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Business/FinancialCBO 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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Air Force
Boeing, Lockheed Martin To Join Forces In Bid To Make Next Generation Bomber
By Jen DiMascio The nation’s two largest defense contractors–Boeing [BA] and Lockheed Martin [LMT]–are expected to announce today that they will join forces in an effort to make the Air […]
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Business/Financial
Space, Information and Mission Systems Boost Lockheed Martin’s Earnings
By Calvin Biesecker Lockheed Martin [LMT] yesterday reported strong fourth quarter net income driven by some of its space, and information and services businesses despite no sales growth. Still, the […]
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Business/Financial
Raytheon Awarded $55 Million To Upgrade Navy Super Hornets With AESA Radar
By Geoff Fein The Navy last month awarded Raytheon [RTN] a contract worth nearly $55 million to retrofit 135 Boeing [BA] F/A-18 Super Hornets with APG-79 Active Electronically Scanned Array […]
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InternationalCanada Gives Lockheed Martin $1.4 Billion Order For 17 C-130J Transports
Canada gave Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $1.4 billion order for 17 of the C-130J Super Hercules airlifters and other items, according to the company. The new C-130J generates much greater […]
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Business/Financial
Northrop Grumman Turns In Strong Operating Results To Close 2007
By Calvin Biesecker Northrop Grumman [NOC] yesterday reported strong profit gains in each of its business sectors due to higher sales and improved performance although net income was flat due […]
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SpaceSea Launch To Seek NASA Space-Missions Contracts
By Dave Ahearn Sea Launch, 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, […]