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Business/FinancialDefense Watch
The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Try, Try Again. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said last week that Republicans thwarted the Democrats’ efforts last […]
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SpaceBranson Unveils SpaceShipTwo, Sees ‘Thousands’ Venturing Into Space
Billionaire space buff investor Richard Branson unveiled a new commercial spacecraft system, WhiteKnightTwo and SpaceShipTwo, predicting that "thousands" of people will be able to realize their dream of venturing into […]
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ArmyOfficials Preparing National Level Guidance For Spring War Game
By Ann Roosevelt The Army’s annual Title 10 war game for the future force, Unified Quest 08 (UQ08), will have a national level guidance that officials from the Army Training […]
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Business/Financial
Sea Launch To Seek NASA Space-Missions Contracts
Sea Launch Co. LLC, until now providing launch services for non-governmental or dual-use customers, will seek contracts from NASA to provide cargo re-supply missions to the International Space Station, according […]
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Business/Financial
CBO Sees Huge Reduction In Deficits Beginning In Three Years
Budget Deficits Projected To Swing To Surpluses Vast Improvement In Federal Finances In Next Decade Could Be Enough To Permit Giant Funding Gains For NASA, Missile Defense, Other Federal Programs […]
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Air ForceBoeing, Lockheed Martin Reveal Plan To Join Forces On Next Air Force Bomber
By Jen DiMascio For the past three years, aerospace giants Boeing [BA]and Lockheed Martin [LMT]have flirted with the idea of teaming up to make the Air Force’s next-generation bomber aircraft. […]
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CongressIsraeli Leader Livni Says Israel Seeks ‘Formal Partnership’ With NATO
Livni Decries Iranian Drive For Weapons Of Mass Destruction To Bolster Israel And Missile Defense, Bolster Israeli-NATO Ties: Analyst NATO Needs Missile Shield Protecting Europe And Israel, Asmus Says Israel, […]
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Congress
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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Congress
Bush Appoints Special Envoy For MANPADS Threat Reduction
President Bush last week appointed Lincoln Bloomfield as the State Department’s Special Envoy for MANPADS (Man-Portable Air Defense System) Threat Reduction, giving him the lead role for the United States […]