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ArmyArmy Awards $221.2 Million Contract To Expand Redstone Arsenal
The Army awarded a $221.2 million contract to expand the Von Braun Complex in Redstone Arsenal at Huntsville, Ala., the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) said last week. That will mean […]
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Homeland Security
Airborne Laser Clears Hurdles, Set For Installing High-Powered Unit
Chemical Oxygen Iodine Laser To Go Into Boeing 747 Aircraft The Airborne Laser (ABL) easily cleared each of its scheduled hurdles last year and now is poised for installation of […]
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InternationalChina Overtakes U.S. Industrial Output, Powering A Huge Military Buildup
Report Says China Moving To Superpower Role As It Spends Almost 4 Percent Of GDP On Arms Chinese Industrial Output To Be 50 Percent Greater Than U.S. Production In Five […]
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SpaceSpace Shuttle Atlantis Still Blocked From Liftoff; Launch Set For Jan. 24 Is Unlikely; Feb 2-7 Window Would Be Next; Liftoff Likely Later In February
Space Shuttle Endeavour Launch To Be Delayed Beyond Earlier-Scheduled Feb. 14 Target Troublesome Atlantis Electrical Link Removed; Replacement Of Problem-Filled Tank Gear Set NASA leaders think they have figured out […]
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CongressBush Administration Seeks To Loosen Rules On Sensitive Technology Sales To China
The Bush administration loosened restrictions on exporting sensitive-technology items to China, to help U.S. companies sell more advanced goods to the Chinese, according to a report by a group advocating […]
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International
China Has Far More Missiles Targeting Taiwan Than Earlier Estimated
China has almost half again more missiles aimed toward Taiwan than previously estimated, Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian said, The China Post reported. Chen condemned the threatening Chinese missile buildup, stating […]
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Business/FinancialBoeing Responds To MDA Request For Information On Ground-Based Midcourse Defense Program
The Boeing Co. [BA] responded to a Missile Defense Agency (MDA) request for information, as MDA seeks industry feedback on the follow-on Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) program, a major segment […]
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Business/Financial
CBO: Missile Defense Spending To Peak At $15 Billion Yearly In Fiscal 2018
Actual Missile Defense Outlays May Need To Be $4 Billion More Yearly Missile defense spending will peak at an annual rate of $15 billion in the fiscal year ending Sept. […]