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Business/FinancialObama, Medvedev Still At Odds Over European Missile Defense
President Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev remain divided over a U.S. plan to construct a European Missile Defense system to protect Europe and the United States against missile attack […]
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Business/Financial
Missile Defense Indispensable Because Some Nuclear Powers Cannot Be Deterred By Threat Of Mutual Assured Destruction
Northrop Grumman White Paper Says New Situation Has Evolved, Cold War Strategy No Longer Viable Rogue states now acquiring nuclear weapons capability and missile delivery systems can’t be deterred from […]
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Business/Financial
National Space Symposium: Raytheon Offers Responder: New Sensors For Rapid Use On Satellites
Raytheon Co. [RTN] unveiled its Responder product, a rapidly deployable interchangeable, mission-specific sensor payload for satellites. The move comes as many military officers and analysts worry that some potential enemies […]
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Business/Financial
AIA Pushes For Easing Export Controls On Satellites; Group Alleges Rules Are Damaging Space Industrial Base
The Aerospace Industries Association once again criticized export controls on sensitive technologies that might have military applications, saying those controls harm the space industrial base. AIA President and CEO Marion […]
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Business/Financial
Group Reports That Prosecution Cases Against Defense Contractors Declined Even As Procurement Outlays Increased
The number of potential prosecution cases against defense contractors fell 76 percent from fiscal 1993 to fiscal 2008, even as procurement spending roughly doubled to $400 billion in the fiscal […]
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ArmyRaytheon’s ASTOR Showing Benefits For U.K. Troops In Afghanistan
By Geoff Fein Raytheon [RTN] is exploring a variant of its Airborne Stand-Off Radar (ASTOR), currently in use by British forces in Afghanistan, as a potential platform for the Army’s […]
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Army
ATK Awarded Four-Year Contract To Continue Operating Lake City Army Ammo Plant
ATK [ATK] yesterday announced it will continue to operate the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant (LCAAP) for an additional four years under a contract from the Army Contracting Command, Rock […]
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Business/Financial
Rockwell Collins To Acquire SATCOM Systems Provider DataPath
By Calvin Biesecker Rockwell Collins [COL] yesterday said it plans to acquire DataPath, Inc., a provider of satellite communications (SATCOM) network solutions to military and commercial customers, in a deal […]
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Business/Financial
Navy Simultaneously Shoots Down Cruise And Ballistic Missiles In 3rd Fleet Exercise
By Geoff Fein The 3rd Fleet is evaluating data collated from last month’s Stellar Dagger exercise that showcased for the first time a simultaneous downing of a ballistic missile in […]
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Business/Financial
Navy Exploring Impact of Switching From EMALS To Steam Catapults For CVN-78
By Emelie Rutherford and Geoff Fein While the Navy currently plans to stick with the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) for the next-generation aircraft carrier, it is seeking input from […]