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Business/FinancialAir Force Lab Taps Northrop For Wireless Setup Inside Satellites
The Air Force Research Laboratory gave Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] a contract to develop lightweight wireless systems inside spacecraft, in place of heavy copper wire systems. Northrop will develop a […]
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Obama Will Kill European Missile Defense In Deal With Russia That Can’t Work: Analyst
Airborne Laser To Die As Well President Obama will enter a deal with the Russians where the United States will agree to drop or defer indefinitely plans for a European […]
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Three Hypersonic Science Centers Designated
NASA and the Air Force designated three university and industry partners in California, Texas and Virginia as national hypersonic science centers. Those centers will advance research in air-breathing propulsion, materials […]
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Study Says Using Aegis Ships Instead Of European Missile Defense Would Cost Twice As Much As EMD
Using sea-based Aegis weapon control systems and Standard Missiles to protect Europe from Iranian missile attacks would cost almost twice as much as the European Missile Defense (EMD) system proposed […]
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GOES-O Satellite Is Shipped
The second of three next-generation Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) was shipped to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., where it will undergo final preparations for launch this spring, The […]
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Clinton, Lavrov Don’t Reach Agreement On European Missile Defense, But Talks To Continue Between Moscow, Washington
The United States and Russia failed to agree on a plan to resolve a long-running dispute over U.S. plans to build the European Missile Defense (EMD) system against missiles launched […]
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GPS III Progressing In Preliminary Design Review, Lockheed Martin Reports
The Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] Global Positioning System III, or GPS III, is progressing well during its preliminary design review, the company announced. Lockheed and its subcontractors, ITT and General […]
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Iran Fires New Air-To-Surface Missile Targeting Ships, Threatens To Close Hormuz Strait In Any Attack
A belligerent Iran successfully test-fired a new air-to-surface anti-ship missile, according to a report by the official Iranian Fars News Agency. Iran succeeded in fitting the missiles to jet fighter […]
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Franks, Republicans, Assail Obama Move To Drop European Missile Defense In Iranian Pressure Deal With Russians
Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) firmly criticized President Obama for reportedly offering a deal to the Russians, where the United States would back down from its plans to build the European […]
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ANSER, MITRE Get New FFRDC Contracts With DHS
By Calvin Biesecker The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Science and Technology branch yesterday awarded two contracts to the non-profit firms Analytic Services, Inc. (ANSER) and MITRE Corp. to establish […]