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SpaceGriffin Intervenes To Prevent Mars Rovers From Being Curtailed, Idled
NASA Science Chief Stern To Be Replaced By Edward Weiler NASA officials were prepared to curtail movements of Mars Rover Opportunity and to shut down and hibernate Rover Spirit to […]
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Business/FinancialNorthrop Ends Test Of Missile-Thwarting System On Civilian Planes, As Guardian Pod Is Removed
Counter-Manpads Asset Seen Able To Protect Each Passenger For $1 — Price Of Pop And Peanuts Northrop Hopes Airlines Install Guardian System On Planes For Far Less Than $4 Billion […]
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Business/Financial
Northrop Grumman Wins Management System Contract For U.K. Astute- Class Sub
By Geoff Fein Northrop Grumman‘s [NOC] Sperry Marine British business unit was recently selected to supply the Platform Management System (PMS) for the next Royal Navy Astute-class submarine, HMS Audacious, […]
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Air ForceCorley Pushes Plan To Maintain 76 B-52s, Create Nuclear-Tasked Squadron For The Bombers
By Emelie Rutherford The head of Air Combat Command (ACC) does not foresee resistance to a proposal to maintain more Air Force B-52s than previously intended to support a rotating […]
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ArmyRaytheon Readying For LADS Mortar Tests Later This Year
By Geoff Fein Raytheon [RTN] later this year will test its Laser Area Defense System (LADS) against mortars to demonstrate the military utility for lasers on the battlefield, a company […]
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InternationalIraq Requests $1.4 Billion In FMS Equipment
Iraq potentially wants to buy approximately $1.389 billion in Foreign Military Sales of various vehicles, small arms and ammunition, communication equipment, medical equipment, clothing and individual equipment as well as […]
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International
U.K. Defense Budget About $68 billion For 2008-2009, Minister Says
The defense budget in 2008/2009 will be around $68.3 billion, the Minister for Defence Equipment & Support, Baroness Taylor, said March 27. Commenting on a House of Commons Defence Select […]
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International
New Reports Show Iranian, North Korean, Chinese Missile Threats Worsen
By Dave Ahearn Three recent reports confirm that multiple missile threats facing the United States are worsening, threats that years ago prompted Washington to institute a $100 billion, multi-year, multi-layered […]
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Business/Financial
Raytheon Awarded $17.8 Million For NATO Seasparrow
The Navy and the NATO Seasparrow Project Office recently awarded Raytheon [RTN] a $17.8 million contract for the MK57, MK29 and MK73 NATO Seasparrow missile systems, the company reported. Under […]
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Business/Financial
Lockheed Martin Completes Static Load Tests of First MUOS Satellite
Lockheed Martin [LMT] has achieved a key milestone in the development of the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) with the successful completion of static loads testing of the first satellite […]