Business/Financial
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Business/FinancialCH-53K Beating Weight, Center of Gravity Issues, Requirements Locked-In
By Geoff Fein Over the past year, the Navy has been resolving challenges with its CH-53K development effort including issues with the center of gravity and weight reduction, as well […]
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Business/FinancialGen. Cartwright: Iran Possesses ICBM Technology, But Further Refinements Needed For Missile
Iran proved it now possesses the technology to build intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), though further work would be required to perfect such a weapon, according to Marine Corps Gen. James […]
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Business/FinancialObama Assails Iran For Supplying Missiles To Hamas And Hezbollah That Are Used To Attack Israel
President Obama lashed out at Iran for supplying thousands of rockets and missiles to terrorists groups that launch them in attacks on Israel. Leaders in Tehran are supplying the means […]
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Business/FinancialUnited States Offers To Slow, Not Kill, European Missile Defense If Russia Helps Stop Iran From Developing Nuclear Bombs
The Obama administration is willing to delay plans to construct the European Missile Defense (EMD) system as a shield against Iranian missiles, if Russia will help the United States pressure […]
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Business/FinancialClinton Says No Decision Made On Whether To Abandon Planned European Missile Defense
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said nothing has been decided on a U.S. response to repeated Russian demands that Washington kill the planned European Missile Defense (EMD) system. She was […]
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Business/FinancialTauscher: Delay European Missile Defense, Focus Instead On European Defense Against Short-Medium Range Iranian Missiles
She Condemns Iran For Developing Missile Able To Strike Targets In United States Tauscher Says European System Won’t Be Dropped In Deal With Moscow, But EMD Would Protect America, Not […]
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Business/FinancialNew Uses Explored For Airborne Laser Beyond Boost-Phase Missile Defense
The Airborne Laser (ABL), a defensive system that kills enemy missiles shortly after they launch, may have other applications such as air-to-air combat against enemy planes, killing enemy cruise missiles […]
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Business/FinancialAlaska Members Of Congress Press Pentagon Not To Cut GMD
Alaska members of Congress are pushing Secretary of Defense Robert Gates not to cut funding for the Ground-based Midcourse Defense system, part of the multi-layered U.S. shield against enemy missiles. […]
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Business/FinancialESA Water Mission Poised For Launch In Second Half 2009
The European Space Agency (ESA) water mission is poised for launch between July and October, the agency reported. Following word from Eurockot that launch of the Earth Explorer SMOS satellite […]
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Business/FinancialBoeing Delivers Minuteman III Upgraded Guidance Set
The Boeing Co. [BA] delivered the final upgraded missile guidance set (MGS) for the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) to the Air Force, completing 82 months — or nearly […]