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Rich Abott
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UncategorizedGD Canada Wins Peruvian Contract to Upgrade Seasprites
Canada and Peru have awarded General Dynamics [GD] Canada a multi-million dollar contract to upgrade and overhaul five SH-2G Super Seasprite helicopters for delivery to Peru, the company said Oct. […]
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UncategorizedCACI Wins $32.5 Million Contract to Support Development of U.S. Army Sensor Technologies
CACI International Inc [CACI] was awarded a two-year (one base year plus one option year) $32.5 million contract to support the development of specialized technologies for the Night Vision and […]
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InternationalIsrael Successfully Tests Barak-8 Missile Defense System
The Israeli Ministry of Defense (IMOD) completed a successful test of the Barak-8 Air and Missile Defense System on Monday, prime contractor Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) said. The Barak-8s are […]
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SMDR for Nov. 10, 2014
- Antares Failure Investigation Focusing On First Stage Engines
- Orbital Announces Antares Accident Investigation Board Members
- Orbital Looks To Other Launch Providers For Future CRS Missions
- No Provision For Launch Failure In Orbital-ATK Merger Agreement, Orbital CEO Says
- Orbital Won’t Stop Work On Cygnus Capsule Following Launch Failure
- More Discussion Needed On Potential Limitations Of Satellite Disaggregation, GAO Says
- Air Force’s GPS IIF-8 Satellite Signals Controllers Proper Functioning
- Air Force Cites Fuel Leak in GPS IIF-3 Launch Investigation
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Air Force Cites Fuel Leak in GPS IIF-3 Launch Investigation
An Air Force investigation has found that a fuel leak is to blame for an October 2012 GPS IIF-3 launch RL-10B anomaly, the service said last week. The fuel leak […]
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Air Force’s GPS IIF-8 Satellite Signals Controllers Proper Functioning
The Air Force’s eighth Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF-series satellite (GPS IIF-8) signaled to controllers it is functioning properly about 3.5 hours after the Oct. 29 launch, according to prime […]
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More Discussion Needed On Potential Limitations Of Satellite Disaggregation, GAO Says
More discussion is needed about the potential limitations of satellite disaggregation for the Defense Department, including changes that would be made to interconnecting systems and the financial investment those changes […]
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Orbital Won’t Stop Work On Cygnus Capsule Following Launch Failure
Orbital Sciences [ORB] will not stop work on its Cygnus space capsule that contains the cargo delivered to the International Space Station (ISS) following the Oct. 28 launch failure that […]
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No Provision For Launch Failure In Orbital-ATK Merger Agreement, Orbital CEO Says
Orbital Sciences [ORB] CEO David Thompson said Oct. 29 there is no specific provision in the agreement for company’s proposed $5 billion merger with ATK [ATK] covering launch failure and […]
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Orbital Looks To Other Launch Providers For Future CRS Missions
Orbital Sciences [ORB] is in discussions with rival launch providers, two domestic and one European, over hosting future NASA Cargo Resupply Services (CRS) missions while its Antares launch vehicle is […]