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InternationalYet Another Report Verifies Gigantic Chinese Military Buildup, Threat
Another new report has confirmed the gigantic military buildup in China and the threat that it poses, drawing concern from members of Congress. Following reports from the Defense Intelligence Agency […]
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SpaceAstronaut Sees Shuttle As Safer With Fixes, But Says Orion-Ares To Be Safer Yet
Establishing Camp On Moon Wise Before Moving On To Mars, Foreman Says Space shuttles have become far safer with engineering changes made in response to the tragic loss of Space […]
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Space
Griffin Sees Shortage Of Plutonium For Spacecraft
NASA is running out of plutonium to use for powering spacecraft on deep space missions, far from the rays of the sun, NASA Administrator Michael Griffin said. Very little of […]
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Navy/USMCATK’s AARGM Scores Direct Hit, Continues On To LRIP This Summer
By Geoff Fein ATK [ATK] recently had a successful test of its Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM), as the weapon was able to detect, identify, locate and guide to a […]
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ArmyUncertainties Abound In Budget Building, Army Official Says
By Ann Roosevelt The Army is committed to rebalancing the force in fiscal year 2011, but faces uncetainties as it executes the FY ’08 budget and prepares the Program Objective […]
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Navy/USMC
Navy Needs More Info On CG(X) Before Propulsion Discussions Begin, Admiral Says
By Geoff Fein Any discussions as to whether the Navy’s next cruiser should be equipped with a nuclear propulsion plant is akin to putting the cart before the horse, a […]
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CongressTaylor Offers Shipbuilding Deal To Navy Leadership
By Jen DiMascio The leader of a House subcommittee yesterday presented the Navy Secretary and Chief of Naval Operations with a deal on shipbuilding. The Navy wants to waive an […]
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Navy/USMC
New Coast Guard Cutter Nearly Out of Margin On Weight, Cantwell Says
By Calvin Biesecker The weight margin designed into the first Coast Guard National Security Cutter (NSC) is nearly used up and the ship may not have room to grow as […]
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Business/FinancialQinetiQ Enters Test And Evaluation Partnership With U.K. MoD
QinetiQ March 3 announced it signed with the U.K. MoD a five-year, approximately $1.8 billion firm price agreement confirming price, volume and availability for the Long Term Partnering Agreement (LTPA) […]
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International
Raytheon To Provide Patriot Services For South Korean FMS
Raytheon [TRN] announced it has received an initial contract to provide engineering services related to a U.S. government Foreign Military Sale of the Patriot air and missile defense system to […]