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CongressPentagon Expected To Submit Budget Without War Funding Request
The Defense Department is not expected to honor Congress’ request to deliver a supplemental budget request for fiscal year 2009 when it submits its overall budget Feb. 4, according to […]
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ArmyNext CJTF HOA Command Group Trains At JFCOM
By Ann Roosevelt U.S. Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) recently conducted a mission rehearsal exercise (MRX) for the next commander and staff for the Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa […]
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Congress
Pentagon Presses Case For European GMD System; Czechs May Be Given Contractor Work
Gates Meets With Polish Counterpart Klich; Poland May Gain U.S. Air Defense Aid U.S. Argues The System Would Benefit Europe U.S. military leaders are urging Poland to approve U.S. plans […]
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Navy/USMCAdm. Keating Urges Chinese To Ease Hostilities, Tensions
Adm. Timothy Keating, commander of the Pacific Command, urged Chinese leaders to improve relations with the United States, during a visit to China. Some military analysts, however, see China becoming […]
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InternationalLaunches
Japan Progresses In Improving PAC-3 Missile Defense System Tests Of System Set, To Occur In United States At White Sands Japan is moving to improve its missile defense system that […]
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SpaceSea Launch Returns To Operations With Liftoff Of Satellite For Thuraya
First Launch Since Explosion Last Year Caused Loss Of A Satellite Sea Launch placed a satellite in orbit, marking a resurrection of the space firm following a disastrous rocket explosion […]
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Business/FinancialContracts
Raytheon Gets $300 Million Paveway Contracts In 2007, Half Of It In December Raytheon Co. [RTN] received a record $300 million-plus in contracts for its Paveway smart-bomb precision-guided munitions last […]
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International
Lawmaker Moves To Block Sale of JDAMs To Saudi Arabia
Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y. ) said recently he is moving to block the president’s proposed sale of precision-guided missiles to Saudi Arabia. The president on Jan. 14 formally notified Congress […]
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International
Iraqi Security Forces Growing, Beginning To Buy Combat Enabling Equipment
By Jen DiMascio As Iraqi security forces move beyond the establishment of an army, the government there will be looking to purchase the types of equipment that supports combat, the […]