would Be Tough
The Constellation Program now developing the next-generation Orion space capsule and Ares rocket has enough financial cushioning that it probably could finesse a congressional decision to freeze program funding at […]
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InternationalLaunches
NASA Clears Astronaut To Spend Months On Space Station, Rejecting Concerns About Russian Soyuz Vehicle As Emergency Escape Space Shuttle Discovery Gets Clean Review For Launch From Kennedy At 5:02 […]