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ArmyBoeing, Thales Take Key Role In Future U.K. Army Program
By Ann Roosevelt The United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (MoD) Oct. 5 announced that Thales UK in partnership with Boeing [BA] were selected as the preferred bidder for the role […]
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SpaceNASA Finds Weight Savings With Fewer Backup Systems In Next Spaceship
NASA is shaving weight on the next-generation U.S. spaceship, the Orion crew exploration vehicle (CEV), by cutting back on backup systems, according to Skip Hatfield, project manager for the CEV […]
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Space
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 […]
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Land Warrior Soldiers In Iraq To Receive Sniper Detection Capability
By Ann Roosevelt The 2nd Infantry Division’s 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment (Manchu’s) soldiers in Iraq asked for and will receive the ability to pinpoint snipers in the next few […]
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CongressConference Committee Will Consider Another National Guard Stryker BCT, Senators Say
By Ann Roosevelt Key members of the Senate Appropriations Committee (SAC) have agreed to discuss another Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT) for the National Guard when the House-Senate Conference Committee […]
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Tanker Competition Comments Erupt In Chain of Letters
By Jen DiMascio The president of Boeing [BA] Integrated Defense Systemslast week sent a letter to Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), suggesting comments made about a new plant in Mobile were […]
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Lockheed Martin Refines Sniper Targeting Pod With Enhancements
By Michael Sirak Lockheed Martin [LMT] continues to pursue enhancements to its Sniper targeting pod as the Air Force and international customers step up to buy more of the combat-proven […]