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InternationalAustralia Launches New Defense Export Unit
Australia’s Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Procurement, the Hon Greg Combet MP, this week officially launched the Defence Export Unit. “The Defence Export Unit will work closely with Australian defence companies […]
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International
General Dynamics To Supply Spain With Helicopter Missiles
General Dynamics [GD] European Land Systems last week said its General Dynamics Santa Barbara Sistemas operations in Spain has signed a $64 million contract with the Spanish army for the […]
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International
Boeing To Provide Egypt With Apache Longbow Crew Trainer
Boeing [BA] last week said it was awarded a $20 million contract to provide an AH-64D Apache Longbow Crew Trainer (LCT) and life-cycle support to the Egyptian air force. “We […]
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International
Bush Issues Changes To Speed Exports of Sensitive Technology
President Bush ordered changes in U.S. export controls that will accelerate the export of militarily sensitive technology and products. One earlier-announced change already has cut in half the number of […]
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International
Lockheed Martin Gets $35 Million Contract For Brazilian Submarine Mod Effort
Lockheed Martin [LMT] was awarded a foreign military sale contract for $35 million to deliver advanced, open-architecture combat systems to modernize four Tupi-class submarines, one Tikuna-class submarine and one shore-based […]
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International
Russia To Replace Baikonur Cosmodrome In Kazakhstan With Russian Spaceport
Russia eventually will replace the venerable launch facility, the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, with a new spaceport in Russia, according to CNS, RIA Novosti and Western news media. However, Baikonur […]
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Business/FinancialCommercial Planes, Higher Margins Drive Solid Fourth Quarter At Boeing
By Calvin Biesecker Boeing [BA] yesterday posted a modest increase in fourth quarter net earnings despite flat sales driven by higher sales and earnings of commercial planes. The increase in […]
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Business/Financial
Raytheon Continuing Investment In JSOW-ER Effort
By Geoff Fein Raytheon [RTN] has entered into a licensing agreement with Netherlands-based Stork-Fokker to explore ways in which the two companies can combine efforts on the extended range variant […]
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ArmyStryker Dubbed ‘General Lee’ Gets Finishing Touches
By Ann Roosevelt The anti-tank guided missile Stryker vehicle called General Lee is ready to go back in action, now that it’s been repaired and shipped to its new home […]
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CongressCongress May Play Key Role In DoD’s FY ’09 Budget
By Jen DiMascio With a lame-duck president in office and election season in full swing, next week’s Pentagon budget rollout is likely to be something of a snooze, but the […]