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ArmyImproving Army Capabilities A National Imperative, Army Vice Chief Says
By Ann Roosevelt FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla.–For seven years the Army has worked to sustain, prepare, reset and train its soldiers for ongoing operations, and that momentum must continue, according to […]
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SpaceGriffin Sees Several Thousand Space Jobs Lost In Florida, Louisiana
Gap Between Space Shuttle Fleet Retirement And Orion-Ares Spaceship Costly As Skills Are Lost, And U.S. Becomes Dependent On Russia For Space Transit Florida Senator Asks About Commercial Spaceship Launches […]
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Business/FinancialLockheed Martin, Army CERDEC Sign ISR CRADA
Lockheed Martin [LMT] announced Feb. 27 it signed a cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) with the Army’s Communications-Electronics Research Development and Engineering Center’s (CERDEC) Intelligence and Information Warfare Directorate […]
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Space
Griffin, Senior Senator Debate Getting Huge Experiment Into Space
The head of NASA and the senator chairing the NASA oversight panel debated at length how to get an otherwise wasted $1.5 billion experiment up to the International Space Station, […]
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InternationalNew Reports Show Iranian, North Korean, Chinese Missile Threats Worsen As U.S. Moves To Advance Multi-Layered Ballistic Missile Defense
And Then There Is A Reawakening Russia New reports confirm that multiple missile threats facing the United States are worsening, threats that years ago prompted Washington to institute a $100 […]
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Space
GAO: U.S. Ballistic Missile Defense Meets Most Test Objectives; Missile Defense Agency Budgeting Improved, But Could Be Better
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has improved its budget processes so they are more like those in conventional federal agencies, but MDA still needs to improve the transparency and accountability […]
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International
Israel Has No Choice In Mounting Missile Defense, Even If Costs Are Huge, Israeli Ambassador Says
Terrorists, Insurgents Now Hitting Israel With Perhaps 16 Missiles Daily May Increase That To 100 To 200 Terrorist groups attacking Israel already have moved from an average of perhaps five […]
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International
Bush Continues Talks With Czech Leader On European Missile Defense
President Bush said he spoke last week with Mirek Topolanek, the Czech Republic prime minister, to again press the U.S. call for creation of a Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system […]
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International
Australia Launches Initiatives To Aid Defense Industry
The Australian Industry Capability (AIC) program, initiatives to assist the Australian defense industry were launched Feb. 26 by the Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Procurement, Greg Combet during his keynote address […]
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Business/Financial
BAE’s 2007 Profit Dives On Sale of Stake In Airbus
Britain’s BAE Systems recently said net income last year fell 44 percent due to a one time benefit the company received in 2006 related to the sale of its stake […]