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[May 22, 2009]
// PDF View- Special Issue; Memorial Day To Be Observed
- Belligerent Iran Fires Missile With Important Solid-Fuel Feature; Surface-To-Surface Weapon Can Strike Targets In Israel, U.S. Bases, Europe
- Missile Defense Program Still Aims To Buy 44 Interceptors, Gen. O’Reilly Says; But Number of Silos Deployed Being Cut To 30 From 44
- House, Senate Leaders Say Obama Underfunds NASA; Either Provide Adequate Money, Or Slash Programs
- NASA Money Shortage Means Supporters Must Launch Full Throttle Up Lobbying Effort
- CSBA Experts See Solid-State Lasers Superior To Chemical Lasers, But Endorse Mobility In Platform; U.S. Lasers To Be Critical As Missiles Proliferate
- New Report By Russian And U.S. Analysts Sees No Iranian Nuke-Tipped ICBM For 10 To 15 Years — Unless Others Aid Tehran
- EADS Astrium To Help Kazakhstan Become Competitive Player In New Satellites Integration Facility
- GAO Faults DOD Space Procurement Programs For Rising Costs, Schedule Delays, Increased Risk
- Delays In GPS Won’t Likely Cause It To Fail; Cost Overruns Cited; But It Will Improve On Existing System, Assist Warfighters
- Boeing Renews Protest Of GOES-R Contract Award To Rival Bidder Lockheed
- Kinetic Energy Interceptor Program That Budget Kills To Be Shut Down In Way Permitting Best Restart Of Program Later
- North Korea Set For Nuclear Weapon Test: Report
- Minotaur Rocket Launches TacSat-3 Satellite
- NASA To Launch Two Satellites To Plumb Lunar Mysteries
- NASA’s Shuttle and Rocket Missions
- DARPA Gives Northrop Part Of $37 Million Terahertz Satellite Contract
- International Space Station Crew Drinks Recycled Water; What Goes Around Comes Around; No Taste Test Rating
- Mars Rover Makes Another Find At Martian Crater
- Northrop Grumman Bids For Army ICBS Phase II Contract
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[May 22, 2009]
// PDF View- Schwartz Sees 38 Joint Cargo Aircrafts As ‘Floor’
- DoD ‘Stonewalling’ V-22 Investigation, Committee Chairman Says
- TSA Readying For New Round of EDS Purchases
- U.S. Business Drives Strong FY ’09 At QinetiQ
- Congress Approves Defense Acquisition Reform Bill
- USJFCOM Trainers Assess Effectiveness of Horn of Africa Training
- Army Awaits Approval To Break FCS Into Three Programs
- Bental Teams With 3W to Create New UAV Power Pack
- Elbit Posts Strong Quarterly Revenues, Record Backlog
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[May 21, 2009]
// PDF View- DoD Official: QDR Will Lead To Further ‘Rebalancing’ of Weapons In FY ’11
- Maintenance Is Focus of Navy’s $395 Million FY ’10 Unmet Needs List
- Gates Floats Idea of Two Pres Helos As Lawmakers Call For Salvaging VH-71
- Huge Pension Shortfall May Force DoE Program, Staff Cuts
- Supp Won’t Pass By Mem Day, C-17 and Stryker Funds Predicted To Survive
- Army Lists $952.8 Million In Unfunded Priorities
- Cogent Says Not Selected For NGI Fingerprint Matching Effort
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[May 20, 2009]
// PDF View- Air Force Chief Wants Faster F-35 Buy
- Casey Pledges To Control Requirements Creep With Post-FCS Manned Vehicles
- USS Freedom Begins Second Round of Acceptance Trials This Week
- USJFCOM Center Works To Institutionalize Irregular Warfare
- Future Combat Systems Program Completes System of Systems PDR
- BAE Systems Awarded $601 Million To Reset Bradley Fighting Vehicles
- Senate Confirms Mabus As Navy Secretary
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[May 19, 2009]
// PDF View- Battlefield Sensors Top $1.9 Billion Air Force Unfunded Wish List
- Army Awaits FCS Acquisition Change Directives
- Navy: Fixed-Price EMALS Talks Reflect GA’s Confidence Amid Cost Worries
- CNA Advisory Board Calls For Integrated Energy, Climate, Military Planning
- Navy Pleased With Modernization Efforts On USS
- A Balanced Force Is Needed For ‘The New Normal,’ Admiral Says
- MTVR Trailers Top Marine Corps’ Thin $188.3 Million Unfunded List
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[May 18, 2009]
// PDF View- Defense Watch
- JASSM Gets One Last Shot At Proving Reliability
- Air Force Mobility Official Anticipates Army Future Vehicle Weight Specs
- Raytheon Making Steady Progress Toward NLOS-LS LRIP In Early 2010
- House Panel Chairman Now Backs Navy Carrier-Reducing Request
- NPOESS Hits Milestones, Showing Progress
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[May 18, 2009]
// PDF View- Obama Condemns Iranian Nuclear Ambitions, Warns Any Talks With Iran Must Show Progress By End Of Year, Not Give Iran Time On Nukes
- Atlantis Crew Shines As Hubble Overhaul Sees Repeated Successes; Obstacles Overcome
- Gates Open To Buying 44 GMD Interceptors Eventually, Or At Least To Buying More Than 30 Of The GMD Missiles; GMD Effective To Kill Incoming North Korean Missiles
- Using Aegis To Defend Europe From Iranian Missiles Far More Costly Than EMD System: Franks
- Analyst Says Gates Errs In Killing KEI
- Democratic, GOP Lawmakers Worried Obama Has No Plan For Rising Crises In Pakistan, Afghanistan, As Turmoil Persists
- Obama Considers Bolden For NASA Administrator
- NPOESS Hits Milestones, Showing Progress, Company Says
- Russian Soyuz Launches At 6:34 A.M. ET May 27 With Three Astronauts; They Will Initiate The First Six-Member Crew Serving On Space Station
- Herschel-Planck Launch Successful Atop Ariane 5
- NASA’s Shuttle and Rocket Missions
- Boeing Moves Missile Defense Headquarters To Alabama
- Raytheon Recruits Northrop To Integrated Battle Command Program