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Rocketplane Kistler Ousted From COTS; New Competition Announced
By Dave Ahearn Rocketplane Kistler lost its deal to develop rocket transportation to haul cargo to the International Space Station (ISS), and NASA will open new competition for companies wishing […]
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Kuwait To Upgrade Three L-100-30 Aircraft
Kuwait is looking to upgrade three L-100-30 aircraft as well as associated equipment and services, with a potential value of $250 million, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) reported. Along […]
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CongressAdministration Sends $42.3 Billion Supplemental To Congress
By Jen DiMascio The president yesterday sent a $42.3 billion budget amendment to the war supplemental request to Capitol Hill. The budget amendment has been in the works since early […]
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Southern Governors Ask Bush To Ensure Fair Tanker Competition
By Jen DiMascio Five southern governors are weighing in on the Air Force’s competition for an aerial refueling tanker, in a letter to President Bush urging him to ensure it […]
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DOT&E Calls For More Upfront Investment To Improve Weapons Reliability
By Michael Sirak The Pentagon’s chief operational tester is advocating that the services invest more upfront to improve the reliability of new weapons systems so that the costs of maintaining […]
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Service Oriented Architecture, Joint Programs, Drive FCS Costs Down, Officials Say
By Ann Roosevelt The Army is finding costs are driven down for its major modernization program, the Future Combat System (FCS), from its service oriented open architecture and the proliferation […]
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SpaceNASA Launch Schedule
2007 Oct. 23 STS-120 STS-120 will be the twenty-third mission to the International Space Station and will deliver the U.S. Node 2 Harmony module expanding the space station’s capability for […]